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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-25
MANAGERS OFFICE.

VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY for the Lcncf,
Of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company. Class No. A. ,
to be drawn at the Eagle Hotel, THIS DAY. at
o,cock IN lhn afternoon.
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Tickets 81, Halves ., Quarters /.
Now York Lottery, Class No. 1-drawing
10 be received Day Afl,r Tomorrow.

-CAPITALs-
Prize of $4,000 Prize Of $3.50
DO 5000 ; DO 1900
do ZOO ) do 500
Tickets 3, halves , 80, quarters 25.
For sale at the Lottery and Exchange Office Of
feb 25--ts THO e BIGGER.
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.NEH YORK LOTTERY.

Tickets S5-Hulyes 5O-Quartors @.
For sale at F.. MICKLE'S,
feb % Next below the dnor of the Eagle Hotel
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FOR FARMERS.
PRI,NINl.

This ~ the season OF the wear when
farmers often take il upon them Ia
pruDe their orchards. This is bad
practice and should he discontinued.
II is desirable, when'a limb of a tree
is cut of, TO have the new growth CO.
YER the wound as soon as possible. -
When trees are pruncd in winter, by
the action OF the sun and air upon the
parts cut. the wood. To small dis
lance. becomes dried, with the bark
Hrml y attached TO II, and oil circula
ton OF sap perfectly suspe ndcd. II
requires some years, more or less. &c
cording tn size Of the limb, before the
young wood can break through the old
bark IN order to cover the wound. -
Never prunc until sap begins to circu-
late freely in thu spring. or until the
trees are IN leaf. a. this time the
bark is .oose from the wood, and the
elaborated juice Of the trees will be
seen projecting from between the bar
and wood, forming liz, which is 20.
vcrcd with thin bark which CONT.
mes 10 extend and soon covers the
wound. As 20 nurseries, when you
approach them bc careful tn keep yopr
knife IN your pocket. There have
been nine nurseries spoiled by over
pruning 10 where one suffered Tor the
want OF it. ] know il is easier to prune
y small tree than TO dig about IT. Who
of you would ever think of fattenine
your horse by brushing without hi,
stomach; but It would be- equally ma.
tural to trim aud brush him after he
vas In siesh before taking him to mar
ke'. so with trees. Many Of the
elements Of nutrition are taken up b,
the roots; but the leaves are essential
To the elaboration OF those elements as
tho stomach Of horse is to the diges.
ton Of his food--wiihout those, either
would perish; but when trees have at.
tanned a sufficient size for sale, il i.
well 10 give a desirable shape to the
tops, aud this should be done one year
before transplanting.
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ia or ID. And in fact very little at.
ten'ion is ever paid, by the great mass
ut young men after that age, TO the
improvement Of their minds. unless
they have had some foretaste for il by
the foundation Of decent or liberal
education.
A young man when he becomes Of
age, in general feels most sensible Of
the defects ofhis early education. At
period when he 10 entering on life
for himself, il is great draw back upon
his natural energies. He feels diff
dent Of himseIf, and is subject to many
notification and errors. The very
consequence Of a bad or deficient edu-
cation. is ignorance. Without a taste
Tor reading implanted by educa.
uon, IN nine cases out of ten Young
persons neglect their minds altogether.
All this comes from the neglect Of their
parents in the first instance. This
neglect can never be justified in a
land where schools are SO plenty
teachers so competent and schooling so
cheap. We earnestly recommend the
subject TO the serious conside GRAFTON of
our farmers-a large number Of them
we know need no notice Of the kind
Tor themselvcs-but their influence
with others may do some good. and it
Is subject which should no, be ne
elected by any .Norrisforn HeroH.
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EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

We beg leave to call the attention
OF our farmers TO this important sub.
ject. lthas been a standing reproach
against people living in the country,tha,
they do not give their children sugi
Gent education. And, without mean
Ing any disrespect, II must be admit
ted that there is some cause for this
reproach. No better reason, perhaps,
can be assigned than that the impor-
lance of good practical education is
not duly valued. Our farmers are too
apt to consider that labour is more i'm.
portant than learning to their children.
As a means Of living and for the prac
teal purposes Of life, so il is;-but
learning to a certain degree is so abso-
lutely necessary, especially Of late
years, that nothing of an earthly IVA
ture is equally important with il. IL
IS therefore wrong for man TO keep
his children at work great portion OF
that time Of life when they should b.
at school. Ii is too much practice
with some farmers, to send shgir chill
dren To school in winter and keep
them at home all summer at work. =
Now, this is neither doing justice 10
their children. nor is il TO economy to
themselves. For great part OF what
a child acquires through the winter, is
lost While he is away from school IN
the summer. Unless the studies are
connected and continued, young Chi.
dren can never profit by this detached
mode Of schooling. The subjects must
be followed up, or the child will soon
forget them. II children must be kept
from school az any tiue, parents should
take the pains TO give them lessons a,
home every evening, or at such times
az would DC most convenient. But
even this plan Is not so good as the
school hOuse-wherc il is the child's
special duty To learn, and where the
teaching isnoi neglected, as !: frequeGt.
y would be at home.
Old persons now generally complain
that in their young DAYS their school
ing was neglected. They say, in old
times schooling WAS not 50 much
thought Of and IL a child could read
testament, write his name in plain
hand, aud cipher TO tie Role OF Three,
he was quite 4 competent scholar. -
These persons have long felix the sad
Inconvenience resulting from this tie
sleot OF their parents. They have
lived TO sec generation growing up
around them who are still setter edu
Gated, FOR children are better educa
ted now than Formerly and they are
gGf. "a NIT L., slatne ,u account sc If esr
ignorance.
u children afe not properly educs,-
cd While young, u Is Sery seldom that
ihey give much atfentiOn 20 u after
wards. FROM knowing Title about IL,
they have not acquired = foudness lor
improving ihe lessons they hear az
schooi ;--but niore especially they have
bat little time that tli-y feet they can
bcs.ow or ihe suwc,; 1f's' sc age 81
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mark OF my ambition; and one. which,
u ! were SO fortunate as TO reach,
had never anticipated would subject
me TO any future calls in the service
Of my country.
The desired amendment Of the Con
stitution, SO as to give To the people :.
direct vote in the choice If President,
and to limit his time Of office 10 one -four,
or SIX years,wi other public cons idera
tons, afforded INC ground on which 4
Thought that my own anxious wishes 10
retire could be INDUCED without iisap.
pointing the expec tations fmy friends,
or conflicting with any public interest.
Considering. however, the numerous
declarations which have received
from large portions of my countrvmeu.
IN various quarters, that my continu-
anoe in Office another term is neces.a.
ry to their harmonious and successful
cooperation. for the complete accom-
plishment Of those measures Of i'm /.
provement and reform which have bern
commenced under my administration ;
feel II to be my duty to yield my per-
sunal wishes 60 their solicitations.
L pray you. gentlemen, TO accent
this expression of my gratitude for the
favorable manner i'm which YOU have
communicated your views on this occa
sion /; ard believe mc, with great sin
certify, your friend and very obedient
servant. A. JACKSON.
Messrs. Tho, Rsdon.
John Cochran,
and others.
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RICHMOND. FEB. 2J.
Our city was thrown into great COM
motion and distress Yesterday morn
Ing, by the result Of n rencontre be.
tween Mr.. VIM. Gait, . merchant of
our city, and Mr.. james w. Marshall,
son Of the late Thomas Marshall,
ESQ. Of Kentucky, in which Mr.. Gait
was shot through the body by Mr..
Marshall. with pocket pistol, and We
believe there is not the slightest hope
oil his recovery.
This occurrence took place little
before ten o'clock, directly in front of
our Office. We were in the Office at
the time, and hearing the report Of the
pistol, walked quickly to the window.
when we saw Mr.. Gait standing on
the sidewalk on the oPpusiteside Of the
way, apparently perfectly still, but
upright, and person whom ~e after
wards understood To be Mr. Marshall.
slowly walking across the street, in
the direction Of the corner Of our office.
Several persons Immediately approach
ed Mr.. Gait and supported him into
DR.. Ciarkc's office. In the meantime.
the High Constable had taken Mr..
Marshall into custoday, and he was
conveyed before the Mayor for cxami.
nation, and by him committed 10 Jail
Tor further examination, to-day. We
are DESTROYS to avoid saying any thing
which may have the remOtcst bearing
on the case Of MIR. Marshall. asst must
come before judicial tribunal. and
ought not to be prejudiced or prejudg-
ed. We will therefore. only simply
state. that this most melancholy event
was the result Of n Misunderstanding
between those gentlemen on Tuesday
night last, at the Bail given at Terpsi
chore Hall. ut which Mr.. Gait was q
manager.--C Hhig.
Mr.. GAIT is now pronounced to be
almost out Of dangcr-contrary to all
previous fears and reasonable talcula.
tons. We congratulate our friends
on THIS gratifying intelligence.
Enquirer Of March T.
Edward I. Brooks, fugitive from Jus =
tice, charged with having committed, in
Warwick county. OF the 10th Dec. a
cruel aud deliberate murder" on the
body Of a colored woman named Ma
ris, who bad been hired 10 him, and
Tor whose apprehension the Governor
had issued a proclamation, Offering
600 reward. was taken up in this eity
Yesterday morning, and after examina-
ton, committed 60 jail Gll he can be
sent to Warwick for trial.
Whig, Gob. -.
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POLITICAL.
TO MEMORY.

When in far distant elimes we roam,
How oft r,menbr.nee loves to stray
To absent friends and distant home,
The social board, and parting day.
The scenes Of we'll rvn,ctuber,,d youth,
When all MAS 10, Gus, light and CAV.
AMI all We saw, bore sts,nps 81 truth.
Those scenes, alas, arr lar awav.
hut time, with uift revolving rouni,
Has spceded many passing year;
And numerous friends sinee have found.
But none 50 hind, aid none 80 dear.
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From the Cincinnati American.
"NOW-A-DiYS-


Alas, how ever, thin. has ,b.,,,c,l
Since I VAS sweet sixteen,
Al ,,.,.,,. -. - .i'' IL 49,
Win ha,''..',s .SlS,;
Th,, ,;s,, ,.,..'.'..,,, ,,.,' -.
Aud sh,wls La 81, -. IL -
An, f.s,cncd - ;,h ~,
P"'
But now-a -tnys the ladies wear
Frcneh gloves and I.c.-hor,, hats
Ia cal HI -. 81" a. -. 'N!'
With ,,ox,s ~, a, =, s'Ii
A. s,,rl, ,h,,,-. 80, >. ~
With 49, ~, - .Ii''
Tbcy .,,, g., 80. s,'''7; =" '"o'
Irecol!ect the time ubcnI
Rode fathers horse q mill.
All 81, 80, -. - -, az" "eiu'
And ~be,, o.,r foI,. -. 80 81,
As true n, i,,n . -. ' =" "oFA'
iumo'd mon r." -
And carried Ih,.,,, az, S;.'
Dear me, young ladies' now-a-d,ys
Would almost fain, away,
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Dreajll Fire. On the night Of the
I'D ut. the public house at Fairfax
Court. house, kept by Mr.. Butler, was
entirely consumed by fire. Although
1t was court night, and the house
much crowded, it was not until the We
ry last moment that its occupants
could have remained in the house,
that the fire was discovered. A party
Of ladies and gentlemen from this place.
on their way TO Alexandra, was in the
house. Who escaped with the utmost
difficulty, through the smoke, losing a
considerable portion Of their baggage.
The loss TO the landlord vas great, as
every thing was Consumed-the irc
having been communicated from the
cellar. II is supposed to have been
de sisned-and a negro woman who
had been heard 10 make threats has
been taken into custody.
Political Sbscfaisr.
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Dinner IN Lafayfffe. On thc 3lh Of
December, our oountrymen 10 PARIS,
gave a grand dinner ~ hoBor Of Gcuer.
AZ Lafayette. The entertainment was
gwen at I.ointicr's, the most celebrated
u tie Partisan restaurateufs. The
room, which - q great size. wa deco
rated with flags ct the two nations. and
viih the bust Of Louis Philippe.
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Potomac Bridge.-We regret 20
have 10 state thar part Of the long
Bridge across the Potomac was or the
sd FEB. carried away By tie Gr.i
movement Of the ice, when started by
the joint operation Of Tie ll,aw aud the
floods coming down the river from
above. The mail FROM the south hal
not csssrrd more than ten minutes.
at day light yesterday. before that part
Of the bridge west u the western draw.
with the two wharveS at the draw,
were carried away. The loss q tbe
use e the bridge ior 80 many months
ss y viii take to repair IL 90 u be ever
repaired viii bc great priyation ard
inconvenience 20 the public
N.fssrf W~-q~.r
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- 1tg11,) g.

FROM riE nicgvo~p ENQrInEn
To The Editor ofthe Enquirer.
SIR: Until within a very few DAYS.
hal not supposed it within the range
OF possibility. that any set of circum-
stances could place me in opposition
TO MIR. John Randolph. before the peo-
pie, or in any other way. To him.
and 10 his friend and agent, Mr.. VIM.
Leigh, no fact could be better know u
than this, that a disclosure Of his pur
pose TO me, would not simply have
been yielded, but would have been
iurthered with all my heart. have
the same high admiration Of Mr.. Ran.
|doiDh's talents that | before had. /
will not hide, cover, or smother the
fact, that. on all the great questions
on which this country has been divi.
ded, he has displayed a reach of
thought--a sagacity almost prophetic
which have in vain looked for else.
where; but. sir, cannot consent to
be put aside. la the unccrcmonious
manner they have chosen to adopt.
appeal from the iadignity offered TO the
moral feeling Of the community of
which am member, and am again q
candidate for Congress. Yours, &c.
THOMAS L. BOUIDIN.
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taceinaiion.-Dr. Fansher, Of Con.
neet'cut, says, that after twenty eight
years experience. during which he hs.
vaccinated $1,000 people, he has put
many hundreds of them To the test of
the Small Pox infections, without being
able TO produce a single symptom Of
that terrible disease.
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VARIETY.
(DErrnnEp AnrrcLns. J

Maryland. The Legislature Of this
State adjourned on Thursday night a,
II O'Clock, having passed is0 public
and private laws. The bill abollshing
Imprisonment for debt, limits the .
mount 10 f~ety dollars, and tai ca
effect after the i,h Of July next.
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Emigrdnfs. "A letter from London,
after stating that the jails and poor
houses Ut England we're overllow ing
With the starving poor aud Ihe profit
gate. says -
Next spring will inundaie tie Uni.
ted States with EmIgrAnts. Govern.
ment vail find exporting half starved
rioters more expensive than sending
them TO Canada. Every eenvict sent
10 Botany Bay.costs 20 pounds. That
sum would pay the passage Of Eve per.
sons to Canada, aud support him fifteen
months"
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sT. LOUIS, (MissouRr,) rrn. S.

-. ~ ~ N'frAoUIN NV IET. y.
The Usnther.--On Monday last we
were again visited with a storm of snow
which fell 10 the depth Of nine or ten
inchcs, and on Wednesday two or
three more inches fell, making during
the week not less than fool. The
slcishing has been excellent for more
than month pasta circumstance,
we believe, altogether unprecedented
in this country. The weather during
the week has been extremely cold, the
THERMOMETER being as low as degrees
OF Fahrenheit below zero.
In the northern parts Of this state
and Illinois, the snow i. said 10 have
fallen 10 the depth Of and 4 feet.
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A child. the son Of a dentist in Sc.
cond strect,uear Shipper, Philahel phia
met its death last week in manner
somewhat extraordinary, and which
merits notice by way OF mouition. =
While a, school, the tutor discovered
that many Of his pupils were chewing
Gum Elastic, Indian Rubber and is
sued an order Of chastisemcnt agains,
those who were detected. The boy
IN question. having piece in his mouth,
Immediately swallowed i, To avoid dis
covery. IL swelled in his abdomen.
or wherever it lodged, with such rapidi
~ as tn cause his death few hours
afterwards.
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n YOU you'd smash windows, break
the peace. gut your bones broken, tum-
bic undcr tatts and horses, and be
locked up "a watch houses, be q druuk-
ard and Il will be strange IL YOU ia
NOT succeed
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whether Geil. JACKSON y III consent 10 sti,o ann
'hcr term, in opposition u his proposed ameu,l-
me"' OF the Constitution. We copy the follow
ing correspondence from Columbus. Ohio. ma
per, in order To remove all doubt upon the sub
Icct
:" TO his Ereeiieney. -iadresg LIckson.
PIeSideH ofhc Jh;fed States.
"The undersigned, with their fell
low citizens of Ohio, have seen with
much satisfaction the Administration
OF the General Government restored
to cOrTect Constitutional principIes.
Your course as the chief magistrate Of
the nation, observant of those princi.
ples, and firm in adherence to them,
we assure you is approved by a ma
Jority Of the people Of Ohio, although
accident has given different appear.
ance.
But 1t is not sufficient for your own
glory, or the permanent interest of our
common country. that the Administra.
ZION OF the general government should,
through yonr agency, have been re.
Stored to ssundncss IN principle il is
necessary that the saluiary dircc ton
now given, shoaid be continued, that
the blessings Of our free institutions
may be fully developed; and TO ac-
compish this, no measure is more im
portant than your re-cieCiiOn, because,
from no other measure can we cAlcu-
late to secure all the advantages which
have been gained, by the victory
achieved; we, therefore, in behalf OF
the majority Of the citizens 0f Ohio,
Whose wishes we believe we represent)
solicit you 70 be again a candidate Tor
the Presidency.
Respectfully yours,
Here follos the names e Gfty-,wo .,Irnis. =
'rs'iOn members oftlsc Cieneral Assembly
Columbus, January, 1851.
"HashiagiOn City. FEB. Oh, 1851.
GESTLEMEN,
Your communication Of January
last was received a few days since.
am truly grateful for an expression
ct feeling aud sentiment SO kind and
Indulgent, as that which il conveys in
behalf Of tho principles which il = my
object to promote IN conducting the
Administration Of tie General Govern.
meDt 10 carry with me into retire
meat such an evidence Of the approba.
ton OF nv fellow citizens at the cloae
OF the foar years for which they.bad
elected me President, was the hfghcs,
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MORAL.
THE HOUR OF DEATH.

A contemplation Of this solemn hour,
is what the giddy, the fashionable. and
the impenitcnt in general carefully
avoid. Reflections OH death and judg
ment, are considered by such, a. un.
welcome intruders, and are unceremo-
niously dismissed. How different
with the Christian.
The assurance that he must die,
that he will depart and be with Chris,
which is far better, frequently cAhiier,
stes his fainting spirit. and inspires
hum with fresh courage, as he Journeys
along the path TO heaven. lie feel.
that he would not live Away in this
vale Of tears, that earth does not pos
sess sufficient charms, could he enjoy
them all, TO induce him to wish II a
permanent home. No; his Language
~,
I'm but q stranger and pilgrim here,
In these wide r,.gioHs, wandering aud fDrIorn,
Resti. - and signing for my native home,
iongingto leave nay weary space Of life,
And 10 fulfil my task
That in the moment of death, the
Christian should sometimes have Sc
we're struggles. is not a matter Of won
der. In the beautiful language Of Blair,
Body and soul are fond couple,
linked more close than welded pair,
and every life-s,ring bleeds at thought
Of parting With the Christian, how :
ever. il is not owing to fear of what
is tn follow. for he can say with St.
Paul, L know in whom have trust
ed Or with the pious and eloquent
SummerIield, Il fear not the consc
.quenoes Of death, hut natures last
struggle-flesh shrinks when it con
templates that
That there should be preparation
for death,
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Life is voyage, in the progress OF
which we are perPetually changing our
scenes; We Erst leave childhood be 3.
hind Us, then youth, then the Jears Of
ripeued manhood, thea the better and
more pleasing part Of old sgs.
Who 10 there, who IN the sanctuary
Of his hidden thoughts, wOuld balance
a moment, IN forming . partnership
Tor hfe, between aaaunty belle, though
robed Va tie finest s,lks Of Persia, and
tinted over 50 brightly with native or
apothecsry's VetuillIUR--And q plain
young lady, neat, modest. Intelligent,
instructed with full mind and rsgu-
lated heart.
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'-Con~cicnec nniniiucuccd,
And suffered To speak out, tells G

Yet to live constantly in fear Of our
last change, is not only foolish, but
sinful foolish, brcause it serves To
cmbi,ter our lives, without produ.
cling the smallest degree Of fortitude
for the trying moment. Sinful, he
cause the grand business Of our life,
IS not To spend il. in drtading death,
but in preparation for il. This pre-
paration may be expressed in a few
words, rag. Duty TO God and man.
Then, when we are about to drop these
tepements Of clay when the world
begins TO recede froal our view, and
eternity to open on our sight, II We
can look back upon our past lives with
a heartfelt assurance, that We have
performed these two acquisitions. We
may then say, the consequences Of
death fear not; if any thing fear,
u is natures last struggle"
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POLITICAL.
THE PRESIDENCY

There may be some pcrsons who still doubt
whether Gen- JACKSON gill consent To serve sno-
d'cr term, IA opposition u his proposed amcn,l-
men' OF the Constitution. w copy the follow
ing correspondence from Columbus. Ohio, pa-
per, in order To remove all doubt upon the sub