Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-05

hood. Ga the other hand, the constructions by
which this evil is to be avoided are either ex-
peusive or may sometimes be only psrlislly up.
plicable. The limo OF the canal itself 10 not The
most sslubrious situation. and the While f,rms a con-
sideraion no, to be overlooked among the other reasons
for ctngra,uiating the public on the Improvement, re-
Gently struck ont ia transportation by Railroads.
La our climate, unfortunately, the subj sct il Of the
greater interest from the prevalence Of The a &c asses
imputed to maiaria. IL lie a doubt whether thsss dis.
eases are diminishing or incessing in our country. l.,
has been supposed thai, from various causes, they may
perhaps he less virulent in particular spots, but are
more generally prevalent. in consequence ofa wider
diffusion OF The noxious causes. The mater, Their. tore,
interests wide districts, and MOI merely those Immediate
iy on the banks Of canals. We hope, however, that the
question will sofn be onimportanti o a practical point
OF view, in consequence Of the adoption oil a different
mode OF conveyance, not liable 10 THE objection.
fBait. american
ANOTHER TAKE INA mano OF Connecticut visage,
made his appearance here lat week, with The lie of
Henry Clay, which no delivered to subscribers a, 81 80.
lie offered us a copy ~ the subscription price. as he said
the publishers had a Jer remaining on hand; which is
not TO be wondered a., as The work is shabbily executed,
and the biographer seems to have laborsd hard, TO make
a volume o. respectable size OF IL. LIS respectability, af-
ter all, Is wholly external. This pages are but hal! filed,
and presensa lark and nesgre ASPECT, reminding The
reader, OF a stretched pamphlet. IL the good act. OF Mr..
Clay are all recorded, his friends must be disappointed.
BY a strange neglect, one Of The mos, important is cidents
in his fife, i, entirely omitted, viz: the bargain with MIR.
Adams. lhis,we rus, viii be supplied in another edition
In case another should be required. The work, on the
whole, fsl!s far short Of the promises made at The time
subscriptions were obtained. IL is a decided take ina
'orto wooden nutmeg affair. The appendix contains an
account OF MIR. Ciay's difficulties with Mr.. Randolph,
and as a matter OF course, the 6rsi 10 lauded, and ihe
last condemned throughout. As specimen OF the blind
alteration which is paid to this subiun.ry deity Of earth
y formation, we give the following. "There was ever
,omeihing in Mr.. Ciay's eye, before which hi, (Mr
KandoiPhs) spirit qua'led and blauchsd like a flight.
ensd thi'g. It's sail to be in The order Of nature, that
even the herce crest nj tn, wildcat covers before tbs
majesty OF God-life face This Is all very 6ns. bw,
uniuckily, the face furnished by the publishers al the
ute page, does not at all answer the description; the
eoun,enance OF our - youngest spprentce is al.
together more prepossessing. Ooe extract, more. and
the iae'-'he account Of the duel. 'In due time the
parties bred, and luckily for both Of them, or at Ieas,.
Tor MIR. Clay, MIR. Rando'ph's life was saved by his
gown. This unseemIy garment constituted such a vast
circumference, and the locality of the thin and swar,hy
senaior, was at least, a matter of very Vague coniec.
iure. Mr. Clay might have as well fred ioto the out.
spread top OF an oake, in ths hope of hitting a bird that
he supposed to b. snugIy psrched somewhere among
the branches. His bail hit the centre of the visible
object, but Randolph was not there, and Of course the
shot did no h,'m, and no good. After TIE first discharge,
Mr.. randolph, by firing ia the air, showed his disin-
c'ina'ion to continue the fight, and il now living to
ngnt aoolher day. CdtskiW Recorder.