Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-04-12

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SIN: l bad the honor Of receisinx
your letter accompanying the reseIu-
tions If the general assembly Of Wiz.
ginia, in regard to the renewal Of The
vsnesatee remains Of General Wash.
isgtoa. feel grstiAed, that 10 zen.
scientifically sdhssing 70 the express
tciU Of my heueared relative, have
met the wishes Of his add my native
state.
] trust HE believed REMAINS will con-
time ssdistarbed whsrs they now re-
pose, until rs-aniaated Tor that last
great day, TO which hs ever remem-
bered he was amsnable. We ell have
cause 60 rejoice, that the pare pstrio-
tism, which directed him. has become
the inheritance Of HE country.
Accept for yesrself, cir. aud The ge-
neral assembly Of Virgins, the assu-
rance Of my high and grsteful respect.
JOHN A. WASHINGTON.
My. @ths bravess Of the brave, {"
fought 6vs hundred battles for France,
but never one against her. He vas
condemned for single error In the
Chamber Of Peers, BY q vote of one
hundred and sixty to seventeen, to die
the death Of . traitor. His widow re.
eeives . pension Of ao.0O0f. What q
lesson!
Modification. Mobile, lately,
an action was brought before one of the
county Justices by the Post master,
against the captain Of the steamboat
Star. trading between Tuscaloosa and
Mobile, for the recovery of the penalty
prescribed by the 9th section Of the post
Office law for carrying and delivering
letters, without banding them over 10
the post Office to be charged with post-
age. The justice declared that part
Of the act unconstitutional, and decided
that the Peeaity could not be recovered,
and advanced some strsng arguments
in support ofhis decision.
Paper from Hood.-It has lately
bsen discovered, says an English jour
nal before as, that the best paper for
wrapping, writing and printing, may
be produced form weed shavings boiled
IN mineral or vegetable alkafi. One
hundred pounds OF wood and IL pounds
Of alkali will produce . ream of pa
per.
n Cenfenarian.--We were informed
on "Wednesday that there was q gen
tlemsn in the townef Mansfield by the
name Of Rodgers. who was born on the
same day with George Washington,
and consequently reached his hun.
dredth year on that day.
T" No great Loss scifhous some snaall
Cain. THE prevalence Of the Cho-
lera in England has given Q new i'm
pulse to the cause Of Temperance in
that country: il being veil ascertain
ed fact that this terrible disease traces
cut drunkard with about as sure q
scent as bloodhound the object Of its
pursuit. It's indeed melancholy re.
medy for intempersnce; yet IL Provi-
dence sees nc thus to purify the moral
elements Of society, who shall dare to
complaint Let rum drinkers in Anne.
riea take warning, while yet the curse
Is stranger to our shores.
NEW YORK, APRIL 4.
The City BGnk Robbery.--The re.
mainder Of the msney stolen from the
City Bank about year ago by Smith
and Murray, has been recovered. II
was fsand in Philadelphia by Justice
Hopson and Benjamin Hays, in the
very spot where 10 was buried by Mar
ray. The Season that the previous
searches were unsuccessful was, that
they Iniss0ok the right square. Justice
HoPs0n and MF. Hays proceeded to
Philadelphia on Monday morning, and
arriving there the same evening. they
Immediately commenced q reconnoi-
sance, and fading there were two
squares that answered 10 the deserio.
ton given them, they made such die
cOSeries - satisfied them they we're not
Ter from the object Of their wishes
They then furnished themselves with
trowel, and BY the side Of the wall
IN buryiRg ground, they dog CD an
earthsn pct which proved 10 Sontsin
the lost treasure. They returaed 10
the city last evening with the money.
The amount is Sa6.8I7: 4,6I4 Of
which belongs to 8. & NJ. Allen.
"A ESgIish paper states sllat esdess
TOR upwards Of Is, 900 tens Of iron rails
are nov executing by the iFOn masters
N honmouthshirs, to be exported to
America.
Original dneedofe.-Ths Portland
Advertiser says: When the report
reached brunswick Colleg,.- that IN.