Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-08-28

hended in case of IA pressure. Some per
sons who have gone into them too sudden
ly, Lave been damaged, and it is thought
that some houses will be compelled to
close their affairs.
Lqdies DreSSes.--There is better feel
ing manifested. Petlicoa;s have come
down very considerably since last season,
and ankles which were freely offered to
IA great extent, now come more sparng
Fly before the public. The bonnet bust
ness, which occupies so large space in the
attention of spectators, has been much
Icurlailed, and noses are occasionally seen
Iin profile. Flounces which ranged SO
high few months back are rarely to be
met with; but the sleeve trade is carried
on to stupendous extent.
The following is an extract from speech
in the Virginia Convention, of Benjamin
Watkins Leigh, who has been named, and
most probably will become prominent can
didate for the presidency.
'Tbe greedy cxpectants Of office are
continually on the look out. Let poor
postmaster or collector be sick, and they
begin to collect their volumes of recon-
mendatious. Let him die, and before his
remains are committed to the mother
earth, the whole swarm is at Washington.
Then, sir, look at the daily press, which
in this country, is the true epemplar Uide
morumgae. Why is it, that upon all poll.
lical questions, presidential election, or
what not the whole argument turns on
the style point, which side will get the
majority? Because that is the most effec-
tual argument to carry the majority, for
the party that shall prevail, is to have the
disposal OF honors, and effects, and emol-
uments; and parlizans are to be excited
to exerlion, or acquired only by the hope
Of reward. There is another class Of
men, who, think, have sprung up in Vir
ginia, or rather begun to be distinguished
as "A separate class, within the last fifteen
years. They do not regard themselves as
a part of the people. They profess them
selves The peoples servants,- the peoples
fiends-the peoples men: meaning moth
ing more 10 plain English, than that they
are tie men for the peoples money
They have no opinions and no will of
their own. Whatever the people think,
they think. Whatever the people desire,
they desire. Whatever the people uU,
they are content; and, therefore, what
ever Of honor or emolument, the people
have to bestow, they expect to receive it
at their hands"
III now declare my conscientious belief,
unpopular as the avowal of it may be,
that from the beginning Of time, never
any nation made a more rapid progress in
corruption, than have the United States,
during the last quarter Of a century,
Even this good Old Dominion, for one
place hunter that was to be seen when
first grew up TO manhood, there are ten
now. Yes, the number is tenfold at the
least; they infcst our public places; they
invade our privacy, and disturb the quiet
of their industrious neighbors, with their
solicitations. They are themselves mar
ketable commodities; they put up their
opinions, their principles, their vote, at
auction 10 the highest bidder, setting the
highest value upon their service, but viii
ling TO take any price they can get. Men
hardly fit for a cerkship, aspire to embas-
sizes, and nen who aspire to embassies,
will descend to clerkship. Oiiice--of-
fee and emolumenis, high or low, State
or Federal, any sort of office, which will
save them the pain of earning their living
by honest industry"
MASSACRE OF GLENCoE----in Appinepor
there is public house called Tighnacrose.
To the house a "red coat' came one dav
He was ushered into room where the land
lord happened to be taking dram with two
or three jolly neighbors; and the red coat
being man of wars and travels, highly ems
tertained them with stories. At length one
of the hlghanders asked him what was the
most revolving sight that he had ev or seen in
his life? He answered that he had seen ma
ny revolving sights, but that something con-
nected with the massacre of Glencoe beat
them ll!----that there he saw sixteen men
bound head and foot, then placed side by side
on the bench, and sixteen musket balls fired
through their stout hearts! Upon this the
landlord took occasion 10 go out 3, and beckon-
ed one of his neighbors to follow. 81 now
understand said he, "lor he was one ofthose
sixteen men. | am resolved to run him thro'
with my dirk this instant" 'Agrerd, my
brave Donald" said his companion, shut