Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-14

elssvery few indeed Sir, could beat him. ard he could
not endure defeat aware Of this and had always
declined playing with him, because tpas his match uu
I'LL one unfortunate evening. when he touched my vir
gn'an PRIDE In so pointed way could longer refuse,
and we sat down at the game cried check mate,
aud he never forgave me afterwards !!'
MT Randolph had large box full of books with him
him why he had not them to Philadelphia or New
YORK Tor that purpose. "Wha,, Sr said he. "paronize
our Yankee task masters who have such duty
upon foreign books never, Sir never 1 will neither
wear what they make, nor eat what they raise long
my purse can get supplies from oid England and until
can nave my books properly bound south Of Mason and
Dxons line shall employ John Bull.' One day a,
dinner, the Captain saii 'Ar Randolph will YOU allow
me to help you to goldfish % .:No. Sir. it comes
IRON New England, was his laconic reply. When he
praised any northern man, il always with this liita.
tion-Hc is the ceyerest know north Of the Pc.
tomac"
On Sundays he used read for US chapter i'm the Bible
or par, OF the Church service, once he made an ex
temporaneous prayer and he would PERM, any re-
Elections to be cast upon religion without very pointed
rebuke lie told that many years he had been cor
ruped by the inlcity which MANY of
he leading politicians at washingon bu, that the year
1910, during severe fit oi Illness he had
vson which completely dspclled the delusions under
winch he had surrendered his faith and that since then he
had been firm believer in Christianity He she wed me
letter which he wrote immediately after this illness adj
dressed to bosom friend in Virginia. in which he gave
circumstania detail OF his crsion, as he always
termed II, and he gave the which were
IN his cars by his Invisible monitor during the vision
ms letter. sailhe TO me, contains nothing but the
rum strange as may appear TO you, and il would make
me miserable 10 doubt i:! Whilst convarsing on This
subject, he told me that the lao Mr. Pnkney OF Bai.
more had assured him. previous to his death of his
unshaken beciin the truthsof Christianity OF Mr. JEFF
erson however, he gave avery different account which
can n0c readily believe after having his letters al
though at the time Qs22) thought Randolph was too
strongly prejudiced against him.
SoMErHINc NEw.-.an Indian Temperance Societv
since wrng the paragraph OF yesterday, on Indian In
temperance, we have been favored by gentleman of this
city, with highly interesting communication from Sene-
count of grand Convention of the Christian Indians of
hat state February 18th, on the Allegheny Reservation
which continued several days, and was attended by
several American Missionaries and by the Rev MI
Cowies oil Napoli d Romania Tin Greece.)
among the subjects discussed by this convention was
me expectancy OF appointing Court for granting d.
rofces In some cases. according Scrptura principIes
mere being no law among the indians to take cognznce
Of such matters ' ~'s''"a"ee
The debate was wholly Indian, and being unnierpret.
co. our Informant though present, is unable to report H.
he result however, was, that We Judges were apnont
eu-one from each Reservaon-to sit a court semi. an.
huay try all complaints OF adultery set of all the pro
perry owned in common to the innocent party of the two
anu preclude the guilty from any
ms ingenious contrivance, in regard to property was de-
eu oy he Indians altogether without suggestion from
any other source. 90 ~
We pass over the Church Report, with the remark on
mat Caaraugus represented by person entitled
Deacon White whose history is very remarkabIe He ~
whe man. or at least one but was taken prisoner
oy he Indians IN his boyhood young that he easily lost
all knowledge OF English "AnL now :" saws our corrss
pohden In respect to color language habits he il
perfect Indian His blue eyes, and hair shade lighter
tnan thers' were all that would excite suspicion of even
an internixure of white blood, though his children ,nobf
Teadiy DE mistaken for frH bred ,chites
Inc GENERAL INDIAN TEMPERANCE SocIrrv beh
It's anniversary on Friday afternoon of the Convention
week. some remarks on the importance of a reform
among the tribes made by the President Nisbauca
nen commonly called Seneca Phfe and the Reports of
the several Committees were then read II a,n.as H.,
on the Allegheny Reservation where there are pbo, 1oo
Indians, there 100 Temperance members acces
sions during the year, AZ dismssons, s. deaths from
At Cattaraugus the population was between 800 and
1oo 49, accessions dsmissons 49, deaths one
Un 'ne buffalo Keservaion population 900, members
io accessions 3d. disnlssions q deaths At Tane-
wandi, population 600, members 49, accesons g. disms
sions death one Tuscarora not reported but in
Guiding what is known of the state Of there
the total would be- population 2,90O 5O7 acces
siohs discussions SO, deaths by drinking g. Much sick
ness and SUFFERING seyer'i cases OF CRIME and imprison
ment and one OF murder, owing 10 the of whskey
were detailed in the reports.
"The Report was followed by brief but spirited ad.
dress from the Vice President Oliver SilverheeIs in ela
ton TO the fatal effects OF ntemperance as exhibited by
the report in which he upon the horrors of
hrunkards death the grief Of friends, the ndebIe stain
upon his memory, and the hopeessness of hi. pros
poets Tor eternity In the close, by appeal to the re-
suits OF the year, the of the society but
~ the crime and death produced by drunkenness he so
emny and powerfully enforced the necessity of perse
verng strenuous effort their nation from this bane
iu scourge Mr. Cowles followed him with an appropriate
and Impressive address, and the society adjourned In adj
dillon TO the usual officers two agents appointed to
visit semi annually every village and hborhood on all
The Reservations, TO and unite the energies of all
against the common enemy; and the committee Of each
reservation were instructed TO take up collections for de-
traylng the expenses of their agency"
We apprehend our readers will excuse us for giving
these proceedings at length. They are altogether
extraordinary, aud may well be regarded with equal Sd
tisiaction and surprise.-BaH. .Ner. Journal
PRINTERS ENTERPRIsE.-The N Y. Gazette states
mat IN the establishment OF the Harpers OF New York
tere are seventeen presses and worked by horse
power which equals the work Of six pres
ses and that the employed in their
printing and bookbindng departments, $50 i'm num-
Der.
Since this subject is started will take the liberty TO
add on what we consider good authority that the printing
The establishment costs 100, and the paper $500 day
mat they employ considerable number of workmen out
oil their own quarters that they out on an average
and that the postage bill OF the firm about one thousand
dollars per annum.-B.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.-At late session of
The Trustees OF the University, changes were made
in the Faculties which expected TO produce bene.
fetal influence upon the progress of this institution.
Professors .HcDo,CeH and Baker having resigned the
professorshp of "The Institutes OF edcne was abolish
ed whereby the number chairs in the Faculty Physic
is reduced to six. Robley Dngson, of the University
Of Virginia, was appointed Professor of .Maera edcd
Therapeutics, Hygiene and Medical Jurisprudence We
learn he has accepted the appointment.
Some other notifications made in the duties of the
Professors by all which improvements, il is expected
medical education will be rendered complete and al
the same time come cheaper TO the students.
The Faculty OF Law was also recognized. The title
and duties Of tho former Professor of Law were so altered
as to conhne him 10 "The Law of Nature and Nations
and the Civil and Admiralty Law Two other Professor.
ships were established.
Professor of the Constitutional and Statute Law of
the United States and Of the several States and the Law