Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-15
SELECTIONS.

Wssntsaros'a AccoUsrs.- A photographic fac
simlle of Gen. Whslngon's occouno, MS ptesent-
cd 10 Congress nj The close of the revolutionary
wnr has recently been printed II is u book OF
sixiy eighi fooacsp pages, dawn OUT with great
neninoss aud eie,ical accuracy by weshlogions
own hand II vi be rocolleclod by oil thai he d.
ellned > athef compensation of his sers ees t,sn
the me,o feim' ufqamcnt OF his ourrcn expendi-
lures Tho whole amount expanded - sufpfising-
ly sma'l Ihe fecaphulaiion al tho close f,r tho
Whole term from l775 To l7s3 is Us follows -
10 household expo ses exclusive ofthc PROVISIONS
bad from III eonn,ssafles an1 contractors. md
liquors Sc. from them and others, VIZ -
Mr. Ans''n'g account. No. E1o6.I
Mta Sml,hs do No 3 f22
MAJOR gibbs do No3 1a3Oh
Capt. Colhr do No 1851.
To,al household expenses FOR 8 years f33s7t
Tbere are, besides still larger SUNS accouI
for which were expended for secret services :.
other purposes Accompanying the account ~ a
table Of the rates Of depres alton liked by Congress
upon Continental money, and the various sums
ecelved from Congress reduced to their actual
value by that scale. The depreeialio commenced
October l777 and increased until in 1871 j. had
almost ceesed to possess any value ut nll. Ina
oie Wnshing ion snys Of the money he Ind CARR
ID 70 he credit of the o. Sta,os--' IOi 36i of the
allows dollars were received after march 1885,
ifd nlthon.b credited at 40 for | mnny Of them
lid not fetch FOR n l00-whlle 7775 of them are
returned without deduc,ing any thing from tho a. 8
boye account rhc hook ~ n specimen Of bus inc ~
'.curacy which few great men could equal. II is
btehy honorable to It's author and with.l quite a
curiosity
Two sturdy Nuli6crs nrc con ending in tho
Charleston papers, Of the same faith, N the sub
jcct of the real character ofthc Compromsse Tariff
Bill of last session. One Of them A Volu eteer,"
argues al l'ngh that there no triumph 10 aSul-
LITIGATION on that occasion, and that IN fact the Ia
rlh principle is not abandoned, and no pledge is e-
ven that II ever will be abandoned even in 1912.
The other, a State Rights Man. claims victo-
ry, and contends that the principle of protection il
abandoned. As DR.. Doub,y would say-much can
be said on both sides,-which - perhaps strong -
whence that the victory is very dubious one. Cet-
tain II IS, that the Tariff as il stands, by tnA~
votes oftho Nullifers, is" wosse," ACCORDING 10
their previous notions Of evil than the one they
nnll'hcd whether nine years hence il NAV be Nth
erwise seems to be question Of which they are not
fully satisfied themselves, though they do blow 20
loud trumpet. We have not yet seen any nj &
them compsre the result Of their victory with ,be
manifesto by which they declared such unrelon.,nc
war against the revenue bills If we mistake not
there were some fierce determinations uttered
per 10 pay tnxes at all till the protecting prnci.
should be abolished, and sundrt chivalrous. tb,a
IS the phrase -boasDgs thai no huma,, no. -
should drv" them from that stand. Taxes are ,,y.
vertheless paid in South Carolina, and wonIlcn..
tlas were atfrc per cent duty before the AZ 81 &
March are now fify.
One OF these papers is little sore AZ The coy, -
rl'on by Mr.. Grimke, in his 4,h OF July addr.s 3
Of tho Modification Convention with the noted 49,
at Hartford. The quivering shows where n z
poin, entered. Twas home thrust a--.ggs
BAIT. I4merican. s
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price demanded is $4,000
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