Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-19

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JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke.
| REMOVAL OF THE SEAT OF GovERNMENr.-Mr.
| Woolfolks propositionin the House ofDelegates,
| for a removal of the seat of Government from
| Richmond, appears to have excited but little at
| tenton Like motion to reduce the pay OF
| members, il seems destined to be renewed with
| i'm cycle of years. and like that to share the
| fate Of a certain rejection. There are no new
reasons why the State should sacrifice its prop
| erty in Richmond for the sake OF accomplishing
the centrality' which the Persian considered so
desirable. ifthe Legislature be exposed to eX-
| traneous influence in Richmond, so would II be
| in Charlottesville, Staunton, or on the Summit
of Rockfish Gap; in those places, our trend from
Orange is apprised, no oysters could be had;
consideration as matters stand, sufficient We
think to make the scale preponderate in favor of
Richmond. Over and above the oysters and
canvass backs, We hope the House Of Delegates
will have some regard to the probability that the
proposition is a Van Buren, scheme in promotion
of the notion advanced by Mr.. Richie, that the
city Of Richmond sought to dictate to the State,
! a notion thrown out to catch the jealousy which
the country feels Of the town. Richmond JPhig.
SHORT Cur FROM N. YoRK TO n. ORLEANS
| The discovery ola fine harbor at the mouth Of
the Suwanee River (Forida,) has given rise to
many agreeable anticipatIonS among the citl-
| zens of New Orleans, which will doubtless, soon
be realized BY the Bulletin We learn that steam
| boats from New Orleans, coastwise, on reach
ing the harbor in question, may sail upon the ri
yer through beautiful country for forty or fifty
miles. From thence rail road 1.-THE route OF
which was examined by the distinguished Gen.
Bernard) may be constructed to the navigable
sources of the st. Johns and ST. Mary's Rivers
| from which the whole of the dangerous naviga-
ton of Capt. Florida and the Gulf Stream be-
ing thus avoided, we may, in two or three days,
coastwise, reach Savannah and Charleston,
| from which latter city again the line Of steamers
takes you to New York in an average Of 20 or
| so hours. To Savannah, and indeed nearly to
Charleston, the route from ST. Johns River may
| be made almost entirely inland. and between
| the island and coast. If a railroad from Charles
| ton to point on Pimlico sound in North Caro-
! lima were constructed, another inland water
route would here Offer which, by the Dismal
! Swamp, would conduct directly to Norfolk,
| from whence we take the present route thro' the
Chesapeake and the Delaware River to N. York.
| Almost the whole distance from New Orleans
to New Y ork being thus by steam and sheltered
| from the sea.-N y. Star.
| "CRowDNG."-In one Of my excursions on
the frontiers Of Missouri, came to a small log
cabin, with some five or six acres under i'm
provement surrounding the house. The usual
salutations were soon ended, and found the
occupant of this retired spot to be man OF the
| name of Rood, Justice of the Peace in Gas
conade county: section of country well desig-
mated by the Ole woman's graphic sketch of her
sons residence of "a few miles beyond the
westward" The old man led my horse to the
stable and returned to dinner as he sat stool
up to a large stump which occupied the place Of
table he said with that hospitable bluntness so
peculiar to the inhabitants of the western wilds.
"Perhaps, stranger you'll sit up and skin ia
ter?" good appetite wants no compliments;
and in this case think used as few Yam
kee schoolmaster would in eating luncheon
with his scholars. After partaking OF his boun-
ty, asked him how he liked the country, how
long he had been there, &C. He answered,
like the country WELL but am going to leave
here" "You'll go to some more convenient
for schooling?" said |. "No," he rejoined, "No,
Pm too much crowded-to much hampered up
I've no outlet-the range is all eat out-Pm
crowded! who crowds you?" "Why, here's
Burns-right down upon me-right down in my
very teeth-struck right here! and then on the
other side, Pm hampercd up-they're crowding
in-they're jamming me out-the neighbors are
too thick-Pll not stay here another season!"-
swell Mr.. Rood, how near are your neighbors,"
asked. "Why, here's that drotted Burns stuck
down here within fifteen miles; and then on the
other side they're not much farther. I'll never
live where neighbor can come to my house
and 60 home the same day!" Poor man! thought
|, as left his dwelling to resume my Journey,
you would not call this "croW ding" if your IA
mily formed one of the layers where six or eight
live one above another.
But on reflection, I find there are others
crowded" and hampered up" as well as Mr..
Rood
Alexander was so crowded" that after con-
quering the world, he wept for another to con.
quer.
Napoleon was so "crowded" in France, that
Moscow appeared the only breathing place; and
when he came in possession he found not as
much elbow room as Mr.. Rood had.
In our own country We are all " crowded.
trip of 500 miles 10 Pittsburg, 100 to the
mouth of the Ohio, and HOO to New Orleans, is
not Quiet" ehough-it is mere morning visit
The mouth of Columbia or Gulf of alifornia
are the only country places for famiy.-Buf
faio Republican.
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