Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-29
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To a. Editor sftA< Asgssa, (0a) Satine.; :,
Sra Some friends, whose opinions are entitled 10
dsfre,nce. deem il incumbent on me TO avow or dis
,yov the authorship Of o dozen couplels, lately De
eo,,e a matter Of grave and high controversy.
Though, supposed for twenty years past 10 De
,n;,c ,L.y hn We recently been s.erhed, by suedfy
.eo,. critics, frs, to O'Kelly. and then to Alcsus
D,sJainiag, heretofore, 70 notice such charges OF
plagiarism, from a perfect confidence IN the u"''
mste power OF Truth, and a ccniempt fof this pet
~ specles Of annoyance, my silence IS now orokeh'
oply in compliance with the wishes Of those whom
| esteem. Valuing these rhymes very differently
f,om others, IL becomes me, on 50 unimpofiant q
subject. merely to avow myself the author. The
lines IN question, then good or bad, arc mine alone
neither Alcnus nor O'Kel'ey has the smallest right
20 them. Originally intended as a part OF a longer
p,em-whieh, like the life OF him., for whose sake
/ projected il, was broken off unhnished-they
were published without my knowledge or consent,
ood however the contrary may have been assum-
ed. contain no personal sllusion. Whatever
mn life may be like, whether roses or thorns, the
ulblic is in no danger of being troubled with my
confdercc.-I am, sir, very respectfully, your o.
bedieni humble servant,
Waahingto7, 3Ia Dec. 1884.
COBBETT.-This old reviler OF every thing
renubI,can has lately become still moro enamored
Il military men. We lately found him lauding TO
he skies Ger. Jackson-we now hnd him burning
his incense before the Duke Of Wellington. IT IS
d ficult TO ascertain exactly which IN the opinion
If Goblet IS the most ola Democrat, General Jack
son or the English Dukc-as to which is the great
es, Rcformer, Goblet gives il. to the Duke all hol-
low. lie contends that the Duke IS the greatest
Reformer that England has ever had, ard that she
is indebted more to him than any one else for The
| reforms which have been made! Expressing these
opiuio,.s, The old knnvc comes out openly in favour
oil the tory ministry. He calculates on a better sop
than he got for his biography Of Gen. Jackson.
~. S. Tel.
The following is an extract of letter from Cap.
tain Nicholson, of the u. S. n Delaware, dated q,
Mahon, Novcmbe 81
"There have been % deaths on board from Che
lera, but no officers. Tho disease is decreasing,
and no serious cases for the ms, Ave days. Ship
still in quarantine, and ofhcers all we'll"
A New Orleans paper nfirms that Missouri is
the only s,stc in The Union, which has not a Bank
incorporated by the State Legislature. The only
Bank in The State is a branch Of the U. S. u, ST.
Louis.
In The Massachusetts Legislature on Thursday
last, Mr.. Scaver, Of Boston, presented n petition OF
Bishop Fenwick, praying for remuneration for the
burning Of the Ursuline Convent. Mr.. Seaver
moved to refer it to the Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Watts, Of Boston, moved the on
Claims, which prevailed, lS6 to lat. Subsequent.
ly Mr.. Watts moved a reconsideration, aud TO refer
1t to n Select Committee Of one from, each county
which was lost. Mr.. Cook, of Boston, then moved
tr lay il on the table to be printed, which was agreed
Remopal of the Seminole Indian, Vest of III.
N'sstssipp,.-We copy the following Information
from the FIRST number Of a very neatly printed pa
per, entitled the Jacksonville Cqnrier:
JACKSONVILLE, (FLoRIDA,) January /.
Rcmoral Of The Seminole Indians.-A company
Of the United States troops, from ST. Augustine
passed through this place on tho 18th ult. on their
way to the Indian Agency, (Fort Kine.)
Officers-Captain DRANE, Lieut.. DAscY Assis
tant Quartermastcr and Commissary, Lieutenant
SMITH, DR.. WEiGHrMAN.
Rank and file SIS, with the req uisite number
baggage wagons.
The force will be united with FIVE other compa.
nies.-The whole TO be under the command Of Gen
CLtNcH.
The tribe ore to be removed 10 the banks of White
ltlver, west OF the MISSISSIPPI.
From an authentic source we learn that they will
probably submit without any resistance. They
arc exceedingly degraded. and, as has been said
I" possess all the vices of the white men without
any oftheir virtues.n An annual appropriation o.
SIS, 900 has hitherto been afforded by The Genera
Government for their support, but II hns not beer
sufficient TO deter them from the commission Of
crimes, or preserve them from low and grovelling
indulgenccs.
The Legislature of Indiana is about to enter with
an enlarged and liberal spirit into the development,
of its internal resources. We learn from a western
paper that n select Committee of thirteen has been
appointed in that body to report Il bill " authorizing
the Canal fund Commissioners to borrow on the
faith of the State of Indiana, one million four hun
bred thousand doHa,s in Europe, or elsewhere,
provided the interest on the same shall not exceed
Al per cen, per annum, reimbursable any time af-
ter thirty years, and within fifty years, ~pledging the
three per cent fund for the payment of the interest
on the sum borrowed, to be advanced as needed in
The construction of Rail Roads to and from the fol-
lowing places, to wit: From Evansville to Lafay-
cite $500, 900; from Madison to Indianapolis $50.
600 from Indianapolis to Lafayette $50 ,00O ;
from or near the Falls Of Ohio to a point of intersec-
ton on the Madison and Indianapolis rail road
near Columbus loo, 900 from Lawrcnceburg to In
dianopolis $50, 600 from New Albany TO Terrc
Hautc 1870, 900 from Lenvenworth 10 a point of
intersection on the New Albany and Terre Haute
rail- road, at or near where the same may cross the
east fork of White River 800 0 from Corners.
Vile 10 the county sent of Huptiopton G1oO O0o ,,