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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19

Q = Tho Richmond Enqaucr a,,erts lirli or
ne" Senator, judge Parker does MT entirely com
eur with Mr., Dallas in hi, charter breaking Dig
trine. " Ill that paper be kind rnoGeh Ia tell Ms
wherein the Judge di>srnlS from the + .nu>l Iva
MIA dcmagosur? Possibly he differs from NJ.
Dallas only as NJ. lneersoil docs, conlcudng tl,ll
Il Legislature may repeal charters, and tha the
action Ola Convention is unnecessary. II this b
50, the difference " ualo porlan', relating merely
10 the mode Of doing dishonest act. NJ. Davea-
port, the delegate from Jefferson, emphaiicall, de-
clarrs that tbs is Judge pafbcrs opinion. as a i,l
coming within his own personal knowledge. Docs
The Enquirer deny II! And, by the way, has tie
Enquirer itself Yet discovered witiher the power
10 grant rrevocablc charters, ar the power 10
annul them At pleasure, i, the more dangerous
las any " master mind" vet thrown new liphts up
ON the subject : 1t is hleh timc Tor the Euquilci
10 take sides this question. II, od-mall.h
modcsiy the public well understand, i, but asst
m d, as a shield for lis rinili'n
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19

o. The Presidents health, at our last date
from Washington, was said 10 BE- Improving.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19

4 STRONG. ACTIVE Boy, j. o. 30 yeats oil. to
st..ke N a Coach 9mitI4's shop. the ensuing
ycr-ippiy 20 SAN ELAliI5.
Ilcc. ~ It's
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19
December 18th, 1886.

Al y. DAVENPORT has received from the
VI m II appqecd aud t,,llonahe Manufacturers.
m additional supply Of IL Fes' Seal skin, Md and
Morocco milkinr end epeniae Dfess Slippers, latest
st,,c OF iashion. Philadelphia make.
ncremh.f - II It
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-19
- handsome assortment CT
Efsk.SFl GAIsc8S,
Scl7 g.a:ahon Arn,lem,,.

FsE8FVls
iHNltE exercises III tbs institution will be ios umcd
ON thu iUth oi Januay, aud the scsslou Will
coHttuue b'In thai Inn" unil the lUth II July.
Terms will be the as hetetnfotr--' tuition =
aud - dousIof SESSION oi Il months: iioard inr Ia
ding every ding excerpt No"l a1i lud.rs 81, Tor
saue period -koald and Tuition botb pliafe hllt
IA }d. fsce, remainder II the chd 81 the session.
GEORGE /. Il N|NEf.
T. e. - tlDl
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ANoaHrK s4o,ttcseH1Mr d!
sprUINDID sCEIIs ME-,

Besides many OF So. Go. IDS. iO,. 20s. Il los.
Whole liz kcs auly SlO--! Halves s5--Qnarters
- 30. Iur sale IN great variety either by the
package u ,in. lo 1l,hrl, BY
J. II. AVERETT Il. Co.
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EznrTDsown scEnME.

'nhmopd ia hcmy M. /, Irom IN 7bursdop
y Drcrmb1r. Rers rteeirrL On Saknr.itN 2lkh.
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THE GUILLOTINE.

A correspondent Of the New York
Commercial Advertiser thus describes
the instrument with which Fieschl
and his accontplices were beheaded a
short time ago in Paris;
Conceive a scalfold some l6 or go
feet SQUARE, and 0 OF 5 in elevations
Between the centre and one side Of il
stands frame, much like that Of at
ordinary door, only not SO wide. The
two Upright posts Of this frame are
grooved on the inside, and in these
grooves is set the axe, as it is called
which 10 rather an immense cIeaver
not exactly horizontal, but making al
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FIRST STEPS.

Pie anxiety Of sccnmlsting sohne'
Thing for their children-if not enough
for their entire support, at least enough
10 sis them we'll sAost 10 life-iS very
common among parents This is in:
iuticious and arises from parental
weakness. Educate your children we'll
and YOU have done enough Tor thenij
leach them 10 depend upOh their own
s,rength-and this can only be done
BY putting them on their own re-
sources-in no other way can they
acduire strength: 10 truth, setting a
Young man shoat on the wealth ac:
cGmuIa,ed by his ratheri is like tying
SIsdders under the arms Of a swim'
mer. or rather cne that cannot swim;
Ton chances ID One he will lose his
HIodders and his sole dependence, aud
then where Is heF Teach him while
vouds 10 swim little with his own
:,pens,h, and then he will be prepared
ii ebler The stream Of liTei and take
care Of himself without any extra
ne6us helps Undet such circun :
stances, he will be likely TO bullet 'ne
waves with far more success
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WAR.

There is a strange idea prevails 10 the
world, ,ha, wars are necessary at 'ne ie, ;,
,nro Of different periods in the age Oi a
na,ion, and on this principle; there are
those who jdslily a pleasing anticipation
If ,h,s most capital of all mIslottuEes'
Il viii however, be geherally found on
animation, that this insensibilIty to the
Misery Of our species: is from an unPrln'
cipIed love Ofgain, for ~ha, are wars !"
general but robbery aid murder on an eS
Isnsivs plan!-The two principal INDUCE
ments to all the wars which have de'u
sed the world In blood; have been aver
ice and ambition. The first has g'vei
rise to predatory excursions, and eA'end
ing the limits of particular states aH'
kined oms. The latter has led to that sPe
clss Of war, which, willie it diverted IN
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ing the sale Of it only to men ol moral
character, who will not permit the abuse
ufit+ and will not sell it to those who
will ruin themselves by it. 1t clearly
doe not intend to establish taverns, in or
der thu their prcprietors may make gain
by the sale Of ardent spirits to es
.ablish them for the accommodation ol
traveIersi and these restraints are added
to prevent the abuse which might arise
from the covelousness Of men in selling
to all around them, and inducing them 10
drink, merely to make gain of them, 1t
does not intend to make taVerns mere
grog shops, the haunt OF the drunkard
and the idler; but the rest of the weary
traveller, where he can refresh himself,
unannoyUd by the carousing and bolster
GUS mirth Of the reveler, or the profanity
and obscene conversation OF the intemper
ate.
When all the Judges OF our Courts
take as nobIa a stand, as has been taker
by this Court, we may see the license
laws, not a mere form Of Iegalizing and
making respectable the business of ma
king drunkards, but the defence Of tht
community against the fagrant abuses
that have too often accompanied th'
granting of IicensesI and we feel our
selves bound in behalfof all the temper
ate and orderly portion of the communi
ty, to tender our thanks to this mos
Honorable Court, for their bold and in
dependent decision, and to the pre- sldin
Judge, for Lis clear and manly avowal q
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WHO SHALL BE MARRIED.

The Taunton Mass Reporter tells
the following story of Judicial and
1--WE doubt nOt judicious interference
10 prevent a marriage. The idea Ot
incompetency to support themselves,
is one Of The finest strokes Of political
economy that we have see. What
would be done in this part Of the coun'
try, should an inquest of that nature
be held upon all 'Y'r0pOsaiS" We
copy the article.
$50 Marry Or not 10 Marry, thar
the question:"
0Two of The worshipfuI magistrates
Of this county have beeH engaged
couple Of days 10 this town, in tryins
The question whether a man and WON
an should be permitted to enter int
the honotaBIe and responsible estate
of matrimony, Evidence was addu
ced as TO the competency 10 the par
ties TO support themselves, and also a
TO the intellectual capacity OF each
The Justices and the counsel seerne'
utterly to disrenhember the fact Iha
they could live Upon lOVe-as
proved in many novels, plays an
poems. They accordingly decide
that the parties should not be allowe'
TO marry-though they could not pre-
vent them from, living-and thus tW
fond and afectionate hearts are fore'
er to be kept assunder BY the stef
decree Of The law"
A .Eusty old bachelor who come
almcs. every day to read the maj
riages III Our exchange papers, ma
been looking aud laughing at tn
other inquiry Of the learned magl' iyI
itates of Taunton, viz: The ','te1e'
| tuaI capacity of The parties, which 4
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A VERY HANDSOME ACT,

The President of the Branch Bank Ia
Boston, William Appleton, Esq. has most
generously given half Of his years saia'
~ to the officers of that institution as u
token of his estimation of The faithful per
(ormance of their several duties. II Is
quite fashionable 10 stismaIlze the Yam
KEGS as the very personlhcalion Of stinsI'
ness in every relation oflile, but It is OH
Iv hecause il is fashionable, and because
i suits the views of certain portions ol
the couatry to make the declaration mat
the aspiration has become 50 general
There is not to be found in the United
States, a spot which can show more ire
ouent, or more honorable examples OF an
ENLARGED and high minded llberality oI
nurse and of feeling, than is furnished by
New England. Nor is there sPol
which has produced a larger share o.
those personal qualities which enter Int
The composition Of the charac'er knowf
pretty generally Of late years under IN
denbmina,ion Of 'chiValry.' The under
vaIned Inhabitants Of that region, nav
generally Tough. as we'll as others' wheI
BRAVERY found a legitimate oPp1rtnnI',,
Cor ia exercise, and they have never bee
behind their bretRrem when the ProPe
call was made upon their boGnty'-N'
Courier.
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A FAULT. Nothing is more common
in every day remarks than TO hear per-
son speak OF the errors and faults OF an
other with an evident satisfaction that
they exist, or that he has been able to find
them out. Nor are such persons often
disposed to take the trouble to inquire in
to the true state of the affair, but bare
hint or insinuatio on that such things are
among the possibili ties, is enough for him
forthwith to give currency 10 the report
as a most important truth. And what's
sotrae, such reports receive new acces'
sions as they are spread abroad.
On the other hand, the case Is rarely
known where a good deed is sought out,
magniRed, and spread abroad as a pat
tern for imitation TO others, Such lnstan'
ces may have been. but comparatively
speaking, they are rare; and when they
do exist the good action is rather consld'
cred public property than cause oil tlndr
viduaI honor and esteem.
These things are wrong, decidedly 80
and unchristlan too. People are too much
addicted to the habit, or, as the PhrenOIo
gist would say, have "too great propenl
sity" to hunt out and magnify the evil
rather than the good deeds Of others
Hence It Is that so great an amount OF tht
common conversation consists in mur
murlng and complaint, prOdCuing in the
minds of all. and more especially the
young, a spirit of Jealousy and d's1rust
Such course is also incomparabIy mis-
chievous in the community, inasmuch al
it secretly destroys reputation, unde r
mines virtue, gives preference to evil
and engenders spirit Ofstrile and con
tentton.
Let the Christian then, labor assldu
ousIv, break down this evil habit, thi
mlschievous parclice, and give not coun
tenance, not even lcarihs' 10 lhes
Iealousies and sutmises, although The
may seem we'll grounded for whethe
true or false, 10 hearken to them will onI
fill the mind with ideas far from agteea
> ble. He should also bear In mind iha
the religion he processes strictly forbid
such conduct. It commands a! to htn
no etI, but Be of one mind, "(orgiving on
another in love."-BOs!dn Trumpet.
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Bring up a child in the cGy he should
go.-It is very certain. that one way a
child should 90 in Is the way ol truth, oil
uncompromisiDg veraclty; YET we verify
believe that parents form HABITS OF false
hood and deceit in their children iive
times where they engrait habits OF truth
once. 'Charlee, did you break that How
err have not told you hundred times
not to touch ils say, sir, did you break NJ
The child sees that truth and a whipping
lie on one side, lie and escape on the
o,her-now however pure aud bright
truth looks alone, ia such company 1t
has very grabbed aspect 10 young lolKs
Charles denies slontIy that be eveI
touched the flower, and 10 make IT good,
lies a dozen times in all SORTS Of shapes
he did not break the fOwer--he did noI
know that il was broken--he had not beer
into the garder--and he did not know
tina, it had been put into the garden et
ther, each several part of which is lalse
hood! The child has done wrong un
doubtcdly-but what has parent don't
who put his chilt, whose habits wer'
not formed, into circumstances where :
was mortally certain he wouId fail. Il
nine,y nine cases in hundred, II pa
rent outs his child 10 choose between
whiumns and faIsehood, he will choos
the latter, We should on The contrary
when a child has done wrong. sncoH'
age 1t to confess it--never threa'en-n'
yer a assume an angry look, nor in an,
way make the child afraid to sPea
truth,
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garded IN me ny particulars, as the pat
tern ola man, should have fallen in the
meridian Of his days and ia the midst Of
his usefulness, d Bictim TO intemperGn6e,
This also is another case which intem'
perance has obscured, or rendered less
bfilliant another ofthe stars in our gal
dxy Of learned and elevated men, Nj
merous indeed is the catalogue Of names
familiar to US all as household words,
whose deaths, if they had not been some
what suicidal in their character, would
have been noticed by anthem and eulo
gy that are now only remembered when
We would point a moral or adorn a
tale.
Mr.. TaIcott was, as many Of our read
ers may not be aware, for several years
the Attorney GeneraI Of New York, and
was considered by the members Of the
bar, as one Of its most distinguished or
nament4. The Editor Of the Village Re-
core says, that intemperance, with him.
had become passion may, IhaIady--
altogether beyond his control. He was
aware of it, and would converse and
weep about it like child. No man bet
ter than himself, kneV the conseq
to which it was leading him, and nc
man more decidedly loathed and bhor
red the inebriating cup, But the disease
hat seized upon him with grasp too
strong 70 be shaken off. During the pc
riods of abstinence, no man was ever ex
ercisei with more bitter pangs Of penl
tence and remorse. We have a Iette
written during one Of these intervals
which Is one oftle most striking cohlpo
sitions that we ever read.-PerhaPs IN
reader may remember SOME tcmPeranc
tracts, written two years ago last sum
merj entitled the "Trial of Alcohcl" hl
sentence, &C., full oFtalent, and legal wi
!. and satire, They were written by Sam
uel A. TaIcott, during that season whe
he was determined to break the spell an
emancitate himself from the thraIdof
which ensIaved him, and which he 8
] deeply deplored But the effort was vaiI
e We have now 10 lament the loss of spi
5 it than which few were more noble
n thought and feeIingS ofa genius equal
e brilliant and profoundj of mind rich
i its own resources, and amply store
f with the legal eruditlon of past and pre-
8 enr ages,
a 01rReader, have you read the above
n Consider we'll. Be not cautious drlnI
;, er--Take the advice, the solemn adm
y milton of a lriend-DRINK NOT AT ALI
" Let your motto from this day, and fore
u er, be touch not taste not-hdndLe no
y Temperance Journal
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A AMAGNlFICBNT PROJECT.

The proposal of The independence oil
Texas has already given rise In New
Orleans 10 a splendid design, which.
il carried out, will create quite a new
era in The history Of part OF the com
merce or This country. 1t is weii
known that steamboats, Of sou or 6oo
ton bBrlhen tan ascend the Red R'Ver
as high as Nachiroches land IT is now
proposed 10 a New Orleans paper,
that a rail road shall be constructed
from that poin, through a gorge IN
the Southern Rocky Mountains AMI
thence 10 the Gulf Of California. Such
work would give 10 New Orleans
access 10 the East India, Peruvian,
and ChiIian trade, which would enable
her 10 set competition at defiance. IL
appears to US, however that II is not
by the Red River, bat By the N'o
| Grande, iha, this tottnunicalloh
must be effected If At all. This last
river has a course estimated at from
1900 10 j 100 miles 10 extent, and can
be ascended by STEAMBOATS, OF light
burthen nearly 700 miles, which VIII
be within an inconsiderable distance
Of the Colorado Of the West, a river
that empties into the Calf OF CaIlfor,
MIA. Il is probable that a portage raj,
road connecting these Two rivers need
not be of greater Iensth than 200
miles. ifthis communication were
opened, the route 10 India and 10 tht
western coast ofSouth America would
he shortened more than one half.
Bdu. Pat.
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Cerethohies are different In every coun.
,tv, bit true poIteness Is every where
ne Ne Same. Ceremonies, which take up
@ ID N,urh Of our attention, are only art't'
cIaI helps, which ienorahce assumes @ !, ID
oFdsr 10 infinite politehess, Which is the
UsU pesdIl Of good sehsy and gOOd.natute. a A
nerson possessed Of these qualities though
he had nevtr seen cour,;is truly agree,
0ble and If without them; would continue
. clown; though he bad bgeh all his II'e Il
gentleman. Goldsmith.
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INDIAN SERENADE.

Awake! flower Of the forest, bsadti.
ful bird Of the Prairie.
Awake! awakei thou with the eyes
of the fawn. When you look at me I
am happy, like the flowers when they
feel the dew.
The breath Of thy mouth is as sweet
as the fragrance Of flowers in the
morning-sweet as the fragrance OF
evening in the moon of the fading
leaf.
Does not the blood Of my veins
spring towards thee like the bubbliOg
springs to the sun, in the moon Of the
bright nights1 (April.)
My heart sings to thee when thou
art near, like the dancing branches Oi
the wind, in the moon of strawber
rless (June.)
When thou art not pleased, my be
loved, my hear, is darkened, like 'h'
shining river when shadows fall from
the clouds above.
Thy smiles cause my troubled hear
10 be frightened, as the sun makes t'
look like gold the riPpIes which tn
cold wind has created!
Myself! behold me! blood Of m.
bleeding heart. The earth smiles
the waters smilezlhe heavens smile
but IL lose the way Of smiling whe'
thou art not ilere--awake! awake! N.
beloved.
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The Hsgerstown Torch Light Of
Thursday last says.-=lhe Wheat and
Rye crops in Washington county, Md.
have not been so unpromising for 90
years. A majority Of The wheat fields
from present. appearances will not
yield more than The seed, and but IswI
if any, an average half crop.
The Chsmbersburg Wing, speaking
Of the crops in FraOkIin Co., says, that
many fields Of wheat have been so de.
s,rOyed by the HeS'ian Ny, that the
owners have pIOughed them up Tor
oats or corn
The Carlisle Herald says that the
wheat crop in Cumberland aud the
adjoining counties, is very unpromi.
sing~-so much so that many fields will
not repay the farmer for his tronbIe'
The rye crops promise an average
| yield.
The Reading Press says, that the
crops of grain, which were very UNI
promising sometime back, have SO
much improved of late, that there is a
prospect Of an average CROP
The Wheeling and Leesburg, VIr-
ginia papers represent the prospects
for an abundant harvest as very prom
ising--the grain being, as they con-
ceiVe, beyond the reach OF the ny.
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says is satisfactorily disproved by The
very act upon which they were en
tering. Yet that same bachelor al
ways nibbIes a goodIy portion Of the
wedding cake which ne finds on our
table.-U. s.. G0z.
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IHe ScythianS. These people
drank the blood of the first enemy
they took, and presented to their klhg
the heads of all those whom they had
slain 10 battle. II they brought the
heads to him, all the booty was their
own. Those who omitted the cere
mony, or could not discharge it, were
not entitled to the smallest share oil
the spoils of war They were accus
toned 10 tan the scalp of the head and
use il as a towel. They tied it TO then
horses bride. Il was the most hon
orable trophy The value ol the
Scythiahs was estimated according TO
the number they possessed OF these
towels. Many oflhe Scythlans sewed
together the skins of men instead Ol
those Of beasts and wore them ioI
clothes. The poore. people claimed
the skulls of the victims and covered
il with leather. The rich added I
gliding within, and both used 'hem 10
cups. They used The skull ot Ir'en'
in the same manner, if they had d1ar
relied with him, and had vanqu'She'
in the presence of king. When the!
were visited by respectable strangers
,hcy showed them their skulls. The.
related 10 them the unfriendly treat
meut they had received from the per
sons whose skulls they exhibited, an
the particulars Of The combat and vic
tory, which they deemed The creates
glory of their life, Every sOvernO
Of province made an annual feast, q
, which he presented cup Of wine
each man who had killed his enemy
This mark of respect he did not sho'
TO those who had not distinguishe
themselves by some exploit. The
: sat apsr: unnoticed. They were there
fore deemed ignominious. Those VIII
had slain many enemies drank at ont
! out Of two cups.
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DEATH OF SAMUEL A. TAI COTT

"Io De n0ub d sensible man, AM Oy ana
BY u fool, and presently, Beast"
The death Of this distinguished man.
which took place in the city of New YORK
on the 9th Of March inst has been no.
liced by several Of our contemporaries
unfortunately, 1t is, howevers lor him
and for his country, that SO many now
should mourn his loss as one who has
prvmaturely died-that he who was re-
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It is said that among 'he papers 'aken =.
hv the Texans from Gen. Cos, there were
letters from no less than five different Ia
dies dies ali Of whom he had ebgag'd to marry
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attention Of the people from contempla'
ting their domestic misery, enabled the
tyranls ofthe earth 10 rivet ihe chains OF
slavery, and extend the limits Of their
despOIism, Hence wars however success
fui, and however advantageous 10 indr
ViduaIs, are always losing business 10
the people,. Happy and Tree must q
country be whose policy is Of a pacific
nature,
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angle with the Horrizon. BY means
of pulleys and cords, this axe is drawn
Up to the top of the frame. The con-
vict is stationed precisely his Length
in front Of it, with his face toward the
horrible machine. A plank or board
stands up before him, reaching nearly
10 the lower part of the neck. 10
that board he is quickly Iashed BY the
executioner. ln an instant, the PLANK,
moved BY machinery tilts over, bring
ing the convict down into horizon
tai position, with his breast or his
belley resting on it, and his head be
tween the two upright posts OF the ma
chine.
In another instant the axe descend:
upou the back Of his neck with noise
which would lead you 10 believe tha
il does not weigh less than sixty
pounds Of course the head is Sc
yered in the t~inkIing Of an eye
The executioner picks it up & throw
it into a basket. and along with i
places the body. This is the guIllo
! tine an instrument Of death, whlcl
certainly shows some advance in civ
iIization, for it makes death as easy a
a violent one is likely ever 10 be
This famous instrument, it is said
was invented by French physicla
about the first commencement Of IN
: revolution. II is further said, vii
what truth know not, that the ID
\ yentor Of it lost his life, in the revt
: Iutionary fury, by the instrument q
! his own invention