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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-08

neclrd themselves into copartnerShP, under the
firm of ALVEY n WYATT, for the purpose OF conduct
ing the Hhoiesaie and RctaL Grocery and Commission
business; and have taken that large and connndious
house, for many years occupied BY Messrs. Workman Il
McGruder, and recently by Mr. Ben anin Brand,
six doors below the Bell Tavern, where they intend
keeping constantly on hand large and well selected
stock Of Groceries, They constantly receiving, from
the North and otherwise supplies OF Goodsand expect
in very few days that their assortment will be
pctc. They would invite their friends from the
try and in Town to call they determined TO sell
accommodating terms any other house in the
City. JNO. r. ALVEY,
SILaS WYATT
We have taken 4 substantial e-proot building for
the purpose OF storing any thing may receive
commissions and we intend to pay strict attention 10
this branch OF the business will make liberal advan
ces upon cnnsignments. either Of grain, flour,
candse of any descriptions and hope by strict per-
sonal attention to business 10 merit portion OF public
patronage ALf IL ~ WAL |.
! MarcE >. M-ct
| ORNAMENTAL HEADS OF HAlR-Mr. Quirk
~ announces to the world OF taste and fashion, his
arrival in Richnond his yearly tour Of duty, and
formerly, is prepared, and most respectfully ten
ders his professional services with splendid assortment
Of Ornamental Hair Work. which, he tatters himself,
is establishment substitute that cannot be surpass
ed. Mr. Qs location is at Mrs Purcell : next to Gran.
Miss Shoe Store where he is ready to offer Ladies and
young Misses heads of Hair 10 adna,ion aIso Brads,
rouques Rose Bows: Plaits Plain aud Dressed Fronts,
together with every variety Of Cnrs and splendid
sortment Of Grntemrn's Wigs aud Tops, with metallic
and other springs, all the most reasonable TERMS
Mrs q. will attend to the calls Of the Ladies.
| March i. T-Gt
NN71LLIAM +. RITCHlE, Gate OF Richmond. Fa.)
wv Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Nicksburg,
(Missssippi) will practise Las in the counties offnds
Madison Yazoo, Washington, Warren, the Parish Of
CARROLL in Lousana-andin the Supreme Federal, and
Chancery Courts at Jackson. Feb. FIT
NHERRY VALE NURSERY.--The Subscriber,
y proprietor OF the above Nursery, which is located
about mile from Richmond, on the road leading to
Charlottesville, keeps constantly on hand supply OF
fruit trees comprising the usual variety, and OF quality
not surpassed He has also on hand great variety Of
grape vines embracing those most celebrated for vine
and table use for the latter he would part'cGarzc Nor
tons Virginia Seeding and llubbermonts Madeira
All his trees and vines othe best quality and will be
disposed Of on terms as liberal as those Of any other
Nursery. He would invite purchasers to examine his
stock, before they supply Observation-Disclosures from
distance will be promptly attended to; anu the articles
ordered will be put up with the utmost care
JOHN CARTER.
Fob 81 9}-2aw;w
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SALE OF NEGROE>.-By virtue Of decree in
~ the County ourt OF turnover, granted January 90,
1885, shall proceed sell to the highest bidder at Mi
cIael r. Jones Tavern in the upper end OF Hanover,
on the 18th day of March next if iar if not the next
fair day thereafter, Sunday excepted three negroes be-
longing to the estate of Walter Chisholm, SEN, deceased.
The will be- credit till the 18th Of June next ex
cept enough deaP the expenses of the suit in OBJ
tanning the decree, which will be cash. the purchasers
giving bonds will, approved security, bearing interest
from the day of SALE if not punctualy paid,
DAVID |. SAUNDERS, administrator,
Commissioner Of Haltcr Chisholm, sen deceased.
Feb. 70. T-St
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EpY virtue of decree Of the Circuit Superior Court
ED of Law and Chanccry for the county Of llenric",
pronounced the 9th day of December, 1885 in the
suit Of David G. Williams against WIN. D. Wren, Ser.
gcant of the City of Richmond, ana Administrator OF
Edmund Wills, deceased who was Sheriff of Nottowav
county, and Administrator of Samuel Greenh, we will
proceed to SELL the highest bidder for cash, at Char
loe Court House, Tuesday the 18th day Of March,
that valuable Tract of Land, containing 32 81 ucres,
belonging 10 the estate of Pascha Greeahlll, lying in
the county of Charlotte adjoining the lands Of K. l.
Gains. Francis Vaughan, William Jones, Francis Pol
lard, Thomas Pollard Martha Cook, Charles Hulchn
son, Prices estate, and William Smith.
Feb 90 TY5-tdsr7 COMMISSIONERS.
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PHILIP HARRISON, cou,,;ss;oo,-s
ROBERT c. NICHOLAS, commissioners

Jan ~. 'o-lu
nteigcncer, Country paper and the Gazette pub
lscd Waeuton requested to insert the above
until sale and send their bills to the subscribers Tor
neut.
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KR71LLIAM +. RITCEilE, Gate OF Richmond, Fa)
w Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Nicksburg,
(Aissssipp will practise Las in the counties ofiinds
Madison, Yazoo, Washington, Warren, the Parish of
CARROLL in Louisiana-and in the Supreme Federal, and
Chancery Courts at Jackson. Feb. FIT
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-08

The Chair communicated The following letter from the
Hon John Tyler, Senator !lm Tie State Of Virginia,
winch read
W,su,.,rny Feb 90 1~3G
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Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-08-05

On the accession OF Mr. Jefferson TO
The Presidency in 1901, Mr.. Madison
was appointed Secretary of States and
eight yeats thereafter he succeeded
his great friend and coadIutOr as Presi.
dent Of The United States, to which
high station he was re. elected for a
second torn, at the end Of which he
retired, in March, 1917, to his seat
called Montpelier. in Orange County,
Virginia; where he has ever since re
sided-except when attending 40 Ag
ricuIiural Society, of which he was
long President, as a visiler aod Rec.
tor Of The University of Virginia, and
as a member OF the Slate Convention
10 amend The Constitution of Virginia,
TO which the people of his county elcc
ted him in 1929, until he took his de
porlure on the 2Sth allimo in the S6tb
year ofhls age. from the theatre of
MS usefulness 10 that Of his rewards.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-08-05
NO 47.-wn0LE NO. 90.

| times, al intervals ola few days. and lout
Times the Gillcrr sought the appointed
place, with no better success than at iifs.
On IN Nth night of his appearance at
.he RENDEZVOUS, after waiting some time,
ne was on the point Of returning, whrn
loui cries suddenly arrested his attention,
O'owlng lhs sword, ne fastened Ia III.
spot whence they seemed To proceed. and
was fired upon by three men, who seelnr
Ihat he remained uuwounded, instantly
took TO fight but athis feet lay bleed
ing corpse in which, by the feeble light Vt
the moon, he IN vain sought for tokenS,o(
animation. lie was yet bending over
the dead man, when a detachment Of chas
Seurs, summoned, apparently, by the
noise Of the pistols that had been dischar.
ged by himself, came up suddenly, and
arrested him az the assassin.-Ile was
loaded with chains, tried the next dar,
and condemned to die lot the supposed
cume. Ills execution was ordered to
take place at midnight.
Surrounded by the ministers Of justice
he was led, at slow pace, by the light
CT .orchcs, and amid the funeral IoiIns
OF bells; 10 vast square, ia the centre of
which was a scaHo I'd, envlroned by horse
mem beyond these were a numerous
group OF spectators, who mullered lmPa
uentIy, and at intervals, sent forth cry
Ot adherence. The victim mounted toe
scattold, his sentence was read, and the
last act of the tragedy was on the poiut
OF IuIilmeni, when an officer let ldli It
word Of hope. An edict had just been
promulgated by the government, Offering
pardon and life 10 any condemned erin
Inal, who should disclose the membefs
and secret tokens Of a particular assoc
alton, the existence of which was suspeC.;
tedt 1t was that OF which The FrenehmaD;
10 InOm these words were addressed, haa'
lately become a member. He was ques.
Toned, but he deured all know ledge; they
urged hin to confess, with promises oil
additional reward-hIs only reply was a
demand Of immediate death-and his in
itation was completed. All that passed
was terrible trial Of his fidelity; those
WHO surrounded him were members oI
the society, ant every incident that has
been Described from the time of the first
summons to the last fearful moment Of cx'
Pected death, was only step in the pro-
gress Of the fearful experiment, by which
they sought 10 determine tho lruslworth-
ness OF The neophyte.
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lrlumpbantly The mind within. 1t is
The better part Of rian-his spirit
cleaning through bis clay, and altes.
ting his claim TO something higher
than material world. EIoqnente is
the hlightiest engine with which man
can act upon his lellow-ils effects
whether for good or i'll, have been at.
tested from The fearful moment when
the seductive tongue Of the "arch enc
my" darkened the fortunes of our first
parents, and the glorious results Of its
lmpa'sloned voice, when exerled in
The cause of the violated rights of oar
race, stand prominent on the page Of
history. We have almost all felt,
and some Of US have bchcld il, in The
suppressed breath, the beaving chest ,
the lightning Of the eye. The history
OF clog Ience 1--WE refer now 10 the thea.
ire for its display is subject of the
deepest interest. From the rude elo-
quence of The savage man speaking
10 man with the voice Of pure and un
affected nature, and rich with her
lmagery-to the debatees Of popular
assemblies among nations we have
been accustomed TO veRerate as eIassi-
cal, and yet, in many respects, rudei
upward 10 the contests Of argument,
wit, refinement, and passion, which
have graced The deiiberalive assem-
blies Of Britain and our coenLry--eve.
ry step IN the progress teens with in
struetion and interest. We behold in
such picture the advance of mind -
The play and the strife of the intellect.
It is Held emlnently free for talent
10 put forth her strength-unaided by
(acticious importance -unimpeded by
the cobwebs of fashion. Naive genl.
US at once assumes her proper rank;
she wlelds weapon against which no
armor, yields protection, and from
which no ssbtlely can escape. lfthere
be spectacle in this world more i'm.
posing than aCother, it is the victory
Of talent in contest with which phys
ical power is entirely disconnected,
and where the forces and the arms are
wholly intellectual.
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stared him in the face but her blank
hallow look, could nothing dsunl him.
He struggled harder current than
most are called 10 encounter; but he
did not yield. lie pressed manluIIy
onward-braVely bufeted misfor.
lune'S hiliews aud gained the desired
haven!
What was The famous Ben John
soL1 lie was bricklayer, or mason
What was he in alter yearS1 'ris
needless 10 answer.
What was Burl.s? An Ayrshire
ploughman! What was he in after
lfe, in the estimation Of his country.
men, and lhe worldl Your library
gives The answeri
But shall we still 60 on, and call up
in proud array all The mighty host oil
worthless that have lived and died; who
were cradied in the lap of penury, and
received their first lesson in the school
of afil cllon? Nay, we have cited in
stances enough aIready;yea more than
enough to prove the point in question;
nameIy, that there is no profession,
however low in the opinion of the
@orld, but has been honored with
earth's greatest and her worthiest.
Youag man! Does the iron hand
of misfcrtane press hard upon you,
and dsapp1intments we'll nigh sink
your despairing souI1 Have courage?
Mighty ones have been your prede
cessors --dnd have withsood Ihe cur
rent oflhe opposition that threatened
to overwhelm their fragile bark!
Do you despIse your honorable sta
ton, and repine that Providence has
not place d you in some noJler sphere1
Murmur not against The dispensatioOs
Of an all.wise Creator! Remember
that wealth is no criterion of moral
recllude, or intellectual worth, tha,
riches dishonesty gained, are lasting
curse; that virtue g. uprlghInesS work
out a rich reward aud that
Gan honest man is the noble:t work
of Cod"
And when dark disappointment
comes, don't wilher al her starej but
press lorward-and The priz. IS yours!
1t was thus with Frankliu; it can be
thus with you. lie srrove for The
prize and he won it! So may you'll
Ills well worth conlendinS for; and
success may attend you'll aad the "Stars
will be brighter lhan he stripes"
Uiica Record.
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LIBERTY AND SLAVERY.

Disguise thy self as thou wilt still, Sla,
very still thou art bitter draught, and
though thousands in all ayes have beeu
made 10 drink of thee, thou art no less
Diller Ou that account. 1t IS thou, Liber
ty thrice sweet and gracious goddess,
whom all, in public or IN private, wor'
ship, whose lase is grateful aud ever will
be 90, til nature herself shall change
MO tint OF words can spot thy
snowy mantle, or chemlc power tur0 thy
sceplre ino iron. ~ With tree TO
smie upon him as he eats his crust, the
swain Is happier than his monarch, from
Whose court thou art exiled. Gracious
Heaven! grant me bul health, thou great
Bestower Of il, but give me this fair god.
dess, as my companion; and shower down
the mllres, i(t seems good up to thy d..
vine providence, upon those heads which
are aching for th"m. ....-.
Pursuing these ideas, sat down close
10 my table, and leaning my head upon
my hand, began to figure 10 myself the
nlseries ui confinement.--l was IN a
frame for it, and SO ! gave full scope to
my magma lion.
! was going tc begin with the millions
Of my ieitow creatures born to no inherl.
lance but slavery but finding, however
affecting the picture was, thai could not
bring 1t near me, and the multitude oi sad
groups in it did bul distract me.
| look sin lie captive, aud having first
shut him up III his tulgeon, then look
I'd through the twilight oil his grated door
10 take his picture.
| Dcheld his sdy half wasted away
with long yyectalioa and confinement,
aud felt what kind Of sickness Of the
heart It was which arIs from hope defer
red. Upon hooking nearer, saw him
pale and icyeIIsh, IN thirty years the ives
Tern breeze had not Gnce tanned his
blood-4~-he had TO sun, no moon in oil
that time-=Anor had the voice OF friend
or kinsman brealhcd through his lattice.
his children -
But here my heart began to bleud-and
| Was forced 10 81 On with another part
Of The portrait.
lie was sitting upon the ground, upon
ii liltle straw, III the Iarlhermost corner
Of his dungeon, which was alternately his
chair and bedi little calendar Of small
sticks was laid al the head notched all
over with tho dismal days and nights he
had passed lLere-he had ore Of those lit
tie sticks IN his hand; and with a rusty
naIl he was etching another day OF mise
ry 20 add to tn heap.
As | darkened lhe little light ho had,
he lifted up hopeless eye towards the
door, then cast it dOwn-shO9k his head
and went on with his work OF affection.
| heard his chains upon his legs, as he
turned his body to lay his little stick up
on the bundle he gave a deep sigh
saw the iron enter his SOUL burst into
tears-I could not sustain the picture oil
confinement which my fancy had drawn.
Sterne.
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TIE LAST TRIAL OF FIDELITY.

The reign Of Napoleon; worried AMI
ransacked as it had been by the writers
of memoirs, recollections aud histories. is
mine that still contains multitude oil
rich, and, as yeti uneSplored veins. The
History of the secret association that
sprarg up during the latter days of the
empire, would form most curious and IN
lerestlug volume, there would be ito lack
Of materials 10 ill it. The Society OF
the United Brothers alone, would furnish
pages Of the Most absorbing interest.
while nothing could appeal more toFGibIy
to the Imagination than the strange and
dramatic episodes connected with It's ex'
isIence; and the details Of its mysterious
limitations. Perhaps an hundred Incl!
dents might be related as striking and
well conceived as the following:
An officer of the French army, having
incurred the suspicion or resentment Of
The emperor, thouhgt Il expedient to aban
don his country, and take refuge IN one
OF the Austrian provinces ;a0d here he be
came advised Of; and initiated into II soci-
ely the object of whose formation was to
hurI to the grofnd the Colossus whose
arm Smole and governed The whole conf
nent of Europe With a scepire of iron.
One day d letter was brought TO him, con
tainlng Ibe usual signs aud pass words ol
the society, and requiring him to repair,
ON the following night, TO secluded spot
m the forest, where be would meet some
Of his associates, he went but found no
body. Tie orders we're repeated four
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-08-05

Mr.. MADIsoN.-rhe anuexad hi,
ographical sketch OF this iusttious
man is said 10 be correct.
James Madison, late President Of
the United Sta'es, was he son of James
Madison Of Orange county, Virginia,
and Nelly Conway, his wile-~and
could trace back his palernal ancectors
as inhabitants of Virginia, for about
one hundred years previous 10 his
birth, which took place at the house
Of his maternal grandmother in PorI
Conway, on The Rappahannock River,
March 10, 1851. lie was educated
by Mr.. Robertson, Scotchman In
King and Queen county, aad by the
Reverend Mr.. Martin, Jerseyrlan,
at his fathers house in Orange coun
ty.-With these two learned and sc-
compIished teachers, he studied En-
gliSb, Latin, Greek, French, Italian.
&c, and prepared himself TO enter
College, which he did at PrinCelsn,
N. J. in 1860. He graduated in
I'LL, having studied tie Junior and
Senior classes in ora year, but was
induced 10 contIOde at Princeton till
l772, from a desire to learn Hebrew,
and 10 tXlerd his studies under the
sunlrlntendenee of DR.. Witherspoon,
President Of the College, TO whom he
was very much attached. Having q
delicate flame, his excessive studies
impaired his constitution, and he con
linued in bad health for ma1y years.
In the Spring Of l776, he was elected
by the people Of Orange county, o
member Of the General Assembly of
Virginia; but in If77 he failed in his
election in consequence Of his tef1sing
to treat and eleclIoneer' In the fol.
lowing winter he was elected mem
ber Of the Executive Council, where
he continued TO serve unlll The winter
of 1879 so, when he was elected by
The General Assembly member OF
the Continental Congress, of which
body he remained a member until the
autumn Of 1855. He was elected a
member of The General Assembly of
Virginia, in The Spring Of lTs5, ahd
again in 1856. lie was elected by the
General Assembly member of Con
sress in l7S6, and the same year TO
the Annapolis Convention, which
made the present constitution OF The
Uaued Slates.-Fie was elected by |
he people of his couh'y in l7SS d
member Of The Virginia Convention
which ratified that Constitution. He
remained in Congress from l7S6 to
March 1897, tie end of General
w ashinglon's administration. lie was
elected a member of the General As
,embIy of Virginia in the Spring Of
7gS, aud an elector for President and
V lee Presideat Of the u. 5. 10 1900. !