The Arkansas advocate., 1836-12-23
MOST PROPHETIC.

The following most striking prophetic extract is copied from "Jeliersons Notes on Vrginia,n pages l63 and 164:
 "The views of the present members are perfectly upright When they led out of their regular pro- vince, IS by art in others and nadyertence in hen- selves. And ths will probably be the case for some time to come. But will net be very long time. Mankind soon learn to make interested uses of every right and power which they possess, may assume. Ihs public money aud public ibertg, intended to hars been deposited cih ree braaches of nagist,acy BUT FOUND INADVERTENTLY TO BE IN THE HANDS OF ONE ONLY, aoH soon De dscoUered to Dc sources of oealb and domson 10 those tulo hold them; distinguished too by this tempting circumstance, that they are the in- strument, as well as the object of acquisition. With money we will get men, said Caesar, and with men money. Nor should our assembly be deluded by the integrity of their own purposes, and conclude that these unlimited powers will never be abused because they themselves are not disposed to abuse them. They should look forward to time, (and that not distant one,) when corruption in this, as in the county from which we derive origin will have seized the heads of government. and be spread by them though the body of the people, when they will purchase the voice of the people. AND MAKE THEM PAY THE PRICE,"
 N intelligent reader will fall to make the appca- tion Mr. Jefferson must have had his tar-seeng eye
 fixed upon the present disastrous period of our history
 VIRGINIA IS ANNEXED TO NEw YORK, much after the manner that Bonaparte declared that Holland was annexed to France. Virginia has joined the Northern Contederacy and voted for the Candidate who eceiv- ed the entire abolition vote of the country This event forms an epoch in her history, particularly IS the first vote that Virginia has given for President north fthe Potomac. There is something mysterious in the Virginia Election In the strong nnllifying Counties not half the vote was poled-here and there are evidences of desire to allow Van Buren to suc- ceed-it is certain that he cond have been beaten with ease Tn that State. Are there ulteror ob]ects m vlew-any important projects to be carried into enec under hls administration which could not be eneoleu during the reign of the present monarch "No"s CT rons. From Virginia Correspondent we maAe A'o following extract -
 If Van Buren Is elected disunion is our only alter native"
 We shall learn more of this when referring to the r0 turns from North Carolina and Georgia--N. Y otaf'
 We have examined cursory, at the store of J. 1 '. Hearu Brothers the model of steamboat. with she machinery attached for propeing fl, the invention ol Messrs Moor & Bliss, of Vermont. for which 'ney nave secured patent From of the inventors " ss nave obtained inc following brief description o ..s 1 pian Ut IS formed by placing two shafts across ' boat forward and abaft the ,nidshps on each emu 7. winch are formed two cranks in opposite drccI'oh I each other, and in the middle of one of which IS lo'e. a crank, where the power for moving the machinery applied. On each of said cranks, placed norllp, tal timbers shafts, extending from the crank ol o shaft, to the corresponding crank of the oher n . number of buckets attached to the under side ol " sad shafts, or tinbefs in perpendicular PoslIlop' a which operate in the water the revolution oi tne ss. shaft across the boat The buckets arc not suplees the obstruction which attend the wheel. as lney se v, 9' Trov Whig.