Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-29

Presijcne y,--near smsll town IN Kentucky aud
that some ofthe Loco focos Of the place conceived
the idea Of recommending the mselves to the admin
ist ration by giving him public dinner. Accord
iugy they invited hun, aud he very promptly accept.
ed the invitation. There were about forty cabin
passengers in the boat. aud the Colonel bad no
doubt that each and ali would 60 10 his dinner, as
omplment 10 a fellow passenger Out OF The whole
number. however, only Jour could be prevailed on to
GO and they proposed 10 do SO. not from the slight
est respect Tor Col Benton, but merely Uo get good
dinner alter a long abstinence The best of the
Joke is, however, that just the Colonel and his
feasters were about 10 set down TO the table, the
bell Of the steamboat sounded, and the Colonel. 10
avoid being left behind. oblge, to seize his
hat and run the top oil his speed leaving his meal
unlasted, and losing the opportunity Of :" uncorkng
the bottle OF his wit, This was the greater ca
laniy he ou rnal informs us that this IS the only
public dinner ever rendered 10 the Great liumbus-
ger from the day that he shot Gen. Jackson m Nash
vile, down 10 the period when he made an Idol OF,
and worshpped him.
MASSACHUSET1S-T last Legislature o.
this State passed law prohibiting the vending oil
liquors, in quantities less than fifteen gallons. Tins
law has given rise 10 much discomfort, was nat
urally TO have been expected and the result of the
ensuing elections will be- we fear. very materially
influe ed by il. The Van Burentcs, who have
in vain heretofore essayed 10 overthrow the Wing
principles Of MassaG hus ctis-principles which she
has, with brief interval, maintained from the da,
that her cizens hrey IN ~, ar ress ted
the stamp act, until now-haye seized upon the loca
excitement occasioned by this law, 10 rcvolntlonne
the political character of the State. Uniting with TIT
advocates ofits repeal, they have nominated candi
dates TO the Leg stature agreeing with the malcon
tents and thus adding their strength the party VOTE
which they will of course receive. How extensive
may be the influence exerted by this question, VT
not prepared 10 Judge 1t will doubtless efec
a educ ton of the heretofore overwhe Inning VIII.
majority in the old Bay State, but trust that
will be sufficiently powerful to overcome it.
~ " A GOoctland Republicans" in the Rich
mond Enquirer, addresses a long letter 10 MIR, Clay
filed willIblter levilngs because, according to TIN
writer, Mr.. Clay deserted and betrayed the Repub
lican party. The evidence of this grave charge is
that Mr.. Cays now in favor OF d National Bank, ,h'
consitulionaIty of which he denied in 1911. Mr.
M atllson denied its consttutionaiy in lSll-yet IN
signed he Bank charter in BIG Did he desert ant
beray the Republican party! Such an allegation
dare not be made For, if this change Of opino
be evidence of desertion and betrayal, the Republi
can party deserted and betrayed ilself-voting, as i
did, nearly unanimously for the Bank in 16l6,-
When MIR. Clay change he did not abandon, bu
on t he other hand went with the Republican party
And it never deemed cume to have done so
until Gen. Jackson, no himself ia favor Of tn
B ank when he was elected President. and conlinu e
be until it refused TO become tool in his hands
became its bilterest enemy Then, the whole Pac
of no unds terriers and flee bark ed and snapped at it
as in duty bound, including some, who, like Secre
tary Forsyth, and Senators Cuihbert, Lumpkiu, Kin
Of Alabama, Calhoun &c. had voted for the Bank i
Isl 6, and many others, who, like the Richmond En-
qurer, and perhaps this very " Goocband Repub
lcan," voted for VIM II, Crawford. one Of the mos
decide friends of National Ba nix, as President G
the United States, in 1924 What bald hypocrisy
/ Pennsylvania Congressional Election.-The FOL
low is complete list of the members electcdt to tn
next Congress, at the recent election Pennsy Iva
MIA:
Loco Focos. Whes.
i Lemucl Paynter, John Sergeant
| Joseph toInance, George w. ToIan1