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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
"WAsurNeroN CRY. Nav ,, IsIo.

DEAR SIR: We bad yesterday afternoon a mos
extraordinary and disgusting spectacle here. A
bonl five O'Clock. between thlns and lorIy cars fill
ed with negroes, with Il iull compliment ct black
mat>hals mounted on horseback, pa1aded up 4 down
The Pennsylvania Ayenre. This odlons pagcani.
with the words hand cider held up conSriruously
TO view, assed undlsiulbed. We have hid several
lIg y exciting plliy procession among the People
otthe distinct Ills wluter, aud are on the eve Of tie
great and sJudiously gotten up parade at l|ialumare;
but one would scarcely have expected that, IN a
sldyetaolllng cry, the authorities would have lolcra-
ted such an exhibition. would that you, and ln-
deed every cilz II OF Louisiana, could have wit
messed, as did, this scene,s so well calcu1alcdt to elat-
Ny the ianacl1cs, aud 10 awaken deep reflection IN
lie sIaNrLnllnr.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

tslllidAi'l . AtstSs
mole o. less but the liue quantity will be ascer-
ta'nel previously TO the day Of sale, by a survey
Tins Land lies III a popGlous neighborlood, wuhm
abunt Two miles of Amherst Courthouse, and is
boHndedhy he Lands # Eli IA Fletcher. John NJ.
Williams, Jqnes T.. McDdliel, Samuei Waus and
William Mcdaniel. LIS well waleled, very %pfoluc-
tive. and susceptible OF The highest degree OF nm.
utoyeieut. I he undersigned, who lives near the
Land, wall take pleasure in showing ii TO any person
disposed TO purchase.
TERMS AT SALE.-A credit of, . aud 3
years for equal portions OF the purchase money will
be given, the purchaser securing the payment there
OF by bonds with good %rcisonal security, and tie ii
tic 10 the Land ltsrlf to be ret; med until full pay
ment l. anade, rs a iuitliet security. The purcla,
ser will have the privilege Of seeding nj the usual
time IN the coming fall. and fuHl possession will be
gwen him on the lst day OF January peXl. The IL
tie Is believed 10 be unquesiionably good. hut I ,e
Undersigned will only convey such as IS vested in
hIm by the said las, will aud testament,
JOHN Il. MCDANIEL,
Ex'or u LINDSEY McDau,tl. decd.
June 1 il5A
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
ANOTHER .WuoppERa EXPOSED.

The Enquirer aud the Crisis lately gave circula-
ton to the following letter from one of lie louisa.
VA Senators in Congress, whom II highly complimea-
ted, but who IS rendered supremacy ridiculous b,
the commentary Which follows lrou the National
lntelligencer. We hope the Enquirer, as well as
the Louisiana Senator, will digest their food better
aud sleep more soundly, when lley shall have Dis
covered that their giants were, after all, merely
piad- mills.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

o. The Loco Focos Of Rockingham county
PAID i high compliment 10 Gen. Briscoc G. Baldwin.
Of Slauntoo, the Wing E~lector, a few DAYS ngo. Il
being understood that the General intended to nd
dress the people Of county, the Loco Focos, ill
ed with conscientious, sent missives to III. j. Ran
dolPh Of AIbemal'e. Messrs. Taylor, Mcdowell and
Leteher of Rochbrdge, Mr.. Samuels of Shtnan1o-
all aud 'he Honoratte William Smith Of Cnlpep.
ef'' las tho latter is styled in the Enqurer,J implo.
ing ilem to come 10 the rescue. Messrs. Ran
"'iPh' H'nItl and Lelcher obeNed the summons :
ana u course. according to the Enquirer, Gen. Bald.
win Was most ettectually fused up" THE Homo.
fable William Smith is to meet Nh. Rwes AT
Greene count, on the 11lh inst. Strange, how ca
silly great orators are manufactured now-a- days.
Formerly we heard Of only two OF three in a gene
ration. Now, they spting up, all around u, until
tie question: s, who IS not an ofatofl
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
SECOND B.OT or BARGAINS,
Rs.sEG.IE.N.s!

E'FiEeS "sId the francs sitoIsdsHc.
EOlN "a MEIAl, Is ~nellburg. Va. takes pleasure
~ Ia announcing To his friends and lie public that
lie has juFi reiufned from New York with 4 srcoud
suppl, oi : tiug aud Sun II er Goods. Witch makes
his assortment e%ofnplele. liaving been Induced to
make a Second mp TO the No ia tlns Spnng, ffom
The success met with IN The sales Of his fist slsel,
lr fl'tteis himself lhat hose wanting cheap toyds
u ny be supplied "ilh bafEnins suited to The tines!
PLEASE CALL.
JurcI IE
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

o. The National lntcIugencer states that the
compensation Of the L. :. Marshal for the southern
district Of NJ ssissippi, IN 1889 amounted to he enor-
nous sum OF S66,l50, 1t suggests very properly lhat
the law which permits any one individual 10 levy such
a Tax as tins upon the dlslfesses aud necessities Of
his fellow citizens, ought to be amended.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

Psnnsyttania.-The Ii. Of K. has passed. a bill,
and it is now before The Senate, appropriating rhree
millions Of dollars to meet the State debt, and 10
complete various liues OF improvement; and, to raise
this sum, ''he 1loaSter' U. S. Bank is required to
loan the State four millions of dollars at )oHr per
cent. interest, under the penalty Of a forfeiture oi us
c .attct THIS : what Amos Kendall would call
"pulc molaliS" aud 'lrue DsnocIdcs-'
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
TUITION.

EER. e. GRODSfCk1. Dancing Master. from
WE Paris, pupil of the celebrated Latour. iasiife
honor of offering his services as 4 Professor Of Dan-
eng. to the La1es a,d Gsnilrmen Of Lynchburg
AID us vicinity. who are DESTROYS OF cultissil1g iiis
lnuocent ani delightful accomplishment
Mf. Gfodsicki Is just lrom Richmond. Va, where
lie has been reaching Two yeats ia the principal La
dies Institutions. under the direction OF Mrs. T..
Mckenzie, Mr.. Perslco and Mrs. Drew. aud fgon,
whom he has satisfactory letters Of recohfnenda-
ton.
Mr.. Grod1icki iiopts from hs experience. and
by his zeal aud RuUh manners IN prove himself
such rs Ia rive safisfaotlhn IL whoever " ishcs To team
the att ui Dan eng according To the received ptii-H
eiplcs Of the konn insututtbnj Academic Royate in
Paris. -
Apply Mt tho Franklin Hotel, or nj Mr.. Rspnla's
Muse Room. s.
An early application IS respectfully requested.
June 4 ~
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

o. See, ON the first page, the speech of Col.
John O'Fallon, one Of Gen. Ilarrlsou's aids, deliver.
ed on tie 9th ult. at ST. Louis, Missouri. Col.
OFallonls well known to the county as one orlhe
most gallant spirits Of the agc-his leorlessness, in.
deed, beng pfoyetbial. His testimony in behalf Of
ms late commander, outN eighs whole volumes of
SANDER, concocted by such men as Doncan and Cra-
~, aud relocated by their namelrss copyists.-
Col. oFanon's speech IS also interesting, because
I gives a brief aud thrilling sketch of The desperate
defence and brilliant sortle of Fort Meies.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

o. We some tlne ago gayealist of ten Abon-
ton papers, all oil which. we alleged, we've opposed
TO Gen. Hnrrison. The Valley Star took the liber
ty oil saying that one Of the ten (lle Cincinnati Phi
IanillopISl,) was in favor Of The General. We now
kaoio that The Valley Star WIS mistaken. The
Piil1uthropist is opposed TO Gen. Ilatisoe.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
EOEGE.

--L-H- hns lNIee TUOms beTUw, and IVA A5ove. md
has lately Undergone u thorough repair; the other
Improvements consist OF i good lee House, kIIcli.
en-, Negro Ilouses, Tobacco l}a,ns wti. slungle
roofs, aud all olhor necessary Houses, well bu,ll aud
nearly new. Tie Fencing - all inst rae, About
hall The Land IL cleared. the balance well linbcIe ed
Atihc same time and place. shall sell mother
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

MMINltA1EDs-
Ata meeting Of the Veslty oil ST Paars Church,
in Lynchburg, on saturday The 30'h day oil May,
lo4ji :
Present, the Rev. Thos. Atkinson, Rector, aud
the iollnwiPg NesttNmen. 10 wit: Sclh Wa,d, Alex
andef Tompkins, Chls"ell Daboey, DR.. John N.
Brooks, John NJ. Warwick, Josl VA X. Holmes.
Eljah Fletcher, Henry Latham, Seth llalscy aud
Sam1. PoindeAter, Jr
The Rev. illos. Atkinson was called to the
chair; and NJ. II. Garland, the Secretary, being alb
sent Saul. PoIndcxier, Jf. WIS requested 10 act as
Seetetyty pre- tenn.
The following preamble and resolutions were then
read, aud unanimously adopted:
" hereas, III the nysleIIoh. Providence Of God.
it has come 10 pass That DAVID q. MunnlLL, Esq.
one Il tho most active, useful and re. pected mem
befs oil this body, has been ,aken ttom among US, by
q sudden, aud To us, most unexpected aud affective
death; and thai, while We feel bound to submit, with
all resignation, 10 the DEGREES of that Great and
Wise and Good Being with whom we have 10 do, yet
1t 10 our duty, rs well rs n mclanch oily qualification,
to express our sense Of the heavy loss which has
been sustained, not only by the immediate family Of
tho deceased. but by tbs body t1epnv,d ~ IT Is Of
his valuable connsels AMI la, elhcleut aid by tins
CIin1oh, aud by the whole community IN which he
lived:
Therefore, Resolved, 1st, That in the death Of
Mi. MhiteIl, We dcplote the loss ofi man, who, as =
husband, AS 4 lalhcr, as a son, rs Il brother, as n Clti-
zen, aud as u christian, had set before US Tie light Of
Il good eN ''nplr, and gained. il. - believed, the cs.
'eeln ana aleetIhH y. al who knew han.
n'>es' ., -, That The Protestant Episcopal
Church IN lbs place has lost in linn one Of lis most
zealonsly attached members and efficient supporters.
Resolved, 81, That we sincerely condole with the
beteased wIdo" and children OF our departed friend,
and ollei them all the consolation which the heart
tell y npalhy oi a whole community can give.
Resolved, lastly, That a copy Of the foregoing
preamble aud tesoluuobs be communicated by tie
Secretary to the family OF the detrased-and thai
,tIar .n,tae la. ,.Y..t,I a.. ia. IaI,ta..-T 10
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
May u
EeOSfD0npMfpitF,

In consequence Of the lnclemency Of the weather.
The above sale Is p7stponcd, until Thursday, the
Ilth day of June, Al winch lmle II will lake place, il
ldIr, # not the next iaIf day.
JOHN 4. FITZPATRICK.
June HE
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

LOCO FOCO MEETlNGS.--The Vanilcs
held a State Convention in Vermont a few days ago
at which Richard NJ. johnson received tie nomi-
nation as Vice Presided. The Nashville Union
will find that Col. Polk is not The candidate, aitet
all; but thai il he be elected al all, lie will so ia a.
gainst the wishes of 4 majority Of the people-tefms
upon winch Mr.. Forsyth sootus to'hold ii, aud up
on which he very plainly tells his brother aspltauts
they should likewise disdaIn to accept IL!
In Philadelphia, also, there has been a Ian sc
gathering OF the clans; aud Col. johnson was de-
clared to be their fayorite ca tdidate for the Wee
Presidency, in d, faGce of the Nashville Union.
Gen. jackson, p. V. Daniel aud Tleophllus Fish!
Among theleading ofaso, III the Philadelphia meet
Ing vas Richard Rush, an Alien and Scdition law
federalIst ot'95, who mounted The black cocka4,.
the badge Of ultra federalism, inlhe Reign otter
ror, but Who is now, very consistently, a lealer ofihe
1lodera Democracy Iugersol, another leading
1lodcrR Democrat, who denounced The doctrines OF
American Independence. and declared that he
would have been a Tory bad lie lived IN the DAYS OF
the Revolution, aid not hold forth on llis occasion.
II Is good policy to keep the arolcea Tories IN The
back ground.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

a. We have a copy of Ian Buren, Abolition
paper, Che Con,old %fleeman) published IL Massa.
chusetts, with the contents OF winch, We doubt not,
the Southern ftiends of Mr.. Van Buren wall be well
pleased, We shall keep it for their inspection, aud
hope they will call on US aud see II.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

c. In reference to the recent Loco Foco meet
ing in Philadelphia, the Gazette of that city says
We never saw our Wing friends in higher splrils
than they have been since the Van Buren, meeting
on Monday. EnoughHas there seen to satisfy them
that the CRY and county will give IIa rrison a MAORI
ty sufficient of itselfto neutralize Van Buren's ma
jorily in the Slate in 1886, leaving to Ian
caster and other counties TO settle the amount of the
majorily he will receive in the Safe
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
Valuable kamd Tor sale.

\ " PURSUANCE of HE late wall aud testament
n oi Lindsey McDdnlei. deceased, tie undersigu-
ed, AS eNeCutor hereof, will, On the 10TH day OF An-
gust nexl, at the late residence Of said decedent, In
the county Of Amherst, sell, by W., Of public auc-
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
Shifting Rsponsitiiy.-The Washington cor

Shifting RsponSibdity.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Patriot says:
Il turns out that The Editor Of the Richmond
Enquirer wrote d letter to this city urging ON he
the Necessity ofdtsconnccring himself en-
llrely from this Two Hundred Thousand United
States Militia Men Scheme. This was followed by
appeals, pattings on The back, and all sorts Of per
suasious TO Mr.. PuINsErr to take the sole RESPONSE
bllIty;-and the result Is that Mr.. PoINsErr has
been forced 10 declare that he IS solely responsible
for it. Had lie not done so, he would have been
thrust out OF his position with no more ceremony
than AS buren, used in recalling Mr.. EATON rom
Spain. Unfortunately this modesty of Mr.. Van
BUREN in declining the responsibility OF the plan, "
this forcing OF Mr.. PoINsETr ~ To It, IN spite oil his
hlusles, will be Of no avail. NE HAVE TnE orff-
cIAL ENDORSEMENT AND ACCOMMODATION OF THE
WHOLE SCHEME BY THE President ~ a MESSAGE
TO coNGREss-and We know that the disclaimers OF
the Secretary in favor OF the President have beeu
e1to1tc@ from him, by a fear oflosing his place
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

High prices I9r Jobacco. Sold by Smith & Bag
well, yesterday, At Martins Warehouse, two hhds.
fne san-cured Tobacco, made by Capt. Glief Barks-
dale, Charlotte ely. No. l az SO. and No. 2 ~I5B.
bought BY Jesse Hare, Manufacturer.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
G~ HcVes,

or which nj l"asl 100 acles alc first rate Crfk bot
tom, which has been well dtlched, AID Is all good
loblrto Lhhd, having never been cultivated IN any
CROP eNtcpt "heat. 'obacco ard clover. The higl
Lnni Is mostly oil good quality, well ,imbcred an,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
.N'OyEFE.

feG BARRELS OLD RYE WtilShEY,
.SSE 20 do Bumeafdnet's old recruited do.
J ut received aud 19t sale NJ The lowest priees.
BAILEY Il NOMACK.
June / IL
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
~ e. ~ -.
E.'HESH GREEN "a BLACK TEAS,

u in leads, boxes aud chests, part rxrRA sprg-
mon .amily, fot sale ut howell DAVIES.
June 4 Isl Il
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
ExECuTuls,s SALE.

NATILL BE SOLD. AT public anctol J.. on Ffi@
w day the leth Of June, at the late residences
OF John Weber, deed. In the county OF CaiiIbei-
the reminder OF The perishable estate al tle SAID
John Webber, consisting Of two Work Horses.
several bead OF Cattle aud Sheep, sumo Graiue If
different kinds. ildy aud Fodder. soutr Bdenn aud
Lind, one Wagon aud Gear, one Carrya.l and iar-a
nrssi Household and k4elien Furniture, Plauialinii
Uleuslls. &c. For all su ms over $40, a credit tili
t.e h ot February next will BE- gtVsn. the p,,reliaA
sers beng requuedto give bond wirh apprayed SCI
curry. JOHN A.. Ex'r
Of John Webkeig der'd.
June tbs
Z. Sat lie same tia!enh0 pace, will he n-
tered foi sale, by Moses Steele, "a Tact al Land.
containing about f5D acres. being tait Of the tract
Of laid On which The said john Nebber formerly i.-
sided, lylne on both sihes ufihc head watets of Sea-
cca Creek. The rihnlAlon As III eosd aepair, asel
includes au exteusueS feadow and peach orchard.
Those wishing TO purchase viii please 10 exau,iis,
IA 7 themselves be!oic the day OF sale, The te,gys
! VII e liberal.
J ne ~
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

To 1o8nceo Dealers.
M are prepared to receive aui sell Tob#red
w IN kichmond. Our Warehouse is imnsedi-
atcly on the Basin. and lfiere wiIi be no expenses OF
drayage, DC. on consignment to our address.
REFERENCES. +.
MAURICE LhSouonSH, Esq.
- Tuos. FEaousos, Esq.
SsML. MILLER. Esq.
L.. LUDLAM Il SON.
Richmond, June 4 iol,r
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

u The Washington correspondent of the BAL
'mofe American, speaking of The debate on the
Su6-lfeaSuty bull, SAYS, Nh. Lowell of Maine
commenced his speech with the universal dcluge.
aud may not conclude before he has reeited all the
important events, from Noah To Mr.. Van Buren,"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
Review of the Iynchburg Market.
roHRTtTEp WEEKLY ny
- Y-ss,nuai.sio Merrlsrn

toHRtoTEp WHrKLY ny
- rEx-senai.-iou Hferrhnns.
Extreme prices NJ passed Tobacco, SIS 90 10 30 90
/ frriof 10 Cutnmun s 0c tn G 50
Common IN Good & 80 to 80
Good TO Fine so 10 Q 50
Good Ia fine manufacturing 80 TO II 90
ESlra quality manufacturing l. so to 90 90
l.ugs 3 90 10 4 50
Comparison Of Inspections 1850. l540.
Nc. p SD For iuspoc- Stock in
& refused. - tnn wafehouse.
1870, May lSt, 1868 57J 1884
1910, Man l,t, $500 1888 1850
OF passed aud refused tobacco; The quantity arriving
Is still very Ia, ge and our warehouses are getting 81
crowded that me shall npl do IA much Tor some
III G to come. The anxiety 10 sell was never so
great, aud notwithstanding the q%uahiits, the scarcity
OF money and the eubpfl tsstntnls IN RAISING n, stu
the prices maintain and the de- nand good.
We have sold tina week | hid tor !. w. Dinwid-
die at SD 80. bought h, tieolge 7. Wllllalns; | lie
lot saoe AT II 30. by Jesse liar; The ctnp Guc.
hhds. average about $40 For DANIEL Snattou |
hid. ST. -, by Elisha krcnt; crup } hhds. average
-. Fol ] ,mcs \. Hammer | hid. SIS, b, Bpci
Saunders; hid. John Armistcal ut Sll, by Duct
Saunders. W. sold Mt Armistead's Ihtec crops
y hlds.. at So average lrselying four lll9s. sur
eurcd tohaccu. Wm. Farley shipping crop, i
hhds. Al s. 30. We have sold only Que emp of {
bids wlaoh averaged ~ Inv asst. The tnlr,io'
fnr crops 81 20 To 8 aud & %.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
d" Nery respectfully,
ROBERT c. NICHOLAS"
Comment Of The National IateHaeaeer.

comment q me 4NutOHW IHtttti8CHGET.
Concnrrlng entirely IN The respectable qualities
attributed by tht Enquirer TO the Scnalot lfom Lou
lsiana, we are sur flsed that lie should hive fallen
lnto the efruf Gi committing 10 The press Sd solemn
an ohIufgatton on an occurrence winch we are sure
lie would not have considered worthy ui notice lad
he taken the Trouble 10 lulorn himself correct
y about IT or, al least, II offended, his indignation
would have taken IA different dlrtctlon. We took
SOME pa.ns 10 inquire into the matter ourselves. and
to relieve the mud Of Ar. Nicholas aud rauq uizc
llr nerves Of the EIq8lrer, we rely state what
tins " ndIuus,' - hard CIDER" Autobiography IN =
reflection awakening pagcanta was.
Ga the day wien, by the laWs Of Georgetown,
the owners Of public carts take out their yetly IL
censes, II IS Customary for tie carriers 10 parade
through the town With their useful vehicles and
accordingly, on The first Saturday in May last, alter
the renewal oil the licenses, the negro cattmen form
ed thelt usual procession. A 30 pie Of worthy tut
over Jealous locoioeo cilzcns Of Gcorgetown, how
ever, thought It a good opportunity for playlne of d
piece ol "agseIy ON Tie Wings of Washington,
whose recent 3 eat meetings Just lhcn made the op-
Posiie parry rather sofe. These worthy locuiocos,
IS We learn u nished tie caviicade wthile "udious
hard cldet' flag, aud bnbed them TO extend lhen
tnhtcl moth city, winch they dad some dist nee
down nnsHlvauIa avenue. Whether the " autho-
fIties tolerated. or even saw, The procession, we
Cannot say but 50 far nom passing 'uudlsturbed,
rs Mr.. Nicholas asserts, It was yluleUllv arrested IN
lis career by a number OF Wlag luurg Men, ina
ny III the pobr dupcd cartmcn souudlyrhreslIcd, and
Tie = pageant broken up, dispersed, aud driven
bach whence IL came Aud tbs Is the mighty mat
ter about winch the honorable Senator. II Tie above
alleged extract be not a forgery, has thought fit Ia
transmit a grave aud formal des ateh 10 Louisiana
Had every citizen OF that State witnessed the
spectacle us Mr.. Nicholas WISHES that thcy could
cave done, then only feeling would have been III II
OF laly Tor tie poor negroes Who had been led into q
sclape that cost item SO dear.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04
OF LANE,

on nhich SAID dcceJent resided AT the
tine Of his death, CONTAINING by present
SIS Acres,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

&ST@M on winch | reside, lying On Slnii Stone
..A--- Creek, IN pnlsylyanll county, about 10
mlIes south Of Waad's Bridge. aud , mlles north of
Chalk Level. Tins Iiarl OF Land contains
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-04

June 4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-04-02
EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER,
w. F. DURIsoE, PROPRIETOR:
TER NJ S.


Three Dollars per annum, if paid in
adpance-Three Dollars aud Fifty Gems
ifan, paid before the expiration of Six
Mouths from the date of Subscription
and Four Dollars if not paid withiniwelve
Months. Subscribers ont Of the State are
required to pay in adcaree.
No subscription received f"r less than
one year, and no paper discontinued until
all arrearages are paid. except at the OPP
ton Of The Publisher.
An subscriptions will he continued un-
lass otherwise ordered before the exp,ra-
,ien afthe year.
Any person procuring five Subscribers
and bec,nains Responsible fnr the same,
shall receive the SIKH copy gratis.
Advertisements conspicuousiy inserted al
624 cents per square, (l2 lines, or less
for the FIRST insertion, and l3a cts. for each
continuance Those published monthly,
or rquarterly will be charged 81 per square
for each insertion. Advertisements not
having the number Of Insertions marked
or them, will he continued until ordered
out, and charged accordingly.
All communications addressed 10 the
Editor, post puid. will he promptly and
strictly attended to.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-04-02

No time for Reuding.-Go into the hou-
ses ofsome ofour farmers, and you find
no newspaper, no periodical Of any kind,
and hardly hook. Ask such men To
subscribe for paper, and they will tell
you that they have no time to read one.
But who is so constantly employed as 10
Gnd nn leisure fnr the employment ofhis
mind Not the farmer; fir the long win.
ter evenings afford him few hours every
day, which he might devnte to reading.
Not the mechanic; for instances are fire.
quenl where. the industrious arlizans have
attained an eminence in hesciences, mere
ly by giving their leisure to study.
One the most eminent oriental scholars
Of The age, is professor Lee. of one Of the
English Universities, aud yet all his edu-
ca'ion was acquired during. tho moments
of leisure which he found while employed
as a. journeymsn carpenter.