Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-02

pfrl,r talents pdcd though they may have been itl
.,,n protcnsions and disgusting cgotism He has
..,,yed himself all occasions a RECKLESS brawcr-a
.m,n wi,hou, dignity of prime pie conduct iibc er
oc,ublic bcncfacters wien ii suited his iurp.e,s.''
Several gentlemen spoken o. to succeed Mr. C. c.
Cl,y-among them the rr sent Governor nagty Ian
old L. s. Bank Wing, bought up and long since paid
tr. by the Ioc,s. Daniel Coleman, Reuben Chapman
Dr DAVID Moore, David Hubbard. Harvey W. Ellis and
lanes f.. Saunicrs--not Of them much known IL
ame-bu, OF them be inferior either in intellect
or reputation, to the retiring Senator whose parihian
row will rebound from the oljec, al which il aimed
and fix the poisoned point in his own beast.
Mr. Clay Of hy.-Thc New York Tribune says,
that Mr. Clay. in late letter to friend in that city
states that he conicmpatcs rcsgnng his seat in the Sen
ate though he has not positively decided do. Mr.
C. will certainly be in Washington, it is Understood
the opening of the next session.
.Nsc York Cmrency-An article in the New Yor,
Tribune satisfies that the advantages of specie paying
Banks not after all what they cracked up be-
The Banks of New York boast that they have
pended and, with pharasacal seltconplaccncy, they
lift up their eyes heaven and thank God that they
not as other banks Wc--we suppose the people Of
New York, then. have a good hard money currency
Oh no. The effect OF their maintenance OF specie pay
ments has been directly the AgreeaGy To the
ory she ought have the best currency oany Part the
Union; but practically (says the Trbunc) she has the
worst This is not the only ease III which the dclue
tons of closet economists refnted 10y the events OF
ryday life. How does it happen that this is So =!
Simply because these specie paying banks III order To
prevent being drained of the precious metals, have been
compelled to draw in their crculation-and hence they
are never called upon To pay specie, Of The va
CUM is supplied by notes Of country banks, which are
At discount-and hence the people VERSE off than
if their banks were in of Suspension; for the
Tribune remarks. while, in other cities, the who
sells his day work his bushel of turnps for dollar
can get a dollars worth of whatever he wants in turn
the dollar which the New York aborer gets will pay
for many Of his obligations until ii passes through the
Jucng process Of the brokers' shop. So that this attempt
10 maintain specie payments hasnot effected the prifca
ton othc local currency. while bears oppressyey up
on the citizen.
Or The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Express says, that the President Twill recon-
mend fiscal agent-no corporation though, In any
,orm,-which in many respects perhaps in all, will
swcr the purposes of National Bank Look out
for something unique and magnicent-which will
pale 1.-THE light of burning clgies" The same wri-
Ter tells that the President Twill be Loco Foco-
oh no. not hc lie is neither Loco Foco nor Wing
neither fish, flesh fowl; the President not Of party
but per Sc
c. The President has returned Washington, we
learn firmly persuaded that he is now the most popular
man in Virginia His Richmond llsttcrcs ought he
iastinadocd for playing upon the vanity OF the gentle
to such an objectionable extent.
M. \ c,l,I ,t,J
lin the and yellow Leaf has been appointed,
by the President of the L, States, Military slqrehcc.
at the L. S. Arsenal near Frankfort. Pa The Pres-
dents (Rob,rt) married daughter Of Mr. Cooper
r,- Sec the remarks in another column. of the New
York journal Of Commerce. neutral in politics, though
against the Wings generally and especially in reference
oqucsons of finance the obligations of Nissis
spp pay her bonds. The effect of the late election in
that State at felt in the Stock market of New
York. Illinois bonds falling low t26 and 50 in the
lll and others sharing in the decline The most OK
traordinary panic which has been known has pre-
vailed for day two past in State stocks SAYS a let
ter from New York. dated the 23d ultimo. But we
are glad to say that the Mississippi spongcys yet find
sympaiizers beyond tho limits their State cx
cept perhaps in the columns of the Washington Globe
Every where their course is unsparngly denounced or
received with an omnouS silence and hope that
they will pause before they pronounce decision which
will throw their State out of the paco honor, and nct
anneradicablc stain upon the character of free ins,
iuions.
o. John NJ. Bolts, Esq publishes, in the Richmond
Wing long address to the public, in reply that of
Mr. Richard Adams, which noticed few days ago.
We did not need this statement did any person who
Knows Mr. Bolts to satisfy that he was not influ
cd by any thing like tcar in refusing to accept a
challenge from Mr.. A. The rejection of cla-
ehge, indeed, argues moral courage, much greater
than, nine times in ten, dictates an acceptance More
towards have fought than have refused to fight
Il Large fiog.-A correspondent informs us tha, he
saw at Col. Bryant w. Nown's farm in this county
On the Esd ult ahog two years old. which after hang
ing some time, weighed 400 lhs nett He calls ON old
Kentucky to beat this, if sl,ccan.
o. The Richmond Compiler states that the opera
tons upon the Dock going ahead rapidly, and cy
presses the belief that they will be completed in the first
part of the next year.
70 The following gentlemen have been appointed
delegates to the Education Convention from Norfolk bo
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