Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-01

iPolIrIcsL llisrouY.-We 6ni tho folio wing
no',cc vi forthcoming work ina lale ~ sih
Cnmmeroid adsettscr To what extent the author
ptrlrrs Ia roman IgcQg9iq Ne are not dd'sea' on
such wotk a. he has nnlortaken, II executed win
tie 6icll, aud .ptut that We look Tor ~ thi-, can
scatce, l5n 10 prove equally attractive and 'hlnable
] TIE task is detiaf " one oil no common deiieae'
aud difficulty and burrs As well as thanks. poss
hi, in some cases censute, be expected 10 iol-
low II. execution IN Tree and just tone aud man
nrr. The political history Of tie Arn oil tho he
puLi'o vii .mbojy the leatar,s Of our scheme 81
Government IN rev form and under fresh as
pec,s that will be found. should think inter sling
| 80 Ia the philosopher as the mere politicidn.-
I!Jdny Irgns
"Pourle Al flisrony OF INV YonK.--A gentle
man, long aud isoutaby known for his political sa-
gaehy. has lor some tIn'e ben engaged IN the pre-
pafsrion ofa political history OF the Stale oil New
Aotk. Tie wotk VIII contain an account ot all The
political ratiiss, and The ftsgtant OF parlns, and
Tie suious questi which have arisen aud The ac-
TONS OF Distinguished individuals, with Their mo
tnts ufacion. ~srB the motfre Is known, OF can ba
faHly dure1 lf5m tii-umslaHees since the ytaf
i7su :, ant VII be continued down 10 tha election
Hrfl-I1. NfioHI p4tuts and The acton aud char
acttI VI palleHtas Other Siaies, VIII be no iut
trt noticed fhan u nrccs-aty ~ otdet 4" present
pfopr view oil Tie conduct al public men ~ our own
ssH4r. The execution al ia scheme renders II ne
ccs.a,y gfe individuality III dead. the political
character tud history ul q otge Clinton, John jay,
4 kaudct llaalton, Aaron Bur, De W.T. Clinton,
u. u Tompkin-, Ambrose Spencer, Martin Van
Buten. &. and also lull sketches oil Robert Yates,
zen. : husler, Chancellor Livingston and the Liy-
rngsIon family, stephen Van Rensselaer,, RUFUS
X my, James Kent, Gouverneur Mouls, John Ian.
slng. Jonas Plat Morgan Lewis Joseph &. 1ates
T.. T.. Throop. Samuel Young, L omas J. Oakley,
Francis Gunger. In w. Taylor, William l..
Macy, William II. Seward, &c., together with
vast number ~ Others, who constituted paris, and
many Of them important paris, 6i The machinery Il
the pam, lot tie lImc bGIug II will. IN tact, PIE
sral gted drama. IN winch the drdmaA, persona
lfe continuity apprauog and dslppcaIng. A.
lusIuus vii necessarily be Mado 10 politIcaus OF
nlhcr states, surh IS Thomas jefferson, James
Mad son, William II. Crawford. Monioc, Cal
hum, J, q Adam, Clay, Jackson, II 'nlson, Web
SET &c. From the long political experience OF the
author, aud lis eh t"Ctet rs a close observer oil
mtn aud I'm. may anticipate seiy interesting
work. We uuder,tdud vii be ready loI The press
~ S,p'ru.b.i u oet.bcy."
- c Ia We understood that the aulhnr of the
hosc Ir1HasI q Wotk IS he Ion. JABtz ID. HAM
noNp, vety tayotablJ remembered ~ II Represents
ave On thr l1th Gouttcss. We should deem Judge
lltmmnud well 10y natur, habit, aud course oi
bic, Tor an able aud lllhlu execution OF the task
he has undertaken. lis work will be OF general III
telrs,, aud vii prove doubt instructive ~ veil az
tntrIttlulng. Nat Int.