Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-22
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RErvss oy HKsRr CLAr.-The Lexington XIV
inisllscneer Of Friday last says:

~hetc along hs Whole route, ho YES met aud erect
OIL ey crowds Of his fellow citizens, in q manner
becoming his long distinguished public services,
| and es'deneins tho strcng hold which he has upon
the affections Of the people. Ills health has been
much improved 10y h,s travels; and. with the keep
ton oil the Effects OF the fatigue consequent upon
such a Journey, We have never seen hin, look bet.
ter.
| Nat "tadfaH.--We understand, on good, autho-
Ii'y. that Francis Upton Fenns, E,q.. Of Upton
Coiase, o.Aeso county, young lawyer, through
the dea'h OF relative IN England his become tho
her OF u foStuHs nj SiOo OG0 and Co goo acres OF
iand lying IN the State VI Alab,ma-C henanso NJ
4. IfhsrSpa.
-N0ny MATTERS a. B5s.sn.-The American Of
| Monlay says
There IN, been greater demand for money thu
present week. than al any time previous ,ucc the
early part o: last summer. This, however, Is not
its apparent cause. now large sums are REQUIRED
to pay for the pfodcce which come, hourly into
the market We regard it as a favourable symp.
tom. and by no means to the interests Of
trade. The employment o. capital always gives
activity TO business, nnd every class of the cOnluu-
| nifty IA moro nr less benefited
The banks ace again rel citing wha, 10 denonina.
ted long paper and conlne their tukines princpal-
~, TO such rs has not moro than three or four
mon hs 10 run.
In tep'y to all tho wooing and counting Of the
Giobe, by the Madisonian, the Globe very bluffiy
gives as its opinion that "a Chief Magistrate, who
felt the dignity and responsibility OF his station
would not permit" Daniel Webster. after M. I.to
speech, TO iesnain in his Cabinet. MIR Tyler does
permit Daniel Webster To remain in his Cabinet,
ergo IN the opinion of the Globe, Mr. Tyler "does
no. feel the dignity and responsibility of his Office :"
Whha precious set Of friends the President coaxcs
| around him l-.2isr. GaE.
MoRE DEFALcArIoss-What nsri ?-Alderm,p
Jones, IN discuss on which arose IN the Board of
Supervisors list evening, stated that in addition TO
the deia'eahon OF ION Lloyd and Ahern, there were
o;her dsialeaiions, oil which they had some know
ledge, which were not ye, disclosed to the public
Cour. e. Eng.
The Liverpf oil Standard says: The Queen.
II Is understood, is again IN the way Of addins To-
ne impairment already existing TO the King of
ttanover's Chance Of ever reaching the throne OF
Eugland."
The New York Courier * Enquirer, after stating
that the Governor and Council OF Masaehusetts had
appointed Thursday, the % OF November as
day OF Thanksgiving IN tina, State, and the Govern.
or OF New Hampshre had appointed the same d Y,
with dry hu nor remarks: Gov. Dorr who i, as
sistng Mr. Henry Hubbard in governing ~ uam,.
shire, has no; yet issued any proc lamaton TO the
GOOD people ct his plantations IN Rhode Island; and
u nc mas any proper care for tho health OF his lieges
at Chepachet and elsewhere, the whole mattsf will
be postponed indefinitely. They have so clam baked
themselves, and so thoroughly quahogsed their pa
trio,ic stomachs, tina, any further denomination up
on the political diaphragm would inevitably pro
duee an epidemic dyspepsy."-L0uisriHe Journal
n JACK AIRS IDEA CF A Loo MOTIvE.-"Why
blast the thing" says hr, there's nothing Shin
shape, above board. or manly about IL, Watch n
sup now, with her canvass bellying OUT LAWN,
down to II jus! enough 10 show she feels the breeze
tossing the spray from her bows, lft ny her head
over the sea as If she stepped over 'em. TEE,
something noble about horse; he slopI n n he
knew he was gong, and proud Of his beauty aru
able TO do il. But that lubber-bah! that there in
sinivains, sneaking aong-crEwling alcng on rs
belly IKE laundering snake with pips in lis
mouth"
VIM. D. Shepard, Esq Senator elect from the
Parsustank, N. Z. District has reel med his seat,
The statistics Of the United States eivc-Po-
pulation. IL o6s &c. Gold ami Silver S75 coo goo;
Army, II $50; Ships, 6s; National Debt, s29 953,
9Oi. Those OF Great Britain give-Population
27,OOO,O00; Gold and Silver. 1897 500 600. Army
l26 900, Ships, sos; National Deb. Shops 400 OO0
Her De.'endencies- Population, 1873 600 600; Gold
ami silver, si6s. 900, 600: Amy, I55 600; Ships, 90
lC!ark's .NTo England Baak Note List.
Gel Benton omits no occasion OF cursins and de.
nouneing Calhoun. lie denounees hun in terms
that might have oeen borrowed from Cen Jickson's
hery dsnunelaons OF the Nu'lifeS in the heish, of
their old Ouiuc'. He thinks Calhoun one OF tho
greatest oil political rcncsadcs, utterly un~orthy OF
confidence, credence tiusi, and nothing would
please the Missouri Senator moro than u Fl. oeca.
sion for exhibtin. the grounds Of his bad opinion Of
him OF South Carolina. We ATE greatly griuved at
these ira;ernal chickering's among our Loeoloco
friends.
The Secretary OF War left the city day or two
ago. on visit TO his residence IN New YoIk.--NAr
lHr., Der. H.
Major General Sc5rr returned to the city on
Sunday morning, from tour of inspection OF the
military posts on the Northern and Western from
uer'-ifom Lake Ontario, via Macknav, TO the
Nj MISUNDERSTANDING "a Journey of near 1000
mile1, winch ne performed in 80 days.-B
OnIo-Ths election returns fom the State of
an ZEE fpfHa I.,@ ..
Tor the Wings than those OF the previous day. The
falling oil Of the Wing vote since lSi0, when the
cause trlumphed 50 silnally, is we believe unproce.
dented. Various causes are assigned in the papers
Of the State Tor Lis result but neither OF them nor
all combined, furnish n sufficient excuse for such
extensive dereiic.ion.-I6.
The Providence Evening Chronicle says tina, the
story abou, Mr. Adams volunteering his services IN
behalf OF Elc>srs PenIce and Anthony has no foun-
dailon IN truIh.-B.
DAVID r. PoRTrR. Governor OF Pennsy!yani,,
being lately sued by Rathroek, house carpen-
ter, Tor Sj5, being balance due for work on his
house, pleaded ivii,ge Cove, nor TO be exembted
from arrest, and for the Abatement, &C the writ Is
not this the lowest depth Of meanness II somo
Federal ArIs,ocrap had done it, how the land would
have rung With execution The Justice oyerruled
the plea. so for as 1t asked an abatement of the
writ, and gave judgment for the full amount claim
ed.
A few of the respectable sect OF Quakers ut Rich
monJ, Indiana, addressed MIR Clay n petition TO
Iiberate his slaves. lie fepied TO the petition in a
speech OF two hours on the subject Of abolition,
which convinced the most OF them o! the inutility
and Improperly Of abolition movements; and, acs
cordingly. large majority OF the sec, passed Ieso-
buttons Gisappfobatofy of the petition cif.red Mr.
Clay by "A !ngc portion Of their brethren.
a Libual Fss.-A young gen le nan retidins in
one Of The beautiful villages Of n neighbofng c0un
ty Who had fallen heir u tstue OF some 1000,
coneeyed the idea Of taking into his bed ana b ri
that might prove n hell -mrel Tor him Where.
upon a Gle gym was summoned in duo TO N a.
col'ecrate The happy event. The person rep ired
10 the spot at the appointed time and after 10 n NJ
;~O hors IN one, according to the sacrc rites OF his
order, was about TO thke his leave, when he w. 8
stopped by tho happy bridegroom who thurs, lrto
his hand a current safety fund dollar note; JUS.
twenty five cents more than the law allows. Such
lb5fn ity and such promptness IN payment cannot
DC too highly commended in these hard times.
lRoeh. Ere. Post
The MsrTussat Island, in the Pacific, il nppta-s,
90 boat beuk np SsTson ofby the French 90
vrnmeut A lctnr cf2ilh Of juno last, from RI -
Blnckcr E'q., American Consul ut the So,iety Is
landS, to ~ 'ins A Iams. Esq. in Fa:rhavcn, says
capt. B'nc, Of the shin Java, late from the Mar
qlesas, reports that the French government arc O..
bou, taking possession Of the group. large figa'o
there under Admiral Dupett Thomas, and
ssvefo transports Wofe hourly expected to nTnvs.
garrison Of eighty men had been stationed az Re.
solution Boy, and tho hgnto had gone to Nuke ina
Tor the purpose Of taking formal possession Of the
Island No doubt 10 entertained Of the correctness