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~ pos having claims Against The t.sar ct i''
y m. Pnndonn a ,ris,n b. 6ece-s d. If Clifton
s.r i-cu c u present hain-aRd all those indebted 10
eat E.i1e 10 MAKE payment. my he fond NJ Eik
NJ ~ ;ae county OF Goochand, aier the ,si day vi
- islAber next. fEfibS HAHhiSoH,
Admr. de bon's non with the i'll annexed,
of Randolph Harrison, Sr deceased
,,r 25-tf
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$50 s srSef VIII .t ap by S Srlas con1s % a
families and lots to suit purchasers, the above
named number of likely and valuable negroes at
anv time between the present date and the first Of
December next, or until that number or there
abous is disposed Of Southern planters and 9th
crs wisiiagio parei0st, are requested 10 call ur-
on the subscriber. residing near Lorci,o Post Of
fee. Essex county Ea.-anA all letters ofenqnirv,
past .alid, will b. promptly aic"ded To- The Ia
cilities for transportation by land or water, are
very gooi. and The negroes. rs lot, are equal Ia
any ever offered for sale in We.
RICHARD BAYLOR,
july 1 lit Executor OF Robt p. Waring.
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DOWuATAN LAND FOR SALE-Thc
! subscriber being DESTROYS Of removing 10 The
State of Missouri will offer for sale IN The high
est bidder. on SATURDAY, the 3lst day OF Au-
gust next, upon the premises, Of not previously
disposed of0 his Tract Of Land in Powlatan Co.
called MOUNT LAUREL, containing, BY 3
late survey, SIS! acres This Farm is about .
miles above Powhalan Court House, AMI about
forty miles above Richmond, on lie head waters
Of Deep Creek, branch oi James River The
improvements are nj IN excellent character. con
sis;ng of Il large frame DweliiE" House. with
oil necessary oI,-houscs, Barns, Stables. Tobacco
Houses. &c, and has always been regarded as
one OF the les, old Plantations in the neghbor-
hood-having a large portion Of creek and brarch
land upon il; and the recent additions which have
been made 10 il, have given it an ample supply
OF Wood Land. a moderate cash payment on
Is will he required, and !, liberal credit given or
the balance III the purchase money.
The subscriber Will also sell priya,c.y his NH
Tract. containing 293 acres OF land, with Gris'
Mill and Il small Frame Dwelling House upon
it, SITUATED! abpnl i've miles above PGwhalan Cont
House. In this Tract IN excellent bargain can
I've had. a The Mil >clf will yield proilt oil mole
than Ten per ccui. Per aunum upon The price ask
cd for il. JOHN w NASH.
July - lJ-l2t
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TAMEs II. JURET, COMMISSION -'IER-
y CHANT, RICHMOND, Va, sells Tobacco,
Flour, Wheat and other proiuce-and on con-
signmcnts in hand makes liberal cash advances.
Office on Cary street three doors ahors Williams
& Haxall's Warehouse, on the Basin Bank.
Recommendations. +. & J. ;. James &
Co, Richmond; Col Jno. II. Jones w. =. Parish,
Esq, Charlottesville; MessIs. Il. I. Tinsley X
Co, Lynchburc; L. May, Esq, Staunlon: John
G. McClanalan, Esq, Buchanan; J. w. A..
Saunders Esq Buckingham; Reuben Raslald,
ESD Powhaian; Dr. James L. Jones Orange:.
March 3 W-il
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IT,, and wood frame Travelling Trunks
iali-, gent. and chilirrn's Caters, slips, &C.
Mas navs and servants ShnrS. IN variety
Mi....' and th ldrrn'a Shoes Gtiies and Iles
L,di kid and Morocco S.ip- Caters and l;nskins
uroaz-, Cnorrd aud Back half do do.
e., t,,s aims, please call IA. as we are pontirey
tlOun.up. l.EoNARD & 70 " 'aih slreel,
door below X. n. jenkins Dry Good, store
.,y % 25-tf
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Ycur most obt serv't,
T.. w. HUBBARD.
DR.. A. CrrMr. Chairman. SC.

DR. a CrrMP, Chairman, &c.
The Democracy OF Powhatan: May they
show this Fail that majority of those who 10
side in the comfy are Democrats, ;nd that Wing
victories DEPEND upon foreign voic; and hat. tho
beaten, vet ,hcy will prove that hey are inGoIn-
table
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GROCERY AND COMMISSION BUSINESS.
D,RRlSH & BE aZLEf hrg leave 10 inform their
| Customers and the public generally, that they have
removed tenement No. "a, Cary stree, nearly nppo
former stand and FEW doors below ne street
le,aae from Mayos Fridge where they are prepared 70
trh Every description of Goods in the Grocery Line
good terms any other house In the city. ihey
so PROPOSE to doa -
CENER Al COMMIS ION BUSINESS,
tt n. now prepared 10 attend 10 selling any articles
@s:ailce which their friends may consign 10 them
i IN, their best efforts obtain, in every casc the
..i''s market price.
n n,.r. sr informpd th-t Mr.. C. Wsl,hai now In
~ tiiu oyment aud who has practical knowledge of
ne Tn.acco trade, will attend particularly TO that
fincli of the business.
k!..a 25-tt
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LOOK OUT FOR BAKG NN5.-ILosi.N1 Or IT.
CnSr
+ coward ( co. having found |: necessary 10 close
,h nu~ine4s 4, this CITY, re'urn their e'a'etnl
AqnS. a the pub c generally fr the liberal patronage
,,-y t,yr re Fl, ri Ne are now selling our Stock %
GuJfS. SHOES AMI TRUNKS at cost Among which
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Julr %

commissioners SALE OF VALU.
~ ABLE; LAND-In accordance with dc
cree Of the Circnit Superior Court OF Law ana
Chancery for the county o.! Nelson, pronounced
OH tn 18Th day oi MAJ. ISL in The case OF
Montgomery against MONTGOMERY and others, |
shall on TUESDAY. the 9th day Of August
next, ii fair, and ii not, OH the first day there
after proceed 10 sell on the premises, ;oihe highest
bidder. {; Tract ot Land. containing about four
hundred acres, being the lower end Of the Man
sion-housa Tract OF Land OF which Joseph
Montgomery, deceased, late Of the said tounly Of
Nelson. die! possessed.
Will also sell al the same time on the pre-
miseS in TIE same manner, another Tract OF
Land. containing somchin" upwards OF two
hundred acres, being the par CT; oi from the up
per eri of tie same main tract. .yihc allotment
OF dover 10 the widow of the said Joseph Mont
gonery deceased
The larger Tract aho;c mentioned. contains
about one hundred acres OF bottom land. lhc resi-
due heing high land partly cleared and the WOOD
lanl being we'll inhcrcd, and generally OF good
quality. There is a comfortable Dwelling House
upon the land, and many necesSafy out-houScs.
The other Tract is partly cleared hui has MOI
becn cultivated for sc:cfal years, except small
portion OF it. Hiur al this Tlaci i, rich, ana
is particularly we'll sgi:ci 10 the production oi
corn and tobacco In shor, both of these Tracts
are valuable, and arc we'll worth the attention
of purchasers
The terms Of sale will lie about onc-ionrh
cash the balance on 4 credit OF six. twelve.
eighteen, and twentc-four months. the purchaser
giving bonds with good personal security, andthe
title 10 the land being held rs additional security
july % as-rds
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July l LIT Executor Of iobt L. Narin@.
yITEBB, BACON & CO. offer Tor sale
w Isl hhds. New Orleans Sugar
ZIG hhds. p Rico and 81. Croix do pant prime,
recently imported
1902 bags Laguyra, lio Porto Rico, Havana
and -. Domingo Coffee
s6 bags fine old Java and Maracaibo DO.
s. hht!s West India Molasses
$40 siacs Sole Leather
II dozen Russell Leather
200 Spanish dry Hides
IL boxes and halt boxes double Loaf Sugar
& bblS crushed d.
81 iiercc> Rice
500 sacks Liverpool blown Salt
I0i do Ground Alum do.
30 boxes Ta!low Candies, lIulls patent ard
other brands
2i1 boxes Soap, various qualities
~ boxes Sperm Candles
e tons american Blister Steel
81 bundles Hoop Iron, of various widths
l12 boxes Window Glass, SylO and lOxl2
II tons Nora Scotia Grind Stones
~ bbl>. North Carolina Tar
30 do. Tanners Oil
81 dozen Painted Buckets
Alb bags Shot
81 kegs Duponls Gunpowder
II cases Calabria Licoricc
dIl kegs Nails and Brads, assorted sizes
Also, Copperas, Loswood. Alum Indigo. Mad
der White Lead, SaltrctTe, Bar Lead, shoe
Thread Leading Lines and Bed Con.s, Ginger
Pepper. Pimcnto, Starch, Teas Of various quail
tics. Com Brooms Twinc, WOODWARD, Hops
Paper. &c, &c, &c.
Richmond, July Q, lSi4 le-2m
TIRE lNSURANCE-Th New York Con
I relationship Fire Insurance COMPANY No
s.. Wall street, have appointed d. C. Randolph
their Agent. to make insurance in this city lis II
cini,y. and state of Virginia, against loss or da
mage by fire. on Dweliirg-housc>, Warehouses
and Buildings in general, Merchandise, House
hold Furniture, and every description OF Proper
IL. on terms as favorable as those OF any olhc
COMPANY. This is IN old and well established
Company, and has Capital Of S3oOO0o.
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PlcuN0vn July II lSit

NJ Dear Sir: am too much dcbiliiated, by
the s.yeres, attack ever had 10 join YOU in pay
ing due honors To John w Jones, the Rep!csen-
taiive of this district in Congress. They are ho-
nors. which will be gracefully worn; for they
have been MOLLY won homer the nan. need
not tell sor Sir. how much | sympa,hize IN TIE
erea! CAUSE which brings cou together
As for myself Sir however weak may re the
fesf. the spirit is slro.g. The present has been
The scyerest year ever saw, in the course of not
4 ycry short, nor very inactive life. Domestic
care has worn heavily UPON me-aDd the labors
Of the Legislature, and then Of the election, and
then the distractions OF our party, until tie meet
ing of the Baltimore Convention, and the import
ami responsibilities Of the cou!se wctfought il cur
du,v 10 adopt, have exacted of me days OF care
and NIGHTS OF toll tina, have drawn so much upon
nv constitution as to make me accessible ~ the
very severe attack, from which am row, hope,
randi; rallvirg | trust 10 be in a few DAYS At
ny post | hope 10 NEE; YOU and our trehTcn
II The Charlottesville Convention 10 raise again
the same eorions nag which We successfully
displayed al the very loot Of JefeIson's Tomb III
Ser;cinber. 1910 We shall mee;, Sir, nnder hap
uy auspices The Baltimore Convention has
brought healing under its wings. Peace, and
harmony, and union have given new enthusiasm
and energy TO the Republican party. We mus.
ploriously succeed, if We but do our du'y-aId
who can doubt sach MN in such a e0u@ as
for the Coons who have stolen The name OF Wigs
10 DO the devilish work OF Federalism IN, they
feel their spirits tagging, their ancient cn'hosi-
asm running TO the lees They are complaining
of their own want of energy and the 'ruin If,
! they feel their cause is waning and a dark
change is coming over the spirit Of iLeiF dreams
| Strike boldly, then! March on with elevated
front. and buoyan; ard determined spirit, and
! the victory is won. Teas PoX and Daaas, VIII
carry every thing before them,
,d do +; me IN INC name ,aru. and believe me,
Truly yours, Illus. h1SoiI'
PowHArls: Her otea Sdfire Democracy have
always been true 10 themselves, ard fought 1a7
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rASI FOR WIIEAT.-Wc wish 10 pur-
~ chase WHEATihr present season, and torsood
crops, arcH e|canc1, We win pay the highest market
price in CASH. Farmers on The Dan and S,aunlcn
rivers, ard elsewhere, who have good crops, may
find TO their interest TO call on before selling.
READ, CARRlNGTON & WILLIAMS.
GAINESVILLE, 9Th jane, 1911.
o-1aw1mSvoms
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JOHN R. ROWLAND, Phila.,
Graduate Of University Of Pennsylvania.
lime I5-IayY3m
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mo TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
J. LICORICE-Wc have on hand, and shall
continue 10 receive from Importers. the best branGs
CaiaL,ia Licorice Also IA assortment Of second
and third quailics-a!l lof ,a!e IL the lowest
prices. DAVENPORT 4 ALLEN.
July ~ 2l-tt
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SnIppERS ANn SHIp nWNEpS

SfIIPPEKS AND StIIP UW NEKS.
XJOUR at-nu OF IL asked 10 III. annexed commnnica-
tons, showing. by actual experience The superior
advantages of Waltnal rs port for receiving dis.
charging cargoeS. T.c Richmond and Petersburg Rail
road Cnmp'ny are pref AIRED 10 ansrnt all articles Of
produce aid merchandise a ;h- annexed rates.
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~ The New Otl.ans Picaynne il requested to in
sart the above fixing thereto The price for ADVERTISING
and send cnpy Of paper containing same 10 H. H. Bur
wall Warrrnon n e..
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-10
BY GEO. II. BEAMAN.

ceiye how any human beng could reside IN
q place Of uiior darkncss,aud where the en-.
ierancc was difficult, and narrow but rs
the blood hounds increased IN their yocif-
Grafton, and relusingto return, 1t occurred
20 all tina, the cave ought 10 be explored to
the extremity. Accordingly n sufficient
number OF torches were provided. The
hounds were permIued TO pursue their
course-a grea, number Of men penetrated
through all the inlricacies OF the path, and
at length arrived a, the private residence Of
these horrible cam balls.
They were followed by all the band,
who were shocked to behold a sight une.
qualled IN Scotland, II not IN any part Of the
universe. Legs, arms, thighs, hands, and
feet Of men. women. and children were sns.
oendcd in rows like dried beef Some
limbs and other members were soaked IN
pickle, a great mass OF money. while both
Of gold aud silver, watches, rings, pistols,
cloths, both wooden aud aud linen, with an
innumerable quantity of other articles,
were either thrown together in heaps, or
suspended upon the sides otthe cave.
The whole cruel, brutal family, TO the
number iormely mentioned, were seized, the
human flesh buried in the sand Of the sea
shore; the immense booty taken away, and
the King marched TO Edingburgh with the
prisoners. This new and wrelched specta-
Gle attracted the attention of the inhabitants,
who hocked from all quarters to see this
bloody and unnatural family ms they passed
along. which had increased in the space OF
twenty-five years, to the number OF twenty.
seven men and iwen,y-one women. Arri-
we'd a, the capital, they were all confined to
the Tolbooih under a strong guard; they
were next day conducted to the common
place of execution in Lei,h Walk, and exc,
cuted without any formal trial, it being
deemed unnecessary 10 try those who are
avowed enemies of all mankind and of all
social order.
The enormity Of their crimes dictated
the severity Of their death. The wretched
mother of the whole crew, the daughters
and grand children, after being spectators
of The death of the men, were cast into thrc,
separate fires, and consumed to ashes. MOI
did they in general display any signs of re
pen,ence or regret, but continued, with thei
last breath; to pour forth the most dread.u
curses aud imprecations upon all around
and upon those who were Instrumental il
bringing them to sucn well-meritcd punish
ments,
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-10
LOOKING LIKE A LOCO FoCo
County Of Washington,

There rs one trait in character of air the
Wings from the creates standard bearer
OF the party TO the undiainguished rank
and file, which is justly communicable
and that is, a readiness which every whig
eyinces on all occasions, 10 nvow his poll
tics and maintain his principles. How dif.
ierent The Locoiocos, from Col. Polk down
to the lowest subaltern oiihe parry.
In 1910, as several gentlemen, Wings
and Locoiocos, were walking in company
towards the steamboat landing in one OF the
western %cilies.s they saw a sorry looking
swell faced ioafer asleep in the gutter, and
forthwith a basket Of champagne was wa.
gered as TO whether the fellow was Whig or
Locoioco-agreeing that he should decide
ne bc' by answering for himself The
party awOke him aud asked for he name
and politics. The fellow rubbed open his
eyes and asked ia a growing manner.
"Shai am to get if tell your
why" said they, "as much champagne
as You can drink, il you will tell ms the
candid truth" 'Well,' sad be, his eyes
begsnning to sparkle aud his mouth 10 mois.
ten, ''geullemen, my name is Jones, and !
am n harness maker by trade, | comics:
appearances, just now, are very much a,
gains mel confess lhall LOOK like a
L0eoioeo-ihal | ACT like a LOcoloco-
tina, my odof is that Of q Locoioco- and
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-10

How universal it is. We never knew
the man who would say, ~ am contented."
Go where you will, among the rich or a
mong the poor, the man of competence or
the man who earns his bread by the sweat
of his brow, you hear the sound of murmur-
ing and the voice of complaint.
The other day we stood by a coopc
who was playing a merry tune with an
adze round n cask. "Ah % sighed he,
'mine is a hard lot-forever trotting round,
like a dog. driving away alta hoop"
"Heigho y sighed a blacksmith, in
one ofthe hot days, as he wiped the perspi.
ration from his brow, while his red hot iron
glowed on his anvil, this is a life with
vcngcncc-melting and frying ones self o.
yer the FIRE"
sob that ! were a carpenter !" calculated
n shoemaker, as he bent over his lapstono,
here | am day after day, working my soul
away in making sOles for others, cooped up
in a little seven by nine room"
81 am sick ofthis out door work" ex.
claims the carpenter, boiling and swel,er.
ing under the sun, or exposed 10 the elem
encv of the weather, "if | only was a tai
lori"
'This is too bad perpctually cries the tai
Tor, 80 be compelled to sit pcrched uI
here, plying the needle all the while
would that mine was a more active life"
"Last dav Of grace-the banks won
disconnt--customcrs won't pay-what shall
| do ~ grumbles the merchant, IL hat
rather be a truck-horse, dog, anything !"
"Ilappy fellows groans the lawyer, nj
he scratches his hcad over some per
picking case. or pores over some dry rec
ord, "happy fellows ! had rather ham
mer stone than cudgel my brain on this te
dious, vexatious question"
And through all the ramtica!ions Of so
cieiy, all are complaining Of their condi
tion--fnding fault with their particular ga
ling. "IfI were only this, or that, or III
other; | should be content" is the univer
sal cry; "nnv,hing but what am" S
wags the world, SO it has waggcd, and so
will wag.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-10
MODERN ASTRONOMY.

Come Nimrod, it is a long time since
we have conversed together upon scien,if-
ic topics. Suppose you answer a few
questions in astronomy
We'll, fire awayT
How many revolutions does the earth
make in passing round the sun 2
Sometimes more and sometimes less ;
but the greatest revolution it ever made was
the revolution in Rhode Island
What is supposed to cause the redness..of
MarsF
'Sprceingi it hard and living higA
(Which are the most eccentric Of the
heavenly bodicsF
'The Bowcry %gals-some say the seven
stars is, because they are odd
How can we ascer,aincd The distance
from the earth 10 the snnF
Guess how far one quarter of the way
island multiply that by A.
'Who discovered tierschel's Satellites p
The duke Of Rigmarole, in Pattinson's
eating cellar, 1000 years B. G. (Belore
Crooked
What; is the moons diameter in apogee
in perigee-what does her equatorial
paralux vary-and is she longer in per.
forming her orbits when the ealth is in its
periheiion or aphelionF
Il can't hardly wool all that-but | think
it did though
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-10

PARRY GooD.-The Reveille tells a
very good annecdoto of Captain AleXan-
der Scott, long and well known as having
been one of the most vigilanl officers ever
on the Western waters. Al night, says the
Reveille, his flvorite "look OUT was on the
caps,aln, right opposite the furnaces. one
night, after severe toll, he fell into a doze
upon his seat during which some wags
cautiously and silently turned the copslan
ill the sleeper's face was opposite the ooi-
lers when an'aIarm being given, and the
furnace doors thrown suddenly open, the
captain started, was met BY the fash, and
cried ont in a voice of thunder, "Back her!
back her a seven boiler boat right into
us I"
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-10
From he National Luteligenecf.
LETTER FROM MR.. CLAY.
"a lie EIiLnr.
ASHLAND, September, 23,ls44.

Gentlemen :-.-Sincc my nomination nj
Baltimore, in May last, by the Whig Con
%vcntion, as candidate for the office of Pres
ident ofthe United States, ! have received
many Ietters proponnding 10 me questions
on public affairs, and others may have been
add ressed TO the which | never received
To most Of those which have reached ME
have replied but some | have not. because
either the subject of which they treated
were such as that, in respect Of them. my
opinions, ! thought, had been sufficiently
promulgated, or tina, they did not possess. in
my Judgment, sufficient importance TO re.
qnire an answer from me. | desire now 10
say TO the public, through you, that consid.
ering the near approach Of the Presidential
Election, | shall henceforward respectfully
decline 10 transmit for publication any let.
tiers from me in answer TO inquiries upon
public matters.
Alter my nomination, | doubted the pre-
prie,y, as | still do, Of answering any let.
tors upon new questions OF public policy.
One who may be a candidate for the Chief
Magistracy ofthe Nation, If elected, ough,
to enter upon the discharge OF the high du.
ties connected with that Office with his mind
open and uncommit,cd upon oil new cues.
lions which may arise in the course Of his
administration, and ready TO avail himself
If all the lights which he may derive from
his Cabinet, from Congress, and, above all.
from tho public opinion. .
IT, IN advance, he should commit himself
to individuals who may think proper to ad.
dress him, he may deprive the public and
himself of the benefit ofihose great guide.
Entertaining this view, i, was my intention.
after my nomination, 10 decline answering
for pnblica'i ion all questions that might be-
proponnded 10 me. But, on further renec.
ton. it appeared to me hat If 1 imposed thi.
silence upon myself | might, contrary To
Ilhe uniform tenor Of my life, seem 10 be IN
willing frankly and fearlessly 10 submit NY
opinions 10 the public Judgment. | rher..
tore so Tar dcvia'od from my frs. puipas.
rs 20 respond TO letters addressed 10 me. ma.
king inquiries in regard to subjects which
had beer much ngiiaiod. or The
which sotransmiited, some were intended
exclusively for the satisfaction Of my ou
pondendents without any expectation ~
my part Of their being deemed worthy n
publication IN regard 10 those which
have been presented 10 the public. miscon-
ceplions and enormous constructions have
been given 10 some of them, which I
think they did not authorize, or which, NJ
MI events, were contrary 10 my intentions
In announcing my determination TO per
M, no other letters TO be drawn from me on
public affairs, ! think it RICH, to avail my
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-10-10

Mn. FRELsNGHNysEN-The following
is n new answer to an old Islander circn.
lated against Mr. Frclinghuyscn. II is
addressed 10 m answer TO letter from Rich
mond Virginia.
Dear Sir II have duly received your
favor, stating that n report was circulated in
Richmond, that while in the u. s. Senate |
had opposed The nomination of Chief Jus
tee fancy, upon the ground of his being n
Catholic. This most groundless charge
was made some weeks ago a, Baltimore. 10
which place | sent an absolute denial--as ]
do now assure you that no vote of mine
was ever given against Mr.. fancy in the
Senate, on the ground of his beng a Cath
olic-nor was | ever Intercepted by any
member Of the Senate, or any one else, ms to
my reason for such vote-or that | ever
gave this reason or any reason like it.
The truth is, the whole is an utter fabrica-
ton, as it regards myself--and equally so,
! have no doubt. as it regards Mr.. Clay.
Yours respectfully.
THEO. FRELlNGHUSEN.