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FROM SALT RIVER!


NJOHHHaieaisd oe an uRkHoHn cOrresronGcafo
The good ship Wing A No. l. coppcred and copper.
fastened Il the bends, Captain Clay spoken in the
upper navigation Of Salt River, Nov. 2Oh near its des.
nation, all well coud be expected, and in fine spirt-
Captain Clay himself the cheerful man Of the
grouPe and bore his exile for years with great equa
nimiy. Some of his friends board seemed in a rage
but passing so near the wing" to be abe pitch
biscuit on her deck, could that Captain Clay
calm and collected like "Marus on the ruins Of Car.
thage." or the company around Captain Clay, Rivcs,
BoiiS Peasants Daniel. and Sanard. seemed the
furious and indignant IN their gescua,ioas 1t obv
thu; Capt Clay endeavorng SHAY their excite
meat, for he was heard to say, the two vessels
side BY side i'll the River, tina, years very small
pace in the life time OF a nation. Rives declaimng
against TIE "Duck Rive: Coone-Botis proving that
he had head"d the Captain" after aPiessnnts was de-
nouncrg the Saabans and offering demonstrate that
no ough, to be allowed who could prove
that his blood Of the old English, Scotch and Scotch
Irish sockDInie aud Sanard expa,iatng upon the
Gibraltar of Wing principles" and how nobiy she had
done her duty in the late contest
was, a 4 moderate Loco Foco sympathising with my
unfortunate eountymen above mentioncd, very much
pleased IN the main with their department. II sub
dued, mod, and resgned. Ore and all OF seemed
- fee convinced that their exile TO the head OF Salt
River only temporary and that they should be recaod
with acclamaions the end Of four Yeas The whole
party expressed this opinion while IN hearing II
the good Ship the "Whg." Although did believe it
mycli, pleased ilj the eS,ies taking kindly
and hopefully did understand particularly how the
emgrant proposed their leisure hours in the
four year: But farming utensils which suppos
cd Csptaiu Gays anJ Mr.. Boit board, Phioso-
phica apparatus which stated belong Mr. Riyes.
i.hiEg rods aud guns which MIR. Peasants seemed 10
cain dNeIs law books which it supposed Messrs.
Daniel aud Sianard taking along with which
ieye ;h,ir lcIsIrr hours.
Lower down S4t River, Just entering Is mouth indeed.
encountered another vessel. Il H,rmaphrodle Brig,
bound u? with emigranIs. We passed her III haste
the velocity OF the current but she known the
.F.ee Trade" Capt. Calhoun a few passengers were
recognize only he vessels rapidly passed each other
Among these Capt. Calhoun himself. Mr.. Cralle,
Me-rs. Goode, Taylor, Seldom ScCu, Gordon, C4skie,
Crump aud others from these parts. These gentlemen
seemed greatly deJ,cled and bear up well again.
their fate those in the "Whg" The "Fiee Tradc'
shoi of provisions, but there opportunity
supply her.
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RICHMOND DAILY WING.
MORNING, JANUARY :, Is.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Estraetof a letter % gentleman OF this city:
Set II down CERTAIN that litte or nothing
will be done this session Of Congress in change Of any
sort The Revenue laws will remain they very
nearly and think Viz. Folks real friends will DO tho
last 10 disturb which filling the Treasury.
satisfying the people. making money matters easy and
which. thing can, Will make his administration
smooth. Mr.. Folks friends ought be most thankful
the Wings Tor what they did 1912 towards settling the
Tariff question, and removing that ycxaous question from
tain policy that the Government has yet arrived in 50
years of trial"
This letter confirms speculatons advanced the other
day. Mr. Folks Administration i. going be and
IFAig in OF governmental policy /, hardly pos
sble for it TO be anything else controlling immense majo
rifles the Tauh party does in every State north OF the
Potomac and northwest Of the Ohio river with maorities
too in Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina. and
nories which dispute the sceptre Virginia Georgia. Lou
isana and Mississippi.
While many things remain in darkness and obscurity
thing least clearly ordained by the will of the
People 10 be mistaken the very defeat OF the Wings
confirms it. their defeat in Pennsylvania and New
York occssiOncd by the novel and unblushing fraud
that Polk Of Tart. man than Mr. Clay We
mean the final and perpetual establishment OF the
PRINCIPLE OF PROTECTION to American indus
t,y. Dynase- may rise and fall. but that principle
will be immortal Constitution and Govern
ment While Wings feel just and natural Indignation
that their principles hFvc bccn stolen by, and made the
basis of Loco Foco success, they ard do feel
hono', triumph both that they be adopted the poll
cy OF the Government and that their opponents
this compelled acknowledge the superiority of
Wing claims the confidence the People. and Of the en-
Ii shtenmeni s"lidy aud patriotism oi their views.
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by which their prices might be raised eniod. and
rendered permanent least Tor large number Of ytars
Here fs the particulars OF which leave tor more
ingenious people To coneoct. r.
There China about 800 900 81 people, all des
pers,ely fond u the OF narcotics What they nov
principally is Opium, which they chew aud smoke.
But the laws very against these practices, and
the present Emperor goes far to punish offender
with death itself! Now what have We Tobacco planters
do but introduce weed in the Of Opium whose
place II would supply admirably Our Tobacco
would al become the ourshing the Union
and the Chinese instead Of suffering the awful effects which
Opium produces its votares, would only have bear
the incomparsby mildcr evils which Tobacco gives
Mr.. Cushing told the weed IN all three ways
and no doubt his example will introduce into the Capt
tai To some slight extent, but this Is too slow for
think the Emperor. violently opposed Opium, that
be would do thing get rad Oft lie might easily be
prevailed cdict encouraging the To-
bsceo in it, stead aud rcne the duty that article for
a limited period Then let Tcbscco merchants do
their part aud the thing would be fixed.
This subject has been mind for some unie but
ss not in the habit o writing for the public papers,
have delayed doing in this instance. lii. hope that
the IDEA would sirke some competent a. unfold
the scheme. My only object whiting this draw the
attention of intelligent the subject Suppose Mr.
Cushing were instructed in this matter.
am, very respectfully yours,
OulD PRO QUO.
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c...r.i A...~s,y 81 virginia.


MoSnAy. Jan. 9th, 1sI5.
Several bills um the House were read the second time
and referred. Lf'I. fF.TE7TTl -
bill authorizing the payment of sum OF money 10
samuel Alexander Sheriff of Mason county was support
ed by Mcssr. Carter, MeMulen Sbinn Csiaher and Pey
'on and opposed by Messrs. Wallace aud wooolk and
passed-Ayes l6. Noes 10. $50 (. =
THE LAND FUND. -'- f,--rN
Mr. WAtiAcK from select committee on this subject,
made report Of some length adrerss To in
the Resolution irnm the House OF Delegates for the rrcep
lion ct NIryinid's quota az the Land Fund.
The Rep.H concludes with the following resolutions,
Resolved, That the Aetof Congress providing for the
Distribution OF the proceeds of the Sales II the Public
Lands among the States, approved the 9TH September
lel 10 violation Of the aud breach of ths
faith Of the United States 10 OF dangerous cndency and
ought Ia be repealed: ~ 49,
Resolved That the aforesaid RESOLUTION Of the House Of
Delegates be rejected.
Alter some remarks by Mrssrs. Wallace, Shinn. Gala
her. Carter, and McMucn the disposition v the re-
Pot-u was laid the table and ordered he printed
VIZ CAsrER minated that the majority III the Committee
might deem II necessary to present report II So
he should ask that such report DO prnted also.
supplements! report from said committee, encoses
correspondence between the chairman OF the Select Com
mee and the President Of the Bank Of vryina the
subject of the deposc OF the Land Fund
The President of the Bank replies that there has been
dcpcse with his Bank under the act o Congress for
The dsrbuton Of the proceeds the sales OF the pablo
lands among the States But that dcposites Of the U
States subject all times ordinary drafts Of the
Treasurer It the United Stitcs.l
bill was passed, Incorporating the TEistees Of Fairfax
Academy IN the county at Culpeper.
On motion OF Mr. SnINN, the Senate adjourned.
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MIR. RIvEs.

We shall publish, tomorrow. the communication Of
North Anna" IN support and yndca'on Of Mr. Riyes'
claim election By tie Wings, and ia ply 10 south
Anna" who. w!,aia a few days, assailej them
Accused 10y OF GictauHg" 10 these matters we
have prescribed 10 ourselves course Of noant,r
ference We Lave neither expressed nor indicated
any preference among tue many oi high worth ard
patriotism which have been held up the country TOR the
important OF all ofccsthe Presidency alone except
ed-Riyes Summers, Stuart Preston, Mscforland Bort-
Lyons Peyloa Stephenson. We have expressed no pre-
ference for either Ether would well content US ANY
good and sound Wing would satisfy most fully. But
willie refrain tins from all psrtzlnsAip We
feel oggueyed that the opponents Of Mr. kives
ldwnding continually IN numbers and ,udnencel should
have represented 10 pall Of tie country iaytte-
Gtsy host, 10 that very prominent; cz'D and ripe States
man. The perhaps Of but !.e In5rrsn, were It
tsetbuti! uot fact, aud has colour Of to aus
nit.
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n'ad a,Ea, had fsas for their solution In tho State
i.sr ois. IA L'aioa. Noe do spps.hcnj ,here ~oulJ
Dc eny di'c",y IA obtaiaiag either by
c'cdcj Agent oi tho State, through Minister. Ia
me Par 1855. anxious clear up the mystey which still
about tho Meeklenbug Declaration of Independence,
ssked tho favor of Ma Stevcnsoa make inquiry there
ior copy III the Caps Fear Mercury i'm which that
Declaration was ssd ~ have been Published
mat Gov. Martin had ssnt = copy VI that paper vr not
y! the DECLARATION ITSELF undrr.t,od from him thai
leave was readily granted him search for It, and his i'm.
preston was a. now recoeet that paper had once
been there, but bed been recently sbstracted
Nothing Is natural than this desirc of peoplc ,o
know the particulars of their early history and the .uti
taste Is sure 10 ineres.e with the increase Of the
elsss Of cultivated and speculative minds-we may there
orc expect hatpcstsry wilt utter heavy dsnuneiapns
on men OF tho present day 4. they do avail themselves
OF the means they 10 from oblivion ma
tsrials Of sutheniic history. 4, ... ..r
Aud while IL 10 right 10 look tho great European Re-
tory We should perhaps be anxious preserve
these materials which houc and which, me-
elected must be ost fot incline o. think that the
records OF some OF tho county in the lower part
Hie State, II diligently examined. would give us much
curious Information Of tho siaie Of Manners education
u.ascs Ne OF that day-a slight examination Of those OF
Northampton county, satisfied OF this Perhaps too
the papers Ut the Proprietor OF the Northern Neck would
communicate much that would be both interesting and in
strtictivc. ~ e-Irt .'ra
On the WHOLE should hope the money which would
DO required To send an Agent England would not be
gudged by tire Legislature seeing that they hav, sueh
ample means In the Literary Fund But though your
INST application should FAIL continue renew IT, and YOU
would gradually bring enough your Of thinking To
obtain IN tune majJrityas drops Of water wear uway
the hardest r.cks mon % sed eadendo let pesevc
anee be your motto and success will finally crown your
efforts.
AIR, with much esteem and regard. yours, &C.
GEORGE TUCKER.
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Cortssp0ndepee III ne Tyhie.

WA'nisgToN, Jany ;, 1874.
For the last tw, days, have had here srlngs jun.
~ Of farce aud Tragedy Of h,Toico.conc II oil
to- where the rdcuou. alonc otored flr the auociou-
and knayory was socned down b o1ry obviously inca
pablc Il performing IT, in short. have had ~ happy
taposion D,r-rn and Anne Ration. the one made
most us respectable 10y ell the oi Mr. Burke of
New Hampshire the other moral bv all the ingenuity
Of Mr. Cherlcs lnger-ol Of Pbilad,phr.
Never urquos,ouabIy have met, by any grace Of thOo
gods vino, dinner look down, for or sport upon
foole, ed piece Of div'fou, these qucs.
tons, hobbng along toy e;hcr ahod. The cYutomp-
nor the words of Freedom, Law aud al that shud at its
very sound mind noble and pure IDEAS ever
before were i1ued with the scnsc'css the pusiannpus
aud the rufiiuy.
Than freedom which, for the slightest grievance easy
end quick %. natural redress. would break WI oil law
and mutual destruction peaceful brothers ri the
coil; thln freedom like hat Of DDfsm which teach
e. under airy doctrines about Natural Rights every thing
that iuo,t plunge land In desolston ana blood with
end, can imagine greater cursc The freedom Il
the bad ie dreadful of I'll the sc5ufRes h1t were
ever ei loose upon any land. imagine sign NOR,
woeiu any country Uan when none arc loud for H.
berry h, fools and kravts-- when seryio tJrls Ike
Richie peanp hat sacf,d eternal Glamour
and every IDLE echo Of ignorance every mimic cry d
| fraud voices back the sound
lte.icye the Democratic party will pass Resolutions d.
fccty affirming al the principles Of the Dor nsunecton
ond teaching in effect that iumut s the only Gov
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-07
TO THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF THE
SENATE OE VIRGINIA

There some among You who propose Justify your
mcditacd wrong declining elect Senator Of the L.
States uPon the plea that the Governor I'LL Mr.. Rves
vacancy after the 4h March when occurs. and by
Virginia viii be fully represented the Senate the
impor'i Jnnciie of the incoming and organizing OF
Administration.
Ii Is always shuttle off upon others the Just
sPonbii,y which attaches you apotson body Of
persons II would be, in the Senate Of Virginia. dis
cFcdi,abe, effect by the performance and lapse OF
public and duty what lhey oiec, By manly
and siratinrwad Performance Of their duties and by
Seighi OF hand, devn.yc upon Gov Mcdowell do,
what they themselves ntu-ncod by faeiJus motives refuse
to do. Ii the Senate ct Virginia. convinced tina, they 60
into election the Wings wi. elect their man, decline
do the OF country and ahjure
their official obgsuons,-whi Is it bg: the performance
OF faction law and right Ii they the farther
hope that they eeet their object indirectly when they
do by meeting their responsibilities promptly and
directly, what 1t but relying strstagem, GOWN,
fraud, effect what they ell by open and ,Gndi
action under the Constitution
But let them deceive themselves or other: Lcthem
look little before they take this leap the dark under
the sway OF hetous councils. Ii they refuse, decline,
omit elect Senator this session OF tie General
Assembly, Gov. Mcdowell cannot supply the vacancy
1t vacancy by the expiration OF Mr. Rives'
term, anu BY death esgnsi.oG, and which virtually
aeerung the OF the General Assembly the Go.
vernon has ri-h; 10 al. 'fhsi the Consultation.
II Virginia. t.1h til, bat half represented at the n.
porILt Iuactur. OF the 9Th March, fault viii be that of
the Senate OF Virginia.
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ernusnt the only a~; that the constituted order o ,hnx.
even without oppression has saerednes no
bat tina, majority. real prsssnded. formed no m.tss
whom OF wha-asns, isens, reius~es anything
Is entitled. at sl nies 10 whatever pesse. and
demo!lsh State. as ycu ot pretend To
have counted, majority Of one.
One conceive that such wild doctrines should be re,
sorted 10 among nations denied all gifts Of FREEDOM and
maddened by oppression. the very fury Of Lber
y. But how in land where equality 10 native sceustou
ed 10 mild laws shaped all the while by ready conformity
To the public WISH such hord principles Of conu
sion should spring up all sides. 10 difficult imagine
We ENJOY already coniesse6y. the teest system OF gov
ernnen, upon the earh and yet the dr,posm
existence that did exist has displayed Wild
and 81 restless an impotence TO subve all authority.
Its, too. not hle remarkable in how small
degree any thing that before commanded among
admiration its opposite any longer upon the public
mind. The rspeallon array that assailed the Rhode
Island Arsenal fled Chepachet were scarcely
seemy as fals,as recruits their leader
heroieal than that doughty Knight himself Never was
there such buTlosque OF freedom. such Of
lour Naturally. where all thought lost but Of the
mere buiiconcry whatever lit rule men. attempt
marked with every thing that piiabe and grotesque
could only have excited universal derson yet this mis-
ercant fugitive with heart white Us he that his
hands should be red with aieual blood. Is. by party who
forget his eowadiee his crimes, erected into hero
the martyr.
Consider too. the strange contrast presented by the
action which they obliged sppls this Rhode Is
land case. Just twelve month since. these very held
as Legislators. that competent any State dis
SOLVE by ts contumacy. any law that Congress passed.
cven upon subject specially contied it, aud here they
take tupon themselves pronounce upon the validity OF
the constitution aud laws of State matters rs strictly
N State authority alone.
As TO Texas after nany fluctuations begins look
IS II that grand inquY and folly about be
mated. The prevailing opinion begins To he what mine
originally was, that will certainly be carried in the House
and probably prevail in the Senate also To bring
It about-io stir the tagging zeal OF the Northern demo.
the drcc; rescrpt Of Gen jackson has probably
been but the younger Polk has doubt
ted to them the heios peasurc and 1t is probable
that they will cumuate uron the glores the 9Th
those OF Annexation. Mothiuks they might have found
yet more appropriate for the fact-iha of the trial Of
L1ualcr for his life the shopping" OF Judge Hall.
In SNcRFTARlo.
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OFFICIAL SENTENCE IN THE CASE OF BISHOP
ONDIRDONk

The court OF Bishops Of the Ptcstpn, Episcopal Church.
convened under the authority Of Canton III ~ sA o the
General Convention u SAID Church. for the trial and the
pr,seninen, Of the Right Reverend Benjamin Trodwel On
dcfdonk, Bishop oi the Diacoso o New York by the Right
Reverend William Mead. p,-hop Of the Dipccye %. Virginia
the Rlht Reverend James llorycy Oicy. Bshopof the d.
Of Tennessee, and the Right Reverend Stephen I'll
ot, IT, Bishop u the d. Of Georgia, upon certain
chsrges and specifications said prcscnimen set forth;
having fully heard the allegations snd testimonies Of the
parties and deliberately considered tho ssne and MAJOR.
W ~ the snd court having declared that their opinion
the accused guilty u coa1 u the chagc, and spec.
cations contained the Fis,s ment; which declaration d
minority Of the Court his been reduced ~ writing and
sgncd by those who assented thereto, aud has been
pronounced IN Tive presence u the plo.; aud Court
having proceeded after hearing the accused pass SEN
upon the accused In conformity with tho provisions
Of said Canon, and having determined thst the penalty be
affixed and pronounced aiI case. shall be Of sBspsn
sim
Ishcicby ordered and declared, that the sentence ol
this Court upon the respondent, the sUsPEysoN from Of
Zee II Bishop the Chu ~ God. from tho func
jts Of the Sacred Ministry; and this Court do hereby So
cmny pronounce and declare that the Right Reyd Benia
min Tredwc Onderdpnk Il suspended from all exercise
Of his Episcopal Ministerial funcuons do order that
tho notice Il this sentence, required by sad Canon be-
communicated by the predng Bishop, undcf he hand and
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The letter from w. Burke TO NJ. Archer ou tue Naiu-
rali1auon Lowe vn he regarded by the enlightened as
o: h, must important and CLEARLY reasoned popes-of
the duy.
Mr.. Burke himself nauruzed citizen and from edu
cation character position aud aainmens his opinions
ton
The property" feature Of his plan, holding out pre-.
m1m 10 good conduot and good citizenship, although poe.
by the ycy feature hch may defeat it, through the pre-.
dominance "i Dcmugogi'm ia the L. sae- tina, which
would have recommended it the Law Givers who in an.
ci,ut and -tfn Republics, preceded tie and nscen.
darcy Of tie CaiuT Tribe # Dcmagogues
Ii j. stimulus to industry, an incentive to osof'o, and
appropriate snd noble reward for good rship.
Our limits preclude from farther remark: but
doubtless, much be said ~ behalf Of TIC
plan.
For ouroyos. we arc iorredress, and f We cannot gel
it in way, will take il in smother.
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a ~ - a -.
a. neA~'
Dsss ssss-Nss hssiax md the pleasure 81 sseas you
ssscs d. agitation N,tur.z alton Law. igno.
your Va. -. ON that .ah.et except 80 far a. they
m. ,.,r....,.s A., an. ,.,....,. I h,x Ion, h.., .,
49,. q :. -. 49, :. i, :. 7. . -. =,
"a -. :. A., =
p,"eps. " w. "'''S, '.'P''S'' w"
en mas ehsnged the Government VI thn Union from the
moot psneet republic, that hes existed. To degene
psss radical snsrchcsl Jemoer,ey i'm which there H. no
i,.s., ....,,,, e., ,,,,.,,, 80 o.,,,. -. ,o,ny ~
Ii r. .s- a.. a. - -. = - &. a. =. =.
=. :. - -,., -, -N',,' r. - 4.
~" W 'mp'~"'s |" ssSs r""". inc e'" N"c"
icrs The immediate subject OF this iete - one OF se
knowedged magnitude. and which, II rcmeded will
become otoerablc. Every naturalired etzcn OF good
eou.,ao .~,.. and ,.,,,,,c o,,oo.. vii, ,o ,ly
l,d,, ,h,. h,, ,,l he .o,, n,on,o, Nth n,yc. in an
-. -. 4, .
pV"s "e"s. INC quesu"h u %" '"e e"a'"e'e' w ''a
remedy ana on his head ask leave To oer lew sugges
lions.
The advocate. of chang. .em M 20 be ranged
under three heads those ho are satisfied with the present
law with ation. those who are for n probation O!
II ycsr.s end thse who ste of total
IL sppean Co me that the law NJ IL il. requires so
many smendn,cnts tina, IL would be easier To form
. new Law and I freely confess with Difference
yosr Judgment, that I should greatly prefer to
fsi exeissisa to the period Of 81 years, uf which
you represented the former
would be effective whilst your plan would continue liable
of hhuds now practiscd aud, moreover has
only appearance of less rgour class per
affected by H. which, In fact It properly exc
cued equally severe with total exclusion As conine-
nent in The for 81 yeas is tantsmoun TO
ence life; So in tins counry. where the average OF
human life only 2S years and that Of emgrants o~in
the effects change climate and other causes being
over half that period YOU may readily see that but few
would ENJOY the privilege. II understand the present
Law r,shty no mirr can declare his intention TO become
eirsn N TIN. be 40 the average ACE nj which euirtants
declare their Intentions may be placed at IS years and #
,h. added 81 years the average age at which hey
NAV attain citizensbi, will he 6ity sly wears Daring The
whole probationary period they are exempt from militia
service and prior to the age OF sc say M they would tie
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b. d. MiSoR, Esq.

Last night Mr. keeviI gave his first Lecture in the Ex.
change Room t" highly respectable audience oil of whom
seemed be highly delighted with the OF the Lee
turer in illustrating his subject without the OF Tcchni
ca'ies Amongst the most beautiful Of the Astronomical
Paintings observed the Zodacs Of the Hndoos taken
from the Temple OF Isis in Egypt movable Diagram
Of the Earth, also splendid painting Of the Northern
Hemisphere with upwards Of 300 consultations. The
Piane'arum with all its complicated machinery
the motions OF the Solar system worthy Of the mind of
the great Philosopher under whose il has
been constructed The Dioramic Paintings beautiful
specimens Of the frsi Artists in Europe
The Ruins OF Holy Rood by Moonlight rurpasses in
beauty any thing ever seen.