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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
THE AUTHOR OF TROUGH NOTES" &

There appeared lately in the columns Of The Enquirer
onmurcaton rurportng to be from officer Of tie
Virginia Regiment of Volunteers, the object of which
was to disparage the military talents Of Gen. Taylor as
exhibited at the battle Of Buena Vista We have never
read the producion and therefore, do not know what il
contains Its assertions, told, reckless and sill
w. beyond what even party hate digest Major Ear
w. in his speech on Thursday night alluded 10 it with
great indignation He denied that the author could in
any fair sense Be considered attached the Virginia
Regiment-tha he went out as Lieutenant in, Captain
Talbou's company, and joined the regiment at Buena
Vista, where he remained about month, resigned and
came home And such was The military * .,erience and
qualifications Of who has the inpertinence TO pass
Judgment upon the battle arrangements Of Zachary
Tayorl Major Early said tha, no man. but enc whose
face was brass and his heart filed with the hope Of re-
ward or his pocket with the money in advance would
have dared to outrage the Virginia Regiment with such
criticism, when assembled at Buena Visa-that ev-
cry officer and 10 the corps, matter what his
politics. would have resented such reflections upon Gen
Taylor persona insult Major Early dwell at some
length upon the subject, and manifested proper watch
funess for the reputation of Regiment of which he was
distinguished officer He asserted again and again
that the writer not entitled to speak for the Reg
and that the views and sentiments put forth would
be repudated by every belonging to it. could he be
INTERCEPTED In answer call for the maine &c this bro
found military genius Major EaF gave Roc 4Rr L
AsrRoP. of Diawiddie county. .r, sa.ra 'l.
And this is the modern Payhins, This the Jonrlin
the campaign Of the Rio Geande A young man VIII
resigned. after monhs experience Of camp life, from
Just appreciation of his inapnde for the calling Of sol
] III ,l-
| al, and that VOL or Worth w0nll have done in tw
hours, what i to'k hin two days q dqf-Fz whiR.rf
NleSicsns-is really one Of tae ass 4as D. he ssasa
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
GENERAL NEWS.
Mh- NDRRIlI'S ACCOUNT OF His LAST
BALLOON ASCENSION Az NEW YnpL

-D'"ti'i' = Ntt y Of tttS LAST
BALLOON ASCENSION AT NEW YORK
description Of few ri the principal events ot,my
aerial our my not be altogether un,eres inc 10 The
public orsI's, the publication Will serve 10 reasl
sure my tHendS al distance IN regard 10 NV pers M
81 CIV
: vtred the that Connected paerisic and
vessel with tie earth at . mna;es b-1re gg u.fc5
+. W. and assembled n'derae lt being almost clal
towards The su'hw st. NV pn r,ess IN ra,5T..T nyey
the city was very SLOW and In e.Jnssuarnr the usual
view o. ne AaF".a't vas PFbh'nge. iaIeet iof s-ye-
ral Inu Is after had arisen 10 tile dsanCe IF 9lt
mile There appeared not To De the sasy progression r-
ward Of The Biloan. The pri.cipa streets. buildings
and parks could be accurately traced out and were al en
al one view from the Battery o the upper part Of the
city, and tom the North to the East Rivers The sdr
rounding city and villages many miles in the country
were also visible at he same tn.Ineaf
As rose III IhPr end passed over the uesern III. ei
y Of L1ng Isinl, IaPpe.-el "a BE taking an easter.y
ours | Afterwards struck current Tia, moved nj
slowly towards tie Jersey Shore. had now al'ajre l
my greatest altitude, Of Rocatyay % miles from New
Yosk and formed The PR Jet ofcrssng tie ea tl SAIL
dy II uk or Siuam Beach, distance Of a,Jf, > Mills
The view atthis time, though distant was in enssIv
interesting LlnI lsa4d AMI through lis Whole extent
appeared 10 be tnr five nj es jaI; the broad expase
Of ocean was bef'fe and The cities and country had
becrne very dinlnu i've in arp araace.
Considering that should MT be, able to land from
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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

The KNIT worthy otthe intervention VT tli Gl Layi0-
presented Itself the aalrs OF the iocooco party, II
consequence If the Disastrous defeat sustained ID Penn
svlvaua: MI Buchanan has been brought into the field
HI did not attend public meeting Oh no. That would
have been mira dgnita!e-and besides Alr Buchanan
might have recoleced famous speech lie made IN
the House Of Representatives, against the interference Of
office holders in elections, in which he said !
..Nh4n man is once appointed 10 Office III lie self
sh passions Of ulS enlisted for the purp'se Of
retaining HI he Office holders the enlisted o iGs
Of that administration by which they are s2sa.ned.-.
Their comfortable existence uen del ends up1n the rc
elecron IF their patron -
Or possibly he might have remembered circular let
ter of MI. jefferson, which s1ys:
The President of The United States has seen. wish
dissa' >.lciion, officers ut Tie General Y Femncut N
king un various occasions, active parts IN t' r'er0s
public ruucuuares whether Of the Graerai otae Gov
erumsu freedom of e.ee,ins being essential IN the
mutual indie penIeuce If Guverumen and OF the different
branches Of tIc same Govern uent vitality cherished
5y uosi IF Dur constitutions, sdecm-d improper fr W
fccrs departing The ErccGira Of he Laon. 70 N
tempt b conrotor i!Hccc hc five croIcs- ~ Lic e.cc-
the right"
However this may he, Mr.. Buchanan did not attend
the meeting-but tie meeting cane iohn,i in salemn pro-
casson to hear what counsel and cons ation he could
4l'C " Ittl 10 SJlT CAt"CtS III lIV III
copy from the Wang. Tne speech is remarkable Pre-.
duclion anu has jns at the proper moment 10 Show
the South what is he issue After all we have
heard ablnt the Wim, Pr)yis,, the Clayton Compr5-
MISE aud the Missouri Compromise all the od
um which the Union and lis echoes have attempted N
excite against \ Jrthern " uigs, told, by tn
highest Loo AK authority, that the qaes I'm savp
~ the territories If New Mexico ana California is al
ready virtually settled. and that Mp mortal power could
Introduce the institution there-that by treaty ard ua
.nal aw, slavery dies exist. and that the State
constitutions vuea framed will tolerate it. AN hs
is Of course. addressed to tine Fee Soil party of feuasy
vanIa " induce then to abaniun their separate orgaIi
zaton by showing that their object is already attained.
AMI That New Mexico and California no ess than Or
gun, are AID be ehuding terrific
lies. Tie Uni1n, IS IL duty bound appIauds ID tie
skies this speech III ugh it, virtually stamps with false
hood and absnrdy three fonrths Of the ranng Of the Of
;ial Jarna upn the inject Of the PrJviso and Cumpro
mise.
Mr. Buchanan's pr0nuacCnleyst0 will have effect.
The people Of Pennsylvania cannot, and onght not,
frleha fur years AGO he traversed TIE State and bJi
" ass red in various places what he we'll knew % be
flse-tha james K POLK was friend ot Protection and
better Tariff man than Henry Clay. They viii scorn
the admoniiionso atery Of one who has shown himself
capable ofdecelvng them point Of vital interes, in
question Of fact. Of which his knowledge was complete
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
WHO MAY VOTE.

Every person, entitled 70 for members IF Con-
gress and of the Legislature, may vote tomorrow week
for Electors Of President and Vice Preriden1: But
g. THE lax FOR l847 MUST BE PAID. 1t is
sufficient that the for the present year paid
Let this te borne in mind BY every one.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

yotes thirteen esshan hall mary viii he peeeS
sary 10 elect are now be counted u.Ju certain
ours In loi4 at corresponding period Of he caavaSs,
the one was list and the other exceedingly doubtful
We repeat that the higs have reason to re'ice--
they have reason to be con6dni-but let not relax
our exerias 4Ae victory Il ASSURED but must
fight on valau,ly Is if The doubtful in the
I-anb
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
RENIhMnER IIIE DAY

We learn that in some quarters there exists misappre
he.sion 70 The day Of The Presidential election The
law Has been altered Instead Of taking place differ.
ent days in The several States il same
day. throughout tie Unon-viz: to morrow week
TUESDAY, TIE SEVENTH OF NOVEMBER
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
COMMISSIONERS OF ELEC ZION FOR PRE-
SIDENT AND NICE-PRESIDENT.

The Commissioners appointed to superinend the cleo
ton of Electors for President and President Of the
United States at he precincts in the several Counties in
thee ommonwealtha required TO take and subscribe an
OATH which will be found 10 the sessions acts of 1914
pare 80, section s. The oath prescribed for the Com
missoners appointed by the Executive, is Somewhat DIFF
ftrent-see same act
For the convenience Of those who may not have an
opportunity Of referring the act the form oflhe oath
and certificate are subjoined.
CAB, d. soltmnly swear Cor aGiru) that will
faithfully and truly execute, according to law, the Of
flee of Commissioner Of the separate election of Electors
Of President and Vice President Of the United States
be held at in the county Of
that WILL to The best ofmy skill and Judgment, admit
all persons 10 vote entitled do 50, and reject all
entitled and that wild see The poll fairly and correctly
taken, and will certify the according to law. s.
help me God.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
RUS IA ARRIVAL OF BOSTON IN THE ICE
TRADE.
mer & Smiths Times SAYS;

Gas sIme trade is carried on in America in Ice we
NAV 81 observe that cargo Of 80 ions of this novel
article IF mporation,anl the first imported into his
couuiry from Russia, has just been received by MessTs
kneelng s Hunt. Of London, by the Britannia from
ST. Peiesbarg- The principle object in seaIng rgo
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

HsaTy D9"Ggss-ln he CiTegi C9nFt hey a NeT
verdict of 5000 aglihst The New York and EEe Rail
Toad Company. compensl-n for mi !ries sus
ianed by him four years ago, making lin cripple IT,
lie, by accident to the train IN whirli he vas File
accident was c4ns,d oy defect in 9t-4 Of the wheels
which oFJ-V, anu The were thTJ yn into gully.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
DEATH OF SENATOR LEWIS.

We greatly regret 70 announce the death in New
York, "Wednesday las' If tile Hon Dixon H. Lewis
Senator Of the United States from the State Of Alabama
Mt. lev was man nf fine talents and amiabe char
acter, and much esteemed by all who knew him.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
NO NAIL.

The Packet Boat arrived on Thursday night at the u
sual time and brought NJ mail This vexations disap-
poinment caused By neglect in The Richmond
Ill,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
8. B. Commission

':-County to wit:-Ihe above oath Cor allirma
tion) was this day Of 1913 taken and
subscribed before me Justice Of the peace in and for
said county g. d. jus. Peace
This cath and certificate il is the duty Of the Justice
reurn the Clerk Of The County Court his County,
to be filed and preserved by such Clerk in his dice, and
the Justice i also required give to such Commission
ers respectively certificate stating that they have taken
and subscribed the said oath ;ina ion (See act
aud seci) The form Of the certificate be given
by the Justice the Commission is prescribed by
law but it is beeveit should Be in the following FORM
Of to the or like effect.
81, L. w. Justice Of the peace in and for the Coun
ty of do hereby certify that NJ. l.. who has
been appointed Commissioner To attend the separate
poll TO be held fl tie lection Of Electors Of President
and Vice President If the United, al the
in the county of aforesaid, did personally
appear before me on the day l84S
in the county Of aforesaid and did then and
there before take and subscribe the cath prescribed
by the act Of the General Assembly, passed tie 18th
Feb lSf4 be taken and subscribed by the Com
mssiones appointed 10 at tend the separate polls for
the election of electors of President and Vice President
If the United States, counties in which separate polls
are authoritsed-G:ven under my hand this day Of
lS4S.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
J. P"

The oath il will be seen, must be not only taken
but subscribed and then returned by the Magistrate to
the Clerks Office and each Commissioner must obtain
from the Justice Of the Peace certificate that he has
thus taken and subscribed the oath. t
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

III tue l0;h district III Ohio, Mr. Duncan the presen,
Wing member Of Congress has lost his election by six
MI. ID. alleges gross and manifold frauds on
the part Of his opp,nen,s and win contest the seat.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

james O. Brooks, IF WV Express and Horace Greely
Of the Trihnne, are Illuminated by the Wings Of New
York fur Congress in tie city Ut New York
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

The absurdy otthe hing scarcely pEevfnlS-oe from
l,eelin4aadizna,ion we hope if Gen Ass be elected,
Nj Aslrop nay be made General at least,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
CULTURE OF TEA IN THE U. STATES.

Al Interesting article il SINNERS new periodical. en-
titled The Plongh the Loom ,und The Anvi upon the
culture Nc the Ten Plant correcs the opinion long
tert2ed that it cannot be cultivated with Of
the Celestial Empire, and shows tina. it is cultivated
there in the northern mountain region. where lies
the ground three or four months the YEAR, that it
found wild in Assam and is cultivated in quantities the
foot Of The Himmelah Mountains From these facts,
with othr information derived from traders. Sc sreurn-
e residents Of countries. the writer snly convinced
that this country from Texas 10 New York. will grow
tea equal in Equality 10 thirds Of that imported, and
that Of the States will grow equal better than
the best that from China. The article alsD
that gentleman recently returned from Calcutta. who for
five six years managed Of the cumpanys plan
taoas in Assam has written book upon the subject.
vel published and has expressed upniln that this
Country ''cln gr1w good tea any portion oil the
vurd.o The written thinks 'lhe child is now bora that
Mil i've ID the Uoiied States export instead Of in
I port ea''-Iunts .Her. Nag. 1904. -.-.-t
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30
VIE LNETED STATES.

NJ Gaiilardet the late talented editor of the French
Courier has become candidate for Office in the Nation
Legislature Of France where he resides. laead
dress VI ms aims the following:
itjmpJssi0e tove in the Une1 States for ten years,
lo5seve The gigantic progress Of his young people in
the career If epuh eansn, without approaching the I'M
nense advantages it hasderived from sflrn Of Govern
arnmear. or without desiring that Iher nations may fol-
TOW in its luminous track, But the closely the
American nation is studied the more heedfuly It's 50
cal and political or4anz on is invested, the more clea
II It is seen thai that this organization has immutabie
avs which alone give success and grandeur 1t is not
.n4r-y because they repub lean that the American
people have become powerful rich and happy 1t is be
cause the pubcr-strics iiselfo certain conditions and
certain limits he proof of this is that ,whelt ascends to
the highest point of civilization, the republics of Mexico
and South America, which have almost literally adopted
its onSiitulioa have gone down the social scale until
tnally they plageI in the abyss Of anarchy and mis-
cry. IL the United ates the republic has been success
ful because the people republican by character and
education and the system is in accordance with the
TOMS ne American is republican because he Is I'M
hued with the sentiment well Of his duties of his
rights. and feels the love Of his discipline not less init,
rnileiy than that Of liberty because he believes clear
ly in natural inequality in legal equalty because he
has sovereign respect for property the object and law
ful security OF labor; and finally because he is
profoundly religious and profoundly acknowledgements
ties, OF hch give him hope and the other patience
II Thanks to of hJse mysterious dSpensations of
Poynence which often nations and men by the very
means tat threatened their destruction these attributes
Of the nercan people originate in circumstances which,
under he moral condition Of The Old nations in Europe,
could produce only confusion, anarchy and mpiety."
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

Of ice this advanced season Of The year berg not
much for the chance osle.as test quality compar
ed that received from America and Norway"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

\ Chifn2an=oe late Paris National gives the follow
ing description of young animal of this species, which
has recently been placed IN the JaIdin des Panes in
Paris.
When first introduced there he was put in the apart
Of the monkeys but either pride Of caste love OF
solitude. made him withdraw himself from his brethren
Of The African forest. wherever lhey approached him
lie seemed 10 seek the company Of man, and he was
placed consequently in heod cell o! Jacq Feline,
n'll # the Species who died IN Paris few years
since-and they gave Joclo. Gre Chimpanzae) z
keeper-J lcho a cad Of alb ut eight months old and
toIt anda half in he CHIT He offers his hand gracefully
to his vlsless, drinks with pnprety from glass, and
offers his lips Politely to kiss tie cheeks Of visIterS. He
seems sensible ofcleses and pattingS Of the hand which
he pays back in the c0il. But nlthng seems to
arouse his sad hamor Neither his yellow robe, his
sailors tr0WSers striped with red AMI white, in which
hands of the benevolent clad him his arT-
val in France thing dverts him from his habltual me
ancEuy. Under this costume Of civilization his mem
DIV perhaps takes him back the nfte forests Of Congo
under rude cabins and he says to himself like the sOlc
Non placet Gce1t rerer Il lulde ueni0. Perhaps he
dreams Of that barrier D. form which Stops him the
threshh ID Of hunanty and this man he sces before him
is reflected IN his confused brain the halt seen Ideal Of
lily future existence The Chimpanzae carries his head
erect his eye open and ntegenthis paws hands
rs his breast and might be deceived there
BIT one is deceived. However if could only
draw down thai little pare off and up those
ears, posl in the mouth little, there would be quite a
passabe likeness ola man. Helvetus sad, if we have
good memory, that if horses hoof was made like
mans hand horse might write like Bossu et At this
jocko MI ht make magnificent funeral orations for he
has four hands instead Of TWO bnt is precisely this lux
ury Of form witch prevents hmi from holding himself
upright, it that the best is the enemy of good
We wish we were able in finishing to make brilliant
petnre Of he Jocho Of the Jarn des Pantes, say that
he has the graces of Infancy, the precocous mind Of
tuiy the wisdom Of the serpent the gentIenes5 Of the
dove, that he knows Of metaphysics all that has ever
been known, very little, that if he is silent it is
finn ndoence if he Dies not laugh, it is melancholy, il
he does weep, it is resignation but alas. can
only atss his lively friendship fr his keeper, and his
despair when the latter pits the grating Of his cell be-
tween them. While We were visiting him of the
companions of His journey him; they tendery
recalled him recoectIuns the voyage, but he did
seem t, unIers and hen-Chimpanzees are so absent
After all he is very young and may be taught
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-30

Consistently with his tm ,cratic principles, he cane
over IN the eerage Of the ship, and III true a.neSs %
Character avoided every opportunity Of 1e. Il1izsd =
Literary World.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-20
EIkridge Farm for Sale.

THE subscriber will offer public sale the Patapsco
Hotel, Ellicott's Mills on Thursday the 18th of De-
tober IS4s, ii O'Clock, m, farm of two hundred and
ninety and quarter acres, belonging TO Richard lyle
hart This farm is situated about five miles from the
village of Eicot's Mills and fifteen miles from Baltimore;
in the most fertile and heahiu part of Ekrdge and is
midst of the best society Of that part the State
Maryland 1t is exceled by any farm in the State
point OF fertility and value. About 100 OF it in
wood of the finest timber and half of the balance has
been cleared the five years, and
whole of the cleared land is in the best of cultivation
producing the finest crops of wheat tobacco and corn 1t
abundany supplied with from the best springs
every field has upon comfortable dwelling house,
wants house, barn, courthouse, tobaccoouse and other
necessary outbudlngs market for grain of every de-
scrption is readily found Elcot's Mills and in the
neighbohood, and the tobacco sold in Baltimore, with
which it connected by npkes and the rail road Ell
lcous In fact, desirable location could be
found in the country whether profit the comforts of
health the pleasures and benefits of the best society
should be desired by the purchaser.
The of sale will be three thousand five hundred
dollars in cash, and the balance in equal instaments
and four years, and he given
Those wishing purchase such farm have it shown
them by Mr. gehart who resides and can be direct
ed il by any in Ecott's Mills Further Information
in relation to it may be had from
Z. HAMMOND,
Attorney for the and those interested, Ellicots
Mills Md.
Sept l9--law6t.