Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-04-20
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amount 10 not more thln tie value Of ~ millions of i
Iars-two thirds Of which gwen Ia h 5 s,n W,n Il
Aston 10 whnn he had given about two millions Of pr,p
ets IN his life time The amount Of daviscs 10 char
itablepnfposcs ah,ut sl6OUO0 four hundred thousand
ct which are given 10 the founding OF a Public lh1arc
One OF the most striking deysrs l., thai of an snnnv -,
700. 10 FItz Gtfea liaeck The poet who for twenty
five years had been ms contlen,al mqn If hnsi,ess
The smalInss Of the sum would almost induce In, bc
Hef ttsi he intended To insult NJ llallerk Nlasr Il j.,
Nrgln'an.
- Major BoR:NNp, Of the Arkansa, Cavalry. " ho
was "tl'i Major Gaines aud Capt C. NJ Clay pr.sn
Tor 'og time IN NlrNcoha been appointed Senator of
me \ by the Governor OF Arkansas. place Of Mr. Sc
Vitf here are NV two Senators and two Rrprescn-
toilses who figured IN The NJ xican war.
join NJ. DANtEi. Is announced as associate eli
tor OF the tlchmoad Examiner Mr.. d. /. Young zen.
lleman Of talents and sPrghlly writer The Exami
ner is The ablost Democratic paper. only Virginia,
but in the South.
- WE see in late Richmond Enquirer an ob,ua-
ry Of some lcngih.a which one half is aken without
kno~edg ment from the Sketch Book Plagiarism should
be committed upon works less generally read than those
Of Washington Irving
- 'lnr city of Pusbnrg, which was in great
not only rebuilt but has grown since with pradigous
rapdity. Two thousand buildings in progress
or contracted ior
- THE Steamer Pttritl, which captured from
the Mexcans aud added our naval force ON that coast
and which wasalrly lost. the famous "Champion''
formerly well known on the Potomac and the waters of
the Chesapeake She was then unsurpassed in speed
THE eulogy upon the character of John Quincy
y at al | uisia If
New York. by WIN. II. Seward, is highly spoken of
as an able and most eloquent production.
- There is strong believe that LOUIS = IL
irre intends onake the United States his fuute resi-
denee The Courier des Efats Ins speak, upon good
a"horlty. when 1t confidently ASSERTS that such Is his
intention Itsays, also tina, he is not the '.last Kun
who Will flee for safety to the m.ls Of The Amer-
can Republic" Should Gen Cas- be elected President,
he will have an opportunity of recprocatng the hosp-
aI''les and kindness of his royal friend glow lngy sci
forth IN the Generals famous book Gpan the Court ot
Franco. And If Mt elected we hope Gen Cass will
not cut the acquaintance fthe venerable exile whose
good graces be sought when the height of power. it'll
sycophantie assiduy lit lie in accordance with re-
publican selffespeet with his representative duty aud
dignity. Gen Cass' book Is the most able and e,b,rate
Qualification of HE personal Virtues and scrvlc Of Louis
then his opponents that has ever appeared
W ouLp itnot be an act Of suhlimatel generosity
and magnanelty in the Congress of the moIe Republic
To sci apart portion Of be eonquered-or pur
chased-ternory. asylum for fagtlve Kings and
Princes Those who might be disposed 10 revolt at the
dea OF providing for the oppressors of Europe W ,nd
perhaps, be eeonclled to the by the considera
on that, from the of the territory grant If any
Il
settlement. would be no tfiing punishment. 1t would
he hne s'rote OF policy TO make our generosity penal
lis character.
- An explosion Of large quantity of gun powder
occurred IN CUMBERLAND Md. a week since, which did
great damage 10 several churches and many private
houses. 1t was IntenrionalIv fired
- MEETING Of the citizens II Richmond has been
allied 10 make arrangements express sympathy with
the / rench meeting of the citizens of Washington
was held On the 10Th inst for the same purpose Reso
Iatians Of proper character adapted and it was de-
termned to have procession and an Grafton Another
meeting we observe, held The night Of The l2h
INST, which we suppose intended political de-
monstrai'oa Of the Democratic Association
- IHE people Of illinois have adopted by a large
MAJORITY their CONSTITUTIONS By nearly as larre
majority they have adopted the clause specially submit
ted, prohibiting Tree negroes from settling within that
State. They have also adopted the clause specially sub
mtted. levylng two mill all the property in the
State to Iiquida;e the internal improvement d.bt
- JAMES ERwIN-a grandson of Mr.. Cay-shnt
himself IN New Orleans. the 3rd INST This is the
gentleman who challenged Nj Preutiss not long ago.
- these days Of lax administration af Justice we
are surprised 10 find thai man of property and
standing HAS not escaped the punishment Of his crimes
Col John j. Johnson, Of Warren comfy. Va. has ac
ITALY been found guilty of murder in The ID degree and
sentenced to the Penitenary for years. Col J.
was candidate for the Legislator year before Last
- "PuScn," and his best inator ON this side Of
the Atlantic "joHS DoNkEy." make themselves vcrv
merry at the mlsorruncs Of Louis Philippe and the flight
OF the royal family from Paris. Punch has the follow
ing:
IouS Philippe
Has lost his sheep.
And dom know where 10 find them,