Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-03-12
IEEToyYN IN THE oLDEN TIs1E:
GEN. GATEs--IIIs PR1yATs CORES
PoSDENCE.
E..,r, fts EU Pigs.


White and take the opportunity of yoUo: Car
sons return 10 Baltimore 10 enclose yea three letters
which request you to par'lSs. seal aiId al a conve
nicut honr deliver 10 each Of the persons they arc
addressed to- will be time enon%n for tne 10 know
tie success of your application to thcm, when you
come here in the fall.
The gentleman alluded to. above, was Francis
White, father OF Thomas White, Esq. Of Rosnney,
and at the ,iule representative II Congress irosn
this district
Most people hze believe the seat OF the Federal
| Government viii be fixed about two miles to thu
north OF Georgetown, upon the high ground that o.
! verlooks that port"
The seat of Government. was removed. eigh:
years after this Gate, from New York 10 Washing
ton, and the Capitol was built, as Gen Gales be-
eved it would te about two miles noF;I. Of George
! towr.
This will considerably advance the value OF all
| he lands upoa the PuVonac-csFeciaiir from Fort
Cumberland 20 AeNauiria-ard will ais" secure
completion OF NEW NAVIGATION OF THAT
FAMOUS RIVER"
Here is most rema rxable prediction. The idea
OF making canal from CumbrI!andto 10 Alexandria,
was regarded a visionary scheme for nearly ;hir
| ~ years after this period. Gen. Gates does rot
merely express the opinion that it zHg secure an en-
tire'y navigation of.le Potomac. bU; IN posi-
! tive terms, SAYS it lciH.
Igive you Joy this event as it viii make your
property in Berkeiy so much he more valuable 10
! Won and your family.
The session of Congress. seems 10 have ended
much TO the satisfaction Of the people at large The
Imports, the Assumption, the Excise and National
Bank being secured 4he great Federal Fatrick may
be said 10 BE- established on 4 solid toundation-and
pOSierity will have reason TO bless the nemCry OF
their ancestors. The happiness OF North America
depends on the future conduct Of her sons; and il
would be the height OF Oly and inEraiitudc in Them
not to behave with wisdom and moderation. That
30 great Revolution as has happened here should
so soon terminate in peace freedom and prosperity
must excite the astUEishment as it has already be-
gun 10 excite the imitation Oft the old world
When you see John Mason, present him my COM
pliments and tell him if business or pleasure should
bring him to New York, the family al Rose Hill
will rejoice TO see him"
John Mason, is intended for John T. Mason the
father OF the Hon. John Thompson Mason OF Wash
ington County, Maryland He, at this tigne Lad
just made his appearance the Bar, ana occasion
~ attended the courts of Berkeley County.
Il am glad double account that vou have
undertaken the management OF the iaTu-fiIst, be-
cause ii will have the best effect in establishing
your health; and secondly, because am sure you
will profit ty il Your Own good judgement. assist
ed by Tom and Turke (wLo are good practical far
DeTS) ill be sufficient 10 supply the want Of
versecr: and yeu will have no shares pay,
extraordinary family to maintain--fOr be assured
| they are heavy charge a farm. Amy mistakes
or neglects you may commit before yenr experience
hXes you in The ri sht way, will be more than com
pcns1ted, by the expense Of an oveTsecT aut family
being saved.
| In regard TO thc-remaining tobarco I told you in
my last TO do with II AZ ifit were yCuT ! tell
you So now: being convinced 0t your integrity,
shall be satisfied with whatever you Go. As tobacco
failed generally last year l think there will be
good price tor it in the spring; but use your own
Judgment and dispose of il as you think best.
! About two months ago wIole 20 Mr.. Bciingcr,
in answer TO letter be wrote M concerning the tand
| lately belonging To lcgdtee Of Gen. Lee IhUpe
| he received my letter. wish his purchase suc-
coed, you would then have ncghkur your lii;-
! ing. Affairs wear gloomy aspect 10 the westward
but, am told, the government are about 10 exert
Ft,f1 .ft.RG
Has Col. Dark returned if SO what says he III
! gard to the late Gali ex peGiIiUB
| When yuT have safe conveyance, should be
| glad TO receive the sherfs' receipt tor what you
paid on ny account for ;he Potomac navigation,
il will direct in the sale of my shares. il should
hereafter think tit To dispose OF them. have just
seen Mr.. Murray, the proprietor OF the part of Cen
! Lees land above mentioned, and dnd he has not
sold it to the gentleman who had charge OF my letter
| TO Mr.. BedinSer. 1t therefore lays open 10 Mr.. B.
! or any one else 10 purchase.
Mrs. Thompson presents her grateful coInPli-
menls. She expects 10 sail for EnSIaud in tbe
| spring, and would be much obliged you 10 know
! The number of subscribers to DR.. 1hOmpsoDS pub
LEGATION, that she may send the books your hands
| propose writing you long letter after The aTri-
val of tue July packet, which Is daily looked for
| | a$tUnishrd al the slow motion OF the Indians
! westward! ltcouvinces me that the defensive war
on part. is what they least approve; they
subject 10 loss, by attempting make cPTcda
IionS within our lines, than by attacking our troops
after long and difficult march into their own cuun
! try. This being the case. may look many
| months for peace. The expectation Of the OF
great events from Europe and the cast ladies, fills
the minds OF all politicians. Il is thought By some
Earl CoTuwalis has had the must trium PhaRt SIC
! cesS'
| The extracts that follow arc from two rg,utia.cd
/ letters dated Jan. Is 1893, and October 25, 1874.
"Your much esteemed favor of the 2Gth of No
vember last, has been received aboUt week-ihe
/ 9nly one that has come TO hand IIUEn Travellers
! Rest since thai from you vi July %, 1872 have
twice written you siGce that, but for all that
tess myself dilatOry correspondent Indeed Hat
tered myself with the bope OF seeing you last fa!!
at Rose Hill, but like ali daltcry, il vain aud Of
| no value. cannot imagine what becomes of my
letters put Them in tie P o. myself, and direct
them 10 Travellers Rest, Berkeley county Va,
and further address them in the Of Mr.. BediI-
ger in ShepheTdsIOwn knowing that the Postmaster
General has fxed posts thither as we'll as All Mar
tiDsburg and Hagerstowa. The 600 for your
bond No. 2 has been so long received that the
money is al spent am much obliged for your
punctuality. aud wish my other debtors woa!d fol-
low so Just example The six and three pence
you mention, Mr. Carson also received and credited
me for but this trust you will believe me | did
expect but the faithful nicely of my good agent
thought 1t right and could not restrain his exact
ness.
My friend SIr White tells me he has two or
ponents 10 his being reelected TO Congress, one,
when knew him who too deaf f1r member
of that body; the other think had better resign 10
White who certainly is superiority qualified fuE the
business of thai assembly. But few Of rs im-
partial TO abilities. and avarice we'll am
biiion Is too apt to influence conduct upon such
occasions! Mis-. NJ. and heF dear family are "sfg
often afectionaIely thought of BY me and my Mary,
and truly happy should we be to see them, or as
many ofthem you can bring here; but you have
disappointed Us so much already, that we know no;
ifyou can gra,ifv with their company AT this de-
lighIful spot. We will yet live in hopes
The last packet brought us confirmed accounts OF
the defeat of the General Armies in France, and OF
the establishment of Republic in that once famous
kingdom. The December packet is hourly cS-
pected by her shall know what tone the violent
agitators of almost all Europe are like 10 take- II
a continuance of the war, undoubtedly i; will be
most bloody; if peace! the happiness OF mankind
may be reasonably expected. Wheat and Hover
are like be very high the crop has besn ruin
ed byexcessive rains all the best grain growing
countries in Europe.