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TUESDAY IVFOKIN I.N'G. AIMUh "I, IP.57.
Prince Edvard Dinner —The Citiz r.s of Prince
KJward, or a part of them, invited Mr. Randolph to
a ’dinner at the Comt 11 oust*’, on the E'th ir>:t. but
that distinguished peiionngc war. prevented f»uin at
tending by indisposition. The dinner having: been pro*.
j .ircd however, it seemed incumbent on its providers
to cat it, notwithstanding the absence of him, for whom,
“the cook had sweated, and the iamb .had bted.”—
}'.at it they diJ, and notwithstanding the absence of
.their ‘‘beloved Representative,” tve are told in the
history of the proceedings, with great hanno ^ and
fiood will. We recognize tho names of otic or two
friends among Ilia attendants at the dinner, and we
ere happy to And that the acute solicitude fell by
them for the btate of public affairs, and horror cf the
(..octillion, have not despoiled them of their appetites.
After tho dinner was ale, the usual ceremony of
toasts, and puffing the invited guests to tiieir very fa
ces, took place. Remembering the late gunpowder
addrc«3 tiom P. Edward, wo perused these saino toasts
with fear and trembling, anticipating a dagger to our
political friends io every line. But we are agreea
bly disappointed—not that abuse of the “Coalition,”
does not teem throughout—-but it is coarse, common
place and spiritless. There is no point, no epigram,
no genius—no ‘ thoughts that isithcr, or words (hat
burn.” The disposition to say severe things is mani
fcBt, but the power seems to have tarried that day at
Roanoke. Tho arrows fly in all directions at ;(hc
Coalition, but not from the bow ofTeucer it of Hocks
Iej\ We are really surprised that (lie Piincu i- '
%vard wits—lh3t little county so rich in red land, and
so boastful of its illumination—Hatnbden Sidney in
the centre, John Randolph on one hand, and Dr.
Orfimp «n the other—on so great a n occasion, when
those two luminaries wore to rat r. dinner at public
expense—when the Tart iff was to be denounced, the
Coalition damn’d, and the nation saved—that the P.
l.dwara iv its, should have served up so meagre a dish
cT toasts. Wc cannot accouut for ll>o circumstance
but by the supposition that the dinner had been found
too good ; or that the hearts of the company, incon
solable for the absence of !\Ir. Randolph, could not be
touched hy the inspiration of the grape.
The regular toasts having been drank through. Dr.
Crump the late Representative, then present, was teas
led—who thereupon rose, and made a pretty little
tpeech, in which os is usual cn all such occasions,
lie disclaimed every thing like merit in himself, «$• ascri
bed the support given him in P. E. to any other cause
but hisclamis on public confidence. Mis feelings be
ing unutterable, as he acknowledged, his speech was
of course very short aud sentimental. He concluded
with tile following toast, which he intimated, had a
special application to the present times:
l'\ irginia—V hile her political power is controlled
by' “a permanent interest, and common attachment to
the community,”she cannot become the dupe of wor
dy Statesmen, or the victim of factious demagogues.”
We acknowledge our obtuseness of comprehension,
but for our lives, we can neither grasp the idea in
tended to be conveyed in this sentiment, nor perceive
its special applicability to the present times. Why w
permanent interest and common attachment to the
community, should prevent Virginia or any other
country or Slate, from becoming tire dupe of wordy
Statesmen, or the victim of factious demagogues, we
blame our own stupidity for not comprehending. Have
*v>t the citizens of all countries a permanent interest
and common attachment to the community? Do oth
er States become dupes and fall victims to wordy
Statesmen and factious demagogues? Why then should
that cause which is common to all countries, save
Virginia more than other States? Rut we do not pre
fond to understand the Doctor, and shall therefore pass
on to other toast".
The company, or some of them, appear to us, to
have been somewhat unmindful of that courtesy, which
is iJ'jc to invited guests. In (ho Senatorial District
of Charlotte, Prince Edward and Halifax, the election
vras pending, and on the day of the dinner, the two
Jailer counties had stiil tojvote. Col. Wyatt, the Info
Senator, ami Mr. Watkins ofP. 10, were the candi
dates, and both were present at the dinner. Notwith
standing (lint the election was still undetermined, the
two following toasts were given:
‘•Hy Peyton Randolph—Col. Joseph Wyatt. Oar
late Senator.
By Wm. Borislav—Henry E. Watkins. Our a bio
and faithful Senator.’*
The first is well enough, bat we rea’iv think the last
terra little plump. The generous confidence wh*oh
pronounced Mr. Watkins an able and faithful Senator,
before ho bad ever entered the Senate Chamber, «>r
rven boon elected a Senator, is worthy of commenda
fion, and amply excuses the little breach of etiquette
towards the li(c Se.na!or.
Adams, Clay and \Y ebstcr, the thrice famed “Co*
ahtion, ’ are not forgotten on (his memorable occa
sion.
<T< ^ ■ BerlBor—Adam?, Clay and Webster—
i no black leg coalition; conceived in corruption,
wrought tarth in iniquity, and consummated jii pro
fiigacy."
How very prottj! Jlow beautiful the gradation from
ba=e to summit! lloiv marked the contrast between
corruption and profligacy—between thn sentiment firs!
predicated, and the climax! But above ad. J,f,w ori
ginal! Genius of ft indolph! thou art eclip~,ed! Adams,
Clay and Webster, you arc annihilated!
The author of the “Israel Hill” resolution' is com
plimented with two tossfe. which be eminently de
serves for his wit and spirit—and Brigadier General
Smyth 13 toasted for bis signal magnanimity on the
occasion of tho late Senatorial election. Of his civil
and military merit, we had oflen heard, but rievpr
before of bis magnanimity. He who exposed a gal
lant army to the sword of (he enemy to save his own
r*melons life—who availed himself of nn-lrnmcntarv
•»“■'*• *** ■uj>^u c»iu it: au»i icc.iOg. of i.is
j p>. r. n^l enemies Vino keeps a book of general re
j tnrtnbrancc in which to record the unguarded cx-wes
Mons of all who approach him, to he brought up in
fn'urc judgment—whose so.:! i ncr locked up in
the dark and unexplored recedes of a never relaxing
sell:sbnest wbo never forgave ::n enemy, and w!,o
uc . ,r knew a friend—has certamh preeminent claims
to oc called a) igiiwiimniri.
V.\: shall notice one more of tkv.-c edifyin- (car,|S.
and tiien have done. It is given by the same-gentle-!
!nuv.i who toasted the “Coalition."
I “The majority in the late Senatorial election—Mav
| they he hmlcd mmi their seals by (La ve;L-» of a’i
indignant people, for violating the'will ef their con.
stitueots.1’ • *
I It l'i a pity ti.at this dinner hr. I not preceded all
; flic elections. In that ease perhaps the people might
I have discovered that their will had been violated, and
executed the sentiment of the toast. The wish of
1'ripcc Edward, would doubtless have been du!v re
spected by her sister counties, Put uufortunnlcly'il
w:c deedared teo late*. Throughout the State, as far
as our information extend-, r.ot one single member of
the late House of Delegates, has lost his election (or
voting against Sir. Randolph. (’>n the contrary, though
it ha" been made ti.cti.ul in m.tu}’counties—though
the demagogues have used it every where :1S an elec
Pioneering hobby, the people have approved the \utc
by largo liinjorilics—Crump and Watkins in Powha
dan—Clarke in Chesterfield—Waller and Tbotnpron
| hi Amherst—Cook iu PtafiorJ—Thonipsou in Norfolk_
i Moore in Rockbridge—Saunders in New Kent_Wil
lis and Morgan in Jefiers.-m—-Christian in Charles City
—Gravely in Henry—Colston in Rorkelc} —Woodhouse
in Princess Anti, ail indeed, who were opposed on this
ground, have been reelected, and in o tses, by
'triumphant Jrr.J increased majorities .Cur :>:,sertid«
made at the time of ilia election, that the people up
proven the change, is abundantly confirmed. John
Randolph lias no popularity to spare it; Vkglnia. He
never cun be popular heio, while l.nliio remains but
a fabulous stream. What effect Mr. th*kie_\E f
nuncialionot the majority might have had, had it been
sooner protnulged, \v are not prepared to say. He
’is so well known to Lr.'.e, that Mr aught v.e know,
| the authority of his name, might :,avc secured the ac
• comp’ibhmenl of his wishes.
j While opposition to Mr. Randolph, hr.s wrought ;•>
jjary lo no individual of the laic General Aarcriii:
I the merit of having1 supported him, has in some in
stances, been pleatled in vain. Curtis end Cary m
' Warwick—Smith in Gloucester—Sirdtton in TStsrili
jamptoo—ami Billups in Matthews, found his mants
ineffectual for salvation. Had not Mr. Randolph idea
| lined himself with the Jacksonians, his exclusion from
, the Senate would have caused no sensation. Lein cen
! him and the people of Virginia, there is, and can be,
I no sympathy. They arc as wide apart asLmrdCas
| tlereagh and the Sheffield operatives. lie boasts of
his descent from Kings and Aristocrats—they think
that one man’s blood is as good as another's.
CtdO
C'lr. fan Huron.—A correspondent in the south of
Virginia, informs us that the “little Dutchman” and
his tail, are speedily expected in that quarter, fiom their
\. flying trip to South Carolina and Georgia. If the
.“little Dutchman’’ arrives, we suggest toeurcorres
j pendent, i f it would net follow as a matter of course, that
• . tis tail should arrive with Lim? Nature has imposed
; it as a condition upon nil animals favored with that
I noble appendage, that it should accorm.auy iIs pusses
| sor in^ll peregrinations.
The same coi respondent who has furnished us with
j these hints upon tails, ascenda to more exalted spccu
| lalious. He has penetrated, or thinks lie has, some of
| those “combinations,” which the discreet Dr. Lloyd—
he who thought the good of the nation required hi-; stav
in Congress, and was modes', enough to say so—inform
j ed Brigadier Cen. Smyth, were nearly complete for
j electing a President. Tim leading principle in these
1 secret “combinations,” he says, is, to throw the election
! egain upon the House of Representstivss. New York
| it seems, cannot he relied upon for Gen. Jackson,
j To detach her from Adams, Clinton is to be brought
i into the field at the eleventh hour. The effect of this
diversion will be. such a splitting of tiio electoral voles
'as to defeat an election by the people. In the House
■ of Reprcr%.',tat ires it in known, that the “combination”
' boast of r. majority cf :!.e Representation from a m&jo
; rity of the States, and this being the case, when the
! flection is fixed there, (hey will have the game in
1 their own hands.
»» ithout expressing br>3* npini. m as to the truth of our
! correspondent1!! conjecture, we do not think ^destitute
' of probability. I» »s well known, that continuing to
j vote by Districts, Cen. Jackson cannot obtain mere
I than 5 votes in New York—arid that if the sr/kem is
| exchanged for that of the general ticket. he will he c\
| eluded from all participation in her vote, it approach
I es to certainlyt that if New Yuk r.id.;3 VT jr> f j &dini
: nistration in a contest willi Gen. Jackson, the adminh
; :ration must triumph: To say nothing of Penns} Jvania,
! which the most judicious men in that Stale alrca-lv r
the states friendly to the nJininistrurion, and v. nere
;f.c cause of Jack son is eir.kieg every day; tiicre vote»
; arc enough to re-elect the present Chief Magistrate,
even with her opposition, provided New York stands
i iier ground. Under these circumstances* n contest sin
' gin handed, would ho yielding the day, and tho corn
, bination have nothing foi it, Lot to “diridc r.ud eon
oucr. !f f j.r.t-m should be brought forward, and
supported by his state, the almost necessaiy effect
j would be to defeat the c!°ction by the people—when
the House of I) jprescntalives having ti-.eg.irmj in their
o«n hands, might select Clinton or Jackson as their
1 inch nations or in'rrets prompted. In that event, it
requires no great sagacity to fi.rsee that Old 1 lie korv
would go to the wall
Now w hat d**es the reader think of these speculations'
i ■ > tlo v nut verm probahlo enough, and correspondent
with (hose da h- mysterious cabals which it is known,
v« re rgitatcd at W ashington during the last Winter? If
they arc true, can tlm people he sufficiently thankful
'he adroit managers whi r.rc laboring {<« sep
press their voice, in order i;» accumulate the power of
| electing a President in their own hands? Kspccially,
can they he grateful cro:ip;ii t > i\ir. Van Duren, who
j has been, and is now, at so much trouble, traversing
| the whole Atlantic, from New York to Florida, array
i ing the means which are to ielieve tho people of the
necessity of choosing their r.i!er«, am! of governing
tl»< m*elre«? One '* '• - i whether
* he utuVw *pzC J..*Uul.S s. C ImUC Of mil; l«j etCMOUfe anti
uuuvowcd measures have i>ocn adopted bv members
cf Congress, (who met at midnight to concert and put
them in operation,} to influence and control the Pre*
sidcntiul election. These measures arc hidden f.-c:n
the people—they have neither been suggested br tho
people, nor arc they now known to them. That “com
binations*’of a s :crcl and illegitimate character, have
have hcpn formed, aud for Ibis object, «e have the
-unguarded aud unsuspicious evidence of one who was
a parly to thcm--\re have the evidence of Messrs. Gales
& Seaton, who arc possessed of in formation as to (he
place of nocturnal assemblage, and the names of (hose
"’ho attended. These men have met in their official
character, and the object of that meeting is to control
a great popular election. Is this fair dealing with the
people of the United Stales? Can the influbnec of of
; hvc holders, thus exercised upon the sacred character
I cf popular e’eetions, be otherwise than fatal to their
i irocnom and purity? When a direct attempt is thus
; made by Members of Congress to influence a most
! important election entrusted by tue Constitution to
I the people—when .*: is avowed by one of them, that
cornou.atian.) zfe cn foot, to control the election—is it
not trine tor every citizen v.ho values his liberties, to
keep a vigilant eye upon public affairs? The public
; .ms !.c.a: J mu» .i of the comrntiun ol the Administra
' lien is it not possible, that the ambitious spirits who
i raised the clamor, has c motives of their own fordoing
, and tha* .:i . ireclir.g the attention of the people to
j d;c a!longed Corruptions of Messrs. Adams and Clay,
; they rre also endeavoring to withdraw the popular pyc
| horn their own dangerous ambition and the sinister
j means *-y which they are seeking to place themselves
! >n the seals t-i Messrs. Adarn3 and Clav?
• fic CotivKnlmn.—1 be c?'.!so of tile Convention i
• rapidly and steadily gaining ground. U has received
t,;at impulse winch in popular Governments, is inu
, . In co.ne Cujntie*, where when first agitated,
f-carc.i Convention man was to be round, (because
jeitlier, , an.2 a inaj:>ri,j, ur is supported by a strong
; minority, bur Ibis the friends of Convention are in
debled urst—to the gundues; of tiieir cause—and ce
<- indiv t-j the short lighted p.il::*y of their enemies._
. Wel.avs heard lately some la’.It of a compromise_
: that i enemies wi!i withdraw their opposition, provi
ded its friottJs will agree t-a limit reform to certain sti
pulatcd points. IfuJ this compromise been ollereti ta
her earlier—ivhon the i-sstjy! the struggle was yet
■ 'lout .f,;l ui.cn the enemies of a Convention bad it iu
' t!.c;r power tc defeat the mcasuri- by a legislative vote
it ivutiLl at .east have cunto n :!!i a better grace. It
. is too late to otter terms ci capitulation, when the town
. stormed. 1 no 'riends of a Cenvcntioo u ill enter
j :n!o no stipulations rritii its enemies. They have cn—
; i*re confluence in t.ie pcopic, and they disclaim the
| power, nor have they t!; - inclination, to oQer or accept,
■ terms of compromise, calculated to limit the powers cf
u Convention. They are willing to submit tbo consti
; tutioo absolutely, and uncond, tonally, tc the refut—
lining i . r, Cooveu.ion, and to the approving or |
disapproving, voice of the jieople afterwards. Upon '
these grounds, and these only, wc feel qu ite confident,1
the real friends of a Convention will bo it tiling to meet I
(be event.
*—
Poiiimtuji hncl,on.—This election l»u* rNested an nr.
usual interest in and out of the county, b^-ssrs. Crump
and ti atkins, the lute Members, were opposed with great
ac rimony hy Tlsbmas Miller, K.-c;. for bestowing thtir fcai
‘"G on John Tjler at tlie election of Senator. Crump was
tc-eJerted hy a I urge majority—Watkins by a majority of
t-le'.en over Mr. Miller. .Mr. Old, wim came out on i:.dc
i ci.de nt grounds, was behind at the close of ibe* polls.
Powhatan on this occasion, has probably expressed the !
feecir.g of tbe whole State. In tite immediate neighbour
hood of Mr. Randolph — familiar with the man—ah. Mil
ler a man of talent, an ', sirong connections—and he and 1
h:s frtends putting forth ali their cxeitinns—'.lie old Jlein
bers were vi t sustained l.y the people; who we say again,
J nc.ea only far ts, to attain correct conclusions.
Mr. Miller is the gentleman, who is said to have opposed
i Mr. Giles’ election over Mr. Randolph to ti.e Senate of the
L'nited States, on constitutional grounds—to have support,
i ed bint three weeks after, for the House of Representatives
I in the Cumberland District, i*tt eomtiUUiouxil grounds_
j ;u have again opposed him a few months after, in the Ame
! lid District, oil constitutional grounds—and t.» have again
| expressed his pleasure at his being mad,; Governor, on
1 10;. sututissnul gunnels. How the people ecu Id 01 erlnnk sr>
j many constitutional claims, so much coa-istcncy, and so
, much devotion to Mr. Randolph, Ml uniterl iu the saute in
.dividual, is strange.
1 Shore Feasting.—The Greek-* were of opinion (hat
; their public repasts*were calculi- (t I (i» promote harmo
j '•> ar,'J feeling. Whether t:.-« a heathen Philoso
; icrs would have ascribed that tendeucy to (ho festivals
• uf this Christian country, had (hey lived to witness
j l'-c‘ '» perhaps very questional Jo. The design of a
j pno.io dinner seems (o he, i .1 roni .e discord as much
, ..s possible. (Jid and hackney id (opscs arc revived for
, no other purpose than (o her, up a * *.i(o ofoxcilemoiit.;
Stjie, and often refu’ed charge ag m-: particular men,
.•ie urged with licentious Inn ih, n; nut ’he 'vine cup is
j for no other pm; .e I! .•>« ... vC vent to the
! P--■dons of our t:a! ■*♦,. T’n * go. j p. ople of Prince
i odtvanl, a cov. .tv .vhvh «n siz.r .. ,0 p- pubition rank? ■
j in about the third or fourth cLs . -err., g, > detcirnin* \
td to make thcuucivcsas i •-a u pospildc. ISo(!
j content with tim Ggurr tl-cy i-a. : , ,{y cut .„ p,(jj. j
lical affairs, th- v i.Tc going on in l .« pious work of'
j nrrting and drinking fur the g<. of (In r>ubhc. A late :
invitation to a public dinner bavi*<> £ eu given to Mr.!
[ PaiidoJph, and that g«-nlh?m;<;. l-.v , • tno im' posed to
I attend, (he worthy cfbz tr - >U ■ ?i*’ve.-(l?cl* tt...‘
; th£v would enjoy (he Spot t to the . . e- T-e :.iUa]|
• violent denunciations ot (he bia . 'J'-g coalition—the;
j wretched punning upon tin mine r. flay—an ! I he I
| old Murad bare story about the b usings of our State;
| constitution, and the danger of a Convenlie,i—conX; i
tide (be chief topics of these merry making patriot.*.,
j f.y tue way there is a strange inconsi.-.Jency upon some
j subjects, in most of our ptibli,. ir.and the statesmen
| of Prince Edward, are not themselves free from the
censure. Whenever the eit.rr.cu * of (tic present l e
deral administration sue cuPtf-k'.ined of, wc arcloljj
that the people of Virginia, ate ground into dust and'
ashes that they are suffering i mumerahJc wrongs—,
and that they may be all tra v 1 !r> Mr. Adams’ policy.
On the other hand wiicn a r •: vrm in the State consti
tution is adverted to, wc r- * as positively informed
\ ( <7mn?>n\rr.ilf!. fv C bn--' i> ,t tn f • I nion—
I .j , •* .. •; < ..
(tiul oiir excellent uiiti convolution is t!ic o'luc&l
arul the best in the world, and that our people have
enjoyed unlimited and uninterrupted prosperity under
its piotcclion. Kitber tbe one or (lie oilier of these
i representations niusl be false, M e arc indeed, our
| selves, inclined to believe that both are false,
j We cannot, for our lives sec these monstrous evils
and*dangers in the present administration; and we arc
I “very day, more and more convinced that the (Jousli
j tutioa of Viiginia, calls loudly for amendment_that
Jit is theoretically and practically unjust,and unequal
,:n *'» operation, and that it is a pci feet mockery to call
, it the basis of a free republic.
rmc: LWA Er.KCTlDJtCS.
j Sm rn tui*Ti),\—For Congress, James Tre/.vant
jn77.no opposition. State Senate, John Y. Mason
! ...JG, no opposition. House of Delegates, Meriwether
: Broadnax-’ C.'t7, Joint l?cncgrc i200, Benjamin Gridin
196, James Harrison 172.
I ( iiAiu.LS C’itv—For House of Delegates, John II.
I Christian IdJ, Jas. II. Christian* 78, J no. VV. Tyler
<7, ho. W. Graves 80, Mat. Nelson 124, C. II. Minge
j ill. Atessre. Minge, Nelson and Graves retired early
m the day. I-or Congress, A. Stevenson, uu opposi
i lion.
, ^Foivn 'tan—I'or House of Delegates, Win. Crump
I 1 /o, II. \\ . \V aikins 1 '20, Thos. Miller 109, Win. Old
91.^ For Congress, no opposition to Archer,
i Lath House ot Delegates, Thomas Bittlinglon, &
Wm. McC linticlt.* JXo opposition to Gen. McCoy
for (’engross.
^douse of Delegates, Hubert Shield 1312,
rhuinas Gridin !>7,- Calthoipe Howard 72. No oppo
sition to Col. Bassett for Congress.
T rr.i R l or C ongress, Ladder 1127, Johnson (late
member) 91. Ilaiinond o >. House of Delegates, Ar- j
tlmr Ingham and John Wells.*
1 Aiiii'.ix—i- or llou-e of Delegates, Messrs. Chi- i
clicsteif and Sangstcr.* For Congress, Col. Mercer •
obtained a majority of 4 1 voles over Air. Thompsou, J
anu is elected by a majority of 23JJ in the District.— •
i.i this Senatorial District, Col. Osborne of Doudoun, !
has prevailed over Cel. FIJnev — by what majority, is
not stated.
Ji —For Congress, Win. Aiin strong (late,
member) 10-!, Kajor John Peter (late of Georgetown)
I7C*. For Slate .Senalr, Col. Augustine C. Smith IGa', |
H. Allen i il. Duckmaster 1 ti. (This!
District, lately represented by Win. B. [’age, esq. is
composed of Frederick an.! Jiilbrson. Col. Smith ob
tained n great majority in Fredenck, and is of course
eleetc !•) For Hou.e ot Delegates, Carver Willis 266,
Daniel Moigan ‘2 . Andrew’ Kennedy 1GS. (Messrs.
>'. ilhs and Morgan were the old members, and voted
I tor John Tyler for the Senate of the F. Slates.)
i ll.vns'v—For Congress, Aimstrung 221, Veter U7. \
!(ln Berkley, JelFerso.. aud Hardy, itir. Armstrong is
1 1J votes ahead. Hampshire remains to ho heard ,
, *ro:n. i !io claction has been well contested, but uc*
presume from its completion thus far, that Sir. Arm-.!
strong is reelected.) For State Senate, (Gen. Boyd!
; having declined a reelect too.\ Dr. C. A. Turlev i*do !
Col. A. King 10. For Mouse of Delegates, \V. (J.’
Williams' and Leom.J Pieii.*
rF.mv.utn—For Congress, no opposition foj
.Mr. Randolph. For Stale Senate, Henry E. Watkins i
Cr.l Wyatt 77—(leaving U j att in Charlotte aud )
Prince Edward a majority of loo—Halifax yet to vote,'
'where it is thought Wyatt will obtain a large majority.' !|
For House of Delegates, Dr. Stephen C. lT«rrar* end j
Asa Dupuy.
IIbshv—For Honse of Delegates, Peyton Graveley !
ai;d David Dye:-—particulars of the vote not heard. I
For Congress, C laiborne 220, Campbell 46. (Frank-1
lie. and Henry have given Claiborne a majority of
more than 800. Patiick will probably inciease it, ;
and l>e will go to Bedford not much, if any short of 1 COO j
votes ahead Bedford however, is the most powerful j
county in thefr'iate, and has more than once, beaten a I
thousand votes. There ia no telling “who will be Go- i
veruor till the election is over”—though in this case,!
we presume the election of Mr. Claiborue is secured.'
A.v.H-.ntvr—For Congress, no opposition to Rives'
; For House of Delegates, Win. iYI. Waller 170, l,ucas
P. Thompson 1.78, Dennett A. Crawford 12'J, Thomas
Crews 67, Jno. I>. Duncan 56. (Messrs. Waller and j
Thompson, the last part icn la i Jy, were denounced by
the real Simon I’ures, as anti Randolph, aud A Jin.mis i
tration mer. The result confirms what we have all
along a Hedged, that it needs only a lew intelligent men i
in each county, to silence the noise of the Jacksonians !
—to refute their gross slanders u! the Administration, I
expose their miserable inconsistency, and awake the
people from the delusion into which they have been ,
thrown by systematic deception and studied misrepre
sentation.) j
Pktkksuvrg—For Hon»c of Delegates, John V.!
May 147. Win. II. P»I T’urlar.i '.5. (Mr. McFailand
was brought out as a Jacl^r.iii.m. Sir. May is fiiendiy ?
to the Administration. The canvass was exceedingly '
: animated in the newspapers, on the Hustings, and m !
the town, n:ul fioni leport, we had expected the con- ;
lest to have been much closer. We never expected I
to see the day, when wo coulJ not warmly wisli Mr
McFarland success, in whatever he desired to accoin- i
plisii—on ihe oilier hand, wo never imagined it possi
hie, that \V in. ’ 1 McFailaod should become an adho
rent of Gen. Jackson f»r the Presidency—and so, as
my Lord Coke says, “uute the diversity.”) 0m,u.
siiion lo Archer for Congiess. * 1
IJiNtviniMK—.>1 cssrs. VVimi r.ml lioisse-wr redact- i
cd. INo opposition to Alexander for Cong-re.*.s.
I! \uj*suiR£—l\>r Congress, Armstrong 5l'j, Peter
it. (Y.r. Armstrong goes to ?,!organ 657 ahead. Slor
|gan is a small count j, acid no doubt remains ofT Mr.
I Armstrong’s recloction.) For State Senate, TtnJov
! J JO, King 4 17. (l)r. Turley goes to Morgan 1J;>
> votes ahead of Mr King, and is probably reelected.'
For lleust: of Delegates, James (Jibeon Thomas j
, iiarscadden HK-i, (Jeo. i’ecU 4:J7, A. VV. McDonald :
j l if>. (Major Gibson is another ant: ivandoJpfuan.) '
Cui.rK.rj.it — for Congress, J. 6. Barbour 4IP, V\ . F. I
j llunton 101. House oi Delegate*, A, l\ Hill fljt:, John’
J Turner J'48, J. S. Pendleton ; i, J). ifaiishrou^li ‘^&9._j
' (5lessrs. i>!l and Turner were uvo inure that were n> fall j
vieiims for voting for John Tyler, ftlr. Tunici declared I
lor the Administration, bur was ainrr.ahle to ins:, actions } ■
Mra'Ki.KMinti. — For Mouse of Dclegatf., VV.„. o. !
Goode, 5A>4, H. I., l.oekelt i-ij. (Messrs. A!-. jp.n.ler and |
Tarry strong vote.-. )
I’ivrsYtviMA—For Kruse of Hclr^stcs, V. Mituhtr, 1
and AS'. Wail on.
I'iST.r.— !'o. House of Delegates,T..1 a in,..', j*. A'.Vl, :u.d !
Tlmmns »1. I’.tuJ
< <V K>Tiy>-.
In t >’'io county, for Convent ion trJ » —no convention 7.
In Ijoudoun, convention 704—a. coiivcution
In PrincB William, convention , ...—no convention 40.
In Fairfax, convention l.:>—no convention pi.
la J.-il'cison, for convention J20—no convention, tuair
■*' Aw/ in Ulrica! ! fj.u 'iatnre,
A f.inJ t>Jio attended the York Flection, write* us
"YoiCK Town-, Monday night, >
April il/lh, JP27. £
“The T lection in J 'oil; County terminated to-day, in
favor ol rryrcM-.uatives, viz: Robert Shield, recei
V»»B U- voivs, and Tliomas Gridin 67. Mr. Cnithrnpr
Howard (who came net against Major Grinin, on arcotmi ,
rt it is vote for John Tyler as Serutor, nndol hi* opposition 1
to iJen. Jiiriisoit) leceivt d 74 vote*. This county llmrefou
may hr* considered ns divided in relation to the President
\c. B. Bassett received 116 votes for Congress, Scatter ’!
mg 17.
“I understand from j.rrsoiis who are rr,aided to ;.idcr, ‘
at. I who reside in the comity, lion from ; . >*ni impression*,'
ILiisnicJh dtp Cunnlp wiii give a small majority for Mr.
I.ovall for Congress, hut that Mr. ft rw ton *4 imeiest i,
""’creating and strengthening every day. In the Old Oiry '
j( \% illiuinshurg. William Moody, her late, representative.'
who advocates Adams against Jackson, will certainly be !
rf»c'ectc. 1 — Xorfoili Lit,icon
Tim proceedings of .everai Convention Meatirv'S arc
■ccess.uily laid over till onr next.
fJropn Pea* have been in :/»mo pJenfv m \-trrollf fey
tea ■
fho I0I...U document.' itlftling 10 a pulme institution,
nn.l to public men, wc do not f,,| hi liberty t.» witht ,M
from 1'ib.ication. Our columns arc open to a rcplicati, 1,:
1 ,r .. MsciiBBitr., April I0»h,182r.
j /•> (he Editors of the Constitutional If/,,
Grntlvii.mi: A on will oblige the uur!its.Sucd bv
! 111 your paper the enclosed documents. ' 6
{ Vours respectfully,
JOHN Li. ROY.
! him. carteh,
JOHN CASK IK.
HENRY DAVIS.
\Vir.!.IAMN\icKijVKEY
• william warwh k.
I JOHN o. LEFTWlCH.
j HI.<>ll MONTGOMERIE
JOHN l. CABELL.
J O . , Kichmom,, Feb. 4,-18:?.
, JJeari>,r:— m reply to your letter, it Is ,I1V ifllcn,
jtioo In tnsiki' a candid statement 00 ihe'part u hn-’i '
j took in telation to your Hank affairs_homo k\ ‘ 4
time before theappointmentof the directorr Mr »•*"
ly canie to this place, and, in a very delicate mannr.
'solicited rny interposition in his behalf. Nothin"-iv> ’
i sed between us, during that interview of *cny inoinmT
or importance. 1 le neither aspersed the character o'
any individual, nor used any other meads winch iv.*i ■
exceptionable. A short tune after (bis, Mr. Eaih and
myself bad a second interview upon the *aine subjef.
I commenced the conversation uiysclf, by assuring
that Mr. Haber would put him ,,, the directorv
manner appeared to indicate somo sunrise ih-w 1 1 •
yet to learn (hat Lis object was to beJom e’ Kii"
of the ibsdtution. IIo then told me that he ww’-'
such a directory appointed, as would elevate 1:
the office or 1‘rcsident; that in case of failure h •
his friends were to be sacrificed at Hank; and ’ll u , .
a matter, about which, my father was much coni-crr*
• t is impossible forme to say what ideas M, p. ’
intended conveying with these expressions I cam '
ly stale what was the impression made upon rny mm'd
from these expressions, which I recollect disiinctlv: 0I..J
from the general tenor of his conversation, 1 drew ll o
inference that Mr. Early looked upon (he former d
• ectory with suspicion; that ho regarde d them as di por ed
to oppress h.m, and all who were numbered as \
.r»cD|.s. Hus I looked upon as a dfreed appeal to
pf-Jiiaih cons.derations, and after
ppeal
. . . . - fcomc reflection t»ii h
U.n subject determined lo have nothing more to do
w.th tlo election. K was a complete'^argument ad
uouuncm, which ought not to have any influence „jUl
"T,'° Vnlter of such general concern.
After tins candid and unreserved stateineat, I hope
that my hands are cleansed of the aifair. *
Vours, respectfully,
( A Copy.)
£. IUVINE.
I.vsc iusurg, March fl iw i-r
V Tstrly. Herewith w0 stud you a co
pr of a Setter from Mr. Edmund Irvine (M
inan of this place, which let'er contains « ,gen!lc“
made hv vnn in Mr t • • c°utaui8 oeciarations
made by jou to Mr. Irvine, implicating our concoct as
Directors ofthcVirKiuia Iianh ,i.; i j. Cl
!»• yrai-. V.'e “i’esurvou^t'. ' S
»!•» these deeIar.,ti„„,J«,i ,t !.e
{>v CoW l; John h p.or,‘ '
HIM. CARTER,
-vi. McKinnky
ItEsVIiy DAVIS,
^OH.\ o. r.EFl VVlCfJ
JOHN CASK IE.
U'jVT. vv. NOKVELL,
4 llf"’ttH MONTGO VIjBRlEj
vr. Warwick:,
JOEiN I. CABELL.
At the request of Messrs. Davis, Roy. fcc. I called
upon the Rev Mr. Early, w ith a letter LmlmseJef
llemen, and to d h.m, that a reply i„ writing „4 ex
pected. Mr. E. said that a communication co.ni - ‘
from such a source, .was entitled to respect but t! “t
it was a subject which required dcliberalionf aa R ■*
*r ^
Mated that ho had dele,mined, conseqScc'liVThe
excitement betore mentioned, not to reply in wntmV
,m \VUUnl K:yc a verljal 1'Xphmation to cither cf iho'V
gentlemen who would call upon him in a friendly rmi
ne;\ la my Urst interview with Mr. Earl, u ,
iced tii.it two of (lie gentlemen, vir.: Messrs*. Moab*a’
niCM a ad Nor veil, were not implicated. In comm
sntion a.fenrards, he told me (hat I had misconceived
his expressions, in relation to these gentlemen- ,i,
nid used this language: “I do not sCe how tho*
llemen can feel themselves implicated » t S
?««••*«»«.» ... Vi't%‘'
the impression left upon me at the tune, wa3’ i*tha
did not deem them implicated. U ne
CM AS. P. JOHNSTON.
The copy of the foregoing letter written bv E I,
* ,,,e» a delegate from the county of linu' \
enclosed in the preceding envelope; and handed to Th*
Rev. John Early, by Air. Chas. P. Johnston Tl n y'
ject oi the call is palpable, and (he result is seen mil
certiticate. Discovering', therefore «s., 1 "s
«*£.t3££.¥£,Z: «
cr,i.npreAion-wh.L-h
Ills or..ill .md msidious rcpiesentatioi:3 mav h i
maue on the pub.ic.ear, and ignorant of’the l
ent to which those charges may have been circu
lated in just meat ion of ourselves, we fceln-.n-ll
to submit the following candid statement off,?
diyidua'iy. we never have felt or manifested a di*r£
dmn to oppress any nan or parly Gr .
.\!r. Daily was identified with (hern Ur V’,
contrary, have been inclined to consult the eon!) *°
ence of the customers of the Banlr so f.,rn I,vtMU*
patibkr with its interest; and are unconscious
extended far orafrom partiality, or of withhold!,,-ri.'l
from Ihe operation ot personal feelings \ 8 ° '
, ,ly and unequivocally, deny the specific chargedth«
existenceo» adisposition t„ oppress the fctll fl -7*,®
Irvioc. c* *J*r.
me jacis connected with this mime ~
these—Captain irviue had to assume p,- [f S!m‘',y
a considerable debt at tho Virginia e,,r!vlil’
lory, lenient at nil times to dcbtuis"of il ; °,,cc‘‘
had permitted him toplr.ee it ur , . J”s '"ar:H !cr»
ti.e first of which became duo last ./.im't, hen r
«<>n* had been made for its p.n merit. i... P "
der the .inpie -i -n that he d.siomrl t "* "ni"‘ ' u""
f- — ?V.
bet u pi ora t ed for marlint, toot; U(, ,,ul >tl
! '*• «»x*y «»*< ro» t< r, v. I, _ ' !° ‘ n*
emne under its c gniznice, a ... . . ‘ j ' ' H
made, i.hrottgb the I’ic.'id: ot . • . ! .“'M
brina alleged that ho had mis ... ,e‘.T'‘ ( 'p!'
thought it was a year hence: -it .? -7 “u
icsource* had been otherwise approi.i , ^.i *!‘
fore reipicsted fui ther indulge,' . t‘‘c,L~
ifelieving in the verity of Cant *i„ „ • , ,
hem eur knowledge his charnrK r’ v.v tel.5’ ‘
to meelhis writes. K(, lt ....m',,.* . ■ •«
.Hade except by Mr. F. trlr */„ 7 " 'l!i v—
Mc l-i.nu-y and liny, ree, Jiect u', f1®'"8.. .
aver, that, after these rep,. /, r.,5 . ' , nrc rLM,'v 1 ’
r. coii: iron'*, and addressing hi,.. . >/ /'’*.* '!’’ •*
“.Sir, it is imp,,. ,ihle that ir" " . " 1!:
• tood this matter; it is otud: Anh„] '■ !m ’
tins was the mdy opposition; if t„. v„.
was not known to os. Amone ' , . -
means to which Mr. Fatly has \ J \ " }* on,‘ ' ’
u, . . 3 'goolily dcm,nlnl In r Jr. ,r
to he 1 ;«'de"ry of this ()/,icp< A , ,,.
,o > r- *•*•»>■h.i« a ,,.
.or hit. n.arg.w and i.mnoHti,,,,,. %% .
mvestigatioii, we leave to a /li.vernin ■ , o.r.enmify . ,
VV e were public agents and recognize ol„ lf , *
answer any charges made ag.,i,„f Mr,rii1, c ,
Conceiving that ral.rmnv an t nsperji, ,, haw heet, «
to for the purpose of effecting olrjcrN not a!trvu|ltr .
rable, an . that s.nwlcr motives have |„.f„
when none such existed, we indignantly i ' ' ’
ih;s public n.^nner. JOM.\ Jj. poy c J ”*
iltf.f, CAKTFK,
JOUiV CASKIK.
HEWKV da vis.
"M McKIAiN b'.Y.
W’M. WAliV, It K.
JOHN O. I KK1 V. 1(1/
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