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..to .mprnvctncntoi inij Jume> uvet ut '.east i, TaUciu.’U; Ylus will do honor and credit to the State; will enrich her citizens, ami pay (or itself, besides leaving a surplus. If rail-roads are then deemed the best kind of impiovement, let them be made, and substitute our other rivers and their branches; we will, in the mean time, be getting more knowledge in regar.f to them, and cuu belter judge of their titucs* as such a substitute. We will have acquired know, ledge ton as to the improvement ol rive is by locks and dams, and can judge of their value and usefulness; and we will then have a surplus revenue, instead of a heavy Jebt. ap plicable to whichever is the best. If it be asked, what arc our means to go on with this work. I answer, ue mutt hare money,—the usual mean* in such cases. Taxes will not be necessary, either for principal ur inteicst. During such works them will always In- a surplus of borrowed money on hand, out of which the interest can be paid. If we laid taxes for that purpose, «:iey would only be added to that surplus, so as to have more money lying idle. As the work advances up the fiver the profits will he increasing, and befoicit is finished, or very soon af.er, they will pay the invest and more, i ne who'c work ought to be finished as soon as possible, witbm one year were that possible; tor it is to be recollect cl, that lor every y, ar it is deleyrd it costs the State 0,000. which is equal to the interest of more than $300,000; a sum probably sufficient to carry the winks to I'attousburg or nearly. Delay is absolute waste and ruin. Ilaeh year of delay will cost the State nearly as much, 1 believe, as half a session of the Legislature; surely then it v id well compensate foi their serious attention duiiii" a week or ten days of the present. & At all events, if Itle act ol the Iasi session has, nr isfirinly believed, put in jeopardy one of the most ruluablc and Ion- j cueru/ted rights of the country, it is due la the people to i repeal it, auii let them judge* after due rcffection, whether ; tuey will pait front it nr not. A failure to do so now may j give some oolour fur opposing such repeal at a future clay, j *Mid hence the absolute necessity, at once, to restore us to our rights. TTirgCufit ?lcQistatmc. " Saturday, Feb. 9. A communication was received from tlrti Senate, that they had passed the hills—to amend the net to raise a suni ot money by t cay of lottery for the benefit of the Richmond Jiock to authorise a separate election at the house of Hugh McGavnc, in Giles—and the hill for changin'' the poor house establishment in New Kent. Mr. Minor offered a resolution relative to the accumula tion of business in the Court of Appeals, authorising the a ppoiutinent of a Select Committee to ascertain the causes of accumulation, with power to send for penults and papers. , The Chair decided the resolution to lie out of order, ns Ihe subject had been already under consideration of the Committee for Courts of Justice, who had reported there upon. Mr. Minor then moved to take up the resolution from tiie Committee of Courts of Justice. Ide stated that there was a vast accumulation ot business in the Court of Ap peals, and that according to the iain> of increase and dimi nution of the dnekett, it would take ill years to bring it to an equilibrium. The House refused to take up the resolu tion. «. Mr. White moved to discharge the Committee of Roads nn.l Navigation from the further consideration of the reso lution in relation to a lail-road from the coal pits in dies- j teifield, to James river — which was done, and on motion of Mr. Harvie, it was referred to a Select Committee. The engrossed hill concerning the Public Library, was ] passed. 'The bill abolishing forthcoming bonds, being read a 3J time, t Mr. MurtUugh moved a ryder, limiting the effect of the law to contracts made after the passage of the law. The question was taken on tno bill with the ryder, and they were rejected, 4V to li9. MoADAK, F; 0. 31, Communication from the Senate.— The Spnaie have yuissed the bills 1, Al.owing Alice E» Farley to remove certain dower slaves from tire Commonwealth; 2, Amend ing the act concerning Woodstock; 3, Anthmi-.ii. 'a loan of arms to Lian’l O. Hatch of Dinwiddie; -J, Concerning the town of Bath in Morgan; 5, Establishing u,e towns of Middle «i;d South Wheeiing io Ohio; 6. Concernin', the upper Appomattox Company, (with amendments;; 7, Con cerning the town of Winchester, (with amendments;) 8, They have agreed to the resolution for electing a Commis sioner of the Kenawha Hoad and Navigation. On motion of Mr. Jones of Nottoway, the l.i’.l and amendments concerning the Appomattox Company were for tire present laid on the table—and the amendments to the bill concerning tne town of W inchestcr, were concur red in. Mr. Kelly presented a memorial from the count v court 1 of Fauquier, complaining of the right of appeal from the judgment of single justices on small debts as an evil—w hich tiring read, Mr. K. moved its reference to the Committee of Courts of Justice, but the House refused to refer, 55 to 70. The Speaker laid before the House a h-ttei from the Governor, enclosing a letter from Chancellor Creed Taylor, submitting to the Legislature tne propriety el empowering him to demand of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Chan cery at Richmond, security lor retrospective acts as well as prospectively, which communication, on motion of Mr. Page, was referred to the Committee of Courts of Justice. Engrossed bills passed— To provide for Hie solemnization of marriages in certain parts of Nichuia.v county—conn rar ing an order of the county court of Loudoun—concerning] the town of Leesburg—to amend the charter of the Deep j Creek Navigation Company in Amelia and Nottoway_j nnd allowing Daniel Ward, a free man of color, to remain i in the State. Resolutions were read and concurred in from the Corn \ nitiee of Schools and Colleges, declat tg reasonable so much of the petition of the trustees of the New Loudon Academy as pi ays for authority to dispose of the residue of! ten thousand pounds, not raised bv^ottcry under the pro- j visions of an existing law, in such a manner as to exempt j the trustees from responsibility either officially or individn- ! ally; and rejecting so much of the said petition as asks for ! an appropriation of $5000, or the interest thereof annual! —A resolution was also read and rrjrcled, de.-lariu" rea sonable the petition from the Monongalia Arariemv, to be : permitted to raise a further sum of money by lottery. A resolution rejecting the memorial of sundry inhabitants of Prince William for the sale of the Bristoe frnrt of land in said county, being read, Mr. Macrae moved to reverse tiro opinion of the committee and supported bis motion by an argument intended to show that the interest of tire money would be greater than the rents. He was replied to by Mr. Sangster. The motion was rejected. Mr. Tyler having made an unsuccessful motion to lay the resolution on the table, it was concur red in. Resolutions from the same Committee were read; 1st. declaring reasonable the petition of sundry citizens cf "ft arminster in Nelson, to be permitted to remove the site ' of an Academy authorised in that town, to some place in ' its vicinity—”d. that the sum of money authorised to be raised by lottery for the benefit of said Academy, nn^ht not to be augmented to ten thousand dollars—3d. that the organization of ^aid Academy should be remodelled; 4th. that the number (Vf Trustees and visitors be reduced, and he appointed in the first instance by tho Piesident and directors of the Literary Tend. The first resolution was agreed to—Mr. Massie moved to reverse the 2d resolution —The motion was snpported by Messrs. Massie, Bryce, Harvie, Thompson of Amherst, and Booker, an I opposed by Mr. Gholson, It failed, and ilie resolution of the com mittee was agreed to. So was the 3d resolution. Mr. Gholson moved so to modify the 4di resolution as not to require the P. and Directors of the L. Fund to appoint toe Trustees in the first instance. Tins motion prevailed, and tun resolution as amended, was aerre.;', ;o. A resolution from the Commiltco of Claims, vnfirg rc(t~ gamble the petition of Mrs Greenlee of Richmond county, to be relieved from the penalty of a forfeited recognizance of her husband, who was chorged with a criminal offence and fli-d. Mr. Chapman moved to reverse the decision of the Committee. Mr. Srgar supported the motion; ntid after some remarks from ^TtS3rs. Colston, Upshaw, Carter, and Mason of K. G.,ihe opinion of the Committee was reversed. » A resolution from the C. of Coeds, fce. was read, decla ring reasonable the petition from Prince W illiam, Fau quier and Culpeper, to be permitted to raise i-JO/V'O by lottery, for repairing that part of the Fauquier and Alex andria Turnpike road from near Bucklaml to the little river turnpike road.—Mr. Colston moved to reverte fur opinion of the Committee. This motion was opposed by Messrs. Kelly of F., Marshall and Macrae, but prevailed. A resolution rrjeeiing tho petition of Jim, Co.iher fur the repeal of the law, permitting the Baltimoie and Coin rail rt>ad to pas* through this State, was -read and roocurred in, after an unavailing attempt on the part ot Mr. I’a-c to lay it on the table. 0 Resolutions were rejid from ’.he same Committee—I, .ijvti.i;,; toe appbeu.. an t.i die Cuttersville Couiua tiy tor an appropriation of $3,000 from the fund jor Ir.u. nal Improvement, or to I..* .,uthin Red to raise the v'-ees.'. • sum by lottery, for rebuilding the Bridge; !m, i Counter Memorial or Randolph Harrison j t usa/ml.'i- .> I t!‘"1 '* ,s '‘'expedient foi tin- Commonwealth to increase its 1 SUM'k ,h« Bride. 4, that the 2d Auditor be ur.il,.»..«■<• to sell the Public Slock in tile Company on the best terms to be had; o, that it is expedient to authorise the Company to increase their Capitol Stork. On motion of Mr. Old, seconded by Mr. Crump of Cum berland, the report and resolutions of the Committee of Roads and Navigation, rejecting the petition of tin: Curters v'll® Bridge Company Jar aid in rebuilding their Brill*-,• « as taken up. ° ’ Mr. Crump ofTered a substitute to the resolution of the Committee, authorising a further call of $30 on the Stoc k holders fin the purpose of rebuilding the Bridge, providad '*'*■ be pot on the looting of individual Stockholders. Mr. Page was opposed to the substitute. The money vested already by the Commonwealth in tire Cartersville Bridge was in jeopardy, and he was unwilling to increase the amount. Mr Crump briefly replied, and the substitute was further opposed l.v Mr. Page, Mr. White of Rockbridge, and Mr. Cl h ig, Mr. Crump again defended the propriety of the farther appropriation from the Internal Improvement Fund for the rebuilding of the Bridge, and went at large into considera tions of the general policy of promoting Internal Improve, merit. Mr. Lo>'kett also opposed the Substitute, afttfr which it was rejected. The question was then taken on the resolutions of the Committee separately, (all tending to the. same point <1 rejecting the application of the Cartersville Bridge Compa ny.) and they were agreed to by the House. The resolution next to the last resolution, ai.thormiw the -d Auditor to sell the Stork of the State in the Car tersville Company, being under consideration, Mr. Old moved to modify it, by picsenting the Stock of the State to the Company. This was opposed by Messrs. Williams of Harrison, 1 inks, Crump of Cumberland, (whosaid that the Company wished no donation from the State.) Bryce, Mayo anil Craig —it was finally withdrawn, and the lesoluliou adop On motion of Mr. Cordon, leave was granted to the Committee on the Governor's message to sit durine the session of the House. A bill concerning the Baltimore and Ohio ra il road com. puny, was read the 1st time, and ordered to be printed on Mr. Everett s motion. A variety of bills wore read the 1st 2d lime. Resolutions of the Committee ofCLims. were read and concurred in, rej. «f,ng the petitions of Tims. ,ulon for the remission of a fine; ami of Timothy pie,,;, tj,e purpose. A resolution was read, dec.aring i.-unable ihe petition of James Trucks, Dupuly SlierWVnf Mnnne to be allowed ihe additional 2 t 2 per cent,,,, the revenue of that county, anil disagreed to by the House. A resolution from the Committee of Courts of Justice was read and concurred in, declaring it expedient to amend the act against those who counterfeit letters or privy tokens to receive money or goods in other men’s names. A bill concerning the public roads, was read the first time. Mr. Chapman moved its indefinite postponement. Hus motion was opposed by Messrs. Anilerrmi. of R. Moore—and negatived; and then, on Mr. Moore’s motion it was committed, aud ordered to bo printed. A bill to increase the Salary of tin* Copying Cleik to the Executive was read the fust timu aud rt.'cctnl. On Mr. Glinlsnii's motion, the Committee for Courts of Justice were instructed to enquire into the expediency of amending the laws prohibiting the sale of forewu lottery tickets. ° } "i f.viKRDAY—A communication from the Senate slated the Senate had passed the bills, 1, concerning the heirs of Lhas Roane, dcc’d.; 2, malting provision for furnishing the public offices with the new map of Virginia; 3, amending (he act authorising the Trustees ot Randolph Academy to rai->e a sum of money by way of Lottery; 4, changing the punishment of tree negroes and piulattoes iu certain case-; 5, concerning Widiam Masscuburg and Jacob Iv. Wray. And they have agreed to the report and resolution, relative to'claims for lands belonging to (be officers and men of the Vir gima line on stole establishing, employed in the naval «uul land service in the war of the revolution. Mr. Farrar called up the bill from the Senate with amendments, “concerning the upper Appmstox com pany.” (This bill proposes to give to that compr.m the privilege of extinguishing a debt of £ 10,000, five bun died dollars, by the creation of 3ij shares of new stock and transferring the same to the Commonwealth.] Mr. Wat's moved the indefinite postponement’ ii the-Li!!. This motion was opposed with great anima tion by I\Ir. Farrar, Mr. iVash. Mr. M ,”v, and Mr Fpes, and was supported by Mes' .s. Waits, Williams of Hanover, Colston, and Hunter of Berkeley, on the ground that the 40 shares c*l stock was no equivalent to the State tor the debt owing tbe Appomatox com pany. The motion to postpone was carried in the affirm ative, ayes 7f», noes 74. Mr. Rives of Campbell, (who voted with the nxi jority) moved to reconsider the vote of Saturday last, rejecting a resolution for leave to bring in a bill for the appointment of an additional Julgc’ of the Gen eral Court in the 10th Judicial District. The motion to reconsider v. as negatived. aycs53. noes 33, Mr. Hunter of Berkeley, (who voted in the major ity) moved to reconsider (lie vote just given, postpon ing, indefinitely, the bill concerning T:A«: upper Ap polnatox company. The motion to reconsider was carried . . o no (ive, ayes 71. noes #7. The following piivale, and highly important letter commnmcated to the editor of iheiSew Yo-k Ameri can, contains the latest intelligence Iroin Constantino ple. it bears date, TAnis, 4th Dec. 1327. I wrote you by (he Queen Mab, which sailed yester day. 1 take the chance of this reaching Liverpool in time for the packet to communicate to you the impor tant news which has since been received here. The Grand Sultan has absolutely rtf used all terms proposal by the three Allied Powers, and even gone so far us to make the most extravagant demands <f them. The consequence is liko to be an immediate soar. The bombardment of Constantinople by the combined fWts of tbe three powers, and the passing of the Truth by (he Russian army may soon be expected. P. S. 1 here is every njvpcaranee to dav that a change will take pjacc in the Ministry here, atul even M. de Vilielc will be obliged to leave it. i>i/\uiULD*»Un >> e/Ioescitty evening, bv the Rev, Philip Courtney, Mr. Henry IMili.er, to Miss Ei.i zabkth Haywood, all of Henrico county. On Thursday evening, by tlic same; Mr. Wit.sdn GlJIE.v, of Norfolk, 10 Miss Mary Ivy J>ixo.n, of Port Mayo, On Thursday evening Inst, by (be Rev. Mr. Arm s'rong, Mr. John Parker, to Miss M arc; a ret Hat. ENTfJ-i;, all of this city rnr.n—Tn (hiseify, on Sunday niglit the 10th jn •*»«», Miss Tabitha Adams, in (be 72nd year of her age. O . Monday morning, after a lingering illness, which *1(0 h.no with uhristitfn fortitude and rc«dgna l.o’i, Mrs. ll.AnntY.' Jane Henderson, cons>.-t of Mr. Jump' Hruder on. Twenty Dollars Reward. I WILL give (he above reward for the appreben 8i<>Ti of my man PETER, a wrtl looking young man of about 25 years of s go; he .• r.ui*, black, and has a small «car on his forehead ; i-i about 6 feet 5’. inches in height, very eroct in his carriage, and when he went away was well dressed lie came from the i Howling Orren, and has perhaps gone to that ti" di | borboed. . I ho aboYo reward and all oece^irv ciiar j ges will bo pvd on bis delivery here. II. HARRISON. Richmond, f"fitFeb. 1320. lfisii Linens, 7-3 -Tid V i heavy Irish Linens, of warranted bleach, 1 0 4 & 6-4 Sheetings. 3 4, 3-4 Sc 10-4 Diaper «V Dainask, Long Lawcs aad Brown Hollands—for sale at reduced prices, by HALL NEILSOV. Frb 9 I c&Ujoltfiialc iJmcas ur vnu. I_Kichmojyu. Fbb. 1?, Ulu/ih. .-t/licits. I Tobacco, very lint*, lb G a 9 D»> middling 3 fi Do refused 12i 2] • Flour,city mills, 4.J 5 | I»** couniiy 4i 4A Wheat bush 75 85 Coni do 35 oh Meal do 45 50 Oals do 25 30 Cotton lb 91 10 Coal bosh lu 2il! Other A r l ides. Buttei lb 9 13 Baiun lb 6J 73 Bar I run lb 4 A 5 Culled lb 13 15 Cheese lb G 8 Caudles, taMow, l'u 12 13 l)o sperm lb 28 30 Tisii, hen mgs',IN'o 1, bbl none shad. No 1, do 7-18 mackerel, dodl GA Grindstones, inch, 7 3 Hides,Spanish, lb IB 20 Indigo, lb 21 2$ Molasses, gall 32 35 Nails, rut, lb 75 7 i j l‘r>i k, ‘jiTi 9 ! ! ^ lb 3? 'all, Mr|., « (52 £ 7j Spirit*, cog. bmndy.gall I apple .io 29::o* ru:u,W. I. J>0 90 do JN . fci. 36 3>1 g»ii, Hoi. $1 1 5 do country, 32 34 " liiskcy,lstpr 25 26 Sugar, St.Croix", 100 1U11J Do i%. Oilcans, 0 10 Do lump 6l louf, 15 20 * ‘ a. Kui.p £- in,pi, 125 135 D° y iiyson, 75 j;o \\ inc, ’.lailtiia, gull 2*34 l>u Sicily, 114 Dm Malaga, 65 70 I'ricc of Slocks. ' 1 '• •' Stat« Bank, ^ 120 Bank of Virginia, 00 GO Farmer* Bank, 01 Course of Exchange. X. Caiolina bank notes 6 S Georgia do 024 S. Camlina do 1 t 2 Circulating JLibiary. npilE subscriber having positively declined hiring O'M Hooks by the volume to any person, respect" ! fully informs the public that be will, on the 1st of Fe bruary, open for their accommodation a regular C'ir ' culating Library, on the following terms: RULES. 1. No person will be permitted to subscribe unices they arc willing to adhere strictly to the rules. 2* No person shall be permitted to subscribe for a j less term than one year, unless they reside out of the j jurisdiction of the city of Richmond or town of Man- ' Chester. 3. Terms Ten Dollars per year to annual subscihers, and One Dullar per mouth to transient persons, both payable in advance. 4. Subscribers shall, previous to their taking a vo- I liime from tiie Library, pay the amount of their sub- ! scriptinn*. | o. No book shall be delivered to any person ex cept be be a subscriber, or to their order, designating the number of the volume or volumes wanted. G. No subscriber shall retain a hook in his posses— j siun beyond the following periods, to wit; a fulio three ! months, a quarto two months, an oatavo four weeks. I a duodecimo two weeks. Any pot=on retaining a book ' beyoud the said periods, shall pay for a folio fifty , jeents, for a quarto thirty seven cents, for an octavo; twenty five cents, and a duodecimo tweire cents » er i week. 7. No subscriber shall retain more than two vo- • lurnes at any time, duodecimo, and then the number ! is limited to four; and wheresoever any subscriber shall return a book by luni drawn, after the period for re- | tainitig stick book shall liave expired, be shall r.ot be permitted to redraw the same book until the expiiatiou ' of a like period. i ft. Any subscriber lending to any person out of bis j house or temporary place ot abode, any book belong- I ing to this Library, shall pay for each folio volume one j one dollar, quarto seventy-five cents, octavo fifty cents, ; duodecimo twenty five cents per week or for a less ne- * riod, and in case the book or books so lent shall uol he returned in three months from the time of draw. ! it or them from the Library, such subscriber shall pui • the original cost of ihe book or hook-, so lent or ot the whole sell if it or they were a part thereof, wili. i two hundred per cent advance and be entitled to tile ■ i rest of the sett. !>. No transient person can he permitted to sub scribe unless recommended by some one subscriber 1 who shall be held responsible for the books delivered to said person recommended. in All new publications, particularly tho^e of merit, will be added to the Library as they appear i.oin tin press. ill.' Most of (he Puropcan and American Reviews ; will be placed rcgiilaily in the Librarv. [cj- Should the subscriber meet with (bat encourage inent that he anticipates, eveiy rare work will be pio- ' cured. in a feir days a catalogue of the Books io (lie Li- j brary will be published, with the rules and regulations , attached to them. ITT- As the number will be limited, those intending i to subscribe, had better make early application.— Respectfully, J. j j. Na£JI. Feb. 13—;Jt SI RAYED i|pm the subset iber, a line cream colored MAKE, about It* bands high, with mil : b;ack tail and mane. She left the stable on the even- ! mg of the fltli, and b»9 not since been heard of. A ' liberal reward, tf expenses paid, if delivered in Rich-! mond to R. Harrison, or at Dover, Goochland, to A. M. Harrison. t3hc probablv went up the Goochland road. RANDOLPH HARRISON. Feb 13 25,000 DOXXj&RS highest r/tr/.n THIS DAY TWO WEEKS, ! riU. be drawn in Out Cih/, tin- Dismal Svva.hj’ ! Canal Lottery, 12h> Class. i SCHEME. 1 prize of $25,050 $25,000 1 5,000 ' 5,000 1 O.OOf) 3.0l0 1 2.500 2,5< i0 1 2,110 2.llo 5 1,000 6,000 5 f.00 .5.000 3 .400 2.000 r.O 100 -3,900 30 80 C-,120 59 Co 22>10 39 5T) 1,950 39 40 12560 7 • 30 2,340 312 20 6.240 4116 10 41,460 6051 Tri. rs $113,250 Only 14,190 Tickets. Trice of Tickets: Whole $10, Half $5, Quarter .*2 50, Eightli $1 25, For sale at COHENS' LOTTERY .LYf) E X CIL1NGE OFl> ICE, comer opposite the Eagle Hotel, where was sold in the 10th class of the above Lottery, the Capita) Prize of $16,000; and where more capital prizes have been obtained than at any other office in America. P. S. Orders from the country covering cash or prize ticket?., (post paid.) will r> - ; the same promp* and punc tual attention as if ompeiaonvl application. Address J. I. COHEN, & HP.OTHERS, Richmond, t'a. ITirhotdnVl. Frb. 13th. 4l yi/iGlJYHl. • At rides, hidden in five clerk's office of the superior court of chancery for the Richmond district, tile 5th day of ■September, 1025: I Jacob Mitchell, (of the county of Sussex,) Littleberry E. Stninback, adm’or of Mary (iary, dcc’d,and David May, (of lire town of Petersburg.) - - I’lts. against Anthony Peniston, Samurl Ih-niston, Ira F.. Smith and Ellen his wife, (formerly Ellen Peniston,) Mary O. John (i. and Junius I’cnision, and Tims. Peuision, by Roger M i"orr tivir next friend, and the said Roger ! ?•? i1 r- -r-'or of Satn’l Peniston, dec’ll, Dps. •. • I«, Anthony Peniston, Sam’l Peniston, Ira ' • • mii:> and Ellen bis wife, Mary C. Peniston and Tho mas Peniston, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of assembly and the rule* of Hits cour', and it appearing by satisfactory evi dence, that they are not inhabitants of this country; it is ordered, that tbc said defendants do appear here or. the first rfay of the next term and answer the bill of »he pla in tiffs; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper published in the city of Richmond, for two months successively, and posted at the front door of *l>« capitol, in the «aal ritv. • 6 A 2-;-. '% XT. !iE£!N'J, c. c. j.PROPOSALS, j l or publishing m Che City of Richmond, a new | Weekly Paper, to be sty led The Friend of the Union; conducted bv Oi.ivlk. Oldschuol: di signed jyngeXtnsivfiiirctiliition among the people, and to thee j ifhfi pn dominant attachment to the Union '/the States, . the only Load <>J J'reedvin, happiness, und security. | editors adohkss. The proposition to establish a new paper in tl.^ cit \ of Richmond, wheie (here are already two respect.ihli , and talk tiled prints, rt quires explanation. The editoi is solemnly impressed with the opinion that a crisis L is arrived, or is fast approaching in this countiy, when the j sirtngtk of its institutions will be tiied. It is vitally , important that the gieat body of the people should he enlightened; and iri aid of that object, it is expedient ' that a cheap vehicle ol information should be establish •d at the Metropolis of this Slate, accessible to all who feel any interest in political concerns. J1 weekly pnpt r ' can Ijo ailorded by almost every reading man in the . community. It will record all passing events deserving ! notice, and will sufficiently abound in uiiginal views off public men and measures, to enable its readcis to form ' a decided and impartial judgment. Its title sufficiently | indicates the predominant feeling of the editor. lie j considers the Union in da,turn, and is desirous to lend his bumble elici ts to inspire a general conviction of the gieat blessings which it centers. Doctrines have been advocated in the Southern poilion of the U. States, including \ irgmia, which if not ni«iifuilv met and exposed, will sooner or later end in subverting the , I AIIU.ST I’OLITIC VI. FAKKiC WHICH ItLAVLN I Vl.ll ; v o«-t uci> to >t an. Tiie idea has gone forth, proclaim j ed in some instances by Legislative authority, that each ( individual State possessed an inherent right to decide for itself, on all violations of the federal compact, and to withhold at pleasure its ailegiance to the Supreme ' law. Ti.e death knell of the Republic is already rung, unless this mischievous heresy shall be at once strang led by the people themselves. The true origin and i , character of the I-'cJcrul Constitution must bedspread* before them; the extent cf their obligations, both to the !, National k State Governments, must be explained; and J the solemn warnings of the best patriots whom Aineri , ca has produced, (Washington at their head.) must he invoked to stay the destroying hand winch i. i at work. The editor sincerely entertains the belief, that without some revolution in the public mind, thu reverence tor the Union will be daily lessened by the 1 ‘ efforts of either designing or mistaken men; and that 1 the Confederacy will ultimately become a mere ; 1 ot sand.”—Ho thinks that the much talked of evil of consolidation is a mere bugbear, and that the ri al vice of our Institutions consists in a constant pronenes lowaids anarchy ami dismemberment. Consolidation, in the sense generally understood by healed politicians', involving a prostration of the State sovereignties, and i a usurpation pfall powers in the Federal head, is in it- j self utteilv impossible. If great minds have sometimes * indulged tbechimeia, they serve only to shew how the biigbiest reason can he eclipsed by the power of prrjti dice. A Republic like ours, constantly enlarging the 5 spheie of its action,—the number of its constituent pans,—it. power, population and resources,— must in evitai>! v crumble into pieces by its own size and weight, i! not la Id together by a strong common bond, and l»v a powerful Central Authority. A fair and liberal in- ; terpieiation of FeJeral rights, is therefore essential io our very existence as a Nation; and rf the strict and lit • eral construction, so much insisted upon, should finally prevail, our Government must inevitably dissolve hi its I own weakness. »> ini respect to u e present contest for the Presiden tiul Chair, reduced it*- it is to a choice between two j competitors,—the editor docs not hesitate to express ! his preference for the present incumbent. Without! foreboding any immediate ill consequences from the el ilion of Gen. Jackson, he believes that the precedent of electing a man solely for military merit, will exer cise a mischievous influence in after times, lie he lives also tn.it ln«- in which the present opposition originated,— at. opposition concerted and organized at t he moment ot Mi. Adams1 elec iron ,*—in i.stit trot on ly highly untrion.Uy , but extremely dangerous to pub lic liberty and happiness. Apart from these conside latinos, the editor curisidcis the question of personal preference, wholy insignificant. The Govertuni t, il administered in Us w hole constitutional vigor, .mild be safer, even i i the hands of a “Militaiy Chieftain,”i than it guided bv a timid and irresolute Statesman. It will be lire nun-ami oh;, ct of this paper to iritis— train the true •-pint of our institution*,— to go back to the days ot Washington, and to gather the rich fruits of that great aud good man’s experience, to he spread be i fore the present generation. Without admitting that! unlimited reverence is due to any man, il may lie safelv affirmed, that Washington more than any oilier bene factor of the human race, stands pi e eminent for e.xal ted wisdom,—devotion to liberty, and unrivalled pub i lie virtue. A model of such surpassing excellence,, ought to be continually presented to the imitation of! his countrymen; and it may be truly said, that when his name and services are foigotten, America will riot on- ' l> have verged to the very brink, but will have actual ly descended in'o the deepest abyss of mora landpol.t* i iqal degeneracy. Next to a right understanding of the true theory and practice our institutions,—the Editor believes,* that their duration is materially dependant upon the; due enforcement and general popularity of what is cai-j led the Jimericttn Sjgsh-m. The policy of building up Domestic Manufactures by judicious encouragement and protection, is one, that he has heartily approved since the war of Id 12, p.nd he unhesitatingly thinks (hat the preservation of the Union mainly rests upon such a system ot National Internal luiprovenicrt, as .-.hall knit together the great cardinal divisions of the Lmpne in. one common bond of interest. Upon the subject oi Manufactures, il h obvious that the scales ot prejudice; arc fast falling from the eyes of our citizens. Their in (crests are too important to be sacrificed to a few fa- | vorite maxims in political economy; and even those vvho have heretofore espoused the theories of Adam | Smith against the common sense of mankind, are be- i I coming ashamed of their errors, and are willing to! ! embrace tbc truth V As tbc basis of all sound politics, the Editor i« a ri gid advocate for both public and private virtue. 1;! there is one truth under Heaven, which defies contra-! diction, it is, that morality and intelligeace are essential to freedom. Make but a people ignorant ami vicious,; and you make them slaves, in (he language of our! Bill "f Bights, “No free Government or the blessing*] of liberty can he preserved to any people, but by -j firm j adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugalitv and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundameu i tal nr..icinlees In reference to himself, the Editor offers a few I i words of explanation, lie lias r' osen a fictitious name with no desire to shrink from personal responsibilitr. J Truth and argument arc the same, whether they pro j nerd from a known or concealed source; and as lie in tends that nothing personal or vindictive -d.all ever de- j file his columns, he is aware of no obligation to appear j j before (he public in his individual character. Ilcj wishes l»is merits as a public insCrnctcr, to stand or fall by their own weight and neither, to derive aid nor inju ry from hi* own humble name. An due precaution will he used to prevent discovery, all such attempts, whether prompted by curiosity or design, will of course i be foiled. The object of the writer is tiic public good, and not private emolument, lie has long seen and deplored the existence of great and mischievous cr rors, and is desirofis of lending his feeble aid to destrov them. CONDITIONS. T'.rr.c Dollars, payable on |bc delivery < f the first j number.—Subscribers not paying at 'hat tune, o' i when (heir hills arc presented, withholding payment, j ! will be charged Four Dollars per year. The Frtmri nf the Union will be printed on a hand- j ; some new tvi*e,—on paper of good quality,--to be a- ; large as any paper printed in Virginia.—and will be I issued so soon as a sufficient number of Subscribers can be obtained to justify tlie undertaking.—Gentlemen to] I whom subscription papers aio forwarded, and wlioi ; may either wish to subscribe themselves, or to procure j , fbc n .tores of friends, will return (lie same ns rally j :n the mouth j{ February a.; prucijciblc, and it is tin • j wi»li of the Editor to lay the first uumhf r ' : P",,h« by ‘he 1st of March. .1 All rouiuiuiifcntiuns mar be addic j the Publisher, r V* . IV 11 I f J-.. who '**>' Concerns telaliiig to iho Ksmldithuien • pousible Agent. j „ ,I, Mlv <• Tor . R will, in a few days, w ■,hu C'fzeus »f Kiel.,. .1 Manchester, for so cnj .juiis lo " l in. L ku.m, uK nit L'.Moa." i oh. IV, lkVd. ... _ Ol* law scnouiT rS',!,!’ next session of iho /.uto School at SS'ccdhni.i, £ (in the county of Cumberland, near Fatmvi/le n the county of Prince Fahcnnl, on the stage road lead ing trorn liio city o! h usUuii'ton lo the southland with in three and :« half mile-oi the stage road from llich "loud to I.yri'hburif, at I\Ir- Foster's tavern] will com inee.ee on the first Monday in rl/tril next, and end on tiie^ /<<■,.* day ot November following. To the I.uio Si.too. is attached a moot-coint, which, in the duo course ttl practice, represents all the judicial court, of the ( 'irnmonwealtli; and in which buits are brought .out defended, as it they were really suits in the nctuai coeits of tin. country, except as to parol testimony: ■V.i the pleadings are in writing, and a regular record ‘“’I't of them; and when the suits are at an end. the at torncy or counsel for the plaintiff makes up a complete record thereof. The m -til-court is atteuded by the - proper officers or »he law, elected quartetly l\ '.Lo 1 .axe School, from thei own bods. The terms of the l.mo School: Ti s gentlemen cau live with me. as members c " / iy otnnhj, (except as to their washing) for £200, paid m advance by each,.all things be-idcs, being found, ex -ept paper. At present four tneinbers are engaged: >o that 1 have room only fur six more; yet board can be had very conveniently in the neighborhood, for itherM. Rooks furnished to those only who live with iu’, but to lend books when convenient, is neverde tied. 1 cannot take a gentleman for less time, than he whole session, if he lives with me. I shall be hero lerhaptr, until the lOlb March, and by the loth of that nonth, I shall he at -\1 allium. Mean time, loiter; nil be kind:y received and attended to bv CREED TAYLOR. Richmond, Feb. lJtb, 1CV8. u -tt t The Editors of the Lynchburg \ irginian, ITcd— ‘i.cksburg I lerald and i‘etersbuig Intelligencer , tire cquested to insert the above once a week for three recks, auJ fuiward their accounts to me for pnvmcnt. CREED TAYLOR. FllESH GOODS. fnavk received by the late arrivals from New York and lMiiln.b-lpliia, a large additional supply . f ch'si ablt: goods, consisting in part of New style jilaid ami fa ucy prints Do do lio t u^riture rhiulz 1 laid and striped cambric ginghams riain and wnikcd Swiss and book niusl i - 1 ine and supenfine cambiirs and jaronets Do do corded and checked do italian-nctts of beautiful colots Worsted bereges do do .Silk figured and striped <:,> do 1‘lain and plaid gro de nap Krcncli sattius, assorted colors India company satiius and levantiues Heavy seuchaws and sarcenets lino and extra superfine black bombazine Merino and Caslimeu. long shaw ls '* "rated and silk berege and other fancy hdk'-' Black and white b bbinet lace veils l.iih bobbinet and Swiss worked capes, pelerine* and rubes T bread laces an.l edgings, assorted Ficuch caiubricks ami h.ikfs. Kalian crapes and ciape lisses Ladies’ and gentlemen's gloves, aii.ntr I London cloths and cassimetes Sattinetts of all rjualiti, s 1‘laiu ami cut velvet, llorentiue Valent ia and noiiseilles yest: ..g Ladies pel.«<es and habit dot.is Merino ami common iinuuels, Hv-ortr. Heavy io»e nnd whitney blankets Superfine th.'Md and rotten tickings A large arsmtment of shell combs'' mack and colored Circassians and bombnzette- l veiv bee) * * - * LVith a general assortment of other staple nnd far.ey rood ■ Min n are ofmrud at very low piice» for rash. ',l> \~'l__ hall nf:ilson. 3PIAKTO E*0»t;es~ JUST received from Geib’s celebrated manufactory, ^ n" tmeiit (-1 very choice FIV.NO t ()K I Lb; i-mou, which !s a ve.y splendid ro-, woo,! Cabi 'Ct iipngbt l m no Forte—all of which will be sold at tie anvnst New Ymk prices, and warranted by .be maker lbe public arc respectfully invimd u, call a, Mr. lb,bert 1 ..ore’s \Y are-room, and examine the instruments. FVb 11 _ ts NOTICE. \\,ril “ !>f organizing a Company for the purpose Y T of^ establishing a Cotton or Woollen Mono factor:, ul Madisons upper Mill on North Anna River, a me. tinV 0f all those who are friendly towards this project is solicited at thawplace on Saturday ii,e 23,1 iost. The pe, mn;ia,tce " buddings, tlo ir security against injury Iron, fire .... water, the extent ol the water power, the reduced price of labour, tne cheapness of provision- generally, in p.J,.h boiirhoml, ti.r contiguity tfml p„,ily proverbial healtl.iness of the. place, -!a.:,k in I.' ," -,agc its eligibility for such an vsiablKhme,.:. " ‘ ' Caroline, Feb. 5th, 1328. , MI L Subscriber takes pleasure in in farming bis ft tends and l be public, .bat he has opened bis establishment ou tbo Main street, four doors above ti.o Hell Tavern; tvberc be Las rpaird r.ci tlier expense nor trouble, in selecii: :g a mongst the ln.s: and perhaps the latprs nj j.'- 'cr DRUGS, MEDICINES, " PAINTS AKD DYE STUNTS, ever offered in tins market; a great portion ,.f .. i icb be has laid in on such advantageous terms, . , f,l dently believes he can offer r.s~great inducements i*> buyers, as were ever offered in this marke t. t in. grateful for pa* favors, be trusts bis friends w .!| lu.w give him a call. Amongst the articles oll |<r.;jj aL j lately received,are the following, v>z; A cases superior Guatemala indigo 10 casks Kpsoin salts do ,alum TO bhs lamp oil '• do linseed oil I tierce fresh sweet Oil, fur suren dr:. i ■ kegs Lewis’s white lead ”/ > do r.nglisb do f.-0 do Ameiiean do second l case gum opium 500 lbs cream tartar, beautifully powdered 3 bbls rold pressed cist r * ;I Superior tome bitters, anew article, hig’dt rcconr* mended Ho bard lump mngnesi i, r r r> * Powdered yellow baik l»o Uocbclle salts Po tartaric acid I > » super, carbo. soda, nh- '. ’ Window glass, ■; \ ;r» and lu \ , . I "’1 groce via!*, a*surfed Spirits nil •, nlciuc I rnngnt A.s. Sulphate of quinine Quick-ilvcr, glue Putty, in any quant;!;.* Cassia, glanbci and Lpr,,. , I’lor eiilplmr, roll brimstone Logwood. Nicaragua, fustic and rrdreot I Verdigris, dry and ground in oil Surgeon’s instruments, together riil cry article m the Umg Line; and ixpo mongM some uew articles, I’ej prime. . principle of pepper—for sale on libcial II i IT-; bv „ . JNO. II. LU3TALL. Icb, IZ -ft