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0-3- “THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN,”
.. 'hej ,e,n,.ireekly, (every Monday and Thursday,) at
" Italian per annum ; payable in advance. No subornp.
^"”rrdlbe received fora shorterpersoti than ti.s months: and
' ",«r spill he discontinued, (except at the discretion o) the
V'liters,) until all arrrnrafee are paid.
or ill VK n TIS K MEN TS inserted alM cents per square
or less. I fvr the (test insertiou, and 371 cents for every subse
'“rr'lOFI TKISrlNO executed nently and expeditiously
*nd on rraionnhle terms. __
ExcrutoiV Sale of Valuable Weal Es
tate
BY virtue of ll.e proviso ns of the last will anti
testantent of Samuel Hransfnnl, deceased.
■ be undersigned, bis executors, will proceed, on the
.1,., of December, 1839. on the premises, 'nsell
at nnl.be auction, to the highest bidder,the following
v.,i„ hie teal estate, lying in and near the town nt
Lvi chhurg, to wit ;
1 165 feet ofgiound, on mam street enrnrnng jnst
below sod opposite to'tie Franklin Hotel, on 4ill
alley, running bark the usual depth ofiown lots.
o 854 feel of ground on first street, opposite
Spring1 Warehouse, and cornering on 4'h alley, and
.. i, ...a the usual depth of town Iota.
running imck ine » ....... .
3 One houip *nd l »t on Dia'imml Hill, being ibe
same formerly occupied by Jno. II. Tyree-being
65feet front on Main stieet, and running back the
usual depth of town lot*.
4 One moiety of a lot on Diamond llill (vacant)
owned jointly by Ciuslarus A. Rose arid S uni
ilraosford.
5. A tract of Land, rontnining about 250 apres.
lying on James River, about 14 miles below I lie town
of Lynchburg, owned jointly by the Rev. Jno. Marly
and Sami. Itransfnrd—'The tnoieiy belonging In die
estate of the latter, will be sold in whole, nr in lots
to suit persons desirous to putcliase. This laud is
heavily timbered.
The foregoing properly is deemed by the under
signed tn be valuable, and well worthy the attention
of capitalists. The public may be assured that tile
sale will be certainly made — and persons desirous to
purchase are desired to call on the undersigned, rr
Mr. Jno. 11. Tyree, who will show the property.
Terms of sale, C. 12. 18 months credit ; ihe pur
cliaaeis giving bunds with approved seenrity, arid
the title letaineJ as a further securiiv for the pur
chase money. OilAlil.KS C. HUDSON.
THUS. A. URANSFOKD,
Executory ef Samuel Dtuntfurd, dic'd,
Nov. 25 ids
Trustee's sitle of Staves and
Msand.
Y virtue of a Deed ol Trust executed to (leurge
L W. Nelson ami myself, by John McDaniel, de
ceased. in his life time, b'-aring date on the
2(itn day ol March, 1828, and ofrecoid in the Coun
ty Court of Ainhetsl. I shall on I lie first day of the
text December term of the County Court of Atn
lirsst. before the ftoul d air of the Courthouse of
sai l County, expose to sale, by way of public auc
tion, lor ready money,
FOLK SLAVES,
namely, Mary, a woman ; James, a man ; Rhebe, n
woman ; aud Henry, a man.
ALSO,
367 Acres ol* r A A if ,
situated in the County of Amherst, on the north side
of the Tobacco K *\v Mountain, being part of the
Tract put chased of William S. Criwfurd's e-ime.
and bounded by the Lands of the late Richard Jones,
Thomas K. Pleasants and others.
Acting merely as trustee, the subset iber will only
convey t«. die purchaser or purchasers ul s*A*d pro
perty, the title vested in linn by the deed afu»esaid.
CH IS WELL DABNEY, Trust* e
Nov. 25 t«ls
JVOTJCJE,
BY virtue of a deed ol trust executed to the un
dersigned and Jo m F. While, by George
Cluistr.in. no the 10th day of September 1^35. and
duly recorded in the Clerk’s office of the county ol
Buckingham, for purposes therein mentioned, 1 will
offer for sale, to the In best bidder, at putdic auc
tion, for cash, at the Blacksmith shop of the said
Chiisiian. in the upper end of Buckingham county,
on Tuesday the l7ih of December next, if fair, if not
the next fair day, the follow mg Sieves, to w ii: Daniel,
John. D iv 1*1. boys, a woman 25ahy, and her dau . li
ter Sophia, and miii George, another woman Matilda,
and her three child: en, C ilnrine. J emetic and Mi
ii'i L'luisa, and another wo nan Edy. and herdaugb
tcr Mar y. nr so many (hereof as will be sufli* i nt
tosatislv ifie said deed of dust. The title to the
above slav* s believed t » be indisputable, but acting
P*r others I shall convey only such title as is vested
in me by ihu deed of trust aV*»r«said.
WM. W. FERGUSON,
A cling T* i us'ee.
Nov. 85 ids
H i: W t o \ c i; u M.
fIMIL SUBSCRIBERS having associated them
A selve t*»gei ,-r u idr*r ilie siyl- of
« «v /.v v .v i v> iwa,
ion tiii: rritposE or transacting thk
GUOtUUV ;
• U«g leave to n form iheir friends and the public
gnieia'ly that they expert in a few days to reccivi
a huge and general assortment of
GROCERIES. LIQUORS, Arc.
I bey will also pay strict aiieuuuu to receiving and
laiwurdiug \\ esiern Goods, when consigned to their
cate. WILSON P. HR VAN T. of ihc
laic fnm ol Lnocasier & Bryant,
WILLIAM T. VOUNO.
_ 25 l,
.VO/’/f/
/\ LI, PERSONS indebted to the Lfe eonrern
«d Larii asirr Ar Bryant, will please make pay
oo m immediately, as it is desirous to wind up the
'us.ijfssai an early day. All poison- having claims
‘t’O'isi ihe b tine will present them for payment.
WILSON P. BRYANT.
\i • ,;urvivi,l8 l,nrtiier of Lancaster Ac Bryant.
to
Ii'rxtt Oysters.
r^* ,'®'t‘rs °1 Rood Ealiiiy:, look :it this!
| *'/; subscribers, thankful fur the past cucuut
pt■ i'“c,JlfI" 'bey have received, and desirous to
in n' 'l ' 'C l,',k,,es °f their friends, have succeded
l,IR fu arrangement by which they will rc
K Jl d l,cr '’'age, a mij)|>ly of liist rate
OYST E HS,
r |lc'’i*11*1 Dame anti all the delicacies of themnr
,1*cived up in a style which they flatter
ii c*V|8t e,i 'Tl1* sa,i#r> ;,M, who may favor them with
linn Tar w ill ulsu be constantly supplied with
*' assortment nIThc urns, cluuce Lemurs
Nov o5 J.M.eVU.W. YANCEY.
, is
n tbuTt SALE.
W POSITIVELY SOLD, to theliifili
v Tim,, i Bidder, lor cash, upon the premises, ou
11 I | 'V 1 '*1 att tl Nnveniher, 1839, the Traci
and ivi", .|""i " * nI"• >8. Henry now resides,
Iren, r,, ,1 r i?eu conveyed to me in trust lur ilie
'1 Jul"i li. Cabell.
the Ilns keen several times advertised and
Uni, interrupted. but it will now be sold, »l the
-I’l.niuted and without resetv,.
\, . . . 1 no.MAS T.UUULD.1N, Trustee.
t?8.N
Ml. ITS! II.ITS ! !
I
O K O . W . OAlNEs,
Main Strukt,
j (3d ilonr from the corner lending in t|10 Washington
... and nppnshe tin- Drv Goods Store of
Messrs. Turner A’ Harwell.)
r 11 !• ANKFUL for ilie liberal patronage hereto ;
j A fore extended In him, respectfully inlurms the !
' ('"'«etis of I his place, and mlj oent country, that l>.
jH recently relumed from ih* North, whne lie |i is
I selected personally a stock unsurpassed in this mar
kei, lor neatness, durabililv and unusually cheap_
Having p in chased in New Yoik ex iusivcly for
(.'ash, he H illers hm self tlutl iho indnccinenis held
forth cannot fail to please.
His assortment consists of extra Hoc BEAVER
II ATS, id Ins own manufacture, wit ranted superior
to any made in i Ins see lion o| t he* country, and much
lower than lottnetly,—with a variety of
V A l‘ >i,
purchased expressly for tilts tnaiket, consisting id
Seal and Otter, of extra fine quality, suitable lor ilie
approaching season, and warranted tu rcudtr com
foil and satisfaction.
The reduction tn the price of those articles, is
worthy the attention ol ihe public ; — M .skFur
Caps, i xucinely low, together with a choice selec
tion id Yotiilts' Caps, ol various qualities, Fur and
( loth. ( hildreu's fancy Cloth Caps, lemarkaldy
beatttifol, and at |irices such as cannot fail to please.
With a l uge Stock of Hair Seal Caps, giiit'ible lor
scivants. The at tent ton ot Country Hallers
and Merchants is specially uqi.estt d to my stock id
Trimmings which is the largest evet ollereil hcic,
anil on as hbetal terms as ran lie purchased til's side
ol New York, (hi hand a huge assortment of Wool
Hats, white and black, which arc offered at a motif i ate
advance on original prices. The public aie invited
to call mid examine. GEO. \V. GAINES.
Sept. 23 4in
“Take rare ofllie rents and ike Dollars
will lake cure of themselves.”
II i ns i t.
IMO\ SAVIACS It A \ It
f \l flT.lt, 13,000.
\W7"ILL receive Depositcs of all money current in
▼ v the Slate, and issue certificates binding fully
and effectually ail the propei ly and funds of (he In
stitution, fnt the pay incut thereof, %v it It in ten days
notice, with interest thereon, from time of d< pobiir
nil paid; a( ihe raie of5 f)» r centum per annum, for
all sums which snail have been on deposile for less
I than one year; and ptr. cent, per annum, lor all
su.i b which shall re mam over one y car.
IMMOrVl DAIS
Every Monday at half past eight o’clock I*. M ,
at the office over the store of Mr. A. (*dnnatvay.
I>IKi:C'TOKN.
Henry Lmlnin, J. J*. Benwick.
(j. Mclvei, Henry J. Brown,
Jno. Kmnier, Tho’s. (). Aciee,
J. J. Salmons, C. Phelps,
Ttldcn Heed.
OIT1CEIIS.
Henry M. Dullake, President,
Ho. B. Sliehon, 'Treasurer,
J. W. Dudley, Sect clary.
Ly nchburg, J one 17 ts
To mJHUers •?/#// owners.
f |^l 11E undersigned would ie«|ie« ilully inform
1 those who are interested in the inaiuifai tuic
I ol’ flour, that lie is noAv in Lynchburg and w ill remain
in this vicinity a lew weeks, lor the purpose of vend
ing Fitzpatrick's Patent Smut AIM t>r Rubber for
cleaning w heat of cheat, smut, dm and other im
purities; and wherever it has been tried, its stipe
! noriiy over all other machines ever before used, has
been universally admitted, and wherever introduced,
it has met with such universal favor ns in supersede
all otlu r machines hi use hi the time. If is exten
bively used in (lie most celebrated mills in ihe Stall’s
of >»♦• w York, Delaware Maryland, and sever.il oth
ers. A! s veral have lately been put mm mills m Y’irgi
ma. 'There is one now in iimrall’s null in Bicli
iin»o(l, wlieie millers visiting ilia place can have an
opportunity of seeing it operate ; and there N one ’ No
hi Henry S. L ifigliortie A: Co’s mill at this place.
I to w hich I would invite the attention of mill owners
j in (bis vicinity.—Some of the most prominent qtial
ites of this are, 1st, that it requires hut very little
power fo propel it ; 2nd, that it cleans ihe wheal
. exceedi glv well and with great rapidity : and 3dly,
fliaf u is simple in its construction, and very dura
fib*. Millers wishing to obtain any information rela
tive to iliis Ma* lime will please address the aubscii
ber ai ibis place.
N. B. All orders and communications shall be
promptly attended to. and assistance rendered in e
; reeling Machine sold.
LS. D. M A COM UK R. A#’l.
fur L V. Childs, Baltimore.
Lynchburg, Aug 8
Commissioner*’ salt* ol' Land.
IN pursuance ul two decrees ul the county cuuri
of Bedford, pronounced in tlie soil ol Greenwood
! vs. Cooper. Arc., the first at flic November term,
in the year 1835, and the seior.d at ilie Ociolier
lerm, ) 839, ilie undersigned, (or some ilirre <d them,)
will, on ilie 7lh day ol December. 1839, on ilie pre
mises, expose In sale, by way of»poblic auction, ■ lie
following LANDS, belonging to the estate of the
late Samuel Greenwood, deceased, to wit :
1 Tract containing 5*00 .M'ttilS,
l more or less. Iving partly in the county of Franklin,
sod partly in the county of Bedford, adjoining the
! Lands ol Mathew Bale, and being the same pur
\ chased by the said Samuel Greenwood from Dab
ney Cooper. Tl is Tract will be divided imo two
Tracts,as designated by the dividing line between the
I counties td Bedford and Franklin, which runs
j through it, ami the portions lying on the different
sides ol that line will lie sold separately.
One other 'l'HA C J' situated m Bedford rnunly,
I containing by estimation between two and three
i hundred acres, being ihe same purchased by the
I sa'd Samuel Greenwood Irom one Davidson.
Terms ol sale—¥-’3 of the purchase money of each
| separate tract, or portion, w ill lie required in money
I at ihe tune amt place of sale ; and for the tesidoe of
| the purchase money a credit of one, two mid three
i years, lor equal portions thereof, will bn giveu, the
purchaser or purchasers giving bund with good
1 personal security, ami the title to tin* Laud to be
retained as a further securitj^fherelor.
| The title to these Lands is believed lo be good.
| but the nudersigned, acting merely as the organ ol
i the Cuuri, will net be responsible iherrlnr.
MATTHEW BATE,
LEWIS COOPER,
' JOHN WRIGHT.
YVM. McGEOKGE.
Coillllr’rs.
I'd.31
oG«l)l.i:RVnnd Touch Trim mine*,
. O a supon-i asyoMpieiil, just opened, lor sale by
II. IJ. RICH A II f
' SrjH
.Vf'ir Stage I A lie.
■ } US to tin* Springs, ami oilier trav- |
i filers, am hereby informed, that the under
signed will commence running
A new lino of' tomiicN,
From Lynchburg to D.ijgfi's (Dibidl'a) Spring*
via i he Natural Budge, tin Tuesday next, the 2nd doV
of duly. \' mil furl her notice, we shall leave Lynch
lit11g on Tuesdays, Thursday* and Saturdays, at hall !
aher four A M.aml arrive at DibrelTs the Ham* eve '
ninjs, before night. The next morning Passenger* |
will leave DibrelTs slier breakfast, and reach the'
While Sulphur about 5 o’clock, P. M- Viaiirrs to I
ilie Spring* by tins line will thus he relieved from j
all mgln travel, and reach the White Sulphur or
Lewisbiug, m two days fruni Lymlibutg. The
Turnpike is now finished (pine to it* tolci sect ion w n h !
the Lexington and Covington Bond, and in luldt
lioii to the general novelty and splendid scenery it
atlords, wo would mention as peculiar objects ol
• men si and curiosity, the passage throu^h% not ore?
the Blue Bulge, along the margin of .lames Biver
and eomniaiuling a view id the Mountain ('anal, a
beautilul prospect—the Natural lindgt, which Mr
Jefferson pioiiouuued worth a trip aeros* the Allan
tie to view — an I last, but mil least, Dagcet’s Sprint
kepi by (’li*. L. Dibn II, where lie that has »
once will like to be again.
The undersigned intending to give their perso
attention to this line, ran confidently promLeliav
lers first rate Coaches and ’Teams, and careful and
accommodating Drivers, and will ipaio uu pain*
themselves to satisfy their passenger*.
W M. A UALBB A Pi’ll,
HKNRY L. DAVIK-8.
June 27 ts
Jam vs Kivcraml lintiawlia Com
pany.
FIFTH ANNUAL MKKTINU.
rill IK Fifth Annual Meeting of- the 'Stockholder*
-1. ol the Juinves Biver and Kanawha Company
will be held, by permission froiii the proper nutlmi
ny. at ill* Capitol, in die t oy of Blelim.-nd, on
MONDAY . the lliiti December next.
liy onler of the President and Duct tors
W B. CIUTTKNDKN, Secretary.
Bicbmond, November 11. wtd
FORM or PROXT.
Know all Men by these Presents : That we, llie
subscribe!*, being Shu kboldns in the JAMKS
iRIVKR AND KANAWHA COMPANY, do
hereby constitute and appoint -— - -, our
| true and lawful attorney and proxy, h* represent esi li
inf usin all genial meetings of the Stockholder* of
| Mini Company, when we are not personally present oi
< represented ly sniuu other proxy; w i^li full power and
authority at such general iinet mil** to give nue.li vnlu
or votes, and lo do such oilier mi or acts as cji b of iih
could give oi do, as a member of the s.ud meeting, il
we were personally preseid ; and we do licieby lahfy
' and confirm whatever vote ni votes, acl or ads, nui rml
.dtorncy may lawfully give ni do lor us in puisminee
nt the uuiliotity beicby confericd up<>u Inin.
Wituess out bauds nod seals tills —-day of
, ■ --. one thousand eight bundled and-.
- *-, (SfcAl. )
-- (a* m- )
i t - •-• (shai. )
Teste, - *-■>, (si vi,.)
' To BY/; I, - -. a Jus
tlcc of the Pear© for (be —- afoieaat I, do brre
| by certify that - -, whose riHiin* is above
! Htibscnbed asaunu attesting witness, pcisonally ap
pea red before me in my -- • sfoiesuiJ, and mad'
oafh that tlie aboved named-, -, ■
whose names ate subscribed as pillow to ill* lib *ve
letter ofattomey, at know ledged the s.iino in presence
oil he said w linens, a* ilnir acl and deed.
Witness my hand and seal ill'* -— day ol
--1 eighteen hundred and -.
— - — - -, (sr.AL.)
November 18 l ItiD
I’ulilic Sale ol Land and Ac
ffroes.
\ VIRTUK of a deed ol trust, executed l»v
William Walton, to the subscriber, on the 22 )
oav ol D* cember, 1835, ami ol record to the Clerk's
Office of the county ol Buckingham—will be sold to
the highest bidder, for «.ash, on 1 Iitirsday, the 28th
day of November. .it Meadow farm, on Beni Cr<ek,
m Buckingham courtly, and ro ai to tiie icHidulicu . I
said Walton, the seveial following named
TraoO of Land,
to %%• it : one Tract of Land on Bent Creek, in said
county of Buckingham, adjoining Win. Thuiman
and others, i ontamine 467 acres more or less. A noth
er tract on name cree k in d ime county, containing
3£(i acres mora nr less,and adjoining the fir*t men
tioned tract, and others. Another iiaci on same
creek, and in same roomy, containing 446 acres mine
or less, adjoining the lauds ol (jieorgo Penn and oth
ers, being the same bought by said Walton ol John
IJams. Another tract unsaid creek, m mid county,
containing 220 acres more or le.-s adjoining the lauds
of Charles Phelps and others, bought by said Wal
ton of Vawier Walker. Another tract in said
i county on said cm rk, cootamiug 4 80 acres, adjoining
the lands ol Stratton Wheeler bought by h. i » W al
too of Robert Walton. Another tract near B o
! Cre* k, containing 200 acres • ore or lc>«, and hno
ed by the lauds of Dabney (iooch and otlicis, bougl
l»v said Walton ol Wm. Chick. Another Ir.td o
n e waters of Broad Creek containing 500 acres no m
or less, bought by sal! Walton ol Wm. (tuck, and
bnutided by the lands of Reeves & White and oth
ers.
ALSO,
the following Negro Men, to w-il : Peter, Lovell,
Sandy, Billy, Spinner, Sam, Page, Joshua. Jerry,
John, Joe. Also the following negro boys, to wit :
Neptune, Bob, Henry. Also the following negro
women, gills and boys, to wit: Phillis, Pleasant,
' and Jenny, women. N mey and her daughter Lucy,
(trace and her three children, names noi recollected.
Bib anil her 3 children, to wit : Winston, Chaney,
the name of the other not recollected, Kitty and liei
2 children, names not recollected, Racha* I and her
5 children, town: Mickey, Anderson, Nelson,Jess®
ami Wiatt, Matilda <*c her 5 children, to wit : Martha,
Kdward, Mary, Sandy, name of the others not recol
l lected, Caroline n girl, Jmoey a gnl, Sarah a girl, 2
women, l\if» v & Silvev. A Iso an interest ol four-mriths
in the following 1 1 slave**, to wit : Sawney, Jemi y ami
her 5 cliildr* u, to wit : John, Jacob, and Sally, and 2
others, names not remembered, Judy and her 3 ,
childten, to w.t : J uries, names nf the other 2 not
recollected. A Iso the increase of the aforemention
ed female slaves, ifany, since the date of the aforesaid .
deed of trust, lithe sale ol t lie aforesaid properly,from
inclemency of the weather or any other < a use, should
not be completed on tin* afoienamed day, it will be j
continued from day to day u nil finished, or until so (
SAM L. McJ). RLID, Trustee.
Oet. 28 (2dN j
Vow Grocery iu l.jiichlmi’s.
f1111 K subscribers having removed to Lwieliburg.
.1. respectfully inform their friends and tin1 pub
I c getter illy, that they have taken the house former- ,
ly occupied by Alai tin. Ward tV Davis, two doom
below Charles Phelp-’s Auetioii Boom. and oppo- |
site Messrs. S. cV M. IJ. Cat laud’s Law Office, j
where they intend to keep a general assortment ol i
(Jrocertes for sale, at very low rales, (or ea«h.
BAILKY A: WOMACK.
Oct. *8 . t» |
roo ITICAIi.
THE DINNER TO MR. WISE.
LETT ICRS.
Richmond. Nov, 13. IB39
(ientlemrn— I have hitherto delayed to answer
votir lettir of the 30*h October. invtnng roe to the
1 Joiner proposed to he given to Mr. Wise, at Liiuim
(’out House, oh the Midi instant, in hope t lint I
rIkiiiIiI ho able lo avail myself ol the invitation. I
now find myself involved in profession**! engage |
ineuts, which it would be iripaiibmabln in nm to {
neglect, that oblige me to deny myself that piss j
• ore.
It is with real regret that 1 decline the invitation* !
Mr. Wise, in my opinion, by the 7.e«l mid ability !
with "Inch hr has opposed dm perverse, weak and
mischievous im amm s of the late a* 4 the present
Administtatn n—by the vigilance and spirit with
w hich he has resisted and exposed the daring en
croacho.ent of Executive power and its baleful ails
of con option, and hy the firm ess with which In-has
braved and withstood the utmost fury of piuty de
nunciation, has eniitled linns If to the gratitude of
Ins coiit>'iy—of every tine lover of our free Repuh
11. mi ution«, and of c\ery Inend of public and
v , irlue. I should, tliciefore, have found the
m satisfaction in joining my fellow.citizens of
-v in cheering him in his cuurse ul useful amt
< exertion.
mbjuin a sentiment, which 1 keg may be prnpo*
< d to ihe compuny in my name.
I a n, gentlemen, rnoti irspcctfulty your obedient
servant, U. \V. LEMHI.
Henry A. If Vie: Whan coimpiiou is sipping
(lie foundations of tlie Republic, and Executive pow
er is biiieiing its walls, honor to in* mini who stands
prepin d to defend them to the last rxitcmily, and
to be buried under die ruins, tuthet than escape
from them, and presetvc a life ol infamy and bon
Jaj;o.
Wll.I.IAM, Al AO, Nil,. 31, IMS
(ientlcmtn : I nerd scarcely assure you that 1
should detive sincere pleasure in uniting will) the
Wings ul Louisa in doing honor to die linn. 11 * it
ry A. Wise, my nun edtate irpirsentative in ('on
girss. If a bold and pitiiotic devotion in the gical
prim iples of public liberty—if an utir ottiproniiiirig
hostility t » coiriiplmu in all its lunm ious forma—il
.< settled determination, Intetnforo manifested, to
pursue t lie i iglit without irgwid m consequences—il
an utter abhoirence of die ullnt I'nlnal doctrines
and practices til the last mid ptesent Administrations,
entitle any man lo the high compliment which you
have temleied him. onv Ins constituents, tit lsa*t,
mil b«‘ permitted to ex pi ess the opinion that few ol
our public inr-11 have more nclily deserved il than fir
lias done. My i rdessional eugageuienis, however,
are now making such constant draffs upon me as to
deny to o r the pleasiiie ol ben g piesrnt with him
on the Mill November. I trtist that lie belief
which you :u« pleased to enietiani and espiess of
my readiness, at all time*, “to saddles advance
i tie ul mi the alt.it n| paii iot ihiii,” is vouched lor fry
m\ past life. Mm d y u lnbur under the linprc*
• ion that 1 am in any maunei locking to any quai
in foi politic.tl adv.iiicciuent, 1 dr ue ymi at unie to
luirgo the delusion. 1 have nnllnng of dial soil in
view, and in my • Hurts heretofore iinulv, and Ntill
p< isevrringly tu be mad., to advance the \\ hig
cause. 1 .iin, aid have been, aciu<ted exclusively
li\ a desire to restore the tine reading of die Consii
tut mu as it waa tn-foro the ei.i ol ihe Proclamation
and Minit st — to rescue tho power ol removnl from
1 offiee Irom ill* h •• ds of a milt Executive, by plat ing
it under the guardianship of law—to lake from the
hai d ill <l huh n die Sword, the p **e**»toii of die
Public Poise, and lo reform die abuses of the times,
which are great and gi it voiis and cry mg. In order
to accomplish them ri suits, a union ol all honest
Whigs would •rein to be iodiS| eimbly necessary;
and that union is called for horn die fact that die
p ,wei which w e assail I* becoming daily of gieatei
«11 igni'ude, whilst the prim iples lor vv I n h vv v con
tend are idriit'ficd w ilh mill hbcity itself.
1 fieg to subjoin a sentiment, which 1 trust may
prove acceptable.
With sentiments of gieat respect,
1 am yours, Scc.
JOHN TYLER.
Henrv (’lav : When a rash arid violent party find
drawn lire sword to plunge it into thsbuwnls of their
countrymen, ha snatched it Irom dieir grasp, and r«
turned n peacefully In the scabbard,At thereb* »eatrd
o himself a monument ashming as the mount ms
Rome would liavc decreed to him a statue, a d on
us base would iisvo been wiittuu “ I he Piosvr
ver.M
Rilhmo.*<i). Nor. 1 1. 1839.
(irritlenicn—T have ifcrirnl vour kind leher, in
riling me to a Dinner lo ho given lo M». Wh',
at your Court Homo*, mi I he lb h of 11 i h month
1 thank vou sinceicly for lli« compliment winch
tilts inviMt.on implies, pngcd the morn because it
unities 11oni the citizen* of nty native i ouulv. II ni ilm
sime of my health, my cyesh.ivi -2 not yet recuveerd
from ilie scveie mili in in u I mo n li eh they have »uHer
i cd, fork 1 v *jci e plat re ol llie invil non.
» , c | e of Louisa (.an succeed in rallying
t* u|)puciiiMi loilio ruinous measures ol
' isliaiiuii. il will Indeed be a proud day to
lout* which I shall always rejoice lo ie
u * i Very respectfully,
Y uur obedient servant,
c. Johnson.
Cahti.k IIili., Nov. llth’39.
Oenllemen : I have had the honor (o receive your
letter ol 30 h ult., inviting me to a public dinner to
begiven at Louisa Court House, on the lfiili day ol
the present mnnlli, and to unite with you, on that
occasion, to r 11 iris " lo dispel the darkness which,”
vou remark, “ has, for a nine, veiled itt obscurity”
the prospects ol our country. Having very recent
ly had the honor ni ii ci ting my h llow-t m/.ens ol
Louisa on a similar occasion, and id tlien expressing
the view* I entertain ol the grave dangers involved
mi ilie pieseui course and conduct ol public affairs,
I will owl now ireapis* on your Mltei.lioii (.other
rli.iti repeat the unyielding confidence I cherish,
(hat the vi rf .e and ioteillige nee ni the \ rnerieatr pen -
pic will triumphantly prove themselves equel In
everv tiirl they may be destined to pass through,
in maintaining and vindicating the lire Republican
institution* iran*»rniltvd to us by (lie wisdom ami
gallantry of our fathers.
Important official duties as a member of the Hoard
of Visitois of the University of V'lrgmia requiting
my attendance at h meeting ol that body, which u to
take place oil the Marne day with your dinner, it will
not be in my power, gentlemen, in >.c«:e,»i your p Inc
invil. uioii, for which i beg lea\e to lender you my cor
dial .teknowledgnionis, together wuh ihe sciiliuisiils
id respect and esteem wuh winch l am
Your lellow-cit z* ii, ami most ob’t serv’t.
W. C. RIVL.8.
fliciiMOMD. l4ifc Nov. 1839.
Gentlemen—Until yesterday, l had promised mv
self thi- pleasure ol meeting you, in compliance with
your kind request, at tin? Dinner to be given to Air.
Wise, on Saturday riex', al Douifta C'oiiil House.—
All en gagement, requiring toy attention in Wil |
hamshutg to-morrow, will render it impossible lor
me to do so. I truly regret that any obstacle should
occur to prevent me limn testily mg, in person, my :
deep sense of the obligation winch the country owes
to the gentleman in whose honor the citizen* <>i
Louisa are annul to tis-emble. I should have been
erst find, too, with the opportunity the occasion
would hive afforded of returning loyhm. ill a less
formal mode than l uin compelled now to adopt, my
grateful acktinwldrgtnent* for • Ii•* reianl and es
teem which you encourage me to believe have
pro it i pi ed tbein to extend iheir courtesy lo mo. \V till
no pretension to I lie ability von have been plimirtl fo
MfKiibnlo my humble advocacy of the principle* ol
’1W ami *99, I *rtiPt 1 may, without vanity, notepi j
ihe compliment you lu stow on ih* constancy with
«vhieh 1 hn* e t'oih avoreil in matniam them. Front
an early permit of life tlinae prinrtnles. h* taught l»\
Jefferson, and originally expounded by Madia it, j
Taylor, ol Car line, anil Firmer Knitnr, have been j
iegat(l*‘«l by me as llie true inierpieiaiion ol our I* ed- j
rial •nmp.nl, Hinl n* ths atiieoi guamnfir l«r the !
pieaervaiion nl i|»r Union, the •nvrreigntv ami in i
legrilv of llie Slate*, ami ihe libeily ol the oil *oo i
Mure than once triumphantly sustained agyin«ttlt<'
asaiilt* nf open advetsailes, who, lltal was aim ere
in the faith, rotlhl abandon tin ill in lhal dark hoin
td peril, lo them ami to llie roontrv, when minty ,
who, in the day of iheir pioaperity. had been loudest j
in ilinr defrnre—-who, Indeed, had professedly ta j
ken lliem II tier iheir special pt oteclion. am render - j
ed l he in at ihe dictation of ilieir despotic lead |
er. nr multi n faint unit treacherous rests !
lanec ? Our whole experience, genii-men, uf
llie prat lira I operation ol nuf system. i* calculi- 1
led to confirm • • %ir conviction* of the irnih nf those j
principles, nnd to nnior.ne ns io persevere in iheit j
support. Permit the Federal (Jovernment lt» over
leap ihe limns they prescribe — sub ml ihe tight* and 1
lUlt'iearn of llie Stales lo the will of a ('oogrt s*iunal
majority, and ihe inevitable leattll, hud it in»t been
ie,ihxi‘d, would bo readily anticipated. If It ben
sound principle, that those only cun safely be trusted
with llie destinies uf a people who have interests in |
common Willi llietn. what security can any Slate
expect Iront ihn Representatives of another, having
interests uf a dissimilar nr conflicting < haracler f
Wh ii confidence, especially, can be reposed in a
majority ol such representatives, habitually swayed
by n paity chief, or ready in promote, by unnrinci
pled i oinbinutions, the local intetesis nf it* part ru
hit emsi n neoey ? l.et the act mil legislation Of the
Fed* lal Unvcrntiiciil answer I he question. See
Imw, by the exeinse nf utigraoled nr doiilttlul pow
eis, the prosperity of one portion nf the Union lias
been suciiticed to the tliptditv id another. ( Miserve
Imw the commni) lirasnre, and I hut ioc deiilably ,
valuable resoiii ce, I lie public domain, bestowed pi in
cipally by our own Slate for the good nf all, hss
been wiihheld front Iter and other Stairs, disdaining j
In join hi adit ines of plunder, and lavishly wasted, to
pii,mote llie local interests ot oilier pans of llie
Union, ot io subserve the vie w a uf us pi ting pofil ieiaiia.
In short, you cannot bur perceive tliui Federal pow
er Inis encruacticd, and is still rnnstitnlly and rapidly
encroaching, no the right* reserved io ihe Slates—
lhal, de feigned, as Hums, Io conduct I heir foreign
idluii*, and supeiintend iheir own a itial nr luteins
lioua) iv.minus, ii asaumes, .«i length. lo llismige their
internal and domestic emu chin—•that it seeks, m .
viler f, to rule limit!, not only liy ns direct in turn,
but ilnough their own or runic bodies iineilri i.'ig
wnh iIn ir elct lions, |i fluent ing every appointmenl j
hum tor I iglnsi down in the most menial, making, I
j not adhesion lo prior iple, but a pledge hi advance id j
unhesitating obedience lo ihn Federal Head, tilt*
sole li st td mi-lit. Hast assured, gentlemen, unless
j rhctkcil by the timely rnlnieemrnl td (fie doctrines j
j which I atu happy lobehevo ciMiiinaiid your appro
1 buimn, mom nod more will it manifest ns intro
*i\e Mpnit— inoie mid n ote will u wind its gigantic
I folds aioiiml the vii.il iighls td tIics States amt the
lihemes ol llie People, until it sit til overt time all (
i I'Hitn anen, and tiny fitialU perish wuhio us grasp,
i lint ! will nut detain you wnh an attempt i - discu-w
a question which, even weie my ispuity corn
meiiMiiiate with the task, is too n t and miMiientoUs
lor tlie limits ol a luller suited to ilu* picst I m
rubinii. Wishing you and your companion* all the
enjoyment congenial seniimcru* and the conscious
i.r-feH ul a good cause arc i ah ul-ued to inspire, and
begging you to piopose lor inr the subjoined toast,
I siiltMi ribs myself, with gieat suirerity.
Your gratelol htend and fellow -eur/.Mi,
JOHN ROliF.K'l SON
The Principle* til '9.1 and '99 ; l<e*s endangered
by the avow etl enmity id Federalists than by lire pie
tended lueiidship ol ProclafnalitiuisiM ittul Spoilnuteii.
(itui preserve them from sot h Irtctids, and they may
i dely their then St.etnies.
i -
| f'llAHLOTTKHVI|,I,K, Nof. 12, lKJ9.
] Gmotcmen : Your esteemed f.ivnr ni di* CiOili utt.
i inviting rue *«# dine %v if It yourselves amt oilier cm
/.•♦in of l.nnisn, * nr r HMi msinnl, I as hern receiv
• it, m d whilst ihniiki u y•»»i fur dns tesiimonv of
respect, I i» gret lo ».*y, in rc| ly, ihu iluijr & ami en
gagements ai home will depute me of ilu* pleasuie
wlilt: 11 | «l>€» ii III otherwise have anticij a led III iiieei mg
you on ill*- proposed o« casioo.
IM t.y I, however, at a substitute fur my iihsenre.
I tender flttough you i he aniie ud sen lime u I, and pray
you in ai re I lur yours* Ives, individually, dm sain
ini ions id my Ingh r* spec! and e-irern
v w MirrihM,
The Presidei I atirl the f*e»pli* : The ima> iimv
* made up, ami now hilthng, in hi I een ihnn ; hr
iwifn lh*' advocates ol Puwt r, an<4 the tidvntut** ol
Popular llighis,
(’»i An i.r»TTi s vu.r.r. Nov. f) h, !ftH9.
Gentlemen :*—■ Y nr i* viihiiihi lo a public dinner
in be given to the lion Air. Wise nt l.ouisa L'oiiri
I IuUS*\ on the lh'.h m-daui, has been r»*e* mil, and I
• egret that 1 am prevented from lirr r ptmg U by a
I pievm'is eng.igr rneni, e liirli will dt lam im* beto «J
i die Pine Ridge until I.c*r thai tune. 1 am gi•**:Ii• *1
by the appiohuiion v u h «v* Inn n pleased to « apr*ss
ol my public coins**, though your | aiiiahty has done
! much mure than jusin e lo die seivices by winch I
{ have attempted in require flirt cunfl fence* of a sm dl
I portion of my fehow citizens. J am nut conscious
| of having rh served mine tbnu in due lo every man,
who, in a private or public capacity, has cinJeuvou-d
in di -.charge with fidelity the trust which our institu
nuns impuse on all.
\j mier nut ftirms of (iovrrnrne* 1, ihe people, and
they only, .«r »* tesp-risible to themselves ml to pos
| it my, for the m.ionci in which ili»*v shall rooduei
their own affairs. Without the uiioaiurd design cl
injuring I hemselves,they cannot d« lilirrmely sanction
wh.it is wrong 01 disapprove wlmt is right* 'I'In*
will o( a majority cannot he pm at d* fiance in a re
presentative Government, unless the people en our
age Henson in ihnr seivanls, 01 become traitors to
ihcnist Ives. T- t: dan rr to popular institutions is
no I Hi be apprehended from the power ol one mao,
or ol many men, lint fiomthe lutldf* rent e id the
people to l heir own i mi hen able i ighm, ami from ihos»*
passions which paily (ouiesis me apt to rjn iic,
which mmih limes tempi iis to Inuav everv thing lor
a liiomeni uy triumph. IuiIih a*pct i I have lung
conieiMpl.n t-il ih"*e mere pre-mem nil parlies, wlnth
induce ion many to regard ihe election ot our Chiel
Magistrate as ifie end, instead of an impmt.ini mennb
of good GoVeruiueni' Under ruth cironmslnct s, >
the will | l lie nation cease* to ttiirr>*o| in all [il in
any] of its me.isuie*, lie Government which li has
created. Tim people surrender ihei. supremacy as*
arbiters; they Mibintt to be led by ambitious men.
where limy ought 10 lead ; they become urraye i in
hostile fat nous, pledged iti advance to Mippmt or fu
oppose measure*, without refer* nt e 10 their intrin
sic merit, aecoidmg in the (ptariei from winch they
proceed. The powers ol tin Kxecunve branch «d
ilic.Fedcinl Goveruiimrit, great,.ton great under the1
Cuusiuulioh, and infinitely enlaigcd m practice,
have been «ii* ngtheued and confirmeti by the ctipidi
ly and resentment* thus eultsie i, diminishing every *
just hope ol reliirm *» welt Itotn vidory as deleat. !
• •epnvmg outselves and uur rulers of the moral re- j
•tramts u| our system, ami leaving the timid tin re- ,
luge Iron* ultimate despair, hut in the hazard ol j
some dreadful change. |*,«nu s thus orgmi/.utl, ac )
telerale I II her than check Ibe ICidoiiClf* f * I f «t.\c» li j
I
merit to corruption anil decay) they pi one ti be free
lorn of opinion arid official r*s portability, »■ crime*
• gainst the Stale ; they deride principle at impolitic,
consistency «s i opracUc able; they demand implicit
rbctlience ti> their own behests, defining orthodoxy
o mean, support of the President the* is. on (he 000
land, and support t I him tint would be, on Hie oth
er. 'They speak for Philip, not for Gierce; and tins
•aople soon listen with indifference or ipaihy, when
hrv learn that they have only to choose between al
emitfive* of evil.
li beciimv# ns, therefore, 1 1» 11 ivil»ly thick to lank
more (lively nod to adhere more ngld'y t<» thasw
fr* it principled of reform, whh’h ought to sntftvata
[irditical partita ; to draw t} 1 e line of par'll dise*»*
initiation on some mote obvious anti enduring prin
ciple than that w hie It separates the ins ft tint the ou't)
o rc oeinher that the Const it ottnn is the only ttau
lard which we all admit as (he established rule of
•alety and of right, to all the department*, and to
ill 11 nr functions nl C ovei nment : that legislative anti
judicial infractions ol this sat red instrument, are
iiiily so many breaches in the strong bulwutk of nor
ibcity, inviting moie fatal ent rouchtiiccta hunt tho
K sec 11 live.
Thoie arc some question*. 1 trust, vvhigli can and
will he itir i hv men tif all patties, »* they affect the
ititr res'sof 111•* whole < ntuitry ; and tlie ptfsanl de
r ingral stiuc «il our current v atnl finance, is one of
lhum. The time ha* arrived, it mn-1 be apparent hi
all. when our banking system, as well a* the Govern
imut, demand* the tom h of reform. Ii> r v is have
augmented, until if they are not within the reach of
legislative remedies, the question may arise whether
they stc compensated by i s benefits. It will require
all ihn wisdom and all the fmbenrniic* ol united
councils, to inpair the injuries nl the past, and to
avert still greater calamities. If cither tho f ederal
or State Governments l ad absolute jurisdiction over
this delicate * abject, or 1! it were to be now consid
ered lor the first time, our duties and inclination*
might be dill mi ut. Hot when vva consider that we
have twenty seven Gnvatiimants, raf.lt ul which has
claimed and cxeicisrd the power of regulating cur
rein y Mini credit by law , it becomes ns to look at
thing* as they are, and not a*our imaginations might
depict them, to provide lor the future, not tu qtianel
about the p int. The present 1* a period dem Hiding
remedies, tm* apertilaiious. The present condition
of our country should admonish < vt ry man of tin*
m cavsiiy for calm delibciMiion and decisive action
on w subject which ha* been so long agitated, ami
which must ciiiintiua the source ol incalculable mis
chief until it isN 'ithd. ‘I he lii*toiy ol the experi
ments nfneatly filly yeais is helnra 11*. It it is con
sulted as a guide tu our researahes, and not as a
source of party exasperation, we may learn wisdom
otiiM Iven, Mislead of leaching it to posterity by our
pamlul experience.
With UfcNU 1 aiiC' N ol mv esteem, f subjoin a semi
incut which you may offer to the company »f y< u
think proper, and I remain your obliged sod hum
ble an v gut, TlIt iAI AS \V. G11.M K K.
Q/" A thorough rcfutin ul tho Government .ml
the II,inks
| < 'orrrspontUnce ctmclurial t/iourwerf]
ATOTtcS.
\\/ ILL BK SOLD, on Friday, tbe'JLMi dry of
?▼ November, at ih« Lite* residence of Kich
Sihiliiiin, lire eased, m the lower end nf ( amp
bell (.'uiintv, i lit* following property, in nil
All Hie Mm li of IIoinch, f'nHlr. Mierjit f
llogs, M vr rul grind yolic of Ox
in. Wagon mid i nils.
Armine ’he Hornes, lire Hover, il FI NT*. HKBOl)
MAIN S AND ITLLIKS; ilnu, a tim* young
Sl.il lion; flu* Household mid Kiulirn Furniture a.
grind €Ttrrilltf«» and lloiwrs, ii l.l* g,. qrjanU y
nf well fain rl Pork, ii good d Ineshmg Machine i >1
Suaw (‘niter, mm.ethroe or four liuntlri il
Illinois Of* f* O It N • Oats, l udder.
Tripn. Shucks. and a number nl ndier article*, ip i
ledmim to enumate.
'Idle *aln will commence at rl. yen oYhu k. and
will emiliitiie ft run day to day, until completed.
d'ertwi— A credit nf twelve mouths will b« gtViu
for all hHinti over ten doll irs, ihe purchaser giving
bonds with approved security. Fur all Hums under
tru dollars, cash will be required
The PL A NTAd’JO.N will also l,r for Kent ihe
r ii»umg year, and possession given at ( hiiatmas.
JOHN JOHNS, J Kxvcii
\V M. IT KBL.S1J, $ fo.i.
November IP l’dON
•10,000 Acre*,
I WISH in sell a tract ul Land cont.tilling .*>0,0fi()
ticrns, mutated nn the waters of Bii and Little
Dm Rivera, in the ronnty el Baliuk, in the Sla t i i
V*ii ginia. d lie L mil reaches within five mdes ( f il.e
rmiri house id Pal r’eU.—mut h good aud a gieju
quantity «d Blue Ridge Mount,no L md. ddiete is
n ronsidrrahli* jioriion well ruleuInter! h i the growth
of the V imp nnd die Moms M ultc aulis. 1 will s-ll
it on a cred.i nf one lo four year*, ml long* i if dr»i
red. Iml after dial pm inrl ini lest Will hr irqidid.
< )nc m x tli pari ol i lie pure hare rna n* y w ill he tequir* d
iu It and, on con (nu. t (o convey w h**u the v. huh t- ; a id
up.
('•*1. Abram .Staples nt Patrick rooitdiouse, will
givr inforoi.it-nil ol ihe lm;aliiy and quulll.tr ol 1, e
Land ; anil Ru haul H. d'oh r, ot [ ,y mi. bn Ig . or
im\ «e|f. will r ntnrnrimr .»■ the pin v and letuii. i lu*
Land Miir nrig inrl I v • r anl ed Henry I ■ n J con
veved In John M liuss.dl «d I'osim . and by Ih.t
sell m mvsell. d'b* dccrlti tie ou rru.uid in part, m
ihe county nl Palm k
IIF.NKV o. Mil DLL TON.
Fredericksburg, V* N >v I ‘J.u
PIT US CAN T to .» d rrcr of 111«• (liicuit Superior
( i mi 11 of Law nml i ■ Ii iMC!«*rv tor I lie* county ul
\it»11»*r-f. pronounced at in I i«*i September term. hi*
lire e.lianrerv suit «>i Archibald Rnbci Nnn'g ndmV
Plaintiff, ag till’d \ Vr 111111 »i Joplin#, Peter Pucker
and oilirrs. Defendants. I shall on Fitday the L'Oilv
day ol J)eccinher next, proceed to Kell upon tbit
(•retu 't *>. at public auction, to the highest biddei,
on a rn dit ol one, two and tim e years, for equal
iiixialioiiiis oi the pur<h»se money, the moiety of
K OI !: EU ^il)lti:u Ai UKSOl LAND.
\i"f» in the count) of Amherst, upon which the said
Peter Rucker now itv-tdes, in which the Defendant
William Joplin# had a fee, and also ih»* interest ul iIih
Haul Will am Joplin# m the rc>tdue thereof, in whiuh
he N mtiiled to a I«ttr estate, as tenant by the curte
sy. The purchaser will be r< qnued to give bowl’
null snfh' ii-m security, lor the purchase money, ami
the iiih* will be retained as ultimate security lor liar
payment t »-erei-f. W M. L.C OLKMAN, D-S.
lor Kd. Penn, .SSjci ill and OoinmisiiV.
Nov. *31 «2Uli
.V O T 1 i' £ -
8> A’ virtue ol a deed of iru*l rirmted to me on
9 ilie 31 st day of \uatist. I V !). by Sand. Arnny
fead, Benjamin \Vy off, I leury M. Armrulsrad and Jo
seph Ar Mend, loi ihe purpose's I her* ill ineotKilsed,
I shall, on Wednesday, the 4 h day ot Dm eit her
next, at the residence ol S i»u|. At wish ad. iu tlyi
r i um V of Camphell. sell the | rupcity Itnifio m. n
Morieil, < onsistin# id one likely Negto Man. ab. ul
two hundred barrels of C» rt», a large irop of Tobac
co, several trticN of Land, ow of w hich i« »*, ell im
proved. the crop of Wheat, Oats and various other
• nicies. The terms will be mndc known oa iho
day of safe. I believe the title to the property to bo
good, Imt shall convey such title only ns is vewsd m
me by iIre deed. SAM* BRANCH, Tiutloc.
Ot i\ 31 _ ids
Smiths'’ Tools, irarrauted.
VNVIl.S. V'icrs arid Itrllo**. nil wair.ir*d.—
Kur « i!o by U. B. lli< U \RI>S
On ." . 4 ' :