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lisa very natural conclusion, and the j
supposition will be very readily per- ■
, reader, as every one know s that to curry I
^ht is a great impediment in running; but
•r is, how the editor of the Whig came to
overy that Messrs. Webster, Calhoun and
— much dead freight about them? *
> is the individual whom the Whig would
ee nominated by the Legislature of Vir> inia? |
' editor of that naper imagine that Mr. Heigh I
mid any better clionco than any one of the three I
-e has rejected as loo heavy and too distasteful? i
Joes, he is deceived. He too carries about him too !
i dead weight, and is too distasteful to the people to |
II til4*ir summit.. 'fill* lU'OIlh* will not n(*e(<nl nt* liim I
jKci(-tii-r tltiin they would either of the other three.
^Hey will reject him, as well as the others, and for the
Bine rmsons. Nor will they accept of any one of the
Biehald party, which is opposed to the principles and
Kneasurcs of the present Administration.
f ‘ It must, however, lie rather mortifying to Messrs. Web
ster, Calhoun and Clay, all of whom have hi mean no
tions of themselves, and who profess to think that they
stand very high with the people, to 1 e suit! by the editor
«>t the Richmond Whig, that they are ‘distasteful to the
people.' and that they carry too much ‘dead weight' about
them for any ony tu suppose that they can either ofthcui
be elected.^.’
Doe* Mr. Marshall think with the Whig, tltat the pre
sent legislature should make a nomination ? Rut the
Whig ought to know, as Mr. M. no doubt docs, that you
cannot art all the Whigs to move together.—Some are
for one Whip, and some for another ; und many of them
who nre studying the art of “poleetics,” ure willing to
run a steed out of our own stables, to cronte division in
the ranks, and thus to break us down.— XVr know that
some of them contest their cause in Virginia is desperate.
They say, unhesitatingly, that they are gone, unless they
can get Judge White to start for the plate. Their cal
culation is worthy of the finest school of intriguers and
managers in the world. All the skill they have hitherto
ascribed to the Arch Magician himself, is nothing at all
to it. Some of tho Virginia Whigs are willing to d> the
very thing which is just laid down for them in the N.
York Advocate and Journal. Hear this groat tactician !
“ * I"- l’lii!iiili‘l|iliiii .National Can ltii is ot" opinion tl.nl the \\ hiy
uh'ihImts ot t'ontpvs*, lietoru tin.- niljoiitnnn’iit, will nominate a ran
diilatt* for tlie I’n-siitoany. Our information is of a liiff**rent nature,
n.i I wn hIioiiI'I look upon su-’h a measure, n d-uiilo I politienl Mun ter.
An nxpericneoj (ieneral it I ways waits tin’ th-» elopement of tlie plans
of liis adversary, u'.irn inaction ran it > « o harm, amt wo wmiM look up
on any one ns n in re tyro in war, who, when lie saw hi- enemy nhout
to break up his encampment, divide hi- army and m.ucli ia ill ftV rent
direclio.il his .separated divisions, which could bo cut up in d. tail,
should, unless rertuTrt «f success, make nu iittuek upon hi* eom'iined
force,and risk his »w n d.strii. tion. The preset.I policy of the Whig
party, on the xuhjcct'ot lio* l\*-si,loney, is inaction nnri ,non~eum'rit•
t il,’ nn.l all eondu -tors of ifwupnpors nhould bear thin in iniiid. The
first choice ol every true wl lii" imi-t lie mhdo man wtio has t»een
a consistent advocate of Whig principles. The second choice must
l»o of that mun who is tlie len-t objectionable, anil the knowledge of
Itiis fart may serve as a i inducement to some of tho candidates for the
Presidency, to give such pledges amt assurances as may do away with
the great objection* to them. In our views on this subject, we de
proente for tho present ali discussion upon it. l,et ns nil nt least
await the le t.on gllii’ Dnltimorc Convention. It may tie, that tho
disaircctio.t in tin-Ja -kso i ranks to Mr. Van Duron, lm- taken dm p r
root Ilian wc suppose, and on that occasion he nmde muuif«--t,and wo
should not, a- a party, pine • ours- Ives In a sit lint ion « hcio wc rannut
take advantage oftho division of our adversaries.”
What, then, is their plan ? "Lay by for the present as to
our own men; and let us try and set the Jackson men by tlie
ears. Let them quarrel about Van Ruren and White;
and that tlie ft tends of Judge White tnav he encouraged
to run him, we will tnnke a show of taking him up our
selves. 'I lien will t he contest he between the friends of
2 Jackson men. They will so wrangle and quarrel, that
when we start our own candidate, the weakest party will
become so far alienated from the other, ns to he more wil
ling to join us than their former friends. Or, if we can
not carry tlie day for our own candidate, we will ulti
mately join the weaker party ourselves, run for tlie Jack
son man least obnoxious to ourselves, who will give us
the proper pledges anil assurances; try to run him in;
and then we will-divide the spoils of victory with them,
and shape as far ns possible the measures and appoint meats
of tho new Administration.’’
Such is understood to be the tactics of some of the
Whigs—but they will he baffled in their calculations.—
The People r.f Virginia will see their object; anti they
will suffl-r no hobgoblins, or clamour, to turn them from
U.o great purposes they have in view. They will go for
n man who will carry out their principles. They will
adhere to their Republican brethren elsewhere—and on
no account will they suffer the Election of President to
he transferred from their own Electors to the Douse of
Representatives. The Republican candidates at the
Spring Elections will keep their eyes constantly fixed
on the great issues already made up. ‘’/ji ip/i nr no f.rioh?
Instructs n or no Instruction f" They will inculcate
among their brethren concord and concert of operations,
and without keeping dark among their constituents, will
be r< ady to avow whom they are lor n*j their favorite can
didates. Rut they will put tho scrcwSk also to their op
ponents—ami retort their interrogatories;-by demanding
of them who is their own selected favoriter
Tlie Charleston Mercury, under the head ot\“ gcod
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We continue to receive the most cheering accounts
front the Country. The |ieople are much excited about
the election of Mr. la-iglt, over their prostrate rights.—
But they will do justice to themselves at the Spring Elec
tions. Mr. Leigh's scat must be thorny enough already;
but it will be much more so in April.—A line spirit ani
mates the yeomanry of the land.—Chesterfield, King
William, Henrico, «Vc., Ac., will respectively do their
duty at the polls.
A meeting of the He publican Party of Pittsylvania
will be held at their February Court-day, “for the pur
pose ot nominating two suitable persons, friends of the
present Administration, os candidates for the next Gene
ral Assembly.” -
We are authorized to announce Messrs. Thomas Jef
ferson Randolph and Alexander Rives, the present
Delegates of Albemarle, as candidalcsat the Spring Elec
tion. This annunciation is hastened by the circumstance,
that the W big of yesterday morning speaks of Mr. Ran
dolph as the candidate for the Senatorial District. The
fact is not so; and the only post for which lie is again a
candidate, is the one lie has at present the honor to fill.
The hist Fredericksburg Arena announces Mr. Rich
aril Baylor, of Essex, ns a candidate for the Senatorial
District of Spcttsvlvania, Caroline and Essex—and Mi.
Oscar M. Crutchfield, the present Delegate of Sp »tt
sylvania, as a candidate for the same county. The Are
na is pleased to s iv. that “ In the Fauquier District we
shall have Mr. Tidball ns Mr. I Linton's successor, and
Mr. Baylor probably in Mr. Parker's; both Whigs, su
perseding ultra Juckson-iiiPii.”—Is the Arena Editor a
“betting sportsman.If he l.e so, we will take him a
het of a hat, each, on the heads of Messrs, lluntou and
Parker. What says he ?
-V/’.'/t V MOM It'.imnjYUTO.Y.
We received no papers by yesterday's mail from Wash
ington, hut we learn lrom private ad vices, that on Saturday
there was u long debate in the House of Representatives,
on referring some letters of Mr. Livingston, by the last
arrival, to the Committee on Foreign Adairs. Mr. John
Q. Adams moved, that the Commitu-c he instructed to
report immediately on the state of our affairs with France.
It issaid, that Mr. Adams came out in support of Gen.
Jackson, “ow t anil out.” on the French At fairs—that he
went so far as to say, that the Senate had dodged the
question,nnd that a firm stand was now necessary t» be
taken,Ac. Mr. Lytle, of Ohio, rose and congratulated
the country on Mr. A.’s course, and slated, to his honor,
that lie who hail been defeated by General Jackson, hud
thus come forward to sustain a successful rival. It was
the agitation of this question in the House, which proba
bly gave rise to the rumour in Washington, of accounts
having been just received from France, that the Bill of
Indemnity had been rejected by the French Chambers.
The now Post Office Rill had passed the Senate, unani
mously—as it ought to have dom—for, the Department
ought to he property organised ; and it has never been
done before.
The Compiler has changed hands. Yesterday morn
ing, Mr. Robinson made his Valedictory to his readers;
and Messrs. Gallaher iV. Walker made their bow. We
wish Mr. Robinson well—and though he lias made many
hits at ourselves, yet we forget them all. They have
not left a sting behind us. Mr. Gallaher, the new Edi
tor who has succeeded to his slippers, is now one of the
Delegates from the county of Jefferson; and is fortu
nately acquainted with the business of an Editor, hav
i inir for many years conducted the “Virginia Free Press,”
i in Charlestown, Jefft. rson county. Mr. Walker is an ex
! cel lent Printer, “very favorably known (as Mr. Robin
[ son says) to this community ns a book and job printer,
and now executes in superior style, the 'Southern
Churchman,’ and other publications.” Li their prospec
tus to the Compiler, the new proprietors announce, that
they do not mean to “meddle with party politics on this
arena”—and that they “propose to make the Compiler,
what it seems originally designed to have been—a busi
ness and commercial paper—a literary and miscellaneous
repository.” We wish them success in their present
calling—nnd we cannot entertain a moment's doubt, that
a daily paper in this City, which eschews all party poli
tics, must succeed with all parties. It is a sort of ••com
mon floor of citizenship" where all rbuses of readers,
from “grave to gay," from the the calculating merchant
and musing news-monger, to the fair amt inquisitive
Reader, may meet together and gratify their respective
tastes.
rut: weather'
We have had old winter upon us once more. OnTnes^
day last a snow fell d I>r r> Iiii ht s det j> Tkl weatherco mk
ntieii cold all the week; but on Saturday K?
increased in intensity up to the next morning. |H
was certainly the coldest day we have experiej jm
several years, i ne mercury nlootl m the morn
o'clock til] sun-rise, at (J degrees below Zenji
morning, at sun-rise, it had risen toiOdegiB
ro. 'I’Iiib gives a degree of cold much
the very coldest weather we have
the ] ito spell; till* mercury then
in ‘ins City, at f> degrees above
^ainsliooted over with i« e. The^B^ S,:
FTTif.nl carriages lor the use of each ol the Artillery
companies in this Coo.monwealth not now furnisneu
with ordnance. ... . r, , c
On motion of Mr. Rives, the Committee f<>r ( '-uruot
Justice was instruct.*! to enquire into the expediency
of so amending the sixth section ol an act entitled, an
aet to alter and reform the mode of proceeding in the
Courts of Chancery, passed March 7th. ltSfli, a* to shnrt
en the time within which causes in Chancery may be
heard, after the reports of Commissioners are made.
On motion of Mr. Yancey, the Committee ol i ropo
al tlorjs a„d Grievances was discharged lrom.the conside
ration of petitions of sundry citizens of Y rederick, and
of the county of Amherst, each asking tor the establish
ment of separate elections in said counties—and the same
were laid on the table. ..... i „„ „>
Engrossed bills were rend a third tune and passed
To amend an act concerning the Cumberland road
changing the time of holding the Corporation (,<mrts
of Winchester—to incorporate the Kanawha Salt Com
l„mv_to authorize two separate elections in the county
of lierlu ley.
. onto Ki.ei rios's.
Mr Marshall, from the Committee of Privileges and
Elections, made a report upon u memorial ot certain
citizens of the county of Ohio, complnining ot l he undue
election of John Brady, returned a member ofthe louse
of Delegates,on the ground that he was, at tin tune ot ,
election, a Commissioner of the Revenue in said county. - ,
'Phe following resolution concludes the report ot the ]
C rusoleal. That John Brady, a member returned from
tin county of Ohio to serve in the present Home IJ«
having resigned hi* appointment as Couiinission
^■■iyfc.ltovenne "prior ♦'» tie-. 1. c'.bm. was eligible tin
and i : i n'll!, d t • rH-nn hi.. '
L made an ufwuacriwmi niouon u# i-»y
fcjul,-, and it wan agreed to by the ilouac.
KI.KCTIOJf LAW#.
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jKwral acts concerning Uenc*
I and after conaidcrable «1 *<
dfolk, M irahal), Hunter
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requires at iny hands a notice. Who the author is. I do
not know; hut this much I do know—that the writer
is either total ly ignorant of all the facts connected
with the relation that the Representative of the Peo
ple of Rath, stands towards his Constituents, so far
as the Senatorial Election was concerned. Ignorance
of the facts, is the most charitable construction which
I cm put upon the extract, which I have quoted—
for 1 cannot believe that the writer wilfully intended, un
der tlie influence of party zeal, to misrepresent the facts
of the case.
I must be permitted, however, Mr. Editor, to remark,
that an individual who assumes the responsibility of ar
raigning a representative, for the obvious purpose of in
flaming the public mind against him, ought to possess
himselt ol the tacts before lie makes such round asser
tions ns the one aimed at me—and further, that he who
recklessly makes charges in ignorance of facts, is but
little less reprehensible than he who wilfully misrepre
sent*.
1 will now briefly state the facts of the ease, for the in
formation of an “L'ntcrritied Freeman,*’ and to place my
self in a proper attitude before the'public and my cnns'itu
cuts:-At the last spring election, “a full-blooded Jackson
mail, as lie termed himself, was my opponent, who, previ
ous to the election, visited almost every family in the coun
ty, and canvassed with great assiduity, upon the ground
of his b eing a Jackson man, and in favor of all the mea
sures ol the present Administration. 'Phis ground he
again assumed at tile Hustings. On the contrary, it was
distinctly known, that 1 was not a supporter of'all the
measures of the Administration. It was also well known,
that 1 had voted, during the last session of the Legisla
ture, for the resolutions growing out of the removal of the
1 )eposiU*s—and that at the same session 1 had voted for
Mr. Leigh as U. S. Senator. Under these circumstances,
every candid man will admit, that it is fair to presume the
people of Rath knew tin; course that I would pursue iii the
Senatorial election of this winter. The result of the elec
tion between my opponent and myself was, that 1 beat him
about 5 to 1—and as an approval of iny former vote for
Mr. Leigh, 1 obtained some votes that 1 bid never tit
any previous election received. Although an ‘*Unter
rilied Freeman,’* does not allege interim tint I have
been instructed, and have violated these instructions,
yet such an inference might fairly be deduced from bis
assertion.—-I have never received instructions from my
constituents since the Election, by public meetings, or
otherwise. All attempt. I understood, was made t> in
struct me, in the mode lately become so popular in Vir
ginia, with a portion of the people, but which proved
totally abortive; nor would this attempt have been made,
had it not been for the I,inti ojjicrs of some intermed
dling friends, residing in the adjoining county of R< ek
bridge, who were so particularly fiiendly, as to endea
vor to dictate to iny constituents. A letter ftomahighly
intelligent and respectable gentleman of the county of
Rath, dated December 51 th, IrCM, contains the following i
Extract: ‘-I was asked a few days ago, whether I would ■
not instruct you to vote against Mr. Leigh —My reply
was. that 1 gave my instructions last April at the polls, |
which were perfectly understood by you. A copy of i
the instructions from Rockbridge county have been ini- :
ported into this county; but they are considered of too
foreign a growth to tike loot.'" I presume that this I
Rockbridge importation, either proved unsuccessful, as
I never leceived them, or (what 1 .should have hoped and
expected) was indignantly rejected by the people of Rath,
who have intelligence enough to lake care of them
selves.
1 now appeal to the magnanimity and candour of on
“Unterrified Freeman" to say, if he had been a reprei
tentative of the People and placed in the circumstances
which 1 have detailed, whether ho would not have pur
sued the same course which 1 have Tone -ff |,o would
not, then he differs widely feiu'Oie unterrified repre
sentative of the people ltath.
tBjjttiiiLOI^E MAYSE.
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TO Tl]
In noticing
faithful ili
election, il
Stall - IL
that will
of one v
ami iiilc!
rt them iy ” 11.m 1 • 111
kr weeks spending the money of the people, in^effe dc- t
|, it<< on a subject from which no possible benefit could c
arise. 1 le should still persist in making this a lest (pies- c
tion. ,
Mr. Hunter of Berkeley said lie should vote for llie
motion to take up the resolutions—not because lie anti- •
oip.it. d any light from their discussion—or, that the peo- .
ole were to receive anv hnnelit from it. Ho should do
so because he was n.,t willing that the Jackson party
in keeping up the cry of Bank or no Bank, upon which
,heV had soiling rung the changes, should have any
ground for saying that when they were ready to settle
that question here, they had been muzzled by a W hig
mai .rilv. As lie had no disposition to oppose the wish
es 7,f that party for the discussion of n.w public ques
tion—he was unwilling that they should have any plan
slide oround for such aft imputation. If the gentlemen
of that party, said Mr. II., have any thing Jo say on tins
subject, in God's name, let them say it. Ho was very
desirous that the legislature should have adjourned at
an eafiy day—that this should have been really, a short |
session, lie saw no good reasou^vhy it should not be
gm.t, lJut he could not conWt to gratify his wish in
this particular, at the cxpenciKof incurring the imputa
tion upon the Whig, or piebJ.i party, ns it had been ele
gantly b rmed, of refusing/their opponents an opportu- |
nity of expressing their opinions on any subject which
tliey deemed important,
Mr Summers said }<c should vote against taking up
the resolutions, have arrived nearly at Iho time
when the session/ight to close. A very important re
port bail been re/ived to-day from the hclept h-.mimt
toe, on the snbjebt of our domestic franks—involving a
.mention of the highest importance, and one which could
not fail t » excite much dismission, as it was worthy ot
profound consideration. If he believed these resolutions
could he decided without dtscusiuou he ■hould vote to
take them up ; but believing that tVy would rise
to a debate which would protract the session, he lell it
to be his duly to oppose the motion. . . .
Mr Colston said, that gentlemen who opposed IhhJ
motion, seemed to forget that .1 way the duty of a ipfljo
ritv to have patience. It waabut right to listen and Ist-ai
v. hat their opponents had to say. although they (ltd iu.i
ocrceiv# the neowity of iliwtnwOB. »
Mr. Brown said, it seemed not to be propoteyby th<
r. >•> a see.nuJ Inn,-, ami 1, tv;ug^^^^^K,cd |,v \| r \y ,t
**'"•-■ supported in- Mi. li'a^^^^Ke-conmalted on
motion ..I Mr. Mar>ball.
file engrossed bill to nmnnl acts lljn,.nd.,
mg and explaining certain acts. e<l^^^Btlic road from
the Kentucky line in Cabell of Mon
roe C. un'.y, was read a third tim)* and p^pd.
A resolution reported by the Committee for Courts
ol Juslice, that it is inexpedient to pass n law Vesting in
femme coverts the same rigiil 10 personal property which
they may bo entitled to at the time of marriage, as they
now have in real estate, and requiring that their assent
Hl*all la* given in tin* same maimer to convey a right to
9u< h pi rsonal property from themselves und their heirs
as is now given to convey a right to land—was adopted!
On motion of Mr. Pnrriott,
The Mouse adjourned.
Monday, Fib. 0.
A message was received from the Seriate, stating tl* •
• hey had passed the hills—to establish the town of Bri« .
water, in the county of Rockingham—authorising .e
town sergeant ol Winchester to appoint n deputt •• to
prevent certain trespasses on public bridges in this Com
monwealth—to prescribe the mode of electing Trustees
lor the town of i’earisburg, in the county of Giles, and
vesting them with corporate powers^-incorporating the
Kanawha Lyceum—concerning Klizabcth Butcher_to.
prohibit the passage of sti ck across Willis’ River, froii^^
the forks to the mcutli thereof—to change the place of ^
holding a separate election in the county of Franklin_
and concerning the processioning of land in the counties
of Campbell and Amherst.
And that they have passed, with an amendment, a bill
to incorporate tin* town of Joncsvillo, in the county of
Lee. The amendment was agreed to by the Mouse.
On motion ot Mr. Wilson ot C., a cer„.,iittee was ap
pointed to inquire into the expediency of incorporating a
company to construct a rail-road from Caitersville on
Janies River, to Farmville, on Appomattox River.
<)n motion of Mr. Williams, leave was given to bring
ina bill to amend an act, entitled “ an act esLibJishing
a. to'VM at **IL’ court house of the county of Prince WiL
liam, passed on the 2dd day of Jan. Ir22.
On motion of Mr. Colston, the committee of Courts of
Justice, wax instructed to inquire into the expediency of
regulating fees now charged by law, for motions upon de
livery bonds, taken under decrees in Chancery suits.
tin motion ot Mr. W ilson of Rot., the committee of
Courts of Justice,-was instructed to inquire into the ex
pediency ol? providing by law, no as more effect unliy to
secure the fights of rcmaiuder-iuen, and personal jirojier
ty, and ol Imiking it penal for the tenant for lift, in_^
slaves, to di lposc of the same, so as to defeat tV rights
remoimJer-na-ii. ’
Mr. Nash, vio n tiu* Select Coininittea.'on the subject
of increasing tin. Bar: kifg capital of the State, made a ■
report, which was ordered to lay on-the table and to be ■
printed. (The report recommends the establishment of 1
an independent Rank in the City of Richmond, with a ’
capital ol ik'd.750,000—and sevcrul Brunches throughout
the State.]
The following engrossed hills were refill a third timo
and |Kissed—declaring slaves apprehended for criminal of
ten ces. h.iilablc—to authorize a separate election at Ho
neyvillc in the county of Page—incorporating the New
River Turnpike Company—concerning Goo. W. Jamei
son—concerning Titus Brown, a free man of color
concerning George W. Hunter and others—to amend
and explain the sixth and other sections of an act passed
eth March, 1K54, entitled un act for the organization of
the militia—allowing Dick Skurry, n free man of color,
to remain in the Common wealth—incorporating the
Augusta Springs Turnpike Company—and tO-cslahli»h_ A
the boundary line of tile publij^agJ^^^^Bfet^^W
On motion of Mr. Moncim*^|
a !>ill to iiicorporatr tlio Vir>^B
in:/ < '. i: n [». i; j y - and also a
K vplorino and .Minina t
I'« lilioin^^rc pri
mnty of Amelia, and it not taken oil
.,.(! to lake the same on the next day,at the same plaCV ^
etween the same hours; nnd on Friday the 27th day of
game month, 1 shall proced to take the depositions of
ohn Hoot he and othets, at Wyliesburg. in the comity of
'harlotte, between the hours of 8 o'clock in the morn
air nnd ti in tho evening, nnd if not taken on that day, I
|,all take the same, on the next day, at the same place, bc
v, ceil the same hours—which depositions are to be read
li;, „,iU depending in the Circuit Superior Court of Law
md Chancery for the county of Amelia, in which you
ire plaintiffs, nnd myself as ex’or. of Samuel Ford, de
•eased, and others are defendants—when and where
,„u .n. c„lrJ ... -nd.ii,[;n.,ra,i( roR|)
liraiifor of Samuel Ford, deceased.
Ksbruaty 14._;_ l»l-wi.
r |.( M K A VUES Sir Take Aid ire./Thai
VS on the twentieth and twenty-fust days of March
next, at the dwelling-house ol John Holman, nv Buck
ingham, I shall proceed to take drp.w.tmns, to ho rend as
evidence in a suit pending m the Circuit Superior Court
of Law a:nl Chancery of Buckingham county, in which
1 “ iT.","hfe,*1fesSB HOI.MAN.
Feb. 14. lSfo/ V-‘W
rgxii K K'NT —The house on K. street, lately occupied
1 by Me ssrs, llall & Moore--A iso the house called
the Council Chamber- Abo the Island called Vanxl,all
Otm/mi. Enquire of Edward N. Allen,atthe Richmond
^ A ny' peison in ponWsion of Johnson's Lhres of
the lus ts, and the AlUarnbra, horiowed from the late
Richmond Library Society, will confer a favor on ti.eir
piesenl owner, by h aving them at R. D
I m f>_its#
| February 14. _—
A TEACHER WANTED to tak< immediate charge
of*a school in a neighborhood- a yowng man, who
| understands teaching the English language, m its various
branches, with Arithmetic Board can be obtained very
convenient to the place of teaching. Enquire at Hpnng
hill Po»t-OfBoe, Chesterfield county.
| Feb. 14. yi ,