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nlt is by the same system of logic tint they now say,
• , that inasmuch as these instances of riot and misrule
have occurred under the Administration of Andrew
Jackson, that he is therefore responsible for them.
Most wisely argued ! l.«t us try the application of this
rule of Whig logic. The burning of the convent took
place in the very hot-b -d of whiggery. The :mtliorities
of the district were Whigs—the decapitation of the figure
head took place in a Whig district, where the civil
officers were Whigs—it was the act of Whigs, it was aid
ed, and iibcttrd, ami applauded, hv Whigs. They sI<xk1
forth the justifier* of i» violation ol the law. Tl» • riots in
this city during the last summer, occurred during the
rule of a Whig Common Council. And last, the dis
graceful outrage at Calskitl but tli.-eo days ag >, w.ts ar
ranged, and plnuned, for hours hefore it was executed,
under the eves of a Whig police. Here is u fair exem
plification of the justice of Whig logic. If tlu-ir argu
ment is a good one, it proves that in all these cases they
were the supfiorlers of the violators of the laws, and it
equally piovcs that Whiggism Is synonym-ms with riot
end outrage. It is their conclusion, not ours—they are
welcome to it, and much good may it do them.”
Tiro Ultra JYulli&rra !—irhich is right?
Duff Ort;;'H reprimands Mr. Rend ill in the severest
terms, for his late letter-—He denies that “the l’nstous
ter-General has any right whatever to give uny insiruc
t-on forbidding the Abolitionists from sending their pub
1.nations in the mail. We assetl that the remedy, and
the only remedy is with the people of the Southern
S'alet- them.elves.”
Now hear the AikuiU Chronicle s “ We cannot for
bear to express our decided approbation of the prudent,
judicious, and considerate view of the. subject tsken by
the Postmaster-General, which seems to Us to be decid
edly the correct one However vve might hope that lie
eon Id have gone father, it is plain that to have done so,
would have been an unaulhotised slietrh of power, and
perhaps a dangerous precedent; hut we trust it will lie
enough, for the prey nt, that he lias left us to our own
resources for protection. The people, in every town or
village, should now meet like those of Charleston, and
appoint a Committee, to act in concert with their res
p.-ctive Postmasters, till the next session of Congress,
when the matter must of course come before that body.”
Brunsirtell Senatorial Election.
We learn that It K. Meade was not declared a candi
date until “after the People hod assembled at the Court
house in Greensville.” Mis friends then pledged them
selves for him. that he would serve. The thing, if not
wgreed upon beforehand by his Whig friends in Greens
ville, turned out st last very fortunately for the n/ie can
didate. The two gcnlletiH ii then in nomination (Scott
and Doisneau) were both the dcclaied friends of the
Administration—betv^-eii wham the people had but
little to chouse—end in this manner, toe Whigs
being uniteJ to a in in, mid on the spot, produced a
d tie rent result, by roducing the majority of Dr.
Scott. Had our friends been aware of any opposition,
they would have mustered in larger force at Greensville,
given Dr. Scott Hit) majority nt least, ami secured his
election in the District. We have not hoard particu
larly from the election in Dinwiddie, but ns it is gene
rally believed, that the two parties are nearly divided,
some unforeseen cause must have swelled Mr. Meade's
majority. It is said that Meade heat Scott there 1OG
votes—which now puts him G7 ahead. Dut Old Bruns
wick will settle the matter—and, we trust, speak -a lan
guage that cannot be mistaken. If the worthy Sun t
could be beaten 180 votes, there can he no danger of the
result in this case—let Dr. Scott's competitor be as re
spectable os lie may.
The nne .icaituble Candidate.
Gen. Harrison is going ahead, with the Whig*. The
organ in this City squints strongly towards him. Tin;
‘ Lynchburg Virgmiun is a little coy, but is willing to
have him—“circumstances permitting, (his Speech en
titles hinO to the votes of the Southern people, for the
highest office in their gift.”—The Baltimore Chronicle,
that was lately for While, now declares that “ this vete
ran statesman nnd soldier appears to he rapidly gaining
ground in the affections and consideration of the people*
nnd will, no doubt, make a formidable poll for the Presi
dency. — 1 he citisens of Louisville have given him u
bulliant dinner—in which, to show the piebald character
of the W nigs, the V irginia Resolutions were drank in
the same breath with Mr. Webster—and Gen Harrison
himself has authorised ihe Cincinnati Whig t<, declare
l!\at “ if it can lie clearly ascertained that Mr. U'tlsltr,
or nny other Whig candidate is stronger than himself,
Iiq will not stand one moment io the way; and that he
would, .in such an event, cheerfully net as a Whig
elector. —Now, what we say at once, is this: that any
man who declares he will vote lor Mr. Webster, shall
never choose a President for us—and we shall never take
such a chooser for our President.
The Chain of Communication.
Measures are about to Tie taken to survey the route be
tween this City and Petersburg, with a view to the
erection of a Rail Road —Arrangements are now making
lor a Company, to extend a Rail-Road from Fredericks
burg to Washington.—Thus, from the end of the Peters
burg road, we shall have the chain complete, by land, to
Baltimore—and thence to other directions.
\ ork firming Cost is speaking too much in
*• the Lrclcs vein, about the South, to serve the interests
«f the country, or to save tbe Union. We shall, if ne
cessary, pay our respects to it hereafter.
ITJ’ We have seen a very line specimen of the Man
vc Hurzd, which grew on the fine Farm of Corbin
Warwick, Ksq.. m Goochland. It weighs 3 lbs.—It is
employed in the feeding of cattle, for which i-.s nutri
tious properties render it peculiarly suitable.
jf.u d F.srnnC
Wo are favored with the originals of the following
lines, winch remind us of the bonny spirit that breathes
tliroug.i Ausley s Hath Guide. '1 he misti er is worthy of
tue original Ballad. The last stanza particularly ex
presses a compliment, which is as exquisite as it is just
How much better arc such v.its employed, than th-.se
who, without going for health, visit the Springs, solely
to 11 utter in tlirtuiions, and to deal in scandal! ° Where
ver there is tn.nd, tliero is always the redeeming miali
l^’n jT.,e wort*»y Master of Ihe Ceremonies, as he is
called by courtesy, is well known to every Virginian for
the raoineas ol lus humor, the naivUc of his anecdotes
the ffuictc de occur and that amiable temper, which scatters
roses over a greenuld age! Who can mistake the 7W ol
the Springs, anil the Hero of the Uullutl T
TO THE EDITORS OE TOE RtCUMOJfD EjVQCJRER.
(• cnti.rxas —• You will oblige your friomU.anJ a groat many sub
ambers, by publishing tbe following Ballad, an,I at the same time Die
Answer. H'k,te Sulphur •'>>ri»vs, Map. It. |«J5.
A II AM.AI),
.... .. dedicated la William Pori, K«a.
Oh. the Whit- nulithur Spring!—the White Sulphur Spring'
Now pure?, How limpid, and cool, an it* waters ! r *
Kvery yji.if, thither home upon flop,.’, buoyant wing
Hio tho brave, anJ Umfa,r, an.l the r.rh, trout all quarter,.
Homo go to «cek Pienxure, and rome to woo Health
An I oilier*, like '* Ca lul>«, in •‘•arch of a Wife •’
V|rt"o. an.l charm*, though Unaided l.y « n,,lth.
Misll solure tiioir egress ami enrapture their lif«.
Blit other* there arc, (the haaa, jordi.l elvea!)
Who a if It not for tlie.e—M«tr object i, money /
Ye liuir.-J ol Fortune, take rare ofyomaelrv* '
Ah ! huad uot their tore tulcj, though milting me honey.
Oh! the White Sulphur Spring!—the While Sulphur Spring*
Can euro urory mil tlmt ever wav known— ‘ P *’
Ooul, fever, <iyapep»ie, an.l each horrid thing,
1 liat h os worried the flvolv, or lormontud the bone,
Hovv verdant it* lawn, in the depth of tho mountain*.
lio* .nil- are it* ctvbini, all lanced in n row,
WI.at.pruce lH.au* ami belle, daily quaff at it. fountain.,
*So guy and so Mylish, tb«*y mako quite a show !
At the .ignal for meal*, what a throng lallira foril.,
_Of bachelor., maiden., of ha.WL and wive.!
1 iin'.!?:hi«*. |V,>’" South and the North,
All talking and walaing, a* if lor ll.eir live* !
At table, what errambling, a id hit,tic, and chimoui!
vX"t/,0,.,',r0i’ c“.,l1' 'e—UU.I f reer ,e,van., .mining;
Vulcan i .tout myrmidon., when ..t the hammer,
t 0.1 Id not have Oectiio ted a cl .tier more .tunning.
“tr"*'1; of trrrc.ri(//,r X„.v h.ntc we to Paradise,
\A here dwell tho bright llourie., whom aurt, .ilk-., chain,
il ive,htw ined many lieatlv, and led thorn to lacrilire
* rion.l.hip’, tjgt I... ling,, to Loeo’eeMy pain*.
There you’ll find .wool Mia, C. and Ml., ft. and Mi., W.
AnJ two other belle,, who in Hi'hmond re,Ida;
Hut, hei-are of their charm V~th«y have power to trouble you
And cnu.c what i, much like „n ache in the tide. "
From Baltimore, Bo.t.in, PhilaJelpbit, Now York —
From Loumiile, Lynchburg, an.l Kdvnton city,
•mi* Vt? “,,J ; J*Mt look in that walk !
I I, nilo.l with th" graceful, lha hcanteoiK, the w itty.
1 *rp feaie*. alio, among the Idytho train,
VVhOao aort not-1 enchant, a* they full outlie ear;
An l J.um f*ifi boas! of n nymph, uluHr sweet strain
It dtjifhtf every lover or humic t«» hear.
A‘"l**‘. w"nd lo Terp.lehora Hall,
\ou II tea them aitemhlvri, a hrilltunt collection,
lui every evening, a eot ab'e lull,
Vliere cot. Hum. an i waltre, are danced in perfert'oe.
r,A-uVtlud,M *»«• a*»v«I«,whn,. name, f roul.l mention,
And l-awy.,, and Doctor*, and Stale,men of fani«;_
But to lengthen thi, Ira Had, i. „ot my intention
Such time It would lake, every one t., proclaim!
Y?i,*r* 1 'onclude, •"! n parade a hear:
rti'iugh Protectant e all, yet obey we a Pope,
" I lie 7 appear
A'ld that long he may reign, ,inc,tely wc hop .»
Monday, .laguet 10th, I
To the writer of the ”D,dU4”~ Mr,, Cabell,) Wair.ltAMt .
BnitMt
°h . ao well have you painted, .o well have yo„ pointed
I ns tiM'iir.l l joys of our lovely retreat,
I bst not a now lino on thr subject is wantt.f
To picture thi* vale of !he '‘r.icfnl aod iwcat.”
Ant it / w ith t**rnerily ,circ on the quill,
Let none to their mirth ot their value give erope,
Oreall ’tpr.’Ompr until—’ft, not my w ill
Tha* direct, the ‘add pen—’lie the w ill of our Pope.
’’"ye 7ou chanted, a* well hare you chanted
'Th„. LI o »>L*t dDHngilLh Id* reign,
e ®Blh*tt'i, ,bewing lha pfeaiura ytwi’re giantrd,
F,pr,.,„, a WMf, you’d them again.
r«r my.elf t(H, , „ ditlv—
*? ?h*M< “>• J» 'jme.it rceer.ai
TTa.b. "nT, h"l •?“’ f”ir end the witty,”
I hori.urcly, had .i.nnlrcr’d th« Pocte-ee feet.
White Sulphur Springe, ,1uy. I j, |pq-,.
SOUT.IKRN LfTERART M^^OeWoXI
•n litcraCtnJTni!!I ~U,1Vl."<erinrf ,r*' nf t>a well
na litcrnt ire,hna pnaarri it* fnvonnjf dnnlw on this inodeat
andoBohtr...,g^rj<K,ien,( tnd / nrrd, „f|
pnff nor eonntnjr «,n<.|y^e efr-clnro Hie flelicacica
«n.i la,’.fie. of bill „? fare. It ,ppr*|. for pAtronau,
to oaf pfi^a. Vtryiniana, and en.nrc. Ilic .Ucce.n of fta
.ppeal by ojrerlr.r i well-digeagerf maa, of ori*i.K,l m.t
Inw.hi It and humoroun. Atoid
injrihr thorny ptfh of politic, -hone,.?, c.ebowi„r th«
bitter gibes ami contumelies of faction, and cordially ]
shunning the facile nonsense of tho day, it baa plant*
ed itself oil the firm ground of cuimnou sense and uu- j
affected taste, and there it will stand, relying for support
on that deep and chastened love of literature, which is 1
the brightest spot in llie solitude of the Virginia cliarae- 1
ter. lour readers, Mr. lid;lor, who fret away life in the I
bustle, gaiety and excitements of n town, may spare •
lime enough to reud it, arm think it tho best publication
of tho kinJ—but to us of the country, it is truly a Mrs- j
sender of pleasure and enjoyment—and with its aid. we •
can halt forget tile gloom of that *• dull monotony" ,
which llie “unco duel of Kiauokc, luitoiicullv, yet "
somewhat truly, applied to the destiny of the Virginia ,
rustic.
Our literature must be protected by a home demand, 1
, ere it c in withstand the fierce hostility of Northern jea- j
louiy, and the s* lli^hness of Northern criticism. It has
been gratuitously assumed, that neither N »vel nor l*oem
is indigenous to the South, and tiiut Mason and Dixon’s
lim: is equally distinctive of geography and literature.
In tlie fair field of federal legislation, our orators and
politicians have won the honors due to elorpienee and
wisdom, while the fragile plant of literature, cradled
in solitude, blushing in ihe rude gaxe of the crowd,
and imploring lieln for its infancy and confidence for
its modesty, lias been crushed by the iron grasp of a
merciless rival. We surrender our taste to Mr. Walsh,
and succumb to the awful dicta of u word splitting and
gerund-grinding pedant. He strangles the iiifniit'’ller
cules, even in its cradle, while his followers deluge us
with a countless s.varm of ephemeral insects, in whose
puling cry, we are told to forget the engaging prattle of
our own giant offspring. The South yield* its pure und !
cloudless sky to the fro oliiwi fug which is waited from
the Northern press, and marvels not, by what curious i
process it is compelled to rend, and admire the? torrent of
vjpi . ami mawkish novels imported from Ktiglan.f, or I
tiie eternal stories of Indians, winch ill the sha[>e of new :
novels m aim lac lured for the South, arc read in one day !
and forgotten in the next. The founders of the Uni- !
versity of \ irgmia, who dared to raise the drooping tla■ - |
of letter*, went rulirulccl unci luu^lird to gconi for tlio 1
insolence of the attempt; and the columns of your paper, !
Mr. Kditor, will hear evidence to the withering sarcasm 1
and indignant feeling, with which one of the writers of
the ‘‘Old It ache l<»r assisted you in repelling the un
merited insult. Who hears aught of those bright jewels
of poesy, which honor and decorate their birth-place—
gallant I elcrsburg ? 1 lie corner of a newspaper is their
cradle und coffin; and though we feel our taste leaping
up to their htuulics, we are forced to join la the indif
ference, and unite in lue sib lice which consigns them to '
oblivion. Edge Hill was full nf taste and beauty, and !
displayed the rich conception of a fine genius. It was
a f.r t at cmpl, and though there were s uno errors in its
detail, it breathed tbu chastened fancy and cultivated
mind of a ripened scholar Unfortunately, it was a
Southern II ,vel—the fiat went forth—and we pushed
from our libraries a book w hose vivid narrative, und spi
rited drama has been supplanted by u motley oroitp of
brainless romances, stupid tales, and lying travels in the j
i.. frl.tU‘8, where bombast and nonsense have conspired I
•toij'icii.ii a, wen an uie dupe. t he
Southern Ihcicw, which, if successful, would have esta
blished liie taste of our country, and redeemed us from
had hooks and still worse clitics, lost its life i» il,e vain
struggle, serving only to lend a transient ray of light, to
declare both our darkness and apathy. Are we to sub
mit? Are we to suffer in silence the repetition of unre
pelled insult, and to pay for the stuff, which is daily pour
ed upon us as into u reservoir of unclean things?' Must
we, year after year, read tin* foolish,, and licentious no
vels, which are the refuse of the English public? And
must the low novelist of Engli.di navy-yards, gather his
laurels in the educated South? Let iw arise from our
intellectual sloth, even as a strong man a (let slumber, I
lend the disgraceful cords which have fettered us to the
earth, and let us teach our Northern brethren, that the
first lesson of our defence will be a respect for ourselves
—an esteem for our scholars—a sympathy with our poets,
and a patronage for our Novelists.
1 lie Literary Messenger is exclusively Southern, and
we candidly ask, if the reputation which it has alriudv
gained is not a conclusive proof of iiw inherent merit?
It sustained by a generous public, may we not reasona
bly bopc, that it will be a me ms ot awakening into ener
gy and action, that slumbering spirit of literature which
now wastes itself away in dreamy indolence, und muv it
not open a laterul patli from the crowded highway of po
litics for those who have not fortitude to endure die sacri
fices of party, or the buffets of disappointment?
As a depository of the communications to tin* Philo
sophic and Literary Society of Virginia, the Messenger is
highly instructive and interesting. The transactions of
that body exhibit much information on the history and
manners of the State, and stiew with flowers the path
of hoar antiquity. They lead us to admire Virginia as
she was, and in the gleam of her ancient glories, we
catch light enough to shew us die bright example, which
patriotism urges us to imitate.
Most of tiie articles in the last number arc original,
and though it 'Wer a table of interesting contents, we
yet miss Irom its columns the pure taste and tortile pen
of the writer on English Poetry. The preceding num
bers arc graced by tin* beauty and learning of iiis specu
lations, and though lie labor in a rugged mine, experience
teaches him the character, and genius lends him the
power of separating the various strata, whose aapeiilies
glow into beauty beneath the delicate touches of his
taste, llis selections are exquisite and judicious, and
he occasionally flashes before the reader some little gem
ot antique poesy—or sonic striking outline of the sweet
nesM of tliutuge w hen Sydney sung and Spenser rhymed.
His notes are learned without pedantry, und his criti
cisms are redulent ot a poet s taste, and beaming with a
poet's fire. Wc look for his dissection of the modern ;
pints with some impatience—the moody Byron—the ;
thrilling Scott—the luxurious Moore—the melodious!
Ilcmans—the nonsensical L. E. L.—and the thousand I
other ripples that disport their gaudy spray on the sum- i
iner surface of the Lake-school.— Wc dare say that he I
will pronounce “the little mail of Queen Antic's reign 1
the greatest of them all.” * ]
Augator is also silent; yet vve hope that the polished 1
wit, which could extract humour from a sale at Hoe- j
Cake Ridge, may turn its laughing eye on the non-de- j
script oddities which lounge on a Court-Yard, or clamour !
«t an Election.
Professor Beverly Tucker's Valedictory Address to his '
Law Class, is the first article in the XI. No. Chastely I
and perspicuously written, it inculcates the duties and |
honour ot the profession, und the manners of the gentle
man. We cannot think with the Professor, “ that the
honour of the Bench is the brightest reward of the pro
fession.” Wc should consider it a poor ambition, which
could be satisfied witli the empty trappings of an oflice
crowded w ith simpletons—often won by Uie intrigues of
parly, and field by the uncertain Uuiurc of Legislative
caprice. Tile Bar is, and must in our country, from the
low salaries given to the Judiciary, ever be the superior.
Tube a star of magnitude in that dazzling galaxy, and to
be the learned and intrepid champion of constitutional
freedom, is an honour but illy exchanged for the vulgari
ty of the ermine, and the starvation of the Bench. We
do not understand the force of our Author's sarcastic
allusion to the “Old County Court Lawyers." That
wisdom making Court is the nurse in the infancy, and
tlie crutch in the decline, ol the profession ; and wc
scarcely know any of its lawyers, who are not familiar
with the decisions and practice of the Superior Courts.
They have read Coke, ami even know tl». V,.»r it.w.b
gaining learning for use, nnd not display. And wr would
advise the members of the Professor's Class, not to at
tempt tin* experiment which he suggests, hut to concili
ate the dragon before they try to tread on his tail.
I he * Lttiers on the If. Strifes, by a young Scotch utun ," nre
written with spirit and elegance,—and boldly dashed
with original notions, and delicate satire “llim they
culled Grayson Grijfith,' has neither grammar, nor
"bends and points.” The “Visit to the Virginia Springs,
-V«. III." is singularly successful in gaining the alten- !
lion of the reader; while the tale which follows it, “My
tirsl .Sight in a ll'utth House," is characterised by
much playful humor and a polished style.
in this number the learned '•Dissertation on the Char
acteristic Oijt rente of the Seres" is concluded; yet wo ;
miss from its diffusive details that racy gallantry which !
dawned over its commencement. It is an old and well
known household shrine cn which the chaste Addison
and the accomplished Gregory have offered the tribute j
of their taste and genius; and the writer deserves much I
praise for the beautiful drapery which lie has flung
around the fragments collected from the "dry bones ’ i
valley of compilation. Ills essay is an earnest conflict
between a Sermon and a poem, aiid we have often paused
amid his musical periods, to ipiarr< 1 with that odd fancy
winds could so curiously mingle gallantry with theolo
j gy, *nd p.« ty w ith logic.—“Lionel Granby, ( hauler IV ’
I is apparently a tale descriptive of the scenery and innn
I ners of Virginia. We can form no conception of the
plot or the characters, and as this chapter places the
j heroin the situation of a lover, we shall there leave !
, him to scuHIt* for the favor of iiis mistress and the no- i
; lice of our criticism. “The Visionary" is a vivid, in- I
| ventive and thrilling sketch—teeming with bcuutiful
language, which has the freshness and volume of the •
mour tain cataract, without its turbulence. There is !
no bomhsst in the offspring of this writer, though 1
the .dull man will look for it; and we defy the Keren at
critic to find fault with the strength and delicacy of that
pencil, which is alternately grasped by a master’s hand, i
or which trembles with a woman’s softness. The Author i
baa not hi no to fetu ; his genius must light aphis onward '
flight; an.I with labor nnd |*ersc vr ranee, he will gain
that proud fame, so beautifully expressed by IL(turnout
and h ltlchcr:
--" f have towered
l orurvoy, like n fi.j„ f|„ rtiwi-h -
Not ill^'J rot H, like a mole.*'
The Duel is neither good nor bad ; while the * Memoir i
oj the (.in) .hnbitious Tdur.yir" is so carelessly written, '
that we arc half inclined to deny the exigence of that
latent ability which the writer evidently possesses.
The. Hoary It indifferently good; which epithet esn 1
convey no praise to hirn who labours to build the lofty
rhyme. It is fur inferior to the specimen* in the former
numbers; and we h ive in vsin endeavored to find some '
lines, over whose be*uty we might sink the jus'i-e in the ‘
kindness of Coinol.mont. Some of it is se nsel, *e, vapid, I
and foolish; and we must Irnve it jangling in if* own
peculiar cadence, with that true and fine sarcasm of Men '
John*f>n :
“ They write • vcr.v, at tmootlc, as soft ns ere«m,
re.* " In Ii« r»® torrent, •nil tear?* * atraam **
The Her tetter s and h.ditnr, Department, is conducted
with great ability, learning, and taste ; while the t vpo- 1
graphical execution of the work, happily unite# the neat
ness ot the Bouton, wtib the* elegance of the London
_ rocosiN.
~ ion rl/iT uruViRt.R.
mi:, i.ncirs course—[no. hi j
“Rttoterd, As ltie ojiiuiau of lids Anein'il/, tli.it lioarever hi-'lilr
we value ilig ti|i<olii(<of 1‘euu, unit however «c may .li.j'Mj. at,- llic
ol It -r, the petio I tiai now arritgtl when l*..iu,e, r.4 ice nee (t trt
ft, ia it.Ill, IV.! W'm 14 ho.>crua!o.”—.iJupUU bj O* (rci-tru!
semb'f •/ t'trgi w, r 1 tbt t lr‘l Ju.iu try, Wist- .hirj l.II, .Vvn M.—
heeatt . .It c* 15, .V.r,
In older Li obtain fair u!,j impartial judgment of the
People ol \ irgiiii :, upon the merits and demerits of
tbeir present distinguished Senator, .Mr. Leigh, it be
conies prop-r to U*»t his orthodoxy Ly a reference to his
opinions up ot the great mid exlr.iorditi.iry duration#
which havt- in ietotbre been agitated in the council* of
our country. Among which, stand# foremost in iui|xirt- '
ancc, the question of It ur or 1‘taer; which, for some
tunc prior to the Lilli ot June, l^l'f c»mi nlsed uur
Union, ‘•/Voiti its centre alt ruunil to l.'ir sms." | have ul
ready shown, that upon the memorable Resolutions of
the Virginia Legislature, passed in the year I71>S, and
ic-aIHrmed in the year among < it Iter th ugs. deiiouno
ing the Alien La wsas unconstitutional, and "subcersivetf
the general principles of a free (lucent tnent, us teo/l us On
put tuu ur otgaaiz.tlion and positive provisions of the t’e
dtrnl Constitution," Mr. Leigh's opinion is radically
Wong and rankly federal.
I he next great question in order of time, and perhaps
more important in the magnitude ol' its consequences,
up in which he displayed a very bad judgment well as
a misguided patriotism, grew out of liic gallant Resnlu
tion standing nlllie head ol this CiMiiuiiliiic'.ition, which
a* a test question wns subinilted to and adopted by the
House ot Delegates on the 11 th January, lolti, by u vote
ot l.|| to .W—Mr. Leigh voting in the nroat’ce. This
act, it has been alleged, (but w ith w hat truth I do not uf
hrm,) caused bis expulsion from public life, and branded
him .villi the fatal mirk of *■ a minority mm,' snd per
haps originated his refined taste lor the "uliu.n t .on tiig
nitnte in private life, which he enjoyed uninterrupted,
ly for the space ol nearly twenty yeais. It mav not be
improper, therefore, to recapitulate here the main caus.-s
" hicli led to the adoption ot the Resolution, by way of
showing the utter and inexcusable i-rroneousuca* of Mr.
Leigh's vole in the negative. The wise policy adopted
by America towards the nations uf Europe during the
wars ot the b rcnch Revolution, bv maintainin''a strict
neutrality between the belligerent Rowers, had enabled
her to realize almost the entire profits of the Colonial
commerce of Fiance and Spain, and also of the whole
European trade; from a participation in which, the native
vessels were prohibited by counteracting systems of com
mercial restrictions. The spirit of hostility between
b ranee and (rreut Rritcin, in lytth, wui so great, that
eacli determined to pursue such a course towards neutral
nations ns might have the incidental tendency to injure
the other. America, at this time, become the object of
jealousy or me part of both, and particularly of Cireut
J'l:e vt-M'd question of “ the right of search," which
had, in some measure, contributed to the American Re
volution, and which unfortunately hid been sanctioned,
or rather not prohibited, by Mr. Jay ‘e Treaty of tbc Ithh
Nov.. 17L*4. again became a subject of dispute between
the two countries. A controversy also occurred between
them, about the same time, upon the subject of expatria
tion—England maintaining, - that a mini once a subject,
teas itlways a subject ; uml that no act of Ins could change
ft is allegiance to tnt Government under tchicU ht teas burn:"
W hilc America, influenced by the more ennobling vir
tues of human benevolence and national liberality, con
tended, that man was bom free; 11 und ij, when he arrived
ut years of reflection, he preferred some other Government
to that of his native land, hr. hud a right to withdraw him
sr/J, and to Lrtak the bonds itnjwsed i>y his birth, when hr.
should derm them to l*e fettirs, und become an integral
part of the. nation whose. Government he most approval,
and on whose soil he should prefer to dvr el," A
great number of British subjects, in pursuit of the more
congenial climes of Liberty , bail crossed the Atlantic
oceiii and availed themselves of the benefits of our
laws for the naturalisation of foreigners. The officers
ot the British navy claimed a right to search American
vessels, and to take therefrom all natives of England und
its dependencies who might have been naturalized in the
United Stales; while the officers of our navy disclaim
ed the right and forbad the practice. This gave rise to
the effort on the part of the British vesse|s"not only to
impress the naturalized, but also the native citizen's id'
America, and afforded in itsi if a ju<t cause of war. But
as if to give the Government of the United Slates an I
opportunity ot resorting to defensive incasmes upon
grounds indispensably requiring it, or to refuse upon the
sole alternative of national pusillanimity, Great Britain,
during the administration of Mr. Fox, in May, I0O6
undertook to blockade the sea-board of the continent
from Elbe to Brest; which elicited from Franco th*- De
cree of Berlin. Nov. 21st, declaring the British Islands
in a state of blockade. Thus, each nation did what is
tantamount to the declaration, that no neutral nation
should trade with the other.
On the 22d of June, 1807, the United States Fiigate
Chesapeake, commanded by Com. Barron, suiled from
1 lampion Roads for u cru zo in the Mediterranean, und
wus overtaken within a few leagues of the coast by the
British Ship of War Leopard, uu officer of which en
tered the Frigate with an order from Vice Admiral Bcrke
ly, to seize und false therefrom three men alleged to have
deserted from the Melainpus. The demand was instant
ly but civilly rejected; in consequence of winch, the
Chesapeake, although wholly unprepared for attack, re
ceived a broadside from the Leopard, and in the engago
nu-nt, which continued about thirty minutes, several of
her crew were killed and wounded. 8liu was com
pelled to surrender, and the three men demanded, to
gether with the fourth, alleged to have deserted from a
merchant vessel, were taken and impri ssed into the Bri
tish service. They were all native bom .Imericun citi
ztns.
On the 16th of May, 1811, the British sloop of war
Little Belt,commanded by Capt. Bingham, made an at
tack on the American frigate President, commanded by
Commodore Rogers, but was soon disabled with seven:
loss of lives In the mean time, the British Orders in
Council went the length of requiring all neutral nations
to cease trade with trance and her allies, except upon
condition of “paying tribute tu England."
In fine, the merciless Jitdiun savages were excited to
the inhuman bntenery of our p eople; our commerce was
almost wliolly destioyed; our vessels were captured; our
citizens were absolutely forced into the British service
and made to fight against their friends and brothers,
and our Government was grossly insulted by a British
A mbassador.
Under these circumstances the Legislature of Vir
ginia, considering the interest, the rights, and the honor
of the American nation as invaded by tin- insolence and
cruelty of Great Britain, adopted lire following resolu
tion as a manful Hlid deliberate expression of* opinion ;
"llesoived, as the opinion of this .Isscmbly, that h inter er
highly wc value the blessings of peace, unel however we
may deprecate the. tri/s of our, tin period lues now arriv
ed, when vcucc, us ire note hare it, is disgraceful and war
is hoeurnldt. ——I am truly and unaffectedly sorry, to
have to tell the reader, that Mr. Leigh voted against thid
Resolution in a minority of32. In this vote he was associ
ated with the leading /■ edtrulists ol the Mouse, and was
afterwards sustained by tire Federalists of the North,
even so far as that they threatened a dissolution of the
Union, if the war should progress 1 cannot litre refrain
iroui paying a just compliment t., two of the leading
Wliiga of the present day—I mean Messrs Clay and
Calhoun. When John iiandolpii of itoanokc, and his
minority party were denouncing the wuras uncalled-for,
iniquitous and i uinous, and were endeavoring to render
the Government odious in the estimation of the people,
in order to paralyze the joint eneigies of the nation, at
a time when its interest, its safety, its honor required a
hold and united elFort, these two statesmen, untainted
with the fault either of federalism or .Xudiji ration, hut I
impelled l»y a holy zeal in the cause of our rr.mmon,
.•It ugfflhtjg, suffering country, arose in the Congress of the
U nited States, and with all the power of resistless logic
and enrapturing eloquence, urged the American people
to the '• Unset! onset! onset!" They were heard, up.
p'atidcd and obeyed.
The war was vigorously prosecuted, and honorably
terminated by a Treaty, the new* of which reached the
United States in Feb'ry, M15. llut. l>Ii! how changed I
Then Mr. Calhoun regarded the Union us the sacred
inviolable Temple of Freedom! »nd conceivtd it the
duty of every American citizen to lly to tin- rescue, ami
to preserve each and every pillar that sustained it from
the unhallowed shock of foreign or domestic violence
even at the hazard or reality of certain martyrdom!
The Hartford Convention grated harshly on the delicate
tympanum of hit; patriotic ear.-*, ami caused Ins heart, j
pregnant with the fervent love of country, to throb with
fearlui emotions for the safety of tins gr* nt sanctuary of
American Liberty! But now, alas ! he not only views
it with the jaundiced eye* of jealousy,** tin* residence
of Despotism, but persuades and exhorts a single State
of the Confederacy, for “light and trnrs rnt causes " to
attempt its demolition by the potent means of absolute
rtnllij,ration But, thank* to the President of the United
Htate*—Ic* soys *• llxr lit ton must he prrsrrrtdand I 1
am happy to know the noble RCitliinrnt finds a ready j
response in the heart of every patriotic American. Yes, >
“the Caion nrusi he presertta.” PUBLICOLA. i
to nth. KffroJt * oa tuk ta ((uiht.p.
Hi«is: No doubt you have seen the proceedings of tiic -
tremendous White meeting held in the county *»f
erster, at the Court-house, on the Llth day of June: and
lest the public Should be induced t> believe that the
lengthy, eloquent, and impressive speeches delivered
upon that occasion, may linvc produced powerful effects
I here give you, a* near an memory serve*, all Ihn eir-'
rmnstnnees attending, and results irf tnid meeting, amt
leave the public to judge of ihe effects.-—This meeting I
was advertised for two or three weeks at most <.f iiK. \
public pl iers in the county. The Honorable ex-Judge
flicker, (now Professor ol'I,nyy 111 William and M irv
College.) was Informed that thi* meeting would cer
tainly take place; and was anxious and eager, at
least upon this occasion, f<» make a public exhibition_
for, he rode twelve miles, crossed a river, walked five
through « li-avy sandy mad, winch brought him up to
the Honorable Senator Tyler's, where he took breakfast,
and from thence he was taken by flic Senator to ths
< ourt-houiSS. I do not mean to insinuate that the Sena
tor was one of the working men; but, it seems that he
furnished most of the materials, well culled. At it they
* cut, and such thundering had seldom hcen heard in
tl«U Court house—tb«n it wu Dull after flash, but Quite
uiejgi# and lurniifu. Mr. Tu>'k*-r was conducted
into the inerting, by a committee sppoihted for that pur
&*>■ n,M* ll having been previously understood that Mr.
fucker knew more, (ns lie would iiave every body be
lieve.) o! John it mdolpli s political opinions, and in pos
session ot certain Letu-rs, purporting t«> have passed
between him and certain great men of the nation, (licii.g
one ot ihe advisers ot the great mm at Washington,)
lie was supposed to bo prepared, by certain docu
ments and tacts which would greatly facilitate the
ojpet* ot the meeting. Mr. Tucker having been
evidently imported fir that purpose, the package
was opened, t It* addressed the meeting; read all his
letters, and those of others, to and Iroin the great
Joiks; depicted tile agony of John Randolph, upon if,,
bvin * informed of the passage of the Koine It.It—which
produced i vvmidi rful edict upon the speaker, from the
recollection, I suppose. of Ins associations with the truly
k'reul man, John Randolph, - lie then represented his
ti .vnig acted as runner and scribe for and between Judge
lute amt the 1 resident, li r the pur|M>se of inducing ihe
I resident t. veto the bill—he* (Judge While) acting IV
stdciil ot l.ie b mate, being totaily ignorant of the force
effect <>f the M^ui bill This was truly wonderful!
because wonderful men were engaged in the aegociatiun.
And, wonderful to tell, these wonderful men had no in
lluence with the old General! Mr. Tucker having dis
charged tue duties o! his mission, perfectly satisfactory
<> .us parly, (which by this tune had reduced in num
ber somewhat,) returned to Williamsburg, w here he might
as wei. have remained, for the strength added to the
'> Jute party in Gloucester—as will evidently ap|*ear
licrwMller. 1 here is another |M-rsonage, worthy of some
notice—at least lor Ins pliability in politics, Ins great
thirst or variety, and the force and effect of his pen lie
was the gri st cncsctor of the Preamble and Resolu
tions. U hen it w ns ascertained mat this gentleman was
tne acting man, vve fell perfectly assured that the meet
ing would Lc harmless; indeed, 'tbr the plain reason, that
.is a politician this gentleman is claimed by no party, ex
cept when in extieme necessity. Hence the resort ot then
party upon lint occasion! When all w as told mid the nek
onmg luirly hod, they numbered ulioul 25!— It appears
that t.ierc were about fifty pul upon the Vigilant Com
mittee. .tow, there was something smart about that; for,
a great many »l th .su fifty were not at the Court House
on lint day,and to my certain knowledge there are
tour, .it least, who will not vufe for the White Ticket.—
II was really diverting to witness the labors of tins
patty, alter weeks of pi epa ration, erecting hideous mou
siers in Uieir minds to alarm und terrify the people.
1 he total failure and mollification at the u-sult greatly
allayed the indignant fecliugs produced liy ihe occasion.
1 lie truth is, that the people of Gloucester arc perfectly
willing to listen with respect and attention to their own
. i iiu lut-u or importations from efsc
wlitre ; exhibition* oi smuggled documents, Ac. The
people will not countenance such proceeding*, and •
should regret to see the day when either party in the
county ot Gloucester, let them be called by what name
you please, could not furnish men fully competent to
manage tlieir own political matters. We can wage the war
between ourselves with perfect good temper uud feel
ings, but cannot afford encouragement to political wrens
—Much harm has been done by this class of politi
cians. We have not forgotten the last Jubilee at James
I own. Senator lylerwas invited and required to brim*
with him Poindexter, Preston, cVc.; and tor what> Can
any oilier answer be given, than that their presence,
eloquence, *Ac., would produce such effect in Lower
\ irguna as to ensure the election of B. W. Leigh con
trary to the will of a large majority of the people? Did
not the representation in the Legislature of Va., under
the advice and influence of such politicians, fly in the face 1
of their masters, and deny the right of instruction? Did !
not that course of proceeding cause the People at the
spring Elections to speak in language that cannot be
misunderstood? Is it not now evident, that the said B
" . Leigh, in direct violation of ull right, decency and
respect tot the opinions of an overwhelming inability,
will hold on to his seal in the Senate? Justified and
shielded by such politicians, has not this been a sufficient
warning to us; to protest uud guard against all roving
politicians and Bank emissaries? Yes, it has. The Peu
pie have seen the effects of such a course. We have hud
them among us ot all sorts and sizes—from the prowlinp
sycophant Up to ills President of the Senate. But a dis
cerning people have discovered tlieir motives. Tlieir ef- |
fort* arc all in vain—the majority will go for Martin Vun !
.lien, and against the Bank, in defiance of ull craft, in- |
irigiie or cunning. '1 Ins untiring party have dcterinin- 1
eu to publish 11)00 copies ol the proceedings; the ex- !
pense of which, I suppose, will be paid by tlieir uncle !
Nick B. for, tiicre is no lack of money for such pur
1*°^- A NATIVE OF GLOUCESTER.
Gloucester, July ifcid, 1835.
CAP T/IKY READ.
We have commenced in to-day's paper, the Official
Rcporl ol tin? I rial a copy of winch has been furni&luMl !
to the N. York Evening Post, by the Secretary of the
Navy. Capt. Read has yielded to pansions which lie
ought to have repressed—maltreated Midshipman Wil
son—and transcended the rules of the Navy, the au
thority of his office, and the Honor of the Service. For
so doing, he deserved a marked punishment—as a lesson i
to himself, and a warning to others.
Wc shall finish the trial as rapidly as we can_And in
the mean time, che erfully lay before our reuders the fol
lowing strictures upon the Captain's conduct:
THE NAVY* TIlK
VVIiilt* perusing the Enquirer of the -ftii inst., my at
tention was attracted to a few remarks, headed “Captain
R-ad,” and signed “Preble,"—setting forth principles I
and practices, ns having been eslabli lied in tin- Navy,1
which, had such keen the case, must long ’ere this, have
extinguished every spark of chivalry, ami blunted every
noble feeling of the s oil: without which, a Naval officer
becomes a mere machine, an automaton, a tool.
There have been, it is true, and much to he lamented •
ucts of tyranny perpetrated with impunity, on board of
some men of war, having a tendency to subdue the laud
able aspirations of youthful minds, benumb the feel- i
ings of sensibility, and even eradicate the innate propen
sity to rectitude, which it may have been the zealous rtf
foil of Education to nurture and cherish; hut to the sal
vation of our Naval character, this age is last passing
away,and 1 trust, never more to return.
The idea attempted to be conveyed by “Preble,” that
such acts of tyranny and oppression, as those of which
G’apt. Read has been found guilty, are sanctioned by the
Navy in general, and arc indispensable to the preserva
tion of proper discipline—is as erroneous as it is incon
aislent with the honor and dignity of naval service. It
is not my purpose to say aught, either in acquittal or con
demnation of the Court by which Capt. Read has been
tried. The charges and sentence are before the public.
My object ia simply to exhibit in its true light, the falla
cy of “Preble V reasoning, ami at the same time, to
sympathise with him, that he has so bad a cause to vin
dicate. It could not have been expected, that out of
such materials, and from such n basis, he should have
erected a structure at ull impregnable, or one which
could even stand the test of the slightest scrutiny.
1 reble is sure that a little time will satisfy you, that
Cupt. Read has committed no offence against ‘Naval
u« ge.’ I urn satisfied that neither you nor your renders
are thus to be duped and led into error, w ithout juiUina
for yourselves. Can you be induced, by even more co
III). .1.1 .Ml . r . ...
«• r ' J . •“'Wui'fM, 10 urjirvc
that act* of tyranny and oppre*i«ioii are rec fguxzvd and
tolerated, cither by the regulations for the government
of the Navy,or by the officer j thereof? is it a convincing
argument, to establish his theory, that, because in son*
eases, these acts of degradation have been calmly and
ignotniniously submitted to, or have been painfully
borne with, because of the want of means of redress
they have identified themselves with the preservation 0|
discipline, nnd therefore arc indispensable ? Poor ns
they are, can it be imagined that the laws and regula
tions of the Navy are so meagre, as not to prescribe the
mode of punishment for offences of every description :
and, consequently, that the Commanders of Men-of-war
are left to the dernier resort of triring up Midshipmen hr
the must head, for imaginary offence* r Thin is the
argument advanced by “Preble," What are laws made
for? It is true, one line said, “they were not made
for Post Captains.” But this docs not invalidate
them, nor render tlse.n nugatory. “Preble* should not
hive hazarded the broad assertion, that the Navy views
this method of punishment as essentia] to the preserva
tion of discipline, and will regret that the elanior of the
Press should h ive arrested it. T he Navy, I imagine, will
never regret that such base and ungentle manly'proceed
ings, in direct opposition to all law, shall have been ex
punged from the usages of its service, hut will ever die
nsli the Press, as the guardian of right and justice, and as
the medium through which all impositions practised
in a nut shell, may be revealed t > public view._The
essential nnd military maxim, adduced by “ Preble,"
“that no officer should give an order, which he is riot
prepared nnd willing to execute nnd enforce,” will be
acceded to and admitted by all But can he, from (his
maxim, reason himself into the fallacious idea of justi
fication, on the part of Captain Head, for enforcing an
order at variance with the laws nnd regulation* or' the
Navy, and subversive of its sacred honor? lists
Wish this principle, and each commander is made both
law giver, and administrator of the same —power ss
absolute and boundless ns despotism itself. To com
plete the catalogue of vapid reasoning, “I’relde'*
Ins selected, from the ruler and regulations of the
Navy, a few paragraphs relative to Midshipmen._
Among them, is an article, requiring Midshipmen
“ promptly and faithfully to execute all the order* Jor the
public terrier, which they receive from their Coummmi
ingofficers.” I suppose, he will class tin- actof tricing
tip n Midshipman to the must haul, a* the execution of an
order for the public ttrrirt: To carry conviction with
which assertion, lie will have to make a great-r
draught on his reasoning faculties, than has been
exhibited in the effusion under consideration. The
solicitude therein piMrayed, for the “outraged feelings
ol sn honorable officer, ' has entirely blinded the author
to the injury be is doing the whole corps, in striving to
impress upon the public, th© idea that such con unci ms
tbsl, of which Capt. Read has been proven guilty, i*
common to the Usages of the service. Who, of a proper
sense of honor, would enter the Navy, with such prac
tices as these sanctioned, staring Inin in the face ? Me,
who esn thus barter away the noblest feelings of the soul,
crouch to such tyranny and oppression, nnd humble him
self beneath the footstool of d> gmdalion, is unworthy
the N jval service NOBIttf'FBJ
TO THC CD/rOFS OF thc EA-QOIHCK- I
WiMIStOK. Aug. 18th, 1035
I am sorry to observe that in your paper of Saturday .
you (live done me the injustice to copy from the Oxford |
Lx a miner a falsely exaggerated account of «u unplea
aant atfinr that occurred liere some davs since, and to ]
which 1 was a party. While I was absent at West j
I oint attending to the duties assigned me by thc Sucre
; ^ary °f 3 and n<*urr:lot:«i attack wt* made on
i my private character by the Editor of the Boyd ton Ex
i h0j,,l"r. I be Editor of that paper has long indulged to
• *-,jrds me pr-rsonally, 1» eiings of the most inveterate lies
lilitv.uiit. Iiuvinjf tlie* control ol l!u» o< luium* of* a public
paper, thought proper to pervert his editorial privileges i
to the unjustifiable purpose of j»rjhf\iug Ins private
pujut h. (>n my return from the worth, the paper non* |
taming the obnoxious article was placed in mv hands by t
a Iriend, and a» may be untidy mipp.wed, excited niy I
keenest indignation—Some days uilt-rwurd* 1 under
stood that the Editor of the Expositor was in this plaee.
lii'curring to the wanton abuse he had lavished upon rue
through the columns ol a public newnpu|K*r, I took my
esne and went m search ot him—determined to inflict
upon him the disgraceful punishment which his reck lens
conduct seemed to me to deserve. Atler much difficul
ty (Jot h a more lit an once aruided vie,) l came upon him I
in the Store of Plummer A_ Co. and the rencontre, which
is so ridiculously caricatured in thc Oxford paper, en
sued. No sooner had it terminated, than it seems a sort
ol ronctrlid 'ffuii was made to foieslal public opinion,
by furnihliiu-' for tiie distant (Whig) press, such as
the Oxford Examiner, Raleigh Star, and the Whig
, of your City, account* of the transaction tabu mid
j deceptive iu i very essentia! particular.—The Exami
ner was the first paper containing these disingenuous
fabrication* that met my eye. !• rum the last number
j ol that paper it will be1 seen that my brother has en
deavored to correct the false impressions which its
first article was so well calculated to make. By the last
mail 1 endued to the Editors of thc Whig that paper,
twtli a request that they would re-publislt my brother's
I note—1 have to make tin- same request of you—if pcs
j *ible, the antidote should be circulated co-extensively
with the poison. 1 am happy to lufoim you, though
I thought at first lobe quite seriously injured, that 1 am
I almost entirely restored, and hope in a few days to have
I my usual lii'allii and strength.
Most respectfully, vour obedient servant,
. , . J- BKAGG.
( I he article Irom the Oxford Examiner is republish
ed on the last page of this day’s paper.—We understand
| that Mr. Somerville is dead.)
i ™ t;ik i .YQuinrn.
! J hoi-b«t», suggested by the present condition of things.
'I he following suggestions have been mentioned to se
veral practical men. The favorable impression which
they seem to have made on them, has induced tlieir pre
scnl&tieii to vou. There ore several things which would
tend to ameliorate the condition of the Slave :
I hat they should be kept ui home, when not at work ;
| and that they should he engaged in something useful to
themselves, when they have leisure, and are not at work
I for their master ; that they should not be permitted to
trade with free negroes, or with white men, except bv
express and special permission of the master.
1 he law may be advantageously amended on these
subjects, no doubt; und the following suggestions ure
respectfully made, with the belief that they might be ex
ecuted. They refer to the proper execution of some laws
now in force, rather than to new enactments. The great
defect in our code noir, at present, is the difficulty of the
execution :
Let each negro, oft'the premises of his master, unless
with his permission, lie deemed a runaway. Let a fine,
of not more than five, and not less than two dollars, be
assessed by a Justice ol the l'ence. Let a punishment of
stripes be ulso administered. Let the fee for taking up
be large enough to make it the positive interest of some
one m eiteh neighborhood to look into this matter. Let
such persons be designated by the County Couit, or by
the scveial Justices in each vicinity, to take up all ne
grocs off the premises of their master,or let it be done by
any’ person. Let every such negro be carried before "a
Magistrate, who shall award the projier correction_not
less than live, nor more than thirty stripes, and assess the
hue on his master.
The efl'ect of this law may be a little onerous, in the
iirat instance*, on tfl** lausicT \ who may occasionin'!v li.ivt*
to pay five dollars, or some smaller sum. IsJt this
will, to a certain extent, soon diminirii. Me will be
indemnified bv Ins own mul other slaves being prevent
ed from plundering him; the constitution end"character
ot the slave will be improved; he will not ramble and steal
the greater pail of the night, ami be unfit for business all
the next day. lie will not be looking about all day, and
thinking of what uml how he may steal and sell, li’en
couraged, as no doubt he will bo, to stay at home, aud
during Ins leisure engage in something useful lor him
self, fits habits will soon change. He wiil no longer
ctcul every thing he can find rale tor, with miserable pet
ty traders, und dram-sellers. The rambling and disho
nest slave will gradually be compelled to give up ins
rambles, and pilfering*, and petty saies. lie will of ne
cessity gel additional comforts around him. Go now to
the cabin of tile creditable slave; you wiil see an air of
comfort: Jus little garden well lilted, his fruit trees, fowls,
jack hog; his mats, and brooms, and baskets, wooden
bowls, and wooden ware, *S. o., Owe., bespeak industry:—
and the countenances of the family, and the condition
ol' the household bespeak contentment and comfort_
1 hose cases are not so numerous us they ought to be._
As the condition of thing* now is, too many of the slaves
are induced, by the free negro, anti the base white man,
to engage in a system of petty plundering and stealing,
to an incredible extent.
fin; regulation* above mentioned, will reach the case
of the slave.—'l’lie following would reach tin* c.ise of the
free negro, and the still more infamous while trader in
spirit uml small matters :
Let the law respecting ranging be amended or en
forced, and the fine increased." Make it the duty of Cun
stables, and others, ti inform against every person rung.
whether with or without guns or dogs. Authorize
every informer to collect the Jims for ranging, independ
ently of the fine for hunting und shooting. “l’fiia would
to u certain extent, keep free negroes and other infamous
characters, frc#i prowling about the country, getting tie
(juoiidtd with the situation of trrry thing during the. day,
so as to execute their villainy at night.—Murrell's plot
shows, llrxl the day is arrived when the infamous white
man will lend himself to the n gro and (he free block.
Let nil petty traffickers who roam through the country
get a license to do so.
The lime is arrived, when we must look closely at nil
our airuiigeinents at home. We certainly can take cure
of ourselves without calling in the aid ol our neighbors
ol the North. When they shall banish pauperism and
white slavery from their Country—when they shall all
ride in couches, loll on sofas; and when there shall not
he among them hewers ol wood and ti-tcliers of water,
then let us send a deputation to the North to tube les
I sons of philanthropy ami humanity.
_ , ’ TOM TACKLE.
• Doc* I lie law now nmtiuri’/A «nv n.t.wi ranging en the premises
ol' ui.u f.xr tu 0.i tiio-il l fan ibis line l.o collected l.r any i.ilorm. r >
liot- il,I. In» ("event any o:.e I,oil. ranging, wIII.uulVuiling? Dun
il nj>pl> Solely lu limiter*-/ I* it i.ul tin- only of u luagi-lrate to liiiul
UVt ! to their £OuU Is-tiRV.our any permu oo.i»it t«-,l ul raagoig, )ij,,„e.
iiulcfH ii U-iiily i>f hunting ?—aiitfW«r the .-ft' qu< pi’. ». Heir*
, Ruitofj,
COMM I'.VIC.I TF.
PUBLIC MEETING IN JAMES CITY AND WIL
LIAMSBURG.
At a meeting ot' citizens of the county of James City
and tlie city of Williamsburg, convened at tho Court
: house, on Monday, the llilb of August. lfcKlTr, for the pur
j pose of taking into consideration tlie interference of the
| Northern Abolitionists with the subject of Southern Sla
very, and of adopting such measures as to them might
i see in best calculated to suit the present emergency_Dr.
Thomas Martin, of the county of James City, (the Court 1
having l iken a rec« ss to give place to the meeting,) was :
called on to preside, ami Henry Edloe, of the city oi
Williamsburg, was appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been explained by
j Go!. R. ibert M Candlish, a committee of seven were ap
i pointed, consisting of Col. Robert At Camllish, Ricli.ird
I’ohe, jr., George W. South,ill, Richardson Henley, j
Moreau Bower* . Dickie Galt, and Robert II. Armistr.ul, 1
Esquires, to draught a preamble and resolutions; who', ;
i M'lcr having retired fora short time, returned, and the I
■ following report was handed in by Col. M Candiish.
Chairman of the comrnittee
[Pfcviou* In the consideration and adoption of the pre- I
amble and resolutions, the Mon. John Tyler, who was
pres< nt in attendance on the Court was solicited to ad j
dr«K» the met ling, which he promptly complied with,'
and in a speech oT about half an hour, gave his views ,
of the momentous subject under consideration. Hr nllo- |
d< (I, m a very impressive manner, to the agitation of tins .
subject smite yesr* ago, in conne xion with the admission j
of Missouri into the Union; depicted in glowing color*
the dire consequences which it was thought almost i.n
pnss.hie to have averted on that eventful occasion) and
considered the interference! of our Northern brethren,
at this time, with our domestic Slsrcry, il* persisted in,
as involving consequences of the most fatal character.
IIc thought that the slave-holding r-ta es had a right to
expect, and Were in duly hound to demand i f their sis
ter .Stales not holding Slaves, the passage of such law*
as would afl'.rd as-mrmr.es of tlicir c mtinticd peace
mid tranquillity, and rdcctually to prevent the printing
and circulating of those incendiary pamphlet*, which
are daily making their appearance among our slave po
pulrttion, tending to incite thc(n to insurrection and re
bellion Me em neatly record me ruled to the people of
\ irginis, to give the members of their Legislature, when
| it meets, film anil decided instructions, with regard to j
! this particular branch of the subject. The time had
been, when he r* garded not the anti s'..ivory movement*
at the North; hut hi* opinion had, in cnntequriicc of re
cent de vi h-peiiienls, undergone a decided change, lie
adverted to the rise an.I progress of tin* Abolition rtociety
— tlie large resources which had enabled il to subscribe
$f.lO,tKftl to its purposes, the half <»f that sum having
been subscribed at n single meeting in ready money—the
rstabhshiurnt of four papers which were cireolnted gra
tuitously— the direct rlsorls which wre making to abolish
Slavery in the District of Columbia and the Territories
of the U. Slates, which could not be done without the
exhibition of worse than Punic, faith—and touched on
other matters connected with the subject. The mepfing
responded to his remarks, by suitable manifestations of
apolausc ou his returning his seat. He then withdrew.)
The meeting was very niimmiw; more so than on
any former occasion, and all acemed to bo deeply im
pressed with fjie vast importance of the subject winch
called them together. . It w«» addressed by several gen
tlemen, and the following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted, with the exception of the fifth
resolution.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
Well awnre that Fanaticism was never yet known to
listen to reason, and that the proceedings of the North
ern Abolitionists derive their origin from that, or some
oilier more unworthy cause, we consider it utterly use
less to argue the case with our Northern brethren. We
deem it more becoming in us, as freemen and masters
ol slaves, to let them understand, that we have intelli
gence enough to know our rights,and firmness enough
to iiMiiilain them: Therefore,
Kteolrid, 1 hat although we believe a greater part
of the intelligence ol the North, may agree with us in
opinion on U»e subject of these proceedings, yet wc have
no confidence in their ability to pass such Legislative acta
as can be efficient in protecting us from the machinations
ol miicIi a medley of knaves and madmen.
5i. /i tjolrtd, That the spirit of our institutions entitles
us to the aid and co-operation of our Northern brethren
m the maintenance of our rights; yet we have full confi
dence in our own ability to protect und defend our per
sons and our property.
3. Utnohul, 'I hat our friendly Northern brethren have
had sufficient warning of the etl'ect likely to ensue from
intermeddling with mutters in w hiuh they have no di
rect interest ; for, unless the Northern Fanatics be
stopped in tluir mad career, this Union must be dis
solved.
llrsolrnl. That the allegiance of all the citizens of
» iigiuia, filling the place of Postmaster, requires them to
disclose to the constituted authorities of their Htate, all
attempt* of which they may he informed, to disturb tho
safely and harmony of the people, and to atresl the cir
culation of ull those incendiary appeals to the colored
population of the State, so well calculated to destroy our
peace and tranquillity.
C». Ilesolrid, That we regard the printing und circu
lating, within our limits, incendiary publication*, tending
to excite our slaves to insurrection and rebellion, as trea"
amiable acts of the most alarming character, and that
when we detect offenders in the fuel, we will inllict upon
them cundigit punishment, without resorting to any
other tribunal.
On the passage of this resolution, Ro. McCandlish,
Ho. II. Afinistead, und George \V. Southall, were per
mitted to enter their protest against the said resolution,
which was in the following words :
Httiilced, That Ko. McCandlish, Ro. II. Armisteud
and George W. Southall, who composed the minority of
the Committee, upon the passage of the fiflh resolution,
be permitted to enter their dissent to the said resolution.
6. /iV.«o/r(J, That it is expedient to appoint Commit
tees of Vigilance and Correspondence in each county
and city in tho State, and that Archer Hankins, John
Coke, George B. Ligfitfuol, Thomas Martin, George W.
Taylor, Goodrich Durfey, Nathaniel 1’iggoit, Jolin E.
Itrownc, Henry Edloe, John M inn, Jesse Cole, Dickie
(•alt, Moreau Bowers, John R. Fierce, Richardsun Hen
ley, Thomas G. IVacliy and Robert McCandlish, be tho
Committee fur the county of James City and the city of
Williamsburg.
• ■ Hcsolrrd, Tint these proceedings be published in
the Richmond Whig and Enquirer, in the Norfolk fle
ruld and Beacon; and all other papers in the State aro
requested to publish them.
„ „ THOMAS MARTIN, resident,
Hr.xnv Edi.oe, Sccrttr.ru
... „ . COMM cwrai TF.D.
A i meeting „r iho Committee of Vigilance, held at
the Capitol, Thursday, 12th inst., Samuel S. Satin
derai having been called to the Chair, and Charles H.
*v t*t' and h raneix J. Smith appointed SecrctarieB,
amongst ethers, the following resolutions were adopted
and ordered to he published :
<th Resolution. Besotted, That it be recommended to
the Merchants, Mechanics, and Traders of the city of
Richmond and county of Henrico, to meet together and
determine neither directly nor indirectly to trade, or hold
communication with those Abolitionists of the North,
who, by their wicked schemes nre endeavoring to di'Stroy
the liurmonv and peace of our country.
'dh Resolution. Ucsolted, That the clergy be request
ed to discontinue the assembling and preaching to tho
black population in separate bodies fiom the white, and
that they adopt all proper measures fur discountenancing
the conduct of the Northern Abolitionists.
SAMI EL S. SAUNDERS. Chairman
C. II. IIvde, ) c , .
F. J. Smith, $ Secretaries.
f'erata in Ju.lj* I’Jopron’s opinion pubtiiliod iu iho tail Kunuirort
'J* iM,, commencing unit ths word “Otherwise” down to tho
word 'proeeu,” nour the end of tho ii<l rot., should mail thus : —
Utnerwiw, it would ho the duty of t'is keept r of the 1‘cnitontiary
In tocciio til* ptisoncr;iic would hm :• no iliarrelion in lie- matter:
,™** would thorualler bo reapontililo for liir wifi: rnnody, smiths
Marshal of the> tfnttoil States would hole poriblinej his duty, nnd
to- uncharged from a!i respon ability. This, with regard to the use of
county jail, for lbs confinement of persons uniter authority of the l'.
states, steins to have boon the intention of the Act of Iho General
Assembly, which was pn.srd, upon lire recommendation of Congress
in 1789, and Ims been ilociJed to he it i-HVct by lire Supreme Court
ul llm If. Stales, ie Randolph o». Donaldson, 9 (.'ranch 70, in r. laliou
to porsous confined on civil process.”
JET* Meetings nre to bo called in Ronton and Philadel
phia, hy the opponents ofthu Abolitionists.—The N. Y.
Star liiutri that a meeting of the Abolitionists has just
been bold in New York—and it is whispered they mean
to back out—finding it to be a had business.
C harles B. Perm, Esq., of this county, was appointed,
at a recent meeting of the Directors, President of tho
Branch Rink of \ irgini i, ab ul to be established in
Buchanan.—tin castle Democrat.
Alexandria, Aug. 13.
Honors to Chief Justice Marshall.— Yesterday
was tile day set apart by the citizens for paying funeral
honors to the memory of the lat ’ Chief Justice Marshall.
Although the day was wot and disagreeable, the Military
turned out in handsome utyle: Capt. Se mine s' Artillerists,
Capt. Brockctt’s Independent Volunteers, Cunt. White's
Independent Blues, und Capt. Kinsey’s Rifle Guards,
made a very beautiful display. The Volunteer Companies,
the Societies, Citizens, Ac., accompanied hy Capt. Wise’s
Civic Escort, and the Alexandria Bund, proceeded in the
order in :rkeii out, under the command of Col. George
Brent us Chief Marshal, and bis assistants, to the Me
thodist Episcopal Church, where, after an appropriate
prayer by the Rev. Dr. Dorsey, and delightful music
from the Choir, a funeral Oration was pronounced by
Edgar Snowden. The procession then returned to the
City Hotel and was dismissed.
’lvhc flugs at the public square and on the shipping
were displayed at half-mast; the bells were tolled at in#
teryals during the day, and minute guns tired by the
Artillery.— Cazcite.
DEATHS.
Diml.o i Ih • 1.1th init., Maria I mm .a, daughter of Edward V. and
Julia II. Sparhaivk, ngml thiitacu months.
Died, at tho Fountain of Health, Davidson County, Tennesseo, oa
«*»*» evening ol the tilth ult. in the 50tli yen. of her ago, ofn protruct
I'll ilisrasu, Mrs. Saiuh Bai vdim, contort of William Sivsi.sk*,
l.iq.—Mr*. S. was I lie daughter of tho lain Kenj. Harris, Eso. of
l'owhntan county, Va., where moat of her r latives, as w ell ns thosa
of Mr. F. now resido, and enmo to this vicinity at tin early day. She
was a devoted wife and mother, an ardent friend and" banoroleul
neighbor, Possessed of a high dogteo of Ibtliludo, she could meat
the world’s vicissitude* with a prop r forhearanro, and looked for
ward to the close of her earthly career us ouo conscious of a well
spent life. Although she had made no profession of religion, she
bail, for many year* previou- to her (Inrun. •, reed, studied and rtill
genlly i Kjuired alter Divine truth; mid tho mini serenity of hr»
closing moments, during which there was no distortion of a singl*
musi'lo, gave evidence that her l i'.oi had not been in vain. lies
dnath cieates a vacuum not easily tilled, and her loss is cUcpI) re
gretted hy her sorrowing friend* and rotative*.
Departed this life on Sunday, the Id day of August, 18ff5, at Bel
mont, in l.rturuaier county, Va., in tho 3'llh year of her age, Mrs.
Frances Jouos, wife of Doctor William Jones, leaving a husband
• ad three i ifunt children in lie moan I loir loss.—Sad and soriowfal
are the disponssti ins of Divine Providence, and boavy indeed ar*
her afflictions; hut griovnu* a* they may h», how much are they dis
armed of their pangs, nnd how thankful should the husband and
fiicnJ* of ihe deceased frnlto wiiur and know with what triumph
aim resigned her life to '‘him who gave and him who hath taken
away,” m the firm hope and belief of a happy immortality be>on4
III* grnvo.
Ye-.! du.t lu dml, and earth to earth*
Benosth the silent sod mint go;
And all her beauty, nil her worth,
lias vanished to return no more.
“Oh deni, • where will tlry darts be stayed,
Thou spoil >r of nil human promire ;
Oh grave ! how much we love is laid,
In thy cold lap for over from us.
Farewell, the flowers that dock thy sleep,
iV. rt'd l*y affection’s tears shall be ;
While memory long will sacred keep
Thy image lav id so tenderly.”
Thill poured Ihe wnil of smitten Jove,
For her w ho wns so good aid feir;
\Y111 1st o’er the tomb affliction wov*
ilcr garland, steeped in many i tear,
Eicrn.il hope, with avgrl br..wi*
Then pointed 10 a fur off sky ;
Thither, *ho cried nt Hod's roo.inand,
Tho sainted souls of ruort ils fly.
Then weep not ; f!»r w hen drath had bmka
The links of life, v. ns random given ;
A:t:l atnlling angels tvaleom ■ spoke
Her spirit to its home In //raven.
Departed this life on the |.*th till., at her residence, in Bedford
county, in the 9lh year of her ago, alter a long and prntraotod illness,
Mrs. Kli/ahf’th Thw» ntt Williams, Into rontorl of Mr. Albert 0«
William*; bsiiii/ an affectionate buihaod and ouo suii.ll child, lo la
ment that/ Irreparable loe*.
1'PIP “ 1 ■ ~ ■ -.. a
MAIlK ET H—.iupust 80.
Tobacco.— In«pee!ir>ti lessening—supplies of tinio
sperled filling o|F considerably—Auction
prices of nil f|ualities lower this than l«*t
week 50 ii 75 cents per hundred.
Fi.ot'B—were—receipt* small — saleable at £6 50; old
slock very llyjht—nominal price R5 75.
Wllr.At.— D. rrxioi jfm.d—r< d .$1 15—white fil 80.
RAO WEI.I*, F.MITH Ac JONES.
HUMMER ARRANOF.MK»T for Steum-toat* /•
Wathinglon ami fifl/limjre.—The new, swift-sailing
and excellent Steam-boat (,'heanpeake, will take pnssen
•rers from the Patrick Henry for the above piece*, on
Wednesday* and Sunday* in the Hampton Road*.
J. WIEHOiV, Captain.
April l |I4—Af
HRT< »'l K’E.—F. W KNAPP and A. R. F’RK8TON
IaI hare associated with Ibfm in tnisineas, Samuel P.
Christian, if , from ami after Ihe 15th in*t. The firm
will be continued as heretofore, tinder the style of Knapp,
S'. X-ABfflk
H P CHRISTIAN.
Richmond, July 81', 1835 87•► If