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THE GAZETTE
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By EDGAR SNOWDEN.
Terms.
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The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE forthe coun
try ts printed on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday.
All advertisements appear in both papers, and
are inserted at the usual rates._
* WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
TV the Editor oj the Alexandria Gazette.
Knowing your interest in. all that relates to
the cause of Education and Literature in Vir
ginia, I respectfully request that you will give the
annexed notice of Witliara and Mary College
a place in your columns. It was the fortune of a
former townsman of yours, the lamented Dr.
Wilmbb, lo have presided for a brief spaceover
this institution. This fact must contribute to en
iistthe sentiments of your immediate commu
nity in its favor, while every Virginian’s bosom
must contain some attachment to so venerable a
seat of learning and patriotism. The article be
low is taken from tho Richmond Enquirer, and
was furnished to that paper by a correspondent
who signs himself “ Philo Lowlandcr.”
Youis respectfully.
The Visitors of William and Mary College
held their Annual Meeting on the 5th of July,
and transacted business of much importance,
which it is hoped and believed will have a most
beneficial influence on that venerable Institu
tion. The meeting must have been of great in
terest It was held in the chapel—in which the
old House of Burgesses met after the Capitol
was burnt in 1746—the scene in which was ex
hibited more talent and eloquence, and useful
labor, than our colonial history at any previous
period presents. In that holy place, too, rests
the ashes of the high-minded, honorable, virtu
ous and patriotic Botetourt, to whose memory
the “General Assembly unanimously” caused
to be erected “ an elegant statue,” to express the
grateful sense they entertained “of his Lord
'•ship’s prudent and wise administration, and
11 their great solicitude to perpetuate the remem
brance of those many public and social vir
tues which adorned his illustrious character.”
This elegant statue now adorns the College
yard, and it is hoped those whose duty it is to at
tend to it, will take such care of it, as will ren
der it long the ornament of the beautiful spot,
in which it now stands. Next to Lord Bote
tourt’s tomb, is that of the venerable Bishop
Madison, who was carted to preside over the Col
lege in the m:<Dt of the War of the. Revolution,
and continued to direct its destinies with zeal
and ability, to the end of his useful and valua
UK? Jllv» u nuvui iiiv
of the last war. There also repose all that is
mortal of Sir John Randolph’s family: Himself
knighted for his public spirit and services to the
colony—and his illustrious son Peyton, whose ta
lents. and devotion to his country nnd the canse
of Freedom, have justly placed him in the
first rank among the fathers of the Republic.—
It was amidst the shades of these men that the
Visitor? met. Senator Tyler was among them,
his mind filled with the ennobling associations
of the place, and reflecting on the scenes at
James Town, and York, and iu the Capitol, pro
ducing associations equally purifying, and ele
vating the mind. We are told he had difficulty
in restraining his feelings from bursting forth, in
a flood of eloquence—frequently declaring, that
it was surprising to him that every Virginian,
who could afford to educate his son, did not send
him to that spot, where, if he w ere not made a
Philosopher, heviust he a Patriot. We wish the
worthy Senator would address the public on this
subject. He could not fail to be eloquent; and
we doubt not, by calling the attention of the pub
lic to the great moral advantages resulting from
the historical associations connected with its
location, he would essentially benefit the institu
tion.
We understand that the Visitors are determin
ed, by giving it able Professors, and an extend
ed course of study, that it shall, as a place of
Education, be inferior to no University in Ame
rica. To the distinguished gentlemen, who al
ready fill the different Professorships with so
much ability, the Visitors have added, the Pro
fessor of Law, Judge N. B. Tucker the son of
that eminent Jurist, St. Ceorge Tucker, and
brother of the President of the Court ol Appeals.
Mr. Tucker’s qualifications are undoubted, and
he is known to hold an elegant, eloquent, pow
eriui, anu poinien pen. as ne wui lecuirv on
the Constitution of the United States, it may not
be amiss to observe, that he is equally removed
from the heresies of Calhounism and Clayism,
from Nullification and Consolidation. The wri
ter does not speak, “ oy authority,” for he is
not acquainted with Mr. T.’s opinions, eaccept
as they are known to the public; but he feels
confident that he cannot be mistaken in assert
ing that Mr. T. is of the Old Virginia Democra
tic School—of the Tazewell School, or rather
(to speak more precisely, but not more correct
ly) of the School of Jeffersom Madison, and his
own father, themselves the founders as well as
expounders of the doctrines ot ’98. Another
circumstance* which we think will extend a
most happy influence over the College, is, the
resignation of several members of the Visitorial
body, who seldom attended, and the filling their
places with others who feel an interest in the
prosperity of the Institution, and who will faith
fully discharge their duties to it. Of this de
scription are two gentlemen, who we under
«tnd took their seats at the late meeting, viz;
r. Ruffin, the able and well known Editor of
the Farmer’s Register, and Col. Blow, of Sus
sex. Both of these gentlemen possess a high
character—They are public-spirited and patri
otic. and anxious to promote the interest of eve
ry Institution, which has for its object the diffu
sion ol Knowledge and virtue, and the improve
ment of the rising generation. It is believed,
the present Board of Visitors, certainly a large
majority of then, are entirely free from bigot
rv, petty jealousy, and sectional feeling,—while
they ardently desire to see the venerable Alma
Mater of so many illustrious sons of Virginia,
flourish, and continue to give to their country
Alumni, who, in talents, virtue, and usefulness,
shall rival- those who have preceded them; and
while they will labor to promote its interest, and
to give it an elevated standing, they will equal
ly rejoice at the prosperity of every similar in
stitution. This feeling is highly honorable to
the Visitors, and we hope we participate in it—
But while we wish success to Randolph Macon,
the University, and Hampden Sydney, we also
wish success to our old Willian and Mary, the
them all. This 1 is peculiarly and
v. -V
Virginia, and entitled to the support of Ae tide
water country. There is not a portion of this
section of country, from the Potomac to the
Roanoke, .which cannot be reached in less than
two days; which renders the facility of commu
nication between the father and son, the guar
dian and ward, as great as can be desired. I ne
Professors will bear a favorable comparison,
not simply with those in our own State, but witn
those ofanv University in tho Union. The price
of fees and board, is moderate; and the whole
cost, to one residing in the lower part of y lrgi
nia, and estimating expense of travelling, is less
than at any other Institution in America.
When, to all these considerations, are added
the historical associations connected With its lo
cation, we must admit, with Gov. Tyler, that it is
truly surprising, that the place is no more lcsort
ed to—it is hallowed ground. .
Twelve miles to the east, (a moderate ride, and
presenting a beautiful prospect,) stands Vor*
Town, the closing scene of our glorious struggle
for freedom. In lVilliamsburgh, still the seat of
hospitality, is the Raleigh, containing the Apollo
and the Daphne—the Ball and Supper Rooms—
the witnesses of the gay and happy hours of our
ancestors, and of many still living—the witness
es too, of many serious and solemn deliberations
of the fathers of the Republic. Over the door
of the portico, the fine bust of the great man,
who gives name to the hotel, yet holds its place.
There also, are the ruins of the Capitol, and
many can point out the spot on which the elo
quence of the “ orator of the forest” was heard,
arousing the Goddess of Liberty, and sweaiing
to live free or die!—and where Peyton Ran
dolph, and Wythe, and Pendleton, and Lee,
and Jefferson, and others, laid the deep founda
tion of their imperishable fame. Besides many
other places in and about Williamsburg, inter
esting to the antiquary and the lover of his coun
try, seven miles to the south west is James Town,
the spot which first afforded a resting place to
our adventurous ancestors, and where was laid
the corner-stone of this vast empire, covering a
I continent, and offering an asylum to the o; -
pressed of all the nations of the earth. This
spot is interesting to every American, but must
be peculiarly so to the Virginian. Will the
people of Virginia suffer the memory of these
places to oe Iosif
There is an appropriateness, if I may so say—
a peculiar propriety in, ami consequently a cor
responding advantage resulting from, attending
Lectures on Law and Government, from the
chairs which have been filled by a Wythe, and
a Madtson, even if those chairs were occupied
by persons of less ability, than those who now
adorn them. The schools of Athens were re
sorted to by thousands, centuries after Socrates
and Plato slept In their graves. The place was
consecrated. It was known that Socrates walk
ed on the banks of the llissus, and that Plato
occupied the groves of Acudemus. It is so, al
so, with Williamsburg. Sotne of the most inter
esting incidents in the lives of all who are dear
to Virginia, and who have given lustre to her
name, occurred in that place. Without men
tioning the Randolphs, the Lees, and a host of
others^ it will be sufficient to name Patrick Hen
ry, and the Father of his Country, who spent
•much of his time in the old city. He, likewise,
contributed to give interest to the ruins of the
Capitol, which it is well known, was the princi
pal theatre of Henry's glory. What youth
could contemplate, without emotions the most
lively, the spot in which the accomplished
Speaker of the House of Burgesses, relieved the
noble Washington from his embarrassment,
when attempting to make his acknowledgment’s,
for the vote of thanks which had just been pre
sented to him by the Speaker, in the name ol
the House, for his gallantry in the French and
Indian war! The courteous Robinson prompt
ly and most happily interposed at that critical
moment, perhaps, the most trying of any in his
eventful life—“ Take your seat, Mr. Washing
“ ton, your modesty is equal to your merit, and
“ that surpasses the power of language to ex
“ press.”
The buildings, the streets, the walks, the sur
rounding woods, and above nil, the venerable
walls of the College itself, are calculated to fill
the minds of generous youth with enthusiasm,
purifying the soul, exalting the mind, and ma
king a permanent impression on the character,
which can not fail to gladden the heart of the
parent proud of his son. ♦
Presence of Mind and Count pe of General Be
thenconrt.—At the moment when the first Con
sul at the head of the army of reserve was about
to cross the great Saint Bernard\ he ordered
Gen. Bethencourt with a corps of 1100 men to
move upon Avona by crossing the Simplon.
Arrived at the pass of Yeuselle, this General
found himself suddenly checked by an unfore
! seen obstacle.
The wooden bridge,thrown across a mountain
torrent some sixty feet wide, having been carri
ed away by an avalanche, all means of com
munication between the two banks were cut off:
the bed of the rushing torrent lying far below.
This old bridge, of the slightest structure, and
which was used only by foot-passengers and
mules, was built on wooden beams, of which one
end was inserted in holes in the rock, and the
other was supported by a cross piece. Gen. Be
thencourt, whose orders to advance were im
perative, resolved at any hazard to do so and
he proved inthe end what a resolute purpose
can effect.
He remarked that the holes in which the beams
had been inserted were perfect; the weight of
the falling timber having drawn out the whole
of it. A volunteer, whose name even, at that
epoch of prodigies, no one thought of inquiring,
proposed to let himself down so as to place his
feet in these holes, and then, aided by some lit
tle inequalities in the rock, to get down, swim
across the torrent, and ascend as best he could
the opposite w’all. The intrepid soldier imme
diately carried his purpose into effect in the pre
sence of the whole army, trembling at every in
stant lest he should fail in'the unheard of at
tempt. The anxious eyes of all followed his
movements with intense interest: they behold
him reaching, after imminent perils, the borders
of the foaming stream, and instantly casting him
self into the waves broken with rocks. He reach
es the opposite bank; and then, with the assis
tance of Ins bayonet and an iron hook, he digs
his way up, as it were, an almost perpendicular
wall of rock. The summit attained, he pro
ceeds to fasten securely the end of a rope he
had carried with him, of which Gen. Bethen
court held the other end; this is then drawn
tight, and the General, by way of example,
swings himself by his hands from this rope, and
thus passes over the abyss. The soldiers emu
lously follow, and one by one, each carrying his
arms, his knapsack, and 60 rounds of cartridge,
the whole body passed over in the same way.
Thedetacbment immediately took up-themarch,
descending the mountains to the plains of Italy;
and had the honor to arrive on the field of Ma
1 rengo at the height of the battle, and in time to
take part in and sustain the movement of Des
saix whiph determined the victory.
endLEffA.:
New Yobk Board or Hbavtb, >
August 31st—12 M. $ ■■ I
The Board of Health report that there have
hi the City practice generally, 5 deaths.
Duane street Hospital, * ' "
Greenwich Hospital, * *
Bellevue Hospital, - - 0
Total Deaths, . - - - 10
September 1—12 o’clock, M.
The Board of Health report that there have
been ,
In the city practice generally, - ' aeatns.
Duane street Hospital, * - J
Greenwich Hospital, ■
Bellevue do, . - - 0
Total Deaths, ... - 17
At Buffalo six new cases and three deaths by
cholera were reported by the Board of Health
on Tuesday last, and five new cases and nine
deaths on Wednesday.
At Detroit we are happy to learn that the
health of the city is rapidly improving.
At Cleaveland, Ohio, the interments during
eleven days, preceding the 21st were about 50,
of which about three-fourths were by cholera. •
The victims were principally transient persons
and strangers, and mostly of dissolute habits.
In Sandusky several cases had occurred. At
Huron it was extremely fatal, and the village al
most deserted. It also prevailed at Perrysburg.
In Montreal, Quebec. Toronto and Kingston,
the cholera continues to abate, although but
slowly in the latter place.
The disease has made great ravages among
the Canadian Indians, and in the town of Wii
mot. Gore District, Mr. Joslah Cushman, his wife,
and three children became victims to the disor
der within the short space of five days.
Com. Porter.—We are happy to learn that
the article copied into our last paper, stating
that this gallant old soldier had been attacked
with a paralytic stroke, is unf mnded. Letters
have been received from the Commodore by his
relatives in this county, stating that his disease
was harmless, and that he is now convalescent.
Del Repub.
Indiana.—Jackson tactics are as original as
they are ingenious. Their troops fight till they
are “ knocked into a cocked hat, and then turn
round and swear with the greatest face in the
world, that they flogged themselves. The In
diana Democrat, a kitchen utensil of “ the par
ty” in that State, furnishes as pretty a specimen
of this description of self-slaughter, as any we
have seen. After acknowledging that Messrs.
Noble and Wallace, the whig candidates, were
undoubtedly elected governor and lieutenant
governor of the State, and that, too, in the case
of Mr. Noble, by a majority of from six to ten
thousand votes, the Democrat says, with all the
smooth-visaged impudence of its race—“ the
friends of Andrew Jackson have, with their ac
customed magnanimity, elected a governor
and lieutenant governor.” Was there ever any
thing wiser and^wittier than this?— N. Y. Cour.
Kentucky.—The Louisville Advertiser, alter
admitting thut the whigs have carried all before
them iii die election Just closed—that the whigs
will have twenty, members in the Senate and
the Jackson men sixteen; and that the Jackson
men will have thirty members in the house of
representatives, while last year they hnd forty
—winds up the wormwood of its confession, by
the dolorous remark, that if the party had made
proper exertfons, “ no material change could
have been effected by the elections in the rela-'
tive strength of parties in our legislature.”
This is, as the negro philosopher said of the
health of Mrs. Dinah and the little ones, “un
common awful.”— ibid.
Almost a Dilemma.—The Salem Gazette re
lates that after IL B. M. brig of war Savage
came to anchor in that harbor, the commander
sent a note on shore, directed to the command
ing officer of the garrison, proffering the usual
courtesies of a salute. There being neither
commanding officer nor garrison there, the note :
was opened at the custom house, and answer I
was sent by the Collector, (no one feeling audit
rized to act formally in the matter) that the sa
lute should be returned. After some further in- >
tercourse a salute of twenty one guns was fired j
from the brig, in compliment to the citizens of i
the town, who returned it by a national salute J
from Derby Wharf; but it was necessary to send \
off to the brig for a British flag, to be hoisted, as
is customary in such cases, while firing the sa
lute!!—Boston Transcript.
Why, said a Farmer to an honest son of Erin,
have the Jacksonites left off the Liberty Cap from
the new. gold coin? Faith, said Patrick, I know
not, unless it be to place the Crown in its place.
Balt. Pat.
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ALEXANDRIA:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. 4, 1834.
Bank of the United States.—At the General
Triennial Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Bank of the United States, held at their Hall, in
the City of Philadelphia, on Monday, the first
day of September, 1834, Robert Ralston, Esq,
was called to preside, and Joseph Hemphill, Esq,
appointed Secretary.
Nicholas Biddle, Esq., the President of the
Bank, on behalfof the Board of Directors, sub
mitted to the Stockholders, in compliance with
the 13th article of the 11th section of the Char
ter of the Bank, “ nn exact and particular state
ment of the debts which shall have remained un
paid after the expiration of the original credit,
for a period of treble the term of that credit,
and ofthe surplus of the profits, if any, after de
ducting losses and dividends.”
He also presented a general view of the pre
sent situation of the Institution, showing the
statement of its liabilities and resources:
Whereupon, the following resolutions, moved
by Joseph R. Ingersoll, Esq., were read, and
unanimously adopted:
Rcsnlted. That the thanks of this meeting be,
and they hereby are, presented to the President
of the Institution, and the Board of Directors,
for the fidelity and skill which they have mani
fested in the management of the concerns of
the Bank.
Resolved, That the Stockholders feel contin
ued and undiminished confidence that the fur
ther administration ofthe concerns ofthe Bank,
will be conducted with wisdom and zeal bv
those who have heretofore so satisfactorily di
rected them: and that the last resolution adopt
ed at the triennial meeting of the Stockholders,
held on the 1st day of September, 1831, which
authorities the President and Directors to make '
application for a renewal ofthe Charter; and to
accept such terms of renewal as they may con
sider just and proper, is hereby revived and con
tinued.
On motion of Richard Price, Esq., the pro
ceedings of the meeting, signed by the the Chair
man and Secretary, were ordered to be publish
lished, and the meeting then adjourned.
(Signed) Robert Ralston, Chairman,
Joseph Hemphill, Secretary.
Another Dinner to Mr. Taney.—The Demo
crats! of Cecil County have invited the ex-Se-1
cretary of the Treasury to a public dinner. We j
hope thoy will do the thing handsomely; but we
must caution them against reading any thing
from Benton denouncing Hamilton and the fe
deralists. Mr. Taney had somewhat too much
of that at Frederick.
The Improved System.—Some weeks ago, a
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette men
tioned that a sum of money, in specie, for the
payment of the Indian annuities at Logansport,
Indiana, was journeying by easy stages from i
Philadelphia, west. It appears by a late num- ■
ber of that paper, that this money has at length j
reached Cincinnati, on the route to its point of i
destination. It arrived there on board n steam- i
boat, in charge of an officer of the army and
four soldiers, as a guard. And it is to proceed
thence to Logansport. in wagons, under the
same escort.
The St. Louis Republican says:—“ Major
Brant, of the Quartermaster’s Department, has
received draft* on the pet banks’atNew Orleans
for ninety five thousand dollais, or thereabouts,
wherewith to pay Indian annuities, due, we un
derstand. in June lust. The Major is about to
go or send to New Orleans in a fnc days for the
money, which is to be brought thence at some ex
pense and great hazard. Formerly the public
money was transferred from place to place,
wherever desired, without expense or risk to
the Government. If five hundred thousand dol
lars were wanted at St. Louis, a single line from
the Secretary of the Treasury to the Bank
would place it there, and the public creditors
were promptly paid. Now, it seems, the Indi
ans and all others must wait the tardy opera
tion of the new system, the nation is charged
with enormous expense, and the public money ex
posed to imminent risk/'
Spirit of Jacksonism.—The following is said
to be the inscription on a flag, which was lately ;
hoisted on a Jackson Hickory pole, in Berks
county, Pa., being the lieai t of the district repre
sented in the last Congress, by the Mr. Mu' -
le n berg:
“ Jackson, Muhlenburg and Liberty,’—“ No ;
Bank, and NO FREE SCHOOL.”
Dr. Cocke, the Senator from the Albemarle
District, Va., has superceded the necessity of
his constituents instructing him to vote for Mr. j
Leigh, by abjuring Jacksonism. His renuncia
tion of the support of Gen. Jackson is contain-1
•d in a letter to the Lynchburg Virginian, '
in which he reviews his heretical doctrines and j
mal-administration. He says he cannot sup-1
port Mr. Webster, because he is a federalist;
nor Mr. Calhoun, because he is nullifier; nor
Mr. Clay, because he is a latitudinarian—and
as to Van Bchen, he believes him “ utterly des
titute of all political principles.” He is willing
to assist in pulling down the administration,
however, and take the chance of being able to
erect something better in its stead.
The Globe states that Isaac HiH is worth
about $70,000. The Hon. Senator has not used
“ Blanks, Paper and Twine,” for nothing. He
always went for the “ Spoils,”— and verily he
has his “ reward.”
We invite attention to the article giving an
account of William and Mary College. This
venerable seat of learning deserves the affec
tionate regard of every citizen of Virginia.
A writer in the National Intelligencer recom
mends the employment of oxygen gas in the
treatment of Cholera. The suggestion deserves
consideration,
A few days ago we gave the outline of t!ia
contemplated route of Rail Roads from Wash
ington to New York. Now a project is broach
ed of having a continuous line of Rail Road.:
from Washington to New Orleans.
Symptoms of opposition to Mr. V an Eurea
are strong in Tennessee, where many favorable
indications for Mr. McLean are beginning to be
observed. It would be death to the prospects
of the “ heir apparent,” if an “ unlineal hand'
should wrest the sceptre from his gripe, even ir.
Tennessee!
Mr. Van Buren made a most excellent Whig
speech in the Senate, in 1S2S, in defence of its
rights and privileges, at which time he predict
ed the organization of a great Whig part).
When he took the chair as President of the Se
nate, he also spoke of the Senate as one of the
main pillars of the constitution. It had not then
become necessary to calumniate this august
body. ______________________
The late “ breeze” amongst the Whigs, in
duced by the articles of the Telegraph, could
not be raised by the efforts of the Administra
tion into a gale. The discussion was calmly,
fairly and properly conducted. It showed tfK
good feelings and honest principles ot those
concerned. It showed that nothing is aimed at
but the good of the country.
We see occasionally in the Globe articles
condemning Mr. Leigh for certain sentiments
uttered in the Virginia Convention relative to
the right of suffrage. Will the Globe be good i
enough to inform the public, that in the Neu
York Convention Mr. Van Buren was also op
posed to universal sufTrage.
It was rumored in Boston, on Thursday la.-r.
that Commodore Elliott, the contriver of the de
licate and appropriate compliment of the "Fi
gure Head,” had been appointed one of the
Navy Commissioners.
The Hon. Mr. Gilmore, of Western Pennsy!
vania, has written a letter in reply to one ad
dressed to him by a large number of his fellow
citizens, requesting permission to put his name
in nomination as a candidate for the next Con
gress, in which he ably reviews the course of
the Administration, and declares himself re
posed to the President’s experiment upontU j
currency. Mr. Gilmore was one of the mot’. I
decided friends of the President, a man of ex I
aited character and great popularity. He I
change of position we consider as one of the I
most important signs of the times. 1
A family, consisting of thirteen persons, urn I
recently rendered very sick in Mobile, by fai-I
ving arsenic put into their food by a slave;aril
shortly before, three members of another Ian,: B
ly in the same city, were killed by the iaaB
means. It is said that much excitement cxiaB
in consequence of these and other similar ac?H
by the blacks. B
The FredericKsburg Arena very proper
cci.,,:.v;,:,;, on the course of the United SutfM
T<\'< h on ;he subject of Slavery:—‘‘Ta^B
c r.t obtrusion of the subject upon thep^BB
! • eye—the reiterated assertions, in rpite«fitB|
cent event- and the disclaimers nf every J ir^B
nui of not.* in the East and north, ol a fixed '^B
tent,on c»' ;«.* >d;*rg with this delicate
the determine- : n to see a spectre in trtf^B
bush: cannot but have an unfortunate it.2ue:.:BB
upon the interests of the veiy people v-^Bj
zealous champion the Ttlegi aph wisiiotu
considered.” 1 JB
Francis Day lies, of Mass., lormeuj
sentative in Congress, and the only Jaf‘'■
member from the State, has renounced his s B
ance to Tower, and come out for the B
In his address he pays a merited compilin'-; *
Daniel Webster, one of the greatest men w
c untry ever saw. Jjj
*• Ifcontending factions,’5 said he, shou jfl
dermine the temple of liberty— when it H
one man will be found waving the balin' Hj
the constitution over the ruins—and, TeH
last of the Romans, the name of Daniel 'B
ster will be left for the veneration of unborn®
lions. And what a name! In far distant i*®
1 have heard It. In lands upon which t!.* JB
of the north has never shone— under tl“'c °®|
jf Magellan, under the cross of tin* Sou:." -®j
name, like the name of Washington.
a sunbeam into darkness.” 1Jm
The late rains have hardly been1
th*‘ drought having continued so long a*r| ®
seriously affected the Corn crop. Anti'
of an abundant crop are not to be,
The Corn has suffered severely. »r* H
during the day, was close and suin' __ |gg
Chateaubriand’s memoirs have, in
sure, already leaked out. They art the * Hi
Df speculation and comment. Extral\®|
a.ipear«*d in the Gazette. The. 1• Hr
teaubrland willb^vrittet^efor^sj* j^B
Ret. Dr. Hiffous w 3
of Philadelphia, and the fnenda oMr
nerally, will hear with
eminent divine. He expired o Cjjrl
ing, at Baltimore, on his wfa>t
had spent a good portion of th “ J
Mineral Springs of Bedford,, j*-1
any essential benefit—consun p
fact, the malady bv which he ■> M
from life. Dr. Bedell was a purr. n
and highly intellectual man.
he was eminently popular* »• afl j!lPeM
tic in his taste, and netin his aw —
all deeds of chanty and goodness ^
?minent: While the memory of hi
remains, his name cannot ce“ ‘ i0vrr;H
with a reverent affection by e\ er> ■
and talent.—Phil. Com. /»*• ^
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