The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-26

pendenee NJ he American States. We
wish TO know, aud we wish the people Of
The United States tn know, who. among
the must enlightened and most honest leg
islaiise tribunal ~ The wpr Il could sulf,r
themselves for a moment 10 bp swcr,ed
from the path of honorable duty by consid-
CITATIONS which they would blush openly to
avow. That some of the opponents If the
measure were honestly conwncei Of ats i'm
policy, we dn mt dpubl f,r Ne rxnect to
fod the name ef the venerable Nathanie
Macon among the number, and. il SO. we
say, beforehand, he was nest. He would
di-dain tn" influence Of" fear. favor or az
fiction" in his public conduct But, for
many who will be found united with him
we would make nn such pledge for their
opinions and wills instead of being formed
by their own judgment, and exercised by
their own discretion. are swayed at plea.
sure by John {. Calhoun.
FIRE IL IS better to ring this word in
the ears of the Common Hall than To be-
awakened from our SAUNDERS by the ring
ing of the alarm bills. We have taken
occasion two or three times, Ia call tht al
tentlon If the Town Council To the Urgent
necessity of adopting some measures 10
guard the interests # property holders
from the possibility Of Gre, aud We az
glad tn hear that thai honorable body a
broken the ice. aud will, in all probability,
do something Ia relation 10 The matter
In The mean time, as much difference o.
opinion exists as t" ietdt ought To he dup,,
We With pleasure give cnrren,y 10 the sas
grstlons of our correspondents
FoR THE YIHsiNIAs
| As the season Is approaching wnrn mnsl
! danger is to br apprehendcd from hrr,
and al tlme when llmost etroy mail
br,ags MS the most appalling accounts ol It.
ravaSes IN othrr towns, II would seem that
! the attention ii every citizen, and more
! particularly OF those who ara vested with
! tue exercise ii authority for the pabIc
| good, would be iIresl,tably drawn To our
total want Of preparation 10 defend oar
property against It, but strange Ia a., be
cause hyuchhufg has been hilhrrlo favored
| by providence with an exemption from
! that dreadful scourge which has at sarI.
Gus periods desui'ted most of the athcr
towns of tins country, We 4Inmber al our
posts aud s,em tondly 10 imagine that
| there i nothing Ia fear. Men singlr
spark from one of the munyon's cigars
nightly burning IN our 3treels, ar Il l.h
from one of those penny cracker with the
noise of ~ blch our citizens are constantly
auuoye,f, would be Sufficient 10 plunge the
o'e own into lrremedidble ruin.
| f.pm The strange apathy that has 80
! long prevailed amongst oar citizens upon
tai, mOmenieus subject, the w:lter almost
| drspars that any thleg short ol desirnc-
tive fir i'll ,aken attention Ia II. When
that snail have occurred aud when one
alt our town is nothing bat heap Of
| SIN king ruins, the attention OF our cIt1Zens
aud possibly Of our common council may
be avn to the subject, aud from amidst
the ashes of what once was Dynchbnig
We may expect sHndry wise ordinances
| compelling those " hose property had ben
'cstroled through want of timely pre- III
Ion To- pay heavy taxes fol the iaudahr
purpose OF" locking the stable door after
the stted is stolen"
~. n.
thl,g sort Of actull RUN can for one 10
meal call the attention of our connch from
petty sqnahhIrs about matters Of minor 10
terest Ia subject IN which no. only tn
prosperity but the very existence of the
t wn depends, il will 1t once occur 10
them tHru Tn first thing h. hr done To an
sure any thug like an clirCtual =. otectIpn,
will b. 10 devise the means Vi obtaining Al
abundant supply of water mall parts oil IN"
town. fiji will not be deemed prc,unp-
tuOus in an unknown and humble udnl-
dual 10 even offer = suggestion 10 the Wis.,
mrn 81 the town, IN CO anon Hall assem-
hjed, he writer, with all due Difference aud
without pretending To propose plan for
the attainment Of the obI"c', will ask their
Al eaIion to few remarks aud calcuIa-
tons upon the subject
There have been various conjecfures
and estimates Of the cost Of supplying the
town with water. The writer is of 0pinlon
that the highest he has heard is twenty
FIVE thousand dollars. II would be drI1ealt
if not Impossible to make correct esii-
mate Of the value of the real and personal
property in town constantly exposed 10
destruction by fire, but IT IS believed that
fwo millions of dollars would BIZ a very mo.
derate estimate, probably much below the
truth Upon this sum one per cent. IS TWEEN
ty-thoosand dollars, and consequently a