Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-15
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chr,.oohe, ungh,.. II Maryland TO b
chs,ge d Aaaires n tue Unned o'afs a VI
Court Of sweden, IN lace ol Jshh }. hPp'e'o'
recalled. ,.,. !.
John Elliot, Of Alabama, 10 he A,of"rf
the uniied States, Tor lac soo'he'" p''''e' =
Alabama l.. .,,,,
George Adams, Of Mississippi. 10 ne ''oi-
ncy OF the Unncd STA IS io' Wv
Mississippi, n place oi fs"A ''''''''
lame. n. NcCulooh, 10 BE- Collector al 'h'
r,,.,an,s for IN, Di,trlct Of Baltimore. IN TIN
State of Marylaud, from TIE lot day OF March
1889. ~. O.
Thoma. Tntner, 10 be Collector oi til" Gus
tom. far the Dl.ttiet, aud Inspector OF the Rev
.nur for the Port Of GeoTgetown, ~ tl'e Dh'ne
nj Coumbia. FROM tho lst of March, 1880
Appointment by The Preadent
Peter snsu. II South Caron", appointed
1hnsnlsr Conmrrcial Agent vi The l, States
for the Island VI Gaudaloupr, in piae5 OF Fran
CT, Benjamin faufe,, resigned.
Wa,binrton. Mar,h . The great debate
!, the SENATE !, uottet ended, nor, AZ lar as
~ see. is tlk W soon ~ h" ne" tpple
Vas introduced into the debate, the other day.
by Mr.. Gfuuav, in deieuee OF the removals
from Office under thu present aitnlnis'ratioh,
which !. likely 10 pioong The discussion.
Thu. topic ha. already produced snme most
able d,bste and viii MOI. we npprehrnd, be
very soon exhausted.
some ofour contemporaries, we observe,
regret this widely dWcnilive debate, a"d ilunk
the time missprnt which is employed IN u. Not
40 "a. We do no, see how the tIme oi The
LEGISLATORS Tor the Nation, during portion oil
,ch biennial long session Of Coasres., can
ne more usetuliy employed, Than IA recur
renee 10 Gfa principles; IN an examination
of oue.Iisns oil moe recent dale III a free
esamina ION Of popular errors aud preludces
and IN reciprocal eIpana'Ions,by The members
of their particular views of things Nor ARE
the benefits Of 'hrse collisions OF opinion, anu
consequent etfuslons OF light. confined 10 the
walls Of The Capitol No, they penetrate the
rcmotcsi comet Of The Republic, aud enighten
all its borders The speeches delivered IN such
debates are, IN truth, school books in the sys
tom OF national education. They do not an.
sser the elementary purpose OF : teaching the
Young idea how TO shoot, but they serve 10
mature IT'S after blossoms into fruit, and give
90 the trait IS wholesome flavor and medca
ting influences For al the purposes OF IN
sructiOn in the practical scieuee OF govern
meai, the persual OF one good speech IN such
ponderous TONES OF scholastic cxereisrs with
which the heads OF on colegians are general
!, Gled, TO the exclusion of all proper mstruc
ton M the ihtory or practice OF their own GOV
c nmeni.
This debate has, il IS trup, grown up uneS pee
tedly upon question not particularly inviting
H. But, when the heart IL iull, the mouth vii
sneak aud under Sgch circumstances, on
occasion serves As we'll as another. In lii,
ra,ly history Of ihis Government, following TN
pracnce oil the British Parliament, the debai
In sach House. early in each session OF Con
ptess. upon the answer 10 the President
yp.ech. iurnicheh the opportunity ior this gen
,raI disburthenu,g of mems minds. On tht
discunrlnuauce Of that practice. 1t VAS nalura
that other occasions should be sieLrd for II
Such an occasion has been found at this session
iu the Senate, and u has been duly improved
In the House OF Representatives there hav
bean some skirmshes, but the mnin engagement
has We, to take place, and may shortly b
e,pected to come on. There Is 40 such thlng
perhaps, in that body. as clearly defined OF
position or Administrator parry but there
sufficient contsristy OF opinion 10 furnis
materials for a debate on matters aud thing
Ia general, and II can hdrIis bs otharwis
thsu that IL shall hr'ak out. Nat. Int.
In the House OF kepI eseniatses yesterday
the seat OF tho Hon. Thomas Newton. OF VIZ
riuia, was vacated, upon the report OF III
Commiitee on Elections, by majo, ity of l.
votes. a small majony indeed, 10 Gust fron
hi, seat Member who had occupied il, b.
successive elections, for nearly thirty wears.
lis due 10 Mr.. Newton, whom we ar
about to miss irom his accustomed place. Il
s,y, that a more faithful. pure, and conssten
politician. has never filed u seat IN the Repre
sentative Hail HIS irmness add patriotism
during tie late war, and It's preceding crisis
aud al all times. were uneA ceeded bat aIway
tempered with an urbauity aud mdness
which greatly Increased he Iusire of his publr
virtues He has for several years past bten IN
Father Of the House that is It's Oldest Mem
Der. la his present retirement, he will have III
consolation OF carrying with him the persona
respect and regard of nearly ali the eminent liy
ing statesmen of our couairy. no
Toe Senate was yesterday principally occu
pied with Executive business; Of the pariicul ar
Of viii h we only learn, generally, that tn
nomination Of Lemuel Williams 10 HE office n
Collector OF The Port OF Npw Bedford. Mass
which has been once rejected during tai, sc.
sion, aud the next day "a considered, was 6nall
confirmed. From what We can iearn. no oIhe
pending nomination, OF any couseq renee a
least, was finally acted upon. 10.
Mr.. Barton made ano her exhibition of hi
peculiar talent for SATIRE in a debate whic
arose on Saturday on the Appropriation bill
Never was sarcasm so keen and bi ter as tina
which he employed on tn occasion. Its We
tins literally wrilhed under the terrible seye, H.
Of the lash. Mr. Noble. too, told some HON
trnihs which were not at all reIi,hed by IN
Duff Green party, but which they could no
,epy or resist Messrs. Chambers Snrae,
and Johnston clearly demonstrated The extrsys
gance ofthe present Administration, and proved
by documentary evidence, tina, expenditure
had been madetor foreign missions which wer
not authorized by law National Journal.
From q Jackson Correspondent of The Ncw Yoy
Journal of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, 9th Feb. 1880.
Both Houses of Congress we've in session 10
day, the Senate until 3 o'clock, and the Hous
mil q Mr. (,rtndy of Tenussxee was ,h