Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-05
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THE yERGENIAN.
LYNCHBURG, AUGUST ), ,sao,


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H"e'"" hAProrement.-Whe PETERSBURG
'nd Norfolk are both endeavoring 10 den,,v.
Lynchbure OF the trade which legilima,elv bs.
longs 10 II, it surely behooyes us 10 do snm..
'n'ng IA seli'defence. We regret the apathy
witch prevails on the subject Bmong the mas,
OF our citizens. proceeding, as We beli.vs :,
"oes, from the belief that money cannot h.
procured To carry into effect ,he sebar,.s
improvement which have BEEN suggested. and
which are cear!y indispensable "a the nrs.s,.
WALTON OF oar prosperity We hone. however
they viii YET shake IL off before il Is Too Ia,s
'noeso' we are sfRtlhsd 10 know, that there are
among US al least a few public sniriled indiyia-
ua!s, who will make an Effort 10 save Ivoch.
burg from the decline with which il &c ,hre..
tened. We have been graiifed with the perm.
sal oil letter from gentleman in Meady lie.
Penn. in reply to one OF enquiry addressed 10
nan 10y gentleman this place, giving de.
scrp,lon of peculiarly constructed steanboa,
with which The writer WAS The first 10 navigate
the Aleghany--a river Ssuppused 10 be not
more easy NJ Usvig cation, nor more suscsplible
oil Improvement. Than James River is, be,geeo
| Lynchburg and Richmond. The information.
! however, 10 not SO clear aud definite. nc ia nh.
ihorIze us TO hazard an opinion OF the probable
success oil proJcoi on James river, similar TO
that which has been proved to be feasible ON
The Allegheny, though we have strong cor,
dence in il. Further information will be i'm.
meJ's,eiy sought and, ,f the scheme should
| promise 10 prove practicable, there can be no
| doubt that mpasurPs will be Immediately taken
TO realize lis benefits. We know Of noIhes
that would ensure a more profitable specula
! lion than an investm'n, of money. nnder such
circumstances, in Steamboat Company be
know OF any improvement from which the town
aud the surrounding country could expect 10
derive greater beneii,.--in lie iaciIt; o.
communication, the reduction oflrpght the sn :.
pefior accommodation il would offer TO IraVeI.
lers, &c. &c.--lfto this we would add good
rosd 10 Staunton viyer, IN addition to that fthe
10 Lexington, we might safely promise our
selves, NOT only that the prosperity ofLyneh-
HANGED beyond conception.
M. Barton q! hone.--He copy from the ST.
Louis Republican an secopnt OF the Dinner Civ.
en- To Mr. Barton on hrs return home We
have perased The Speech delivered by Mr. b.
on The occasion II abounds in keen u cutting
sarcasm, and that bitter severity with which
the reading public are so uniformly delighted
We shall publish it, entire, " our neat.
stray No of the 81. LOUIS Beacon (of which
paper Mr. Benton is principal proprietor and
editor) came to our hands among The papers
received by The las, mail II is full of assaults
upon MIR Barton, of course and the people
of Missouri are sirenuonsly exhorted TO send
only such members TO the Legislature as will
! pledg themselves 10 vote against his re-elec-
ton. The "palsce slaves bleed under his
prised at their ezertions ST hun cut OF the
way. The same paper, however, TemaI"s
very piteously. that, in various other parts of
the State Of Missouri, The people design TO vel
come Mr.. Barton among them with similar
honors TO those which have signalized bis jour
ney tn, and his reception at, ST LOUIS. Poor
Benton, desplsed evan by The party who use
him, must teei deeply mortified and chngrined
at the contrast between his reception, on his
return home, which WAS scarcely noticed, and
that of his distinguished cOleague--of whom
it may he said, his assailsnts being Judges, that
be is his own worst enemy. Their stories
are OF course highly coloured.
Political Crcduliig Some writer has re-
marked, that - of all kinds OF credulily, the
most obstinate and wonderful is that Of polni-