Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-01-13
To The Editors Of the rirsiaian-daied

aud inffIible RepuLlioan."
To The Editors Of the Iirsiaian-dried
" RiCHHpNn. Jan. OH, 1881
- So Tar, the House OF Delegates has been
ENGAGED principally upon local u.iecIs The
committees nrc crowded ifh business 81 almost
every description aud the t". most prominent
aud interesting subjects, Judiciary and Inter
nal Improvement must consume much Tune.
The form"r am persuaded Will be attended
with great difficulty aud delay. consequent
upon the various views and schemes already
suggested. 10 reconcile all those plans. aud
surn puntihe many pre- jn iices in favor Of svs-
tenn. that have gained sftcagth tIom anIquits
alone, Will he Luxurious business. The Court
! OF Appeals vii, I believe. be organized pretty
much "a ii present. 1t is proposed that one
member OF that Court, shall he designated az
i Chtei Justice, with n larger salary. lhis, II ia
believed, will cr.ate cmo1' 10 =, and a stInulant
for advancement, which may hsve n tendency
tn produce more sticuilon 10 business The
Chancery Courts, n. nj present organ
zed mp.' go down. An nmHe amaiion OF
the Chancerv aud Superior Gourts Of Inv. Is
! think the most popular plan. the superior
Court districts 10 remain as AT present arran'
grd the same number oi Judges continued,
with Chancrry aud Law jurisd elton. 80 nrran-
2ing the courts MS 10 alto" tn Judges 10 ST.
i
! much the spmp n that proposed IN the Bil
establishing Cncrit Courts winch passed IN"
House OF Delegates in 1927, aud was regretted
in the senate.
The tonmttre To whom was referred the
subj ci oi lhr tenure af Office Of the CLERKS,
hfyIug ported ~ tavpi o. r. riodical ele I ms
that subject WAS yesterday called up, aud
powerful eifort made 10 amend lhe report, by
/ sdh,irD'ne, " that the Clerks should bold thrr
office during the pieasnre III the Court Ih's
prop"sed ameniment urged with g,cat
zeal and ability, bat wa, finally 10 I. the r"porl
oflnc Comu,fiire agreed 10, nni the period
/ fixed nj seven y"ars-i uring which time, II h.
provided, that the Country Courts, may at any
tune, Two lh,rd, OF = majority oi acting magl,-
tratrs cunc'rrmg, remove lhen Clerks. The
tune is NOT GNsd, Tor he hrst election OF Clerks
but twill pelhap. 0e about jane Or August
/ Court.
The Committee Of Roads aud Inttrna NayI-
galion have not AZ yet reported, upon tho va
rlous snhJ CTS submitted 10 them aud rlthn
the James RIVER presents the strongest claims
! Tor Improvement, and upites the mosr power
! iu interest, fear Hai Is DOT sufi ien y strong
/ Mt this tiine, 10 do any ihiug. II IS III VAN 80
! talk OF undertaking NIL the subjects that are
/ impurtunatey pressing the Legislature, aud
they nrr 50 variant, that il wi be impossible.
think, 10 IN IL sufficient strength, uron any
one OBJECT. The report III the Ineire'r, upon
several enquiries made by the Chairman oi the
Sub COMMITTEE of Roads aud internal NaYe"-
ton IS quite nattering 10 tue Jnme' nv IN
prov cm"ni upon the lock and dam system, and
there will he no difficulty IN obtaining an'
funds fhal may be asked tor, on the credit OF the
Commonwealth at something like j TO ~ per
cent
The contested election from Culp"per is
GAIN before the Committee-tTibhon. vii, !
be taken up tomorrow TINS Will turn ont 10 be
n more kuotry case than was expect d.
Gcaryia aud The Supreme Could've re-
commend 10 general perusal forcIble article
on ,he sefious question winch has arisen be.
tween Georgia and the Supreme Court, relative
Ia the execution Of the ln1lad, lassets, hhlco
we copy thi, IN ,rains ron The Nallona Intel
lIg,nctr,--T a,srls, we learn from the Geofg IN
papers, ha. Detu executed, pursuant to ms sen.
tcnce.
aJ- The Milton q. . Gazette crcula'es
rumor that "A sertiie rnsn'reclinn in tic neigh :
borhoods Of Htlsborough, NcHbrrn aud Lar
borough had been unprecedented aud that
killed IN II swamp.
4 Comet "A gentleman Of this place
Informs US thai he has observed, twice within
The last week, IA comet in tho Southern helns
pheIe, estimated 10 be about % degrees above
the horizon We have observed no notice OF
the crratic stranger IN other quarters. We
-. IL nd Al "A
larbiuscr OF wa.
IL We observe Ia the last No, of the Co
louia Jourual' d notice of donation OF
$1,000 10 TIE Colonization Society, from
gentleman III New YORK. who has been here
to(ore one of the most liberal contributors To
its funds. The name OF the gentleman IS not
psbll.hed-waich We take 10 be tae essence
OF true charity.
Fdrmers' Dunk ofI.rgmiG. TIM following
gentlemen have been appointed Directors OF
the Lynchhnre g flee for the present year:
Byike Erec7,iioe JOHN NJ Warwick, Am
mon Hancock, J Jhn q Mee,n, SAmuei Mlller'
Coliu 6ucknef, Maurice Lanehorne, il. Hen
~ Brown. SEN David H. Edey''
I'm The STANDARDIZATION Radford,
Christopher Wmiree, M'cajah Davis, Jr.
Richard Tyre, Join smith
NJ IN The last Dnecto,y
II The Baltimore papers announce the
death Of Agnes CajeA Wirt, in the 10th year
OF her agt-the youngest daughter OF William
Wit, Esq. Of that city
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
We give place, NTH pleasure to the subjoin-
- .,.,,.n,,,,ration frum MIR. Smith aud wa