Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-15

eomphmculng Mr.. Mercer as the champion Of ed
ncaton and internal improvements, no made
long speech, concluding with the following senli-
mcnt
q The North Weston Emporium II Virginia.:
Ma, speedy connection. b, canal and aroads,
by the capital Of the United States with that ri
Missouri, render ii an essential link III the indie
strueihle chain ri our happy Union.
DaaeWe Rad Road Coneenfioa.---A Gonycn-
tion of delegates assembled IN Dansille on the 9TH
inst for the purpose OF taking into consideration
III. rfol,ie,y Of establishing Rail Road from
pan,illc i'll Pns,lvana, 10 E,ansham, III the
count, OF Nsthe, They adopted resolutions, au-
ihofzlng the necessary surveys, Ae. aud prosid-
ing for lhr rc.a,semhlaec OF the Convention mt
future period. Oar columns were pre-oeeuped
before the reception ot the official account nj the
proceedings oi the Convention, the Address inelu
died and We are ll,eteise compelled 10 postpone
their publication until nur neNt.
q = We are glaato sec that mot cment is about
10 be made III Lexington, TOWARDS completing the
Improvement oithe road liom TINT town To the head
ei the Blue RIDGE Canal, which is alone requisite
to the construction of an "exccent thorouehiare
from the Kentucky lineto L,nchhurp. considera-
hl, nearer lsaNs Il" Lexington paper) than the
road non travelled through Fmcastle'
a. Henry +. Watkins, Esq the Senator from
the Prince Edward district, la, resigned his ,cat.
The election OF his Successor is ordered 10 take
place ON the respective court-davs of the counties
composing the district in the month of Novcm-
her
L. petition is in circulation in Berkeley
county, PRAYING the Legislature Of Virginia To IN
crease the salaries the Judges in this State.
Marriage Elhdordndrg-Pop Emmons aud
Ann ROYAL have joined hanls--at least, 81 SAYS
the Newspapers. We don't think Ann got cheat
ed, and IL tor Pop, he can take care of himself.
Boston Post
Pop Enmons, spoken Of above, Is the author of
the Biographies OF Martin Van Buren, and Richard
NJ johnson, which the faithful havotal>cn 50 much
pains to commend 10 public favor
FROSTS IN TIE WEST-A Lexington
(ky.) paper ot the 26h ult. SAYS" We have had
quite winter weather for some days pa,t--se,ere
white lrosis ON Tuesday, "Wednesday, Thursday
and FRIDAY mornings 1t i, believed the damage
has not been great, eNcept, perhaps, TO the late
Tobacce.'
The Baltimore American SAYS" The Latest
letters from OHIO, received IN tins city, mention
that the present Tobacco crop has been cut OH 10
the extent of third or fourth of the whole, by
a severe frost which has been experienced there"
Cn,ui>u. TnI..--On last Monday, Mica,all
Goodwin, alias Jenkins, Ia free man of color)
was arra,gncd before the Superior Court Of Bed
ford, Judge William Daniel presiding, on a charge
of robhlne Mr.. Elisha Whllcn, of Bedford, on
the public highway III the month of June last
found gully, and sentenced to ten years lmprl.
sonmcnt III the Penltcntlary. Counsel for the
Commonwealth, John f. Sale Commonwealth
Attorney and Edmund Irvine, Esqrs. for the
prisoner, William Daniel, Jr. Esq.
o. To the exclusion of much other matter, we
law before our readers, this morning, the conclu-
sion of the testimony in the Randolph will ease
and an interesting narrative OF late events in Missis-
.ippi, being the first consecutive account of those
events that has appeared.