Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-10

EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.

h'cumoNp, JAN Z, 1889.
Tho General Assembly convened day i2 o'clock and
called to order by Mr. Wilson IT Cumberland Mr.. @.
W Muriod, unanimously reelected CLERK Of tho House
OF Delegates, and Thomas W Gilmer Esq. of Albemerc
was elected Speaker with unprecedented unannity in bo
dy divided in political being only IN is
sencn, ,otes which given to Col. Watkins Ma.
Cn.ch6eld and MT Smith oil ofw In tho early part OF
tho day. opposition 10 MI Gilscr spoken Of but
evidently useless attempt il, TINT was, presume tina,
account abandoned All the old officers OF the House
reelected In the Senatc, stafford H. Parker Esq Of Caro-
line, reelected Speaker without opposition and all tho
former officers re-uppontcd.
The II, ofD. determined dispense with a third Door
keeper tho individual who Glo station last winter, ha
wing expired. II nlcgodhy Mr.. May and ohcs that II
senpou, and tho House, by large majority, coneurrod in
the op,non Man, aspona for that stnton aomc OF them
from parts of tho State socly disappon
ted IL a,d commentary the ocesockng spin, of the
tnes that Tor such Office torc should have boon
candidates. many of themi,o such distant points.
he Governors Message il able and quito orthodox.
ding ing notions of orthodoxy, far touches on fcd
cnl politics, lie d-nouneas tho Sub Treasury scheme in
tho pointed language md urges ojcc tons the
which dor,e strong additional force from recent develop
mcnts.
In relation the rablc Lands the ,ows Of Gov Campbell
me deliberately forth Io announcos IN distinct and un
cqui,oco terms, his hostility to tho Benonan policy oead
uacn presumption and ultimate ccssion, which, adv
party purposes hns hecn eagerly sczed by Mr. Van u
aud his cnda for tho o,ous purpose Of eonein,ing the
support of the States rel, ing upon tho apathy of the
"od Thirteen" and of the loneos rcted OF the States
in which tho Public Lands have been nearly entirely sold
aud upon tho force of party discipline retain he' srcngh
there despite Of this shameful barter Of their tercs,,
this great national inheritance for Western VOTES
The Governor deyotcs considerable portion Of his Mes
sage questions of State ulnry the vital sub
jccts of Popular Education and Internal mprov
have be specific Suffice 1T any that
opinion othc House of Delegates to the importance of
the Message Indicated in cqui,oca manner by the
1000 oopcs instead of the usual number of 500 DO
prnoda motion inr printing 5000 having previously rccc
ed strong vote. Tho House ourned about half past o.
clock.
We hcnr tho Aecomoc Senatorial darct vacated by
the OF Vospnsau Ella Esq Tint Robert j. Foul
son ~ 10 elected This result Of tho strongest
Wr districts the State has been produced by tho multi
plicity of Whg candidates hcc) and by the local feeling in
Acoomac The popuous county tho district fnyo of
of her popular ctizcnsNr Poulson represented
in the last Legislature and MS he then nways gave
Wing votes il il presumnble that he will still continue
~ gu, the will of his constituents by similar II Ia
also nnd believed that the Wings have sustained
loss Faquicr by tho election OF Gen Wallace ". H. in
place of Mr. Marshall WhgD resigned lhis result il bo
division OF the county.
s,,,,, hut 60 di=coran, the v,ws Of mcmbcrp
Of the same party ,a ia utterly impoosbe oprcdic' WIN,
will DO the result