Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-18
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
RIcnmosp, March IA. 1880

! RICHMOND, March ID, l5J9.
mo House OF Delegates to-day ordered to It's en-
gfossment Tho bill authorizing the James River and
hanawha Company 10 borrow, the credit Of lis cor
pora'e fund, and With the State guarantee. 81. $780,
900, for the further prosceu,i Of its work Ia this
shape il will doubtless pass The flouse Il is thought.
however, that the Senate will amend ii as to rein.
state The sum Of 80 00O. 000-and. should that body
do so. though there will be strong OPP ositou tn II
in that shape. We, think 1t will get through.
bill authorizing thu subscription Of three fhls
to the construction Of a Macadamzcd road from
stann,on To Seo,svil!c rejected this morning by
decisive vote ; aud u bill reoreanzing the Arsenal
ut Lexington and providing for Military Sehooi
10 b. attached 10 Washington College. was passed.
The Southwestern Rail Road Bill |. the order of
day for Tomorrow. Among its other champions.
We shall have speech from Gov. Tyler. and hops
hom Mr.. Hodges. the talented mrn,ber from Nan
semond lis fate cannot be predicted with any thing
like certainty.
The House to day resolved to have Afternoon
sessions every day, instead Of every other day. the
effect Of which will DO tie rapid dimnuton Of Tho
bills on the table There Is anxetv manifested TO
close the session as speedily possible and begin
10 hope that We will be up by tho ist ofApril--or
by the 9Th. al the farthest.
II is now rumored here tia, the President intends
general sweep Of all officers. with few PARTICULAR
eAecpou.) who have been years living from tho
public crib, including friend and foe Ia no other
way can he satisfy the hungry rxpecrants who arc
eammoring for their "rcwafd." Aud by getting rid "
the cry Of" prescription for opinion sake" while ho
bring this great engine of Executive patronage 10
bear upon the freedom Of elections he hopes 10
..IT.
NIL the pledges Of the party OF which he is the head
ialshed, and openly spurned.
One OF the current prophecies Of the day, Of ,be
hlGlmrnt of Win, h there seems to be no doubt, il
thai Col II. NJ Johnson is be re nominated to
the Wee Presidency the party finding that he can
bring no capital to the concern--and that Andrew
Stevenson, Esq. who has been studying q" Demo-
ctacy" At "thc of her Grace the Duchess of De-
vonshirc, ct eeitra, to DO tire nominee for that high
Office. Col. Johnson will doubtless deem IL a suffi.
Client recompcnsc for being thus whisled on, to DO
assured by the El;'or Of the Enquirer iha, two or
three OF his letters deposited in the said Editors
ponioio, aud are held in high esI,na,ion.
Our former townsman, Gen. James w. Pcgram,
is the Wing candidate for Congress in the Peters
burg district. now represented by Francis 4. Rives.
Esq That district will be fortunate ifit eau sccurU
the services OF that chyarous and able gentleman.
Judge May, who is decidedly the most nscja mem
Der of the Legislature has consented to serve again
If re elected. The Locos have nominated, in oppo-
si,ion to him, Capt. Pollard, very worthy gentle.
man | am told, but possesses single qualification
Ms legislator. Can he possible that Petersburg
will be blind to her own interests. as well us to tho
instead Of the State, TO recc, Judge May sf whom
| but speak the universal sentiment when say that
his absence hom The Legislative hail will be public
calamity. bope that Party spirit is not yet pIepa,.
cd for so great sacrifice.
We have nothing Of much interest from the Maine
frontier. Tho VIII lie affair, imagine, will turn ont
to be yankee speculation. The embodying so
large force with all the other preparations for war
which going on win cost a good round sum Of
money --and next winter, Uucle Sam will be called
upon to pay 1.-THE expenses were TO come OUT
of the excheQncr OF Maine. Gov Fairfield and his
valiant hackers would have much less taste for wi
Ianous satpetre."