Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-30

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.b,i,,.ned, Qor vanity has more 10 do with them
..,, beneyoience.) are more frequently contributed
l. os,.ntation than by chariiy-indivduals giving
,.x.by TO win a smile from the sunny face of one
IT,. ioye when their hearts would have been as cold
~ ,c;cle on the brow of dams temple" to the
-..., na,betic appeals which could have been ad-
,,.,,,d 10 them by the suffering poor. 1t is, ad-
-ao;,. well enough that the Vanity Of men should
:. ,bu, taxed, that we may wiring fl ON their bad
o,s.ion, those contributions 10 the fund Of charity
r.;,b are only ..besscd 10 him who gives" when
,b,, ,pring from higher motive Blu, doub, whe,h.
:, ,bey ought not to be appealed TO through some
.,h., medium than Ladies Fdis But | am
,o,cbps delicate theme, and Iorbea fu r,her COM
men
The river is falling 10 day. and hope the cold
ve,,her-for it is again, after day or two of ioe
v.,,ber, quite cold Twill, by checking the thaw
n,e,ent the extensive inunda,ion which the appear
,nce, the last day or Two have caused us to ap.
rrshend Bosher's Dam, some orr miles above
the city, il is feared will give way and il SO, great
damage, II is said, will ensue.
The Legislature, to-day, had nothing Of impo,.
ssse before il; passing upon local blIls generally,
&zs,eN FIRST and second readings
The SubT,easury bill has passed The Senate, by
A vote "a 10 Is. Three Administration members
voted against it, "under misunderstanding wit.
Robinson and Young Of Illinois, anu Nicholas OF
Louisiana. We must. OF course, give them credit
for their compliance with the expressed will of their
constituents, though j, may well be doubted wheth-
er they would not have been more stubborn il there
had been more necessity for heir obedience. II was
evident that the bill would pass withou, their aid;
and they could therefore earn the rewards of obedi-
ence without hazaldng any Of lis more serious con-
sequences. II all the Administration Senators had
obeyed the well know will Of their constituents, how
ever. this bill for the agsrandizement of.le Federal
Executive, would have been negatived as in that
case, we should have seen among the nays instead
Of the yeas. the names OF Brown and Strange of
North Carolina, Mouton Of Louisiana, NoryelI of
Michigan, Smith oil Connecticut, Wright of New
York, certainly. and perhaps also of Roane Of Viz
GINA II The people had been fairly represented by
these preenders 10 Democracy, this bill would have
been rejected, instead Of being passed. by majority
OF six So much for Modern Democracy and the
Right Of Instruction
Ihere seems TO be some apprehension of war
with Great Britain growing out OF the Nor,he asiern
boundary question. The tone of the debate, a few
Gays ago. IN the Senate, in which Mr.. Buchanan
The CONFIDENTIAL friend of the Administrations upe-
quvoca'iy minated its possiby-lhe character of
afrociamation recently issued by Sir John Harvey
The Governor of the British province Of New Bruins
WICK oil similar tenor-and the f,ct that the com.
mIssloners recently appointed by the British govern
ment TO run the line have, il is understood. made
such report will confirm thar government in lie
original Interpretation ofihe treaty Of 's3-furn,b
strong ground ofapprehenson that serious d,hicn,
lies will be experienced in the settlement of TIN,
question, even should TO hostile measures he
aveUed by the discretion of the parties II vopld
certainly be an ACT of fnuiy but little short of mad
ness, II at this emily hened age of the world, the two
nations, which, more than any other on earth claim
to be under the benign influence of civilization and
religion, should take up arm. to secure the posses
SION oil strip vi land, to which neither party can be
eertdn that II has right and which must ultimately
De settled by negotiation. if that negotiation be
preceded by seven or a thirty years war. But we
Know That nations are as mnracicable as individuals
on point Of honor, which is of more consequence
alter ALL than the strip of land in controversy These
Po'n's OIL honoi too, are SO dminulive sometime.
that they are hardly perccp,ibe; and, unfortunately
Inc d'fhculy OF adjusting quarrel is always in the
precise ratlo OF the insignifcance of the matter in
dispute, II honor" be the subject of the con,rover
sy' Hence The probability of war in this case.
or hoings nom Indiana OF the most cheering
description. The Wing Convention which assembled
at Indianapolis afew days ago, numbered 1900 dele
gates, three times the number of the Van Bu,en
Convention which assembled few days previously.
ne great deep Of public opinion is broken up, and
.he popularity of old Tppecanoe is Carrying all be.
Tore IT, The same thing is true of Ohio and Illin,;
""' eve" Missouri feels the quickening impulse.
-'0'"'oe"ern Virginia, | hear, is catching from
ONO 'he enthusiasm which there manifest, i,.elf.-
mong all classes-and Harrison is there ,uakino d.e,
'nr0a"s upon the Van Buren, party. Unless | am
mnch deceived, the delegation from the Noubwes
tern counties in the nert Vgnia Legislature will be-
nearly to man, in favor of Harrison
Senator Tallmadge arrived in the civ or New
ofS on The 18Th inst, on his way to Washington
city. The National InteIlgencer saws: His de.
parture from Poughkeepsie, where he resides was
preceded and accompanied by an expression of nub.
tic iee''ng which must have been highly gratifying
to him."
fumor reaches u.s. ria Tennessee, of the death
OIL uen Samuel Houston, of Texas, by pistol-sbo,.
:" personal rencontre. it is not however. believed
Is late arrivals from Texas at New Orlean, are ssn,
respecting 1t.
"en' Jackson visited the battle ground near New
orleans, on the 10Th instant. He was IN have ,,l.,
his departure from tha. city on the 1a,b rho,.
are Two accounts, very different in their character