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


drawn as very naturally grow out of them. If they
do INJUSTICE 10 Mr. Lipscombe, it is his misfortune
cerainly but no blame is attributable TO those win
are not at liberty to eject the philosophy of cause
and effect.
The following correspon dence, tog ether with othet
communications, though dated on the l4th. was nor
received until the 25th instant, Notwithstanding niue
of the intelligence contained in them is out OF date,
yet, as the subjects treated Of are Of importance and
wish preserve the history othe times as given
importance to publish them:
RICHMOND, January Ia, 1870
The House has been engaged to-day upon The
contested election from Monongalia county. This
case rests exclusively las stated in my last upon al
legged irregularities on the part Of the officers con-
Quoting the election, and which were magniiied into
monslrous frauds by the Enquirer in advance of The
Report OF the COMMITTEE Of Privileges aud Elec
TONS Tor the purpose Of course, not of foresalIne
the Jndgment Of members, bat Of aiding just decis.
lou oil the case upon It's merits But i, turns out
according to The Report of the committee, tina, there
were no iraunds and, in their opinion that The IT.
the elect,on-indeed, Mr. Tanzey, the oontes,ins
member, declares, that lie mpules no intentional
wrong to the officers conducting the election and
the committee consequently report in favor of MI
Evans, the sitting member. | am of opinion thai
this report will be concurred in by The House lhoupb
II Is possible that the election NAV be Sent back 10 the
people In that event new question " III a,ise-to
wit, whether the decision which sends Nh, Evans
back will not send his colleague (Mr. Clayton) with
hint being contended, and with plausbility GER
taniy, that II the election was not held aud consum-
mated according to law in relation to one so nebe,
was IL in the case of the otber-that lift was so
'rregulary conducted as TO require that it sha be
sated ii must be declared " null aud void" in rela
ton TO both of the sitting members, Notwithstanding
the seat of only one ofhem is contested 1t is posi-
BILE the House may get through with the case to.
morrow
The Senate has not yet acted upon the resolu-
ton some days since sent to that body from the
House, fixing day for the election of u S. Sena
tor. whist that resolution was the table of the
House, the Loco Focos were exceedingly eager to
take II up and TO have ii acted upon. They would
even occasionally break in upon other business of
greater emergency, and insist upon decision on il.
and when the Wings would object, that we had bet,
ter do thing a time, and defer that until some
other matters then pending, were disposed Of thew
we'e accused of an improper spirit of pocrasnation
and on one occasion the yeas aud nays were called
IN order that the people might who were in r,vo,
oil this unseemly and unnecessary delay. At length,
the wings, having really desire to delay the cleo
ton beyond day when the two Houses ,bould he
iull, deferred some other business to take IN This
du-mPortdm resolution, and, in very few m;nu,es
it passed without opposition And vet the s.,a,.
before which body it has been for several dave
nave 'a''ed TO act upon il! Why! Iconless nv in.
ao'''y 10 answer this question. 1t seems strange
ho"eVer' 'hat measure which was so holly pressed
by the Lecos in one House, should be permitted ca
quietly to lie upon the table of the other in which
there IS such decided majority of that par,v
Nothing further has trans bred relative 10 the dor
lara,ions imputed to Mr.. Rves. The Enou;,e, ,c
this morning. reerates its conviction that the ,,,o,
is well founded ; but | do not know that mpch IN,
portance is 10 be attributed to that circumstance. az
lis efforts are now directed TO The task OF opera,;n,
upon those whom it is pleased 10 style 'reluctant'
conservatives, who suppose, are shade less oubo
dox than those who are on the retreat. The beau,v
off is. however, the Enquirer, which affects 10 he
now very much as,onshed that Mr.. Riyes has iden
tilted himself with the Wings has been laboring to
demonstrate tins identity twelve months past or
course, its previous allegations against Mr.. Riyes
were nsincere, its present EXPLANATIONS of aston
lshment are all ieigned. One is wholly irreconcila
bic with the o'her.-Nothing has transpired TO re-
move The uncertainty which hangs over the result
of this election. Neither party is confident. and
yet neither seems disposed to give up The shin"
1t will doubtless be close race and he who wins
it will do so by The " skin fhis teeth"
We have had no Northern mail since SUNDAY
night, and hence have nothing new from Washing
ton the North.
Mr.. Web ster has been received with great ecla,
by the Wings Of Boston, to whom he made athr
ling speech. in the of which he declared
that the Harrisburg nomination would not receive
his reluctant or su!len acquescence, but his hearty
cooperation and support" Massach nse,,s, which
'"st thrown into a false position by the
Jus o'c" aiH'~ Ne, will doubtless cast her
operation OF local qnes,,x..