Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-01-20
EDITORS, CORRESPONDENTS.
RicnMoSp. Jan. Is, 1910.

con iusou. that there was fraud shown and that
no in gniari,y sufficient TO vitia,e the election.
For this resolution Mr.. Allyn Of Norfolk borough
propo scJ snbsue, 10 the effect that the evidence
adduced sutirieni 10 show that the election Is
illegal and therefore that, far ms II related to Mr..
Evans. tho member whose seat is contested. IL |
shoald be yitiaicd. Mr.. Gregory moved 10 amend
the resolution. striking ihe,oirom that portion oil
It referring to Mr. s. simply declaring the election IL
iegal--ihe cilcc, Of which, would. II adopted have
been the exclusion of 18th Of the mcnbe's from Mo-
nopgaa. A long debate ensued IN which Nj
Gregory's amendment was sustained by the mover
aud by Mcssrs, Keen. Scott and funsia, and up.
posed by Messrs. Allyn, Bayly, Goodc and Chap
men. The groUnj taken in iavo, nj !, was. that the
election. was IN the language oi the law lone aud
the same election and that ifit"as vaied .i'he,
bv frauds iuegalties, IL was v,iated rs 10 both
of the mo ~ bcfs aud not 10 one only. Ne ca the
other hnod, IL was commended. that II would be I'M
lust 10 Sc, aside the election as 10 the senior mem.
Der from Mononga becaus, the returning officers.
the friends of tho junior meMber, had Improperly
given a,a n return TO which he not entitled. &c.
L--Finally. the vote was taken by ayes aud mes,
aud NJ. Grrsory's motion was rejected, by a
yo,, of 50 to 60. The qucs,o, then required IN
cusson tho whole merits OF ,hc CASE. aud will pro.
badly occupy The cute session OF 10 morrow
,hink the resolution on the committee will be con
6rned, though IL Y III be sc so'e'
] presented to-day petition pays 'o' 'he 'o'
nation OF new county TO be called ,Sfdan's'' MI"
10 be composed Of paris ofihc counties Of Gami'e'''
Bedford, Pn,syvhnm aud Franklin--and We a'e IN
daily cxpco,aione Of the pclilion asking FOR ano,he.
county, To be constituted OF parts ofiho counties
of Campbell P,incc- Edward, buckingham and
Charlotte. There is a strong relutancc aiming mem.
be,s further TO divide counics, particularly those
winch lie east Of the blue Ridge; though sup
pose il OF pra ciea hardship and injustice eau
be shown, which only BIZ remed'cd by such divs.
sion, the Legislature will, in that case. aeecde TO
The wishes of the petitioners. II will require as'rong
aud clearly made gu, case, however, 10 be success
! lul.
! Mr.. Gallaher issued the laNo. of The Woman this
morning. 1t is comparatively small sheet, but is
large as the subscription price. which is only 81 %
for about nine months, will justly. It's pages were
filed With variety Of useful matter, Illustrative Of
Gen. Harrsoo's eharactc, and services, aud his en-.
tire orthodoxy on the g,eat questions in which The
South is at present most deeply interested. repeat
the hope, hereIofo'e expressed, that the committees
Of GLANCE in the different counties or, where they
fail from any cause TO net, that generous and public
spirited individuals will adopt measures TO ensure the
extensive crc uatiou Of this cheap and useful paper
among the people. The ellrci will be TO disabpsa
The public mind fmany OF The ptjudices agains,
Gen. Harrison which a,e current, aud To place
his character, as scholar patriot, statesman aud
man fairly before the people. When more than
twenty copies are ordered atany one Tins. the sub
scrip,ioo price is only 81.
Isaw lette, from Washington to day. in which
the strongest confidence is cx! rcssed in the success
OF the Wing nccs for President aud Vice Pres
ideni and tins confidence is becoming universally
dnusing throughout the Nhig ranks do not
despair OF vngiuia and better judges probably.
than myself have no hesitation in claiming the vote
Of The Old Dominion with great conf icncc.
We received mail last light but il only brought
us the papers due on Sunday last. The most impor-
iant matter the Washn. toni ;obc OF SUNDAY eve.
ming. is the report ofsn "sxplanaio ion" between Mr..
Smith Of Maine and Mr.. Bous Of this city. The
facts arc, in brief. that Mr.. Bots had applied 10
Gen. Jackson the cpthrt Of "iyrant," which Mr..
| Smith denounced as "ylc aud base SANDER" and
declared that history, in all time to C me, will
brand bone deep. the falschoud OF that charge upon
| the head Of him who makes IT," Nj. Bots demand
ed 10 know whether Mr.. Smith intended to " apply
these remarks in personally offensive sense OF not"
To which Mr.. S. replied in The negative "He
had (he said, too much respect for the high station
lac occupied upon that floor be guilty OF so gross
violation Of propcty !" What stun A.. u,ters an
expression, winch u. declares 10 be slanderous and
Glse--B asks A. il he intends insult him, and b.
responds in the negative that lie only meant he
slaoderer aud liar, in the parliamentary Tor Pick
wickism) and not in the ordinary sense Of those
words POOH
! In the same numbtr OF the Globe is an extract
from the Nadsoniin OF Saturday morning, charging
a corrupt bargain between Blair * Rives of The ono
part, and Gen. Duff Green Of the other in reference
to the Public Printing. The cbarges, that b. &
X. had offered Green $40 600 to Withdraw his name
candidate Tor the printing. in order that Mr.. Cal.
houns"tail" might vote for them. and that the bar
gain had been rcgulj riy ratified and the money pad
Blair ~ Rves, however. -unequivoc ally assert that
there is not a particle OF truth in the story.
Henry d. GilpIn has been appointed. by the Pres
idcnt, with the advice and consent Of the Senate
Attorney General Of the U. States in place Of Felix
Gtundy.
AT our last dates from Washington the New Jer-
scy case was still under discussion. Congress has
now been in session ups ards of six weeks and they
have only passed single law-anJ that law is to pay
themselves