Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-23
NFVFf VI N1f N'FFTs
J. MACPHERSON BERRIEN
TO he Editor. Of The vrqinian-doted
WAsn1NaroN CIrY, And IG. ls4l

WAsHINGToN tITf, ApfI IL. 1910.
Won will no doubt have seen The result # he
Nv Yo,k (Cu,1 Election before this reaches yon
,,d Won will perceive thai the Loco Focos have
meaere majority of about l500.-Tlfis result has
no, surprised a single Wig heie-The wonder is
,ha, the majority is so smal-a majority obtained by
fhe influence of the whole Office party. You will
y.collect that the Administration had their Mayor
and other Ciiy Officers ut the last election. A, The
las, nall. TOO. for Senate, in the Guy, Tnmpk ins's
f1,oco) majority OVER Hone (Whie) WINS l996-show-
ny n loss 10 the Administration aud a galn to The
1Vbi,s Of about SEQ. Many aliens, II is said, voted
and many yoiei he new Registry Law
has no, ypi gone into operation. Had il bern now
\, farce The Wings would have carried the CRY BY
a large maj rity. Tie Wings, moreover, weie
doubtful of The policy OF assuthlng at present the
Civ Govcrnment-i as lis officers ae IN a
situation in re gard to the Water Works, &c. VI lcII
make il important 10 leave 10 The present tn,elslleir
somplelion and entire management.
Mr.. Osle OF Pa. is making a long speech, aud an
effective one, against the course OF the parry. Hess
repl, ing, with great force, 10 the change against
Gen. Harrison Of having voted FOR selling "hite men
He has shown that u sintilaf law prevails IN al
n,os, every State in the Union. He adverted 10 our
own Virginia statute, which authutises the oyeIscers
Of he poor TO dispose a men who may have had
committed no crime. but who have no visible means
Of support.-By out law, such men may be hfod
out for a term not less three months, and { lie run
away during the time Of selyIee, lie may be dealt
with as other runapdl servants. lfsuch person live
in corn. rate town, under the law of NltgiGia, and
there be a work house in such town, lie may be com
mi,,cd 10 such work house, there TO be employed III
labor for a time net exceeding thlee months.
Tie Ball for whi.h Gen. Harrison is SAID 10 have
voted ouly provided that where c~nitgitS we've eonfia-
ed IN iail for he non Payment of de costs Of proScca
fion incurred for oGcseeS coHaiHed BY hem against
the penul iawS, such persons night lie put out 10
labor all such costs Utre pdid. INSTEAD OF being KEEP
confined in the walls OF IA dui geon. deprived OF all
o oiety aud the comlott OF iiiehds aud tieH own
families. This was the hrad AID front OF his 81
Notwithstanding more. " as II humanity IN the
Old Soldier TO havelell for the su1erings OF hun
dreds ofhis fellow men WHO were thus situated /! 81
does IL afford an evidence OF unkiGdness towards the
noor and unfortunate ? Would those WIN drnounce
The vote have kept these poor creatures confined Ia
The darkness and loathsonle air Of a pll-or would
they. like Harrison, have gwen them cuHiurt and
,omparauve happiness +! Let .omI on honesty
let common hu~manily-answer the.queslion.
In desriie Of all the tilottS ol party, the man who,
MIR. Rltcble has SAID, gave srcuriy 10 The ron
tie,," is rapidly gaining upon the ootGdcnce and al
lections of the People. The man WHO, as the same
Editor said, as n .gallani Geleral, rul all lis enc
mics 10 shame cannot now be destroyed, ether h,
him or ms Central Committee. To use his owl
language, The sons of "lle trembling mother tlai
nightly used 10 clasp her infant To her breast ANA
who by IL $ victories over thc Indian savage and lhr
red coats could then "1oek us crddic IN peace, Will
not forget their fiend-tlle freud Il thtIr moth
,rs and sisters-lhe friend of tlIeir country.