Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-01-27


Bank Of the United States This amendment would
have made the historical par, Gen Ba,lys resolutions
complete. though confess tina, they would no, asedove
tailed very tremendously together Il would have shown
in broad ing contrast however that Republication
does not always mean the sane thing ly any means
and that period Of our history has been under
stood to embrace most cordially scnn,n and measures
whicsat others i, has s'ely rudia,td and denounced
Th 9TH is, the 'riH q the majority is and always has
becnl nd will be, Repnbllcansu and hence the shift
ing and variable complexion OF It's cretd-today while
in minority. being very abscmous in its csmto power
tomorrow with the rcns power in its hand throwing
off, with equal facility. the obligations oflaw as in the
removal Of the deposts. and the OF the s,-
tuition, in the Protest and the Procama,ion--papers
which together claims than kingly powers for the
American President. uni,tiercd hy constitutions and his
own will his exclusive rule of action
Yesterday, no subject Of General interest was acted
upon. To-day an unsuccessful clor, was made 10 bring
ON the Governors election next Monday wcck-atter
which nearly the entire session. until after O'Clock
p. NJ was consumed in tie rery important duty ofelect-
ing Brigadcr General for OF the Western breades!
was able 10 he present and speak only by report OF
of others. The must have been Of cha
rac,er and the result Of the election shows the dsad-
vantage OF having ndlsceet friends. In the morning.
Col kncheoes election regarded certain, he be
ing the oldest Colonel, and sinoriiy generally carrying
as it should do MAJORITY in favor Of him who can urge
it, unless there be strong objection him, either
the of character qualifications. John j. Jackson,
the member from Wood although not now believe, in
commission at all, was nominated nopposition to Col.
kncheoe and also Col Vance, who was however
subsequently Withdrawn. Col. KS election was aso-
luey certain until some his zeaous friends made
violent assault upon the character or his competitor of
such character TO the feelings aad svmpahics
of the House in his favor and the result was as is gen
orally the case that the 'prcdcsncd victim achcy-
ed signal Triumph receiving ~ votes against 50 for
kincheloc. myself know of at least a dozen members
who finally voted for Jackson, who in the morning in
tended to support kincheloe,and i, reasonable to
suppose that there many others whom do know
Col kncheloc, who it is said had set his heart upon the
title of General. may well say, "Save me from my
irends!' Among the ST violent assalan,s Of Mr.
Jacksons character was Senator Ninni How strange
it is that men who have beams in their eye should
attempt to draw public attention the mote that is in
their neghhor's eyG
You will have that Col Crozet, the State En-
elneer has responded to the enquiries proposed in the
resolution offered by days ago in reference to
the Southwestern Road. ! was not all disappointed
IN the character OF those responsos-and by the way
may as well here say that my friend Of the Richmond
compiler was entirety mistaken in the motive by which
he supposed was influenced in offering that resolution
offered H. not because desired information from the
State Engineer at all, because hoped to obtain the
weight of his opinion in favor Of my own yiens
but because | had received petition. s;pncd
by number of citizens of Tynchburg, requesting
the Legislature to call upon that officer for an an
swcr 10 the nterrogatons therein propouudcd knew
very well, as wrote to the gentlemen who sent me the
petition, what would be the character of COL Crozet's
'onmunicatlon-to Wit, that ii would indicate Buchan-
an as the proper point for the terminus Of the road and
that would be unavorable Nacalanizcd road a,
all. Having been unable 90 out for some DAYS. have
not yet seen the communication entire but this under
stand to be its true character. The Colonel is entirely
welded to the Rail Rodd mode Of improvement still
and certainly his Arguments are ingenious and his facts
plausible But cannot believe he does justice to the
Macadamized system of improvement, in estimating the
cost Of transportation at Is cents per ton per mile To
test this, is only necessary say that over Macada
mixed road it has been asccrained that common WAGON
can easily carry from 5 to ions-now let any person
who knows any thing Of the hire and maintenance of
Wagon per diem, make the estimate upon this
basis calculation, and he will see tina, the Colo
NJ Nncarly or quite doubled the cost of ranspor
'atfn If his zeal in favor of Rail Roads has led him
as tr INTO error, the other side of the ledger in
Ills estimates OF the cost OF transportation upon them
must say that while have great confidence in his skill
and equal admiration of his ability should fear to RELY
implicitly upon his estimates, in any great scheme in
which his own peculiar views might be supposed to
becloudng influence upon his otherwise clear and
inc Road bill itself, at this session of the Legis-
Eiure have seen to change the o.
Plhlon, formerly expressed that they very faint
he feeling is very prevalent and will he unver-
SAL that every bill approprang money should at the
same time devise the ways and means of paving the
interest as 1t accrucs and for the gradual REDEMPTION of
Inc principal. am decidedly Of that opinion myself
and intend to vote for bill which docs not look TO
'he future as well as to the present. Such principle
increases responsibility guards against was,eiul extrava
gance and secures the public creditor Il is no very diff
hcult thing for vote for the appropriation of
thousands, and millions of dollars particularly if
MS own Immediate constituents to be thereby mate
rally benefited, when payday deferred perhaps some
81 10 Oh years, and will devolvc upon others to raise
inc wherewltlal to pay the debt thus contracted Let
the fund be be raised, or at least let means be adopted
ny whlcha sufficient shall be gradually set apart
iof the payment of the accring interest, and for the re-