Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-24

eighth OF one per ccntum, or III cents the tlOo-
he senate, however. ma, make changes in the bill
The Stay Lar viii he called up Monday The
Common School BIZ is ON the Senatc's table. and will
probably not he acted upon. The Legislature may by
possibility get through its business on Wednesday. but
| ,hink it Is hardly possible
lomlltcd IN mention. some DAYS arn that the Senate
had rejected the bill. passed by the other House, csiab
fishing an Independent Bank nj Scotisvllc by u vote OF
20 10 10 This bank it will be rccollccted was based
upon principles entirely different from those ri existing
institutions. and as ii small scale. | should have
heccn glad To have tried for the purpose Of test
ing It's capacity 10 sustain lis credit amidst the trying
events under which almost all have given way Blu, as
was only an experiment do not lament its rejection.
The Enquirer Of to day is pleased to al what 1t
elegantly and perspicuousy styles the 'funmery" of
the \relnan, III reference 10 the inconsistent attitude Of
that paper The Distribution question The Enquirer,
ton by the process OF sneer. When Mr. McIane.
Gen. Jacksons Secretary Of the Treasury in 1881 re-
commemorative distribution ofhc proceeds of the sales of
Of the public lands, the Enquirer promptly acucsccd in
the sugsostioand dwclt with prophetic ccslacy upon the
glorious prospects which the reception ofhis fund opened
10 Virginia Ii behcld las glass darkl," roads and
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temples of learning rising up in the solitary places.
making the wilderness OF mind to blossom with the
rich fruits Of cultivated inicllcct-and it saw
the sable Of Africa horne back To their father land
swell the numbers OF the aiberian colony only
ycrdan, spo, in a wide waste Of harbarisl All this.
said the Enquirer, and more can Virginia achieve with
her portion Of this mcxhausble distrhuye fund No
thing was necessary to ensure its cordial advocacy ofhe
Z IL u
al doubts, which, ST. warmly was It's Imagination fired
by hcgrandenr ofiho achievement be eonsnmmatcd b,
the fund. ii very hesiiatingly cNprcssrd-as if its
doubts traitors" To glorious cause. leaving it Ia
doubt even the propricty Of It's doubts Now, the En-
qulrcs doubts are converted into corainy-and i, moi
only denies the consiitutionaiy of dishution but ii
holds no terms with these who affirm the contrary
But goes further, and donounccs tie proposition
TO make avorto road with this fund as the very cs-
Sc nee Of corruponnay, the reception Of the fund il
sell as Illuminating and degrading to the Statc! Aud
yet II can see change in It's position since 1881 !,
declares, too that the grounds upon which il supported
distribution in 1881 dierentrom those now urged by
the Wings in lis support. To this il would I've A su.
fclcnt reply, that, even true, the fact wou,l
still remain that II was in favor Of Distribution 1881
when II was measure Of Gen. Jackson's atminstra
ton, aud that is against it in 1912, when Mr. Cha,
Is lis prominent advocate Ii matters very little hy vha
arguments II supported the measure Ermorly-bccausc
even If they different from those used by I'm
Wings, the Enquirer will hardly ADM, that they wer
less cogcnt or conclusive, and matter what the,
were, they ought TO be iast as legitimate and frcib
now they then. From this conclusion there il
escape, and defy the ingenuity of the Enquirer I,
20 evade it, The truth is, the in favor of ds,ri
with II, nov employed but ifth'y not, then all
have 10 so> is, then am willing to discard the Wing
.rorrocn,sof, II, and toad pit the EnIuircr's argu
mcu,s in 1881 A. both lead to the same rcsult-an'
the result is all care hope the venerable Editor
N not object To a course eh ought to he a''cring L
his -, 'ty even though dem, 's'rae his Inconsistency
H., ,cs, ,.t-The Enquirer OF /, da' III reply To 'a
Wy,beyille Jo NAL (Which | infer is a' LAS 'oos"
10 be. Of construct, the Southwestern Re- nd rom ''
proceeds Of the Public 'nds since if the State receive
that fund at all, ii is just 'ol'f 10 Apply II 'o'ha'
pose to any other, and sup must De appopH'-
ted to ohcc) informs us, 18th " sehe"' Is no"
in the embryo for setting apart spoce uhh' (ou' uo'
the Dsribuliye fund for the purpose t.. CONSTRUCTING
that improvement This is the first that | ha "" hcaiu
Of this ''embryo" scheme and in all my onquirca 70
day have failed to procure any additional light upon the
subject Who the authors of il ? What is the
scheme? Jthm fund Is ii, that is % he sci apart for
this purpose Certainly there is no such fund in
existence How then is IL 10 be raised and where is ii
to come from? These are questions upon which the IA
theirs of the hopeful 'cmbryo' would do well 10 cnghl
the public mind. Formy own part regard il as a tub
thrown cut 10 whae,-a bait To tickle the Southwest
and to reconcile tie justly indignant macontcn's in that
quarter the refusal of their delegates adopt and cor
speedily the great improvement for which they have
been long asking And to reject for such rcas N tool
To be enlightened from then propciy by the dcclara
tons Of Gen Bayly, and Mr. Th Rltcc that the con
necon of the Road with this Fund would damn it in
public cstmato and forever blast the hupeso lis friends
OF Gen. Bayy who never guilty OF voting a dol
lar for any internal improvement scheme in his whole
legislative career and of Mr. Richie, who would sacr
fee any interest Of the State the accomplishment Of
his political purposes in reference to the federal govern
menl! We hope the people Of the Southwest Will not
permit themselves 10 be bamboozcd by such bug ears
and sacrifice lcir dearest interests to prop up the G
len fortunes of Locoucosm But if they onsder the
Road OF less importance than abstraction, they will
of course send delegates To the Legislature who will
continue to make the sacrce-n which event, they
will at least hope, Learn little liberation towards
those, who estimating the Road sincerely any one
of themselves. one of vast Importance notony to them
but to the State may nevertheless deem it just mpor
tant not to Cypress the people with additional taxes,
such time they do not wish