Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-02-07

outing them Ia resume oarlieff the Pennsylvania aud
Virginia Banks shall resume before the period fixed l.,
the act.
The Legislature Of Ohio has passed bill relutug
the Banks Of that State to resume ON the lth OF March
II Is stated that there has been several heavy failures
m Philadelphia among Them the House OF Alexander
Benson 4 60 an extensive brokerage concern
Fletcher Heath, the murderer OF Della Harris in this
city, was s,smined before the Mayor yesterday, aud
sen, for further trial Wells his partner whom he also
attempted 10 KILL is still alive. and is expected will
recover lie certainly made miraculous escape.
John {. Colt. tho murderer of Adams the printer in
New York. after luxurious trial Of ten days has been
found guilty Of murder the first degree lie admitted
tina, he killed Adams, but up the plea of jusabe
homicide His confession. which WAS never heard oil
until the eighth day of the trial. was read before the
court but not OF course regarded yidence and in
several material points ii conicted with the testimony
for the prosecution. 1t is nevertheless interesting
paper. lIesys, Adams to his room TO settle a
bill, about which they diiiercd-,iat word followed
word until the lie given ami blows exchanged
that Adams, in the progress Of the struggle got hold of
his neckerchicf twisting it that he could hardly
breathe, al the time pressing him upon table and
against the wall-that there hammer the ia
ble which he seizcd and with which he struck Adams
Oh the head-that he recovered from the ei
ecs of Adamss grasp upon his mech, by which he had
been almost suocatcd. Adams fell and aiterw ards
showed sign OF life lie then describes the horror of the
spectacle in the room which, was flooded with blood and
his rrcsolution how to lie first designed make
full confession of what had occurred but no dreaded the
exposure, the trial. and the disgrace So he determined
to conceal the ransac,ion pat the body i'll box and
ship it of to New O.lcans, and leave tho world TO mar
vel at the mysterious disappearance Of his victim. Had
he made this confession the and attempted
concoalncnt, his acqutta would have been certain
no witnessed the conflict. But it forcbly ar
gued by the District Attorney. that his whole conduc,
was Incompatible with the plea Of sudden and unprc
medi,ated homcide-and SO thought the jury. Colt is
himself man Of high order of talents and is mos,
reputably connected. And believe this is almost the
first instance in which connected has been
found guilty by ajury in this country. hope it is
happy augury that station talent wealth and influence
not hereafter to shield criminal. The verdict OF
the jury 10 to be in strict accordance with the
testimony, reported in the New York papers Colts
confession comes day too late
p. S. past ) u. Nj have just returned from
brief visit 10 the Democratic Convention, Maj Charlos
Yancy appointed President. with half dozen Vice
Presidents, whose names do not remember. The Ma
jor made humorous speech in the Of which he
traced his political history since 1896 when he first rs,
lied under the flag of Mr.. jefferson, and from which
he had departed except during very brief fit Of
Conservatism. when Mr. Van Buren, recommended til,
Sub Treasury and from which he has now happil,
recoversd-( wheeupon there was great clcerng) Tn,
! NJ, cI Frl~ E,r h;a Of E,
Bank and thought, tho Democracy ought to treat hnn
kindly but he did not 10 be disposed to do him
sclfas in the next breath he denounced the President
fscaliiy bastard" Objectionable than
old fashioned National Bank lie thought there n,
necessity for this Convention the Wings could have
been beat without it, and indeed the Mjor said he rah
or feared that evil, than hoped that good would result
fronit. He begged The Convention not to permit III,
question Of the nert Presidency be introduced in Tia,
body-vory sagacously porceiving that however har
moniousy 1.-The party may move now, that qu,s
ton is to be the Apple Of Dscod whenever it arises
arise must. Non conmitta!sm is the MAJORS mottoa
very appropriate certainly for party which boasts
that it has "no concealmcnt!" Finally, the Majer urg
ed his brethren to treat the Wings kindly, and to throw
out a we'll seasoned bait catch any straggers among
them, who might be disposed TO dcser, the Wing stand
ard. lie will find precious few, ween, Of that stamp
The Wings not TO be caught by few State Right,
professions which almost every great of the Loco Fo
party when in power went to PROSTATE in the dust.
After the President had concluded his Address,
mtee was appointed, with the "grand SON. at its head
report the order of proceedings, which promptly
dispatched The first in the series Of resolutions, propo
sing committee to prepare Address to the People OF
Virginia. was announced from the chair when Gen
Domgooe in its support, and was laundering away
in the most dcectabc slang whangng STYLE when left
no, being cap,vated or enchanted by his eloqucncc.
forgot to mention. in the appropriate place. that next
Friday week, the th inst has been agreed upon the
day for the election of Governor. Bat little is said about
it, and it even be conjectur,d with any certainty
who will be the candidates. Judge Summers is most
spoken ofby the Wings and Mr. Mcdowell and Mr., Ste
venson by the Locos
FOR THE vIRGINIAN.
TO THO MAS RITCHlE, ESQ.
Sn:-I am and have ever been, the steady and uncom
of ha IanL al