Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-30

ever. for about l0.Q00-esiimatcd 10 be about ono
third of the cost of construction. 4 considerable portion
If Mr.. ilarrisor,'s furniture was saved from the namcs-
but much Of it was injured.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The friend 10 whom we are indebted for the following
Latter, says he " rites for our rye alone-lut really he
,uust excuse US for The liberty we take in permitting our
rcsdefs In share with us the pleasure Gifts ptTusal. We
will proinise however 10 NJ: .,,uore." II he accompany
his next with a like injunction:
Eriracl eta LeHer-dated
WAsHiNcToN, Jan. %, lS43.
The whole Government seems to have been thrown
into stat. OF .NeSmcric slnnlcr,-and many think II Is
no use 10 attempt any thing SO long as Captain Tyler
has it III his power. as Grand Operator. 10 hold Congress
aud the naiun spell bound, by .ihrUring on the Huid. ~
IN the shape Of Protests and Neioes. BY the way,
speaking Of McslHt fis!n, II Is beginning 10 attract 4 great
deal OF attention here. and have seen many INTEL vent
gentlemen who after witnessing lis operations, no lnnger
doubt It's truth. Or this science know nothing. how
ever. leave its merits 10 be decided by others wiser
than myself.
Yuu have seen the result of the vote in the II. of Il.
on the bill repeating the lianlrup, Law. Its fate Is
said 10 be doubtful III the Senate. | think, how ever, ii
will finally pass.
This is ilurday sci apar, for taking up the E.xchequer
Bill in the House. as "Wednesday is in the Senatc-so
that the two Houses will be lrucecding .,pai 0oSs,In, -
ouse the phrase OF a Wcslcra gentleman. You MAJ,
readily guess what will be the late Of the measure. II
will command bat a meagfe vote. \ leading Iocuf,co
with whom was rniserSing yesterday, said, For
Gods sake if YOU can do no better Than this. give us an
old fashioned BdHh. out and out. had rather have it.
far this is the most aboininablo thing ever knew present
al by An 4 nertcan St1tfstnan 10 an American Congress. ,
The majority would accedo 10 this gentlenran's Wishes.
but for him wlio sWays Il srrptre. though as yet he
wears no crown. 1t is sometimes asked. Twill Cen
gross ADJOURN. without doing something II, the waysfcs
hblisilln! a currency 20 W hat, | would ask, can be
doin? Shall three hundred repre- enlatises Of the poo
pie be compelled. al The bidding ol one man. tn adopt that
..uj0minahic ih;ag2n Or should not that one mar,
Weld 10 4 majority ii thase representatives, and approve
u Bank. properly regulated, that viii give us Il sound and
rntofln circulating mediHn-an Institution resembling
that which had Tie sanction Of Washington, Madison
and Marshall! An institution which all experience, far
half a century. has proved la be necessary as the fiscal
agent III the Glverninent. and useful to the people for tn,
sound currency which ii afforded? But why dwell on a
topic 80 familiar to ali? II the Locof1cos obtain a ma
Jority in the next Consrs IS. they viii, III all human prob
a.ity, re-cs,abIlsh Inc Sub Treasury, which will be ulu-
u,ateiy manufactured into a Bank o. the United States,
by h portion Of The W Wigs uniting with a portion Of the
Democrats $50 called.) A Democratic Congress if .ucl,
il is TO be. viii haze the credit OF restoring the currency.
by Wing votes. and by JIhig measures. This will
srise ir5in j union Of the fragments Ct both parlies-thc
President will approve The mcasure-and thus will be
exhibited the spectacle OF The sanction Of that system
which has been condemned. under a different name, ~
the same individual President and Il portion Of the Loco
V party n HdtOn, III WE Htd tllit, j DStfl llduC
10 suffer. and thousands have been wrecked in fortune,
because OF this pcrverse ohstInacy, which seeks to graft
fy personal revenge, While IL ministers TO u corrupt am
bition.
In regard to the present position of parties here, eve
ry thin. is quiet. The W higs and Democrats yet a
long III a social way must admirably. BY common con
sent they seem 10 have passed a political 'slay law, d."
which, as between them. Tor the tine. has put an end to
strife and contention. The Guard" however, .ccp
up a fire upon both. and ilry are IN return fired UPON
ypt they an, NON PrirSS. pNp,nt 50 far as they have con
troll Of 1.-The conscience OF The king"
As it respects future operations there is a warm con
test going ON among the Democracy. Mr.. Van Buren,
and his friends are cAcrline every nerve To secure his
nomination for the Prcsidency--and the friends Of Mr.,
Calhoun are not less active. The latter in the House.
are generally men Of talents and inlluence-not So much
skilled perhaps in party diplomacy as those Of him of
Undertook. but not easily thWarted, ur put oil. or
that am sure. Mr.. Calhoun. as Is well known. is Il
nan Of the highest character, the purest private morals,
and the rost spuilcss personal integrity. lie is, TOO.
comparatively, fresh from the people" 1.-The goes into
the Presidency, he carries with him a new set--yong
men. Hence, this class will sustain him. If Mr.. Van
Buren,. on the contrary, is taken up, he runs against the
prejudice That always attends 4 defeated candidate. IL
will be commended that he was beaten by an ''0id gran
ny" clothed in coon hies, and if he be elected, with him
must he restored his old ,et-ercn PoinseH and his re
gimcnt # bt0od h0umds. The yOuag men will not take
him up readily, while the old ones remember his biting
dogs. Gen. Jackson. however. it is though: by some,
has settled the question by declaring in favor Of his late
Is defeated Pet. lie Will find now. however, that
1.-THE boys.'' to use Gov. Popc's phrase, are harder to
drill tlian they Were in the days Of Doctor lluckcr. O
,hcrs think that Col. johnson, as in the fight Of the Lion
and the | nicorn, is soon 10 take Il prominent position.
and TO "knuck them all down. some suppose that Gen.
Cass will be in the way; while Buc., as the pennsyl-
yania Senator is called. though he has never 'set n
squadron in the field, y with the aid of his brother bache-
lor (king) Of Alabama, it isllluught by many, will make
.he strongest Lddy's Ticket lkat can possibly be started
lie Is, at any rate, a pretty good fellow think, how
ever, that the GREAT FEM UCKIAN will he able
10 distance the whole Of them. II the Wings desire to
carry out their principles. thcy can and will elect him.
if the election should finally 90 10 the House. Messrs.
Clay, Calhoun and Van Buren, being returned, the sub
lect would prescn, many grave aspects. The Wings,
though in a minority. may have ii in their power at least
TO control the election.
send you n pamphlet, said to have been written by
n irlond of Mr.. Calhoun, as to the mode Of constituting y
National Convention.
II is runorcd that Mr.. Wise is to be sent To France
Immediately after the adjournment. Various other chan
yes are spoken Of in the Cabinet, and in the different
bureaus.
DdnriM Bnak.-Ihc Board Of Directors of the Far
mefs' Bank Of Danvile. have elected Dir. Nathaniel
r.uieen, Prcsid' nj, in place Of Thomas Rawlins, re
signed.