Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-12-12

hEW l DIRK, NOVEMBER %, lcil.
The subject Of vagraney has occupied ! good deal Of
the attention 81 onr present city aUthurles and their
tIiorIs to suppress IT, though but partially successful,
have been worthy oI all praise. II appears that fnue
tha i"uuHd' al The inmates Of alnshouse for
egnefs and m very ed'e repul made last July the
''oltd 3" Aldermen ny Nm. :. Miller, now Member OF
onaress eject rn lie hird district, ii is stated hat
the eltz"Hs ol New York directly taxed to the a.
mount Of loOol) yeaf Tor the support Of alien panpers
aud vagrants. Last week the number of foreign
tive pau9es admitted into anlshoase was seventy of
the lofmrr, and thirty eight Of the latter The whole
number OF inmates at present Is 2699 One instance
has lately come 10 the knowledge of our authorities in
which iowa IN Germany empted lis whole work
house. down 10 the very drels. npOa shore. Ih5 is
very common practice in England and Ireland The
shippers often eyade the penay for lalGlng paupers in
HIS Guy by registering il0n under false Names that
wien called upon 20 accann for The vagrancy of such
such passenger, they can point TO heir shipping s
and show thai his name not upon il. respectable
house IN this city Is making imIuense sums annually
through us loteign agents, IN the business Of drumming
up emignnis and forwarding them 10 Liverpool aud
other European ports for shipment this country. Our
present authorities are doing what they 10 check
these abuses and not long since they sent back large
number OF paupers who had been f0.ted upon us by
sumo worhhouse commsslonerin England Ireland =
The evil. however, is of that magnitude that il seems
almost impossible t. apply adequate remedy.
Among the foreign periodicals winch attaining cir
cuhtlou among stem be received with more
ftyor than the "Nouh BRUSH Review a quarterly
publication issued in Edinburgh the third number Of
which bears date this month. Every number contains
all article by The celebrated Dr. Chalmers. The 10 less
celebrated SIR David Brewster is asu contributor. -
The work differs from the London & Edinburgh quarter
lies in the general Gravity of It's articles aud their ''ev'n
gclca" tone. The number for November contains a
paper on the Quilted Slates probably by Chalmers
which is both liberal and eloquent. The writer denies
that there are any Scrptural grounds which 1t can be
established that monarchy is IN itself agreeable Il
tue VIII OF God than fepuhransm; and repels the sup
position that there any thing republican institutions
productive OF tendency to nhdcity. lie says II is al
most absurd 10 talk oil the american character ever
when The word is limited IN Its application To the Uni
ted States as o the European character; and yet for
eigbers often do the Americans the injustice of asrrbln
To the nation IN genetai, features of character and habits
and practices which are to be found only IN particular
DISTRICTS and originate IN local and temporary causes, TO
which the Americans ATE not IN every instance respon
sible, "BnAin and the United Slaresn SAYS the re
viewer. "contan nearly all the zion bat be
found in the worldn ATer remarkinp that the election
Of Mr.. Clay and Nlr. FWllnnhuysen would .sbe sun
ported by the great body OF the religious men in the com
munilv" he adds The election of these men would b,
highly honorable to the people Of the United States
land would go lar 10 reiue the charge that has often
been add0ced against them of giving their votes onl,
10 men who have secured their pejudices aud wonlt
angor well Tor the prosperity Of the nation and the
''blly OF the Government" Happy would be for tn,
country, were The contingency here alluded now IA
mong the events ut history But the legitimate vuic,
u the people of The United States has been drowned b,
the eamor Vi the abeors Of fraud caumny ant
violence.