Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-09

lis enre outstanding debt, and appropriate
o $1,000 besides 10 the reduction of the precinal nr
ton OF lis credrs have SUED out an execution apans,
which Will subject IT 10 immediate sale n ,elef canine,
oe procured Ihe STATE Is stakeholder in this Com
pany 10 the amount of $40 00O and the pass,ge of s
bill, therefore, is necessary to protect that large interest
rom probable sacrifice. The present condtnn ,t the
Company. too seemed To alad reasonable presump,nn
that the States guarantee might be affixed Ia its bonds
without any hazard that will hereafter constitute tax
upon the public treasury. The willingness of III, indl
vidnal Stockholders 10 advance pro rata with the
State. is least fair test OF their confidence in lis "a
paciiy TO eNiingulsh by lis receipts all its liabilities Il
Is of the few reads in the Commonw caltb in which
the State is largely interested that promises to Weld
dividend It's existing debt (Which is sma IN
amount, and contracted 10 complete } shall have
been paid ofwhch, 1t is supposed will be done with.
IN The next six eight years.
We have been for time expertipy the R,nor,s III
the committee of Privileges and Elections in the ,nn
tested cases from the counties Of Caroline and Bath In
both OF them decisions have been made-n that from
Caroline, in favor of Alr. Bmadus Whg) the sitting
member-and IN that from Bath, IN favor of Mr. Ca
meron (Nhig) the contestant II Is believed that Col
Samues, who contests Mr. Broadus's seat. will not
farther prosecute the matter; aud is supposed tina, the
iouse Will concur with the committee in its decision IN
favor of Mr.. Cameron. The committee in the latter
made lis Re port last Saturday; but decision OF the
House, the day before in favor of resolution directing
certain enquiry be made of the clerk Of The county
court OF Bath in reference 10 the alleged Of the
name of voter from the pos-a resolution introduced
as believe, merely for the purpose delay ing action on
the subject-Nill probably have thai Effect
No Texas resolutions have yet been introduced into
the House Of Delegates, but presume we may look for
their appearance within day two, in conformity TO the
PROMISE OF the tn1urer-particuarly as the Annexation
battle has now commenced In earnest al Washington Ell
y. The House nl Representatives las Friday went in
to committee of the whole upon the loint resolutions re
ported by the committee foreign affairs in which tho
defunci Tyler treaty is em1nded the basis of annexa
ton. To this resolution, Mr. Douglass Of Illinois, of
fered his resolutions rs substitute leaving the various
other schemes, submitted by other gentlemen to follow
in succession should IL be found mpractcabe 10 rally n
majority upon either OF the two first in order The IN
ference from this OF proceeding as well as ro,
The TACT. that, during that day, Mr. fibbsus presented
an additional scheme to the House, and Mr. Beser still
another that the second oculoco caucus which held
lis session the previous night, unable agree upon
the plan of anneXaiion although il Is understood that
majority 3 voted in favor OF the abstract proposition
that "immediate annexation" Is cNpedent aud proper
Mr.. L. J. lngersoll opened the debate IN calm and
wei reasoned Speech IN which, however he merely
gave an outline of The arguments in favor oannexation,
leaving 0ra future occason should crcnms rem
der necessary, more elaborate vindeaon the
sure. Two of the statements made by him will attract
public attention more particularly they purpou to be
based upon information derived from high and authentic
sources One OF these statements Is, that the annexa-
ton OF Texas viii not be likely produce runture
with Mexico. coupled with the ntnlaon that money
will remove all difficulties far that Power is con.
cerued-in other Words that 10 purchasehor ac
quiesrence The other (not less importantly is that in
regard 10 Great Britain there is just lule reason to
believe that the MEASURE will produce any rupture in
that quarter. Iithese statements reliable (and an
nouncod under such crc unsances and with so much
gravity, presume they may be regarded semoiicia
il is ohvous that all the appehensIos often expressed
Of British iderrelinn either elgned for the pur-
pose o jusying uregone c0nclusinn, realy felt
but those shadow and unreal Win
Away, besei the path and haunt the pillow OF the med
iaOr perpetra"r OF wrong II may be well to consd
err however if the British government has given to our
any assurance that il will not interfere, even by re-
STRANGE against the annexation of Texas To the nj
ted States whether she has some deep,aid scheme
ocbnnieracting policy in vlew-such, for example, as
The annexation Of Guba tu her territorial possessions-
the peaceable efiectualon o which may than com
pensae her for The extension Of the territory of the L.
niied States upon its Southern border. She may ha VI
determined to have remained silent while this schem,
OF Texas annexation Is consimnated, for the purpose
enforcing the sllen: acquescence oionr government
by argument drawn from our own archives IN her
templated scheme OF slrens ihenng her position
the American For cannot, OF course, after de
nyng her right Interfere with any treaty engagement
into which the Independent Republics of Texas and Tia,
l. States may euler, and evncng determna or
warmly TO such Interference, ii it shall be armp
ted ourselves Interfere in any arrangement hirh ma
be agreed to by the governments Of Great Britain and
Spain IN reference Ia The imporabt island OF Cuba -
But. nous refToI.s To resume the narrative: Mr.
Belser OF Ala followed Mr. logerso in favor of annex
alton as the primary consderaion but expressing. o
course his preference of other plans than either Of those
then pending before The House On the next day. Sat
urday the 4lh,) The debate resumed by Mr. JosepI
H. lngersoll IN opposition TO annexation, who fol
lowed by Mr.. Payne of Ala. in reply. Mr. Winthrop
then obtained the floor, and the House adjourned
The impression to be that Texas will b.
annexed, far as 1t depends upon The action of { on
OF If The 10 tn Ia.