Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-22
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS

ton, by which We hear thai thai office is roi vel dspa>
sed "i-and Tor which. by The way, have been Told
there are NOT less than siaip applicants l. Nj Smith
should na receive it. incline ia The opiann hom shai
have heard. that Mr. john w Breeheabrouab, Of your
ne'ghbong town o LeNingnn, will he he holder Of thu
lucky ticket" No p1sve infofnaliun. 50 far as
know has been received in ;eeatd 10 the intention u the
Governor elect. pit decline lie honor conferred
upon hiinhy ihe Legislature. .#...=
The General Court, altrra more pn,,ractel Session
than usual adjourned yesterday, without deciding The
m's important case before il. which deferred lof
more consideration alnde 10 the case from
the circuit cqur of Wood county. touching the prison.
ers from the State of ONO. charged with aiding in The
escape Of slaves from their masters near paprsbnrg
In the meau while, The Judge 81 the Wood circuit Is dis
reced to liberae the prisoners on moderate bail. rlE
case was very ably argued by Messrs. BAXTER (Aomty
Generally and Pamn behalf of the State OF Virginia.
and BY Mr.. Samuel f. Niuon. distinguished mepbe
Of Congress itom OHM, IN behalf of that State Z
The proceedings of the Legislature since iay last
have been, until day. destitute Of general interest,"
Cnex rectedly The friends Of the measure protraeted
and anna,e4 debate sprung up this morning.. and
pied nearly The entire session. the bill Tor the cons
siruciion of the Southwestern Road, which was on its
Stree, Of Franklin Proposing to s-ike on. much of the
b,ll as auhnrizes the Lynchhurg s S4em Company to
Macadamzc lis road and 10 authorize instead. The
sfnctinn, State aocount ola similar raad from LYNCH
burg through Franklin, sc. lneles' Ferry at which
pain. II would inleTstc the main stem 10 Tenuessee-
This proposition. however, rejected After some
farther prpceeings Mr.. Edmuuds Of Halifax moved to
recomnit The bill, with instructions the committee 10
report substitute, author zng the construction If the
road 10 the Tennessee linz, the ini stock principle
instead oi State account, the State taking tnu-ffhs
and individuals three E(lhs OF the stock: Nj Edmnnds
declaring that, ia This shape he would himself vote Tor
The bill as a u,lcr Of compromises though oppneed to
the general p Icy ofarrnpia,cns for internal improve.
Dents. Mr.. Bra,us Of Culpcper moved to reverse the
propnsi,un, that the State shoud take three and in,
d, lduas wo-6ltls Of the stock which was frected--
aud eu To debate upon Mr. Ednundss resolution
Among lhase who opposed it Mr. Scott Of Iauqucr
In strong and uefvous speech in Tie course of which
he referred to the dIscon'en' of tie Western people and
e. the wisdom OF renewing Ibis discomfort as far rs ms
sle, ny liberal course lroisalion He artucd with
great icc, that the adoption Of Mr. T. : r,sIul,,n
would he virtual repetition of the bi-siacs the mem
hers from the Snntlw, DECLARED hat in that shaoc
thy Would rot themselves vote t,r measure. which
from the ans'ne inability Of the people Of tho,e conn,
es to subscribe their proportion Ut tp stuck wop5
passed, be necessarily dead letter. Nj rs resolution
vas finally rejected. by of 10 60 and the bin
again before he House, to he aIptcd or rejected in its o.
rgla shape Al This stage Of the proceedings the House
a'aurned. This yue is tc be regarded as decisive
al lis fate, though inspires It's friends with faint hopa
OF lis passage. II is not decisive because it i'll he per
ceivcd that 20 members absent. and because some
ionr or five ct hose who voted with the mai rity rnay
finally vote against the bill ITSELF
! The Enquirer, perceive is makinga considerable
'f"rt to magnify The Virginia Senator Jndre Pen.
nyhacier into great man. but cannot succeed That
he is an hun0tahe aud worthy gentleman no ne doubts;
hut II he had been entitled. by exalted talents or by emf,
neni services, 10 The Senatorial rabcs citizens of lis nu
State and even members oflhe legislature could not
have heen actually ignorant only Of his claims to
this distinguished honor but even If his existence It
is not usually the that the names of aspirans for 50
distinguished station unfamiliar The ears Of the
reop!, Of iheir own State. And yet am cnnfiden,
do not err mhen assume thai one of hundred OF
The people Of ny county had ever heard Of JUDI,
Peony bacher, If they had heard Of him, that they re
tanned recollection Of the fact, when he was first
mennred in connection ilh tbs oflire But some folks
deemed swans On The subject of The Senatorial cleo
ton, by the way. although all is harmony on the surface
it is very obvious tina the friends of The disappointed as.
pranis by means satisfied. This is particularly
true of the friends of Guv Mcdowell and If those Of his
successor I defeat the foruer Of these gentlemen i
is said strong efpris made Vasiingion and in
Gnfnces emana,ing from that city direcil ybrounh
to hear upon the members Of the Legislature and it i
a.
lrirued TO defeat the latter As To the truth of hese de
carnpns Of course, profess entire ignorance. hn
repeal limitations which have already found their way
to the public prints without endorsing tben, in any
manner becoming responsible for their accuracy.
The Washington correspondent Of The n. Y Journa
of Commerce. under date Of the 9Th inst. mentions
rumnr that he President DESTROYS of securing The ale
fof Mr. Calhoun in the Cabinet and cites ii sign 0
pacific counses But see no confederation Of this ru
NOR in other quarters and think it is any thing bu
confirmed by the debate in progress in the Senate
on the resolutions OF Gen, Cass, looking 10 The augmen
aiion Of our military and naval forces. You will oh
serve that .ha, distinguished gentleman who. from hi
high standing well as his political position may bt
supposed to understand something the of af
fairs as well as Of the views and purposes of the Pres
DENT expresses the unqualified opinion that an mpordE
crisis j., approaching and tina, The danger Of war is m
nent-arcuihg, il seems 10 correctly, that if the las
proposition Of land in regard to the Oregon question
he her Mfimatum il is equivalent to deciara on OF war
The support gwen these resolutions. too by Mr.. Al
len of Ohio the chairman OF the capmltlee Of foreign al