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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

therefore, merely question Of time We think that this
is the best time when the public mind is calm and tree
from excitement. Tile Times in favor Of lis postpone
nen, with The vain hope that The acquescence Of The
West in the existing state of things may he attained bv
giving them Roads aud Canals, and opening TO them
thuse market which they have long vain
demanded Or friends u the Times may resi- assured
'lnl iheydeesive Themselves ifthey believe either thai
the policy q ihe Legislature Will In this respect be more
bsra than il has Teen ertloore or tha, If should be,
Il will have The .ffec, ii anticipates Convention is
desired by the Western people for oiher than the
construction If works Of Of internal improvement They
believe that they have politically DISTINGUISHED by
the ascrndany Of Eastern influence he halls Of the ca
lo al Rchmond-hai political honors have been dsirb
ued with an unequal hand-tha, they have hecn lavish
ed upon Eastern gentlemen, while rarely indeed is
Governor, Senator, other office within the Legs.
lave giit unless il be Of local character besow ed
upon any individual west Of the Blue Ridge. This,
aud other causes To which we might refer If it were
necessary, will induce the people of Western Virginia,
however liberal may be the policy of the Legislature il
reference 10 improvements, 10 perseyere in demand
Ing Convenon;-and in addition to this thousands Of
the people Of Eastern Virginia. annually increasing in
number require lt-some for purpose, and some for
anolherand they will mol be satisfied until il shall be
held are therefore, for il because believe the
so"ne 1t shall be held the less radical will be the changes
probable will be The satisfactory settlement [, the great
questions which. whenever it may convene will agiate
the commonwealth
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14
TIE UNIVERSITY.

The Visilers of the University. who were in session
several days, have rendered the Pr,sS,rsh,p Of
Philosophy. vacated by the resignation OF G,.rpe Tuck.
er. who has held il since the University went uln up.
rst"n, To Profrssn Thomas r. Dew President If Vii.
liza and Mary. 1t is not known whether he will sr-
cept. John NJ. Patton. Esq. OF Richmond WIS elected
Professor Of Law. in place of H. ST, G. Tucker, Esq .
resigned, and holds The appointment under consideration
The NiseTs are TO meet again the 2oh inst
We learn from the Richmond Time. that the Alum
nj of the University met in one Of the Lecture n,om.
and discussed al length many refrms pr,p,srd in thu
University. They will shortly issue an Address to The
people Of the State. Willis P. Bocork. Esq, Of Bnrk-
'neham, was elected Orator for The mex, meeting and
B Johnson Barbour OF Orange, his alternate.
The usual Grafton not delivered before the A.
lumn Mr.. George Tucker, h,wever,. delivered an
Address upon the life and character n the late Profr
sor fl~nei', the nephew Of the great irish pa,rm helt
is highly spoken Of and is To be published.
Joseph e. Cabell, Esq. has been appointed Rector
of the University. in place of Chapman johnson, lr
signed.
The price Of beard in the Institution has bcen redure
from $ll0 to $l0o-and the per cehrage heretofore
paid 10 the Proctor has been abolished.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

%. The Richmond EnIuir r y very severe. and d..
servedly So" upon President jones Of Texas. and upm
Ashhe smith. his Secretary of Sale on account If
their insldlous and but thinly roaked effrs In d.,,
annexation. But IT has denuncaiions " Gen n ,u,
ton, the magnificent 'coqnee" whose allies, if moi nun.
pets JONES and Smith have teen from the beounino
not a word Why This difference between men ou,l
OF the same offence We certainly do not deem .;h.,
Houston, jones Smith censurabe for the more a., r.
opposing the annexation of Texas To the United S,,,s
if they in truth believed she might work ou, far b.,.f
happier and more glurous destiny as al indepenas,t
Republic II was their right nIpnse it. and if thew
s" believed, II was Their duty To do We lame Dr.
Jones tor The dnpciiy Of his conduri not for the ono.
Ions he entertained and acted npon And 81 with Hu.
TOM who, by his own confessin was pls VIM while in
rower double oane-''r qnpiiinu' as he mildly
terms his systematic falsehonl with the Niu.,cr. If
Foreign Powers, whose frendsp and good offices h.
repaid he is /" be believed by deliberate drce
nes' IN his Efforts, conformity with those Minister'S t,'
defeat anneXaionand that his '.cnquetry" was win
us, whom he deceived by in'in.erey pretending t., h.
favorable To that lie has since changed bi,'
summaied in despite OF his opps on it--and perhaps
hecause the Fiend whispered in his ear This is M.
road to By:untium ~ Heaven forbid that he shqH
ever march that road 10 the { apiiul of this Itrp
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14
THE PUBLIC LANDS

The Legislature of New Hampshire has rejected, by
vote of 6l to 1872, proposition 10 submit to the pco
pie q that State the decision of the question whether OF
not It be expedlen TO receive the portion allotted To her
Of the proceeds of the sales Of the public lands under the
Distribution Act OF Congress. And the Richmond En-
quirer is nightly repiced at this refusal OF Demo
cratic" Legislature TO trust The people with the decision
of question-peiering that il should remain in the
hands OF those political jugglers who imagine are
as expert in New Hampshire Virginia, in inducing
the delegates and senator's after their arrival a, The seal
OF government to violate the pledges they had given to
their constituents al the polls!
''Next winter" tsays the Enquirer,) "Virpina. will
be called on to speak her sentiments on the suh;ec, y,
why, has she not spoken them, 50 far as the epsla
ure is concerned, time after ime for seven wears uas,1
why again mount The platform of principle" apr
which the Enquirer ludcrousy proclaims she stands
side by side with her mdomi,able ally, New Hamp
shire --ludcrously, repeat when i, is remembered
that the very men who affect superior virtue becaus.
they refuse to receive 5000, ygnias portion of the
Distribution fund, under the law lS4l dare not, with
all Their affected regard for principle restore TO the Gen
era "ove'nment the millions Of dollars hlch they re.
ceved under the law of 1872 The Alexandria Gazette
well remarks
Its all very well, as Mr., Caude says. ito ne,L ~,
row, and assume airs ui Superior public virtue Rni
pray, why was the distribution fund (as many install
u as cou'n he procured. 81 readily accepted ii
peoeral JackSuns time! The party then took wub al
hankinlness, the public money, and applied il To III.
purposes of the State. There was thea no hemr,ino
and having about the matter. WAY the difference
The hands OF the State have been soed' once nor i.
'he STAN washed OIL oy the aie,taon assumed now -
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PEACE. OR WAR Z


The New York Journal Of G commerce states that Mr..
Shannon. late Minister 10 NJ exico in conversation
with the editor of that paper, expressed the opinion that
there rH be no par bet,reen .Nerico and The IT, States
MIR. s. thinks it probable. however, that the government,
Of Mexico in order 10 sustain itself to appease popu
lar camor will be forced 10 adop, hostile measures
perhaps shut their ports against American vessels per-
haps order American merchants quit the country; per
haps issue letters Of marque But even this, if done
would he with the expectation that the speedy interven
ton of Grea, Britain and France would prevent any ac,
tual fighting.
Our Government. however. learn from the ''Ir
nlon OF the 9TH inst intends be prepared for b,s,ili,
ties That paper informs that the steamer Pr. ce,on
has been ordered 10 return To the Gufof Mexico and
that, as her bollers. which may require some
slight REPAIRS be overhauled she will immediately
join the squadron. 1--WE learn further (says that IA.
Per) that it is not the intention of the Department IL
diminish the naval force in that sea- but rather To in
crease it, during the threatened declaration of tles
from Mexico; being assured that the most certain means
of securing peace is to be prepared fr war"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

IIrssrrr, BL,Scn.np-rhs young woman was
Yesterday brough, before Recorder Baldwin upon All
application 10 admitted obs The certificate III DR.
Stone rTodncrd ~ c0uri siatre that PeiiiWay
oound was not mortal. On nolinn Il {. X. Johnson,
her counsel Recorder Baldwin admitted her IN bail in the
sum Of $500, reutnatle on Monday. the 1h Of July
Messrs. Jan.s H. Caldwell and Joseph r. Beard en.
tered into recognzanres or her appearance These gen
iemrn deserve credit fr volunteering iheIr security for
this poor girl whom II would be useless cruelty keep
IN prison There is slight ground 10 fear that woman
who could 90 through such she did. DAY be
fore yesterday. has desire escape from The penalty
Of her acs. No punishment that the Law mries ON 10
The most hardened offenders equal lhe tnrtnfes she
has already sutcrcd--and ~ her rase Justice mnhl
throw away her sword and pronounce sentence wo-
man.--.N. q. PicdyuRe
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MISSION TO ENGLAND.

II Is officially announced that Mr.. McLane our new
Minister to England, will sail for his destination by the
steam packet on the 10th inst. The "Unlon," refer
ring to his intended departure attempts abored vndi-
caiIonof his "orthodory," time ago endors
ed and which consists in this that if he has been
"a ederasi in of his opinions" that fact was not
deemed by Gen Jackson sufficient reason to exclude
him from office; ergo. Mr.. Polk justified in over
looking his heresies But it is certainly novel mode
Of proving ones orhodoxy,' by contrasting his heresy
and putting in Gen. Jacksons liberation of it as plea
in abatement
We learn from the official Journal thai Mr. McI.ane
"wil return the United States until he has exert
ed every effort to settle the present differences cen
the two countries. 1t is ( says) that The main me-
goation the Oregon will be kept this side of the
Atlantic, and very properly so but collateral questions
may incidentally arise in London in The discussion Of
this important question. which may shed nconsiders
BILE influence on the final arrangement. On all these
questions the presence OF such Minister as Mr. McIane
may be deeply and advanlageously eli"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14
From The Bon's LicL (.iIissoyD T1mrs

SUICIDE ,--Col. J NJ Wus,lson Of this county. com.
mll,d suicide by hanging himsefuu the evening Of tn,
2lh ult. lie had ., times ryinced such a disposition q
sp,r as 10 occasion anxiety and wacllnuess on
the MT of his friends. On Thursday evening he le6
home s,aio that he was gong To the residence n hi.
son 10 vet some tobacco MIS- not returning search was
made and lie was ound morning suspended hy III,
neck lie had reside IN this county egh, or len
years, aud good c'lizen and kind nelghbo, and
leaves large family and c'ce Of friends 10 deploe his
anmely end lie was sone Soy years Of age, and was
from fnnee Edward county. |uslnIa.
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t,.m tfs .,,p D,l,o.. I,.,,,,;d. .Jni. ans.

Awful EXPLOSION AND DEsTRucrIoN OF LiFL.-
Yesterday Isvee was the scene of horrible dsas
ter. At about cclpck IN the s.fnnon. the steam
er Marquette was having the wharf for Cincinnati and
Piiisbnrg. her buffers burst, and nnmh,r d persons
WERE killed. and others scaided and horribly mutiaied
The b,,at backing the Time, and the wheels
had made but lew revolutions when the accident oc.
rnff.d As is customary At such time crowd II per-
were on the Graad deck and bw. TIE hiss nj
HE is known. hui must have been great ~ rr~
pofiion The sxp,se. III. ssi wss shstes-
ed iron end rnd and sunk 10 very short lime after
the exphin. i Is 10 he iesfeJ ,at many fihr aoand~
ed as well as the dead down will hef
j Mil,en. badly injured.
b. White. nothing knuwn Of him.
- Hathaway. arm broke d otherwise inquired.
g. G. Wmelhnll. missing
Capt. u. Martin, badly injured.
or The Officers:
Astrsnder. Isl Pilot was badly injured.
Powell, 2nd PIlol alsn badly injured.
Lee. Clerk. slightly injured.
liszanj. Chief Engueer missing.
Hays. Pad Engineer. dead.
-. I'd Engneer missing.
Srnrb. Male. badly injured.
The Captain (TnrPio) slightly injured.
Ofthe crew, consisting III len ptfs ms. hreinen aud
deck hands nothing is known, except that one black buy
va. badly scaIded.
We are informed. tha, the Captain believes there
were about 80 cabin Passengers. aud about the same
number u deck passengers bnad. Il Il known that
1--WE were killed. SEVEN wounded, .ne uf them morally,
md missing We saw, The last time ed
he scope. young man II OF Is years of age, whose
,Iiei was neunsinhe; lac stated tia, his nothsr mas
,illed by the explosion; she was deck passenger
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14
IMMIGRATION.

The number VI inmgsn's from tsrrign countries tina
have arrived at'he rtr' u .ssp York this year IA
so"s 70 NE month Of January. ,443; February, aG2
NsfrA, 1894 April. 1913; May. 10, f6i ;Uure II
ei3-msking the total 70. six months 3s $40 and be-
ing considerable increase compared with the same
months Of 1874 or 1913.
Inc number ofimnigrsns who have arrived at Owe,
RE- in Canada. during The present season to the 2s,
n''imo g. seerage passengers, is 1873; cabin pas
sen.er 235-beiis an excess eve, The arrivals 10 tho
nAus period ofIos yeas of 5000.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

Rmn"oy Negroes HE sixty -, s,,.n,,
negroes in body, from, ST. Ma,s. Cb,,les and Did,
''u.'"s' maryland, attempting To make their
" 1'"hSyiVan'a, crossed the Eastern Bridge.
ana passed that city. (on its outskirts
we ''n inst. They were pursued by por,ioo Of
-. " y" ash'ngion, and so or 40 * them .,res
A. ."y III" not submit. however. ill fired urn,
A00"' "e'se were wmuJed, but none Killed r.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14
NOW TALENT MONKS hrs WAY-A

HOW TALENT WORKS IT'S WAT-A New
York correspondent Of Ions Herald gives the following
noiice OF Professor Turner, ui the Union Theoopica
SEMINARY:
William W. Turner is YET Young man. A printer.
while daily engaged at the iborious duties Of compos
lior IN The establishment Of West Trow in This civ
he found time 10 make himself master Of a number Of
iangnaef$, and subsequently, being appointed librarian
OF 'he nFeFSiy performed large po'lon ~ preparing
NordheiLeT's Hebrew Grammar which with, Ut his as
sslauce would have been The valuable work it now
Is as lis author was bu specifically acquainted with
the English language. Professor Turner now occu pies
the s.'na Of ftacher Of Hebrew al The Union Theo-
log ic,l Seminary as colleague Of DIR. Robinson His
knowledge OF modern and oriental languages is extensive
and critical, aud AID Christian be greatly
beloved and 5,eened by all who enjoy his acquaintance
"a model for many al higher ptetensots with less Of
real worth 10 recommend them to public attention.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

Enckr's Gene, has returned. and was seen from the
High School Observatory. al Philadelphia on the morn.
ing ol the 9th inst. Pot Kendall IN enhancing This
fact Sayss place corresponds very we'll with Enck,',
Ephemcris published il Ne. 53i OF Schumachcr's As
unnomca Notices. II |, an extremely faint pebuI,
wllhl ,all It's light is nearly that OF star Of the
leventh magnitude. II could be seen in The 81 feet
and IN the leet Equatorial the wires in the field would
OILY admit Of the slightest illumination possible It's
present place among the stars is twenty one seconds
north aud thirty seconds space of that Of Encke',
Ephenies" Tins is the sixth comet seen by asitopo.
mers since the commencement OF The present year
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

Hctidents on Tie Fomih-Nr &hlne R,nsv 'laa
his thumb blown oh al Georse,uwn on the -Four h.
While venting cannon. and Mr.. {. Manu-, etie. wko
was loading Il EGh had hrs arm blown of and his face
injured he is mol expected o'tecover
An accident occurred display Of fire works in the
rear oil The Presidents mason night. Several rock
els were premsnre'y discharged aningihe crowd One
OF the shafts srnck Young man bv the names If lanes
Know les passed through his left sde near The hear
and KILLED him almost Instantly his WIFE was BY h ;
side al the time. A gentleman named Maoee and a
eoiored woman were injured by the explosion
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

Corr<S IN MisstssirPi.-The jackson Soutbern
Retainer ssys-Nc sorry TO learn from various p,r
OF State that the cotton crop has been greatly
inSred by lice In several parts Of Yazo and Madison
planters have lost three ourths Of their present stand
We alsn learn that in counties 10 the east similar dam
age has been sustained Such has been The case in an
derdae, kemper. Neshoba, Noxubce aud several o,he,
cou
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

Hwy Rosn,Ry We learn lr,,m he ST. I.ouis pa
pcrs that Judge Baird late receiver OF public moneys
falmyrn, ON the late downward "Trip Of the steamer ID
Vernon. had the button "t his trunk out. aud five
thousand dollars 10 g,aI stolen lhereffum lie was On
his way to 81. Lone fH tie purpase OF making dopos
lie of The money which he he'd @ilh him. amounting al
together ten ihnusand dnllars ia gold half If whlc
placed IN the tia of his ifunk. which was left nm
touched, and the older sai placed immediately on The
bollom lie knew nothing VI The rosASy until his arri
val at ST. Louis.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14
" q II e. Il -.

l n pursuance ola Ressn,inn uf The Board If Over
seers df he'PodF. for tho county If Amherst. made
at their rnnual meeting In the presentmonth. Dune
am instructed Ia advertise that they will purchase
tract of Land containing 400 acres, for the purpose
OF establishing thereon Poor House; and that those ho
may wish To sell land do deposlte with Mr.. Sau'l. Nj.
Garland Clerk Of the Court on or beore the Sd Monday
in july next, statement of The situation. quality price
and terms Of their lands j. PElTYJOHN,
.9gem Orersesrs Of The Poor.
June9 t2lJy
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

MEXICAN INDEMNITY .-WnsoN Sn,nhos.
Esq late l. y Minister Mexico. has addressed
letter 10 The lin. james BuchaAsn Sc retsty OF State
al The subject o The lonfH, sl fifth insianrnts Of the
NJ Nican inde na,iy. This letter Is published in the
ANastington | MON. and coafrms SUBSTANTIALLY the
saieIenis made few DAYS ago by Baniac,in r. Grren
Esq late Charge d'Aiialres at McKee, NJ Ioss, ths
American Agent. finding II lmr,sshle ubian the mo
ey ifoiB the national treasury Mexico pr, vailed on
ser Grsein-en 10 give him drafts On the heel ileasu
Tes tr An amount sufficiently large cover The ptinci.
pal and interest due the nstalnens and TIN. ossi o
,ofciing the same and transmitting The money To Ams
LON Mr.. Noss rec.ip,ed tr these drafts as psym't.
and alr shannon, who arrived IN Mexico after de ar
Engagements had been entered into SEM to - ouVern-
sineGi The announcement with his own endfsemenl.
MI Euss placed The drafts in ih oands 81 Messrs.
Iayeur, JamisoD Co., in the fy u MrAlro, iot eul-
)ec,lo but the revolution h-ee uni SON amer, and the
money nf,ee,i 10 e., nse drails was diverted Iron,
ihs rsrrpse hy slr seern.ni Of Mexico and applied
10 It's own III sses.~ Up 10 The lime II Mr. Shannou's
departure lr,p lexeo ahich was an the iaIl Of MAY
last. m. d-hs had not been raid. M doubt huweyor
WAS ep-erianed BY Mr. %nss or NJ. Jamlson but Thai
the dfaiis ould he paid the Mexican gov.
.f"ment could command The ,peounary means. THAI
Government does n"i CLAIM fsmaks Mr.. =, THAT il
u IN any way released um the payment uf these drafts
but the deaneed stale of the Mexican ,reasury prow
ing out Of the late revolution has heieiaine prevented
she UOsernmen, irpm dlsehatslhg Them"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

APPOINTMENTS Many of The ,no,n,.
PRESIDENT Polk seem 10 be disasefnl to his ,,o
IN Petersburg. the appointment Of Mr.. Friend =.
master. III place Of DR.. Ninge has occasioncd
Die excitement. and is vehenenily denounced r., :.
oil MS own party. Indeed, we learn tina, m. '
mas not been altogether one Of words In W'h..,;
M"ysvllie, (Ky) likewise. we learn. tia, H.. ''o
OF the old posmas'ers is warmly dis,pproyed bv
portion OF the Administration party.
The ST Louis Reporer Ga I.ocufoc, J,uro,n a.,
" Condemns The appointment of Mr. Vim,
IN aser oi thai city, as every way inudicio,s. a.,
slsts upon il that the President must have h.. "'
ed II seems that Mrs. Linn Uhe widow ,f
Missouri Senator Of that name,) was an ,o,,...
the office, upon the suggestion Of the ps,m,s,s
eral, Gave Johnsonthai she was warmly ,ecomm.,a.a
by nearly every Locoioco member of the Missouri .,;.
lalure-and that Gen Jackson Interested h,,s.,;
her behalf-hnt Mr. Winner obtained tho c,m,..,..,
and as The editor of the ST. Louis Repor,er declare.
trary 10 MI Folks own personal assurance Ia bmsf,
II Is not TO be denied that even in the bosom of ri.
own party, The President is rapidly kindlny ill., f.. >,
dlsc"nfent which is now with difficulty suppressed H.
Will blaze before long with consuming brightness Win
the candid south Carolina correspondent, of the CL,rl.
ton Mercury. not few of them " III rxcajm ~ am
humbugged man ;"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

Il H"mbnS 1t is stated that Mr. Rit.he. on meet.
ing MI Bancroft directly after The delivery of the Flu
neral Euogy Gen. jackson, exclaimed. no ,be v,n
der and amusement Of the surrounding crowd. Ban
croft. you are hsmbug ~ What The vene,,hs FAo,
meant, passeth our comprehension.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-14

ina" Speech papers are still calling or the
'""h '' The suspended" speech of Mr. John C. Ryes.
revealing Gen Jacksons displeasure at The Jss s,ian
'' the great Gboe" and lameniing the war. Of cou.
mo" sense" displayed by Mr.. Polk since Lis nauuora.
''on Give us the speech!