Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-02

tlohs. His bae talents ornament 10 The perodi-
sal press--whch, he 10 die, would l4s- @! its
mos, trillan, contributions.
The Legislature cannot adjourn before lime
week unless indeed the absence Of members. many of
whom have already gone home. shall render adjnur
nent expedien, before ills business Is finished. The two
Houses are still "at point" the Tax Bill-,he House
insisting reduc, while the Senate alheres 10 the
last wears rates. Committees Of conference have been
appointed who may possibly be able to recommend same
acceptable ground Of comptomse Should they fail 10 do
80, the Senate must ultimately give way.
The subject Of Education has occnped no little share
of attention this wuer Yesterday the Honse passed
bill, amending in gifts features the present Pr
mary School system. II provides, first, for the arrange
of earh county int, districts. and directs the ap
pon,men, by the county courts Of CONN ssiohet to
each district, VIA 10 perurm the duties 81 The pte
sen, commissioners with some addltlnna raricuafs-
Secondly, provides for the election by the commissions,
Of superintendent Of schools in each conny whose
duty i, shall he ascertain the number OF children there's
in. register them, aud 10 report The sane, with other
facts specified /, The superintendent OF the Literary
Fand-and he is also /, perform, for the present conpe">
sao the duties Of the treasurer aid clerk 81 'he schoo
commissioners. The bill provides, thirdly, that the
amount due to The State Of Virginia from the fedora
Government on acc oun, Of certain Judgments recovered
AGAINST the comm ,nwrah for revolutionary services,
(eslims,ed obout $70000 shall be added to the cap
i,al Of the Literary Fund, with view OF giving greater
efficiency The present system OF primary Schools IL
WAS also rroposed 10 add To the Fund the quota OF the
aud money distributed aiming the several States by
Congress IN 1874 and mhch Virginia, from mere par
~ considerations, has subbonly refused II receive
standing 10 this respec', almost SOLITARY and a"he;
Il 49, ,r, r,.,,,,,t IA.
the Locos would say } bu, as | conceive with more
roud sense having long ago received and used Their re
srrciive PORTIONS Of this fund. But the propns on was
uf course reec,ed-many Wings even votn. against 1t
IN thus connection because they lad been
adopted the bill itself would have been consigned 'to
the tomb Of the Capue,s." Il is also declared in The
BILL that any county which shall be dissatisfied with the
pro, sons Of the pesen, amended system of primary
schools NAV by "a vote Of thirds. adopt any other
leo nj system upon the statute books-amongst which
may he n,eniiuned the Norfolk the Albemare the Essex
rr The Lancaster. (he latter which embraces some dz
en- other counes;)thus giving greater efficiency To
the existing system but leaving il 10 the people 10 a.
dept any oher that they may prefer The bill passed
TO its engussne bv v.le OF 70 10 eli and 1t may BE-
regarded as an epaine Of the action Of the Legislature
the subjecthaYing substantially carried ont the Ike.
port Of The committee Of Schols b Colleges Upon Mr.
Burweii Of Bedford, who ably acquitted himself devo'
we'd tho task of man!y sustaining this the effects
Of which have doubt ill be extensively beneficial
sach of the amendments To he exit ny system believe,
being made his suggestion. Another bill on the subject
.h f uca,iun, reported by special committee, recom>
mending District System lhroug hont the State, but
leaving it optional with the voters in each county 10
adopt reject it, WAS, after much discusson this
ing laid on the table py decided vote /; and its
sidera,on will scarcely be resumed this winter.
The bill providing for the extension OF the canal to
North River, and for The completion of lis Tde,water,
South side aud R,auna connections, is now under dis
russion. The bill. as have heretofore Informed you,
Apprnpriaes $l96, 600 dnecy from the treasury Tor this
inject, aud authorizes the Company 10 b"o~. in add
ton. the credit Of Its surplus tolls, $3.50. 600 more
the two sum- being deemed adequate 10 The accomplish
r..ni Of these purposes For this bill | have offered
substitute author ling the Company issue guaranteed
londs Of $500 600. for the purpose of
constructing The Blue dye Canal and forming the
,ectinns above mentioned Al the hour Of e o
cuck,) Mr. Lyons The flour, advocating the orig
inal BILL and opposition TO The substitute. Should Tie
question be decided This evening, will llorm you Of
The fate Of the pr"po.i,ion in a postscript
Subsequent rn, ciion has sl farther fortified The o.
pin Ion expressed in my las, letter. that the news from
England ty The Gambia far as il relates The Ore
goR question: though pacific in lis character far the
tune If the british government and PRESS concerned,
does not in truth change the position Of the parties in any
respect whatever. That Sir Robert Peel ia d-sirou. OF
peaceabe settlement of the question, | do not doubt,
especially If is To be panied by the douce Of
such Tariff hill as will proslrae American factories,
and open wide and profitable market for British fab
RIGS. But ] doubt whether The tariff bill 8 kindly sent
20 him in advance by government induce
lin toyied those riyhis' which, In May last he
serted Great Britain has in Oregon, and 10 maintain
whl unmpaired he publicly pledged himself in The face
OF the world. Indeed. the Lohdon Times, which is
generally regarded The confidential organ of Sir Robert
Peel. while it its willingness thst Great Britain
shall lake the offer made by Mr. Gaalin-to wit,
10 adopt the basis Of The 49 degree, resorying G.
Bri,sn Vancouvers Island, the habor of ST. joan de
Fuca and the free gation of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
that nothing short Of this will be satisfactory. Oregon
it says. would be worth nohng 6. Britain without
the navigation Of the riser-and i, emphacay asks
does the American government, does The American
'Repubc, seriously think that an English Minister
would tamely yield would be SLOWED to yield-ben-
"efs, which have constituted the chief value of tina,
dependency British subecls2 is rcry The #
ou rights in Oregon, that should preserve the free
we do not the sole nav. alton Of The Coum-
'bia." And much in The slrain 1t seems
10 me- therefore, that there is very little probability Of
Grea. Brains renewing to government the offer