Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-02
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.
RICHMOND, Jan. %. lS

McHMoNp. Jan. %. 1886.
congratulate the people Of The South western couo.
rs, on the passage, 'o-day by The Senate bya majx.
~ Of g. of the bill anoriziny a rum;nenc~uant ~ h
made IN the opening of Macdaniz d highway f.m
James nver 10 the Ttnntss-e Ii r. lneriur a. il will
be to rail Toad. which mast ] Think at so,ne future
day connect the Atlantic and thai "inland SEA )" the
Mississippi. is 10 BE- hoped nevertheless that /, will IN
adequate 10 the present wants Of that inerraiinv and
1o lnV negrc ted poriin The Sa,~ tina. il will cs-
ibu's materially :" the development tits" s.r.l vsa
and "i gr"a, agricultural capacity. Varus amend
men's were offered To the bill in the Srnaie; but d.
though some ii them wee entirely acceptable 10 III,
friends I" The inpf'vemeni they voted dow a. lest
IN Conflict OF opinion between the MUSES. al this
late period ct the session, il should he na deessd
Inc member from W ashin.tm county, &C !. GUd. NJ
whose whole sonl seemed he eiytpsseJ in the fate 4
this measure, which he has urged with s,,ci, unu,
energy and watched over with such seepess vxiI,nr-
Is IN state BORDERING upon ecslacy. and was waimly
congratulated on the triumphant II The Senate.
The bill nuthurzng The extension Vi the canal To b..
chansn, and for lis compeiion Ia liir.wair, has NJ,
yet been reached. and will M, be pfubabiy fl .uns
days. IN the regular progress Of business. snhni,i.J
yesterday. substitute, pnTssng, in substance. tia, in.
stead Of rf"qnishng 10 The j. X. 4 X. Cu,npany i,s
debt OF SCC0 600 10 the State and assuming liz yu,.o,
teed debt OF 81 400 .OOO-n .,her words sub.c,,hic,
NV" millions OF additional capital To its stuck If hirh
the State is already sufficiently large hold~r-on c.n.
dlion that IL complete the canal To buchanan and f,u
It's several contempt conecrns below Iyncibu,y
by given day. the Company may borrow IN thu cr@di,
o us corae funds. (ts bunds i h. guaranteed nv thu
Stale - The sum Of $500 600, which il shall rxprnd *.
euS'ty !" the Reconstruction If The Blue Ridge Canai
IN conneciiog The basin with tide water and in making
adequate accommodation 10. the t,adr Of tn. Snh.siJs
counties aud the Rvanna II any thing 10 done in aid
4" the Comia my impression is that the legislature
viii scarcely g" b"yond this prop,si,in And defrr.
enlIally 'hk that they ought he entirely satisfactory
|" The people Of the Vay since whiIe i, dms no, in.
se, II does not, at the time ocrlu,ir the future
prosecution oi The canal il that course shall hsrrafr, be
deemed advisable leaves that question open ,r ulu,s
DETERMINATION, with The aid Of such lights 10 farther RI.
perience and obsrrvaon may throw upon il, But in The
mean while. IL keeps The Company alive and in uo,in
giving ii full employment during the next year and,
should II then III al aren"er prsid seem expedent to
extend The water line, the Blue Ridge Canal. which il
VIII Reconstruct. will constitute portion Vi it, On tho
either hand, If the existing do.b to the pfoprsy II
urlher prosecuting the canal suud as bel rye il WILL
rpen MIC universal conviction OF The luy Of continuing
an inferior mode ofimprcvem-nt hen better plan can
be al pied at less EXPENSE shall hereafter have
to rrProach ourselves with having heedIessly wasted
millions Of the public money in prof,less scheme.
which is even nuw regarded VI more than doubtful
iny.
The Co"renfion Q"estion the order ff io.dsy
nut When the honr tor taking up arrived, the Hoas
ound ''srf engaged in perhaps the interesting De.
bate Of The session, bill Tor the relief uf Jane Hail.
s'ock-a Tree woman Of cuor niy Condemned 10 b
hu"g IN Stafford county. Er arsn-0 favor oi The
"u'a'o" OF hose punishment. by imprisonment in tho
peneniary Er The term Of ten years, petition yerv
generally signed in that and perhaps the aeighboring
counties. and concned in by the Judge Of the circuit
COURT had been presented 10 the Legiss,pre The dis
cnssion involved the grave question whether the Leeis.
a'nre possesses the power in any case 70 pardon crmi
nals-he affirmative being maintained BY Messp. Scott
Of Fauquer Tonsall and Lee u HARDY, and the mega.
tive by Messrs Ednunds and Lyons. The debate
inued ill half past o'clock. when the bill passed 3ya
v"'e of63 to 40. The "we, of the Legislature to par.
don offenders. though il formed the bunhen of the de-
bate, does not seem to I" be necessarily involved in
the application Of the petitioners. who ask only for
communication Of the punishment, from death to . long
Imprisonment. There ia obviously a wide Distinction
between the TWO r"wers. Ia tho Goveruor the conssi.
'uiion expressly vests the power parosing csinnas
hat is silent IN reference The .OInu alton II punish
therefore. is extinct unless il reside in
the Legislative department. am sure ihsi the cons.
'"'""' ny clo'h'ny the GovernoI with the p9rd o"ins
power Intended l." deny to the Legystnre ahe right Of
rxec's'n. II sli"cether-but whe'er this Be not,
am very clearly If opinun that in vssing the Esscss
i've h The owsr tn pardun, did intend thereby
10 deny 80 the Legislature the power eo,smute Tho
deci-io ui the House. ia therefore in Accordance with my