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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23

1ha blowing strong and manly sentiments from the
Louisville journal come home 40 the business and b.
SAM Of The whole country.
Gen. Taylor IS ELECTED TO THE PRESIDENCY.
At length We enabled to announce this glorious
fact, and do with feeling Of exuItaton TOO strong
and deep for words. Tie last lingering doubt is fns l.
" dlspelled from every mind and all, Wings and
Democrats, admit the certainty Of the old hero's cleo
ton.
With our whole hearts and souls we rejoice at this
brilliant termination Of long and arduous and doubtful
conflict between NhggiSm and Locofocoism. between
A5 ?rncnc Of good and the principle ofevil. Through
years political gloom ard darkness and oppression,
have chrShed no other expectation belief than that
iae " .'gS, whom we felt and knew to De the party
Of purify and Of patriotism, would ultimately tri
nnph throughout the United Safes Although the
fruits If ;ue mighty victory of 1870 lost through
traitors parhIy, and although the Wings literally
swnleJ Vi the Presidency in S4i felt then and
We have felt ever since. abiding faith sometimes
sinking r period vet destroyed that our party
would finally succeed, and that is success would be per
feet and permanent. And the great event, which we
have long and anxiousy and trusiugy looked forward
has at eng IA come 10 pass. Our party. founded upon
rlh and is understandable aud immortal as truth ITSELF
now comes into power, and it Will maintain lis position
forever.
In onrjy Al the success Of the Wings, we would on
~ account iaunt nu opponents unnecessarily wound
heiT feelings Our joy account Of our party a.
une bu VI du whole country. We do II The sincerity Of
ouT hearts believe that in the defeat Of General Cas- The
country has escaped great and terrible calamity ca
lmty which would have proved fl Al to its interests
Hi honor. and perhaps is freedom and that in the cleo
'n oi General Taylor. i has secured rich blessing to
III present generation and y plsteriy We regard the
election Of General Taylor blessing to the masses Of
o'ih parties and Of all parties for it is the triumph Of
TRUTH q virtue. Of patriotism the consti uion and Of The
e'efhai principles OF right and freedom. We can assure
~, qT opponents that General Taylor. President of the
t"t,d SAFES, will not forget disregard the PLEDGES
ana declarations made by him a candidate His pied
gs were freely made and they will he nablv kept He
" IN tile best and ftest sense be the President If the
"'Ie nation lie VIII surround himself with pure wise
and strong and aided by the igh of their wisdom
he VIII devote himself wholly and without one selfish
T partisan cansiea ion, to the promotion Of the present
ana permanent welfare If the great aud mighty nation
o'sf whose d-stiHS he has been called to preside He
" Il earn t'r hESeltIhe aDpr5baon the applause. and
lie 'lnetcjrs ot all The od and pure among his
present political opponents and establish for himself
character Infinitely abv4 any ever gained By partisan
Chvt Magistrate We confidently believe that his adj
UiSailon vii constitute Of go1d feeling and
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
OUR FOREIGN MAILS.

We are ics To learn that our able and interchangeable
minister ST. James, Mr.. Bancroft has succeeded in
ranging with the British government The basis fol- anad-
usiment Of postal difficulties with that country The
terms,we uuderstard.are satisfactory to government
and will no doubt apr we'd BY the public both sides
of the Atlantic. The basis or prelmlnaes only are ar
ranged The details remain to be adjusted by the negn-
ators In Ibis state If tie particulars cann4 very
well be CD aimed. We understand, however, that uni
firm rate of sea postage agreed upon. to be charged
only by the government conveying the letters, with
small port postage IL each couniry-the whole not to
exceed the present English rate Of one shilling Sterling
and that the inland postage for conveyance IN England
or the United States shall be according 10 the rates fixed
by the laws Of either country, which we know IS one
penny uniform in England, and five ten cents here,
according 10 distance
Besides our monthly steamh,a: line to Southampton
in England a4d Bremen il Geruany.-a distance NJ
$500 uilts-auother h. been recently Put il operat n
frum Char sion to Havana. in tile i~aad Vt Cuaa-dis
tance 600 miles. 1t i To run semi monthly and we
learn that tile service performed IA admirable style by
Tile beautiful steamer Isabel. Already The first Steam
ship IF Tile Pacific line tile California has departed Y
take Her station Her distant route: ana doubling cape
Horn, she is expected ID reach Panama II ne at IT
part uf December. Mi Geo. Law, we learn, Will des-
patch the steamer Falcon from New lork, On the rst
Of December CAagrts, LAY the way Of lavaa and ne
mail reaching Chagres is % by an overland despatch.
under charge IF y ii. H. AspH"aL Esl., q New ork,
to Panama in lime TO connect win me IallOnl1-Alr
Aspinwa is proprietor OF lha racine line from panama,
BY San Francisco. to Astoria IN Oregon These two
lines from New York 20 Chagrer, and thence to Astoria,
extend as we are informed at the Post Office Depart
mont over distance of ,2JO miles, The service will
be performed once 4 month. The distance from New
York to Chagres has been stated in the public prints
$50 miles. This is evident There is differ
ence between the two places Of 81 deg 50 min. and al
lowing for the deeXion in going into the Gull OF Mexico
ard the Yucaan channel that distance may be safely
estimated 10 be at last ,. SEQ miles.
We are tlld that American traveller Stephens is
connected with the Pacific well as the Bremen line.
The spirit Of enterprise succeeds that Of adventure and
discovery. May prove TO be equally successful with
our distinguished counryman and enable him as highly
10 CRAFTY and serve The PubIic.-Jnion
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23

,v,. M where the retrieving hand of Justice VIII
bring up lis RENAL for judgment
Nev-York. Pennsylvania. the East. the growing
West and even the south. have combined to cast 1t
down. Ifperchance a State Ike Ohio seems to DIS
from the unanimous Judgment It owes Inc mercy 10
the dtaia Of tose il most ured, The Freemen of the
North.
When the returns a'e fully in. we shall be enabled to
see IN detail The disastrous Consequences VI this hEst ex
pertinent u break down this Slate. and to cast II out of
The Democratic association We mourn the result-we
hive deprecated tie inevitable and resisted it with
L our u.wer Let the consequences be the heads OF
th - whose Iaeres, required HAT his State should be
outraged aud whose Insane vanity led them to suppose
that tev Gould rely The ii money and patronage
and 10 without Newly ork."
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
THE STATES
= II II . I II I ~.
PENNSYLVANIA Tho ,fi.;,l

PENNSYLVANIA The official returns have all
been received Taylo's plurality over Cass i $685.
DELAW ARE-The vote officially ascerained is
hui Taylor GAO, Cass 50l0-Van Buren, So Taylor's
plurality over Cas- $50. His majority over Cass ard
Van Buren, $50
MARYLAND.-oGfcial. Taylor 35.9S3-Cass
526O3-Van Buren, So. 1ayloy's mai. over both 1854.
Wig gain since Governors election last year $3.50
OHlO.-We have not heard full returns. Cass'
plurality will be large, owing to the Wig Abolilionists
OF tie Western Reserve going en- nlasse for Van Buren,
kENTUCKf.-Iaylo majority will amount to
not less Than Il 600.
TENNESSEE.-Taylor' IS majority large, but not
fully ascertalned.
MlSSISSIPPI.-All the returns indicate such large
Wing gains as TO lead to believe the State has gone
for Taylor. The latest we have seen is the fol-
lowing from the Charleston (Kanawha) Republican Of
the 18th inst
''Jast as paper was gciug to press the Steamer
Medium arrived at this port bringing the gralhyIng
from Cincinnati that Alabama and Mississippi had
gone for Iayo and Fillmore"
LOCISIANNA-Iaylor's majority exceeos o'oo
ALABAMA-The race has been excee"iNsS 'o'o'
and the belief now is tina, the layor che' has P'e'ae'
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
FRAUDS.

The Loclf,cos Of Louisiana lave been very loud in de-
nouncng the Whg5 FIR alleged frauds il tie late cleo
lions. They say nothing about the hundreds and thous-
ands Of voters whom they openly clonzld in New Or
leans but few DAYS before the elections fur the purpose
as was alleged, Of working On The Cusom House and
other public buildings We can hear enough from that
side of Wig raus, but their own frauds are tao deli
cate matter to be handled roughly. As they forget
things hch have happened very lately, Of course
they connJt he expected t. remember the Piaquemiuc
transaction of Sill In that year, tie parish aforesaid
gave 1914 votes; 1907 for Poll and 81 10. Clay The
majority for Polk thus go. This year four years
later; though the parish have greatly increased in
population, it 81 votes a todd That Is to say j22
less than it did in 4 The for Polk exceeded the
these how dare the Locoocos talk about fraud ouisia-
na? ~ hlc partly judging from the past is now liable to the
iInputaun?
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The HMM savs

But we may be permitted in all frankness, to say thai
we regard the present administration othe
brilliant and useful which the country has witnessed-as
preserving the pure principles of the constitution and the
great interests Of the countyas emnently redoundng
TO lis prosperity at home, and its unvaed glory abroad
&C."
1--WE may be permitted, in all frankness' to say that
we consider the verdict Just rendered bv the PEOPLE
ganst the administration thus lauded be every way
worth more than the opinion the Union The country
has decided that the administration now going out Of pow
er has been IN ITS acts and measures injurious and hnrt-
tu, vulave Of the constitution, and tending to injure its
happiness and retard the prosperity If tile nation-4er
Gazette.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23

lha twill il very great measure if MT altogether, put
an end to The long and dark train Of evils brought upon
the country By such partisan, presidents as J4cksJA an
Buren,. and Polk.
Wrh such views of what Gen. Taylor's admlnistra
ton will be I'VE can congratulate the honest Democrats
scarcely less than the Wings upon his election None bu
those who are conscious Of having abused the powers
and privileges Of their stations who fancy that they
have interests distinct from with the interests
of the country have to regret his elevation TO
the Chief Nagisfracy.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
TIDE WATER CONNEXION.

We are requested to urge upon the friends of this i'm
pant all the counties interested in the trade
of the james River, to obtain many subscribers a.
possible to the memorial to the Legislature copies of
which have been circulated from this place. We could
add nothing the force of the statements made in the me-
mortal. The work ought to be commenced forhwilh.-
The want of the conneXion imposes INST runous
upon the trade of the James River Valley which has
long been patiently borne
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
DANGER OLE RENERIE.

Do any thing Innocent rather than give yourself upto
revere can speak On this point from experience. AT
one period Of my life was dreamer castle builder Wis
Ions Of The distant and future took the place Of present
duty and activity. spent hours in reverie. suppose
was s4daced in part, BY physical liability. But The body
suffered as much as the mind. | fund, too, that the
Imagination threatened to nfame The passions and lha
If meant to be virtuous, dismiss my musings
he conflict was hard one resolved prayed resisted
sought refuge IN occupation, and length riunp het
beg you to avail yourself If my expe Memoir Of
Dr.. I hannInr.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
XXXTH CONGRESS-THE HOUSE.

When the present Congress first assembled, last De
cember, it was politically divided follows:
Wings, is; Administration, 10; Abolition,
CIuck) |, Native, (Levin)l.
Since then, two Wings have died, and the place Of
(John w. Hornbeck. of Iehigh County. Pa was sup
Piled BY the election of Bridges Administration Wis
c.nsin likewise elected Loo after its organization
as State, swelling the Administration Strength | Is,
while the deaths Of lornbeck and John d. Ioey Of this
State had reduced The NhiI force exactly that num-
Der. But the Of David 5. Jackson Loco of this
State, vacated for undue return by Of the
House, reducing the Adm. force to II. One Adm.
member (BlacE) from s. 9. died. bat succeeded BY
another (NNaace) IF like filth making change The
session closed Is Wings, Counting Giddngs. Root,
Pafrey, impacaby hostile to Taylor, and not counting
Tuck and Levin either way) 10 II Locoocos, including
Nlrnot and three Or four Free S il men from this STATE.
At the recent election in this State Horace Geey(
chosen from the With District in the place Of DAVID
> jackson, Loco. and Esbon BackmaT Whig) from The
XNVIIth,in place Of John NJ. Holley, Wing, deceased
This increases the Wing strength rs, the original
number. The boilers from Cas- and Taylor, however,
are 81 numerous that party has clear majority
The Van Bufer Free Soil men hold the balance Of pow
er.-.N I. Tribune.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
AMERICAN REPRINTS OF BRITISH
WORKS

The atrocous and vandal-like system of burning Am
ercan reprints of British works. pfaciised at the Hall
lax custom honse for years past has been abolished
and such reprints now admitted a, dny of % per
cent which Is payable to the British aa lhor thereby
causing no los (rathera great eain) the author in
Great Britain, the works at the British prices ynuld
not BE- bought in this country the proportion of one 10
tea volumes. "
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIAN.
THE RESULT IN VIRGINIA.

We have ii not vet in our power to announce the re-
suit in Virginia We give table of the counties arFan-
red in Congressional Districts with the official returns
as far as heard from. Ia y, we hope to be able
state the majority BY which Cas- has carried the State
which viii Be. comparatively. small enough The I'm
quirer Of Monday, says that 1873 counties give net
WING gin Of 4656. 70 hear from. Logan, Jackson
Braxton, Nicholas and Gllmer jackson, ind from
the Kanawha Repuo can has given Cass maj'rityot
votes.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
LYNCHBURG s TENNESSEE RAIL ROAD

L1INOI1BU 10 = IENNENNEF RAIL ROAD.
Inc first annual meeting Of the Stcckhodes Of The
Lynchburg and Tennessee Rail Road Company will be
held, on Monday next, the 9th inst Ii i an object Of
great importance that the meeting should be well attend
ed and that the stock be fully represented we would
urge the personal attendance If Stockholders as fir as
possible and where this is announcement the transmission Of
their proxies Business If great interest will be present.
ed for the consideration Of the meeting and it Is expected
that the report Of COL Dmmock Of the survey of the
route, as far as made by him, will Be il readiness By
the way, we have omitted that this gentleman is
now engaged in locating the first division Of the road
commencing at Lynchburg, which it is the intention Of
the Directors to place under contract without delay
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23
WEBSTER'S QUARTO DICTIONARY.

The edition Of this great work is, with reference
10 the style Gifts typographical execution and the
price a, which it is offered, really marvel. Il is almost
superfuous TO say that Dictionary of the English
language it has no superior. 1t is worthy of an age Of
progress, and is offs necessities. Ii is vain as
sign limits to language, when every thing else is advan
cling. Words found in this work, it is true, Of which
Swift and Addison knew not but where is the who
will say that the Of the English language
peed in The days Of Queen Anne, and that every add
lion since then is to b. cassed with The apocrypha 2?
" ebster has erred. think in instances in ee
waiting to the rights and privileges Of full cz nship
words which mere local pecalties or the waits
foreign tongue, and eyes is sometimes unpleasant
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-23

Interesting 10 Gen Laae-It is.a gratifying fact that
Gen. Lanes town il Indiana which hitherto has al
ways5een decided did onI uesday give
a mi ry Of even solitary vote against Gen Tay or.
The vote Of the town exact tie This shows
no. the infamous ISLANDERS against Gen Tavr are rerar
ded at the residence Of lis chief slanderer- Louisville
Journal.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-12-22
IN MADISON PROBATE COURT.
Mnremher NrMt, 1913.

IN MADISON PROBATE COURT
NcveWsbeF Term, l848.
BY John B. HOwcott, Esq, Judge Of
Probate In and for the County Of Mad
ison, and State Of Mississippi.
NOTICE is hereby given, that on ap
IN ~plication to me by John w. Comfort
and Daniel B. Comfort Of said county,
whd claim as heirs Of William Comfort,
an undivided part Of the following lands
lying and being in said county Of Madi-
son, to-wit:
East half south east quarter OF sec
ZION IS, Of township 8 range e east west
halt OF south west quarter Of section 81
of township s, range 3east. Also south
east quarter Of section IA; north east
ouarter 81 north west quarter OF sec.
lion 93, and north east quarter Of section
Cd: east half Of section 81 Of township
9. ranges east in Scott county. Also
north half OF section ID Of township IL
81 range 4 east in Alfalfa county.
Ibnve nominated John Montgomery,
| Andrew ]. Alsworth and BEN. B. Frizell,
Of suid county Of Madison, Commission
ers, to divide said lands into equal shares
or parts; and unlOss proper objections
ara stated 10 me al the Term ofsaid Pro
bate Court 10 be heldon the I'd Monday
Eof January next, in and for the county
aforesaid,a lat the Courthouse ia thetown 9
Canton, the said John Montgomery, An
drew ]. AIswOrth, and BENZ. B. Frizell
, will then be appointed Commissioners Il
make partition Of said lands PuFsuantt'
/" Az Act concerning the partition 0
!, Hands held by cOpaFceneTs, joint tenant
, and tenants in common"
Given under my hand this 18th de-,
!lor November, A, D. le48. q
]. B. HOWCOTT,
Judge Of PrObates.
}, Nos. 10. 10
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A The next Noy'g Term OF The Hen.
Probate Court Of Madison county,
Mississippi, the undersigned a~dministEa,
IoF Of Thaddous BlmoFe, deceased, will
present bic account Tor Rnal settlement,
81 which time ell persons interested may
attend &c they lhiak proper.
FIGURES OWE
Oct. IL, le4a. 5-ss
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
MaSis0a Counlg.
By Ehe Probate Court az said COnutg.
July Term 1898.
ME Estate Of Samuel A. Matthews
= deceased, having been reported 10
and declared by said Court ~insolvent
Notice is hereby given 10 all PeEspns
having claims against the estate Of said
deceased, 70 present the same to the I'm.
dersigned, on or before the ist day d
Febfy next, or their claims will be for
ever barred.
BY order Of the Court.
J. r, CAMERON, Clerk.
Canton, July IL, i848. A-6m
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M". sIr Wf.H HTAN# NMH& HEA -## a.. 4
To all persons interested in the Parti.
ton Of the lands Of Edmond Rice, de-
ceased.
VVHE undersigned Commissioners
- having, pursuant 10 an order of
appointment made BY the Honorable
John B. Howcott, Judge Of Probate Of
Madison county, State Of Mississippi,
caused 10 be surveyed and divided into
shares and lots as directed by law, a GER.
tain tract Of land situate, lying and be-
ing 10 said county, and described az fol.
lows, to-wit: Ns 9@
The west half OF the north. east quar-
ter, and east half Of the north-westquar.
tier, and the east half Of the northeast
quarter, and the north half Of east half
Of southeast quarter Of section 80, and
the west half Of the northwest quarter,
and west half Of southwest quarter, and
south hall Of east halfof south.wes quar-.
ter Of section 20, also. the east half Of
the south. west quarter, and west half
of south east quarter Of section 80, and
the south half Of The east half Of
he southwest quarter Bf section 80,
also, the northwest quarter Of sec.
ton rs, and east half Of southwest
quarter, and south half Of west half Of
southwest quarter Of section rs; all Of
said land lying and being in township 3,
range 2 east; and the east half Of north
east quarter Of section "a, and the east
half Of the southeast quarter OF section
|, Is, in township 8, range | east; also the
east half and southwest quarter Of sec
. tion is, township 8, range 2 east, o.
which said Rice, died, possessed, sc.
: the parties now claiming in the par
|, triton the now all persons inter
, ested in n manner in said partition
: are hereby notified that the undersigneS
; will on the 4th day Of November next
|. meet at the late residence Of said Rice
1 linear Livingston, in said county, AM
.! then and there as directed BY the &C
concerning the partition Of lands held ,!
~coparceners, joint tenants and tenant
:" in common make an allotment ny ballc
7 Of the several shares Of said tract 9
Hand as surveyed by the undersigned
!. to Ann McMahan, to the heirs Of Rict
ard Rice, TO Edmondand Morgan Dale
!, the heirs Of Mary Daily, the origins
+" and present Joint tenants thereof.
J" LAFAYETTE MONTGOMERY,
- THOMAS G. BALLOW,
STERLING II. LESTER. q
!, Sept. 80, ls48. std
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hnrNrsrRAToR,s SALE.

Virtue or an order Of the Hon.
Probate Court Of Madison county,
alhe december Term, l84S there.
Will, Oh Monday, the 9th day q
sttusry, l849, sell al the Court.house
aoi BRd county, the following lands
saements, viz:
EaR half south west quarter, west
south east quarter, east halt
Brh west quarter, east hal n9rth
aVuat.ef aud west half north east
auer, section %, township 8 range 9
HI; last half north east quarter,
em g. east half north east quar-
~ sesl half north west quarter,
tbn / south east quarter section 81,
NJ half south west quarter. west
NJ 10Th west quarter, west hall
sA sast quarter, east half north
Nj quarter, section IS, township
Hnge y east, north west quar-
aid west half south west quarter
ta 10, south west quarter and wesi
nath east quarter Of section IL
Hlhlp II, range = east, east hal
tph a, south west quarter and cas-
north west qua. ter, section "a
!asAlp II, range 3 east.
istms-a credit Of one, two an
Years Bond and good securis.
Elled Of the purchaser.
FRANCES LEE, Adm'x.
OF B. B. Lee. =
Da "A, t04s. I4-st
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"a shs next Feb'r Term. 1859. Of the
Honorable Probate Court o. Madi.
son county, Mississippi, the undersigned
administrator De bpnis men, &C Joseph
Meek, will present HE account lag 6nal
settlement, at which time All Petsons il.
tsrested may attend iflhey think proper.
JOHN MUM, admit, De bonis non
Dec. Is. l948. l4-4t
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INsOLvENT NOTICE.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

za Leake f'ounty, So,
In The matters Of the estate Of jobs b.
Forester deceased.
TgyHE Said estate having been declar-
u ed insolvent by the Probate ConFl
OF said county. Therefore all persons
holding claims against said estate are
hereby notified to Gle the the same, pro
bated according 10 Law, with the CLERK
Of said Court by the FIRST day Of Janua
~. A. D. l849, or else they will forever
be barred. r.. E. HALFORD, Clerk.
Carthage, May s. le4a. S6-6m
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The Great Southern Remedy
~ DiaTrhea, Gssas6s Msahim o. SaARss
Complaint u Children, Dg,sas'g, and Gs's.
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