Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-01-25

VA u.Iy by It's fesuits He p,Ius energy tle
military skill, the administrative capacity the ma: al
shr me InIIta Ole rseryrrdnce, and the dtxieuus
tact BY wnich il MS been speedily brought its De
std c1n>umn3tOn under circumstances of unparalleled
dltfelty. 1t demonstrated that the Union al m,-
menlS warning may undertake a several thous and
nile, tom home with for : competent To any OCCASION
conduct That war with prOMpness and unity Of pur Juse
and endure. huut burden. all the expenses
standing army, in the European sense Of that word
Is found To DE- unnecessary. Two million cltizens &C
cns'umed 10 arms many Of them pracllsld in the rfle
and hardened ~ the seventies Of the forest, ambitious fir
Distinction ppy never falling fund ii Volunteers
ne army Of republic consists Of privatps but OF
knights Its very staple Is heroic " hat crowns how
ever both the glJry the grace and the ability of Thu,
conquest, that all the States all parties and all PIE
LESSONS equally ntrbu ed their quota 10 the hed thus
proving that Texas and New Mexico belong not more
TO this ur that State than to all, and exhibiting also
pledge TO the world Of that terrible ulaninty with
which the Union will future occasions prosecute It's
quaJtls OF It's ends 1t is Of the the vices
ut republican Pres drncy Of the ancient Cosulship
that the Executive Chief saddles IN his successor the
loag andbanru resp1us btles OF his career 18th hin the
beginning The whole H. celebrates trump aud lays
Design The Uni doubled SPEAK in four years; and
down his Office. Il for another carry the
taking Nd populations and semi oaroarous tribes INTO its
oJs III has not few difficulties OF legislation - solve The
question Of slavery OPEN least IN abstract FORM
Nj Polk Is disposed g. softly on this gound. He is
willing to believe these difficulties PRACTICAL that
there WILL IN fact, be slavery IN tine greater part vi
the territory, ami that the questions Of government
and laws can De easily settled, they arise. We will
not follow HIM into this domestic ground. nor vii: We
aude to any mine of future quarrels in this united 4m
" q States II certainly for the advantage of all
IONS thar they should remain he HAPPY family they
are-lhey give food and the mareGIsls for clothing
and take of our hands the produce If orr industry The
civil war which wise men have predicted would impede
the operation Of these services But while pass over
domestic and couj4ctnra. difficulties it is impos bic to for
ret That The who is closing 50 brilliant presidency
who has stretched the cords Of his tabernacle to the
Pac'hc ocean, and almost to the sthrnus of Panama
WHO blasts that by his measures he has saved the
commerce and the credit Of his country from exces-
sve Initiation and deadly collapse nevertheless rejected
Ply the people he hasserved, finds himself reappon
ted, and successor, hng other views installed in his
rOJn Such fact condemns either the man or nation
One Of hem must be wrong. Mr.. Polk by his silence
on The subject Of his successor tacy acknowledges a
sense Of justice The report Of the Postmaster which
mas come out simultaneously and is referred to in the
Message. is ona ut great interest We will not venture
quote lis overwhelming satisfies its length of rivers
lis roads, and Of travelled over; lis daily tons of let
eS, journals ana government or congressional papers
n matter however, which is c about the same inter
pSl io one nation as annher, It IS important announce
any p7ogress. The Postmaster and President recon-
mend unfnrm postage OF the half ounce for let
ttTS, cent tile ounce for newspapers cents the nunre
o periodicals.. cent. the half ounce fir foreign letters
ne utter abolition Of all ranking privilege and tile Dill
payment OF every thing by the mail appears that
The daily tons OF rubbish by the honorable members
10 their constituents have enailed serious burden on the
treasury. Certain changes also contemplated in the
department Of the Post office, with view to provide
gans political scandals abuses 50 much or the Pres
ldenis message. We enabled add small supple
nent from our side of the Atlantic Our readers are
probably aware that the difference VIII CHI has arisen as to
he postage Of letters brought England the states bv
neil steamers belonging respectively 10 the other nation
h1s ben happily arranged postal treaty has BEEN
drawn up. to the effect tina shilling shall convex
letter ror any part of The United Kingdom to any part Of
the United States, and vice versa, with provision for
newspapers ard pamphlets at low rates The treaty has
mi yet heen ratified, but in anticipation hereof the one
shilling on letters coming by the United States nsre,s
mas neea taken of at and there is no doubt that the
United STATES Postmaster will take off the extra twenty
ur GEMS DOW imposed letters arriving by our packets
as soon as ne hears what has been done On our side