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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr. Thompson Of Ky, from the committee On Print
lng reported resolution to print thousand copies of
Mr. Butler Kings report respecting the Panama Rail
road
Mr. Burt, Of South Carolina, moved that the resou-
iion be laid IN the table. His motion negarived by
tie vote Of IS to So, Che Speaker voting The negative
The resolution was then put upon lis passage, and
carried by 90 yeas TO s. nays.
The Committees We're next called on Before any
We're reported. motion Of Mr. Preston the House went
into COMMITTEE (Nr Joseph Ingerso in the chair) on
the Naval Appropriation Bill
MChares Brown moved 10 strike the first section;
and in connection with the motion made speech respect
ing slavery ard in reply 10 the speech of Mr. Thonrp>
of Indiana.
Mr. b. recapitula'ed the course of several Northern
States on the subject of slavery.
Nlessrs Henley and Lincoln wished to explain but he
would not yield The floor
Mr. Strong followed, in speech against mail steam
service.
After further discussion the committee rose and report
ed progress, and. motion,
The House Adjourned
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr.. Pollock made an Intellectual effort to have the bill
for railroad between Lake Michigan and The Pacific
made by the special order of the day for the first
Tuesday in February next.
An Intellectual attempt made to 90 into Commit
tee Of the Whole and take up the Postage Bill. The
vote stood 60 to 6lbnt it requires thirds, the
bill was not made he special order of the day.
Mr.. Tallmadge submitted motion to suspend The
rules that he might e resolution. making the bill fur
Branch mint at New York The special order Of the day
for the first Tuesday in February The yeas and
nays ordered and. taken the notion and they
stood, yeas al, nays As So the rules were suspended
The resolution then adopted con, and the Mint
bill is made the order Of the day for the first Tuesday
February next.
On motion of Mr.. Vnton, the House resolved itself
into committee fthe whole on the state of the Union
(Nl Ashmun in the char) and took up the Military A.
cademy Appropriation Bill
Mr. Beae took the flor and after stating that he had
not before troubled the House with speech the last SEES
sion this, and would do So but for what he
conceived to be an mpernus necessity launched off into
an argument on the vexed question Of slavery no
slavery in the new y acquired territories
The discussion was continued all day.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05
CON r ESS
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
Monday, January 20
After prayer and the reading of the journal, variety
of petitions were presented.
The Vice President laid before the Senate memorial
of two citizens whose names could not be heard in ref
line of telegraph across The Atlantic ocean.
and asking she Of vessel to explore the route. Re
ferred to the Go nmtee on Commerce.
After some farther unimp1rtant business
Mr. Douglas, from the Select Committee raised on
he subject Of introducing California INTO the Union
State reported bill admitting California forthwith and
providing for the admission of New Mexico State
the population Of that territory shall reach the
requisite amount. Ordered to be printed
Mr. Cameron presented several anti-slavery petitions
which ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr. Niles moved TO take the bill in relation to Mr.
Whney's scheme for Railroad to the Pacific
A discussion sprang upo the subject in which Messrs
Niles, Borland and Foote participated.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05

The sympathles Of our people very much excited
some months ago, by letter from Mr. Remington an in
GENIUS American in England. 10 the late Hon. Dixon H.
Lewis which went the rounds. Mr. Tyler the proprie-
tor Of the Surrey Gardens, London has in the
Tendon papers, and denied that portion of Mr. Rem
toms statement in which he says that ing the time he
was erecting the bridge, be slept in lions deserted cage,
and depended dpon the charity Of the carpenters for his
dinner Mr. T. he boarded stead y at MIR Ladd's,
andhs board was regularly paid
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05

The New Orleans Delta Of the 20h thus describes the
late accident 10 Mr.. Clay: "While walking down stairs
in The huse If his friend, Dr. Mercer on Canal street.
his foot slipped and he fell, nnrng his head and Shout
dr. We feel happy, however in being able that
The inJuTIes sustained considered ii very seI
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05

Gus nature BY his physicians last evening When taken
IN after his fall and while suffering good deal from lis
effects said he PECULIARLY remarked to he ystanders,
that accident had last revealed to him ac so oil
reiterated by his political opponents and denied BY
his friends-"the hardness Of his headn'
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05


to suppose you could hesitate. To destroy the exis
ting relation between the free and serve races at the
South would lead to consequences unparalleled in his
tory. They cannot be separated, and cannot live to-
gether IN peace or harmony to their mutual advan
taSe, except in their present relation Under anv 9TH
er, wretchedness. and misery, and desolation would
oyerspread the whole South. The example of the
British West Indies, as blghtng as emancipation has
proved to them, furnishes a very faint picture of the
calanltles 1t would bring on the South The crcum-
STAGES under which 1t uld take place with us would
be entirely different from those which took place with
Them and calculated to lead to far more disastrous
suits There, the government of the parent country
emanelpated slaves in her colonial possessons-a pc
vernmen rich and powerful and actuated bv views of
policy, (mstaken as they turned out to bel rather
than anatlclsm was, BESIDES disposed to act lust
" towards the owners in the act of emancpatipg
their slaves and to protect and foster them afterwards
Il accordlnG " appropriated nearly Sl0000OOOO as
compensation to them for their losses under the act
which sum- although 1t turned out to be far short of
the amount was thought at that time to be liberal
since the enancpation,t has kept up sufficient militia
~ and naval force to keep the blacks in awe and a
number OF magistrates, and constables and other civil
olcerSo keep order In the towns and plantations and
enforce respect to their former TO a consid-
cradle extent these have served as substitute for
the police formerly kept on the plantation bv the ow-
ners and their oyerseer and preserve the social and
political superiority of the white race But. notvitb
standing all this, the British West India nossessions
are ruined impoverished miserable wretcbed and dos
tined probably to be abandoned to the black race
Very different would be the circumstances under
which emancipation would take place with us. fiji
should be effected it viii be through the agency
Of the federal government controlled bv the dominant
power d the northern States Of the conederacy a.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05

o. We see in various quarters illusions to the recent
effort Of The Hon r. w. Thompson. Of Indiana, IN the
House Of Representatives. on the slavery question: Is
pronounced the speech of the sasslon-eoqlent afsu
meniave, patriotic Mr.. Thompson Is native OF Cur
PEPPER county, and as noble fellow as ever Virginia le
10 sister Slatc.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-05

Total number Of volunteers from the North 33O51
Beng nearly two on the part of the South to one on
the part of the North But takin. into consideration
that Tue population OF the North is two thirds greater
than the South. the latter has furnished more tban
three times her duo proportion u volunteers
tSince reported to lie House
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LATL FROM CALIFoRNIA

The Steamer Crescent City Ii s ar.
rived al New York from Chagres. with
dates from California TO tie 81 Novem-
Der.
The Constitution for the Stale of Cali
fornia has been adopted and published.
The reports from the gold region con-
linue 10 be encouraging. The health Of
the miners was generally GOOD, with The
exception Of occasional slight attacks Of
dysen,ery. The eStinaie Of The number
Of persons al the mines runs up 10 $4,000.
Many vessels had arrived al San Fran.
cisco from Europe aud the United 5 atcs.
There were in port a hundred British
vessels.
The muIincers who attempted to mur-
der Lieut.. Gibson were condemned 10
death and executed on board the iriga,e
Savannah. twill be recollected that they
were all foreigners who shipped al Cal.
aoon the outward passage Of the schooner
Ewing.
The Cresren; City brings million dol
lars worth of gold dust, besides nearly
hat as much more in the hands Of pas.
sengers, the number Of whom is about
100.
Some thirteen hundred persons, on
their way 10 California, passed through
Chagres the 18th and 10Th nf November.
One hundred are nov there, waiting a
passage 10 California.
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PETERSBURG MARKETS.
Reported for tho In,elligencer.l

Friday, Dec. Z, 1919.
TOBACCO. have no change TO no
tice since our last. The new crop ron.
Iinues 10 arrive freely; unprized sia6!.
Old crop ot former quotations.
coTToN.-Nolit decline in this arti-
Gle. we would remark that for some days
past sales have been made al 10 els.
The feelings OF holders, however, ate
raiher.slii' al l0i cents; the latter being
paid for prime parcels.
mEAT.-We have also to note still
further decline in this article, 90 Gems be.
ing The highest price paid for Red, and
100 els. for White.
FLouR.-I'he market is well stocked,
mostly held at s.. We hear Of 30 bar
rels superfine sold al SD, which NAV be
considered tie top Of the market.
CoRN.-Dull. New 10 49,; Old
rs so cents.
WmrE BEANs.-Wantcd, al 100 els.
Pork. Large droyes are constantly ar
irving. Sales al The pen Al cents. Some
country killed were sold at 4 els. bnt Tins
was on account OF the warm weather; no
doubt, now, would readily bring The first
quotations.
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Sudden Death.-on Friday mOrnin

Sudden Death.-on Friday morning
last, Mr.. Samuel Barton, while on his way to Mr..
Ellis's mill, was suddenly attacked with sickness,
sat down on the side Of the road near Fairfield
meeting house, and in short time expired About
half mile this side he passed two men at work
on the road. when he complained Of pain in his
stomach and bowels. fewas seen in distressed
condition hy negro, who gave notice 10 these
two men Of his situation they Immediately went
10 his relief, hui found hm dying he breaihcd
hut two or three times after they reached him. Il
is supposed his complaint was the bilious cholic,
TO which he was subject. He was about fifty
years Of age.
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Heauiorl AMI NaTfolk. aad llers Eogidts
force an meaning ~ lie Language
ID ynn az siil. - iaais MAN slrin !
he Wrsl be bnilil aas9er. rs'iiiirn'iA
lliai il Fan. Il has hrrn my habii Il
some name, 10 examine llhs rOnni.
arnand me Nth an rye . road making.
sad especially sle line II R.,a,l IN qnesii !,
--as thai pan az The line lTnm Salishaf,
"a gar near in) i.en"ir. hrs been cAalkr'i
Out by the ciliE-ns ef nv Cnuniy eald.
welD and nihers North nf the Caiau b.
River. a. the proper localion fnT the Wesl.
rm Turnpike rnhnerling Il len q with
lbs Caldwell and A-hrsille furnplke, -.
lpn.lirg 10 HE Tennessee line toward,
Janr,bn.ongh. Tie : ulrs frnIn Sali-ba.
rs and Charlotte 10 Fayetteville. n. C..
are bath knnwn Ia he a. ine as IN any
country; aud eaIelnl survey lrnn iliai
place ~ The valley II East Tennessee on
remarkably easy grades far constructing :
Turnpike. together with arTilic i nbseTsA
iinn 81 ihe Georgia. Smith Carolina aud
ether Raj Roads. has convinced me illai
The sshrIne is one nf easy praciicabllliy.
compare with IL importance.
ShnnlI The next l. gislalure charter This
RII Road. and-mp. J Major Fox tnrsome
other competent Engineer 10 make a sur.
vey. "a. hope AID believe ii Will am
perfectly confident thai he will report that
this rnnle al.ng The highlands Or ridge be.
tween the Yalkin and Caiawha, through
lie Johns River Gap and valley % Va
iauga. does also aiIpnd lie easiest IL
plaIraus lor such n,iruclions. and much
easier lhan the route he has indiraied-
crossing no large River, and encouniering
much lrs. difficulty IN the way d ellis
aud sll,.rl curves.
The comparative distances vii BE- about
rs fullnWs:
From Salisbury ria Ashe- Mills mills.
yillcio Tennessee line, lsO. Knox lie 65--2i5
From Salisbury RIA Lee
NOR, 10 Tennessee line, 10. Jonesb'o s5--I55
The sshe,ile Messenger is out, IN The
paper Tor lo.,lay. Tor The hrsi time, ~ OPP
posllinn. as il says. TO spending "ne dollar
on the Western Turnpike East Of Ashe.
vile. would suggest review Of lhls
policy. in The hope thai II will he satisfied
with The very liberal donation made 10
that corner of the State, aud sill advocate
the policy of extending The Western Turn.
pike until II shall conneri. al or near lie.
noir, with The North Carolina and Ten
nessee Rail Road.
A am from home Al this time, must
conclude for The pre.en, with the hope
that this imperfect sketch may be The
means Of enlisiing public attention, and
the elfars Of more able advocates than
Your humble servant.
TtlO. A. LENOIR.
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Caldwell Institute,

HlLLSDOROUGH, II. e.

r1NllE NEXT Session Of This institution IN com.
Il mence on "Wednesday, 9th of January, 1850.
The course ofinsiruciion is such rs 10 prepare
young men for the ordinary business OF life, or for
the junior class of The University.
The trustees are convinced tlatsucccss in ;cact-
ing, asln all other things depends mut on division
Of lnhonr Each department, Greek, Latin, Ma
thcmaiics English, is provided with an experience
cd and competent instructor, whose inc is teyot-
ed 10 tbat department. SO far az iastu..'ion in
the above Branches is concerned, the Trustees e.
hcyc lhgt 40 school nlhe country north or south,
has higher claims.
The slrielrst attention il lala n thg morals u
the s'aients, and as tt@ temptations are present-
Ell ID Nlce and dissipation ia Hin borough as in
amy other village of lis size ~ tie State. There
is not licensed grog-shop or tavern in the town.
Board in respectable families from 40 10 so doll
lars per session. Tuition in Classical aud Matlic-
matiral departments $40 pei session, in advance;
in English department, Sis; with s. contingent
in each ease. Students applying for admission
are required to produce testimonials of good mo.
raj character.
j. W. MOI WOOD, Sec'y
q Board Of Trustees.
Defenders 3. lO-3w
Or The editors Of the n. G.. Democrat. Regis
ter and Standard, Raleigh. Wilmington Chroni-
Gle, Newbernian, and Waterman a. Observer,
Richmond, will please insert tie above once
week for three weeks, and forward accounts 10
DIR. .. I. Long
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Editorial Convention. "A conyenIl

Editorial Convention. a Convention
of Editors and Publishers uf Newspapers
mel al Columbus. Ohio, on lie 2glh ulli.
mo. lhirly-lonr newspapers were repre-
senied. Among It's business was The adop.
ton Of a resolution TO memnrialize the
Legislature for tie enactment of a law re-.
curing the preservation II some Office az
The county seat I each rnunly in Ohio Of
a file Of every newspaper published there
in; which files, properly bound. aud SO
Deposited, shall be competent or pnma
facie evidence Of AL legal publications IN
said papers. Also, for a modification Of
existing ena inen,s, 30 as 10 require that
all !, gal advertisements shah be published
in Two newspapers in each county where
that number Is IN existence.
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Mr.. Adams and mr.. Calhoun. -Th,

New York Evening Post pnhIIshts an
extract from tie diary Of John Quincy
Adams, written in the year 1920, for the
purpose of showing that Mr.. Calhoun
gave il as his opinion 10 President Mon.
roe, in cabinet meeting, Of which he was
a member, that Congress had power 10
Danish slavery from the territories. This
diary is furnished by Chas. +. Adams to
sustain The statement made by Mr.. Ben.
ton. 10 that effect. in one of his speeches
before his constituents in Missouri.
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Form he Gleen.horough Patriot.


Mrssrs. Swain e. Sherwood ~ hanc.
ed 10 be in the Convenlloa on last Friday,
when / heard Gov. horehcd read q letter
from company of gentlemen. residing IN
The interior &c Pennsylvania, whonfrrei,
If | understood il Alright, To take 100 miles
Of the North Carolina Railroads.&c. miles
above and below Raleigl-and employ
North Carolina laborers al,oget' or, allow
ing 100 dollars per year for good field
hands. This company proposed also to
purchase all The provisions and materials
they might need IRON tie farmers along
the line of laid road. aud when The same
was completed, 10 take 10 per cent. 81 The
whole amount in stock. This, Il we had
no other dala, is sufficient Of ilscll 10 con-
vince lie most iucredulous individual
among Us that il must be profitable husi.
ness 10 Those who have surplus hands on
their farms 10 engage in this work. These
men are old contractors, and have no lit
tic experience III such matters. and surely
il lhey can afford 10 give these prices,
when they have 10 hire all their hands,
and reside ON 500 to 1000 miles distant,
our cilizrns could mol lose by embarking
in this business For nv part am sure
they could make three times as much mon
ay as they can upon their farms. But for
fear some NAV sc, doubt, will state in
addition TO what have here said. that
heard gentleman why attended The ON.
yen,ion as delegate from one oi the
western counties of the State, remark that
the hands employed on The South Caro-
lima Roads cleared their owners on an
average. at least three hundred dollars per
year. | heard another one say. who has
a contract on the Charlotte Road, that his
hands were now making him more by
working on that road than they could by
raising cotton, even could lie sell il at the
enormous price Of 30 els per lb. Now if
these statements he any hing like true.
would il moi be wise in all Of our farmers
10 club together and subscribe for few
shares OF 10000 each, aud work il out!
The shares, though no,ninaly 10000,
would in fact nnl be more Than 1000. he.
ing reduced TO this amount hy the present
subscriptions, which ara daily being in.
creased. would advise no man or SET
OF men To embark ia this enterprise. if |
thought il al all hazardous; but | do not.
On The other hand, think il far safer
and better business than raising corn al
Sl.75 and $500 barrel, and the few who
have or a.e about 10 try il in this county.
will find ii so, or am greatly deceived
Many Of the large planters in Virginia,
South Carolina and Georgia, am told.
have found that work Of this Kind pays so
well that they have in many instances ac-
tually abandoned their farms altogether,
for employment Of this kind. lie. the
weak, iimid and fearful stand aloof and
prophecy evil if they like; but all Of Gull.
iord's sons who have lie ability 10 work
or have il done, lay 10, and in my humble
Judgment The day is not FAR distant when
they will see that they have acted rs wise
and prudent men.
Il is tstimatel that 1870 person are
dloaned ann all ii the NJ ssissippi riy +.
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SCHOOL.

TsHE subscriber would return his thanks to tht
patrons ofhis school for the past session, am
would. respectfully inform his friends, and tn,
public generally, that the next session will com
mence the first week in January.
Branches taught, embracing all the studies in
an English Course. Intending to enlarge his
school, with Maps, Globes, &c. for the next ses-
sion he fatters himself that, with qualified Teach
ers and delightful place for the School, II will
be full session. Arrangements are being made
for Music and Drawing. Terms low.
4 select number of pupils can obtain board IN
my family, at 81 per month.
SAMUEL PEARGE.
Hillsborough, Dec. Il, Low
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North Carolina Rail Road.

In compliance with Resolution of the Gene
raj Convention at Grecnsborough, Rail Road
Conventions will be held a, the following times
and places, TO wit:
Hillsborough, Orange, Tuesday, 18th December.
Raleigh, Wake, Saturday, 9Th December.
Smithfcld, Johnston, Saturday, 22d Decemh'r.
Goldsborough. Wayne, Thursday, Sd Jan'y, 1850
Wilmins ton, n. Hanover, Saturday, sh January.
Salem, Forsyth, Tuesday, 18th Decemler. ls4'.
Lexington, Davidson, Friday, 4th January 1857
Salisbury, Rowan, Saturday, 9Th January.
Concord, Caharus, Monday, 9Th January.
Charlotte. Macklcnburg, Wcdne day. 9th January
Mount Mournc, lrelcll, Friday, 18th January.
StatcsyilIc. Saturday, 18th January.
Mocksvilc, Da,ie, Monday, 18th January.
By order Of the Executive Committee,
R. NJ. SAUNDERS, Chm.
Greensborough, Dec. LIST, lsi9.
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south CaroIIna.-The State eensu


recently completed, shows that the white popu-
lation Of tbs State q South Carolina i 2s0, 1856;
an increase in the las, ten ycarsof 23,a6s. The
deb, Of the State is only s2,3l0,s96.
The Governor. in his recent message TO the
Legislature, highly approves of the plan Of
Southern Convention, in case Of tho passage by
Congress OF the Wilmot Prosiso, or any kindred
measure. and recommends tina, the Governor he
empowered in such contingency, either TO con-
woke the Legislature, il not in session, or to issue
wri,s Of election for Convention Of the people
lie also recommends that measures be taken for
the rc.ore anzation Of the militia, and that an ap
preparation be made Of $50, 900 to purchase arms
and munitions Of war!
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Ii is nmor.d lsays The New York
SUM that Colonel Fremont has found
weighlier rtasons Than gold for pitching
his tent in California. We alluded some
months ago, 10 lol Of valuable cmeralds
sent 10 This city, and placed 10 The hands
Of lapi AIRY. for The purpose Of being cut.
They were said 10 come from Fremont.
aud il is now limited that large number
Of similar emeralds, roming from The same
source. are undergoing the same process.
Col. Fremont has, possibly, found he de.
posiie from whence the Monlezumas de.
rived their magnificent emerslds.
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Death'ftom a sl.ght cause. Ham

son Of Amos Dodge, ~ Albany, ran a pin
into hi arm, above The elbow. on Mon
day. II was speedily drawn out, aud no
serious consequences anticipated; hut on
Tuesday he became i'll. the arm was
swollen, and on Wednesday he died, The
poison Of the wound having disseminated
itself with fatal effect through the whole
system.
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Alabama.-The Hon. William r. King.
and Mr.. Jeremiah Clemens. have hcen elected
United States Senators by the Legislature Of Ala
bama-Mr. King for a full term, and Mr.. Gle.
mems to FL the vacancy occasioned by the death
Of the Hon. Dixon II. Lewis. Mr.. Clenens i .
Taylor Democrat, and was elected by thirteen
votes over Sir. Fitzpatrick. the regular Democrat
ic nominee.
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manufactures at the South.-rh,

Macon Manufacturing Company have
purchased The site for cotton mannlaclp.
~ al Maroon, Ga and expect to com
mence making fine sheeling and shlrilngs
~ the middle Of September next. The
contracts for The erection OF The edilice and
the construction Of the machinery are
completed. The mill is intended 10 run
5000 spindles and 1870 looms, 10 be pro-
PEELED by an engine Of 100 horse power.