Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-24

Ia conclusion, gentlemen. | appeal nj, 10 your passions,
nor dol attempt 10 embllter your prejudices. simply
ask of you justice for iha State. ! ask il. not only in the
name OF humanity not only for the honor aud in the name
of our common couniry l ask IL in the names Of The thou
sands, who have come here relying upon the ~eIpLGction
Of is laws, which are those of n free ana a just
people. ! ask II in the names # the tens OF thousands
On their way hitler across the bonndless prairIe
over the deadly isthpus and on the mountain waves
oitape Horn. Let them not only hnd the hands OF
brethren extended Ia receive them. the arms of brtthtsn
outstrciched Ia ctbrsce them but let hon find that
welrpine, precious above all others l., a fireman.. cum
munity flaw and order. and institutions breathing that
spiui which saalIfes a land even as worship consocratfs
n temple
there WAS something paiaiully interesting in all lhese
proceeding. emanafing "a They did from men mostly
strabgeTs tn one another aud IN the land, estles from
hume. without the and of that Government whose laws
and traditions all sundiuu,ly stove t. observe. H. an
humble edihee. dignified by The appellation Of the School
house. and s%iurtidrd by Divine worship IN The Sabbath;
the Alcsdc. faukcd by two Judges inprnvised At the
meeting. The prosecuting attorneys. the prisoners and
lheil counsel. III" jury aud spectators, proceeded with a
regularity and a decurnm worthy Of the best appointed
cnutts. There WAS no military 10 be- called in 10 repress
any attempt IN rescue a body OF men. whp,e affiliations
were known 10 rXtend throughout the country; and with
whom the misses of runway sailors and y%agsbonds Of
every description, Thai fl The town were known 10 sym
paihise. Gen. Riley and Gen. Smith, who might have
~repnssed all ihey outfsges. were both absent and had
ltt ia representatives.. The. senior Judge, Doctor
CIV ion. II louisiana, and the most efficient ii the prose-
cutting attorneys. Mr.. MrAllisler, of Georgia, had but
Just arrived here. Yet, although such evils AS were then
being remcdied. are always 10 be regretted, II was, per-
haps, a i1rtuuate occurrence " hIch thus tflocled an i'm
mediate and lively adhesion between the old inhabitants
and then ucHly arrived fellow citizens. The ties Of
uninn, sympathy and mutual reliance thus interviewer by
a omnoH pen are such as scarcely any event short al a
foreign invasion could have SO speedily eneendered at
homo. aud such as each day and week must iolliy here
after. could mol help comparing The chaos and iumult
nov eonvusing the old world, with this quiet aud elf
efeat suppression of disorders in the Temolesi section OF
the new. In the on case, We see he ashes OF fallen dy
nnstlcs, cndcayonug like the rose Of Cornelius Agrlppa.
Ia Tc assume her pfinsline form. aud in the other germ
shout up inlo the vigorous aud sl numerical organization
ut HE patent siru.
H. aoalrr punt of view. these events have produced a
INST g~taHiytn2, aud not an unexpected result. | alludc
10 then effect upon tins day, election. When began
Ibis letter. many men had mlsuIvlups rs IL The success Of
the Law aud Older Party "Ihe ''hounds, - II WAS said.
were eXrrtng themselves with all the II -nrrpy, aud with
sainr prospect Of The success Of the ancient Euplre Club,
| have Iast returned from tue Polls. where the LAW and
oncr lirkel' 50 lar M the principal officers are con
eefnod, Is declared elected by a large majority. The
"iulo nnubcf al votes pulled lI Project. was some
l5lO. oi hlci uur candidate liofaco llawcs, received
lnoIc than 900. uuf Judge Of The Superior Court, Mr..
Barucli. who formerly occupied a similar post in Ongpn,
pooled a still larger sotc, and there is hardly any upposl-
lion 10 the election Of Mr.. Geary. our late Post Master.
Hat Nf' ~ - titFb ~ ilN u IL lHl III Int7ltllN
that the Town Council and the delegates to the Couven
tlon, on HE same ticket, arc also chosen. enclose a
sip, aud should the result vary to morrow, will make
he ueeltul cntfecliou-.
The great reliance OF the Iotmd,-an embryo of our
lncoloeo party at hono-Mas upon the popularity Of theIt
principal candidate, Col. Stevenson. who, II liz lalt to
piesnlnr, will bo disappointed by This result.
Shortly after my arrival here, there was n public meet.
Ing convened, with the approval aud mayfair at the sng.
ees'ioilo l Mr.. l Butler King, 10 have what the Indians
tenn a elintd tails, upon tlo SUBJ cl of tho singular posi-
ton ol Tho country, arising iIom the neglect OF Conc fess
lasl session. The proceedings ol the asseInblape had
neither beginning, middle nor end, save 10 listen 10 sone
sensible aud concIllalofy remarks Of hlr. King, whose
mission hlthcr was nut unlike the office OF an envoy to one
81 our Indian tribes. 1t was evident To most ot us new
cpInrfs, that the ultra D,mnoratlc element had the maste-
ny. There was no rallylng polot-nolhlng 10 eondense
The Ideas Of similarly minded peoplo-no NATIONAL wrongs
10 redress tliat "efe susceptible thereof. aud no good Ia
accomplish that was worth the effort. The new coners
nj dillldrnI ul taking an active pant. aud the residents
seemed ouly allyo To lhelf own personal likes and anti
palhles. HE position, too. was anomaloss-An Aleade,
with NJ ulhor shadow ol power Than dearly beloved Ro.
ger The Shenil-A Military Governor, (.enctal Ri
ley, Whose ~poclamaluus had been set at defiance. hy n
SILL constituted body Il representatives. whp have since
Itslghtd-no courts, no records, no authority any where
-lolS ul ollltets without soldIeTs, in consequence OF de
sefttoa In the mines. and last, not least, no copy in the
whole district n tlose very Mexican laws under what
eF'fiaimsa aud processes oil law people chose 10 invoke,
were h be framed aud a%dJudged. .
Bur The events Just alluded 10, have, in the space Of a
iatnght, advanced the community at least a year. The
readiness, with Which The new cmnors flew h tho and of
the old, remove d,llldenco on the one side and lralousy nm
ir '1hef. 1t Is also satisfactory to see the Victorious
llehri nhI'e as many = ltcal colofs as Joscpl's cual-lor
IN 'His We have The assurance, that all party ~preludices
have Teen laid aside and the best candidates that could h,
obtained, an1lglmlted for he common veal, Il will he
lpng before otlicc-SrehIug will become a trade or n yoca-
hun. IA a land where hottest labor will yield a LARGER 10.
turn Than the salary Ola Bank plesident in Wall street.
and where tafdly a negro would sccept for SIX months
woIk the annual stipend Of a Customs Inspector.
10 the gratifying intelligence have thus thrown TO.
gethcf, am haPry to add that the country is pnaoeflng
IH( slcaiy as well as morally, or rather commercially as
wei as puIliirally. Prices oil most articles are lmprovinu.
particularly those OF suitable clothing and OF certain kinds
ui provisions. The absorbent capacities of the interior
are 50 marvellous as to aslonlsh.. every one. Many goods.
that were mot worth landing when wrote YOU six weeks
siuce, are nav IN lively demand. OF this you will have
some proof IN tue amount Of specie carried out by this
steamer, which Is double that shipped IN either Of lis pre-
aec'ssorS' WIN regard 10 the future, will not venture
any prediction. Your opp 1~rtunities of Judging are better
lhah ours, particularly as YOU will know the extent aud
character OF English and Continental shipment.
Tue present population OF the country is set down at
l3,Oo0. Some 1000 more are vet to arrive from the
States, via Cape HON, aud know not how many over
the prailcS aud through Mexico aud Texas. TO This,
which The American papers will furnish, add what You
can learn Ut European emigration, and you will form a
alerahy correct idea OF the population SIX months hence.
l ne emigration from This coast may be said 10 have ceas.
ed Our countrymen are like pixies, who drive out all
other fish from a pond. Encouraged by Gen. Smiths
Continental Proclamation from Panama, they have ex.
PEELED most unJnsty, and. as the picture will show. most