Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-14
vOE. NxyIs.---NO. ii.


season. OF his number. ala,ut $500 hats were run
IN individual acc mt, and The reminder belong 10, or
were chartered by regular lnrs.o
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From tho message of the Governor uf New Ylrk re-
GENTLY delivered appears that IN the first day Of july
last there ,l9 oaarsad sehool dstr cs in that
sle; bring increase o( $40 the nunbr reported
aa yrat; and the nmnhcrut children anahis Inc car.
sehaols during tha year. 715,3oo. bling nn in.
crease ei 25sb over the preceding year.
here are lS9O uniuctni ed and private schools in
The STATE, comprising 725S5 pnps. The aggregate
am unt Of public moUy received by the several Com
man School dstcts, (rom all samces. during the ,ear.
was &Si60olh. OF This eum, s625456.Go were nr-
prlinsed Ter tho p1yment uf Teachers wages in addi.
ton 10 which tiS9,G9dG3 were raised for e sa. OBJ
iaet by olher meaus making an agareaate + 81 .lI3.
ioli6 expended tor the wages Of teachers during tho
ye9r.
The mo,a'Go sia'cq TIA, the whole nnmher T vol
nmhe7 IL the sch. ol District Lihfpros. is 400 1876
Mom lhan seventy thousand vo'nmnes hnve been rur-
cha ed during the year. and SQ3 loi 50 have been ex
PENDED for DIs'uct Libraries and sch pel apparatus.
or The school, bcoro mentioned thrit five fr col
ared children IN which upwals ei 1000 children have
been taught. at an expense f s5,0657.
The mrssag' estimates tho coud tnn on The 30ih If
September last OF the ihfcc funds whose revenues ara
applied n the purpose of cducatou fellows
Common School Fund.- capal, 50 .2i3 .h6S Sc; reve.
nue. Ssi sos 20; pnymene. S211 .i0f li Literature
Fund eapilol, &2619067S revenue, $i2 0s69 96; pay-
menta. Si3.IS6 81 h.: l.. : Derosile Fund eepi, l.
A.oi i207li revenue, s255 o3i 93, payments S26i,.
The Governor recommends that tho proiect OF an 40
reuuraI College he encouraged.
The 1trm boundary Question. We have seen it
nama'ed IN s'me of the newspapers that pres len, 1ay-
hf intends Ia recommend io Congress the reference Vt
the question ut HE IrXtn boundaries n the supreme
Court 81 the United States dr The lecsiou o lla, trbu-
ml The matter Is one Of great impltlatco and ofa
duly Increasing interest.
lhe following remarks from the Bangor Democrat,
upon the territorial chins ul rexas. are expressed wi
pnni aud o1rnestness
I'VE beayethe opinion of the Advertiser 10, thst
Texas hns no just claim 60 nnY par Of New Mexiea;
whle We hink that poti # what IL generally called
NOW MrAicp constitutes part of the She u and
tee ara mol ia ftror oCdismcmberng Sovereign Sata
q Inc tnon van those 'cbo engaged in Keeping
aiee th free soil agitation by nradQ the rvhts ot ks
stale me hare snpd'hg Texla has sufficient
tity lar several States. aud Sfntes will doubtless
he tarmed when Tho roruaon anhoraes it. hnt until
lhen there should be ~ interference with the domestic
ailas ni the existing Sthe, and freIbe change Of
bmndafy. Tcxas was nation with csrlan defined
boundaries when she came INT, the Union. Neither at
TINT lime. NOR subsequently. has she relinqnshed any
mtt ol her territory. The government and people VI lhs
United states regarded her calms independence and
her claim To territory she asserted H. bs valid n
gansi ArNian but The age has put Firth novel doc-
he. that distinction should be made bewern Texas as
naon and Texas asa State. I;s language ls this
Now TINT new Mexico as wei. ms TpAas is embraced
within The limits Of the United States. our incna ion
would be against pressing he rlam of fexas H. tina ex
tant We should have hoen in favor ot pressing il,
gans MeXico hosrlf"
We think This is neither sound public morality nor
sound sense. II apponrs that the extent that
the claim Of Texas gaod against Mexico il is now
good eainst tho United States and 10 the extent
that The United States was willing 10 enforce
tho territorial claim Of Texas against Mexico. 10 Tho
s1me extent tho general government should admit
lhe eaim ut Texas TO territory against iiself.--
II is ripht and equitable for the United States to
deprive GeNas without her consent of any portion of
ber territory which she obtained by successful revoiu.
ti0n and held afterwards IN her right ls IL right
Ior The United States to back up Ftxas her territorial
ealm against Mexico. and then tnrn rnund and cheat
Texas ou' o the same territory. We oannot stand
such platform" Public morality. naunal justice.
Slao rights, public tranquility, aud the constitution Of
The country all against il. The constitution guaran-
toes to every state The integrity its territory aud
Tho bou dary OF IcXns existed when she admitted
Into tha Union. sot must continue, unless she
10 hasoan alteration of until there Is sufficient pnpula.
ion for States.