Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-14
Correspondence of the Nirginian.


.Messrs Editors You will have observed that the
Speaker has ar9anzed the Committees Of lie House IN
the stcest party basis. No he understands an
thing OF practical Democracy in the country could have
expected any thing else Mr.. Howell Cobb p ssrsslhg
very ordinary talents but very pleasant aud goule-
manly bearing, has in long series of years managed Ia
aaln what has always seemed to he with him A. very
desirable dlstncor-the lead Of his party. W hen II Is
recoifcied what are the essential clemens ut such
character, when consider the qualities that must Of
necessity be fund in lae Ec3 leader, repeat HAT
II MOI surprising 10 find thoroughly partisan admin
istratlon OF thai important office. What matters II that
he was not elected by majority What boots II that
the Wing party, preering the honor and inter- Sis of the
nation ID parry triumph permit ed him 10 be tie speak
er What avas his voluntary pledge ila h. waGld
administer the Office imparliay. locataco Will be as
true to his native instincts any other animal and when
he fails. then his right hand has forgot her cnnuug'
indeed No one could expect anything else, but one
sided as II Is there is nothing to be gfieyed after much
The Administration is in for it" THAT'S all Mr. Cobb
and his chosen ones belong 10 thai very eml and Pat
folc school, who have Ing ago resolved 10 Oppose the
Administration 10 the bitter end" So bter aud 81
ahcoous have they proven themselves. that They have
actually espuused the cause Of such Foreign govern
ments, as have come in contact with Bul Win fears
the result lis not the first lime the old Hero Ia,
been In tight place, and came out with colours fly lna
and from he character u the map, may eXpfc II Il
gam Since his message in which he planted himself
upon the great Interests of the country every Wig
has become equ 10 a host This Congress may EN-
barrass him They nav resist every atlemp II relieve
the country fron ,he nrai.c, and ,rr,tn If fin, last
Administering and may make as many absurd charges
as their vindctiyeness and erlacy g. n 5ncc bni let
Gen Tayl stand up b,dly Ia What he has written in
that message and at The next ell cti, cfe will only be-
und gTease sDi', of I.or,fq,;so As Il, the < 0lh
in this matter of committees | am reminded f .hlllr
Nell who was ecio,yi, Tho snz it f such J.Si
ferested soleitude h4tveen her travelling carnai,nS-
"Recolect The friend Crdlin,s the friend net Short
Shorts very well as far as he ooes but the real friend
Cndlin-not Shonn In the premises w ! Brown was
emphalicaly "shorl y and we are vet to sac if the
South has Jared any better with "Cedlino If am not
mistaken, the most important Committee to the South has
five northern men four southern Il musl be confessed
that one Of the former was candidate and may there
fore be considered a. tb on, I'LL and free
conversation" with the Union AM was the candida IF the
Enqurel's "Repnblcan party The important events
the week are Mr. Venabl,'s resolution Of iuquiry-the
presentation Of the Missouri resolutions. Mr. Foote'S
proec" for selling the much vexed question and finally
in the order Of climax Gen Casss proposition so sus-
pend diplomatic relations with Austria Slc' These
matters will be noticed in detail and as briefly as Eossi-
BILE.
The impression is with sou hern Democrats that some
undue and ilegilimate fnence has been at work in the
framing IF the California constitution They think or
affect to think that this emanaed from the Admui.ila
ion and, most lndcrous tn relae, that it was thrown
in the reesoil scale In addition to that they have some
ndsiinci and shad1wy frehodinq that the public trea-
suy has been utey drainedio "payifg aaents and