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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

Was this wise changed We think it
most certainly was. For the old policy
was clearly injurious under the cireum-
stances that characterize our situation
We are surrounded by young and rising
States. which furnish tempting theatre
to talent and energy Of every species
This cause of itself was sufficient to pro-
duce emigration. But we did nothing to
countcract its effects. On the contrary,
We helped it materially. And by means,
which we shall now point out.
Our Literary Institutions prepare our
youth for professional and business fife by
the time that they become citizens. They
are then forced 10 serve a probation Of
some FIVE or ten years. The constitution
says that they are not TO be trusted with
the business Of government. and, business
men, taking the hues of their thought from
their public Institutions, say that they must
prore Themselves before they can be allow
ed TO NEEDLE in any other matters. They
have thea to wait, to shun all temptation.
work hard at nothing, or with the natural
iondness for excitement, which character
ICES the young mind, give themselves
up to the pursuit Of pleasure. But the en-
ergctic, ambitious and self reliant man,con-
scious of his qualification for more active
and nobler career, leaves his home, and
the friends Of his youth TO work out high
destiny under more congenial institutions
Nor is this the only effect Of our ancient
policy. We see its injury TO US not only
in the numbers that go, bat also in its inau
ence upon those who stay and await the
termination OF their tedious apprenticeship
They spend those years, during which
their characters are receiving stamp and
impress for all time to come, either IN idle
srss and dissipation or in abstract study
They are not called upon and torced to b.
actire and practical members IF society
ana thus educated for real usefulness; bu
they become-what Virgnians notorious
i ly AREA visionary, slot!fal and unprogrcs
Size population.
Is this fancy! We appeal to every maj
of good sense and keen observation for it
truth, and feel assured that our view vii
be sustained. We do not say that youn!
tnen ought to be preferred above those VIII
have experience and learning; we do no
contend that you'll qualities man for tn
discharge Of responsible duties. But w
do say that the education of our youn,
men oughtto be changed. They ought to b
made to feel that they are of importance
that they are looked o,cared for and sustain
ed. They ought not to be drivenirom amongs
us as unworthy Of public or private trus
Our people should feel pride in them
should see to it that they have something t
do, something to think about besides an,
better than the idle and demoralizin,
search after pleasure. Ifthis We're done
new energy would be brought to bear upo
our progress. New life be infused into the bo
dypolitic as well as social. We should see nj
more talented men leaving US and going a
way to add lustre and glory to the risin,
greatness Of other States.
! We shall resume this topic in our next
and discuss the future prospects of Virgins
in connection with the change in her organ
ic law to which we have alluded above
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

q A CONVENTION OF ABoLrTIoN1srs
OF the Gerrit Smith school-styling them
selves. par erceilence. "ihe Liberty party
assembled at Buffalo on the 18th. WI.
Chaplin was elected President. with -
Roberts of Ohio. c. c. Foo,e of Michigan.
G. w. johnson Of Buffalo. and S. r,
Ward Of Massachusetts, as the Presidents.
The convention nominated Gerrit Smith,
for President. and Charles Durkec of Wis.
consin. for Vice President.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

u &c. &. Kennedy. esq, Superin-
tendant Of The Census, and Commissioner
to visit Europe to procure National Stats
tics, has returuedto this country ilibesteam.
or Pacific
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

q The New Orleans Bulletin of Sep
TENDER 10Th says, that the office Of Sur
vcyor Of the port of New Orleans. has been
rendered to WILLIAM CHRIsTY. Esq, With
oat his solicitation, and that he has accept
ted the same.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

RIcHMoND.-The citizens Of the CITY Of
of Richmond, in public meeting. on Mon
day evening appointed delegates to the
Railroad Convention which is 10 be held at
Abingdon on the sth October.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

~ Hon. Jacob Thompson. secession
candidate for Congress in Mississippi, has
followed the exampl. Of Gov. Quitman,
and accordingly retired from the canvass.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

~ Edward A. Freeman, in a card
published in the Alexandria Gazette. an
nounces himself candidate for Congress
in the Loudoun District. Hon. Jeremiah
Morton Gate member) and Jas F. Stro,h-
err are also candidates. Mr.. Freeman de-
fines his position to be that Of sustaining
'the principles Of the old States Rights par
ty."
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

" The friends ofthe Union in Missis-
ssppi have appointed the 9th and 10th days
of October next, for the purpose Of hold
ing mass meeting in the city Of Jackson.
III that State.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

DJudge Seth E. Gill, one Of the Jus
tees of the Supreme Court. Of New York.
died suddenly, in the city Of Buffalo, few
days since.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25
From DC Ndii0liaf Int'11igcncf'
The Cuba ScriD.

Justified by the occasional illusions to
the fact Of the issue Of Cuban stock or
scrip, founded upon the basis of the har-
vest ofwcalth expected to DO rcapcJ in
the larely attempted conquest ofCuba. we
have heretofore spoken oft as fact. but
not with all the adherence which must be
felt by Others Ms well as ourselves at>the
very idea afany American citizens spec
ula;ing or trading in such an article; be-
cansc, though asserted, VIC had. from the G.
normity of the thing, a remaining doubt of
its being literally true. We have at length
however. eridence in the suhloined article,
which We find in a New Orleans Journal
received yesterday. Of the truth Of the
statement OF the existence Of such Scap.
We trust-now that there is no longer any
room forconcealmcnt on the subject-ihat
some one will cause to be inserted in a
ncwspaperthe farm of one ofihosc'b bonds"
or certificates, stating particularly, if it be
not so stated on the face of the bonds, out
ofwbat funds those bonds were to be paid.
That such bonds were in market, we
repeat. we have tho proof subjoincd.-
Should they turn out to be Of ditiereu.
character from that which we have SUP
posed for them, there are no Journal
lists in the country to whom it will give
more pleasure than TO US to pronounce up
on tho innocence Of the transactions.
TOTHE PUBLIC.
At a regular meeting ofthe Cuban Com
mtiec, held this day, it was resolved that
Col. S. w. Oakey.l N. Marks, and George
w. Christybe appointed a committee to
solicit funds for the purpose of sending
home those volunteers who are now in this
city aud without means.
Whereas many exaggerated accounts
have been circulated in relation to the a.
mount of money collected by the Cuban
Committee for the purpose of correcting
false rumors they beg respectfully to make
the following statement:
In entering upon the discharge Of their
duties hey found large body Of men in
this city from abroad who had enlisted in
the cause Of Cuban independence, waiting |
an opportunity for transportation to the
island. They had exhausted all their in
dividual resources, and it became nccessa-
ry for this committee to maintain and feed
them until the contemplated expedition
should start. In doing this the committee
have exhausted all the money received, as
will be seen by the following statement
Amount rrecived from city collections si.ss5 ~
Do do the country s,e72 60
Fale.f Csbca tosds 700 90
1858 81
Amount expended 1862 g.
Balnnce on hand 1876 70
The ANAL balance hand viii moro than be con-
,umcd ~ oassssading liabilities. Az il will require
nj small surn to scnd the men hamc. the commit
ne tr,ss that their agents viii be generously asss
I'd BY the public II largo.
d. MITCHELL, President.
D. /. RlcARpc, Secretary.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

The venerable jams MONTGOMERY. the
Christian poet Of England. will bs eighty
years OF age on the aih of November next,
ON which day ths citizens of his native
town Of Sheffield intend honering him by
she erection of q statue.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

~ Capt. james Lanicr Of Danville,
has Withdrawn his name, as candidate
to represent the county Of Piitsy lvania.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

SINGULAR DIscovERr.--A place has late
~ been discovered in Allegheny county,
Pennsylvania. several feet below the sur
face Of the csrth. where is found petro-
leum. or rock oil II fiows out ofthc rocks.
and is eagerly sought after as medicine
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25
- The Baltimore correspondent, o,

p The Baltimore correspondent of
the Washington Republic. states that'Wil-
liam Pinkney Whyte. the Democratic can
didate for Congress. in the Baltimore dis
trict, has assailed Mr.. Fillmore, for sign
ing the Fugitive Stare Bill. on the ground
that the recent murders at Chris;iana. new
er wenld have been committed but for the
existence Of that law.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

SMYTH CouNrY.-Thomas L. Preston
is the Wing candidate for the Legislature
in the county of Smyth. Mr. p entered
upon the canvass with his characteristic
energy and ability.
On the last court day for this county a
public meeting was held at which dele
gates to the Abingdon Rail Road Conven-
ton were appointed, and resolutions adopt
ed requesting the county court TO make an
order submitting to the vote of the people
whether they viii, under the law, authorize
the County Court to subscribe To the stock
of said Road, not exceeding Fifteen or
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
Thomas l.. Preston. James w. Sheffcv
George A. Jones, M. S. Crockett. and E.
NJ. Watson were appointed to address the
people on the subject of the subscription.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25
The lslnma ofCabsu.

PROPOSALS TO SELL IT TO THE Us.
The Loader LerSler Of the 9Th isst., received by
the Europa contains the following interesting piece
Of iutelligcnce:
TrRns voRr nr SALE OF CusA--On authority
which believe to be quite trustworthy. we learn
the terms ofthc negotiation going in London.
for the sale Of Cuba to the American government.
Il is antipatod That General Lopez viii be rcpulsed;
but after the Spaneh government has thus cleared
its honor the island will be sold to the United States
for round sum Of money. More than ono douceur
will be givcn-nmongst others. an Immense Of
the Queen Mother Spain. Bot thcmost remark
able bonusis the allotment of half the purchase
ey to the English holders Of Spanish bonds.
1t is said that Lord Paniers,on dislikos these
| terms. Credat Judrus.
| We do not know how far the late explosion IN
Cuba and New York will affect this negotiation; but
according to our authority, il will make differ
cncc. Gen. Lopcs the English bondholdcrs. and
other influential parties, engaged in the ncgo-
tiation before the untoward event, recounted else
| where, occurred.
| The Island ofCuba must ultimately be-
long to the United States. 1t is the last
footing Of Spain, in all that immense region
which once constituted her. the largest
land-propric;or on earth. Her South-A.
merican provinces are free. Mexico is free,
Louisiana is ours, Florida isours. and Cuba
alone remains. But the times come apace
when the icebeness OF the bond which
connects her with her mother country will
frighten that mother into the bargain and
sale above spoken Of We want no more
Cuban expeditions. They are unlawful
demoralizing and foolish. Blu, we do
want Cuba. Her peculiar position IN
the ocean renders her at this particulars
time the most precious prize. that car
tempt our love for territorial and CONNER
cialaggrandizemcnt The avenue now being
) opened between the Northern and South
err continents will attract the attention o
the whole world to that most importan
part of this hemisphere. That avenue
will be the golden gate through which tho
more than tabled wealth Of Asia must pass
For the profits Of this commerce. England
and America will be the competitors. ant
Cuba-an island that stands sentinel at ihi
gate-the Gibraltar of the Pacific Ocean
must belong to one or to the other. In
dolent, unprogressivc uncommcrcial Span
cannot hold it. Now the question - which
of the too will be the victorious possessor
Let the superiority of Americn general
ship in every test of our relative great
less on record, answer the question.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25
Excess of Va. over N. Y. taxes 500 As

= - I
We repeat this is monsterous oppres
sive, and should not be borne without m
effort to take out ofthe hands, of those who
now hold 1t, the power to tax labor ant
capital at their own good will and pleas
ure.
But this is not the true view ofthis sub
Ject economically considered. We have
shown that the whole transit charges on a
bnshcl of Wheat, from Lynchburg to Rich.
mond,ls lsper cent Gifts value, land that the
Canal toll alone is 13f per cent This
seems enough. in all conscience, to cause
our Farmers to begin to look out for some
other appropriation of their lands, and give
up the culture of Wheat to the people of
the Lake States.who are practically nearer
the market that is, can get to 1t at less
cost than we can. But we say this is not
the economical view Of the subject, nor is it,
as we shall briefly explain.
From the best information we can OBJ
tain, the cost of producing bushel of
Wheat in Campbell. Amherst and Bedford
is not less than fifty cents. Then,it would
seem, that the Fsrmer'who sold 400 bush
els Of Wheat. had expended in addressed.
and use of land. two hundred and three
dollars before he placed his Wheat on the
Canal boat. to say nothing ofwagonage to
the Canal. Now then we will deduct the
sum from his salcs.and he has left Sl32 As
What comes off the next! The freish,
and Canal tolls. Yes. they must be paid.
and they amount to- ----.-.---- S62 So
or forty seres per cent. Of all that Is less af
ter paying the cost Of prodxcfies. Out of
this balance and out Of it alone is profit to
be derived. Do no. overlook this great
fact we beg you; thatthe transit charges on
allagricultural productions, are clear deduc-
lions from profits. Thus it cost now more
to raise wheat, (other things being eqnal)
cre thousand miles from market, than ten
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

Transit Charges on the Products
ofshe CouWtry-A direct Tax ON
LabeF and Capital.
We have been furnished. for publication,
the following account of the sales Of the
the crop Of Wheat of small Farmer in
this neighborbood.
Account sales Of Mr.. Wheat
crop for 1851, September GOTH" sold tc
Warwick & Berksdale. Gallego Mills
Richmond. on months credit. four hun
bred and six bushels and thirty-sever
pounds Of Wheat at eighty-two and hal
canis per bushel- -s335 4!
CHARGES.
Paid freight on same at
45c. pr. bushel. $3.50 SlS 90
Paid Canal toll on 24,397
lbs. Of wheat at 23c. pr.
ton per mile $1,000 "A SO
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

The contest for supremacy in every de-
partment Of human skill and industry, be-
tween these rival nations is vcrging fast to
most interesting crisis. Indeed we may
hazard the assertion that the crisis is past
that our country is triumphant How
ever tempted to vent our patriotic joy in
Boosting a. this result, we suppress
our emotions, at the remembrance that
England is our mother, that she is sill un-
equaled in her glorious literature; and
that she is striving hand in hand, with us
to advance the happiness. and promote
the improvement ofthe human race.
But we did not take up our pen for in
diligence in general reflections; but simply
to call the attention of our readers to
some items of progress, made by our own
country. We shall take England as the
criterion Of comparison, simply because
she has been up to within the last ter
years, conlcssedly our superior in every
important respect. But witness the fact.
now!
We now have in operation in the U. S
1l,l27 miles ofrailways, and l0.47l miles
under construction. The whole number o
miles in operation in all Tie rest Of II,
,eorld, is only l4.259. Of which, Grea
Britain, contains 6,621.
The new and little State of Michigan
hasa greater number Of miles Of Telegraph
than Great Britain!
Our commercial tonnagc is larger thar
that Of any other nation on earth. Thi,
fact has been but recently revealed, aud
il has stunned every English politician.
Collins's steamers out sail all o,hcrs!- -
And. finally. the Queen of England. stood
upon her own sea shore the other day
and saw the choicest yacht, of her citizens
dis,anced in her own seas, by an American
schooner.
In every thing indeed, that relates to
material progress, in every department OF
energetic and inventive skill; we lead the
world, and 1.-THE rest of mankind"
Let the reader look over the following
figures, and answer us if bis heart does not
swell w,rh pride and his mind start with
wonder at their developments. The pro
gress Of the United States, during the Inst
IS yeurS.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

Excess oftaxesi in Va over Ohio SIS "a
If the Wheat had passed the same dis
lance on the Pennsy lvania Canal,it would
have paid S25 81
In Wait did pay "A SO
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

Excess oftaxcs of Va over Penn. $40 90
If the Wheat had been transported on
the New York Canals, it would have
paid. SIS OS
In Va. 1t was taxed ...... Al SO
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25
1858 "a
1862 c.
Amount expended
1876 70


Balance on hand 1876 70
The ANAL balance on hand viii mnrc than be con-
suincd ~ oasMsading liabilities. Az il will require
hui small ann to scnd the men homc. the commit
Zee tss shss their agents viii be generously assis
sed BY the public II large.
D. /. RscARpc, Secretary
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

oU'Hr Ut tlIese THCts nHFe DctH pUDIIthEu DtIdfe
but they will bear repeating
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30
a yALUABLE + A RIM and splendid

IN BUILDING SITE for SALE.-Tho subscriber offers
for sale his valuable FARM containing I0f acres stu9ieI
IN the town of NEW ROCHELLE, on the man roa1 %
White Plans ard about cqu distant from the Harlem ana
new Haven Railroads beng p miles from the IucKahO
Depot and from New Rec eeaOrdns conveyance 70
tbe cly eight or ten dag, about one hour Inc
location il very desirable being high ground ana ON
Y.sndps a fine view ofthe Sound village Of New Rochelle,
and adjacent country The neghh0rhOOds excellent and per-
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well fenced There three four lage Orchards one
of which has yielded 100 barrels first quality Newt0wn PIP
pins season -
The dwelling house IS extensive convenient ana IN s)pd
renair and beautifully situated a fine shady lawn Large
aru Cider-n Wagon house, &c sc. About 10 acres 0i
the above forming square plot Of the choicest quality oil
land situated on the road high ground with most beau
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Fast and West Chester &C. will be sold separate desired.
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city and being accessible at all hours gnd must continue 70
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81 Front st OF Of the subscriber on the premises
my3O 81 NJ ), IlLION
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NOR SALE cg EXCHANGE--A

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