Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-24

tHc CUTFvfHy on " any many ctutS ~ ftut
country, thereby annihilatiag, as far as IL
,cas able, tic industry and manufactures Of
that country, in order to afford a para
mount preponderance TO Manchester and
Stqfordshire.
sF The Southern Democracy are hor-
riied, at the thought of Mr.. Fillmore re-
tanning his seat lat the head the govern
mcnt, or Gen. Scott being his successor,
because, these gentlemen, a good many
years ago, wrote something upon the sub
lect of slavery, not suited to Southern no.
tons. They are so extremely sensitive,
and distrustful, onthis subject, that no man,
of views less sound, and history less
unimpeachable than the Hon. James
Buchanan, will suit them Well, let us
see what, in his earlier and more ingenu-
Gus days, this gentleman thought and
said. The Keystone, leading Democrat
ic paper, published at Harrisburg, rcvives
the following:
"Resolations morcd By Mr.. Buchanan an a
public meeting IN Lancaster, Pa. IN 1915
against admitting Missouri as a stare
State.
Res0lccd, That the Representative in
Congress, from this district be, and he is
hereby most earnestly requested to use
his utmost endeavors, as a member of the
National Legislature, to PREVENT
THE EXISTENCE OF SLAVERY IA,
any of'he Territories or States rhich mag
be erected by Congress.
Resolued, That in the opinion of this
meeting, the members of Congress, who
at the last session sustained the cause Of
justice, humanity and PATRIOTISM in opposing
The introdaction Of sIarery into tie Stat
then endearored to be formed ont Of The
| Missouri Territory are entitled to the
warmest thanks Of every friend of human
ity."
Ir A deadly disease, concerning the
name and character Of which, physician:
disagree, has made its appearance at Ath
ems Illinois The Springfield Journal give;
the following account gifts origin.
"Mr. Saltzenstein, merchant there, re
ceived as we have understood, one or two
boxes Of goods from Europe. They hac
been expected for some time; and FIVE per
sons were present when they were open.
ed. Every one of these persons were ia.
ken sick and died. The disease soon
spread amongst those who attended upon
them, and among others. In one family
SIX persons died. A complete panic en-
sued; and we are told that more than hall
the people are absent from the town.
| Several valuable citizens have lost thcii
lives in Athens. The deaths are among
the adults with one exception. We have
before givcntheir names. J.H. Shepherd,
Esq, was slightly sick; went to his father
ln-law's, some three miles distant, and died
The circumstances created a dreadful pan
ic; and we aretold Mrs. Shepherd buried
her husband with her own hands. Mr.. J
IL. Hurt, after leaving the corpse Of {
friend which he had prepared for burial
scarcely reached his home before he fel
down and died in very short time.
~ We scarcely open paper, of al
our numerous exchanges, without seeing
some allusion to the great usefulness Of
Plank roads, and we feel assured tina,
when the people Of Virginia learn more oil
the ease and cheapnesss of their construc
ton, and the great advantages which they
afford for purposes of ncighborhood and
country uses and as feeders to the larger
and longer works of improvement, they
will adopt them. Aschcmc for such road
running from Lynchburg into Pittsylva
MIA or Franklin, has excited good deal o.
interest with our citizens. The trade from
these counties and others adjacent to then
has been hitherto almost exclusively wifi
Lynchburg. 1t can not so continue, after
the completion Of the Danvflle Railroad
unless we improve the means Of commune
cation. THIS as a.fred. fact, and one tia,
cannot be much ioRgcr orerlooked without
serious detrimcm to or iAtcreas We BEG
the tobacconists and tradesmen of Lynch.
burg to give 1t proper consideration.
1.-The Fayctte (Ky.) Observer SAYS
One OF our most successful farmers, few
days ago, brought to town, on the Plank
Road, at one load, with four mules, III
bushels ofmsal, and 200 lbs. of Lard weigh.
ing in all about G200 lbs. The distance
travelled to and fro was &c miles, " hicb
was done with ease inone day. The meal
was sold for 81 bushel, and the Lard for
l3 cents per ID. cash.
1t may be added. that this gentleman is
the largest individual stakeholder in the
road. He is now realizing the benefit Of
his liberal investment. in the ability to do in
one day what would formerly have requir-
ed three days.
81 1t IS stated thar tho ,oort sc CoI