Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-17

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Fe Gazette of 9th May, printed half in
English and half in Spanish, accompanied
by the first message Of Governor Calhoun
to the Legislature of New Mexico, which
convened at Santa Fc on the Cd juno. 1t
is very short document and confined
principally to the affairs Of the Territory.
The Governor asks the Legislature to pass
law defining the positions of masters and
poems, so that each should properly under
stand his obligations. He asks that free
negroes may be kept out of,hc Territory
by Legislative enactment. Gov. Calhou't
says that this class Of persons cannot be
regarded in any other light than as nuisan-
ces in every community in which they are
suffered TO remain" There is landed pro
perty in the Territory Of some value, the
titles to which arc not distinctly affirmed.
Even the titles to the Palace and the ad-
jaccnt grounds north of it, and other pro.
perry IN Santa Fc, are questioned by in
dividuals, some coutcnding that the pro-
perry is legally owned by the United
States, and others affirming that it belongs
to the Territory of New Mexico.
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tVT The Herald New York; Contains
a couple of extracts from private letter
received in that city, from the Hon. Henry
Clay. Upon the subject ofthc present state
of the country, owing to the conduct Of the
aboliiionists. Mr. Clay says:
II should be glad to witness a termina-
ton of the violence, both at the North and
South, which threatcns--in words, if not
in fact-thc existence Of the Union. But
my confidence is strong that the Union will
be maintained against all assailants, in
whatever quarter they may appear"
Mr.. Clay contcmplatcs remaining in the
quiet OF his home I'LL the assembling of the
Senate again calls him to his public duties.
He writes:-
| 81 have been so much from home during
the last eighteen months, that l believe
shall not visit the East,his summer, agreca-
bic and beneficial as it might be- Icxpcct
to remain at home, in as much quiet as |
canherc enjoy, and take care oimy health"
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LS The Louisville Journal devotes a
column and half to "ladics' dresses
fashion" 1t goes in for revolution in the
matter, and winds up as follows:
We consider the demand that exists for
a change in the fashion the voice of nature
herself. Woman has for too long time
made herself "A slave. We do not know
whatparticular style of dress will be adopt
ed; but we are sure that the present in
convenient fashion is doomed. Some may
wait for the fiat of French millincrs, but
we believe that the majority Of our fair
countrywomen have sense enough to be in
dependent. Let them dare to make them
selves something more than mere aduncts
TO the dress and pctiicoat,
tV' Ofall the instances IN which Plank
Roads have been tried, we have not heard
Of one, (says the Baltimore Amcrican) in
which the result did not give satisfaction
The plank road is Enthusiastically neigh
borhood road, adapted to interior districts
through which railroads do not pass
Railways, with all their value, and they
are of priceless worth to man, says Ilunl's
Magazine. "arc yet the thoroughiarc Of the
citizen away from his homc--ior the Jour
ney, the travel, thetour; but the plank road
is for home usc--ior the travel which is be
gun and ended in a day, or its fraction
which gives to him who uses, double val
ne Of occupation for the hours Of the day
which increases the happiness and com
fort, and profit Of the farm, that foundation
Of all the institutions ofsoccty."
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t@' The 81. Louis papers speak Of al
unusual rise in the river at,hat point. The
lntelligcucer Of the I'd instant says that for
more than three weeks the lcvco in that
city has been entirely submerged and all
the stores on Front street filed with water
to the depth Of several feet Business
has been In great measure suspended,
and great damage has been done to the
growing crops. For hundreds Of miles
along the Mississippi, Missouri, and their
tributaries, the bottom lands have been
submerged for weeks, and the growing
crop has been entirely destroyed. 50 late
IN the season as TO preclude the possibility
Of rcplan.iug. Many houses have been
washed away. fencing to an immense a.