Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-13
The Democratic State Central
COMMITTEES,

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The Democratic State Central
Committee,
AT meeting held il the city of Rich
mond, the lst Octobcr,adopted resolutions,
appointing speakers for the various Seno-
torlal Districts, to meet those selected BY
the Wing Convention al Charlottesville.
We give the names of some ofthem:
Sth (Cumberland) District--Wm. Old,
r.. Of Powhatan.
9th prince Edwarjl Thomas
IL. Campbell, Of Nottoway.
10th (Charlot,e) District--George w.
Read, of Charlotte
1lth (Pittsylvania) Dis,rict-Wm. NJ.
Trcdway, of Danville.
18th Observation-Disclosures Hughes, of
Halifax.
18Th (Franklin) Nathaniel c,
Claiborne, Of Franklin.
1lth District ohm Goode, Jr., of Bed
ford
10Th (CampbclD District-somuel d.
McDearmon, of Appomattox.
2Sth (Albemarle) Distric,--Andrew Ste
venson.
30th (Amherst) District-B. NJ. Dewitt
Of Nelson.
37lh (Rockbridge) Disirict--James G
Paxton, of Rockbrdge.
38th (BotetourD District-D. B. Laync
Of Allegheny.
39th Floyd District--Wm. II. Cook
ofCarroll.
- The Staunton papers publish Mr.
Letcher's acceptance Of bis nomination fnr
Congress in that district. IN lis letter Mr.
l.. says:
"iregard the Compromise measures recently d
dorted, a. aa adjustment, ~ the Slavery question
and have NO reason 10 sappa.c ;hat tho agitation
Of this exciting subject wiltbe renewed 10 Congress.
The true policy tor as, T. % hoi4 the North to ia
terms ot this Compranise, aud W. hsvc abundan,
reason, think. to bcliryc thsf i IN b. faithful,
carried out, and tina, tho Fu-jtiyo Slave Law vii
be rigidy enforced ty thcm. We NAV, therefore
confidently anticipate the restoratipu Of pearc qlci
and order 10 this laic distracted aad greatly asta-
ted rounfry.
The storm which ra.-rd viii, 81 inarl, fury fr,,
short months aeoseriously threatening the icnec
Of our glorious uninn has, ia great measure sub.
sided and every itiing srnuai indicates rriurn
ii tlut harauny and frairrnal feeling which Il ia thc
duty of the patriot To cherish
How far we are indebted for this re-
turning harmony aud tra,ernal feeling" aud
for protection from the storm which ragged
with somuch fury" to The Representative
from this, or the Amherst or Halifax Dis.
tnct, we leave to the people to say, on the
fourth Thursday Of The mouth.
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~ The Legislature Of Tenn esscc con.
vcncd Monday the 9th inst. The session
viii be. an important one. Two y. S.
SenatorJ are 70 be elected; the congress
sional and Legislative districts are to be
aPportioned, and the subject OF intcrnul in
provcments, with various propositions for
state appropriations, 10 be considered. In
this last matter our own state is scarcely
less interested than Tennessee
.H We learn from the (Joncsborough)
Rail Road Journal, that the Directors OF
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
met in that place the Ist Of October, and
appointed a committee TO let out the gra.
ding of the road between that town and
the Virginia line. The Journal hopes be.
fore long to be able to announce, that the
whole division is under contract.
III
sy1 The Petersburg hteHigencer co.
pies from New York letter the following
statistics concerning the tobacco market:
The market for domestic lenf Tobacco Il very
dull, and prices heavy. The stock on The LEI b.
slant was
siif hhd.. Kentucky against 1871 on lit Sept.
G2f f Va. md y. Q. 592 I" -"
aosa s11s
The deliveries during The month were 1900
hhds The stock Il accommodating. Spanish a
scarce and wauted. aud prices steady: 80 bids
kenteel,y sold Il - aslr
EY' The Washington Republic states,
'tiat the prisoners shot at Havana, were
tried and condemned ia the due form Of
Spanish law, and that copy Of the com
plete record Of the trial is now in the hands
Of an official gentleman, in the city Of
Washington"
~ Hon Henry S. Footc is reported
to have made the following ADHESION in n
speech lately delivered by him in Missis-
sippl:
- Much depends upon the notion Of the Whie
party, for the dispDion tefiiag i prevalent a.
mong the Democrats, rnised by certain leading DO.
litieians and corrupt editors, thun among the
Whigs."
~ OF the 'llirty-eight churches in
New Orleans, twelve arc said to be Ro-
man Catholic, seven Episcopal, FIVE Meth
odlst, SIX Presbyterian, two Baptist. three
Lutheran, and three are Synagogucs.
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