Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-06

A party Of Fish laborers on the Rail
Road, some three or four miles above
this place, were attacked last Thursday
night. while asleep in their Cabins. by
hostileparty from different portion Of the
work. with firearms and other weapons
doubtless with the fendish purpose Of
massacreing the whole Of them. One
man Was killed by ball through the
Head -four or FIVE others were seriously
wounded, and several others have the
marks ofshot about their clothing. We
sihdcrstshd that the cabins exhibit traces
Of a heavy vollcy. and chow that the as
'sault was made by large body of men.
The party assaulted saved themselves by
escaping to the woods. Friday morn
ing, the report having come to town that
the riot still continued, the three volun-
tcer companies were called out, and were
promptly under arms. The report was
ascertaiued 10 be- untrue, but the compan-
les did good service by aiding the Police
in making arrests, Guarding prisoners &c.
About forty Of the rioters were taken
during the day. These lawless and a
trocious proceedings are said to have o.
,iginaied in some old national feud be-
tween the "Corkonians and Fardowns.'
1.-THE really guilty can be found out, we
hope that they will be punished, severely
enough to teach the hrutes that the laws
and peace Of this country cannot be VIC
lated with immunity.
~ The MrcnIcAN DgmocnAcY met
in State Convention on the 2iih ult., and
having nominated Robert McClelland and
Calvin Britain for the Offices Of Governor
and Lieutenant Governor OF the State, a
,loptcd series of resolutions. enc Of which
declares:
Tina, the recent measures Of compromise, crnbra-
ring rctileinrnt of the di-rnciibF questions which
have disturbed and almost interrupted the cuisines.
Of Congress ss.rously threatening The integrity 81
the Onion ITSELF dcnanaed 10y fair consi'lt;rn-
tion of the constitutional rights " the various mem
her. ofils canescrary that the democracy of Mich
igan, pandcring to no isgs. rejecting an Alliances
with sectional factions, having in view the rrepeal-
able claims ofcnch State ia the Union, and yield
lag onlv To- the demands Of the constitution, declare
cmpliaically that the compromise mcasnges stand
justified IN the ewes of every welwshcr Of his coan-
TRY, md should he sustained aud executed ia all
their parts faithfully. fully and impnIially.
1t is hard to say whether such a reso-
luicn will prove most distas'eful to the
Free Soil Locofocos of Ohio or the South
'crn. Rights Locotocos Of Virginia.
The Convention recommended General
Cass as a candidate for the Presidency, but
declared that they would checrfuly sup
port the nominee Of TIC National Convcn-
ZION.
AuRonA BoarALrs-Wc neglected to
mention in CDR last, disappearance Nom
day night ofo i6f these mysterious and
beautiful phenofhcffa. just after dark the
North. Eastern sky lighted up with u deep
suiTnson of rhtay hues, resembling at FIRST
sight the rcAcctionoia aisthntfre. Present
", long golden bars of light were seen pen
'etraIing the luminous space. presenting in
all its glory the .Aurora Borcaiis. The
light unddia,ed upward abhquely to the
North: It's highest vertical reach being, we
-'shoud think, ever foify-hvcocgrccs. Even
after midnight, there Mas an unwontcd
brightness in The iicavcnB and occasional
apparitions of electrical light.
w. w. Concor,N the bnfl>cr of Wash
tngton. whose midnifccnt charities hereto
Fore have given him most honorable re-
putation IN the Country, has made n dona-
lion of $500, to The Father Matthew
Fund" The Winchester lirgiajdss states
thut he has also presented "A fine organ to
The Lunatic ASYLUM at Staunton. to be
placed in the chapel racently erected there
The steamer illinois," which left
New York for Ghagr5s a few days ago,
carried out upwards Of six hundred pas
scngers.
Ir Col. GA. Wing6cld, of Bedford,
at the solicitation of Several citizens Of that
county, consents TO become candidate
Tor the Senate.
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