Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-15

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Col. n. J. Boyd, or WytIhc..
This gcntleman's letter Of Resignation al
Director in the Vaand Tenn. Railroad
Company was published in Mondays yir.
ginian but we cannot permit lin TO re-
tire from the service ofshc Company with
out passing tribute to the value Of bis
services both in the employment of tho
Company and in the cause OF Internal I'm
provement generally. lie has been de-
voted, might and mind, TO the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad from its inception to-
the present moment, and his last official
act, OF severing his connection with il, in
dicatcs an attachment to the work which /.
only cquolled by the manly and disin.cr-
estcd manner in which he shows it. He
Is one OF the pioneers of Improvement in
llls section ofcountry, and is entitled, per.
haps, to the credit Of being the frs, poll
t'cian IN his county who was willing 10
risk his popularity in behalf Of the cause.
We have understood he is the iaygesf sub
scribcr TO the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
Road, in proportion 10 his means and
whether before the people on the stump, in
the Legislature, or in the Directory, tho
road has never called in vain for his val.
uable aid. The Stockholders may we'll
regrctthc loss Of sucha efficient co-workcr
in the cause.
We have made this statement as an act
ofsimple justice to Col. Boyd, and from no
disposition TO pn6him. lie is political
opponent, with whom we have not even
the honour Of personal acquaintance II
surely this fact ought to exempt us from
the suspicion of any disposition to render
him undcscrvcd praise. We arc not Of
that class who see an object for vilifca-
cation in every political adversary, and
hence, if we were permitted to adv Use in
the matter, VIC would suggest to the pco.
pie of Wythe that, they would do well to
retain the services Of Col. Boydin the Leg
islaturc, so long ashley may have j, in their
power TO secure them.
We learn that man BY the name OF
Joel W. Rose, committed suicide by hang
ing himself, near the Sweet Springs in Ale
ghany county, on Friday or Saturday Of
last week. Hewas altogether unknown in
the neigllborhood Of the Sweet Springs, as
It seems he committed the rash net while
pursuing his journey Westward upon the
public highway. We learn that lie was
Saddier by frude and that he worked for
some two weeks in this place, short time
previous TO his deceased. He stated while
here that he was Immediately from Lynch
burg, but had formerly resided in Freder-
- Valley Wig.
The young man who is here alludedto
came to this place few months sincc,and
was in the employment Of Mr. Edward s.
Thurman until about the first Of April, at
which time he left in a wcstwardly direcs
hon. He stated when here thar he WASH
native ofStaford County, Va, and that no
had relatlvcs in Fredericksburg where no
mad formerly lived. When in the employ
ncnt Of MIR. Thurman he was quito steady
and there rs no reason to suppose that he
committed this desperate act either from
he effects, Or under the influence Of d;..;.
patton. He gave signs before leaving
Lynchburg of a melancholy disposition Of
mind which he said. arose from disoppo;pt.
meni. He was about twenty years Of ageof
good personal appearance and dcmeancd
himself with Proprie,y.
LEXINGTON INSTITUTE disfur-
'ance has recently occurred attl,e Virgin.
a Military Institute at Lexington, which
ed to the disnnssion of2l members of the
Senior class. It seems the students had
orders not to attend the trial. then eo;ns ON
n the Court there, of the Andcrsors, for
murder; but in disobcdicneo OF tb,se M
"a Of the senior class consisting
y ~ members who would have bccn grad
lated IN Jnly, attended and ware DISMISS
ID fort. tis thought they will probably
DC restored.
10 The weather is az tickle as CO.
Iuetre. After an unusually cold spell, wa
nave an unusually hot one. On Monday
night at l2 o'clock. friend informs us,
he thermometer stood at 81 deg. and a.
O'Clock next morning at s2 deg. Ifthis
would be called bot in August what ourh,
I TO be called in May!