Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-30
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AhN Riis-i5hAIit lttf Il IhtfAbhA t"tfatfth 49,
New Orleans Il The interior Of Minnesota Ter
rilory. Within few days past convention
for the faule,anec OF Ibis project assembled at
st. LOUIS aud adopted resolutions urging the
coustruction ofthe WORK to be laid Oh m tho
direction Of the Red ieer 81 the North, with
branch 10 the Fail Of II. Anthony; 10 pass by
the Capital Of the Stale Of Arkansas, the Iron
Mountain and the city al St Louis, IN tie Stats
Of Missouri. anl the valley Of he Dcs MONIES
river. in the STATE e Town. To construct tbs
road. tley ask from Congress a quantity OF
land equal 10 the alternate sections for ten
miles ia width OIL zach edo Of sud rai'road
throughout its entire length. 81 nh the privilege
81 selecting other lands To make up the qnau-
Itity Of such tracts as may bac Len sold, ot
are subject to pre- emption, within the distance
Of Ten mics from the line Resolutions ere
also adopted protesting against lhe homestead
and hnd bills before Congress, and IN favor Of
ceding 10 the nea States all tn public lunds
within their borders. that shall have been flf-
teen years or more in market, but acguiescing
IN tho distribution of reasonable share Of the
moneys oecruing from the snes of all other
lands among.t the old S,ates for purposes Of
education.
The Crescent City did not return 10 Havana
on her rcgulortri Of die 27th inst, but the y.
\. Herald says lhis Is not 10 bo attributed 10
any interference on the part ofour government.
or any change in The policy sentiments Of
the company bat is simply owing 10 the fact
that on her last trip up The Mississippi she On.
couniercd slight disoster. which renders it
necessary that she be placed IN the dock for
repairs. The steamer Cherokee was, therefore
substituted for the Crescent City, and left the
port of n York on the 81 inst, for HAVANA
! he officers and crew Of tic Crescent Civ
have been consequently transferred TO the
Cherokee, including the somewha, distinguish
. ed "indlvidnal," Mr.. Parser Smith
The Washington correspondent of the same
journal says that the Crescent Cily is not a
regular mail steamer, having only been permit
ted TO carry the mails by suilcrance The
Post Office Department viii mol, therefore,
send any more mails by her. Under the con-
tract with The mail steamers. the law provides
''lht bI'S HHdi bc 'pilllldiuttl Nv OlilCtf3 q
the grade of 6,mcraor. Thus in every re.
srcci the government havoihe nd vantage IN
the present case. Tae Crescent City i, not u
mai steamer, and il she were, Milshipman
Davenport hss no right to command her
The Legislature Of North Carolina T.. una.
bic To ci,cia Z : Senator. Mr.. Do,bio. Inns
becn nominated by he Demo.ra,'. :, Lo Iave
a majority On Joint ballof. but a small .,n,l of
.,boR,1s.'' led b, Gencr. R,m.Ia, NJ s,nr.
ders. refuse to snnport him md At In, Ias, ri.
al he lacked seven votes Of the npo,hcr mo.
cessary 10 IA choice. The Who votes A.,
Inrincipallv concentrated y, lie, villa,
IGra}am. The LEGISLATURE viii aaiop,n ,.ro
3 ,le onrhe 10Th Of next month.
' Charles G Atherton has leenelec,ed / &
! Senator for New Hampshirc, in nDocc If Iabo
=. Hale whose term cxnrp. Irb Of NJ ,r,b
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