Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-04
News ND MISCELLANY.


..or.., h;, attendance of members, refuses L.
consider any bill Of general importance. In
regard to matters Of most moment 10 the CON.
monwealth. all is uncertainty and confusion
The indications, We regret to say are uhiaNof
able 10 any thing Ike judieioHs and system atle
action on the policy OF internal Improvement
Monbers seem unable To d,est themselves 81
nc;ebborbood pr,judiccs, AID act IN the spirit
orpatriot.. for the god uf Tie whole Safe
There is woiul want OF independence, a.
well as of enlightened aud comprehensive
craftsmanship. and VIC regret much that Flr-
gnia is doomed 10 wear, for years yet 10 come,
through darkness and bondage. The Old
world notions which were implanted IN the
minds of the dominant party. by that ancient
and eminent political imPrc"ar,o, who 50 long
presided over the chef orgnn in this State
cannot be Grad Gated The only hope il. thai
the next generation may be wiser lhan his
The why editor Of The Springfield Repub
lcan. noticing the assidaous announcements,
in the Boston papers, nf Gen. Picrec's where.
abonts, whenever he happens III at the Ire.
mont House, for an hour or TWO, touches of
the prevailing toadyism Of Ioeolocoism, as fol.
lows: Gen. Pierce att ndcd Rev. DR. k,r<'s
church, on Sunday, and visited tic public
schools in that city. on Monday. We await
with breathless anxiety the report Of bis doings
on Tuesday, aud hope that he Wi, not do any
thing terrible on Wednesday, for The papers
10 announce on Thursday, aud 20 20 into ex-
latcs over on Friday, 50 thh the world may
get quieicd down ON Saturday, Sufficiently to-
be able to keep Sunday in proper and becom-
ing manner"
In New York considerable excitement has
grown out of the conflicting views of the Gin
zens, as To the policy Of laying railroad track
along Broadway, to accommodate the count.
less crowds that throng that thoronghfnrc -
The Board of Aldermen on Wednesday night
adhered to their former action, and adopted
the report for the establishment of the Broad
way Railroad, Notwithstanding the veto Of The
Mayor. They also adopted preamble aud
resolution disappearing the course Of Judge
CAMPBELL, in granting an Injunction restrain
ing them from proceeding in the matter. These
doings have caused good deal Of excitement
in New York. The Municipal Council man
tains that the Judiciary had no power 10 rrjoin
its Legislative proceedings, while lhe complain.
ants contend that the Corporation are about
making contract at war with the public IN
tcrests, which, if made, will be attended With
irreparable damage, aud therefore II is minis
terial and not legislative act rendering the
makers OF it as much within the reach Of ID
dcial process, an officer wonld.be if he were
about to execute an illegal contract on behalf
of the city. Judge EMMETT has issued an or
der requiring all the refractory Aldermen Il
show cause, at a special term To he held on lii,
second Monday OF January, Why an attach
ment should not be issued against them 70
contempt of Court in dsobeying its injunotoi
The Legislature of ARKANSAS has pissed
Homestead Exemption bill, which provide
that every free white citizen of the Slale. nal
or female. being house holder, or the head {
family, shall be entitled 10 homestead ex
empt from sale or execution, not exceedin
one hundred and sixty acres Of land. or ON
town or city lot, being the residence of sucl
house holder, or head of a family, with III,
appurtenances and improvements hereun,o be
longing. 1t also provides for the exemption
ofthe homestead during the time it shall b,
occupied by the widow children of any de
ceased person who was. when living, cntitlet
to the benefit of the act. The homestead
not to be exempt from sale for taxes, or Tn
owners thereof from any liabilities Of debt
contracted prior to the passage of the act
The act to be in forced from and after It's pas
sage.
AT no period since the coup d 'elat of Napo
leon twelve months ago, have the affairs o
Europe commanded SO general and SO clos,
attention, remarks the n York Courier as a
present. All Europe is under an andeiinec
and yet undenable apprehension that its peace
Jul relations which have been preserved es
sehna'iy an'mpared for thirry-seven years are
soon 10 be broken up. This all is held to de-