Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-31

II ne Esen0te OF lliC oHlAea QUITS nus Ft
Gently had under consideration a treaty witt
Great Britain the object of which 10 to allow
citizens of the United States to hold real estat,
in that Kingdom, aud granting British subject
the like privilege here The assent of III,
British Government 10 this treaty Is Justly re-
carried as another proof of the liberal DISPOSE
ton of that government towards the United
States. II is understood that a company o
British capitalists tow ready to invest &C..
=. 100000 in the purchase ofcopper lands in the
region Of Lake Superior, and little or no doubt
seems to be entertained that upon the ra,iGca
ton OF the treaty heavy investments will be
made by British capitalists in real estate, bank.
ing institutions and railroads. in this country.
Mr.. Thomas f. Meagher, in speech re-
Gently delivered, ut adinner given him. some
ofhis countrymcn. ut Charleston, Is. CO. said
"he had declared his intention OF becoming a
citizen of this happy country. He aeknowl-
edged now no other Government than that of
the United States of America, and whatever
efforts in behalf Of bis native land he might
deem it incumbent on him 10 make hereafter,
they should be made ms became a citizen OF the
United States Nothing should be done illicit
ly or illegally. His conduct should be govern.
ed strictly and rigidly by the obligations he
had assumed TO obey the Constitution and
Laws of tho country he had adopted as his
own" These are the sentiments of genuine
patriot, who knows what is due TO the country
OF his adoption, as well as to the land Of his
birth.
Col Sloo, the ostensible head ofihe mixed
company to which has been awarded the con
tract for making road across tho 1shmus Of
Tehuantepeo, is now in Washington. He
states that the Company having complied with
their engagements with the Mexican Govern
ment, have been put in possession Of the route
and will proceed at once TO execute their con.
tract. The Senate will not al present take up
the subject of our relations with Mexico. This
determination is founded in wisdom, because
there appears 10 be Just now no regularly or
ganized Government in that distracted and
misgoverned country. Gen. Santa Anna will
probably assume the reins in less thnn sixty
days; and as he is reported to be brimful Of
hatred towards the people and Government oi
the United States, il becomes necessary to a.
wait his movements and to allow him ample
time to review the acts of his predecessors be-
fore pressing upon his attention the various
questions which remain unadusted between
the two Govern ents
The commercial intercourse of this ooun-
try with the Pacific is growing rapidly. 1t IS
said that there are twenty five to thirty vessels
in the port Of New York up for California alone,
embracing large number Of the most splen-
didly built clipper ships. There are also eight
fine vessels up for Australia, and all filing at
satisfactory rates. Those loading for Caifor
MIA are taking III valuable cargoes, consisting
chiefly Of -four, lumber, provisions, machinery
and assorted goods To Australia, the chic
articles consist OF flour, lumber, tobacco, rice
spirits, and assorted merchandise, suitable 70
that distant market.
The Consolidation Railroad bill fnall
passed the Assembly of N. York, on Wednes
day, as it came from the Senate. 1t authorize
the consolidation, under one management, q
the interests OF the following roads. formln
what is known as the Great Central Line o
New York : Albany and Schenectady; SYRIA
cuse and Rochester; Troy and Schenectady
Rochester and Buffalo; Utica and Schenectady
Rochesterand Niagara Falls; Mohawk Valley
Lockport and Buffalo; Utica and Syracuse.
The friends and admirers of Elk Governo
Smith propose him as candidate for Congress
through the columns Of the Warronton Flag
Father Gavazz the Italian orator, mad
speech on religious matters, in the Taberna
Gle, in New York, on Wednesday evening, 1
acrowded house. Some Of the papers alleg
that his remarks were very Incorporate an,
calculated 10 create discord.
The Richmond Enquirer says that late in
telligence from Cuba has been received at N