Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-05

in Delaware for the purpose OF remoddhnt
and reforming her Constitution. Among ihe
measures upon which the convention has agree
is one that Judges shall henceforth be chose
by the people. at their regular State eiee''on
Salaries-Chief Justice $1,000; chanceno
and Associate Justices $1,000 each. In
House of Delegates is toconsist of % member
not under "a years of sge-l2 from New Gas
tie, 8 from Kent and 0 from Sussex. The con
convention has also voted that no clergyman
while officiating as such, shall be elected
any political office; also that no Bank Char'e'
shall he granted by any future Legislature uh
Ill after three months notice OF application
shall have been publicly advertised in at iea'
three Delaware newspapers. The legislator /
is not to have power to emancipate slaves with
out the consent oftheir owners, and free per
sons of color are not allowed TO come into ano
remain in the State longer than ten days. Con
tracts with free persons of color coming int
the State contrary to law. arc declared void
and any person hiring any such colored per
son. will be subject 10 fine of not less thai
$40, nor mo than 800. The vote oil the peo
pie is to be taken upon the now constitution at
the next general election. The following have
been adopted as terms of service for certai
State officers State Treasurer, two yearst
Attorney General, four years; Auditor of Ac
counts, Sheriff, Coroner, County Treasurer
Inspectors. Assessors, Constables, each twf,
years; Parliamentary, Register of Wills, Reg
lister in Chancery, Clerk of Orphans Court, i,
Levy Court Commissioners each four years.
THE LATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Mn. CoRwrN,i is receiving liberal share OF
abuse from certain reckless party presses, foi
his connection with recent alleged violations o.,
the spirit of the Subtreasury act. The exteui
of his offendingsis thus briefly stated by the
Newark Advertiser
1--WE do not understand that tho ex Secre !,
tary of the Treasury, Mr.. Corwin, is charges
with using Government funds in making in
vestments in United States stocks for his o,o
advantage. but for that ofMe country. Find
ing a surplus in the treasury of nearly twent,
millions, not bearing interest, and doing nd
good to any one. but, on the contrary, press
ing with dead weight upon the limbs of trade
and business, he procures portion of it to I'D
brought to the use of The people by buying il
as he was authorised to do by the law Govern
ment stocks Is that ALL Yes, that is all
Where, then is the harm! What evil has tht
Secretary done The country is now getting
interest for It's money. which before lay useless
and lifeless in the vaults of the Sub-treasury;
and the community is benefited equally"
The National Intelligencer says:-Secreta
ry Corwin was authorized by Congress Il
make the purchases of stock, and the only ir
regularity is that he employed an agent to dc
it, instead of going into Wall street hmsel
with key of spec e,as strict construction
the Sub.treasury law would require. 1t is II o.
pretended that a dollar of the public funclf
was lost by the course pursued by Mr.. Corwi
or indeed that there was any danger ola loss
AMHERST CouNTy-We learn from tn
Republican of Monday, that Col. T. w. Dill lare
of Amherst, though not candidate, an, il
tending to use "all his efforts to secure he I,
lection of Col. Rcheson, the regular nom linee,
is willing to serve in the Legislatureifif shout
please the people to elect him. The Republ
can seemsto consider the efforts that ave bee
made to induce Col d. to take the ield regu
larly,the device of the Wings and fr aught wit
danger to the Democracy. That Il le Wings O
Amherst should, from sentimer 1t of count
pride. prefer, as a representative "a liberal in
telligent and educated gentlems n, to one VIII
| is remark able for nothing but the closenos