Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-18


desecration, that ministers shall not symra-
thise with US, and aid us by their experience aud
enlightened zeal We eannet think or feel
In conclusion then, earnestly appeal to our
sisters throughout the State. in each county,
town, city. village. and every neghborhood, 10
| exert themselves IN this work TO form auxiliary
associations, aud every proper exertlon To Sc
cue success. If each will contribute one dollar,
the work is accomplished and Mount Vernon will
be secured by proper title to posteTiiy. a saered
| monument of woman's grateful and ntuitive mp
probation Of all that is truly good, wise, great
and pure.
The Nsw York Journal Of Commerce has an
article on the independence Of Canada. in which
It speaks of the late indications of a separation
from the English Government US follows:
Nov. there is nothing in all this, to threaten
/ what is imp led and taken for granted, by the
/ phrase independence The meaning of TINT
| wnrd. applied and understood. is freedom frofn
/ the dopan of the mother countryside safne
! thing, virtually, which own glorious "Deola.
/ ration of independence meant, whose anniYer-
sary we have just celebrated. But there does
not appear TO be the slightest desire for such "A
contamination on the part of the people Of Canada
/ Themselves, who arr the parties mostly intcres-
! ted, and whose voice alone ought 10 decide such
| question. The very party. in fact, that has
caused the connection out of which the whole
! idea has arisen, Is mainly composed of men who
| have ever been the most loyal To the crown Of
! England. the most attached TO is soyegn rule,
| the most devoted To its perpetuated authority
| Who could ever for moment suspect So old and
! 50 hearty royalist as Sir Allen MacNnb. for in.
| stance, OF wish 10 throw off the yoke of Eng
| land-one whose great complaint invariably Is,
! that such yoke has, by what he regards ~ an
ultra liberal policy. tcen only made too easy =
Why, Sir Allen among the foremost in
producing that very crisis, which is confd, mt
~, IN certain quurter-. calculated upon intro
duolory To independence certain kind of in.
dependence he. and they with whom he nets
may be seeking aiter-and dare say they are
but it is of very different kind from that which
is popularity understood by the expression 1t
means independence of Lord Egn not of Queen
Victoria albeit Lord Elgin is Queen Nictoria's
representative.
l. The fact of the matter is, that the authority %
the Crown of England is now SO little interposed,
its yoke Is now completely unfelt, that tn.
! people of Canadn would, We are assured be quite
! content with Their present position n British
/ colony, could the development of It's vast resour
! ces be allowed to proceed unnt,rupedy rs. Ia
great extent they late have DONE aud those
! other improvements for example. as tho
/ adjustment Of the Seign rial queston--be att,
! ted, which they consider essential to their wei
far aud prosperity
! NEw YORK HARD SHELL CoSyENr1oN.-Tha
Hard shells of New ork, in the State Convention
ut Syracuse, Wednesday, nominated the Hon.
/ Greene {. Brons' niar Governor, notwithstanding
his letter declining that honor-l'ho following
II summary Of the resolutions adopted;
They reailrm adherence to the Plat orms O.
| the Baltimore conventions, of BIB aud lsY2,
endorse the doctrine of non Intervention by con
Rress as TO the right If thu people of the terrific
! .ies 10 frame their own law approve the rccen,
nc of Congress in regard Ia Nebraska x kHnsn-
so lar rs it establishes the principle that tn pcop
| of the territories may lcgslnte for their owl,
welfare; strongly denounee the Administrations
! for interference in the local politics OF New York.
! it's palpable and alarming invasion of Stlte rights.
aud Its uniu,t6able and undzguised use Of il
! patronage To control the State elections Tn
resolutions also denouuee any coalition with uthe3
! parties, aud pledge their authors to rely upot
the merits Of their own party fer success.
! The National Iutelligonear ,avs. .}gearo a~sut
/ ed by gentlemen we'll Informed in regard to tn
internal affairs of Mexico. that the Aeapule !
item going the rounds Of the papers, about tn
! prosperousnc,s Of Alyarnz' sinsurrection, and IT,
inability of Santa Ann 10 suppress it, is lalsi
and absurd.
Bishop MEApE.-Tho many warm admirers &
this eminent Irvine in Petersburg, lsays the T.
press,) will regret to lcarn. that in consequence
of the bad statc Of his health he has yielded l.,
the urgency of friends, aud the necessities 6
the cast, in his own Judgment in relinqusain
his plans for further Episcopal duty during tn
summer.
Col, Ga nett