Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-12
The Ostend Conference.

which we publish below on the resolution Of Mr.
Sellers of Maryland, calling on the prcsiden, for
intorna ton ON the subject If the ostcnd Confer
enee. 1t seemed to be doubted hY opponents Of
the resolution whether the conference vas held at
all. but why such anxiety 10 suppress the enquiry
since its oil cct only Ia ascertain if not incom
patihlc with the public interest if it had been
held, and what were its aims aud ends The
manly and independent course Of Mr.. Letehcr
will commend itself to men of all parties. while
the Hon. Mr. Baily is evidently in fog be-
tween his devotion to the Administration aud the
terrors of Know Nothngsm, that We scarcely
know where 10 find him Perhaps he will "turn
up after the lies Of March, aud the Virginia
elections
Mr. Letcher of va. (Dcm.) said he would vote
for the resolution il stood. aud should vote for
it if something more were added. He was saiiS
fled, from the tone of the public iouuals. and
conversations among his constituents, thai there
is distrast about our Minister II Madrid. He
desired the facts to go before the country, Ia or
der that II Mr. Sonie is innocent, he may have
the benefit of the ,indicaiion II the suspicious
well founded the facts should be knosn.--
Hence he wanted the resolutions passed ia order
10 decide how the stands. The gentleman
from Alabama, Mr.. Phillips, considered this
light question, bal he, (Mr. Lctcher) never knew
n more important one to be made GA the Ifcsi-
dent than this. He thought that Mr.. Sanlr
should never have been ,rnt abroad. aud TINT the
interests of the coantry would be promoted Day
bringing him home.
Mr.. Bnylv reminded Mr.. irtchcr that tire res
oution had nothing to do with Mr.. scale.
Mr.. leteher replied that he understood MIR.
Soule was in that conference To De sure. there
was not a word said about him in the resolution,
but he took il for Grant, 4 that his colleague MIR
Ill l.. Al. q 4
how come, all this fuss nbont his ,oinl, back
through Francct II ,uebterl Mint difference
do : il make whether Mr. ~snl.'s name j, not
mentioned whom the resolution distinctly refers
to him.
Mr.. Cnnpbcll advocated the adoption of there's.
olui,on, cnnfending HAT the prople hive n RIGHT
10 tn information Although ~, oficinl docu-
inent admitted the fact of the meeting nj ostepd
thefe wa 4 universal publication IT it,
Mr. Soers calied 10 Mr. Phillips and sud
amoog other things that he voul not trust our
Diplomacy to men not nativp and Ia the manor
born (Sc.eral cries of ~, .od. q. a.rnod - AIr
Souln mrlt live here till he wa. A., cd a. Meth
uselah. AMI never eomprrband the national ron
resentariv, government of TIN tinted States
daughter Iirne,cr knew. r FOREIGNER who did,
"a voice, saIlrr. must be a Know Notbino- Lnt
ha , Directly "a foreigner lnnd, there +. whi-p
cred into hiS mrs "JJewerr,rD." which i &. ia
the IRISH. j. "A stumbling blarb and ,thr D,,,b
[ r. ft. 4.
Mr.. Gin. nao aid he ,,v ,,o,h;n, .,,,,,i. .,,,
in a corG.rrncc Of Ministers IN E,Ira,,s l,..,'e
",,'' '','s ~ M s'',a w
transn;rif,. IN r4n9no /. ,,,. ia,,a,,a,, ,la,
they should come 10 a common understanding in
order TO sa5srr'e the cause Of thin country.
-, MI i-ti' s"Id he would vote Tor the reference
ne,' was a. "'5ess'tv 'ef me a2ll'n oil th'
ion oth,r t,n, H., lad TN. prosjG,1, La,;n,,
communicated II lengthy message. proves either
that he has 10 knowledge with which further to
ncquant the House. or that lac has none On this
Soo,e't "hien can be property communicated.
;,traj,o;,', ~ 1'i," VI
tnre 10 o.lI far tho information Ito .aj a,a,,,
of foreikSb;r,b oncL, g., a SON, olr,,aG =, r,.,,r
sent ms IN n f,roi,,n oo,,;,al ~ =
NJ p ~ '',''Sn o"P''"'.
tho Uonao ,"id ,'',' ~ e9,','i' e"S'S'
IT. om;scbciraIs ur'aaI,,,, e.. H.. -,
~ ''' ~ P,'''"'"'' i'' inc reason
guished foreigners il would he we'll if nom" hmt
natiyo har, ro,,,,.,,,,a,;,. WI :, I'm '"'
onr a' m ge''' "pro"o'
Ue was nronarod :, ','. y
L.. ~ f''P"i'' u e. IN sup iur'her' ana
nauVe born ought not to he lett abroad too long,
.p pf ."es inolu" ,or'lgh Vows forgetting even
''e pr, name HPPec''es'
- va ''i'ii ing H'e i',"'u''o" WIS th''
taken ana negatl'ed by yeas ~, nays 81
h ,eso'u.'"n was ul'lha'eIy referred 10 the
N'"''''ee Vi rore'gh l'ela'iohS'
p.ss,,,,,,, y 49,. -" %, ~.
PASSENGER HATES ON DIFFERENT RAILROADS
~ fihGlNiA-lhe business Committee Of the
hairoao Convention which was recently held in
charges for rassepgers an the several R,;l,ood.
in VIRGINIA now !, ar.ora,;o,