Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-02

! ship aud the right OF tutefh't. pa'
/ - recently n December. 1852. has made Pfoies,
| ,ant worship punishable by impri. onment md
| 6ne Some Of the South American rep1eAes
are leaning equally toward bigoiry Efeh
Protestant sweden has followed suit. aud de-
clnres conversion from the Southern creed pc
nal offence.
Mr.. cnss thus c. Includes h.s Interesting and
able argument.
"proiesfant placos Of worship have recently
arisen at Terusalem. under the shadow OF the
Mosaaa of emar. upon Mount Mariah, the site
Of the Temple of Solomon. while in more than one
of the eapital- of the Christian world, an Amerl-
can believer in the Word of God, but who docs
not believe in the creed ofthe established church.
is allowed no place of public worship, but must
Worship privately, by conniynnce, a ~ "ere' OF
not wors6ip at al and even this 'eonniyanoe is
withheld from the native citizen. whose secession
from the dominant faith is high offence, sure
10 be visited BY severe punishment.
And the soil If the holy land, once trod by
tbe feet of the Saviour, is not too sacred To re-
ceive the feess remains oil Protestant believers
while there is fitting repose for him IN many
christian land deseorated by dark deeds ana daf-
her presumption. 49,,
decree was issued from the royal mandatory OF
intolerance at Madrid, which prohibited any
stranger whether d0micHidted or travelling IN
Spain from protesting any other religion than
thai of the Catholic Apostolic Church OF Rome.
Now here i mn act which has been justly de-
nominated in the English House OF Commons AN
Incredible one, aimed specifically ana exclusive
Nv nt foreigners depriying them OF one OF the
most sacred and inalienable rights of man. aud
which shuts the borders of Spain to their entrance
unless at the sacrifice Of their conylctlonsor the
hazard Of punishment.
And does Archbishop Hughes believe that all
these abuses are destinad To continue untoneh-
cd aud unchanged! That they will much longer
resist the mighty tide of public opinlon,which has
already done 50 much in these our latter days'ahd
j. faied TO do So much morel 1t mny not be-
The past is pledge for the future. Within the
memory of the present generation the abuses OF
ages seemed To possess an imprcgnnble fortress
occupying its position in the midst OF christianity
mud civilization, and overlooking and overhwng
both. But one after another its outworks have
fallen before the efforts of truthand ere long the
citndcl itself will be leyeled TO the ground.
"And are the representatives of the American
people To lay their hands on their mouths, aud
their mouths in the dust, to look on and see the
prosecutions and expressions to which their coun-
trymen are exposed abroad.and not even express
their displeasure and their dcmandsl And all
from an nilcctation Of national decorum, national
squoami,hncss il should be called, which IL 50
tender to the presumption of others rs to sacra-
flee our own true rights and honor | trust no
such Illumination is i'll store for US
CHculT Court LYNcnBuRG-Judge Leigh
presiding. -This Court commenced its session
to day at lo'eook. The grand jury was en-
gagged for the greater part Of the day in consd-
ing various Bills of Indictment sent them by the
Attorney for the Commonwealth.
True Bills were found in five cases against
VIM. NJ. Taylor, of Halifax charged with
utlering and employing as true counterfeit
money on the Bank Of Georgetown, ) G.; aud
in three against --- Chisln,on similar charge.
Also, Il True Bill u.s. Williams, on charge of
wounding, with intent 10 maine, disable Nc, a
man named Dorsey;a presentment us. Richard
Norris, for meendiary and seditous lam
guoge in the presence of negroes; aud n present
mcnt US. VIM. II. Gnrnett, for retailing ardent
spirits To a negro.
llYnRornomA.-A correspondent of the n. Y
Courier & Enquirer claims that hydrophobia may
be cured by the use of hydrophobia, II homuopa-
THO or isorathc remedy and asserts that it has
been tried successfully upon II mad-dog, by DIR.
Herring of that city.
\ Washngton letter says that the French Min
lister had an interview with Mr.. Marcy on Sotur-
day, when diplomatic notes were exchanged in
relat to the recent arrest at San Francisco, of
Mr.. Dillon, the French Consul at that port
MIR. Dillon, it will be remembered, was subpoena
cd to attend the United States District Court, to
testify ON the trial of the Mexican Consul for Vi
olation of our neutrality lHws, land refusing to obey
the summons, was brought up ON attachment is
sued by Judge Hoffman, but subsequently dis
charged. That Judge II conduct was in con
trayention of the treaty between the United
States and France, which exempts Consuls from
arrest, is perfectly clear If there was any cause
of complaint against Mr.. Dllon,our Government
could withdraw his Erequatur; but under no cir
cumstances was there any authority for his ar
rest. MIR. Marcy is understood TO admit this
! view of the case, and to have acted accordingly
! There are,howeyer, said to be great causes OF
complaint against Mr. Dillon, and tits not unlike.
| ly his excquatur will he withdrawn.
The completion of the Knoxville and Tennes-
see railroad is warmly agitatcd, and the East Ten
nessee and Georgia road company, regarding tie
speedy construction of this road important tc
their interests, have expressed Willingness to
take stock to the extent of S250000
\ writer in the National Intelligeneer =
asks and answers the following query in regard
to Railroad Iron:-
"Hhat can be done, LIST, to keep up proper pro
lection in the shape of prices for domestic nanu-
facture of iron rails I'd, to enable Railroad
companies at this juncture to obtain supply ON
easy terms
The answer is, let the varied interests of in.
Hucnce IN Congress agree at once upon bill.