Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-12
Party Diacipline.


The Richmond Examiner utterly repudiatcs
and rejeetsthe Unions proposal for the intro
dueton Of "strct military discipline" into the
ranks of the party. Asa specimen Of its man
ner and matter, in Indignantly refusing to place
itself in su }jccion To the "lcaderse in Washing
ION quote N folIows;-
"Whnt are The Unions tests of Democracy
aud symbols Of Democratic fcalty! Where nre
we 10 find the c,nons of the "oflhnrdox fifth il
its own conduct j. heretlcnll Are those who
make war against such Tried men rs Daniel :.
Dickinson within the pale of mercy, or proper
subjects of the harsh discipline recommended by
the Union! In what does loyalty 10 the party
consist Does 1t consist in splitting the PARTY
Rsnnder in every Northern Stafe; aud IN pampcr=
ing set ot tawnlng prts--whllst ignoring thu
existence II tried aud efficient IN, II who won't be
sycuphants of anybody. in every Southern Stntel
Does it consist IN laying downtests of Domoeru-
cy, and then denouncIng warm advocates of the
test measures, whilst iuitcring md feeling bitter
opponents of theml Who are Democrats IN the
Unions sight, l. it ml, men who rush to
Washington for office, sing the praises of the
Cabinet, subscribe to the Mon, eulogizc For
ney the Clerk, and Nich,l son the printer, and,
not on 10 the occupants OF high places, but h.
TIA, miserable scum, slime and sermin that nfcst
aud pullute the mcnial places Of office, bend the
supple hinges oi the knee, thai thrift may follow
fawningl Does ieaity to party CONSIST ia not
only ndmiring every tune OF aduIlation in the
hackneycd schedule of the organ, bat in cheer
ing and cluckng chestnuts 10 the monkey on
top! What dl~cpnuriun for honest Demo
era.s, this merecnary hwemgi hata com
mandcr s this coarse whilper in, for brave
host OF honest aud honorable soldicry!'
A meeting of the Committee app ninted 10y the
1. 4 : 10
ting in Charleston, n called at Oldl'oiut on the
18th. \ majority of the members were not pre-
sent nj the meeting, though letters were received
from most Of them regrcttng their inability to
he present. 1t was then resolved that the ehnir-
man of the Committee. Mr. Myers, of Norfolk,
should call meeting Of the Committee to be held
in Richmond, va. in Octobernext.
A general meeting of persons interested in the
Jennings Estate, will be held in Lyhchhurg, on
Friday, the lith inst. This meeting is called at
the request of the Corhiu family, by ,Ianison
Gorbln aud others aud n gem raj attendance of all
the Corbin- is particularly requested on that oc-
cusion.
letter in the ST. Louis Republican, dated
Whitehead, Kansas territory, June Goth, suys,
that thousands OF emigrauts from Virginia, Ken
lucky, Tennessee. and Missouri have already
arrived in that territory, and thousands are still
pouring in,thc lands for from ten To twenty miles
back,haviug been,wlth but few exceptions obtain
ed 10y sqaattrrs.
In New Orleans on Saturday. Judge Camp
bell ordered General Qutman, Mr.. Thrasber,
and Dr. Saunders te give bail in $1,000 each
a.
were consequently placed in custody of the Uni
ted States marshal. The case will probably he
carried before the State Court.
The National Intelligcncer gives long list of
the bills yet to be acted ON by Congress, and
says, "Only twenty four working days of the
session remain, from which it will be seen that IA
large amount of business will be untouched, un-
less members resolve 10 dispense with debates
upon mere points of ORDER which are often tedi-
Gus and seldom profitable"
letter from Washington in the Richmond
Examiner, says 1--WE are upon strange times
here just now. Whatever the Administration
does, we like to regard with favor if possible
But when Atehison and Douglas are sighted
and suggestions of certain other distinguished
Southern Democrats 60 UNDECIDED and such men
as Forney q CO., mould appointments at pleas
IRE. it is difficult TO praise when cen,ure is so
merted The truth is, the South has been
cheated by Forney."
Bishop Johns's resignation of the Presidentship
Of William and Mary College was followed by
resolutions of the Board of Yisitors of that
institution accepting it with regret, and cypress
ing their iaaak- lor his past eNerleas uad .ary-
zee Professor heuiauan. 7. Eac3 ta- been
unanimously elected President OF the College.