Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-07

acc,unt Of IL comparative inactivity Prior g
the ref,,rn ton. the uniformity Of reli on through
cut Christendom suspended the Necessity 81 IN
T ternational liberation. When that great eFen'
had introduced diversitics Of national faith men !
; minds had been 81 long accustomed to the idea
that the State had the right 10 prescribe the forms
with which God should be worshiPped within ITS
jurisdiction. ian idea which Protestant establish
ments and Protestant intolerance impressed only
less deeply than the inquisition.l that even when
liberation wa- gradually allowed IN some STATES
/, was still marked by geographical hne-' es an
incident 10 their sovereignty. II wonid seem 10
be with the moral, ns with 'he physical man, that
feiters long worn are felt even after their re
moval Again. il is but If late that interning-
ling of the pc pie Of States, whether adjacent, or
widely separated has become thing of equal
| frequency and Necessity by the multiplication of
the subjects of traffic aud the facilities Of inter
| course What was formerly comparatively rare
and individual hardship, is now a grievance
pressing daily on hundreds often thousands of our
people In the third place, the citizens rights OF
/ property and personal liberty became the objects
| of his States protecting care before his moral
rights. Of We mny So call liberty Of oouscenee,)
by reason of mans tendency o. groyel, to elevate
the material above the spirtualio prefer physical
good to moral good.
We would indulge the hope that il may be made
the settled policy of government, to secure
by stipulation the recognition of the principle
that AN American citizen, 90 WHITTIER he may
bears about him an atmosphere of freedom; and
that what W. cherish n right 50 dear that so
ciety can never without injustice require the SIR
render # one little of it. il not upon the principles
If international law too sacred for foreign viola
ii M is at least of sufficient value to call for
lou. effort to secure itby positive treaty.
The highest reward ofa pub ic servant, politi-
clans tell us, Is the appreciation "f his eonstitu-
ents, The principle, we suppose, reocts. he
constitute ey cannot fail to feel mn emotion of
pride aud qualification, when their representative
attracts Ia himself the public commentator at
Others. This pleasure we have il in our power
IT, afford the People of this Senatorial District.
II is true. n large majority of them anxnusly de-
sired the appropriation against which he eSeried
himself earne .iv but it might not lac snie for
| them to wall 10 hear him praised for what they
| approve-nn1 -. they had better make the most
of this The Southsdc Democrat, speaking of
! the defeat of the Orange and Alexandria esten-
sion bill. says
! Among the steady aud untlinchng opponents
Of this suicidal improvement has been Colonel
| McDEARMos of Appomattox.
The bold and Independent stand which COL
| McDearmon has taken ON this question Is chnr
actcr>iic of hi mnnlinoss aud worthy of all com.
incubation. We will not allow ourselves Ia donbt
but that his vote will be triuml hantIy sustained
by the people Of hi- district"
In the Senate of Virginia, on Wednesday. on
motion of Mr.. Amber, the Committee ON Agri-
culture instructed to enquire into the expe-
dency of providing for the revision aud compile
ton of the Geological Map and Survey of the
State. heretofore made by Prof Rogers, aud the
publication of the same. The Richmond En-
quircr says. I'VE thank Mr.. Amber for having
brought this important subject before the Sen
nte yesterday. Unless some step be taken, the
money already appropriated by the State and
the valuable information gathered by Mr. Rogers
and now living idle in the Capitol will he entire
" thrown away. With n moderate expen liiurc,
the Survey may he completed, and n ma.s of in
formation, in regard to the natural resources of
the State, may be thrown before the world, and
be of iucal,nlable advantage in inviting popula-
ton to- develope aud work mp the rich treasures.
now concealed in the bowels of the enrh. We
heartily appeal to the Legislature 10 complete II
work nobly begun"
ICE BRIDGE AT NIAGARA FALIs.-The Rochcs-
ter American, describing the ice bridge which
now exists across Niagara river Just below the
American Fall at the foot of the ferry stair case,
says: 1t is formed of cakes of ice heaped up
together in every possible shape and rises some
twenty feet above the water 1t is already used
as highway for foot passengers between the
States and Canada. In front of the American
Fall the ice is piled up in huge masses. and GOV
ers the rocks and banks in every fantastic form
presenting in the sun light the most magnificent
ice, aud all the banks of Goat Island are sheeteo
with the frozen spray. The Canada side ant
; Table Rock. are loaded with ice. and it is from
this point that the splendid cry stal panorama %
r the American side offers its gnring and spark
= ling front.
The Republican mentions JUDGE ID. A. WI
SON, of this city, II suitable person To succee,
Mr.. JOHNSTON in the State Authorship. We 4,
not now whether JUDGE WILSON desires or wou
accept the appointment but concur with tn
Republican in its estimate of his fitness for tn
post, and if it were conferred upon him, SHOULD
have nothing to regret, except that Lynchbur.
would lose one of its most honored and estimab
citizens.
: 1t is said that member of the House of Rep
| resentatyes from the State of New York in