Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-30
LYNCHBURG VIRGINlAN.
Congre.s-Politioal Partie.


place /. will assemble with no party aspect, in
the ordinary aud popular aeceptation of that term.
The body of members. however listed IN cleo
ton returns as whig or democratic will evident
" meet without political organization-divded
by no distinct line of demarca;ion respecting
measures of national policy \ crushing aud
overwhelming force fresh from the people, will
appear in the lower House in array against
the administration, its men, its measures aud
its errors of commission and omission; but, fur
Their than this, that force itself it appears, will
enter the Halls of Congress bound together by
no bond of common political sympathy and gui-
ded by no common objects and aims respecting
national measures.
But is TIL. a state of things, whether desirable
or not, which eau long exist! Must there not
of necessity from the character of our lnsttu-
tons-the freedom Of thought aud aetion,f not
from the thirst for spoils which characterize our
politicians be conservative aud radical elements,
warning and antagonistic which though tenn
porarily eoalescing under the pressure OF extra
ordinary circumstances, can never be perma-
nenlly blended 30 we believe. But here the
question arises, a. to what will probably be the
great issue from which parties will emerge II at
all. in the next Congress, from the fused and
chaotic compound Of which that body il compos-
ed. Opposition to the administration ol Ton
Pierce will constitute a feeble rallying point
There can scarcely be division where all Il unity
of sentiment. lie has been weighed aud found
wanting. His domestic and foreign policy preg-
nant with plumbers, and the movement in which,
however well meaning the intention, he stepped
beyond the sphere of his Legitimate duties 10
control the wranglings OF the local factions of
New York, have fixed upon his administration
the glazing seal of popular disapprobation.-
Hence we say-and the overwhelming anti
administration majority Ieturned 10 Congress
from states heretofore Democratic evidences the
fact-that support or opposition to him or ms
measures must constitute but feeble or sccon-
Diary point of disunon among parties The
grand issue then must he something nofe prac-
teal and exciting. Men do not ike, when they
know it, Ia contend with shadows, and, unfortu-
nately. fhcre are questions, which the admins
tration has assisted to bring into fearful prom
inenee, of a character well suited to enlist
the active zeal of demagogues aud enthusiasts of
every hue and color These the sectional
questions grow ing out OF the removed agitation Of
gress-and division of parties upon them will
leave scarcely u hope for the future pence and
permanence of the federal union, since ON
the part of the south there could be no
concession. Concession would be ruin. But we
predict not the result Gen. Pierce may pos
sibly vet distinguish himself, and merge these
questions, and the impotence Of the first part OF his
admin -trotiou IN moro brilliant scheme
than the burning of Greytownposs by chul
lenge to Loni- Napoleon for indignities 10 the
distinguished representative Of American feeling
and sentiment and diplomacy at the Court of
Madrid. or by a coup de gRerre on Cuba, ia
the way Of satisfaction for offences 10 our minis
ter aforesaid. We shall not dispar Of our Pres.
ident, however fearful his qaondau friend, now
assembled at stanton may be of endorsing him
Ii appears that over three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars Of free bank currency have
been cancelled by the indiana auditor of State
THERE is not more, ii is sud than 50 500,O0O Of
this description of money now in circulation--of
which the hunks probably hold 5000 0O0,-nak
ing the entire circulation of free bank paper
among the people about three millions Of dollars
Most Of this amount is now in Indiana.
The shipments from New ork Of American
produce to Europe last Monday, embraced about
1000 or 5000 bales of Cottan, 10000 or so
900 bushels of Wheat and 1900 or 1000 barrels
of -four.
The New York Herald of Tuesday says the
market for breadstutgs was more active on Mon
day at about the closing rates of Saturday In
cluded il the sales of flour were some 1000 a
5000 bbs. for export embraced in which were
1000 common State, 900 Howard at 80, and L.
500 Canadian bond. at about IS 81 a 81
Canada wheat sold freely in bond at 81 O7b,
Upper Lake at 81 50, and southern white ut !
IS 50 06.
It is noted as a singular fact in connection
with the recent election in the state of New York
that while for Governor, Clark, whig, received
I56770 votes, and Seymour, dem, l56 l5J. the
combined vote of Ullman and Bronson amounts
to l56,l56, thus showing Il curious division of
the people into three equal segments.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENT. In the South