Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-18
VIRGINIAN.
JAMES MCDONALD. Ea,ser.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. JaS'y IL. 1854.



A corr spondent of the Richmond Wing says
vY-a may have heard that Mr.. Charles j.
Faulkner declared daring the canvass, that he
had had his ewes fixed upon Gen. Pierce for
,wontv wears. You may be sure he has not lost
sight OF him since he became President. Nheth-
er the President was charmed BY that % years
raze As birds are said to be by snakes. ! cannot
affirm; but certain il is, that the Hon. member
from Berkeley is privileged person at the White
House and has the entire nj all hours. Nothing
wrong in this yea viii say--and nothing remark
able ! He is a pleasant, chatty little gentleman,
and welcomed wherever he goes True enough
but others are not as fortunate "a he Is. LIS
ten and viii tell tale asit was told TO me. one
of the most respectable and influential Demo
cratic members from your State-no less per-
son than Mr. Lctcher, the representative OF the
10th Legion. which counts Democratic mhIori-
ties bv the thousand. had made several efforts 10
sec the President, but in vain. On some oeca-
sion he was speaking rather eompainingly of his
non-reeeptiua to his colleagues. Your old Wing
friend. (Faulkner,) present, and prompt
ly and kindly volunteered to insure Mr.. Ietcher
admission, il he would 20 with him! This reused
she dander of the 10th Legion eonside -ably, and
its noble Representative with becoming wrath,
exclaimed: tBy Heavens matters coming
to pretty pass when the Democratic Represen-
tative of the 10th Legion can only get access 10
a Democratic President by the help of an Old
Federal Whg'" Our correspondent proceeds
TO saw, that the sentiment expressed by MIR. l.,
as shared BY most of the Virginia members. They
feel that they are sighted personally-and think
that politically they will not be able to support
the Administration"
1t is stated that the Military Committee oftbe
House of Representatives will in few days re-
port bill providing that, If L. 5. Army officer
shall have served a certain period, and being or
dered upon duty pleads inability on the score of
infrmity; on if the President shall consider him,
by reason Of length of service, entitled to indul-
gence, board Of officers shall be assembled. of
not more than thirteen, nor less than seven mem
bers, who shall decide whether he ought to bc
retired from service.
Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, mnde n very effective
speech in the house of Representatives ON the
Presidents recommendation To substitute ton
age duty, to be imposed 10y the States for The mp
preparation by Congress for rivers and harbors.-
He argued that the imposition of such duty is
unconstitutional, aud cited many authorities in
favor of his view of the question.
The House Of Representatives on Friday spent
some time in consideration of the bin prescribing
the manner of appointing the Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury substitute for which, provi-
ding that the law should be prospective. and APP
plicabo only when vacancy occurred, was pro-
posed and adopted, and the bill was then reject
cd by a vote of 20 to l07.
The Union thinks that the stolen papers in the
Gardiner case are not essential upon the trial
now pending; nor is it supposed that they are
essential in the hereafter TO be tried on
different charge, the loss can be supplied 10y
fac siniie copies. We are afraid that il will be
found, that the original papers will be necessary
TO procure a conviction.
The House committee on foreign relations, TO
whom referred that portion of the Pr sident's
message which relates to the Amistnd is ready
to report, through its chairman, Mr.. Bayly, II
bill to provide for the payment of the sum due
to Spanish subjects for the loss of their negroes.
Old Sam, las his friends delight 10 call him.
the hero of San Jacinto il is understood, will war
to the knife against the confirmation of Gen.
james Gadsden, as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Mexico.
Gen. Houston will most probably not assail the
character of the nominee, that is unassailablc,
but he will oppose bis confirmation simply on the
ground of an alleged want of capacity for the po-
sition.
The newspapers talking about n large
claim of one Colmesnil, mail contractor here
tofore rejected, and now again brought forward,
in the hope of getting it through. They say that
Mr.. Guthrie,and Mr.. Peter G. Washington, were
agents for the claimant previous to their enter
ing upon their present offices. Is Democracy IA
bout to give an illustration of its horror of
galrhinisml