Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-13
CITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT.


ing before told Of the virtues aud heralded the
fame Of that newly discovered fountain of health,
flpvng hard by tho tunnel, on the hunks Of the
Geaafifri Biackwater, ia the outskirts of This
! city. 10 make amends, wc cannot therefore do
less than beg pardon of an insulted Spring, and
| an injured public. and proceed without further
, delay, to inform all the world and tho rest of
mankind, that we the people Of Lynchburg. ue-
| tualiy have Il mineral Spring genuine mineral
! Spring, Alum spring-in other words "a
! Spring that is Spring" Now, in making this
nouneemcnt confess 10 no suali degree Of
pride aud qualification, aud, somewhat. 10 spirit
of trump and eSullation over our less fortunate
sister oiiies. Petersburg and Rchmond yet, in
the exaberance Of our cxultaiions we are not
wholly without feelings Of sympathy for the suf
| fering members of That numerous and respecta
bic Order, known as the Can't Get Away Club, of
the Coeknde and the Metropolis. The fact is it
would be very unnatural if did not cherish
feelings Of pity and sympathy for the brethren of
that large and uninterasting Society, for
have been too long member of it, and suffered
too many of the lls it imposes, moi to commiser-
ate the sad fate of all who compelled to give
in their membership to it. As for US. we
old martyrto its prosecutions; a charter member
of the Order understand all the grips, signs and
pass. wortls have endured all its infi.tiops; have
taken all the degrees; reached the pinnacle from
which that high dignitary, the Past Most Worthy
Grand Patriarch Cant-Get Away looks down
upon the lesser lights of the Order; and it is not
within the powers of our ken to tell what
would not have arrived at in the dismal ranks of
no zfio brotbprbon1 Ind moi fmtu stplnd
and permitted the discovery of the Lynchburg
Alum Springs, which circumstance enabled Us to
sever our connection with the Club. Ii is natu-
raj, then, that we should feel sympathy for our
less favored brethren, and that give thein-
more we cannot.
We find ourselves, possessed, too, by this dis.
coyery of another feeling, which is one of supreme
indifference, if not contempt, for'those imsignii
cant places, the Allegheny, the White, the Yel-
low, &c.,anda disposition TO elevate our proboscs
at the mention of their names. What care we
for them, when ont of own gigantic hills,
flows on forever the heatl-giying Auid--naturo's
real catholicon. Why need we seek other Springs
when we have Springs of our own7 Yes, we love
to repeat it, when Lynchhurg has its own.
Springs New York hasts Saratoga Virginia
its White Sulphur, and Lynchburg its Alum
Springs 1t there they stand side by side a noble
trio three names around which will ever cluster
bright halo of renown, and that will be handed
down TO the remotest posterty; three places that
will ever stand unriyaed as dispensers Of health
and pleasure.
We have been to this newly found treasure,
drank OF its magic waters and gazcd with inef-
fable pleasure upon that transoendent wonder the
fame of which will be told in all tongues and all
ages, and the value af which shall not at
tempt TO estimate. Yes we bave been there, and
drank in, too, the deep delights of the surround
ing soene-one of exquisite beauty aud surpass-
ing loveliness-one,an attempt to describe which
turn from in despair as requiring a pen moro
graphic and AN imagination more vivid than
1T must be seen to be appreciated.
But we are permitting our jubiant feelings to
cause rs to extend this notice too far; so for
the present take leave of this absorbing
subject though to do so causes pang, for we
love TO dwell upon it. But though we are reluc-
family compelled to turn now from theme dear to
our heart yet we take consolation in the poetic
assurance, that
"Thc heart feels most when the pen moves not"
and arc therefore resigned. Then adieu for
while thou scene of enchanting loveness--6t
spot for the faries abode; and thou too sweet
Spring adieu
Blackwat cf's tide that noble river.
Flows miuaug with thy fame forever.
Who will dare say we have employed figure of
hyperbole in this article
A FFRAY,-Juo. T. Hamilton was recently
severely stabbed by VIM. Samons in Charles
ton, Va.
PRICE or WHEAT.-Wheat is worth Sl.75 to
81 90, aeeo, ding to quality in Fredericksburg.
COURT or APpEALs.--We learn from the
Lewisburg Chronicle that this court adjourned,
on Friday last to the 10th instant. Its time,
for the past month, has been occupied pretty
much in hearing arguments in couple of mpor
tant cases from the South West. The only
Sos disposed of so far are the following.
Humes and White, appellants, vs.. Glenn, ct.
ais, appeal from Washington circuit; affirmed.
Crockett ct ais, appellants, vs. Dunean's Ex'r.
appeal from the Rockbridge Circuit; affirmed.
CALL ACCEPTED. Tho Rev. Achibald Alex
auder Hodge, son Of Rov DIR. Hodge of Prince
ton has accepted call from the Presbyterian
church at Fredericksburg and will shortly enter