Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-28


hon, and undrr serenr.t skies. arrest. the flow
Of rivers and niier- the pride of forests, their
work is quietly. bat thoroughly p ri'rmed, with
a,It moi, az displacement. "a adroiily do they
handle their tool. very gentle Is their spirit
ing that their victims pas- through the Valley
: Of the Shadow If Death. all unconscious OF the
scenery through which they escorted. They
still glide about their faees wrinklcd with the
shipper Of administration, and the smirk OF
faucied security in the full blown dignity Of
post.por'cm politicians. 1t would he lodicrou-,
were Il not inrxprp--ibly sad, 10 witness the IN
FORTUNATE wax Ing. already cmptrd Of all p"iiti-
cal If but vet n.nrking il funetions.dv gaz
ing aean the lcttcrsuf dpnm,my stcriou-ly written
upon L @ wall, exhibiting child h delight At tie
rolling Of their own kueIl-, and Ii.cnng with
Vacant curiosity fothcir own melancholy mitt-
mu-. ,.Dy,r IT, DIST; Asnl> II ASHES
Suffering just sufficient cbocks Ia purify their
rank aud confirm their di-cipline.th" my .tcrian-
Orier ho- >wrpt onward, Tx" tho Solemn march
Of Destiny. In May next, it wil erect IL
,tandafl yer the Capitol of Virginia. Shade Of
Hcrod Of lowry. what abuichcrY of the babes Of
Bethlehem will then cusuei How will the angry
bees inycItlhair arrowy -tingS into the lazy buh
ziug droucs, that have been Lursed in poa.p. and
fed on honey Bat n for the aspiring nominee
Of the stanton Conventions Who, in the isolation
If his genius dates from "Only"-for .hi, soul
i. as tar, and dwell. apart"--the Know Moth
ings Will cntcr into no war Of cpifhct~ with lin;
but quietly saying The Lord rcbuke thee
they WI execute upon hn the sentence Of pot
icaI death aud adopting. in part, the cpitaph Of
Corporal 2'rim, will write upon his monumental
stone:
Trend lightly on his ashes. yo admirers Of
Cloy for h was your knsman: weed his grave
ccan,yr denoancer4 Of Jackson for he your
brother; scatter the rosemary over his remains,
We Guard, Of Tyler for he Your CORPORAL"
Emigrants and Free-Soile1s.
The National Convention of the Free Soil
parly. Which met in Pitts6nrg in 1852, adopted
among others the following resolutions
"Resoirea That emigrants and erites from
the Old World should ID c0raiui neicrnc II
home. OF comfort aud odds oferterpree in the
New; aud ertry aftempt 10 apridge their priyil-
eyes of becoming citizens aud owners Of the soil
among H. ought 10 be resisted rih inReIibie de
tcrminatjoA.'
Some men ARE weak or prciudiccj enough 10
i"ltNt lIlll me lt'A 7bl party arr ~ ihe hpl-
tom of the American movement They must
ho,e changed greatly since 80, if such be
the case. Then they announced one Of
the cardinal points in heirnaional creed, the
frrcot welcome aud the broadest liberty II cmi.
gnants. The reason for such policy still ex-
lists, in thu fact TINT this rmigraut population set
tlcs for the most part IN the free States aud ter
ritores, an adds L. the numerical strength and
political a,cenlcneY Of those sections. l. il
ro4abe--i~ it possible that with this fact before
them, they would unite IN movement calcula-
ted Ia check and redlcc that element of increa SCI
Would th,y now refuse ~ cordiai iceicome" To
en- grants AMI cAile-"! Would they now con.
sent ito abridgs their privileges of becoming
cilizens"! On tae contrary is it not apparent
TINT what thev most desire Is free aud unrcstrict-
ed inning alaan-anl that every attempt to pre-
went this, ct restrict the political power Of for
eigaer,, ii movement adverse IL their schema-
AMI favorable to the interests and right. If the
SouIh!