Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-14
CITY AND STATE DEPARTMENT.

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titled TO vote at the next ensuing general cleo
iion, and ms it is possible that he may overlook
some entitled to vote. in his assessments the 18th
section Of the law referred to provides as follows
ii II sball be lawful for any such white male
citizen whose name has not been entered upon
such list to apply to the commissioner of the
Revenue for his district, at any time prior to the
tenth day before any such general election. to
hive his name entered on such list and 1t shall
be the duty of the commissioner on the 10th day
before such election, To return As aforesaid lists
of such additional names to the clerk OF his conn-
ty or corporation
II will be seen from the above that voters
must be entered ten days before the election
1t Is important that they should attend to this,
and see that their names arc registered within
the time allowed by law. This is the last day
upon which the matter con be attended tot be-
ing Just ten days till the election
Mr.. CLAIBORNE N HAtIFAX.-A discussion
took placc Friday week at Halifax Court House
between Mr.. Claibornc and DIR. j b. Stoyail.-
Speaking of it, the Danye Register says:
The speech of Mr.. Claiborne decidedly
one of the finest efforts ON the hastings, to which
it has been our pleasure 10 listen for many years
past The discussion occupied some three hours
during which time the Chancellor Of Ms Ttrgin-
ia Erchequer suffered enough OF unadulterated
pain to atone, if possible, for all the political sins
of Mr.. Wise. Never was speaker so perfectly
nayed alive rs DIR. Stovall. Never was spokes-
raan Of modern Democracy so excruciatingly ex-
coriated as our friend Jonathan. Far, very far
distant is the day when he can be induced to un
dergo the same castigation. From the confident,
self assured tone and manner which characterize
ed his opening speech, the Doctor had evidently
lent the ear Of credulity to the msrepresenta-
tons of his party organs. In Mr.. Claiborne, he
evidently expected to find man whose talents
and requirements were even below medlocrlty.-
Before the discussion closed, he gave out unlnis
taxable evidences that he considered himself de-
Gently sold, and for all practical purposes, a
used up man. His countenanee, at the close of
the Speaking wore that forlorn expression which
is ever indicative of latter day repentance
We shall not attempt to give our readers even
a faint outline of Mr.. Claiborne's speech ut Hal
flax G. II. Suffice lit say, that he sustained
the principles of the American Party ably, elo-
quently and CALAMITY. His speech nado a fine
impression upon his audience, and was received
with every demonstration OF appreciation ana re-
peated bursts of applause. We have seen sew
eral gentlemen who went to hear him, strongly
prejudiced against him, who left with the deter
mination to vote for him. We regret that 1t is
not in his power to canvass the entire county.
Mr.. STAPLES, the American candidate Tor
Congress in the Greenbrer District, on last Sat
urday, was to address the people of Boone coun
ty. We learn that Mr. Staples is everywhere
making most favorable impressions upon the peo
pie. lle is unquestonably n gentleman OF the
right stripe-a gen tleman worthy Of the most ar
dent and Jealous support of the voters of his Dis
triot.-kGA. Rep.
FRANKLIN DIsrEICT.-1he news from this
Oh llni 10 ai,,in
ry day, and will we are informed by letters from
some of the Knowing ones. most certainly be
elected Bocock is awfully frightened and no
mistake Old Pittsylvana and Patrick will give
him a terrible lashing, and from the effects of
which he will not be able to recover in time to
take his seat in the next Congress. Our Nat
will however be in Washington about that time
to attend to the interests of the people of the
Franklin Congressional District. Mark our
prediction and don't forget Floyd InteiHgencer.
Mr.. MC,MuLLES IN A BAD FIx.--A letter sign
ed by moro than hundred Grayson Demo
Gratis, aud addressed to Col Fayette McNlullen,
has been published in the Wytheville Republi-
can, requesting tho Colonel to withdraw from the
canvass; giving it IA reason that they regard
| Mr.. Martin. the opposing Democratic candidate,
as the strongest man, and that if they both con-
tinue the track, Trgg the American candi-
date, will be elected. Alas poor Nc ID.
b. j. BARBoUR.-We observe, in the AleXan-
dria Gazette of Yesterday card from this gen
| teman to the citizens of the Seventh Congress
sional District, in which, in response to ''frequent
aud urgent requests to become candidate for
Congress in the approaching election he says;
Devoted as my entire life has been to private
pursuits, these unsolicited, land in many mstan-
ocs, unexpectedly evidences of confidence and
esteem are deeply gratifying, and now feel at
liberty to say that if it shall be the pleasure of
ma oritv of the voters of this district to demand
my services will cheerfully obey their call, but
with, an unaffected distrust of my ability to serve
! them.
In subsequent part of his address, Mr.. b.
says:
In these days of political confusion and trans
| tion--when men are looking more to the future
| than To the past-when the old party issues
! either solved, forgotten, or are only remembered
as battle cries that have lost their meaning, we
may well be pardoned for consulting personal
preferences rather than political associations-
In tho same spirit of indepc ldence. | deem it due
| to trankness to say that am not bound by spe
cial ties to any political organization AS between
the two tickets for State Officers, shall vote for
| that nominated at Winchester, with one eNcep
on-prcferring Mr. Holiday to the other gen
! tleman named as Commissioner of the Board OF
Public Works.
! ARRIv AIS at the WASHINGTON HOUSE.
UP TO 3 O'CLOCK SATURDAY.
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