Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-20


Lord Byron has been dead some twenty year
or more. and, without thinking much about tn
matter, we had consigned his widow also to thu
tomb But all of q sudden she has popped NJ n
subscriber to Bleeding Kansas" Mrs. Stowe
has unearsbed her: Professor stowe has on
dor.ed her. She enolosesa a draft for % pound.
sterline in a letter to the former. whereuroD the
latter tesfifies that she is zone of the most in
teIleent and truly excellent women" and con.
cludes by affirming that. like Mary in the Cos
pei. she hath done what she could
We do not mean TO question the accuracy of a
Yankees statement in q matter where M ney -
concerned. when we respectfully ask Professor
Stowe hotr he arrived at the conclusion that this
"mosi intelligent and truly excellent of women
had done what she could 7" Was = what She
could" oil she could, or mast we believe that the
demands of " Bleeding Kansas" upon gullebe
old woman of considerable means to be liqui
dated for IS pounds sterling" and more
Or is this only the first ins,almeni
Mrs. Byron requests Mrs. Stowe 10 "securc
this point-that the Loney"-65 pounds ster-
ling" shall not be applied to the purpose Of
proriaing arms" but be regarded AS
preston # sympathy with those who resisted
oppression at the hazard of life ind properly"
We must admire the simplicity Of an old lady
who believes that she control the application
Of money given 10 -" Bleeding kansas after il
has gone oat Of her hands Doubtless tho char
liable old soul never dreamed that nne tenths OF
the Kansas Relief Fund" were used for cleo
pioneering purposes aud went where her Own
Is pounds sterling will gol to foot the bar bills ct
Fremont voters. Sad issue Of IS pound
sterling e1pressi n of sympathy with those who
resisted oppression at the haaatd Of life and
property" which proves in the end 10 be an cS
precision Of sympathy for herd Of rum swiIlng
fanatics, led on by bloody shirt Sumner aud
bully Burlingame, who seek 80 overthrow the
freest and the happlest government ON earth
bleeding Kansas has been productive #
some curious results. II has given birth to tn
Republican party; il has produced the first sec
tional contest in the history Of The Republic; u
has caused Il civil war il has presented bns
tard as candidate for the Presidency. and near
" elected him; il has begotten thousands 81
preachers Of Christian politics. II has de-.
,eloped the atheisto sentiment II the Northern
and particularly OF the New England States t.
an extent truly alarming Ia every lover Of rel.
gion; and il has conelnded il. performances, f.r
the present, by bringing 10 hight The widow Of
deiunc poet and by extracting from her an
expression Of sympathy to the amount 81 90
pounds sterling" Verify we may affirm of
" Bleeding Kansas" as Professor Stowe did of
the widow Byron-tlke Mary IN the Gospel
she hath done what she could"
And if this be a specimen Of what Bleeding
Kansas hath done" we trcmble - funk what
she may do in The future Who can tell where
the next resurrection will take plnee aud what
the extent, given in pounds sterling. of the "cS
preston Of sympathy may be- Is il too much
10 expect TINT Mrs. Stowe acting as agent in
behalf Of bleeding Kansas. will presently disin.
ter some of those simple minded old English
wome who took stock in the south Sen Bubba
and expressed their sympathy, ut II mgh figure,
with the Tulip Mania
We hope not. We should. b. sorry to limit
the capacity OF Bleeding Kansas" or Of it.
agents, IN levying contributions. In iasint the
dead ms well as the living for charitable purposes.
we cheerfully acknowledge Bleeding Kansas"
as among the most useful Of modern inventions:
we believe that II has performed II feat which
none of our political economists and not even
the Cttdit Mobiiier could equal; and we are
serious when we declare that il would neither
surprise offend us if the wife # job aud nll
the daughters of Ezekiel should rise up and pay
tribute 10 &" those who have resisted oppression
at the hazard of life and property" We beg
that they will lose no time in doing 20. for the
money is needed, and we are sure that, if they
would give draft for IS pounds sterling. Prof
Stowe would unhesi,aingy furnish eaoh Of them
with certificate of character, and they might
return 10 their graves satisfied that like " Mary
in the Gospel they had done what they could"