Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-22

it in oil its ever-yarying phases and N manner
| which could not fail 10 carry conviction of me
| sincerity If the speaker. and with an array ni
facts, logical arguments. and sound common.
sense views. thai could not fail TO convince all
| fair minded persons present. all whose minds
were capable Of receiving aud approaching the
truth that the act of the President and the Dem
cratic party Just, and that our present posi-
ton upon the slavery question. the leaving the
whole matter with the people, is undeniaby cor
rect. the only just, fair. and proper mode OF set
tleineni and that BY that manner offredfing ht
question IL is rendered almost certain that not q
rood Of Stare territory ,rWhereatfer apply for dd
mission into the Union. We commend this speech
Ia the people of Dalton. They mny look ut It ev-
cry way Wow il from every point OF sight and
thew will be the better satisfied of its truth and
candor The meeting was entirely satisfactory
to the Democracy of Dalton. aud after hesiia-
ling somewhat account of the failures ct the
two last years. we have concluded 10 set Dalton
down n reliable for Il Democratic representa-.
tive on the Ilth. and fair Democratic majority
ON the State ticket"
II moi alone in New Hampshire that the
Democracy have justified the Kansas Nebraska
bill as a measure that is destined 10 permanently
check the extension of slavery. In Illinois the
same view has been frequently advanced by the
IlhihiHfnl alHtlfs III iH' Hhilss an" 'bip"H"'''
the North aud West even where not openly
avewed. there is an evident willingness TO en-
courage the impression as an efficient means ot
satisfying the anti Slavery prejudices OF the
people. - Baltimore american.
The bold stroke of Gen. Walkern Selling upon
the property OF the Nicaragua Transit Company,
has produced quite sensation in New York, IN
political as well az commercial circles The pro
pri.ors of the line have appealed 10 the federal
government for protection and repnraiio and the
enemies Of Walker and his new government turn
the event to account in aggravaiing the prejudice
and hostility already existing to considerable
extent. The friends Of Walker say that he will
come out right in the end The cnseis stated by
the Charleston Mercury as follows; Seven or
eight years ago, Nicaragua gave n charter TO
New York Company to construct n ship canal
through that State. or if that were found imprac-
tcable. railroad or rail aud carriage road, from
tho Gull Of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. In con
sidcration Of this grant, the Company received
important privileges, with the single drawback
TINT they were to pay ten thousand dollars year,
and ten per cent. of their profits TO tho State of
Nicaragua. II is understood that they have never
paid anything. When the bombardment of Grey
town was ordered by our Governmental was mn
derstood 10 be on the faith Of tho representations
of this Company. Subsequently when WALKERS
first descent was made on The Pacific side of Nj.
caragua, il was pointedy alleged in Philadcl-
phia paper to be tho result of nm intrigue of this
Company to oveiturn the existing Government.
and set up one that would in gratitude release il
from its obligations and secure its privi-
leges. II this statement is true, the Company
has not been fortunate in tie choice of It's
agents Gen Walker has received all the claims
of the State against the Company, and in default
of settlement their charter has been forfeited and
all their property within the limits Of Nicaragua
seized and placed in the hands of n commits sion
These things would have been of little interest,
but for the before mentionc1 Grey town affair md
the fact that this Nicaragua Transit Company j.
one of the lines employed by the United States
to transport the mails back aud forth between
California and the Atlantic cities. The proceed.
ings of this Company do not seem to us to be n,
all crediable 10 our mail service, aud we think
il quite timc they were looked into. If it has
lent itself to hbuscring enterpri ses, at lcas,
tho United States ought not to pension it as u
carrier Of the mails.