Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-02
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war or seaRpelxs-rhc change IN the running
"a. Southgae and Western cars went into uptg4t-
90, Yesterday. BY this arrangement the Southern
,rs leave Pett rsburg Mt o'clock 4. NJ, and arrive
I,o,e At 4 N p NJ, an Leave Lynchhnrg at 30 \
~ na reach Petersburg at =. NJ; aud the Y csern
-. lr,ye th, city al - \. NJ ani reach Bristol at
5Isp M-thus throwing the passengers of bo.h
rain. all night in lFnchharr. our Hotel keepers
iii not object tllat IN the least we presume. Il
q gratifying ~ know that onr Hotel establishments
#n,nle - accommodate this increased patronage,
and that too in u -, Vie of comfort aud - uee that
will moi only he satisfactory 10 the public, hu reflect
credit on ttae city
MEETING To-Niaur.-W We arr requests, 10 invite A.
tntfon TO the advertisement IN another column, cal
ling a meeting Of the Mechanics BI,iag Fund Is
=ociation Tonight
TnAxvs.-Wearc nlebtedto Nessrs o,cr & Keen
for ii present Of their celebrated "Dew-propa brand
al Chewing tobaeeo-the same that took 4 premium
.ssat the London Worlds Fair They VIII please accept
our thanks for their kindness
--Orr FOR BesfoL-The Western cars left here yes
terday morning ut g O'Clock with considerable
number of passengers for the Bristol Celebration,
which takes place to-day. 1t will no doubt be Il
grand affair. We will publish fnl accounts.
CALI Acetrrlp.-Rey. II. ". NYra, Of LoHdoun
county, Va. having been called to the pasorship OF
te Baptist Church Of this city has accepted the same
Nr " is Southerner by birth and education, andis,
we learn gentleman Of good abilities and great pi
ETY. and energy. This Church has been without
pastor since the resignation Of Mr.. Prchard which
occurred nearly a year ago.
HOUSEHOLD NYssEams; \ RovtycE NJ SOUTHERN
LlFE, by izs's P''hh, Of IHYaaai IRfh9r u "LyH
md Dfrt8sye1 New York y. Appleton ( Go.
Eyen if The question of its success or failure as
a work of art were more less questionable, as the
case might be, il would be no portion oil our design
enter into any discussion Of the purely literary
merit Of Miss Pfrrlrs new hook. The question oil
It's neral tone anathe inpute influence which 1t VIII
necessarily trnd to exert over the minds OF those who
may be unfortunate TO read lis lages IS one OF
such major import that all others are discarded rs
less than secondary. That almost sublime reverence
IN which every Nuginian holds, and delights to mold,
the name and character of woman, makes it peculiar
~ ungratefnl to to hc compelled TO place the seal
Of condemnation upon one Of Nirginas own daug.i-
tiers the the shame the more the pity that one
81 Virginia's daughters should deserve it, II we
-pcak harshy il Is more in sorrow than IN anger -
IA sorrow that Is painful in that it is for wo-
lrans faults.
Light and Darkness and this latter work. though
not TO he considered frst-rate successes in the
matter of literary execution eNceently well done
limitations Of the French school OF literature repre-
scented leg Madame pa3erant Our anthoress seems
To have fashioned herself after her model. When she
made her debut in {" Light and Darkness we hoped
hat tue offences therein committed against proper
IDEAS Of morality. aud the injury done TO the feelings
81 all Nirgniaus. holding rs we have said. 50 high
Il
ness of virginia daughters would never in any td-
turc work he recommited. That hope has been gre-
yously disappointed True some mitigation Of these
offences is attempted in occasional homilies 10 the
Good and True; but the gusto with which she rolls
immodest not to say immoral details, swc-t NOR
.els under her tongue, evidences that the moral re-
Elections meretrclous and false. With AL OF the
1nreined shall We say impure) thoa ghts and sngges
lions ofunreGncd facts, which characterize the bad
French woman of whom have spoken she cannot
aspire to her genius which throws around the wick
ed and hideous creations of her unchastc imagina-
ton that splendid livery OF art which covers and
eunceals the pntril carcass which lies hidden be-
meath. She may gain. nay, has gained. notorlcty;
hut not fame. 1t will be n melancholy reflection late
in life when her head shall blossom for the tomb
that her capacity for good has been diverted and de
voted to evil. The power which we are willing to
concedc she processes enlisted in the Of truth
aud yrturc, would and should make her name AS
enviable as it is now unenviable.
In concluding, would remark that the book is
picture ofS0uthern life, morals or manners. IAN
kec people aud aukee facts importedto Virginia soil
thousand years would fail to naturalize It isa bad
book-and Tor tie sake OF the auth ress and Virgin
las fair fame we deplore it.
Rou>yrm-The Souh-Sile Dsmorrat says that,
recently in Dinwilde eouty,an clopement Of II some
what extraordinary nature, on account OF the rela-
ship of the parties has taken place. young girl
eoped with her own uncle. her mother brother.
named Trailer From living together they excited
some Indignation among the neighborS, aud 50 went
10 dwell in the wilderness of the above county
How they get along there is a mystery to ALL but
body believes that SONG generous hearted raven feeds
them.
DEArIt OF AN ArrHoREss-The Charlottesville Jef-
fyy5aau announces tie death OF Mrs Clarissl Wood
son wife Of Mr.. Thomas Woodson, and daughter Of
the late Daniel + Carr Esq. She died very sudden
II on Saturday last at Bentvar, in Albemarie coun-
~, the residence OF her brother Rr. VIM G. Carr
Mrs W was the authoress Of The Southern Home
and another work for children, just issued from the
press of the Lppencotts, in Philadelphia