Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-19

their especial representation. by the ehtlh"'o
service of their able and faithful delegate Mr..
Deane.
The name of comlnonw ealth is past anl gone
| Ger the three fractions oil the grooming fiobes
Venice is crushed and Holland deigns 10 own
A sceptre and endures the purple fohe
| If the free Swiizer yet bestrides alone
| His chanless mountains. lis tut for a lime,
For tyranny of late is cunning grown
Aad in its own good season iramplcs down
| The sparkles Of our sshts.
Such was the prophecy Of Lord BYRON in l5l9,
and as far as the attempt of tyranny, IN lis cum
ming TO trampe down the free Commonwealth OF
Switzerland is concerned. remarks the y. J..
Courier & Enquirer the prediction has come Ia
pass Prussia is notually preparing TO make an
aggressive war on Switzerland, and the free
Switzer"is preparing for determined resistance
During the late war between the great Powers
Of Europe and the great Powers of Russia Prrs
STA showed her cunning" by resting ON her
arms aud taking no part N the struggle; she
now. when that great struggle has ended seems
disposed 10 show her cunning" by taking up
her arms. showing that tho warliko spirit of the
| Great FREDERICK stills burns within her, aud
that she can get up war on her own account
against a email Power, which she presumes she
can easily reduce to submission. The import
ant question in Europe just now is, whether
she herself will dare 10 go on, or deem il more
prudent 10 pause. Ono thing is certain, if she
doos go there will be instructions in Italy and
Hungary, aud probably Disturbances more or
less serious in Germany and France Prussia
cannot fight in the heart of Europe against free
dom without kndng pretty wide flame around
the scene of battle; there are too many sparks
ready to take fire. VIII she not then listen to
milder oounsels' The London Times proposes
the mediation Of England, which is on the closest
terms Of friendship with Prussia aud has always
lent its supper, TO Switzerland. Weare inclined
to believe TINT Prussia must pause, and that the
prophecy Of BYRON is not near its fulflment in
the subugn,on Of Sw tzerlnnd.
We agree with Georgia contemporary from
which we clip it, TINT the following capital hit
from the New Orleans Bulletin is full of good
common sense upon Southern Rights. II we wish
To defend the rights If the South, let us do il in
n way easily practicable and emnently practical.
For the last twenty vents tho South has been
passing resolutions about Southern Rights; aud
what have those resolutions amounted to! Look
at the old and deserted fields that dot every por
ton of our fair State. Worn out by most bar
baious system of cultivation, there they lie UNI
proi,hble 10 the present owner and Improbable
TO the State, while the original owner, pcrhnps
yenrs ngo had found himself home siill further
West. Such things should not be- particularly
in this our State. 80 blest by climate aud the nd
vnntnges of social, educational and commercial
resources. Let US begin 10 act upon the nlnci.
pie of the New England turner's our lands
stop NIL wnshings: cultivate less land aud cult.
vate it better; mnnurn more and nuke tho old
field. that are now worth comparatively nothing,
choice lands BY such means only, mny We
expect TO accomplish tint much desired and
much talked of plan, the defence of southern
Rights. Bot rcad the litby remarks of tho
Buiictin
"1he best way 10 defend the rights fihe South is
10 make vigorous nni extended assault upon old
fields aud dnapidaed lonees. The enemy ia sure to
enter nj every gap aud to he concealed in every brer
patch and acre Of weeds he may discover. To rout
him horse, foot aud Dragons, II necessary Ia Sc,
the plow and the spade going mi then 10 oferNhem
him with mountains Of mJuurel Nothing like ma
nurc for the right of the South aud the expulsion
OF lts enemies. they emit stand il all. The "Yr-
gnia and Kentucky Resolutions are nothing in com
lNlSon with H. ihtY mhN hc attaeh he'd In ilont and
rear, and terribly shattered hut muck from the
swamps and deep plowins, with plenty OF II, will
prove invunerabc. Cotton bales are but gossnmer
in potency, placed besides heaps Of much
~
While the special committee ut Washington
are engaged in investigating the alleged eorrnp.
tions in Congress, il would be well for the PEG.
Pile 10 be considering how such disgrnccful aud
humilia,ing necessities may be prevented in the
future. They have the remedy in their hands,
IT they will but asei' Let them pay more alton
ton to the character and quality of men they
choose to represent them. Let them send to our
National Legislature honest and honorable men
not professod politicians not office seekers,
or money hunters-but men who have nothing
to accomplish but tho national good. and who
will rebuke and frown down all outside intiuen
COS; whose characters, morally, socially and po-
hucally, would forbid tho approach ofthe design
ing. When such qualifications are made the truo
test with all political parties, then may expect
just leg station, and that virtue in our legislators
that has rendered the name and memory of our
forefathers an honor to their country.
Mr.. Florence has offered in Congress Pension
bill providing that all invalid pensions shall be not
less than eight dollars per month for disability in
the highest degree and in proportion for less
degree. to commence from the occurrence of the
disability 1t also provide that when any person
has died or shall die of injury received, casualty