Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-19
1pmchbur1 Ciraintan.
Morning. Feb's. ~. 1871.
The Washington correspondent Of the Reh-
mond Wing. in letter dated the ! 4ih inst, says;

The Washington correspondent oil the kieh
mond Wing. in letter dated the 18th INST says
The Senate to-day, by vote Of 3 TO To- passed
bill giving lands to Minnesota for the purpose
building railroad afat kaHdred ed se9.aee 1si,e
iosg Thus abeat four millions more OF acres OF III
public domain are gone from old Virginia and he
heirs forever Iften righteous men only are 10 b.
found In the Senate of the United States their ehane
of salvation is hire one indeed
How long will the people OF Virginia. and thu
other Eastern and Southern States submit to thi'
snola,ion of the Public Domain. by the State,
and Territories of the Northwest How long
will they permit themselves to be defrauded ou
of just participation in this Common Fund, b,
the ridiculous and senseless pruiery of their own
representatives, To what depth of inferiority
and degradation in the Union will they suffer
themselves to be reduced. by the Fictitious as
tendency given to these free soil States, by the
fayoritsm of the Federal government Have
we no pride remaining no courage 10 assert our
rights: no intelligence to perceive the fuinons
consequences to ourselves. OF allowing the tree
States to be pampered aud bloated aud made ar
roeant by bounes in which not permit
ted TO share Already Virginia has sunk from
the first State in the confederaey. step by step,
lower and lower, to the second, third, fourth po
sition Shall no effort be made 10 arrest her
downward progress' Ohio, that belonged to her.
and that with spendthrift mproyidenee she gave
away, now stands above her. Soon Illinois,
other part of what once was hers, will take pre-
cedence Of her. Nor long will ii be. unless her
policy is changed, before she will be compelled
TO bow her head 10 Michigan and Iowa. other
portions of the domain she threw away. Her
pride is not alone concerned. for these States are
peopled with men who nsalently deny her Tho
rights to which she Is entitled under the eenst.
tuition who seek To break down her ancient aud
sovereign institutions; who ridicue het proudest
traditions, and sneer at her civilization, her NOR.
ais. her intelligence aud all that she must cher
ishes. Forced into unnatural growth by the
Democratic policy which Invites the osteasts Of
every cline TO make their homes there; II occupy,
almost withou, money and without piiee, the gov.
eminent lands, 10 enjoy the advantages OF mil.
roads, canals, harbors, school, aud exemption
from taxes, furnished by mammoth donations of
public territory; those States.relYing only On the
brute force of numbers, are prfsnmng 10 inter
meddle with the domestic Affairs Of their elders
and beters. and preparing 10 lord it over the
cient oommonwealths that went through the fires
of the revolution l. ii that We are growing IF
Terminate. imbeoile, cowardly. that We are con
tent tamely 10 aeqniesee-ta fold our bands in
supine indifference, and them mndr, day Is
day, stronger and more daring, from these lob
berries of domain belonging alike IL nll-whie
we refuse 10 receive the share to which wo are
entitled and which would ioriify Us ngain-t ep.
preston and outrage, and enable rs II maintain
our rights in the Union Talk about Aboiitionisn!
monster that il is all heartless nDd brainless aud
soulless, il is only made formidable by that STUPID
and suicidal democratic policy which congresses
and manaoles with its s,lat jackei Of strict. con-
struetion impraciicability and folly the body aud
limbs of the South. Her politicians buy them
selves with moonshine oreeds and ha.rs plitiing
theores-while the INSCRIPTIONS nni rapaeious
politicians of the North are pareeiauE out among
themselves the spols they have plunde.cl from
common treasury and IA common danan. il Is
absurd TO talk longer ahout platforms aud putty
principles. These utterly mpntrnt To
train the greedy, land grabbing Democracy Of
the Northwest. The Senate Of the United States
is democratic by large majority. yet, in the
case cited above, we find territory, egad n *
tent to some of the States, given away By vote
of THIRTY TWO to TIN more than three 10 one
What is the remedy PlaiLly, il lies i'll change
of policy. Let Nirginia and the oiher pretermit
ted States dismiss from their service those gen
tlemen of such eSceedingl y nice eonseienees, who
though they pocketed the double pay, haye scru.
Piles in voting to give the States they represent
the share to which they entitled of the public
lands. And this should be done quickly, Tor the
domain is wasting as if under II umng tife.
Already the best lands have been piopnated.
1t is not certain that just aud equal apportion.
ment, back wards well as forwards, could now
be effected, but must do the best that can be
done. Let the people, therefore, meet at their
March courts, and nominate far Congress and
the State Legislature men whose vifws ure known
TO coincide with their upon this sui Jet and
who have the ability II make thase views known
and respected. 1t matter, but little whether
such men call them selves Wbes. Democrats or
Amercans,s so that they be sincerely and seulous.
ly intent on achieving this act Of rep.ratien and
justice to Virginia and the other old states Tho
time has come when in the mmiu,nee of the
overshadowing and ntolerable wrong done to
them by their present representatives,, they may
well consent 10 sink all minor differences aud
unite in this solitary and momentous Issue.
Mr.. Bell of Tennessee, says "" Of the
Richmond Wing in a letter from Washington
last Saturday, yesterday gave notice in the Sen
ate Of his intention To introduce a bill 10 secure
to all the States an equal aud just participation
in the benefits of the public domain, by di.trhn-