Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-08

We are authorized to announce +. b. DEaNE
IT,, Esq, of This city, candidate Tor re'e'eot'n
to the Legislature.
TIE L..s Rail Laid snrie''"s an" """ph''
On the Goth ult.. the last rail was laid on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Memphis and
Charleston are. therefore. united. The Atlantic
and the Father Of Waters" are, for the first
time, brought together by Southern line of
Reilrosd
Memphis is in ecs,aoies at the completion of
this great work. and her citizens making
preparations Sr a grand Railroad Jubilee. all
along the line, about the LIST of May. The fol-
lowing from the Memphis Eagle and Enquirer,
foreshadows the programme for the occasion:
Railroad Probes Head Grand Marriage N Nigh
Lif--It is expected that after our grand Railroad
Jubilee on the lst and I'd OF May, 10 celebrate the
competion of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad,
similar jubiees to commemorate the same event VIII
be held al Huntsville Ala, and al Charleston ON the
Atlantic shore We trust that this expectation may
nrove true The grand marriage OF the Atlantic 10
The Mississippi which will tnke place here the lst
of. May, would be appropriately followed by In
fairs" at Huntsville and Charleston specially At the
latter place. the home of the distinguished bride
groom"
We understand that gentleman Of this city at his
own expense has ordered large. finely finished and
we'll bound eask 20 be filled ut Charleston with
water and requested it to be brought over the Road
by the Charleston delegation time for the great
occasion here on the LIST Of May. This cask is 10
swer the same purpose Va the marriage ceremonies
between Old Ocean and Miss -sssippi that the Doges
ring ancently did in the marriage Of Venice to the
Adriatic. The Governors OF south Carolina aud
Georgia To oticiate parsons on the occasion,
the Governors of Alabama and Mississippi to be
the groomsmen, and the Governors OF Tennessee and
Arkansas To give away the bride Amer marriage
rites have been duly celebrated, the cask, appropt
atey inscribed will be thrown into the river, 10 be
waited hence 10 the Balize thence into the Gull
Stream, 10 be horne 10y that mighty current 10 the
shores from whence it started
Another important achievement attained by the
completion of this Road is the connection OF Memphis
with East Tennessee Knoxville and Memphis are,
at length, made almost door neighhors. In point oi
time, Memphis is almost near to ~ as she is
to Nashville; md when the East Tennessee and IL
GINA Company shalt have put down hor last rail
then will the gaud work Of nil have been consum-
mated, and Memphis and the Southwest Ne permitted
10 look along continuous line OF railway through
East Tennessee nnd Virginia 10 the Eastern cities =
II words of ours could avail anything, We would con
tinuay exclam ,pecf The ,eoyk '-haorrdh Reysfer.
The Public Lnna-.
Hon. John S. Garlic. of the Eleventh Congress.
siona District, Inns addressed circular letter to
his constituents, discussing the qlesrion Of dir
tribution, and demonstrating thu right and the
duty Of Virginia 10 demand of the federal goy.
.,rne,, be, share of tbs pnhle Lands A. no
s'"J'o' t''s'e''a "0'' '"P'' '.''' ~ ''''s' u
ms tme' we make no EXCUSE ior ~" fPhue DC
cupied by the transfer of Mr. Carle's address Ia
our columns:
FELLOW CITIZENS; am agao n candidate FOR
your Suffrage, and, rs each election decides
some question of principle or policy, your votes
o' '"e ,oo,'" in''s u'y :" any nv wiz ~,
NINE "ne,hei you wiz INSERT 'ei"e 'ent u
her snare I'D me pnohc DOMAIN. Ia determining
this question II lie necessary 10 ascertain sniis
factorlyt to ourselves whether we have tigbt 10
any portion al the public ands. mud, il 50. Is II
expedent to a. sert our right
The United States Goyerpmen, il large Ian
ded proprietor These lands heye been ncuuired
6rs, h,, Grants f,o,, Nov Nh Ni,oiui, AIns
saoh,so,,s Nh n,,d sd ra.'r.,n nnJ q ,,ar.
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ne CONSTITUTION ot Va" anli"d states deeofes
'the congress shhii nave pow 10 pose "i hla
make all needfui rules aud regulations respect
ing the territory or other property belonging IL
the United States; and nothing IN this ConstIiu
ton shall be SO con- ruea as TO prejudice amy
claims of the United States OF Of any particular
S,a,er
V;ro;,;. nr;or, ,..,,,;a. :, a., ~ SIT
har - r'1 ,u 'H' . ,1,'',s
OH Ma, 49, 70 "a IN w.,
o"'o' ''onsa"' "isoons'n' anu a' ''"n'So''
eas' VI 'ne aiiseiesipP' river. W me we were eh
gageo III Inc "ai ot ,he hefoio''oh' ana P'h1ne
the ehortt unite The States nhder the articles
OF confederation; several OF the States objected
70 becoming membersof the Confederation un-
less Virginia and the other land States would n
gree to share their lands with all the members of
the Confederncv
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