Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-16
CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.
T.,Fu.-From all we can learu.we
and more convinced that the preparations for the
appraching Fair. Of such character as to
streng,hen the CONVICTION to which We have often
given ut,erancc. that the Exmot"n % 'ne Lynen-
burg Agricultural and Mechanical society IL To
lie the greatest and N ,st interesting thing OF tho
kind ever had in this section ct the stare.
The Miners of tho Southwest, as well ms some
of those East ns II, have mentioned 1t IN the
kin lest manner. and from the t'nor It Their
articles. We infer thi Lynchburg Will be place
If no common attraction ON The days "i the fa''
Nor are those papers mistaken. inr W. can assure
our contemporaries in other places, that We will
have an Exhibition If which alone will not lie
proud, but of which friends from abroad Will
afterwards refer to with pleasure. The improve,
ments mt the Grounds arenow ab'utcon'pleted.and
we hazard nothing in saying that for usefulness
and convenience If arrangement. they are not OK,
celleJ BY any similar Grounds IN the state, ana
very few out of it, 50 far a. "ur kn"wicugc cN
tends. rhe managers having the matter IN hah"
have done themselves infinite credit, ami are just
~ entitled to the thanks and gras,tune "l our
people TO whose city they have added 81 attractive
a feature. Bv referring to the bills ct the H'eie-
~. it will be seen that large prizes are Z" lie
awarded to those whose contributions shai' prove
the most creditnble. Competition FOR these prizes
will douhtless. be large, and The only fear on 'N"'
that the unprCDlttOus hcaSou "'''
had the effect to deter many persons from bringing
their stock, who, under more favorable clrruln-
stances would have made most valuable additions
to the Cattle department. As 1t If, we shall have
a fine exhibition in that line.
The LYScHBuRG RErunLlcAN.-Ths paper came
out as a Daily yesterday morning, and III ITS Saln-
tatory the publishers express their sanguine belief
that their enterprise will prove "a brllian, sue
cess" or. 1T will be the fault OF an unap'rcri"
tive public" Whilst, as every body know, We
have no sort of affinity with Democratic politics.
and to that extent hold few principles in common
with the Republican: we trust 1t may realize all
the success its projectors anticipate.
We believe with our neighhors, that there is
.'nothng which points with surer index t" the
character Of a city and its people, than the quar-
ty and appearance IF its newspaper press, ana
we trust, therefore, that the people will not he
slow to perceive TIM, in sustaining their Journals
they are promoting their own interests. by keep
ing in the field an active and efficient auxiliary
towards advancing every measure OF public hrne
fit. The Republican has associated with ITS Tor
mer editor and proprietor. Mr. Geo. W ilnrdw'ke
late of tho Richmond Examiner, and formerly
resident of this city.
LrBERAL-We are authorized to say that the
Board of Directors Of the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad Company at their last meeting. dctermin-
ell to change the policy that has governed the
management of the road for the past year, anu
will hereafter issue round trip tickets to all per
SONS composing ecclesiastical or other assemblies
who may pass the road for the purpose OF at
tending the meetings If their respective bodies.-
As VIC have more than intimated in these
columns we believe that this course is dictated by
sound policy and thai ~, far from losing anything
by it, the Company will gain in the end, bn't re-
cuniarily and in the good will Of the public IT
is the policy pursued by every well regulated
company Of which we know anything in the