Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-18
sinking Of the steamer fulton c. y.

On Thufsday morning. ABOUT nvo O'Clock, The
| tern wheel steamer Fulton City, Captain David
,rickelt from pittshurg for st. Louis, sunk in
coming through Bufhton's The morning wns very
segy and hssy. and the boat got too close 70 the
.isnd, when the pilot, Thomas varney, gave the
Wheel out. when the stsrn swung around and
truck a stump, which cut her down 50 that she
unk in few minutes. She foated only smne
evenly Ave yards after tn accident, sunk lust
IL the lower edge Of the bar. till the water came
p u tho top Of the tables In the cabin. Had
he foated a length further, she would have gone
own in deep water. entirely out If sight
Tho passengers were all asleep At that early
,our, and were first awakened by the terrific
rnshing ii the boot AZ shs was wrecked and
visited IN settling down. The men rushed fran
he woman waded about in the cabin seeking some
way Of escape. The cabin passengers were how
yer all saved but 5 deck passengers, a man and
lis wife and three children. were swept away and
o-t, Us was also Milton Thompson. a deck hand,
rho went to their assistance. Thompson was
rom Greenetop, Allegheny county, pennsylva-
a.
The steamer Melnotte, which was living bv at
Aaysvc. waiting for the fog to break. when the
'ulton City passed down, came along about nh
,our after the accident, and took of most Of the
Messengers. The remainder were taken of by the
'r William Wallace which came along about
hrcc hour. after. Tho Wallace brought The cap
vas entered by Captain Bricksll.
The Fulton City had about 300 tons of freight,
100 tons Of which were iron and nails-the re.
nainder glass, dry goods. DC. 1t was principally
or Evansville, Cairo and St. Louis She has been
tut about year. and cost $4,000. She was in
ured for $4,000 in the Eureka, Monongahela,
nd Western Insurance Companies, of Pjttshurg,
nd owned by Captain David Brickcll, aud w. W.
dartin. of Pttsburg.
There were 90 cabin and IL deck passengers
Cincinnati Gazette Of Monday.
The Albany Statesman (Am.) publishes the
peech of Senator Hammond with the following
emarks
Senator Hammond shcaths his sword and pro-
laims not q truce but an end of the c,n'csi.-
70 his followers he counscls peace. Senator Sew
rd uniurls the banner of conquest, marslials his
lost, and invites recruits for war of aggression.
We have no surprise to express at the course Of
'ithcr. No men are moro eminently practical
han the political leaders Of the South Talk us
sc will Of their theories, and their hcadstrong
mpctuosity, if we look carefully back over the
vents Of the past twenty years we shall find
enacty of purpose and consistency of action
hat cannot be paralleed in the. political leaders
# the North. knowing this peculiarly
ng how carefully Southern statesmen study the
rsult u. political measures-we are not surprised
t the conclusion which Senator Hammond has
cached. nor at the fact that he procans the
truggle ut nu end. ut time when the masses Of
he North are being told that it is but commencing.
uch conclusion was irresistible, and ~ tho
ablic men of the South lead rather than follow
ublic opinion, it was natural that Senator Ham
,ond should at early day prepare his consttu-
nts for tho events that must shortly trnnspire.
1t il u characteristic with Mr.: Seward to be the
,os discontinued when other people are III" most
ortenr. Hence it is not surprising that at II
mo when people of almost the entire union were
'okinr forward, in joyful anticipation Of n spec
Y and satisfactory settlement Of the Slavery ques-
ION, he should seek to arouse old prejudtces-to
wake new fears and to provoke retaliations.
There is amethod in this. which those well know
Who are acquainted with Mr.. Seward lie is rest
ess and uneasy unless he is always in advance of
,is party-s,ill more restless and uneasy, if for
noment the gaze of the Republican party is not
trained t. keep him in view. The Slavery ques-
ion was being peacefully settled, through the
grncy of natural causes-being settled in favor
/ freedom.
The powerofthc popular will was stronger than
he power Of the Prcsilent-common sense was
nking the place nr passion judgment was assert
ng dominion over enthusiasm In the calm that
vas coming over the public mind, it seemed posi-
Ole that public attention might be diverted from
senator Seward. To- objects in which the public
have more direct interest. Hence the preaching
Of this new cr,lsadr--hence this parade of the
raw heads aud bloody bones" Of Slavery extern
sion" Only for that and nothing in the world
besides. the lc,i,ns Of tho Republican party
invoked to put again the armour and u!,sheath
the sword, Will they do sof