Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-16
Correspondence of the Virginian.
WARRINGTON. 18th February, ls


reached here almost in time to hear the echo
of the music which greeted the passage Of the bill
for the admission of Oregon. 1t was celebrated,
~ 10 the custom now upon the passage OF every
bill of importance, with . serenade from the Ma
rins Band to The principal digni.aries Of the Ma
ton. First. they bombarded Browns Hotel, in
which Gen. Lane, one &C the Senators elect from
the new State, has his quarters. A speech from
the Senator was the necessary consequence
Next. they proceeded to the Presidential palace
where Old Buck was awakened from his dreams
that he might respond to the demonstration. The
Vice President was then visited, and perhaps
others. lieretiral ms is tho belief. ! am consirain-
ed to express the opinion that all such dcmon.tra-
tions rs these are unbccoming the dignity of "a
Republican people. They may suit pure pemoc-
racies-but they do not comport with the spirit Of
q constitutional Republic.
Nor was there. in my opinion, any occasion for
joy, in whatever way it might display itself, over
the admission Of Oregon. BY an actual count it
has been ascertained that the Territory has not
the population sufficient to constitute a Congress
sional District in one Of the States. The idea Of
giving to such n community tho same weight in
the Senate MS Nirsinin, with all her powcr. and
all her traditional and present glory, does not
commend itself 10 us as being just and proper
Moreover, the Constitution of the new State con
tains some of the most dctestablc provisions ever
incorporated into an instrument OF the sort. 1t 10
unnecessary to specify anything more than the
modern cnormiiy Of 'alicn suffrage"
The bill passed the Senate at the last session.
II p,ssad tho IIouse IN Saturday by n vote of ia
to lo3. Several of the Opposition voted for it. or
it would have been defeated. Thus, it is again
true, rs the fnion sometime ago asserted, that tho
Democracy are unable to carry any measure Of
Legislation through Congress by their own strength.
So distracted and dcmorulise1 has tho party be-
come, that even the enemy, in every emergency,
has to be appealed to for assistance.
Aud so, now. we have rnrnry1nnrE States in
the Union! Thirty-thrcc distinct sovcrei gnties,
acknowledging the commo flag Of the stars
aud stripes! Very soon there will DO others.
Before the lapse oil many years, unless the igno-
rance Of the people, or the folly and ambition of
tho politicians, shall drive us to disruption. we
will have forty or fifty separate States whore not
n century ago, there were only thirteen. There
be cause far congratulation in the idea of thus
e~nlargiss our bounds. if thereby the Union may
be set upon a more solid foundation, aud its bless
ings per pctua,ed 10 all coming generations.
Next t. the Oregon question, the Thirty Million
Bill is the principal suhjec, Of conversation in
circles. There is no doubt that the lie
mocracy arc determined to pu.h This proposition
"oi rah any hop g 11~-ta,,on fsg' a
raj lead TO any p~r1et'o.i r,s,aes. tat wildly e.ti a
rier II creating 4 ner .Fsr, .fer 10 ncIf Pts.}t,-
tai tl,ctton. Mr.. Benjamin maze Il speech u IT.
favor on Saturday. poor employment + tie
talents If the Lnui.saa >.uatr NJ.
Crittendcn has the flpnf a-a,fsi Il. ier ths even
ing. | shall 10, mss his specth-sui mu l.
mistake the splendid old s1Aie.msn from kertucky
il he do ~, administer 10 this Infamous PROPOSE
ton such blows - il viii L.; ca>iy recover from.
Tho late oppa,ii,ou C.u'en:au in Virginia his
c Gated a mark sensation here. " ore had
a1y idea i, W ull he 50 respectable ia character
and number, and 81 harmouieu. and enthusiastic
in its deliberations. /: is The general o,inion here
that the overthrow Of the Virginia Democracy in
the Spring elections wonll give tie finishing blow
II that party Throughout the Union. Nj eye are
turned to Virginia and Yet, Notwithstanding til"
w ~ Wv ~ ''i'Hh iHl'ii"'i'' ""' '"t''
al solicitu !c, | fully agree with MIR. PEEsTo> that
i; should br exclusively II l%U.3i'ian contest
fought Tor the honor aud interests Of Virginia
alone. wholly without reference 10 tho concerns or
policy Of the Federal Cos .rnment.
As usual. near the close Of each session. the city
is crowded with ieoplc, Persons who are attrac.
ted here 10y business ar pleasure -puliticians in.
tent UNION advancing Their Observation-Disclosures
and lobby men WATCHING with englo eve an uppor-
tuni,y to plumber tho Treasury (what little thero
is left in itl-laate,s ofcvcrs dcscription-gnm-
blers anl lazzaroui-all are rungrcgatel here.
constituting II social m.htHg- curious enough to
contemplate, The hum of The tashionahle world
is also hcard-and scarcely n night passes that
the hours are not chased iy the flying feet of
youth aud beauty. Your correspondent has lived
long enough in this city TO know how hollow and
unreal are most of the brief pleasures of social
metropolitan life. In tho earlier days Of the Re
public there was some unaffected honesty in social
as we'll us political lifc-but. ''nous arons change
toni celia" Discrimination is the order Of the day
in all quarters. $.