Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-15
Letter from Mr.. MontageA

| Letter rom Mr.. Montag(A
The Norfolk Argus. by way of rsIisving Mr..
Montague of the suspicion OF being hostile to In
ternal Improvements in the State, publishes an
extract Of private letter which Mr.. Montague
has recently addressed its editor. The material
portion Of that extract il as follows:
While in the Legislature represented n very
decided anti-ln,ernal Improvement constituency,
| and in obedience To their riH did vote against all
appropriations for works Of improvement. Under
the same circumstances ] would do the snmc
thing again, or resign. Since that time you know
there has been gradual change on the sub Get In
tide water: and my present position is this: de
sire to see the great lines Of improvement in the
State completed and think the State is large
" Interested in these lines it would be madness
in her rulers now to abandon them; md ear
nestly desire to rec tho extreme Western part Of
the State connected with the waters Of the Chcsa-
peakse
The words "fAeir ,riu" in the above extract are
italicized 10y Mr. Montague himsclf-not Wy US
They are intended to produce tho impression that
it was only in obedience to the will Of his consit
usnts that he thus voted. But such MI excuse
will not serve Mr.. Montaguc's purpose. lie does
not say-hc takes particular care to avoid sayin,,
what was his own will in the matter De
voted against Internal improvements, he says. be
cause such was the will of his constituents Wns
il not also Mr. Montague's o,ra will! Are not all
the circumstances in favor Of the presumptio', that
il was equally rs much Mr. Montague viii as it
was his constituencies lie represented, by his
own confession, ant-internalmrroven 'ent
si,uoncy. He represented an intelligent c,nstit
ucncy. who presumed to send men To the Leg
isaturo who accord with them in sent,me 1t. lie
was identified with that constituency in feeling
and sympathy When Mr.. Montague was giving
these votes in the Legislature did VIC hear the
first word Of protest from him, thai they were not
expressive of his real sentimcnts Not u sylla-
bic. On the contrary, .lon his heart and nds-
criminatc opposition to every 10 ensure Of improve
that Mr.. Montague was sotin h y real sentiments.
The attempt 10 escape by tl' ,,asion tina, he wa,
representing the will Of hi. constitucnts--lea,ing
il to be inferred Though he fare not say so tia,
his views were the re sc If theirs will not
avail to cxricntc Mr. M'n' aguc from this emhar.
rassmen,. The trick is too transparent to escape
popular detection.
But Mr. Montague now rrocluims his desire to
see the leading lines of State Improvement
this should be sati' IN, tory 1t is not satisfactory.
The sentiment is satisfactory enough, but Mr..
Montagucs post .on is not. We do not want
Governor Tor Vi ga mia. MS Mr.. Montague may pos
sibly be if lie b lectel Lieutenant who discovers
a zeal in the Az of Internal improvements only
under the err m Instance Of n nomination for n high
State ONE. We do not want n man for Governor
who biter.' opposed all Internal Improvements.
and whose ch nnge of views hear of, officially
and publ ely, for the first time. atter his nomna
ton Toe net that an overwhelming MINORITY Of
the PEG lie Of Virginia are in favor Of prosecuting
our VIC rks Of internal Improvement will nnavolda
lily 20 nc ate til" suspicion that Mr.. Montague has
only shitt ted his sails Ia catch the popular brceze
Hogs and the Hog Crop.
Ncf.nl rom our exchange, very spirited con
tro,ers s,ns ON between tn&cr. and sellers Of
the at milclc. and much diversity of opinion
NJ TO thr crop Of last scn'Dn =. compared with
that Of the present. II statistics any guide to
base IN opinion upon, it nu,t be conceded by all
who clam To lc familiar uith the subject that
the present crop is largely IL excess Of any pre-
vi jas one. Whilst there sremg to lie an entire
absence "a demand from Iuarlcrs that heretofore
J. nye been our best customers, all accounts from
abroad represent an abundant supply Of lneon
mess pork &c. aud dull market aul 80 far a, our
immediate wants are concerned, 30 find an uau-
sually large supply cf old bacon On hand Il, pres
cnt. Alta corresponding period lar, ycnr our
market wMs perfectly Lnte Of oil stock, and hams
would readily command from % to - cents. Md
| Gngs Is to lSc. Now gfocc,s are hunting
customers for their old stock at Jus, halt the above
| prices-and many OF them hare actually lan,crcd
us to buy Of them upon space. NEST unusual
| proposition % he made to an editor; but we are
thankful for once. independent OF them.
having hog mrnt and hommiliy IN abundance.
Heretofore Virginia has been lnr.c importer
of hogs, a. but from the best information we
| have there has been unusually large killing
hy our farmers, and we shah wnut little or moth
ing from abroad. This /, ~ i Should be, and We
TOR one are almost Y Him CUR people should
staryc, if they cannot avail themselves of all the
advantages they have and supply their own meats
Hon. WILLIAM Ptrr FEssENnrN has been re-
elected United States Senator iiom the State Of
Maine FOR six years from the 18th of March, 1850.
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Execution in Newark, N. J.
On Wednesday last the execution Of n young man
named James McMahon. took place in Newark,