Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-14

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A NICE LITTLE FIGuRn.-Nirginia, it issai1, pays
Forty Millions of dollars n year for Northern
manufactures, to the impoveri.hment of Der own
citizens. Shame on her! Every article that this
vast sum is expended for could as we'll be manu-
featured within her own borders; and the profits
on forty millions of dollars invested in manufactures
would support an additional population of five
mill ons of souls. and make her the first State in
the Union in regard to population and wealth, in
less than five years. Who goes for protection 10
Home Manufactures.
Snesking Of protection to Southern or Home
Manufactures. we see by tho following extract
fr m the Virginia Auditors report. furnished the
Richmond correspondent of the New York Herald,
that some effort will lie made by the Legislature
to that effect. The extract we refer to reads as
follows:
The laws respecting merchants licenses are
all based upon the principle of considering the
selling Us the privilege which should be paid
and may we not, in view Of the fact that more
than forty millions of dollars in value are sold in
Virginia, derived from other States, inquire
whether a license may not he demanded from our
merchants and traders, for the priyilegeof buying
goods, wares and merchandise in any State whose
laws and people overriding the laws, have mani
tested hostility to the institution Of slavery y
We rather suspect that the course here limited
Mt would not reach the evil, but would only result
in running our Virginia merchants an building
up those IF the North who nre doing us the wrong
already FIR the facilities afforded by the various
steamlines, expresses. &C.. would enable the con-
sumner to order his goods direct from the Northern
dealer without the aid of the Virginia merchant.
This should be looked to.
FRESH AIR.-Give your children plenty Of fresh
air. Let them snuff it until it sends the rosy cur
rent of life dancing %joyfully to their temples.
Air is so cheap and is good, and SO necessary
withal, that every child should have free access to
it. Horace Mann beautifully says: ct" put
children on a short allowance of fresh air, is as
foolish rs it would have been for Noah, during the
refuge, to have put his family on n short allow
ance of water. Since God has poured out an at
mosphere fifty miles deep. it is enough to make n
miser& eep TO see our children tainted in breath"
MILITARY Observation-Disclosures tho
Commonwealth of Virginia volunteer compa-
mics are organizing, aud we sincerely hope
that the military spirit which has been arous-
ed will never ~languish. Almost every news
paper published in the State. brings intelligence
of moyements in this important matter, and 1t
is expected that the Legislature will adopt proper
measures for its promotion and encouragement.
The Rifle company recently organized in Lex
ington, under the command If Captain Letcher,
bids fair to become one of the finest coinpa MES in
the State The roll is gradually increasing by
the addition of ~frst-rate material. Capt. Whites
COtl)IHy u III Ii otL-hO paw 1uAoS
nearly 80 men.
A volunteer company has been organized in Mid
dleburg, Loudoun county. upon short notice. Nor,
borno Berkeley, Captain The uniform is to be Of
Southern manufacture.
Capt. George S. Patton's company Of Rifemen,
in Charleston, Kahawha county, lately received
their new AZ ms and ac~coutrements from Richmond
which they will use calamity upon all proper oc'
caslous.
The citizens Of Union, Monroe CO.. are forming
a company of Infantry.
At a recent meeting in lIicksford. GrecnyiIe
ctuaty. for the purpose Of orgauizinga Rife corps
~fiiy-,ne gentlemen promptly enrolled their name
and several gentlemen too old to serve in persons
offered to equip true and worthy young men to ac'
In their stead.
The Charleston Sharp Shooters" were recently
organized at Charleston, Kanawha co., Joseph 5
Swami, captain.
Col. IIoge, of Putnam CO., lately attended the
organization of a company at Coalsmoath. and ex