Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-31
Correspondence Of the virginian.
RIcnsoYD. 28th January, lSC

This has been week of dinners. On Tuesday
dinner to Mr. Memmiuger, the South Carolina
Commissioner to Virginia. was given by the mem
Der. of the Legislature. and on Thursday night
the admirers Of Ex-Governor Wise, dined and
yiped him and thcmseivcs1 at the Exchange llo-
tel was present at neither OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
would have been at either II had been well
enough which | was nor. like dinners well
enough. where the viands are sayory and the COM
pany pleasant. But your political dinners and
your speech making dinners are great "drags. -
] understand both dinaers passed of well, and
that the tx Governors speech at the latter in
his mos, characteristic vein. On Tuesday even
ing next grand complimentary soiree dansdnte
is To canc OF a.the Exchange Hotel in honor Of
Mis- NJ nmineer. the dau .hter Of the South Caro-
lima Cen missioner. "On with the dance"
Tie Legislature has been lowering for some
time the Casingt and Ohio Railroad Bill.
The mano,Nny Of the proceedings was interrupted,
on yesterday. ly Hare-up between sundry men,
bers and Mr.. Speaker Cru,chfeld The Speaker
it appears in accordance with the instructions Of
the House, had appointed committee of thir-
teen on the subject Of the South Carolina mission.
The committee not constituted to suit the
views Of certain gentlemen. and they protested
against it in the House, in the strongest of terms
The Speaker made an explanation, which, howev,
er, did not appear satisfactory to those who object
ed general war Of words ensued. and the
House was in session until after o'clock.
The vote on the Covington and Ohio appropra-
ton will be taken in few day. BAssELL, of Up
shur, made strong speech against it yesterday
But the strongest speech that can be made against
il is the report Of the Second Auditor of the Treas
ury. From that report it appears that the debt Of
the State has been increased twenty millions OF
dollars since 1852. AT that time our State deb,
was ten millions II dollars now it IL over thirty
millions. We have now thirly.Gve millions OF
dollars Invested in internal improvements, and on
ly ten millions Of it productive Tho remaining
! tweht, five millions had well been thrown into
James River, 81 FAR IA the State Treasury is con
cerned The debt of the State has been increased
two millions within the last twelve mouths And
vet it is proposed 10 appropriate four or five mil
lions nj the present session. mainly to n work thai
has hss prospect of being valuable than any othe,
ever pref ectcd in the State Chapman, of Mon
roe, made an estimate Of the capacity Of the road
when fnshed-and it looked very well on paper
But it would DO ust AZ fair to estimate the nun
her OF subscribers to Il newspaper by the number
IF sheets powcr-press could throw of in twent,
| four hours.
| twill be impossible for tho Legislature to gc
through in ninety days. md tho consequence viii
/ he an extra session next winter. Biennial SEES
sinns Of the Legislature was one of the many blum
! dcrs of the last Constitution.
| The House has not yet come to n vote upon TIL,
| question of charter to the l.ynchburg ind Nortl
! Carolina Railroad. The question is embarrassed
| by conflicting and antagonislic propositions pre-
scented by the people of Bedford and Of Piltsylva
MIA. 1t Is manifest that these schemes only Oh
struct the only one that is feasible. A Railront
to the North Carolina line must, obviously, star
from Lynchburg, if from anywhere and it il
strange that this fac. is not at once apprc late,
| and admitted