Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-19
From Washington.

zeus abroad. II is conducted ihroug hout in good
temper--the United States in all eases rerudiatihs
tho doctrine Of perpetual allegiance
IL appears from these documents that twelve
years A., the British government released l""
nauralized lrishmcn who wernsu'rccted nj atiih2
IA the rebellion and engaged IN reasonable pra''
ii.cs
Lord palinerston. however, declared Tint For.
eign hsrn sni,eai- ri Britain. who may hny" be-.
come natnralzcd IN ,reiLp Countries, hut who fe-
lurn To the United 3ng,.,,n, are ~ nmenlahi' rs
any other Of her Majesty subjects h. any laws
which may be in iprce either vi II permanent or
moprnry nature.
The senate to-day confirmed Major Elisha u
English US q. $. Marshal fDr Indiana.
The President message concerning The duties
tobacco in foreign c"un;tir- shows, l-t.ihht l'c
French government, will not surrender or modify
It's munopuly of the m,nuiacture and sale oi tt-
bacco within the French empire; 81, that the gov
! crnment 81 the Netherlands is more liberal, and
that their duty on foreign tobacco IS no low that
the agricultural interest oi the Netherlands de-
mnn1s higher protective duty against American
Tobacco, and I'd that the government of PRUSSIA
! has not increased the duty ON tobocco, though
j movement 10 that end has been made. Our trade
j in tobacco with Great Britain, France Spain, Pur
lngal, Austria Brazil, and other foreign nations,
! therefore remains clogged with restrictions aud
limitations wholly inconsistent with that inir and
reciprocal condition Of commerce which ought to
exist between the United States and those nations
respectively and is, therefore, unsatisfactory to
the States Of Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky. aud
/ acco.growiug Satc-
4. the time approaches for tho convention Mt
Cha,Irston, the anxiety Of members ol both
Houses To take Il recess evidently increases. But
the senate to-day re ectcd every proposition for II
recess. The objection to n recess Mt this tlmo is
the necessity for providing means for carrying on
the government il. other way than by the Is
,,,fir G,r pnssino Tho Il
ton bills; Tor passing tho homestead and the Pact
iir railroad aud other important bulls. 1t Is agreed
that this rccaA must be followed by another ON
account of the Chicago convention.
II was l.cctcd in the House by Mr.. kcitt that
the proposed adjournment would be Il recognition
by Congress Of these President maxim. convention
but lhr other hand it contcnlcl hy Mr.,
Bnynrd in the Senate, that as long the pc pie Of
the United States chose to adopt this mode of nom
natl g candidates iorthe Presidency, the action ol
the convention would be il matter Of deep interest
to the public, and those members. of Congress who
arc DELEGATES ought to be allowed timo to attend
them Thus, rs the people recognize these
grcsscs Congress must do So
Fewer delegates to national conventions, Ms we'll
ms fewer politicians &c nerally have been at Washing
ton this year than at previous ones when prcsiden
tml nnnlnatiols have been made The fact indicates
that whoever may be the nominees, the popular sem
timcut aud not the dictaon of congressman, bids
fair to control in the designation of candidates. If il
were otherwise with the Republicans, Mr.. Seward
would stand but small chance of II nomination ut
Chicago, But however much the Mclean feeling
prevails here among nstutc wire-workcrs they con-
irss that The work ofopposing Seward is like another
campaign of Sisyphero The original move OF the
conservative republicans to procure tho nomina
ton Mt Baltimore Of Judge Mclean aud John Bell;
but il is now thought more prudent to designate tho
latter for President feeling that he will pariotically
Withdraw from the canvass should Judge Mclean he
nominated Chicago. 1t has been suddenly dlscov-
cred that the almost octopcnnrian judge has the
viRor OF ordinary men Mt halt his years. Yet it is
arranged TINT very strong and sound man is To go
the ticket as Nice-Prcslcnt. Moreover. the man
aging parties who expect to profit by the Arrangement
intend 10 obtain heir Offices patronage at very
| chrly day after the inaugumtion
Hon Roger A. Pryor appeared this morning before
Justice Dom, in answer To warrant served on him
yesterday and gave security in the sum OF five thou
sand dollars to keep the peace and not fight duel
in The District Of Columbia leave it for that pur-
! pose.
| APPROPRIATE Arrol>TMENT.-Mr Mary Chcs.
i nut, mother Of the senator from South Carolina.
ias been appointed Wee Regent Of the Mount
/ Vernon Association Of that STATE. MIS-. G..
i i - years oI nye. and had personal acquan-
fanrc with ten. Washington In the Spring of
j l,Np Washington visited Trenton aud was re-
/ ert,cl with the most enthusiastic demonstration
/ by the people. especially hy the ladies. "trl.
nnphal arah' wns erected on the bridge over tho
A,sl0pinck creek, Mt the entrance ut which six
! young girls strewel II ,wcrs before him and sung
souG-uf welcome. Ono Of those girls is now
! hr~. Chestnut, And she VIVA in tho dawn of life
sang the song OF Triumphant welcome to "'rho lle-
ru." now in its wane ins those who are endcav.
oiing 10 pay the nobcst of tributes to that hero y
memory.
AcGnuunpATIoNs Al tHARLESroN.--A crrrrs.
pendent writing from Chicago, states that the Re
publican clubs ct that city have determined to
! lplill nxino obtained snIsrriptions IN nm ,mnunt