Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-12
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After all the time wasted during the session
in ne mere rcprttiion By dozens Of members.
Of Arguments " hlch Mould have bad tue same
effect, II nsrdb by only one OF ihem it almost tx.
cites nst"nishmfnt T. see ihe expedition VT
winch leglslat ve body can act. On Iur,da,
Nj Webster nitro !ucrd 10 The Senate an a
mrndnrrnt 10 the Jtdten s. stem Of the Cnilrd
states II rrctiyrd Ts thee readings and pass
ed he senate within Hbou. an hour, was sent 10
ID House and received its thtee rea lings th,,r
aud passed, within ~ hour or two afterwards
ani Wax >Igu-d ~ the pres drut Of the United
States the next day, asd became law. Il Is
pro,erha thai "grear bodies move slowly. "
aud the OILY re'son which can be given for the
amazing cfler, Of this movement, IS the imppT.
tame OF the measure Had 1t not pass-d, aud
had one OF the tour Judges OF ihe Supreme
Court been takpa SICK the next d ', the
Whole term ofthr toutt would haze hcen los
thus causing trouble md anxiety TO nnnbess
who wai.l uPon rae always slow movements o
, G urls OF Justice.
No other reason viii he given 70 the graft.
tging raplditv Of THIS movement Ihar,, thai ~.
CIV member saw at once the importance of the
object. NJ other reason IS wanted but We
cannot veil AVOID asking ourselves why th.
cel' Iitv - not often initiated Hundreds OF
bills com" before Congress NhIch although no.
so important To the nation, are oIen of SO
greater Importance to individuals aud which
mig ut be passed within eight aud forty hours
! Nhy il it not dbur No ,nan, who reject
/ can AVOID SEEING the importance to individuals
al the immediate se,tirment # then claims
! AMI YET we had hrle men who haze altehdrd
every >rssl II ot ougieSs ioT years, VINO nave
spent hundreds ncedlrssly, IN pur.uii of justice
IN this city, and ~ no have he, Ptotore retired
/ h., ..,.I,I, Ill.
to retire in disappointment, unfcAs a stop lspu,
! To this eternal ciatler OF tongues.
The course at business ia Congress is well
kno"n. Readers of ne" spape,s do not need
10 be Informed thai no h'Il passes through
Congress pedceahi, II a speech can, by A. =
sSbIliy, be- hung upon II. Speeches brjnp
replies rrJoInders, SUR. Jonders until as Mr.
| ca rocket SAYS in his address, the House be-
comes utterly eIhau,ted with The subject. md
it NAV truly he said. that it is spoken To death
| Looking at tb" subject fairly and imnartially
4 --claInauts ale actually spouged, IL il NOT 500
hard to say swlf dled, ont OF all me noney the,
spend ~ Washington, thai members maytn'k
HRl the House exhibits but one lang talk
f. ON the ginning ola session to the end q
II. Members 10 not always speak To enIrhfrr
their fellows, nor would many Of their Sperche,
she'd much honor upon the country, Il accu
case 10 say that many man owrs his rc.el.c
ton TO Congress 10 the printers, who translate
into something like n Chr. tiau tongue, the al
most nnInteigihle jargon frequently uttered
IN debate. And why-we cannot help repeat
mg-whs is all this We know the mr,aphv
steal powers OF some members we g,ve them
credit ioT their ability 10 show the extremes 81
tension Of an argument which is ofienInnes
none OF the strongest when consolidated We
know the violent cnunCaiion aud ges,Icuia
flon OF other members, who MAJ foam at the
mouth and grow hue in The face, without % stab.
fishing aughI by way Of argument; we know
what admirable lnstian manufac ores are con.
tanned within the cranIums of other honorable
members; and 10 SUN them all IN together
We know, hear, aud read, that every man has
n tongue IN his head, aud that aim st every hne
OF 'h''n wag' II upon all OCCASIONS. not Ia thp
ediication Of his contemporaries. who are wa;,.
ing i"r II turn 10 speak, and TO the greet md
unjust detrment oi many n beuer man than
Tue speaker. IL IS impossible TO say whenc.
came tins Itch for talking but we find il IN
tue capitol. aud It grows aud spreads most
plenninlly aud fruliinly
No ella mint though he may have waited with
the IIs'ience OF second job, until HI, hair In =
grown grey, viii complain of this everlasting
thik, n II can be shown that IL is necessary
bu' no ,n'n ever pretended that il - nece.1a
fy. Every member makes Que speech TO send
10 his con s'i,aentsi many make dosen suee