Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-24
WEDN EspAY MORNING, F1iEy1 80.

sXts Legislature adjourned yeSlseday--she last
III III sit under the old govssnaont- (which With
~ 1sfscis ono cann,t 80 desces&sg - the
Co With indifference. "Afsgtay snsHs Il - rear.
ID, and an uncommon share 81 national happiness
sadPospcrty has bsss enjoyed under ts mild swsy Vi;
houghsa Which touch the aHsciions. and w4ose in.
fiusnsse9essly - eostrosIsd BY tbe morsi assu-.
rance that Il had survived its capacity Of Being ser
vceaSle, and will be succeeded by ono hotter
to the altered condition Of the people.
~ The Senate rejected the Bill concerning scdi
tious Writings. and prohibiting teaching slaves to
read and write, bya vote OIL to .. The severity
attempted. defeated any new provision.
Ias Nsu Constitution. Opposition to tho adoption
of the new Constitution, will undoubtedly be more
vigorous aud serious, than its friends have lima gned
We have noidea that it will be avaIing but a comb
nation of the sni countcs might endancer its nc.
cnptance. We therefore admonish its friends, par
tcularly in the Valley, to be up and doing Infor-
ation from various quarters enables us to say that
the minority viii lose nothing by want of activity.
70 THE EorroRs OF THE RioHMoSD Vino.
Gentlemen: I have read in the Enquirer of this
mprning, under the editorial head a description of
the manner in which ut says) the anniversary of the
birth of our great and good Washington was cele-
brstcd in this city.
II Is stated that the Blucs, Cavalry and R;assaen
volunteer corps OF this city paraded &C. when ii is
well known that no such company the latter has
been in existence for some years in Richmontl and
again, "tie line was formed and marched through
the Streets of the voluRteer corps on the right
followed by the Blues and Cavalry wish van IN
correct what has been .nisstated by the Enaurrr.-
The Artillery corps had little to do in honorpp
the day. The Artillery corps which has existed for
nine years, longer blythe by, than any other voun-
teer company has been kept up in Richmond always
excepting the old Bues) and in all that time has
been commanded by worthy and respected re-
preventative to the legislature, and has long most
satisfactorily performed ts arduous duties, more
especially on our two great national festive DAYS
has thus been given the go-by. The Enquirer have
observed has usually when at all speaking in praise
or TINS corps, dealt 1t out so sparingy and family
that 1t had better not been done at all and so that
editor, suppose, now thinks, he has no, even ST
much as named 1t, and pays the due to company
long extinct.
Why does Mr.. Richie do SO. Is 1t because there
Is large majority of that company opposed to the
Course upon the country President of the United
States! know no other which Gun be as
signed Tor TINS neglect but be the motive what it
inay, cannot think Of asking of Mr.. r. to explain
1t, because OF the now prevailing report that the edi
tor intends reversing his far famed motto of .Verte
sans Peur" for it is beginning to DE that there
Is more fear" indicated MIR RS course of late
years of being in minority, and thus losing the pa
tronage of the majority than there is "tru,h," when
any portion of the minority is be benefited by its
being told. Had Mr.. r. cleared I'D the mystery of
the East room letter." should have asked of him
60 make this correction, but it is must beg the
favor OF 10 do so in your truly independent pa per-
The ARTILLERY corps OF this city, is composed of
spectacle citizens, mostly men with families, ready
end willing at all times to do their duty; and having
once belonged toit, cannot that it shall meet
with such slur as "hc of the Enquirer" has given
II, without noticing it; and though l doubt not its
members are indignant enough at AIR. RS treatment
or them as company, yet they would not coniescend
am sure to speak of it: therefore hope may be
allowed to do so. An Old .drtiHerisk
February %, 1880.