Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-06

MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER a. 1870.
W TO cay commences the first session of the &C.
neral Assembly Of Virginia, under the now Cons,itu
on; session which is expected prove ardnous md
prn'racted. To organize the new Governmcn,-isa
duty suPeradied 20 the ordinary and annual functions
Of the Legislature On several subjects connected
With tins important; duty the Constitution has left the
General Assembly wide discre, on. especially as !,
relates to the Judiciary. and on il, much conflict a.
opinion and trouble are generally anticipated Among
other things, the Legislature have the unpleasant In
OF passing the whole Judiciary corps in review. and
pm ting them 1t upon trial. for their fitness or
unh'ness for the stations they now huld-a ,utv rrn
dered particularly painful to minds ,u,bucd with
proper d"l'c"cy, BY the provision requiring mem
hers In vote rive roce-,ho mos. absurd rosuI,
ton ever made by sensible men-a mode of voting
which NO copy from England Just a, the time the "a.
rios of that country declare incompatible with in
dependence, ard are abnu, to kick it out Another
unpl"asant opern'Un dcvolvcd the Legislature, is
torazee The Executive Council from eel lis present
number to thrce-whch must OF necessity throw Eve
81 the gentlemen wha are now n,smberrs into ,hc
r'nks of private life A. Rotation is favori.c prn-
ciIle however, with Of that h,nnrabl. hody ,vc
may anticipate that to fail the victim of 81 Republican
=
struggle is expected t, occur fur tho Oh a., =,
mo House ct Delegates: With what probable re.
suit, we have no means Of knowing The pl,ccs Of
sergeant at Arms and those Of Doorkeepprs are like
Wise understood 10 have numerous candidates
w" shall keep the reader regularly md early adv,
red "fthe progress of Legislative business Repor,
ing IN full, we shall uot attempt for various reasons
n'st that we are incompetent and secondly that no.
o'dy reads long speeches when they are published
no give the essence of the Debates as far as we can
extract it, is all we shall uttcmpt-and this we are
persuaded, Is all the reader desires This ru,o of
course. yields to circIms anccs
The number OF contested elections in both hous.s
Is 'neXamPied' and these will probably consume the
greater part of this month 1t will be January ,yo
imagine before tn. main business of the session III
hiry commence.
We publish to dav. memorial r ON tho poo,,, e
Cumberland, which Will command attention Tho
exaction Of the enormous tolls on tobacco aes.,,ai
James River. without corresponding benc6, s,o,
when the pretended Improvement has n,or.J ;,;
Gus, and In violation of public faith and pIedno =;
the nearest approach to absolute and UNQUALIFIED ,-
'1nny. which the annals of Virginia or even ANA;
can legislation, furnish.
u The Legislature of Carolina on Tuesday
proceeded to elect Senator of the U States to sun
ply Gov Iredciis place, after Sd March next Gov
Owen Judge Mangum, Gen. Montfort Stokes. and
ZION. Jesse Spcight Representative from the New
bern District, were IN nomination. On tho I'd hal
lot tho result was 30 for Owen 80 for Msnoum
and some thirty or forty, for Spesht Stokes. and
scattering There was 30 choice, and the election
was adjourned 10 tho next dav Tho onini,n ,o -,
to be. that Gov. Owen would be chosen
Son" Caro'i"n.-It is said that Gov Miller will
be elected for the Senate over JUDGE Smith hu .
majority of fire votes-The Correspondent IF tho
Oharlsston Gazette says:
Loyaay the House discharged the Commilree Of Priv H..
and Elections from the further consdera,ion of ,b.
Sans the election Of Pnckney Horny until some
""rn "e.snae he persons aud papers lie sent for
no election for Attorney General ha. I., hen
OF the poll was follows 'S' Inc s,sts
First Bniioting