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LDoIsLATUaH OF vIRo1HIA
PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

STOCK 81 the Porfsmouth ana Roanoke Kali
Road, by n majority Of ers-cvcry men,
her present, excrpt Mr.. Donaldson Of lamp
shire. who was iudisposcd. but Who, if he had
been present, would have voted against the
bill
some slight amendments having been made,
the bill came back TO the House, on Monday.
for concurrence, when Mr.. brown moved 10
postpone IT indefinitely. This motion failed,
by vote OF - to Ito that the bill has
become law Great rcjoicings havc fol-
lowed, at Portsmouth and Norfoik-whiie al
Petersburg. all is gloom and sorrow. If eL
oqueoce could have availed any thing against
the march OF improvement, tho efforts Of Mr.
Brown must have been efectusi. lie viewed
'hs appropriation as n desth-stroke to Pc
tersburs and her railroad, IL not to enter
prise generally through the State. The con-
eiusion or his first speech is SO beautiful and
touching, that cannot rcfrnin from copying
t-and his last effort was not less thrilling.
though Intellectual.
III. said Mr.. D.. VIC must be condemned.
aud without the decent forms Of a trial. let
the necessity for tho sentence and all this
precipitation be shown, and We will endea
Nor To submit without murmur. That spi-
rited little town, which, in the hour OF peril
and alarm, poured forth its hundreds to de-
Tend your coast, and sent the flower and pride
of her best-born sous 10 die on the banks of
distant lakes, has still further offerings TO
make on the altar OF the public good The
touotain oil patriotism Is not yet exhausted
""r VEINS arr notys dry. and if IL be really
neediul that she should bleed again, her DO
som Is bare and dcfenceless before you. She
| could little, indeed, have expected that the
blow should come from the hand Of a paren-
tai go,ernment-yet, IL il must be so, if the
good Of Rome required 1t, and the much.
loved Bruius strikes, she will calmly wrap
her robes around her, and fall with dignity
and resignation But, Sir, If she is TO sink
under the steel q! the envious Casca-if she
Is To be heartlessly sacrificed To the caprice .
the seiiishness, or avaricc Of her rivals let the
country look To h--ior her wrongs shall be
avenged IA the evils that will follow them
No cause aud no people can prosper, without
rigid adherence to the principles Of justice.
No government can enjoy the confidence and
ahections Of Its citizens, which IL not vigil
ant to observe, prompt to redress, the slight
ear grievance, no matter when or upon W HON
inflicted. No peace or security, or happi-
ness, can prevail in the land which is not gov
erned according to the naxims Of that ALL
wise Providence, which suffer. not the voice
OF the oppressed 10 cry in vain, nor the spar
row tn fall TO the ground without its notice.
Pass this bill, and il may be that ten wear,
hence, not n vestige Of our road will re m ain.
our streets may be deserted, and our tall
ships gone TO other ports-but from this scene
Of desolation. this monument of legislative
injustice, there shall go forth to the hearts of
all who gaze at IL, whether from the hiIl-tops
or the plain-a shuddering sense of fear.
distrust, and disaffe ton"
ION Saturday, the jeposite question was a.
gain taken up in the house, when Mr.. Ruth
erford Of Richmond city, (who since the
day before had been instructed by his constr
tuenis,) moved n decentralization Of the aues-
ton to re-commit, Oost on Friday by one
Vo'e) with view to separate the deposite re.
solutions, and that on the subject of tho con-
stitutionality Of r,e Bank.
Mr. Marshall read 4 serio. OF resolutions.
which he intended TO efer, in case Of recon
mi,mcnt-and after some discussion. the
question on re-committal was lost by q tie
e. 10 ~.
MIR. Coiston then moved the postponemcnt
Of the whole subject to the 3ist Of March
and made an able speech Of nearly two hours
m favor OF the constitutional y Of the Bank
Of the United States.
The house then adjourned, without taking
the question.
On Monday. the subject was resumed. Mr..
Coistons motion to postpone, TO 3ist March.
The whole resolutions, still pending. Al the
request of Mr.. Marshall, lao withdrew that
motion for the present, and that gentleman
then offered the follow ing new resolution
Resolved. That the Assembly does not in
tend, by the declaration Of its opinion. In re-
gard TO tiTc cOnstiiutionaIity Of the Bank Of
the United states, TO qualify, or in any man
ner to Impair, the force of us disspprobaLon
of the removal OF The Deposites.
Mr. Roane moved TO amend this resolution. !
as follows
Tba, they highly disappFove the manifold
INSTANCES OF misconduct, which has marked
lhc management and direction Of the present
BANK, and That our Senators in Congress are
hereby instructed, and our Representative,
earnestly requested. 10 oppose All sttemp,s
which may be made 10 obtain q renewal Of
hs charter, srd 90 Cooperate IN passing oil
neediu' and proper laws, 10 compel or 20 en- |
able IT To close its concerns in a manner least
Injurious To the currency Of the country and 1
happiness Of the people.
After debate, this amendment was neEaiiv-
ed-ayes 81, noes e.
Mr.. Wager then moved TO amend Mr.. Mar
shalls resolution - follows
Nor 10 express an approval Of the conduct
NJ Tie officers q The Bank of the q states
~ their management of that institution.
Thi' amendment, after debate, was also
Dega,iVed-ayss %. nOeI GO.
Mr. Williams then moved to amend nc FOL.
lows
Nor does q intend by the declaration Of a.
'Ph'on censuring the REMOVAL Of tho depo-
'"cs from the Bank Of the uuiied states 10
luai'iy 90 'mpair the force Of it, disappFoba-
10" ., TIE exercise of the power by Con
sress 10 incorporate bank