Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-07-03
hHNClIBl Rs:, july 4. ,Sa,
VIRGINIA LEGISLATTRr

Virginia Legislature, AT It's late cx,,, sess; -,
other laws. of local character were cnac,oa
mchaing the act OF the last session, relative i, i
State subscription TO the stock Of the Portsmouth,
ho'nohe ha'lroad Company the second rcl,q,s,a.
Tor the present year the taxes on the lots in Tho
oi Suffolk, the buildings on which were reccn,I, /
s'foyed by IRE and the third, providing for the ~,
nent oi certain officers OF tie Assembly
The Richmond Enquirer concra,ula,.s H.,
ers that the Ultras olbo,h parties were Kent j.,
though ii takes occasionto rive Or,,o, Shin
stab under tho fifth rib, for :. boring" the H..
"wtl, aspcech to which no man desired to G.,o,.
and which we arc told, drove even Ae E,ou,l
cans from their seats ('' The PtpvbIcons " ,
sooth Is the Enquirer tired of its new ianolco -,
pcllation of :. DemocrMI' )-Orator Sbinn !, ..a
is placed under the ban. by the Enourcr-f,, l.
reason cannot certainly guess 1t oaunot be- tb,
personal degradation has suddenly untitled I'M, f..
conpanonshp with those with whom he H..
long associated upon terms of equalityto,
there are bascr inrn than himself in the front
rank Of til parry. The tome OF the Enquirer +,
wards hun we confess. puzzles The un>crrs..
ousclcnIcr and pareeyrist heretofore ot every mem,
Der of the Legislature attached 10 it, party, hovc,,,
lgnor,n, or degraded. h,rdv prepared ia,
tlri, unprecedented exhibitions of "rerfe sans tg,.
in that Journal The Orator mus certainly b. ll.>p.
lis Influence
We have already sud tlfd Tie people l,ye zoo
trasol To be ceutrntrd with what tl,a Iegi>lafr,
bon l1"r, uot because they might not, in sum re.
spcct>, have acted moro wisely, hu bccat>c they
misllt have done much worse. Wcicel disposed
toroneratulatc the State the evils II has cscarci
rather than Ia complain that all the benei1 w}ao
mi. ht have flowed from nditio lie. >atlon ma, 10,
be realized. correspondent in Richmond howe,
er, whose letter we Snhinin, comments upon i,eir
principal act, with perhaps deserved severity fh.
restrictions imposed by that act upon the Banks
more rigorous doubtless tlmn wctc caIlel for h> h,
security III those institution, b. tac prote,.
uon OF the public interests, while the comnu,
nifty mast ncces sarly suffer from them in the DIM
mutton oi their peennary resources, to the iull extent
| ofthoSc restrictions.
The danger. however, is not Vet over. Though
the ul;t,s comparatively silent during thu h,.
session. have reason Ia Snlposc ,hu thin uu-
wonteI mo!csty will continue through the neat wiu-
ter. We iycxpee tn SOC some oi li" trNeaerts OPEN
the bud GETS of new exp 'riments. hrorrfl 1t
OF March next, Ia stii the people. with fresh promises
OF 'hard money as deceptive Is tho,r which have
AREA y been 50 di>as'rouiy tli>inl. Parties. too.
will ASSUME more distinctive position. The ho0r,l
had money men,--ana there >ueh.-
will grow FESTIVE under the e'P'lieotS nj thrn
,rcaclcrous associates. who, Wide ,at!v aware at
the utter inptncfie,ils> "I m c>clt,tse metallic
currency. haze Yea sssps-i 10 efectf"n..'ra'a,
the isnor,lt aud prejadicct With those deInsnc pro-
m,>e.--rro,n,.s - uu..aniaLly Incapable oiiuimrnt
tia, ~. alsculN tbs Enquisty stttierom ia. nd
enla npun them In that papes cI the 9Th inst.
for eNaupt Is icistf ti.a CONES t@sieaa- 1.-THE En
qnircr ht, very eosreri<m correspondents y Rabli'-
ei rs usual in such cases. rt,,. consee. uuel,
I'M, f. lowing significant r'1'l,,t> oeetms
. sbon his Young and ni,le spy, al saaaa
wants crcIi vh,'ewltli by its gains di rs laD"n IL
NAV make a,ailab" IS vast rts.nrce~) be persuaded
MONT the hobby Oh IN t1e,"''r' ,"sT",' "'''n's
il may he said 10 have Turn d Install on tine hs.biS :"
ciyizaonand,n be travelling .'ff mt" tl"- r1on>
of darkucss and barhatsin.
Sn, thea, Mr. Brnton's plan ofan Exclusive me-
tallic currcncy. ,ncl, as the Whole party from the
chicr down to Booker Wooltnll n Co. ba'e been
continually larpin. upou weare uolS t"d isimhcs''
Of, ,srcrmd of .he " lights efciyrizsaios', and I"
travelling back to the regions ut dakaess AMI bal
barism." Good sound VIII % doctrine this . bS' VIVA
will the grea. hombu.cef o.: M'SSoafs Sa'S ~
Oh thc iicfhhU'et- say 10 the az
hcrenca notion, tho Richmond I'm ""'s- WIZ
der the evident stamp Of the Editors san "''
| What, indeed viii the s,'Nteo; OF that f...e, sly
Ill the. be content tobc he'd tln,s BY ,hon,,>s lac,
wards and rwaris-to-day buviDg far " Lts$ .oa,.
ncy,' and tomorrow dcnouncing it rs an imn;,eti-
caGle and absurd experiment p Mas, len thu gut,
llbny OF the democracy
We refer our readers to another column fo4 tho
closing proceedings Of the Legislature. and to- tho
subjoncd letter for rennqntarv upon its most iin;
porant act:
II dc Eattors Of lie Tirsdion--doiei
RIcuMoND, June &c, 1887.
The Legislature has adlourncd-tat most sapicnt
and hopeful congregation of nation-s and cur
rency members. alludc, OF course, to the dominant
party, who, while they dominant, will have every
thing their way. They have tinkcrcd and patch
worked to their hearts content but have done but lit
tie good. Poor old Virginia how hong will she be,
subjected to the rule of quachs and thinkers Whcn
AGAIN VIII the sway OF reason and common S9.se OK
pei from her councils that miserable set, self styled
the Democracy" who weigh so heavily upon her
When will the once proud Nircinia,-thc once lofty
Old Dominon,-now 3" so poor that none will do her
reverence, when will she be herself again! Dc
graded, Inundated and sunk She IS the pat
riot nevertheless looks ahead and cannot but hope for
her rcsusca,lon. Can the people much longer
submit to the luackcry and msruIe with which she is
cursed Are they willing to surrender every yalua-
bic interest to satisfy the humbugsers of the day =!
those visionary, reckless and unprnciped schemcrs,
VINO care not for the people their institutions so
that they 90 ahead themselves Are The people rea-