Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-03-16
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Iynchb,rg. March IS, iS37.
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10 be de ! dated, pa cS'eiieheti t'0 ''"1
ssssSoa, y Is universally and Justly complained oil
And Where are the fruits Of lis labor ? We
look f,r them, in vain A usual, all the impof'
tan, bills lrave been postponed 10 the last mo-
nrn, and now crowd Tire clerks table, stiug-
ling for prec.denre lest they he 81 otheIed 10
learh in the mass, or neg lected IN the hurry and
Ia sic of the closing scene. The increase Of the
Banking capital Of the State, called for hy every
consideration Of expediency and propriely-th>
investment Of the State, portion OF the Surplus
Revenue, which, wisely appropriated, might
Weld rich return, not only ii the Immediate
interest which would flow into the Treasury but
in the extensive develo pnent Of our souroe.and
in decisive spur to our prosperity asa Common
wealth, al once permanent and progressve-
and the elaboration, upon liheial scale, of
plan Of internal Improvements, having reference,
al the same time, 10 local necessities and 10
the general good - all these important questions
are stll depending, and will finally, We fear, be
inde fpitely postponed, or, If decided upon al
all will result IN the adoption OF schemes ola
partial character, just half made up" and tend
ing 10 throw a gloom over the faint and almos,
expiring hope, Of those who Lave SO long chung
- the OIL Dominion, under The belief that She
would not always continue REGARDLESS oil her I'M
developel resources blind 10 her highest inter
e>tS and in,ensbe 10 the calls Of patriotism, and
wisdom. Thee are the consequences OF -
mcrs'y pdrl.an Leg ,la,ure- Th, i, the result
eectins men, Lot with reference TO their o.
rnions on questions OF State policy and TO their
i MI I
sures which IL present prosperity and future
hopes depend, bat sole on account Of ;iieir pro-
;e,sed attachment 10 Presidents ard would be
residents. andto the crude do1mas with which
these Idols Of an hour identify their names -
This /, the fruit Of that system Of federaihgis-
iation which consumes 30 large portion OF the
time of our Richmond Solons every winter who
| are emuious OF the LIME Of the NJ ,!i,ons and
| Taylor, OF '93, but who are { lied upon BY no
such necessity a, then existed to thrust their
dull s'ckle5 into the field and II they were. are
| 100 imheclle TO win Distinction in Il =: vi ich
must be fought by giants. FIR, though. rom
! the gen,rdl mterIoriy OF Intellect whirh now
de.rades our legislative hall, fourth and filth
rate men cnahled.c shiee with comp r.tiyr
| sp!endor, these puny leader, SHOULD never for
get their actual msdlocnIy land that
Pismts are ptsmle' still, though p.rcl.'J
ON AIp,.o
| We are amused a; the dex,eritv witt, which
the Richmond Enquirer seek, 10 throw lhe
blame OF tai, sham, ul and unn, ce>~ary cou-
sumption OF time, and til, dissraccful aud ~
nous neglect OF the interests Of the State, from
the shoulders Of the majority 10 those OF tie mi
norliy. Pelltaps both parties deserve portion
| OF is tensnrej but surely no n,an Of common
| sense can believe, as none o. the lea, retcn
sions to can1or would assert, that the party,
which, having lalGe ma joriies, IN both branch
e5 has II III its over TO control the proceeding
"i the Legislature, IS less cen.urable for the de-
lay in concentrating measures, and for the
character Of these measures, than The minoiity
who are always .cessauly powcrless, for good
or for evil, except WHEN The occurrence oi an
accidental collision h,twe, ,orton, OF the DON.
Indn, patty enables them 10 make choice oil .
wis If the W hig. have longer tongues, -
a, the Enquirer IN OF lis Ira, pi-,t de rip
tive moods, ASSERT, they have not quite rs ma
ny Of them Lor do they waa thrm more indus
trou>ly. or al least more unnecessarily aud fool
Il-hly W no, Ter example, forced the long et.
| He'd QUESTION OF the Right Of Instruction upon
the present Legislature, under The false ard sill
y pretence that Virginia plnrg 5" were as
sailed ty MIR. Leiets letter u resignation q
Col. Wasn, oi GoochIard ITO, hen. the
discussion had Paled upon the public Tar agai.
dragged the yaPd preamble and resolution,
from the clerks table, where they should have
>ltv, the sleep of death ? Mr.. G. rand of
| Mecklenburg. And who, obedient 10 his call,
postponed thu Bank hiil and all the important
questions Of State interest before the Lesisla-
tnre, 10 gave scope and verge 10 their passion
| for legslntirg upon matters which did not re.
quite their action, and the character OF which
did not justify this consumption Of time Use
less at any period, AID irrel,araby mischieyous
now ? Who, out the Van Buren, memhcrs Of
thu Legi Stature, almost with Que voice And
yet the Enquirer, IN IT'S ual strain Of disin
genuous cant. talks about the :" long tongues of
the Whigs"i There is about as much truth
or Plau.l1it in this slang Of the enquirer a,
there is IN It's declaration that the friends of the
administration IN Congress were tat1led, BY the
Whig<, in their efforts 10 reduce the re.
venue and the tariff, when, had they been sim
Cert IN thcif promise TO elect such reduction,
they uti not have been bafl d We would
suggest TO the Enquirer, that itpays but poor
compliment 10 the sagacily of lis friends by as
>erl'ng that they PERM, themselves to be Allied
in Congress and the Legislature by weak minori
ties.
-<rHZSH
IL We are astonlshed to >e. III I so thor.
"ugh gong partlzan as Mr.. VIM. Smith, the
Senator from the CuIpeper district who. al the