Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-03-16
Deferred Articles.
LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK.
Hitting The Nail on the Head.

As the legislative reports OF the Albany
Argus are the fullest and usually the most
correct, we are generally in the practice OF
abridging the proceedings from that journal
1t seems, however, that we must keep clio.
ser eye upon the other papers, lest we lose
some OF those good things which are too good
for the government official 10 publish. The
following amendments TO the recent resolu-
lions OF the House Of Assembly, got up TO
the honor and glory of Gen. jackson, illus.
trate our position. They are capital good
things, OF which we lament TO say, the read
ers OF the Argus have been deprived when
MIR. Shepherds resolutions were under con-
sideration, one of the Wing members offer
ed the following addition, by way ofamend-
ment +
RESOLVED, That General Jackson's deliu-
cation Of tho character of patriot President
in his celebrated letter to Mr. Monroe, and
his Recommendation TO the latter, in filling
the various offices of the government, 10
make his selection Of candidates from the
best talents and character OF the country
without distraction Of party, and thus, by de-
stroying the hydra party spirit, 10 become,
Instead Of the President OF faction, the Pre-.
sldent Of the whole ceuntry, were as wise as
they were patriotic, and only required The
sanction OF his own high example TO give them
full and salutary effect.
As tho clerk read it, "ihe party" turned
and twisted like an anaconda and dead ST.
ience ensued. AT length one of them rose
and moved that il be laid on the table, which
wasaarried
Another Wing then rose, and offered a
resolution, as follows:
fssoaUsd, That General Jsckson's Eye
cutiye commentator in favor OF limiting the
presidential term TO four years, WIS sound in
principle, and SHOULD be carried out in prac-
tce.
The poor fellows were again struck dumb,
and some minutes passed before they could
rail- and then The resolution was laid on the
table.
Another Wing then rose, and after ex-
pressing his surprise at the opposition ma
infested by "the party" To G en- Jackson
recommendations, concluded by offering a
resolution as follows, Tor hich he anticipat-
ed a unanimous vote:
RESOLVED, That General A ndrew jackson
inpredicting that when mem hers of Congress
obtained appointments of Office 10 the nation.
al government, "cOrrupiiOn ,couid be the or.
der Of The day." showed himself as much a
prophet as patriot.
The reading ofthis resolve made them twist
like wounded snake, and Instantly il was
laid on The table by party vote
Mr.. Selby then rose and said, that, rs the
House seemed disposed to render its homage
10 Gen jackson, he anticipated unsnimous
vste IN favor OF a motion which rescues his
reputation from the reproach of the A lbany
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Senate printer, in as
serting that General Jack son did mot possess
one feeling in common ,DiM the republican,
perry, either utterly misapprehended or
grossly misrepresented the principles and
character Of our venerable President.
Ibe effect on the coun,enance of the editor
Of the Argus, when this resolution vas read
may be imagined but cannot be described, %
aaa ihs regency, the former yiIifers of Gen.
jackson, writhed as If they had been Gu, to
the back bone. The resolution was, how q.
ever, laid on the table, and the censure of the
Albany Argus remains ''uneIpunged"
The previous question was a, this point
called and the resolutions were PASSED, by
the party.
Mr.. Patterson then rose, and after remark.
'ng that IL was manifest that the regency
Received all the "spoiis" of victory, il was
proper that they should perform some SER
Woo. None, he supposed, could be more a
greeaoie 10 them than TO perform q service
onoer the resolution just passed. and he there
fore proposed the following resolution
Resolved, That the Governor oftbis State
having oiher constitutional duties to per form,
with which the execution of the commission
conferred by the resolutions just psse ed NAV
interfere, he discharged fronSihat duty. and
that the hihsny Regency be requested 10
perform The services
Tho TesolslioD was, however, laid on the
liable. md the members adjourned "lhe
party" resolved never again to,;nirodnce res
solutions clarifying the President.-N Y
CbR'. adr.