Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-06
RICH MOND:
MONDAY nonNINo. DKoEnDnR a
rae Ltsislaiars on Vlrr,nfa.

Ihs LsSisaisrc Of YfrrtRfa.
Inc 1eneral Assembly meets to. day. A QUO
rum OF both bodies is already in town. Little el,
~h'' we presume, be done to- day than to ors,n;z,
'he Two Houses by eleeIins Speakers aud o,he,
oheers. wehare heard of no opposition to ei,he,
oil the Old ineumbens, aud therefore eonclude tina,
Nc Nash Of the Senate, and MIR Sou,haIl of The
bouse, Will be bo,h reelected.
according to the result Of tho elections, tho As
semey Is very nearly equally divided politically
IN the Senate, there is a H-i6 TO I6-and in the
House. Wings 6s, Loeos &C.
we are rot aware that any very exciting and
important matters will engage the elaboration, Of
the session. There is deficient Revenue IN N,
PROVIDED 'or-out that's subject, which most gen.
| tiemen treat as they would an edge tool. and
oes'fe to have as little to do with il as possib,.
Inc Banks must come ir, in some form or other
for their annual eas,isa,ion-but a, IN, vh;r,
propose to leave them entirely to the disposal nj
the Locos-either to coerce instant re.u,,a,;o, -
forfeit their charters and close their doors-,s 70
'hem may seem best-the controversy will h. al
on one side. Butt is not TO % supposed thar m.
session can pass ny wi;hou, some centleme, i'm
mortahz'ng themselves. Some subject mus, IA,
st-rted, which will afford them an op,o,,,,,,,
Tor dispayi and for want Of better, reeours.
must be had to the old stalking horse rsJer,l
Relations This is a fruitful topic Of do,I..,,.
uon-and an interminabe theme for vo,,brl
patriots and hoary statesmen. The one MAKE.
u inc occasion for exhibiting the nceumuI,-
'ei wisdom ct years; the other for GispI,vips
the'r generous and ardent zeal for the welfare a,
UNBORN generations" and to give in their adhesion
10 he famous Resolutions OF rs and '99 IL is,
SUBJECT which has no beginning and no end, i
h'Sh as Heaven, deePas the lowest depth of Milton
0no WIDE spread as the imi,able regions of though,
ana fancy. 1t is suited alike to all capaeitic,-and
a" who once hive the good fortune to eypati,,e ,,o
IT, arc hencetorih and forever enrolled in IN. ca,.or
Of Illustrous statesmen.
we are not advised IN what particular form, ,hi,
all perv"d'ns subject will be resentsd to the con-
,'e'auoh OF the Legislature. But II the General
assembly OF Virginia were to permit a session 10
pass, without resolutions instruetip, ,,,r s..
and requesting our Representatives to OPPOSE SOM.
'"'any aPpreheHded from the Federal Gove,r,,.,,
ana Two weeks debate upon them, the mon.,,osl
ues Of the Federal Government and m,t,e,s .,5
hnsS IN scnetal-thc glory OF the Old Uopi,,o,
would be tarnished forever and the Ren,b,i. h. -.
good an end! ~ 10
IL gentlemen, however, could reconcile i, 70 ,b.i
sense OF duty to incur great reSponsbiIi,v
give 'his great subject the go-by altoge,her-,b.rs
ire very many matters of domestic concern, which
n'sn' wei engage their most serious thoughts and
would probably IN the end result in AZ great n,,.
-eaI good TO the State. But in this, we mus, do,
Ter TO the patriotism OF the assem- ed ysis,Jorr r,h
Commonwealth