Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-09

tIem the National lntelliseneeT Of Fr.'ay, Feb s
The question OF an Extra Session of Co,,-.,.
"hich has been Tor the last two months the sTbec,
" oTuoEersy IN The newspapers, begins now 10 be
ihucn discussed IN the circles OF the METROPOLIS.
After much consideration upon the snbi,.,
Whch mas served TO modify somewhat our frs,
opinion IN regard to iI) we have arrived nj the con
cIuson That ire question Of an Extra Session was
IN eiect decided by the People in November last.
when they decided by majority of a HUNDRED and
iorty odd thousand votes, that there should he =
ehange OF the Chief Magistrate of the Limited
States BY that decision they determined that ,bsr.
should be change of admiuistration-a chance AZ
pohcy-a change in the measures of Govsrnnsso.
Ihey determined that Mr.. Van Buren's Admins.
irauon should cease on the 4ih of March Tev,
aho mat General Harrson's Administration sboni3
begin on that day. To carry out their viii ,bs
chahss OF measures, Legislative as well rs Erecu
~ oush'; u i were practicable, TO commence on
'hat Gay. But since that change cannot tbenropo.
mence as tar as Legislative action is necessary, IL
National Legislature ought to be called together A.
the earlIes! convenient and practicable day.
Inc effect OF posiponing any action by the next
congress until the day fixed by the Constitution
Tor Their assembling 1.-THE first Monday in December,
will be TO PToiong Mr. Van BIrsn'S 5du,inistro,os
Twelve or eighteen months after It's constituton,I
termination; for It would take that time co,,,;r
nom 'He 1H oI March, 10 mature in Congress any
important measure. The continuation Of NJ W
bure"s Administration, Sub.treasury and olIi
An exaction Of specie payments, and n sill gros,o,
eNacton on the LIST of July next at a mon,eni ,yL.,
the Banks are struggling 10 resume and 10 rn,in,ain
/ resumption OF specie payments! These are some
| OF the inevitable consequences Of n recess n, O.
gress for nine months. Instead OF this the cool
want hei0 measures, which shall provide for H.,
welfare, and which shall look both 10 :be Cavern.
ment and from the Government 10 them To-
VIII IN TINS respect can only he ACCOMPLISHED las,
means 0, an E1tra session OF Congress 70 on.
| pose an Extra Session under these circupst,pcis
Is virtually TO maintain that all measures oS 49,
10 TIE People are 10 he postponed for some 6f,c.n
| or eighteen months; that Is TO say. mt oF mil =
/ large part Of the term Of the Administ,a,;,r
winch was to mature and adopt them, has passed
| away. N P''''u
! But, ifthe view ofthe question Of an E,,r, &C.
SION were restricted TO the condition of tho Go,o
| ment alone, without regard to the wants md 49,.
good OF the People, sfimatiye decision NJ ~ i
/ Oe he'taOe' 1sre IS now, Incontestably n de6
cent revenue During the next ordinary Sess;,, =
Congress five millions more Of this DEF ,isnt ,,.,.,
! VIII be absttncied by the operation of the C.or,,,o
] mise act, ono half Of which amount poes off-a, IL
SIst OF December Of this year Suppose Co,,,,,,s
not TO meet until The first Monday of hat nnen,b
no" - poSslDle 10 provide IN season Tor this add
| tional dehciencyf How, we repeat. and rive ~,
sonuble notice 70 the merchants to regulate ibsr in
/ poratonsl s''0 '''" ''n'
- But q the People had not decided in Csvo, NJ NJ,
Extra Session, and II the condition Of the Goy.,n
uen' u.p no' require u, our opponents have resolv
I 10
render inevitable. They seem detcrrnin,d -, ~ ~
every thing n The state Of the greatest diso,s, s
confusion. They have not made and ref,,sc ~, -
eny provision Tor The deficit ~ the Treasure NJ,
Iuancl9l 'ehsIne does not 60 beyond The issue Of
oue-billsi or Treasury Notes, 10 SUNNY n,,so,, =.
cessiles These, they think, will rel,Svs fLs,, 81
though lheY Know that the charge which tbev ., iI
I make upon the two last quarters OF the go -,
greotly embHfrass the new Administered H. 80
orancn % Congress- during the two months which
1 u II HHa No.
/ been done whilst IN the other four w.sks 1aoo
been spent Of the most precious time OF The S.ssr
~ passing pre- empuon law, though there i one
| already IN existence -'' ~ ''e
We feel fortified IN the conviction ftbs indisp,o.
sable necessity Of an Extra Session Of Coog,.J, H.,
/ the rcpugnnnce with which our popd f,is,ds ~ ~
present Administration party regard IT, They ep.
pear 70 be greatly grevod and shocked bv lie iJr
Of u. Without d, they know that fhsiy measure,
'.'H llPenents' hfW instruments, will continue "a
,lIi.,t. WIN ~, they see the prospect Of the es-
Aol'hment Of those salutary measures Of relief n
Te'orm, and Of economy, which the wonts ~ H.,
creed. " VIC ooP'e mas de-
some, who have not we'll reflected upop the s,t,
e Jeclt seem Comprehend that as Mr. Van R,,c 81
j. eaHk INNS term, an abortive EEtra gession n, r. =
va nesson now may prove injurious To the a do,,n
y lsuauon 9i zen Harrison. But, Tor wba, .,,,,o'.
+ Ha' nis EI'ra bession caIed7 WASH 10 rei,es,
.no IeDP'o1 no such thing. That purpose ,va,
' ~. - tfD''"'ou' ltNas called 10 prOposs tina
r last most disastrous link in the ob,o ,r ~, ',ia
& nents, tie Sub Treasury. II was called not ~ i,
~ cope Dot ios the Ofkce- holders Gen U,,,;saa,
3 hKua Session should he summon one vii hs ~
ene9 tor the benefit and Cor the Interests both oS n,
= People and Of the Government. OO'' " w
j. The occasion has seemed 10 us IN e,u e.
preston Of our views Of this subject and ~, ~,
+ no, summed r. We speak, Of course, for onSssiv.
. only and With due Difference 10 the opinion, ~ Nv,
as may diner from Us upon this question, wv