Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-25
RICH MON D.:
MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY Is.
CALLED SESSION OF CoNGRsss-sucCEssoR no
MR. ROANE

MR.. ROANE.
:. The recent intelligence fiom Washington renders
an Extra Session Of Congress more and more pro.
babc. With revenue short Of the pecc ssities Of
Government, with indeed, Bankrupt Treasury,
and the whole subject Of the finances in the most
confused and disordered condition, il is difficult to
conceive what other step be taken by the new
President, but TO invoke the early advice and co.
operation of the People through their Representa-
tives. MIR. Van Buren's Message Of December is
proved by daily occurrence, to have been the men,
dacious document which every intelligent man pro.
nounced il at the time. Every statement in respect
TO the financial position Of the Government was
false, isnorantly or wiIfully, We care not which.
He leaves the Government in the most distracted
and embarrassing situaton--a debt OF near 80 mil
lions incurred in few years-various departments
OF the public service entirely unable to meet the de-
mands upon them; the revenue greatly short Of the
appropriations; the Sub. Treasury law fraud upon
che public understanding il has effected no d.
vorce between Bank and State-Banks and Bank
money are still employed. Gold and silver are not
either generally received for Government dues or
paid in the liquidation Of Government debts. A
more unqualified humbug than il is, was never in.
vented.
So manifold and urgent are the financial Difficult.
ties in which the new Administration will be placed
by the Encouragement and profuson of the one
which rs Just going out, that an extra session of
Congress may be indispensable even to kc.s the
wheels oil Government in motion. Theirs lie the
responsibility who have reduced the Government to
such pass!
IL Is remarkable that the LEGO Foco prints fore
see the probability OF called session, and exut in
the prejudice which it may innict upon Gen. Hur-
rsons popularity. by putting the country to the ex-
pcnse Liberal Loco Focoism! First to souan.
der the public treasure, and by the most proAga,e
system OF expenditures to create the necessity, and
then to make party capital out Of the unayod.
able necessity created by itself! We fear howev-
e., no detrment to Gen. Hurrson's popularity from
such cause. The People will applaud him for
meeting promptly the financial embarrassmcnts
caused by the rrcklessness OF the Jackson Admin
istrations-thc Hero's own and his Pets-the most
ex,ravagant and was,eful, infinitely, ever known in
this country, and that too under the incessant
professions of Democracy, Economy, Simplicity,
and Jcfiersonianism. We repeat, that we fear no
injury from such cause to Gen. Harrison. There
Is discrimination enough in the American People 10
put the saddle on the right horse aud to disappoint
the unsenerous party calculations which have beea
formed.
We incline not only to the opinion that there will
but contrary to our first Impressions, that there
ought to be, called session Of Congress Not only
the Government is stuck fast in the mud, but the
whole Union is laborins under panic, pressure and
extreme embarrassment, first from the past action Of
the Federal Government and secondly from doubt
anG apprehension to what the future financial
of,
United States, with all the elements of prosperity,
have been IN spasms, from the atrocious warfare
waSed upon their pecuniary Interests by the gno-
rance, charlatanisu, and demagoguism Of Jackson
and Jlcksonsm. That detes.ed school of isnoran,
cunning aud unprincip!ed demas og srn is subyer,.
cd, and the iirst measure of redemption ought to he
TO place the country upon some basis mo matter
what) OF financial certainly and stability. Give the
country but halfa chance and with its gigantic power
OF produc,iveness, il will soon recover its former
prosperity. Keep it in its present state of financial
disquetude, and the yearly sacrifice will require
more than its production to meet il.
We therefore sincerely hope that General IIau-
s1n will call Congress together in the summer and
tha, that body will take advised but prompt aid
decisive action upon the hole subject OF finance.
That he will 10 SO, we ASSURED by his enemies
Weask then, with confidence, ought not Virginia
10 be represented in the Senate fully? Does not
Loco Focoism itself, in admitting the probability of
sailed session, furnish an irresistible Argument for
choosing now the second Senntorl The Governor
cannot fill the appointment if the vacancy occurs
while the Legislature is in session. The Lesisla-
turc will unquestonably continue in session be-
yond the 18th March, when MIR. Roane's term ex-
MIR hat th, 4.
successor, the Executive cannot, and Virginia W ou
be .eit at called session-and session the most
important since the war-wirh but one Senator! IL
ths - right then it is Just as right to give her but
one Senator at any time.
We ask the Senate Of Virginia 10 t1kc these
ihngs into patriotic cons Iteration. There are two
gentlemen Of that body TO whom we particularly
appeal--Mr. Dyer Of Henry, mud Mr.. Thompson
Of knnawha. DO they rtprtseni their Constituents
Ivy refusing TO 60 into this election Does Mr.
Thompson come up in so refusing, 10 his own
conception Of his obligations to give wing votes 2
is il scarcely bcarnble, that Mr.. Dyer to all intents
and purposes citizen Of MissOuri-his property
sold out lis family gone lhther-he himselfintend.
ing 70 goin April-should remain here to work ou,
the purposes Of faction and to n1ct this GORGEOUS
wrong upon Virginia.
We hope tor tho honor of the State and her
great interests, that this raty game Of faction will
be desstcd FROM and Virginia he secured the great
right Of equal representation in the Senate.
Brigadicr General Vsntose OF the Western Dvi.
sion, publishes in the last Enquirer a speech. in
which Il IS roundy asserted, that at the Presidential
Election majority Of the election Districts in the
State gave majortes TO Van Buren,. We will test
this assertion Ivy the fact.
According 10 the official vote, nov before us the
following counties represented 10y wings, gave Van
Buren, majohos Hanover. Povhulan, Petersburg,