Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-08
TIE TWO-poL.LAR LAW.
" o''rdei Pigeons!

TIE rWO-pOLLAR LAW.
UotsIdei Pigeons!
! we have touched the raw, and the CALLED Jade
~nees' For daring to express our appreciation Of
the bill, winch had for its obiec, the limiting the
sessions OF the Legislature, and questioning tho
consistency OF the money saving Democrats. we
are abused 10y the column in the Enquirer and in
umai'onS have even been thrown out. that We
Should be excluded from the Hall, Blu, neither
abuse nor threats shall deter US frona the free eI
preston OF our views, and tie homes, discharge OF
oCr duty.
We are charged With suppTsssing the vote on the
pa''as, Of tie Od'-ard representing tina, vote as
pa''y one We td neither tho one nor the other,
m the sense imputed. Tie test vote on the en-.
sros:ment was given, and the inal vote was no,
given, because OF The scarcity Of lists Of ayes and
nays q; The time. We DID not say the vote wa.
par.y one-a,hocsh ofthose who voted against ths
rereal, there were only Il Democrats. But the
po'ni Of ogE comment was this, and Locoictosm
eanno; escape Il. The Locos have held themselves
up 10 tie people as the exclusive advocates OF eco
nomy, ana they have denounced the Wings from
year 10 year as the authors Of waste AMI eXlrava-
game. How many Of that party, who now oeeupy
sea''' ere indebted Tor them 10 Fssosns 10 sang Of
'h's kni' u IS oo5,'ess 20 inquire No, 10 te in
VICIOUS, &C night ask Tie following gentlemen.
"ao v9iet ssssr his bill Of eeorouy, It thsyrsver
TO ne PeoF :, iAsi hey were the champions OF
soo1'ray. an he Was Ct Ex;rav.sAnee:
Ny 40 oS-y. C. Aleshany.
M,ssts Bsyy sr6 A.uor,h, Of Aecou,-.
NJ Ros.lsor, O. Bo;s;ourt-
-Nr Ce=, O. B-s1.o, Lewis.
Me- 2
Ne Sa1-s, 9 Czfo.i-s-
Mr. Co-. O. Cass,s-5s.s.
Msss's Woe .ri BIS, o. Frsds,ies.
NJ DAVIS, c. & snS Queen.
Mr. C'saden.n, of Logan.
NJ -Ns-tia, O. Msrsb.I.
Nsss's iiorgzn and Harrison, orM5rors.i..
M' Lson, o. Nelson.
AF GcPherson, Of Page.
M Wa4ass, Of Petersburg.
Dir Crimes, ofPoeahontas.
Ar Brown, Of Preston.
Mr. Heath, ofPnnee George.
Mr. hsr;in, ofTyIer.
We repeat the qgesiion-have not ,bss. e.n,ia.
men' o. many Of them relied against the Wings for
eItrayagance, and boasted themselves the sworn
friends Of economy
Now they are presented IN this unenvisb'. ,,,i.
tide; bill is passed, the isev,abl. efec, Of which
IS to save money TO the public Tfes,u,v-b,,, H.. |
saving TO The people s 70 come on, OF these ,.n,Is-
mems poeke's-and To- hey are literally run mad
to eIpungs j! from the statute book Thatis no,
me economy We went for-Oh no! Sarve the
James River ComPany-pul. down all the State
mprovsmenis-reirsneh any other expsndi,ures-
but keep your hands of Of us, These gentlemen
may answer this 70 their constituents. As 10 the
Whigs-h they had voted for increasing their own
pay 70 $50 day, they would only have besn net.
ing out the character which the Loeos have gene.
rous.y assigned them heretofore.
We have no disposition 70 enter anew into n die.
eussion oithe general merits ofihis Two Doli,rI.,v
Enough that We eon.idered It's tendency decidedly
beneficial. ]. was calculated 10 shorten the ssq.
slons, and thereby save money, save the Common.
wealth much useless legislation and save the e,is.
.aIufe from many Of those Dcmogogues and Loaf.
er' There are none such here now-tbough there
have been and may be again. who, being worth
Tess at home, come TO the Legislature 10 mike
money, and are never willing TO qui, here 20 lone
as lhcfe IS 81 IN the Treasury. As 10 IFS heinz a.,
'mpuiHiion upon mcmbefs-we never could aopre.
eiae the objection. IL is no more rsaeefior ,,,o,
them, than upon every other citizen Of the Com
monwea.ih who may become member hrd
judging, rom wha, VIC heor, the people do no, eon
slder it rs rejecting uron them. or tlis 90. has.
many proofs-boh in letters and in the pTe,, n III.
state We sabjon a paragraph from the Char.
loussyilIe Advocate:
FROM tie Charlottesville Advoc ate Marebs
THE NINETY DAYS LAW.
We regret 70 perceive a disposition on the mar, n
] The virginia Legislnturc 20 repcal the r,iut.,,, 49,
| octncni OF The present session, reduc,n, d. 80,
/ oifm oi The members one hnL nf,cr the cv,,,,,io
OF ninety days Of the session. We hailed tbc n'.'
sage Of the Ilw with pleasure a. like. 10 "a
oar legislature the good which the one hour ,ulc
h1d echicvcd 90 Congress tho abolition m ~
innab.y long hlangues-the desp,tcI ~ i,,.'o,
m the LfeIrlaiure, and the economy of t,,,, 80
money Wo have not rcen particle of ie,i,oosr,,
or argument 10 work any change IN opini,p ,, ~
SUBJECT, since thc passage Of the law. We t,g,,d
me very i1ct th1t fnni3uty Of the roerob, 80.
~ 1vor Of a low which so materially trep.led 80,
lheif own pccUnilrY interests IN The conf,c,,ns,,
| contemplated m tho act, os conclusive syIer.c ~
me pressing necessity Of such On cxped,.ot m
objection ihni such inv Is derocatory to The -. ,'
" oi the state md her Councils does moi s,eo, -,
us ny any mans an imposing onc--ns. We pr.,Y,,c
al Wit admit That tho assembled wisdom N 49,
''u'c o'Rhi 10 Dc enabled 10 provide, by NECESSARY
| tz@a,on, ior the wants and iutorcets Of one So,
Vhough Ina' be our proud old Comuonvc,Iti, y,
we same period Ci tune, which - accorded bv H.,
fclcn Constitution, % the ordinary nprt,tl,c,. w.,
Z OF Congress, which ~ charged with Tie caro- al
"nn'gcntni n Che complicated md extended i,t,,.
esN o. eoniedewcy d twenty OK States ri,
assumption That q tnr.c months sss.ion will No.,
suWcs Tor thc transactions Of the busiress Of tbe
olatc 0 Virginia o. rather dIscrcditab'o than otbsr
"4e 10 ihe character II her public men, N,ttbs
least OF The oy'7 under which this State has ,bo,sd
Tor years past, has been excess of legislation. tbs
almost endless multiplication Of laws, which seri
ousy omhlrmsses the aJiudications Of the judicial
ng and consequently mpars the respect due n m,
avs end has caused tho saying TO pass into pro.
yefo that III Is easier to tell what not than what
~ helav N Virginia"