Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-30


AZ Well! The Democracy have dispersed-Albemarle
Leake and the Grandson have Withdrawn light OF Their
eountenaneeand wonderful tell the Sun still shines. In
deed, the day of final adjournment and yesterday
had the hrst CLEANS OF genuine sunshine. The
Earth appeared for the first time OF the advancing
aud broke away from the icy embraces OF Winter
All nature seemed to be in jubilee The birds began TO
CAROL as Joyously rs OF yore-he aud the flowers
gave signs OF returning animation-and the Comet
mat great wonder OF the Heayens-gave forth signs Of
ympathy-and. few mornings before in glad
OF the great event. fed portvey tail across the face
OF old SOFA high. fantastic trick at which mortals adj
mired, II angels did not wcep
Whether right in reading these ms evidences of
rejoicing throughout all the confines of Heaven and of
Earlh-boot not Enough, thst the event, with which
they strangely coincide will diusc unaoycd Joy through
gu, all the borders of this commonwealth Legislature
has adlourned-has ceased TO cxis-whch was only re.
markabe for its extraordinary impoency for good and fe
cundiiy OF mschicf-whch deaf TO the OF popular
distress kept the public mind npprehensios of
new nvasions of popular rights and by its crude and ILL
dges'ed abors has left every doubt OF what il his
| own
Torevew all the of this session. in these
times OF great pccunary embarrassment-to nearly a
third OF whole year, would be task as proitrss as il
would be unpleasant But lose sight of the fact
that exhibits fair specimen Democratic wisdom and
craftsmanship. Wiha Democrats of l2-it came
together bosterouy Wanting the and glorious deeds
intended to achieve All other Legislative bodies the
world, were hereafter take pattern from the example il
would set! short sessonnot exceeding 90 days 1--WE
think)-a wise economy-usi, mild and temperate laws
justice TO individuals and paierna solicitudc for all the
great interests of the commonwealth were to mark it,
career.
The result is known to the world. A session of four
months "a bill gerymandcrng the State and in the very
spirit desposm, supPressng the voice of large portion
OF the peope-and bl-so ambiguous in many of its
nrpyl fhntp
ghs-and in others, oppressive, unequal unjust in
It's impositons, that all have right to cry out
are the fruits of its boosted labours
The causes OF this woul failure Of the Democracy arc
easily traced In the first place. they elected Speaker who
proved untior the post He presided with neither dign
~ imparay ability But his great defect Law in his
committees In selecting these important agents of the
House, he adopted rule of aconno, TO sppop, those
best qualiedbut those who would consider themselves
compmenied, and feel under personal obligation TO the
Speaker for the distinction The consequence was tina, the
Committees were generally wholly Inefficient They did
push forward the business before them or if they did
they did bungngly that the House had no confidence
IN their reports and had trouble in revising their cc
ons than would have had if it had taken the matter in
hanl from the beginning
In second plan there eaouses and rvaes AMONG
e leaders The great men whom the Speaker had man.
uacured out OF very materiahe first Lord of the
Treasury the first Law officer of the House. the Minister
" '"e ieIW ana improvement, Sc., secretly, and
sometimes openly snecred bv other and riva leaders who
took their revenge By exposing the absurdtes aud oes
OF their more favoured and by poson) distinguished
eompecrs Several instances Of this kind occurred pend
ing the consideration of the Tax Bill-when eminent
OF them members Of the Finance
Committee 10 muddy the Charman's brain still more than
nature had done for him. speered questions him. and
laughed outright his stupidity The uicia! danaries
IN turn took their O these malicious sneerers
by exciting violent suspicion of their Democracy among
the back benches and the rank and file. So well did they
succeed IN this Of retaliation, that Of the sober
sided members, from Hampshire 1--WE thnk)-gho never
opeh'a ms mouth except To say Aye no, remarked of
Mr.. Anderson, that, III he oroed the d. IVhig and
he rvOUnt take Mr.. n payment he pould repudiats
This jarng and discord among brethren (at the Of
which lay Calhounism and Van Burensm) threw every
thing into confusion, and greatly retarded the despatch of
business.
Oher existed and might be assigned this great
Democratic failure. But the people will sweep the whole
party OF place. the evil will exist no more