Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-17
RICHMOND, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY |.
THE FINALE.

THE FlAal.t.
The General Assembly ADJOURNED on Thursday n'en'
about ocock-ail Tue oilS' "hicn 'hey "au ra's.
enrolled before that hour by the great efforts OF
hof admirable. Clerk and duly signed by the Speakers
the Two Iouses The last moments OF separation were
haccd with melancholy feelings The Speakers addrss
d Their respective Houses with great sensb'iiy, ano
os, renards MIR lo-muu, of the House ct De-
lsga,es. paid a beautiful compliment 10 the unprece-
dcnted harmony which had re,gned during the whole
sessou He suid it inquired well fur the country ana
FIR the future lie declared and truly, too, that he
had never saen greater attention paid to the Transaction
of the public busnessand that tie shortne's OF ie
.es.on and the quantity of work which they had per
formed md the .pirit in which they had acted, truly
entitled them TO the Tribute of "Well done, good and
faithful servants" lie relied upon this example OF the
sboriness of the session. caculed have ia effect
upon our Legislature, and upon all others, Tor oil future
time.
II has indeed been business session the shortest,
which has occurred perhaps since that of lSOo-7. "a
Member Of the lat. General Assembly,. who's" ed
dress is publ shed III this day paper, does justice 10
their proceeding
No man can read the Liberal structures Of the X
Wing of Thursday last without blu hing Tor TIE nJhs
lice and coarscncss of the Press. IL charges upon
the members "lwn motives for this early adjournment.
Oae u.s. that the Starvation law goes INTO opeialioa Oh
the dav that they adjourn, (say rather the next day)
the other was that "thc Loco Focos (wlsh t. Gull the
psople by a short sess onand for this purpose, they
have thrown out business which they ought to have
done and that "no Legislature did So tie for the
money they have rece,yeI. The first il almost to
l. chafs- be cred. Il apples hlnos. as much
TO IT'S own party as the ohrr. 1t Is precisely !he
very charge which we expected to emana'e from The
r. Wing II salts We II the illiberal, carp'ng and
ntls character of tist Journal We happen TO know,
TINT the Republican Party expected such an attack,
and that they iet the embarrassment ~ which they
were rlaced by the Starvation law. We were III
caucus called last week IT, CONSIDER on lie pr"f'eiV oi
an a!ionrnmen; the day first agreed an, Monday last
We i.ard ali the argument, winch were advanced, hnd
all The drcacy OF he'r sunl'"n uni"i"f" II 'hFy "9
onrned on Monday. they would leave anine public su-
snes- ~ elected Il they postponed their adjournment
TIL Monday next, they would nnnscessar " :sa'te the
money OF the State IN sitting sol long. lhey examined
the condition Of the bulls on the table, they believed lhal
tey could get through on 'fhnrSday-and they came %
thu resolution OF proposing an Adjournment on NAT Gay,
alltonrh il might bring upon them the lbara snrers
and Idle cla,urs Of suc! people, thu Editors ni tin
Wha turn out TO be-. As to The 2ud motive, which IS
attributed he Republican party IS equally 'l3arul
and untrue. the Republicans came here with d.
termination To have short session al the pubic hn-
siness would permit They had been harshly and un-
Justly abused oy the Wing press and slang" hangers N
The last Spring for long session, which The wing
members themselves had contributed 10 spto nut more
than the Republicans During the last Spring, they
determined make their sessions shorter t"y caald
The people demanded and expected II, We 'hrn pub
from time H. time oil their dniy. Eut They scarce !y
needed these sursestcnsfur the public business dlc
not require Il long session-and they determined 10
81 We thr pubic money, rather han waste Their Tine III
idle debate. They have don" so, and they have done
their du,y 1t Is not true, that they have made every
few ch,ps and done very ltlr business. The stats
tics of 90 Member of the late General Assembly,
show that not true few general hs, II ~ True
were lad upon the tablrbut h. Wing members us
often, II olener made motions To thus effect, than
the Republicans.
But thus it is The Richmond Wing is constantly
on the watch TO make mise rable capital for 'ts DIES
perate party. If the session IS prnracteo why, II -
all the fault OF the Republicans. Ii IT IS shortened,
Why they slight the public business, ana do very niue
to earn the wares they receive. You cannot please
IN. Wings da what you Will They are like the IRISH
man. YOU canno, inAcl the lash III any way 10 satisfy
the grnmb!er. ,.,.
Upon another subject, the Thursdays wing shows
mn .nual Disregard of all fair md liberal feelings. it
CHARGES the 81 oco Foco members with passing over
the "Morton Resolutions communicated by the CO.
vernon with his first Message bnt no sooner are s''n
lar resolutions sent (a their shame be sa'd oy
UIip Massachuset, l.egslsturr, than Pop cues oil
that bir gun, Mr. Byrd Of Frederick, against the nn
holy sriri, which dictated them aud but that Mr.
Souilall t,umped the movement rhectn"liY, by hitch
ing the Loco solutions tn the last there - no DOUBT
that we should have heard FROM every OH bunker
Orator the most vehement denunclation oil the Aba
l,ios spirit and tendencies of the thtgs Of hlassachu
setis
I'm the first place, the Wing does not accurately
state the frs, resolutions Of Massachusetts. We have
recently gwen their history, from the pen oil one oil
the most ds!ing men in Boston lie shows,
that they not ".if0rf0R Resolutions; Tor, Gov
Morton n.rer signed them. They were presented by
the Committee, with long report, by The Wing son
of j. @ Adams Whereas, these last resolutions, just
by Governor Mcdowell, were not on
ly passed by Wing Legislature, but signed by Gov
Briggs In the second place, why try 20 make par
10 linn uI i
of IT, TIL this laundiced organ gave II that lirn liz
has grossly miseprpse ntpd Mr.. Byrds remarks, IN
making the motion, MIR. Byrd has himself shown
in the remarks he made next dag III the House -
No sooner were The original resolutions mentioned by
Mr. Southal than Mr. Byrd nstantaneously moor
porated them into his resolutions Why, then,
try To fasten upon the "Od Hunkers, I'm It's usu
al silly attempts TO give nlcknamas,) the insnn-
atou that they abDnt In make II party question:
They scorn such design relation la our citizens
for. on these resolutions united 10 i nlsn--nor
wonld we have said any thing IN relation 10 the par
ties Of Massachusetts,. II the Wigs had not or'g
nay attempted TO lasien these rrs,uons upon Nor
ton Legislature THIS thing is cear-the Republicans
had no design 10 make capital out of It aganst the
Wings nor the Wings make capital oft against us
IL the Republican slept over the first Resouions, dd
not the Wing members nso' But they dad not sleep
over them We know, and are prepared 10 prove .h'
fact That of the Republican members mentioned 10
two Of the most distinguished Wings IN the House,
per- protesting strongly against the st resolution OF
they dsapproved of its being sub
m,t,ed al-alIedging, that It might bring on some
discussion and spin on. the SESSION, &c The paper
accordingly not offered and The session would nave
passed away without any action upon the subject, but
that Governor Mcdowell transmitted on Wednesday
last, by SPECIAL message, and with strong, indignant
pro,est aranst the Of Massachusetts, her last
resolutions |, then Mr. Byrd rose TO discharge
his duty and every member in the House stood by his
side no, MS party men, but Virginans Such the
simple truth Of the ransacon-in spite of The pop gun
OF the Richmond Wing.
TIE WING ADDRESS.
The Address Of the late eight hundred Wing Conven
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