Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-27
The zpMchbur9 Uir0iuiam.
THURSDAY. fEBRU.aRY q. Is45.
TEXAS DEBATE IN THE SEN.rr

nate Among those who have particira,ed in /; IN.
MerTk 81 Maryland. whose p,si,i,n on the ones,,.,
was oh'ii recently looked npon doubtful lie b,.
vowed us determination Ia vote for the Res,lu,;,
his act, In connection with the rrmor srparen,lv ,
authenticated OF the successful effort 10 apply the ,,,
ty screws" to Messrs Benton. Allen and Tapn,n -,
were originally opposed 10 the Resolution, bu, wbo , :.
now CO fif n'ly said vii vote Er it, render, ;,..a
lion w the Senate almost certain Indeed w. IT.
ourselves safe in pr~laming that TEXAS Is Az
NEXED To THE UNION, so far as il depend. =.
on the action Of, ur government. Whether T.x,s
self will cunsent u come into the Unon on Tho IT,.
proposed remains To be seem The better opinion 18Th,
she will-depending upon the success Of s,ne sub
qnen efforts To effect the assumption by our eoyenns,,
Of her public debt
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGIsI.ATuRr
The Legislature Of Virginia adjonrnea las, Sa,u,d,,
after session Of 50 days, having been sx,end.a
seven days beyond the day fixed by the Siarya,in 49,
as The precise period within lch the annual leps,ia,
Of The State ught to De despatched The Riehmo,a
Enquirer has, on more than occason ebdeaycred II,
dIspaage the labor Of this hody, by in,imaring ,h,, M
act It general IN p"rance signaIzps its hist, rv,,
rohine has been done CIR the cause Of Eiucaonb,
n" appropriations have been made for nerp,l Ln,,ov
ments-in one wnJd, ths, ms .rts have leen limit,
merely J. cal and oetty otjecis The motive If ,h.
tempted disparagemeni is obvious. The Who's co,s,;-
tuled majority in the Honse If Delegates and 49,.
TO strike at them that the IocoGco organ ,bnw. am,
these nsdicus and malevocnt aspefsions b., il .w,a
remember. that, even il its impu,atops were lust, thev
would fall with as much force upon the LocYf.o ma.
prl'y IN the Senate as upon the Wing msts.
ity in the House. At all events, we challenge the En-
qnrcr 10 comparison Of the abors Of the las, lie.
gislaure, in which the majority Of one House was
paalyzed to certain extent, by opposing majority
IL the other, with the acts Of the precedin. session. in
which The Locofco party held undspu,ed sway in both
branches II may become our duty 10 institute this
comparison hereafter and TO in whose favor the scala
Will incline One thing we may claim, credable to
the last Legsatureand that that they did not abm.
don Their duties as soon they ceased 10 receire four
donhrsd dag, and reduced 10 half nilo,conee
as did Their hustrious predeccssory-Gm then remained
al Their posts nnH The public business vas compIeed
1t may be added Also that if they failed make spp,o-
pr'aons Tor internal improvements, that failure is ascri-
bable, IN at least an equal degree the votes of the En-
qurers own friends At all events. il is To be hoped
that those wlo endeavored avoid the EnquirrJs re-.
preach by voting for such appropriations, will inrur
The cesures Of the Enq"rers party for giving th.se
votes. Nous rerrons, As CT the cause VI rdnrarion
il may be asked, ,rhen any thing done hr tut II
the Locofco Senate had consented reesiv. tn. Land
Money, rich belongs 10 the State that sum mg hi have
been appropriated this object. But they were too
scrupulous, honest f ows, to touch that fMnd-thugb
they can Ic,ain in ihe possession much larger de-
rived from the same source IN this lion. iuo il
may be uarpr' pirate 10 cite as sr'ri of'hs dis
- he xifo
sion Of that Iarer TO The "a,sch' uron tie University
OF Virginia. Tow hch II nj ,rs as an ssttnte # wing
h shil'y to that ins'iuun. That paper knows thai The
proposition to deprive j, Of the annuy it has so bong
enjoyed, though made by Wing. was sustained priv.
c'Pally by Locosll received only 90 votes of hom
were Wings, and Is Locos-and yet the Enquire, Dc.
nounces the Uhigs Tor their hostility to the Uuivesi.
y!! But We have long ago ceased to expect justice
from that paper in any matter in which party interests
are involved
Touching the action Of the Wing rarity, during tho
recent session, upon several important questions we shall
IN lew days have it in power lay before our ea-
ders satisfactory txpson fr m an authentic source
Cpon thatexptsition we willing that the Wing men,
Der shall return 10 their constituents not doubling that
those " o depudd Them to Richmond will gree, them
with verdict of cordial appreciation.
Among the measures, which, received the sanctioned
The House Of Delegates and rejected by the SEN
aewas bill authorizing the Banks Of this State 10 issue
small notes to a limited amount-a currency the pes.
convenience of which is universally acknuw lodged.
while the grounds Of OPPOSITION 10 are absurd and IL
dcuous. The bill was defeated by tie vote in the
Senate. several of the Locns in that body as well ash
the House, convinced of the utility of the policy voting
Tor it, in despite of old party preudces The eec.
the defeat Of this measure will be- not the angnentaon
OF specie in the channels Of circulation but the gradual
infusion of The small notes Of the Banks Of the adjoining
States, the number Of which has already visbly aug
mened, as the small notes Of own Banks have been
gradually returned to those institutions and as the law
requires, cancelled
Two days prior to the adjournment, resolution, Of
tered in the House Of Delegates by Mr.. Harvie, direct
ing the Board of Public Works to appoin, committee,
consisting of competent engineer and two other per
sons. TO examine the J. r. and K Canal and into tho
management and condition of its affairs was agreed to.
motion to amend this resolution BY insiructng the En-
g'"ee, so employed, to examine, and il necessary sur
'ey The various ron'es west Of Iynchburp. with view
10 ascertain and derde, upon tho hes. inErnatsn the
."'s p'ac'cable route and the isdcions mode Of
Improvement. WAS -,hongh j: appears to "
mat II IS Tar more important guard against future ss'
rors in the farther prosecution Of The work, IL s'oeo
on" than 10 detect past mistakes, if any exist which arc
!rreir'evab'e The Senate however, amended the es''