Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-11
THE LYNCHBURG VIRGINlAN,
LYNCHBURG JUNE 1910.
Flight OF THE LEGTSTATTRE

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our Lord, our writs and other instruments of wri.
ting and official documents will bear date from
the Legislative HFgira. For the sake of brevity
and ALTERATION, the product of the present session
viii, of course, be designated the ''Cholera
Code"
We have already given the proceedings Of the
House to Saturday evening inclusive, at which
time, Judging by the vote, the opinion might have
been entertained that the Legislature would not
adjourn to some other place. For ourselves,
however, we felt persuaded the unaffected dread
of some of the Cholera and the desire of others to
combine the pleasures of fashionable watering
place with their legislative duties, and the con-
viction of others that in the panic WHICH pre-
vailed, there was no prospect OF keeping togeth-
err quorum, would altogether lead to a removal.
And 50 it turned out. On Monday the House,
by the following vote. adopted resolution that
the House adjourn TO meet at the FauqMer
Springs this day, at 10 o'clock.
"Ayes-Messrs. Hopkins Speaker Finney, Hart,
Bplsseau. Shelley. Brown, Mitchell. Boak. By1ge of
Braxton. Lewis and Gilmer De Camp, Moore, Lacy,
jones Barbour, Vaughan, Segar, Clarke, hmaS, Scott,
Rector. Srillman. Claiborne. Pnce. Strall. Major, OAR
rac,i Russell, Lancaster Howard Of JamesCiiv, York
AMI Williamsburg. Webb. Ferguson, White, Edwards,
Elmondson. Shepard. Clendenin White, Barnett, Per
row, bn,on. PanneI!, Boswell, Syme Cackley, fiar
rlson. ofP William. Off, Mayo, Cook, Dorman, As
g. r'''"'"' ''0s''' conway GEORGE N0':' 0VSu-
"Noes -Messrs. Layne Of 4. McCue, Faulkner Iar
rison of Brunswick wills. Moncure Of G. Wood, sgd
nor Clopon, Guerrant, Carroll lett, Mullins, ykin,
Worhington, Thompson of Jrfetson Wallace, Hnuser,
TuGln, Harrison Of Loudlun, Newman, Coleman. Tan
z4y, Cowper VERIFY. Turner, Townes GfaSty. Herbert,
4 Woofton, %ves, Marz. Harper. Fugate MOncure Of
\ ). Nicholson, Bur'ett, Bowyer, Go dson-}9.
| And, of course the Senate, like well-bred gem.
tlemen, agreed 10 the resolution.
Counting a weeks lost time of the Legislature,
extra mileage the Transportation of printing
press and types, the records sc. to the new seat
Of Legislation and alf+he contingent expenses
the cost Of this freak to the people Will be some
! 10 or 1900 dollars.
Among the ayes will be-. found the names Of
many who were opposed to the ADJOURNMENT but
who, seeing that it was inevitable, preferred the
WaTenton Springs to any other place. 1t is CON
fdently said that not one third of the members
really entertained any apprehension of the Chol-
era. Their unmanly fears and the desire of 9TH
ers to enjoy frolic at the public expense proved
too much for the majority who wished 70 remain.
The flight, under such circumstances, has sub
IleCted the Legislature to unbounded ridicule.
| The Waterng-pace to which they have ad-
journed is delightful spot, and the session Will
be windfal to the propretofs. They have, hith-
ertO, been very vigorous in enforcing the exclu-
sion of faro banks and gambling of all Kinds
We do not know that there was any previous me-
goatlon for relaxation of their stringent provis-
IONS IN this reSpect-but, Of course, they will
have regard to the weakness Of human nature,
and tolerate, at least in the immediate vicinity
the establishment Of gambling rooms, in which
members may recrcate themselves after the Ia
borS OF listening. for three or four hours dav to
the reading of the Code in broken doses. 1t
would be cruel to deprive our Legislators OF won't
ed amusements, so well calculated to sharpen the
faculties and to qualify them for their solemn d.
ties. The Examiner ihtimateS that the debate,
on the question Of removal, was listened to with
the deepest interest by the resident blaclllegs of
Richmond, who resent the adjournment as an
infringement Of their vested rights
We denounced the extra session, from the
first, as useless and expensive measure. we
believe It was generally condemned by the peo-
pie, and certainly this adjournment will not in
crease popularity. The revisal of the Code
would not have heightened BY day, the regular
session, next winter nor will that session be shor
tened, by day because the work will not be de-
volved upon the next Legislature A certain
number of months is assigned for the duration Of
the session. The business, indispensably neces-
sary, would not occupy many weeks. Mem
bers, Therefore, have to exert their ingenuity to
devise subjects oflegisation to employ their time,
and, as last resort, debate on Federal politics
is originated
The city Of Richmond has been much injured
by the weeks session Of the Legislature and
ought heartily to rel oice that it has gone The
Editors of the city have been severe enough upon
the body. Of course, it presented too fair sub
Ject OF ndlcule to permit the Examiner to pass it
over in silence. The sketch of the debate on
Friday. Saturday. and Monday, given by the Ed
ltor, is racy in high degree.
The Republican has the following from the
pen Of correspondent:
OBITUARY.
The good people of Virginia will hear with great con
Germ that GENERAL ASSEMBLY, one of the most dIsin
gnsed and important of lis servants was taken off last
Monday by disease under hch he had suffered much
during the last six days Of his Life.
The disease under which he laboured. seems. in one
respect TO have resembed paralysis since it affected on
y half of the body perhaps little more than half
But 1t differed from paray ss this that whereas that
formidable sease extends its Influence at once over the
whole region of the intellect there seemed in this case
to be two nteects in bodv-one vigorous and man
ly. the other feeble and childish
more prevalent opinion is that the patient was car
RED OIL by disease which is called panic "a word
Of Greek origin, sgnying it is sad all overshness
Others. agan, insist that panic is not properly The
name Of disease and that tie complaint of the deceased
was cholera phobia
Be this it may, friend the General has depart
red from among US, after week of great sufflrns -
For several days before his departure he manifested
strong antpahy TO work he had commenced reading
Just before he taken i'll called The .Report Of the
Revlsors so that reading Of single chapter Of that in
eresg work, in his hearing, would throw him into con
vulsions.
1t supposed that, the period Of his departure drew