Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-12-17

on and without closing The debate Won will learn bet
ter from its decision what Will be The probable action
upon the subject The bill will be very probably amend
ed as above--its passage then is doubtful.
There is in this place Congress is still in
transition state. There little probability of lis
immediate orgaazann il is surely defeat In our sys-
TEN, that the Legislative authority of the people should
be defeatedby the mad conflicts OF party Congress does
not derive its auhori:y TO act from the Speaker-he
officer chosen merely 10 render lis action simple
and efficient Ii the attemptio elect that officer inter
poses an obstacle when il was intended to pramote
result it should longer be deemed indispensable
its organization. to appoint speaker. I his might be
done by providing for the election of Speaker by the
voice OF puralty or in ihe present instance by baot
ting for committees appointing by ballot temporary pre-
siding ocerand HUSKY disposng u the patronage OF the
speakershp diminish the interest Of the conflicting parties
IN the appointment Some device Of this sort might cor
the tendency disorganz alton which often man
ifess itselfn cur Leg slatve bodts The people have
elected representatives, throughout the broad republic ;
the people have respected The laws the ballot blk has
determined their party contests and they have been DIS
posed 10 abide by it YET, the AGENTS ofthe CHOICE as
semble and the pernle0us example Of posponng thu
business and interests of the country 10 the settlement Of
party conflict This will rot be approved of by tho peo
pe the operations of the government in some OF its de
parmens suspended, aud the whole country looking on
in impotence. if not in disgust The spectacle is pain
iul one and ought 10 terminate.
There very few public attractions in this city,
The Theatre has opened with rather good stock com
pany. The play Of the Stranger has been very well
got upa lady ef some professional celebrity Mrs Jones'
as Mrs. Halter sustaius that character very well the
Stranger played by some genius in the usual costume
Of black doubel. with broad glazed leather belt a
round it, collar not unlike muslin cape.a very long
neck, looking as necked as that of teuapin,a sword
with brass scabbard, and cushions with very high red
heels and then there the exclamation and gesture.
which are known no where else than the stage, the
deepest doom the lighesl incident. death warrant ;
the hour of the day is announced with precisely the
emotion and identically The cadence. Why the
stage makes no Improvement in It's approaches to nature
why il persists III fitting The same costume upon charac
ers of every age and cline, cannot imagine; but II
would be refreshing to presentation Ut men
and women, as they are in actual llie not mere
imaginary creation though tradegy Is still in fossil
condition making neither advance improvement; Com
edy and Farce feasible ada plng themselves bet
Ter TO the peeunri'leS of the period. little piece has
appeared founded upon the adventures Of tina, Demoisee
distngue Lola Monies. This heroine having failed to
perform at the Theatre. which is a State offence in the
little pnc pay of Europe. she horsewhps the officer
who is sent 10 arrest her, flies 10 the dwelling Of an
humble clear sa.cher, with whom attcr the approved
precedent of novels she exchanges clothes; the clear
slarches is arrested; she is taken before his Bavaran
Majesty; she departs herself with great freedom; pulls
The of Councilor; boxes the ears of his serene
ighness enchans the VIII lie palace with her agreeable
eccentrlces; capiva'es the monarch, who breves her
by patent of nobility; overwhelmed with presents and
clvies she discovered and cunfesses; every is
covered with CONSERVATION at having been imposed
upon by a "cear sarcher;" The Monarch buys her
out of the nobility with handsome donny, which en-
ables her to maryland so terminates this tife
Excuse this melange There is no further intelligence
to night from Congress. One of the "organs," the Re
public, comes filled with essay Agriculture Root
Crops and Guano occupy the space usually devoted io
editorial ucubrators whilst the chemical experiments
# Professor Webster and the melancholy accident of the
lady who threw herself Off Niagara into the afeconate
OF her gallant. compensate the reader for the usual
documents Of the season. The complimentary contests
Of the tribune, which this time should be entertain
ed.
No news of to-day's proceedings in Washington, the
Geographic wires having been out Of order.