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POLITICAL.
PRESCRIPTION n yIRcINIA.

TED frpscflptien in Virginia, The Spells
system Of New York was then. for the first
time fairly inaugurated 10 the Capital Of
the Old Dominion The Legislature, how
ever, neglected part Of its dnty It should
have passed resolution. before its adjourn
ment, removing the Statue Of Washington
from the Capitol, and placing upon the PEI
dessal statue Of Martin Van Burcn, the
Father Of the System Of the Spoils Wash
ington should have been put out Of doors
and the Kinderhooker have been mounted
upon the vacant pedestal
1t being the policy Of the Democratic
party to enlargethe powers Of the Executive,
and the last Legislature having set up the
ghlllotinc it Il perhaps no matter of surprise
that the Governor is initiating the example
Of the Legislature! and bowling in among
the Wings office with a ten stroke Men.
who had survived the -scimetar Of that po-
htical sMahomet i'd the late "Extrajils
Smith are now dropping like leaves in an
autamnal gales The last Wing ofiee-holder
will soon be forced to console his solitude
by some such plaintive ditty as
'.WhenI remember all
: The friends once linked ,9gether
I've seen around me tall, n
Like eayesin WiairA weather II;
| feel like one who read~ alone.
Some banquet Hill deserted %
Whose ligsts are fled. whose gatlahds de adj
And all but he departed
Among the latest deeapitations is that Of
our friend DIR. Deane The Governor las
removed ham from the office Of Vaccine
Agent No fault is alleged against Dr
Deane, most estimable aud benevolent
gentleman, who enjoys the universal respect
Of the. people Of this city. But it Is now
an established principleof democratic. policy.
that no physician is hereafter to lie permit
ted to provide vaccine matter for the infants
of Virginia. unless he also innoculates them
with the democratic virus We submit to
the humane men of this benevolent era
whether any child eould survive the influence
of two such posons, and whether Gov Floyd
has not proved himself worse than Ring
Hered ii his cruel designs uponlthe unsus-
pecting infants III TINS Commonwealth.
The other day the Governor removed an
Inspector Of Fish, while the rumor is that
Inspectors Of Flour3and other such minor
officers are falling beneath the arrows ofthis
unrivalled marksman ..Insatiate archer
would not one suffice 2" Well, what business
has Wing to inspect -four, fish, flesh or red
herring? Hath Wing eyes2 Hath lie
ears If you kick him, doth he feel it g.
Hath he any capabilities but Of being taxed
and bearing arms
These are rather small objects for removal.
we should think, but the diminutiveness Of
the targetSenhances the skill of tie sports
man We had always heard that the FloFds
were capital shots aid Nimrods in thechasc.
His Excellency sustains the reuown Of his
We should dislike to be a swallow
or tom-tit, if lie were in the woods But
we appeal to his better feelings, is it not
rather inhuman thus to kill off the. small
birds, even though it does display Keen
eye and an untrembling hand We might
naturally expect to see a Floyd at the heid
of buffalo hunt or heading on a squadron
in a charge, but when we find him busyng
himself like a miller among flour barrels,
fragrant with fish, and dabbling in vaccine
matter, We are painfully reminded that,
Ours are the days Of Fact, no, table
OF knights, bal not ol the Round Table.
Lord Stafford mines for coal and salt,
The Dukeof Norfolk deals in malt,
The Douglas ID red hefrings."
In short, we should have expected pros
cription from tile hands Of Governor VIM
Smith, but we dit7 MT look for such work from
Gov Floyd As Mr. Weller, ST., observed,
n didn't thinl1it of YOU Sammy "a liberal
English rendering Of 4 ~ qit9lae tBrutan- -
But the Governor has embodied the genius
of his party. and, we must admit, while we
regret, that Proseript now The recognized
policy Of Virginia - RisA Republican.
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