Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-19
'9trgtuta LegtaIature.

MoNpAy,MAecH l0.-The morning session of the House
of Delegates, consumed in the disissDn OF bill al
lo,yine bail in certain cases. motion postpone il in.
definitely was LOST. Nlessrs. Dorman and Cruchfed
then desired it laid The table consider it ma,urey-
lost ayes 49, AS. 1t then passed by large
ority II allows bail when the creditor makes oath that
his debtor will abscond and allows the ca SO to issue in
judgments in such bill establishing Central
Bank at Stanton, the free banking system, was pass
ed.
/ TUEsDAY-In the House. bill cedng to the General
Government part Of Hog Island for Light fonse. was
read first time by general CONSENT. preamble and
ounnS providing for the trans mission o copy OF the de-
bates in The present Convention the different States OF
the UniDn Congress, for the Presidents Library and
TO members of the present Legislature, adopted.
Sundry mud pixies attended TO, and then the House
proreeded second reading of bill, until the
| The following bills among others, passed One to
Incorporate the Mddabuok and Buwnsburg turnpike
pany Appopales 81 900 out Of The treasury. Anoth-
er to establish banks on the free banking principle,
| Wheeling, Kanawha and Fncastle: Ayes 49-noes 4S.
WgDNEspAY.--ln the House, the bill auihorising the
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company to increase
their capital stock &c., rejeced-The joint order
for Inc election of Judge Of the Court ofappeas in place
of Judge Brooke, decd, taken up r. C. l.. Mon
cure B. R. Floyd Judge Lee, Judge Fry and Judge Scar
blrou h were respectively nominated The joint stood
Ioncure 81 scattering II. So Mr. Moncure declared
| duly elected
InuRsDAy-The Senate finally acted upon the bill
Postponng the Elections, and sent back TO the House,
with the request that the House in the amendment
of the Senate to the said BILL The House agreed to the
mendnen,-ayes 66 noes SS-The House also passed
The bill increasing the capital stock Of the Danye Railroad
Cumprny and acted number Of other bills of no spe
cal interest
cummitlre on The subject OF line OF steamers from the
ers Of Virginia Europe, presented report thereon. and
bill To establish line Of steamers from the waters o Viz
eina To Eurupe-The Legislature The other day deter
mined that The Legislature should not sill until The ID
Monday in January, 1852 Agreeable to this resolve we
suppose Mr. Slova, offered resonIon providing for the
election of Governor, supply The place Of the present
one from and after the LIST day OF January next on Thurs
day. which was adopted and sent 10 the Senate.-Mr
Boiling offered the following resolution: Resolved That
in the opinion of the House of Delegates The Governor Of
of This Commonwealth exceeded the powers conferred upon
him by The Constitution in appointing Commissioners to
the Worlds Fair under The broad seal of the Common
wealth; and that the power claimed by his EXcelrncy 10
send Commissioners abroad 10 gather Information 10 enable
him p.epae his annual message I" the Legislature. or
r any other purpose, unless aulhUZed by law, IS wholly
unyaranted nv The clause of the Constitution, which pro
vips thai the Governor ''sha communicate ID The Legs
aue at every Session the condition oi The Commonwealth.
aud recommend their consideration such measures rs he
may deem expedien." Aud that such puwer rs his EX
ceIiency claims under The said provision Of the Constitution,
is unreasonable in ITSELF and regal in lis character and
would if just involve correaive duty and obligation up
on The Legislature provide nr The reasonable expenses IT
such agents. Therefore. the Iiunse of Delegates enter
their solemn protest against the appointment Of the Com
missioners aforesaid the power claimed oappDnt hem.
and any such of ;he broad seal of this Commonwealth
Nh Boiling did not intend 10 attribute 10 the Governor any
purpose do wrong lie considered that this great
power The House refused postpone The resolution in
definitely, and it WAS laid on the table.
SATURDAY.-In the House, majority and minority
ports ere msde m The Con miliee The james RIVER
! and Kanawha Company. The majority state that they
did not have time investigate the charges and rconi
mend THAT committee of five members be appointed
visit the works SC. The minority report tavoaby 10 TIE
Company.-A bill appointing Stac Agricultural Com
missioner and Chemist was passed, ayes bl. noes 4O
MASTER AND Pupil Culonel james Tappan, a veneer
able citizen Of Gloucester, Massachusetts, 81 years of
are recently addressed letter 10 the Hon. Daniel Web
ser reminding him that more sixty years ago he (Mr
w was Of his pupils, when he taught schon at " New
Salisbury" The Gloucester News, publishes Mr. Web
ser's prump 10 his old friend and early tea
cher and remarks 1--WE doubt if any letter that Mr..
Webster has written 10 public bodes. or any OF the thu
sand great and nuhe acts OF his life reflect credit up
on him than this kind letter and generous gift In his aged
aud unfortunate old schonmaser" II is indeed beautiful
letter alike honorable 10 the head and heart Of the writer
and as the editor Of the News remarks, sat time when
envy and malice dealing blows from all quarters al A.
macaS greatest statesman, when his public course is de
cried and execraed by political opponents ard the basest
charges are brought against his moral characer it sheds
upon his and character fresh glory, that, long after
his petty traduces shall be dead and forgotten, will remain
undmned ia the hearts of his countrymen
Here is the letter Of Mr. Webster and its Ualue and in
crest are enhanced by The fact that allusun is made in
TO I'll enclosed fifty dollar bank
WASHINGTON, FEB. &c. 1851.
! MASTER Japan: thank you for your letter and am
rejoiced hear lha; you yet among the living.
member you perfectly well teacher in my infant years.
suppose my mother must have taught me 10 read very
y, as have been able to reculect the time when
could read The Bible. think Master Chase was my
earliest schoolnaster, probably when was three four
wears old. Then came Master Tappan. You boarded at
house, and sometimes think in the family of Mr. Ben
anin Sanhorn, neighbor, the lame Most of
those whom you knew in New Salisbury" have gone
their graves. Mr. John Sanbon, the Of Benjamin. is
yet living. and is about your age. Mr.. John Colby who
married my eldest sister, Susanna is also living. On the
Nurh Road is Mr. Benjamin llunon and on the "Souih
! Road" Is Mr.. Benjamin Peingail think Of none else
among The living whom you would probably remember.
You have inieed lived chequered life hope you have
been able bear prosperity with meekness and adversely
with patience These things all ordered for us far bel
ter Than could order them Tor ourselves. We may pray
for cur daily bread may pray for the forgiveness Of
sins nay pray to be Kept from temptation, and that the
kingdom of G,h may come in us, and in all and his
will every where be dune. Beyond this we hardly know
nr what good tosuppIcate the Divine mercy Our Iieav
emily Father knOweih what have need of better than
know ourselves, and that his eyes and his low
inc Kindness upon and around every moment.
thank yon again my good old master. f'r your kind lei
Ter, which has awakened many sleeping recolecnns aud
with all good wishes remain your friend and pupil,
! Mr.. JAMES Japan.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
! FRoM OREGoN-Tba Oregon Spectator says that me-
chacs' labor Of all kinds is very high in Oregon wages
varying from five twenty dollars day. 1t records Ihe
following incident. which shows that bIacksnilhng is a
bout as profitable Oregon the most successful gold dig
ging in CaIifGnia:
Franklin LiuIe Of Washington, District of Columbia,
aud Charles P Ludwig. If 81. J1sephs county Michigan
have recently left Oregon G'r the STATES with S20U0
made hy fair hanmerino in tlle less Than len months