The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-02

policy, YET, he said, thar il was unnecessary
| to send the case 20 the Jury, inasmuch a., upon
| the merits, Independent Of the illegally of the
contract, the plaintiff had no claim that he
could sustain, the contingency" 10 use the
courts own language, "not having happened
upon which the sum Of $50, 90 was TO be paid
10 the plaintiff and the law passed by the le.
respects from the one proposed to be obtained
by the plaintiff by the agreement of February
18th, lS47, and the passage of which, by the
terms OF the contract, was made condition
precedent TO the pay ment of the money"
We are able to say then, which we do win :
out hesitation, that Mr.. Marshall failed in his
suit, not because of the plea that the contract
was invalid, but because his case was, ON otner
grounds, without merit TO sustaia il.
The Court in assuming that the transaction
with the legislature of Virginia was fair, and
refusing to allow any other presumption, pegs
the whole question. 1t neulralises, entirely
the plea of public policy, which stands NO. l
in the defence.
WESTERN VIRcIsIA.-We regret TO see the
bitter feeling of the Charleston tkanawha) Re-
publican on the subject of the improvements
of Virginia. 1t speaks like one whose fealty
was due TO Mary land and Baltimore. thought
to understand very well the history of the i'm
provement policy Of Virginia, and though bad
" managed, it ought to know why. Unjust
know that il was not the result of any want of
fraternal feeling in the East for the West, but
the consequence of divided counsels and con
ficting views of policy. kanawha, and the
West generally-(at least all South of herr
have endured all, in patriotic spirit, up TO this
time, and the present legislature have gone to
work in earnest TO connect the East with the
West-not only projecting the work, but mex
ing liberal appropriation to it; and it does
seem to US rather unbecoming at this time TO
rail with bitterness at Virginia, and to invoke,
as blessings, routes to northern cities. We
much prefer the spirit which speaks out in the
columns of the Charleston Virginian. That
paper is disposed TO forget the past suicidal
the present legislature shape" and ",edemp-
tion'' for the WEST. 1t may, with equal
truth, say, and for the EAST" The short
railroads made in the East can do little towards
the regeneratio of that part of the State until
the lines are extended from East TO West, and
the whole State is traversed by them. When
that is done, both WEST and EAST will be re-
deemed. The interests and feelings of the peo-
pie of Virginia will be harmonised, and, with
a common destiny before them, they will labor
with heart and hand to place Virginia in her
proper rank among the States.
The LAW GREYs.-Ths fine company Of
volunteers reached Petersburg Monday at half
past three o'clock, and were welcomed In fine
style by the volunteers of that city. Captain
Nv. ScoTT, of the Petersburg Greys, made
the speech of welcome, and was replied to by
Capt. FRANCE, OF the Baltimore Greys. Both
speeches were conceived in excellent TASTE
The Baltimore company then marched through
the principal streets, escorted by the Peters,
burg Greys, Capt. SooTT, the Artillery, Capt.
NICHOLS, and the City Guard, Capt. FIELD.
The whole line was under the command of
Capt. FRANCE, to whom it had been rendered by
Captain ScoTT. After their march, the volun-
teers partook of superb dinner at the Boiling
brook Hotel, prepared by Colonel Gilliam.-
Ofcourse they had fine time of it.
Our neighbors did not give time to their gal
liant visitors to digest the good cheer of the at
ternoon, before they were summoned to ano-
Their grand feast, supper at Jarratt's Hotel
The Express says that at this last festive oc
casion there was assembled company merry
and social to degree it never saw exceeded.
We have not doubt of it. 1t adds that joy
reigned when it went to press, and there was
no sign of its stopping soon. We have an idea
that our contemporary was pretty well involv-
ed in this whirlpool, and as there was only
circle around it, of course it could not see the
end of it.
We are very much afraid those magnificent
fellows over in Petersburg have carried their
hospitality to excess, and have left their Balti.
more guests rather unprepared to fully enjoy
what may be rendered to them by our volun-
teers. We are sure our boys will not thank
them at all for it if it be so.
The Petersburg papers praise very highly
the military and orchestral bands ofthe Messrs.
voLANDT. They gave concert Monday
night in Petersburg, which drew together a
crowded audience. We are sure their concert
here will be similarly we'll attended.
P. S. Some friend has favored us with
bill of fare of the dinner at the Bollingbrook,
Monday. We thank him for his attention
but we would rather have had peep at it be.
fore the dinner. 1t is much too rich for retru-
pective examination!
A SMALL RUN.-There was run, in a small
way, on the Baltimore Banks on Monday
The State law against small notes prohibited
the Banks from paying out any oftheir small
notes after that day. Some of the holders of
those notes were misled by the supposition