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a snall Povtiua q The reading eoninnaify uers
task which would lnot attempt, and hope vhieA |
c0uld not reasonably indulge. Some Pcrsc.s sdmife
sPrishily, agreeable style. combating few plsyaI h1l
lies Of vii. AID hamsr. interpreted with h1wers q
rheorie and will eFca submit bsrrennsss of hqrekf
If there be an e&nberanee OF fne and ven selected
uord, Wei, now. Mr.. Editor, make pre,eAsieas
aad mast beg the Indulgence Of yourself and readers 10
spread cat my hOaght, and % detail the rssul, of my
observatiOas. il my owa way. II my themes be ean.
noaPlaes, and ny aethod Of treating then. nsrs %,
you viii, an sure, alter Ibis hcnest aTermenf
. very considerable diseohnt 10 my fsSor
wrote you last week something absai the oasers ia
The Legislature, and since ihai nos have the pleas
ure TO inform you've put anaa rieht On tie TOP q
Mars hili-for We male Major General Idcat know
anything about lis qualifications whether hs has tAe
tactics or tho pluck butthe Legislature seemed to think
that he was ct enough for that Positonn
time Of peace, also told yen abcst the ntroacteh Of
Bundsy Temperance petitions, and Just expected, i,
is fouad to Be nexPedient consider thsa.
There great deal Of go5d liquor here in Riehmond,
and ! suppose there Is everywhere else. II must BE-
drunk up first. and then II Is uade yol lely
rely upon il. there viii be prohibition, or tor. as.,.
nenec. Wait till g the people get ready FL itn
am sort Of 'igobeiween'' my+lsif. f.ss would
go-beiceen the people and destreti,r II sopld sad
whilst do not advocate and we'd ~ vo,.a ,bee
sa'nre for law u prohibit the sale Of ardent spr
sec good reaso VII the people suid be prevented
from the fHPres.Oa Of their Icil up6a this a. well as
any suhjset, AZ The hallotbc They may yet speak
IN Fosee acre ornnipOteBt than any thing hare
hitherto heard In this country where free Inquiry AID
The berty Of the press unshaced, it Is yaa to Al
tempt 20 rspress the spirit which is dung itself every
where to Withstand the tide Of public opinion which
isseady increasing in volume and Is destined ere long,
q sweep away every barrier They only arc wise who
Deserve carefully the signs Of The times.
There are indications purpose upon the part Of de
Legislature prosecute diligently. and despatch ne
,sinsss before them yet such The maltipc;ty of
subjects presented for action and the unprecedented
number Of projects cf internal Improvement easactr
rs1airing attention and calling for udieious and wc
Discrimination that there IS scarcely time enough len
for calm, deliberate, investigation Ard thea Il must
be remembered that provision has to BE made or two
years. With State large oars. her Interests 20
varied and mutiform, almost begin TO doubt The pro
prety, expediepcy ofbiennia sessions II may how
ever work better thaa anticipate. though wrud net
be surprised the pablo exgences should compel the
Governor to cali al extra session.
Two subjects o great inportaaec have occapfsd the
attention Of the House nearly the whole week viz tLs
Pan handle, and The Ccvington sni Ohio Rail Road
The first elected the iniereItng debate ihathss
been heard during the present session Mr. Gally De-
lsered speech several ho1rs 6uratioa rcplets with
oloqncnce power ard genius whey should forever en-
dear him to those whose interests be advocated With
such singular ability You may not Be acquainted with
all the details Of this very peeiar case and viii there
fore give you brief statement Of it, Yea know the To-
cation Of the counties Of Brooke and Iancoek narrow
strip Of laad running into the Ohio river aid lying
between the States Of Ohio and Pennsylvania ;oa the
side is tuatod PittbaTg the crest rival Of wheel
ing; and the other, the town ofStelbeave 10 oho
II il proposed connect thcse two places By means Of
rail road to Immediately thu plD handle. and
thus TO furnish eoniinuous cohnecthn between Pitts
burg and the Valley Of the great West to the manifest
detrimsnt6 Of the city Of Wheeling.
Drring the four preceding Legislatures, application
had been made Cor the RICH, Of way ala was a. eiten Re
fused Nothing dAuated, the company (afarsgn eorpo.
re a Hs M PHifaassa u paa aae
tain species rgcF3cman The right opropsrty s vested
in individuals for hc ostcnsble pHrpase or sysg IL the
character Of priraie work and designed chiea EY The
brnct Of the eit;zts ofthoso two isolated eoaa,ies
Il has been DEMONSTRATED however. that sraa naSGe
interests Involved, aai that the money hss been M
nhed BY Pltsbsfg and the tide deeds prepared, or
submitted to inspection there portiOa o the road
has been completed, and car carrying The Vi s. Mail
put upon H. This, II has been htiaated was with
view TO get Congress declare ppst road the
vent the Legislature Of Virginia persisted 10 IL op2osi
tion. Leaving cut Of view the interests Of wheene
grave and important question lies behind ali this in
volving less principle than the sovereignty Of the
State, and the power prohibit foreign corporations
from entering into combinations with individuals to carr
out their their purposes upon sell without respect to
and in direct volaon Of the expressed will n the SUI
premo. legislative authority Of the Commonwealth A
great deal Of lobby influence has been brought to bear
upon this question: and agents said ,obe in the
employ Of the Pi,sbarg eonpsny.--haro becA hanging
ronnd the Hall and operating upon members for The par.
pose Of inducing them By their votes egaz- this il
legal act. The matter eabcraity discussed for
number Of days before the committee 81 soma Of most
eminent Lawyers Of this city and vas fnslly decided
report against the right way which was accrdinr
ly done. The decision or fhe comni,,ee ha, bessre-
verssd By veto of 70 10 g. know Mhgt viii be
the final result but Il The Legislators saap wis lis ap-
proys this most ssitioss eondeet tey win be es,sb
LIKING precedent. The end Of which, is not YET,
Thec0sipsson ana Ohio Rail Read billwas lost in tho
House yesterday ty very decided vote; he PROPOSE
ton being toarppratetwo nioas Of dollars 70 ,ha,
object for the next I've yesrs Iaay ersons least
several voted in hsncgative. who would favor the bin
il smaller anpanf were asked, ana am Inclined q
think that others ee ac,saied b. adposiiioa 20 bring
ia frieadsto ibs.Gppsri of the sIzaller interests
think thai vii Yet pasfn a. sheadcd form, The
maximum beng one miliieds w
Ii Is esinaaea datshs s.t Of this work uilI not Be
less than ten millions g ioliars. u,say tfak VII Be-
nearer twenfy. ana as it is sh ecastrae,sf ntrsly
u?oa sad seesnnt strong oseeons are rsed against
investing with sach an immense moafyed roukr, mr.
men 80 isrssponszie as the Bcaad OF Pshiie xorks-
The patronage Of these vast and the ucenfse 10
collision greater THAI sAoald Re aoFea to asy trio of
ncn without sautzry frstrants And sfegualds Grars
charges have been made ssaiust Il lhe b ia The
absence Of all Prso do no, enaorsc then They may
have erginaie d The asl that ther positioa and the
power they have j. susceptible 81 srrif abuse. Il
There is bill Pesding ia the senats 70 allok 10 com
nissoaers Of the R5veaue increased eonpesatiOa or
the additional duties imposed upon ihe by The act az
April llih. 1853, Coueeriax the d births.
deaths and marriages." and the act Of the fst April,
ls5s, .PrOvidug for the enrOlten, IL the Militia by
the Commissioners Of the Revenaes The Sin allow,
three Tor each BIRTH DEATH or arriarc register
ed asd additional three cents for each pelsoa listed
On ,ths Militia roll Our friend SToSE. viii enter no
protest against this sare bat expeu, he il wsteh
the bill Of nsrtal and some o,hernsaiers very closely
i see that some = Phisnthrepist' land tf.st tAcrs
many in the word has done the besor 10 respond
TO some Suggestions thrown few weeks since His
views vers similar to these ateaded 10 present il
did not. wozld be pleased to see sens acoa taken
upOn the subject.
There Is plan now pending that tkink vosld Be
productive cf great good in furnishing sum TIA: would
be fully adequate % the Of the comroasFeah a.
ii respects primary instruetos Ny letter ! slrrady
sufficiently long and therefore enclose you b bi with