Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-01-26

Ma Eprro. IN ur,ceedinrs II Wednesday, cra- [
sttus. a i-.r-stsr episode /. lie Usually du rsuiies
Z Legislative s.irs Inraei.iely aer DE Heals corr
nssssd II Session. boys might have heea $50 ga7
inE befus<. he sezf, q nenbers and dsPotfi4s NJ
sheir desks certain dorunsuts enclosed viii Z ya.Er
kirssss ExPeet.sio. nPtoe, and did ctf SD
u.fsd ani.hle cd Gorersors possess TIE deeiio. q
character sttribuisd 70 o.e Oliver Cromwell. DE e
bars night hare supposed dat they Wrrs e5eiS IA
designed . faform thsn Nat. he : Lora ia a. A..
der need q fhea kess" ss1isa >. On. ,,,,.r i
watched he denousnent 81 this susi ,,s.r;s. .iir
uhen rre,eaily he seal were ssOhen ana ko.ortble
genenes al ever y hall, sfe eIongsiing thsir aims
% view me e1' I'D pFoporons Of what seemed Opre
esat IN mp sng array a nanes, bat for uhati Ee0a
ard. genflenan 1sd announced that hesde-
sf.i present memorial. praying The Legslsinrs 10
shciilh ths liqusr srafie. The ont, and
oob had been thrown into the midst Of the nsseby
could not have produced greater sensation. All fhe
explosive eementB let loose and whist hserr
able gentIemaa after another got up 70 present his ks
ton, and blow of his gas, Prcncuncing il yankee i'm
Portstion, "- the work Of ssme .interDeddiag gobs
tween reminding him Of the abolition petitions signed By
the cid women and childrsn Of Massaehnsetis, which
ssed to be offered By John Quincy Adams" and be
would fight il from the word go, TO The waters edge"
There they were, every nan's ccastitneats,-not
old women and ehildrea either, bat The bona I'D.
tiers ffeen thousand strong Bat where did they
from 20 Did any one the ne. Surely il
most unaeccuniabIe that from every quarter Of the Old
/ Dominion If BY magic. ihese " ineendisryn papers
were thrcxn upon her quiet and respectable legss
tors to disturb their peace and he eqnannity Of their
temper. The mystery solved a last and is found
70 be trick Of the Richmond ditnrber Of the peace:
and there Is Thomas j. Evans in the gallery looking
calmly and miseAevSusl dn ppon he tsraps.. - -
rnissd below Even vendors must have got an ink-
ling Of what was going on-nay be had n'iiirs per
eepton-for the hall and Hobbies crowded 10 their
utmost capacity
As the honorable gentlemen descanied with becoming
eloouenee upon their theme; while visions cf :" gin
snTs and iuleps' passed in review before tasm. sad
one gentleman said il made him dry tothihk about IL;
thinks to myself in my eorner-tad shotr for Tie
Maine lac, and wen give up our liberty lh
treat thing this freedom IS Even jefferson was repre-
sented BY two hundred and ninety three nance What
is getting the heads Of the people that they will
trouble the Legislature about these "impTcetieeese'
things, Dent the Constitution guarantee the Liberty Of
speech and Of the press,-and BY inPheationZot Tie
bottle? II this is not strict eonstruciioa, il fro
construction any how.
Ihsd thought hat whea the militia syite was asal
ished in this state the military fever wouId ahate but
should think that military tides heretofore
ali potent with the ehivalric people Of this good old
commonwealth and they have manifested il in the com
position Of tie present Legislature. Some one asked
eur friend Snih {nct Joha.) Of the american Hotel
how many Generals Of the Virginia Legislature board
ed at his housei Sixty 1.-two. the reply. Ard hew
many ColoneisS Eiehtv-seven sir, wss tie answer
Thank you sir said his niorrogator and bowing grace
fully refred.g Well il strikes me, fIr. Editor.
that in few years all these Offices viii pass away. md
We have means AZ rePlenishng the stock the Leg
aturee will thea detsriorate from their pa pres
eut imposing charae;er IT will never do militia
system ha, been the nursery, aye the maaufacsry o.
our great ncn and if we do not wish te dwnde into
insrucenee our public assem- must nave their
| al quote Of military characters have passed for
Colonel myself twice. but having never " set
SQUADRON in the field" nor under srms, and
am too honest accept unmarted honor have prompt
ly esslsmed the title But alas never IAN attain 4
= this distinguished eminenee We go back 70 olt
! usages that the rising generation may, like thei
fathers be stimulated gorious deeds in militia train
ing.
But little has been accomplished in the way Of egsa
ton for the lastEeek the debate upon the Covingte
. and Ohio rail road having consumed most Of the tine
The question of gauge the trouble first con
tendng that the five feet gauge was preferable to y
re others After four days debating it decided tha
e. the four feet eight and half continuation Of III;
Is y Is amusing % see The tisfes FeIorie q tr he !,
&c '0eases o. TIC respective nessures.sma snd rres
K. now pending before the House. The pi,ro.. ~ !,
II large bills are evidently suxious 10 prc,s sher
immediately lest after footing up the aggregate o .m,I
or it BE- found tAa, the process Of Sen,,;o, i
treasury will undergo should preclude ali po,.;b;l,,,
securing encngh prosecute their mammoth .ehsne,
Upon the ether hand. the advocs,es Of nhtnih,, q
have no ideathat their bantngs shall Sc iba e,u.h.
= OUT as Mr.. Cushing would say As eo55..oaonc.
they look with sort sf morbid jealousy
the latter determined to hold the pur.e s,rln. ,na
of appropriations, until the former sho ihefr hsna
There third party who wan, nothing td may fhs,
fore be said 10 hold the baIa-ce power i, would
quire Seer 70 tell what this Legislature will do in ii.
! matter Of internal impT ovements.
bill was passed to-day snth6riziag th purrb a.. H.
the State Of The Medical College in the t,n ~ wiz;
chester. There was some opposi,iop 40 H., ~, -, .
was argued that the State some years since l,,.d i,
Of the Literary fund the sam Of 5000 Il hi. oil
upon which they have never paid the in,eres, ~ ~
oy the terms q this act. the property would come
possession Of the State without foreclosure Of n. No.,
gage and The expense Of ehancery suit III is ssd
every instance where aid has thus been extended
me literary fand 70 similar objects the condition.
winch such assistance rendered. have been ,oatsa
Inc result OF these misAaps Tor whatever thev ma. he
iemed has been 70 close that fund d late years .raD.t
every application except the legitimate one f reads-
primary instruction 70 INDECENT persons, and 10 FREE
.choois Wherever the same established Th.s.
facts and at this particular juoeare will not
10 the success Of your very aadable proelt ~ .,,.
iishiAg at the Court House snch an aeademv = M.
county Of Jeasrson should have! JEFrERSnN !
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