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RsenzosD. February II. 1871.
We have ,ds'iasthing n is-iiv srin he ls.t ~
e14A afqn ne rccasion q tie nr.rz1- ralhefs heeay
sils.I,ossiei q tls pEts psasder. the leaves -
H.ss rAieA rse e,eassd t. tAs patriots hers = n
ThrupshOa; Re presress q he whole sFsir. shs
a,g preserved stree nsutrali,y. nost proyokng
eoeine1t is-vaE The = harza1ipns % hgh tAetr ~
e.ttes a-d settle their ca slis wiihoat nterfsreace
tnn tose uhcte WISHES have = t;fie ndzcnse - "a
tive q ne s.1A Sea isi.s night - Prssansed e bate.
net dehled their Earme1ts.ss aad they were !. pat
hrsneh but the others sabiffed the test q an
ssaaina;isn hsntaheads saa have nst yet Pass-
have deserved n sur ecnty pspsSs an announcement
hat DE si prnpcs.x % relrse ks States nfcfesiia
the NipcAesteF ard Potsaac Rad R0sd. Ald became
law such. an happy 70 say not ths i.rts nor Esl
Il. trust, pass tie 6ass whsut he iso-goraiiea 5f
sone EAeit1cI1e aneadzenfsl The sacney tra.ure
seems q have great aitssson, af tie ntnriy are z
ious 10 eet hold q that ildfP<ussk,s ssis s II nay
b applied % saadry cther NJ ,cckiag
the aid snd the credit q b- STAG They seen mere
over % hs willing % % ihe bssi eF bad bargain aad
.aze ne an9 third thoassaa dollars y i'e
tnsy can set lest 1culd finally Be joiaed that
ssiiEs iDd q two kr1trvd aad thirty oss thonsaEa
4 las b cfe redeenisg feature IA The new C0astiu-
or oae povslea better thah saohsr, il 4 that vAeh
iS<eEeF prohibits tbs Lesisstsre sq9anderng the
property ef the State By rsnarishnx int the hAss cf
few tioekholdozs-Nk sfsrrsl itis % derreeaie
The sicck flr this right q PFaPer
i thai which was created ty fund wfeag frsn the
pockets Of no people.
have said that tho BIZ 10 quss,ioa may psss. ta soi
hoped ulihcrt adequate Pfctse;oR u giSea % the
toas sf egp4ny that has yiesied he law. ssd Is still
guilty ~ this particular. II has beea sharged-opon
what Is deslnFd gced aaihesy-thai TIE company has
ssia E s ass .p. s q as sz Il li i
enee 10 ne oint Of destination ihas violating most pal
pably, the very Erst obiztcn imposed by the Code Of
Tirgina upon rIil ruae companies. W: that, 'thc
property q al persons tha. iaF pIaetirable, b
transported a tie order ri fse trbek Il sa be dsir-
cred o9tred" They have been guilty q another
fraction of the Law ia the a1pnt charged upon .faye
perne," when they have until receaty. f1asged two
dollars for thirty riies just eight cezt5 more upon
! each passsn-er than constituted latcfii. charge
the tariff Of prices which have cen b correct (aaa
cannot doubt iu they new guilty of raos, lagi
tious wrong not only in the inequality Ct charge OF
freight, a. il respects distance bat ia tie unserupuou
disregard 81 law For 3s anee the Of Transports
ton IS fixed at the fsong rates. viz for produce and
other articles, exec EFPst and lisae, not excffci8e
eight cents RI ton, perlne; dofgypsum aad ne no
ereeedins 5Ir cents per ten PR mile And yet they
charge r. four res. less. fifty eeais Just eighsrs
esn1 per ton more thea ne ial. aiioes.
Can il Be matter Of sny establishment thea tha, hi
people Or jefferson, who know that ihese abuses hsv,
existed wieh the STATE hsd peeiuary Interest 10 h'
read. fear the Consequences Ct withdrawal Ct hat in
terests
This nanscr in which The alleged Dissatisfaction q
three coats 4g1inst tbs C. < o. Csaa accounted os
! is very Hnisy rreiixt Indeed. Aay who i &C
quained with that end q tAeyasd kaoMs tllst Their
laai side where pTcduce san 70 readily ra!esded, Al
without ~ days dsicrtcn e the ears, thefe beip
sivsys e1mHetion sasa ~ ieboaanea az tie PaaaSe
Another ab4se which u have escaped siteaiio
in the dsrdsso which hsTcScn had upon tAis sabjso,
and 3 hch ig 81 BE- regarded Discrimination "a
Of KlnchU SER ls that pTactssd up9I the travel
linz community u diss.ew.Hg them tie eRpbranjiy
dine ar7srs Ferry, wtich i the Pseper poiat con
sdsring The hour o. a-rIs and the necessary dutento
10 changing the mail, few raiputss longer wenld Civ
the most ample tins anil exempt the traveller fr9m n
/ hsIra ing
on long fast. Now tkatihe company are asking fEFors
a. though fey had ia coed iaila ahd proper
discharged their obligations al, IL IS hgred that the
will see ihe prcpriey Il eEdsavcEiag u Fatha
thar excite The public sgainsi the. but tssslc.
has furnished theme much too long aad sill net wea
~ your readers further.
The wcrs Of legislation progresses sieTlr, and ror
present adieatians, great amount Of business viii b
left undbnc. Several bundled bills and among thel
that for our turapkc, iear) viii act b refchcd. Til
misiortuae nav be atiriSlel 10 the number Of larg
schemes which have necessarily consumed 50 much
the time Of the House. Ffdpesifioas resolutions re
latiag 70 them, first introduced, and hsa therefor
the Preeedehce, ard gFett naaY membersielt eae
upon 20 dsittr smsetes ef speeches ia thoughts hi
bren;Aea. sad words that turasd,''-o wua!l hay
burnt, il they had nat got ouibasilsss has beea gsa
IL retarded Ada 10 this the jgaI5usv via Whch q
rival fsetoas, by which neaa the representatives,
the different; interests ach each other, u4willipg Ei
the projects Of shoa!a get tho siart # the other.
you EaYe one Of the secrets pf slow legislation First
thAcoyingtbn snd Ohio bin 5eoapiel haze Part N
guase, Thifheecapied ioaF 81 Eve days; Ihe next y
70 consider the propreiy Of approPrs.ag thc san
that reduced iIos i've I1illicns 10 three SAD ths
to two. and after several dayf more Of
defeated 80 that il Is now just where 1t II as tie fri
day Of the session. TIE caly large APPROXIMATION bi
that hss met with success yet was that r.. he con,nls
zion Of the Manassas Gap rail road.
The Central road applied far loan Of ens ailiiaa an
bali, but BY vote Of ths House LAT nFht, ii Va
ordsredto be engrosssd, allowing tcu ba tgird
that sum As part Of the loan asked Fzs fer lie bur
chase u lot and the erection az AniisLs hr;IsoEs
ths city, and the bill rcaires tsat the raoaqv ,
expended neontinuing tie read west Ct stsnstoa Gu
iehmond friends seemed not 20 bs pie.sed either Wi
tho short aew gives (albeit pretty gooi sun)
with the restriction imposed
The State has certailiY dealt beautifully tayard
Eichnopd And il Is time isat a1rs destitute portion
shsl''! .ceeiHe y measure of public patronage
gga-inE rpn tie ssa;ss,a1s that hsve been given.
incline a ihy opinion that t. Legislature II II rs, d.
pTopriae sh that will serisssy sabaFrass ihs ssos
ury. or laefeass nats'.-g. u at 81 P:sssal E-.s
taxation
number cf petitions ptsyiag seiios u3aa tbe rqa5
questicn were receiFed tt-day. TAey ne. WITH Set
ter fate thaa their predecessor fol- ihe euss BY rst
decided YGte. determined 70 give then 10 sp,rfa
committee This il froe ~ tie petitioners a. thev IN
serve and have right 70 cxrrcf Ie.srsoa ss r8.rs
.ented sgsiD by ninety FIVE s;saaiarcs
most appalling number offres have cccassed Ia III
city recenily indeed have never il sAe same length 3
ti1e "a the largest cities Of the Unon Witnessed an,
,nihs hte the same extent oieaami ia This particular
Every day. pa nish one i startled aroused ty hi
alarm OF fire and many family who lie doya Win !,
gloomy foreshadowngs Of impending calamity are IA
esaly awakened % cf the most dksaIating mi
with waich the dsYegiiag elenent can ozsrysbe;na
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