Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-02-13
The Legislature.

g The present Legislature OF Virginia is
acknowledged to be talented one, and
we may add working one. But truly
we may say as yet, the mountain has Ia
bored and brought forth mouse. The
80 days, TO which the sitting Of that body
is limited, have nearly expired, and as YET
there has been but one single appropria-
ton to the leading lines Of improvement.
Last week we alluded to the proprietv Of
judicioas appropriation to the turnpike
roads OF North Western Virginia. We
vert not aware, however, at that time,
Of the narrow, contracted, selfish and IL
liberal course Of the immediate friends OF
that section of country. They, in con-
junction with the open and avowed anti
internal Improvement men of the house,
have been the cause of the tardiness OF
the progress of the Legislature in the ap-
preparation bills. They want the lions
share, and they want it first of all. They
desire precedence over all the great State
lines 7of improvement, and in default oil
this end, they endeavor to defeat every
proposition to push on the leading inn
proyements. They would Illustrate the
hopes Of the internal improvement friends
an the State. and leave the vast invest.
ments ofthe st .e nact We and unproducive
10 have mudplde road running from the
barn-yard to the kitchen Of MIR. So and
So, in the county OF -. One men,
Der, "a whig,) at the last session, got all
the appropriations he desired for his con.
stituents, and then turned round and voted
against every other appropriation BILL
That same member is now demanding
more, and makes the granting of his de-
mands. sine qua non TO his support Of the
appropriation for the Covington and Ohio
Road. Such a man should not reside in
the limits of the Commonwealth He is
traitor to the State.
The bill, appropriating $2,0O0,o0o to
the Covington and Ohio Road was defeat
ed in the House, last week. The vote
was ICSOuSiuCiCu Ou tuC OH, anu TIC Dll
laid on the table. 1t was to have beer
taken up on the 9th, when it was hopet
BY the friends of the bill, that it would be
passed. Mr.. Christian informed US, while
we were in the city, that he had Sc.
cured fps votes for the bill. which had
previously been cast against it. Ii those
voters observe their promise, they will BIT
sufficient, in conjunction with the former
vote for it, to carry the appropriation. 1
is much to be regretted that the South
western and Northwestern men, hav,
been animated by such detestable motives
as they have. II is to be regretted tia
the State Of Virginia has within her Dor
ders, nourishing upon her bosom, such un
grateful and illiberal children. 1t is t,
be regretted that sons will stand by ane
witness the cries of the mother for assist
ancc-her vast riches awaiting to be drag
ged from the bowels Of the earth to b
lavished upon them-and yet raise thei
voices against aid, and stand with foldet
arms, and look complacently at her strug
giles for freedom from the restraining chain
of Incidence, when help and power are il
their own hands. We should like to SCI
the cimcter Of justice drawn across tn
neck of old fogyism and Virginia chival
ry. Then our State would emerge fror
its zimmerman darkness, and assume n
position in the confederacy nature has al
lotted her. .7.