The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-25
RICHMOND, VA
SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY Is, 1854
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

iournment Of the Legislature The State OF yir-
ginia says may tecitate herselfupont head journ
ment as event which is certain to occur at the
end of next week. She has had too much Lesisla.
ton, and can now do better without it for a while,
than with it. The Internal Improvement party,
even, has every reason to congratulate itself the
failure OF appropriations at present for the State
credit should not be jeoparded by heavy augmen-
tations at this period of general extravaganza and
monetary imitation. The Ercmiaer also argues
that the outlays of the State in public improve
ments should begin to pay back something in aid
OF taxation before taxes are necessarily increased
to meet the public debt; that two years hence, if
ever, many of the public works will be in condi-
ton to make some remuneration to the Treasury,
and then the friends of Improvement viii return
with wellgrounded hopes OF obtaining further ap-
preparations; while on the other ,hand,i heavy
increase Of the State debt during the present ses
sion, would have had seriously injurious effects.
1t is better for the Covington and Ohio railroad
that its appropriation bill should fail temporarily
now, than to fail permanently two years hence,
with three millions expended. 1t is better to en-
sure its passage two years hence, by avoiding ap-
preparations at present, which will bring internal
improvements into perpetual odium,. than secure
its passage now by rushing into wholesale appro-
priations that must have this effect.
The second article in the Examiner, is a strong
argument against the proposed international Copy
right Law.
The Penny Post alludes to the belief expressed
by the New York Herald that the Emperor of Rus
sia has fallen victim to the hereditary insanity of
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hinted at by European journals, and if what the
London Times says of the propositions which Count
Orlotf was instructed to make at Vienna be true
the Post sees little reason to doubt it. If Turkey
who is beating his armies every where by her own
unaided exertions. and who is backed by France
and England, will consent to the arrogant demands
of the Car, he will magnanimously consent to for
give her the offence of having asserted her indie
pendence. His scheme was not badly laid, as mad
men sometimes the most cunning of men, fit
had succeeded, itwould instantly have produced
war between the German States and the Western
Powers, and in the meantime Nicholas might have
prosecuted his enterprise against Turkey without
interruption. But, like most cunning men, he
overreached himself The Post ioresees disas.
trous issue to the encroachments of the Gar; tor
no one Power in Europe can possibly sustain itself
against the hostility of all the rest
The Enquirer reviews the proceedings of the
present General Assembly thoroughly examines
what it has DONE and what it has not done and
says the argument derived from the past utters but
a feeble voice in favor of extra session, while
1t certainly cannot be construed to favor protrac
ton of the present session "The constitution,
adopted by the people, contemplates biennial ses-
sons; and Sc let it be until the people choose to
alter it. Legislation should not be so directed,
either by an unnecessary multiplication or tardy
transaction of business, as to work an evasion of
a plain constitutional requirement. Better that
the members adjourn sine die, make no request of
the Governor and let some interests temporarily
suffer than by frequent protracted or called SEES
sions, to bring into contempt the supreme rule OF
conduct ordained by sovereigns who have the in
disputable right to command" The Enquirer
entertains sincere respect for the talents and the
high character of the members Of the present Gen.
eral Assembly, but does not anticipate much from
their deliberations, or hereafter for the reason
that they do not understand each other-they differ
widely-irreconcilably, and canlegslate but little
good therefore the Enquirer does not think it
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report progress to generous, confding and honest
constituency. III
The Mall has commentary the news from
Europe; aludes to the intimation that the Car is
becoming crazy under the combined influence of
ambition and tanatcism and says it would be diff
cultto accountfor the audacity and nsolence com.
bined in the mission of Count Orloff by any other
hypothesis short of hopeless insanity. The deci.
sive attitude assumed by Austria and Prussia in
regard to the Cars arrogant pretensons removes
all ground for serious apprehensions as to the peace
OF Europe being for any length of time seriously
compromised by this modern Tamerane. I'm
mense as are his resources, they will be found
scarcely adequate to protect his own frontiers
against the hosts of enemies that his insane ambi.
ton in conjuring up.
The Wig devotes leader to the war.like news
brought by recent steamers. We observe another
article ON the adjournment of the Legislature TAX
ing the ground that it would be far better for that
body to do nothing in the brief period that re-
mains OF the session, than to involve the State in
irretrievable difficulties by granting the twelve or
fifteen millions now asked for The taxes are al
ready as onerous as the people can well bear. Ap.
preparations should not be made to works unless
those works can give reliable pledges of speedy
reimbursement, and this il no time to be making
grants to private individuals
writer in the London Times expresses fear