Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-30
%HMOND ENQUIRER.
sATTHDAY MORNTNG, MAY ~, lso1.
THE EXTRA SESSION.

BY RICHES g. PRYOR

Reluctant ms wo are to credit the rhiho' '"' ''
few names are wanting to the Gull npoh'"' -
| 70 convene thu members of the LrgIsia'"t. 49,.
| ordinary session, wa have satisfactory e''ue"e NOV
such il indeed the casc. The chief Instruments !"
This movement, a. if afraid Of detection IN some "'S'
| crelitable transaction, have prosecuted tue" P"'l"r1
under the veil Of secrecy. No appear n"' .:.
dressed to the people, III argument mas 49,
ted to the public judgment i'll luftii'"'''" ',
surc, The calculation evidently was, thai hcasen'S
of particular members in compelling an 'N'iu He's''
of the Legislature would never transpirc' hh" 'n"' ~
all individual responsibility would he lost III '' gen
cral movement, the thing might be ~
with impuui,y. But gentlemen d'c'''' . Az,
rho Cov,rn,r will not be used ~ II c"'sI"" III ''%
matter. If members choose TO coupe ~ ,..,,
,.c,. ,he LEGISLATURE, MS they may do lc VIII Jul
less submit to the public the nal''r' " '' c-r.u,
who force him to II step Us rrInGira" ~ :, ,ho
OF the people lis il is hostile I" the '''
| State. ,,
No man will pretend that any emergency T." i'''
since the adjournment Of the Legislature >" ~
c~cs,itntes an extra session. There WAS IL ""' ''"
On, than f,r mn extra session us al the present ''ii'i
and members might have prolonged the SESSION WIZ"
but little expense, and with Il fair pT'FPc'' Va "'"U'
ing som,. positive legislation. Tile nc"o"'' "' '"7
ccsted, and was rejected by the yer! "''" NV
| now clandcstincly intriguing for IN XII" ~
Why was this! The people will be app - '"'l'.'
that the prospect of another w!nter Il" '"''o f'-
sen,e,I more charms TO members, than the continue"
,;on of fl fa,ieuiur scssion-tlmt personal ouSc I'LL"
selfish advantage, not Il concern tor tho Pupi'' ING
go - ILL., p,nvplnpilt Tor uTOtllCI
meeting Of the Legislature. .
The Constitution prcscribcs that the h'S''"'"'
sbull convene bicnnially, and not ottener, eA'Eln Il
cases OF extraordinary emergency. II Inc r's""'oi
Ia unwise, rs we think it IL, the only remedy !" d!
mn amendment oil the constitution. The people WI"
NOT tolerate such al evasion Of n constitutional enact
ment as il contemplated by the gentlemen WHO "to
secretly conspiring III extra sesSl'!ii'
For ourselves we do not perceive Inc heee"'Hs'"
.oc.rJs rho interests of the State, Of a session "a Tue
rn,;.,o,,r. i, odvauce of the usual time. No suc!l
necessity has been alleged. No such ncc'"s'! Is
felt bv the people. Never was there any qu''l'"" "'
| policy in respect to which the public Sei''iach. U '''
State was so unanimous and emphatic ia III Tue ''",
dcmuation of the movement for I'm cA'ru ~ "
the LEGISLATURE. Why then do members lclS'' i"
CARRYING out the measure! Is their VIII s"F'i' "
the will of those whose creatures tlcF "c' H'
they more competent to judge of the wants {" INV
people than the people themselves Or are Inc
pleasures of Il fashionable winter IN Kiciihoh" u ~
p,sforred above the interests of tile commonwealth !
p..h,rs mn ,duonitiun will avail nothing. Never
.,,or,.. r, ,,.,ru spcb members IN have been dcludrd
into the movement to make hustle and erase l"'"
names from this political death-warr"rt.