Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-12-19
s. conssess.
This bOay is now catering upon the third week

This body is entering upon the third week
Of is session. aud As yet -n5t the hrst step to-
wards rsaniEa,ion hes been accomplished. Fac
lions are fghting Gor the sp0ils, some from prin-
clpir, OlheEs from interest. We hardly know how
To cIsssiiy pattles there. The Democrats num-
Der some Is. the Republicans cast so votes toF
Campbell and the vote GoE Banks has BEEN swelled
10 l07, pretty much OF the same Sirpe oil Poil''c'
including ". suppose the anti Philadelphia plat
form Know Nothing Of The North. Fuller has re-
81 ceiycd about 10 votes. enough with Richardson's
vo.e TO elect On anti,agi,stioa speaker were they
to unite. We b d hope,l that ONE union would
h.. torru.d betweeI the Union Of all parties
.hich would organize the lilnse and put down
nsrtatiou but thus far we have been slSnally dis
- = 5.Spnuinte4 we know not vhcre the fault lies
but certain it Is that wanting in that en-
ISrEed end liberal spirit which should charact.TlEe
- m, the uatkus law u,akeEs. this state Of things
'i-a shnd not i1n.er exist. The per diem alone.of
astn.ers, H., inelu1i4v the Ssnate, $780, nakinl
for Il days the nice sum Of S336O0, to say Moth
ing OF al least $4,000. OF other expenses so that
thus at the experiment for speaker has c"st The
euutry nearly $50, 000 and he end is not yst.-
Really we begin to think with MI Letchef that
nembess had best resign and let us have ne"
election, ami We Williry and send Congress thsTe
thaIwiIl do our work and go home.
weexpec, little but wranking this session any
how, aud We, are inclined to give our consent
we've it asked, 10 the whole bady's going home anu
st1yinx there The President and Gov ShEnnoa
ceiald do the 6shtiugin Kansas, AID we are very
.,s much inclined to suggest that Congress will
,,.tale about Kansas m0s,lOf the session anyhow
500 that they h az well adjourn to LecomptOn;
and like an old land Jury, take a view and assess
ths damages on the srouud. Besides they could
b,Ih a;,t.a thew chose and
the trouble they may else make for US. by discus;
cuas,nEthe matter at Washington. We will put
oursakea on the chivally in that contest. and as
ra9 CoRErsss his up the slavery agttOtiOn,so great
u exient we thIak the constituents should stand Oh
s' aud Istthem fight out the Consequences.
How .if. re Mt this from the earlier days Of the
R.pnblic! II The signeIs Of The declarations II
The r.umers of the Constitution, could be called
back 10 tie scsn.s Of their life and their glory u
tAey could but perceive the fActiUns and unEatsF'
nal spil,t row actualns the sous OF the sites OF
10 would they not shed tears OF anguish over The
raurr ofthe b;ighI dreams Of frslernal prosperity
winch they picturrd forth and anticipated for the
sa Land which they liseuthralledl How painful the
contrast with the body who met ~ Independence
Hall; how fallen from that baud which framed the
9 On Pa. Estletal Constitution!
Then, ali was harmony and peace and concord
~ sud fraternity. With common AIM the en-
s--wgS<s~-tsAA- .u-A,...inni,ll. of Luman-fr es=
countr,'s good. they fought together Tor their
countly's freedom. they BID together fOt their
country's glory. and the survivors,. having achieV
ed that fteedon, met in s,emn harmony, aud
anil thanks t. the Creator for his protection and
ard, looking each to his equal co-Iaborsr in the
great eauseof freedom, all imbued With the SOL
etra memory Of their d. ed compsttiots. under the
presiding auspices Of the great leader the battle
tffrredom; aud there they f.umed system Of
government, which. in their patriot purity they
supposed. would perpetuate to p1sterity the free
dom which they had won, aud bind together in in.
dissolubs aud frl:stnal bonds the sons who should
come afteI them, cementns all by those great
principles Of equsl rights to all and to all sections
60 which they have 50 plainly engrafed on the pa
ees Of the Pederal Consultation. Alas what
prospect for theif vision could theyLe recalled !!
DiSeArI. hate. detrarton. Reorganization and
treason rife in the American Union. Even " hrle
we write the blood Of Americans, she'd by Amzri.
can hands. may be watering the fnr fields Of Kan
sas. Say this not be-, hut none woaIi be sur
prised were so, and ifso,, who shall foGeSpe the
80 consequences. We dars NOT fol the subject
further. bu, may We not suggest TO The friends Of
Il t,- unEln o. AL ranks aud parties that now is the
lime IN rally together for tur common heritage.
Now is the time for patriots to speak aud 10 act
tygt therj nov is the time to ''frowR Indignantly
upou every rlEMt to dissolve the, Unon.'' and ex.
taimip the language Of the father Of his country.
''rhe CniuB! it must be preserved"
Taxation in Virginia.