Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-06-07

The Boston Atlas bids adieu TO theIretiring
Legislature of Massachusetts, with happy
humor, but in which much truth is mingled
with its irony.
rpoM THE ATLAS.
ELEEwELL TO. day, unless some .troke of
good fortune nterpose to delay the parting,
we must be served from our beloved and
much respected General Court--the exemplar
of virtue, the nursery Of statesmen, the
council Of concord, the champion OF dignity,
the mirror Of decency, the source of mirth,
the terror of converts, the MODEL of az curacy,
the nonpariel of swiftness, and the admira-
tion of the world! Having lived upon the
most friendly terms with this admirable BODY
we desire so to part with 1t. 1t was not of
our selection nor was it selected to our mind;
count the benefits which it has conferred
upon the press and the people. BY its aid
we have been enabled every morning to pre-
sent to our subscribers many columns of
solid reports; not your light, trashy, entertain
ing stuff, b. t respectabe, prosing, common
place. afford.rg no more enervating pleasure,
brt admirably fitted to discipline the patience.
! Yet here and there the sombre record has
been relieved. With eager interest our
readers have persued the mutable fortunes
and adventures of some ill-starred bill; have
seen it travel like a pilgrim from House to
Senate, and from Senate to House, now IL
iustrated by the eoquence Of Swift, or Slack,
or Griffin, and now sinking down under the
fatal influence of an amendment from Dr..
Stone.
During dull season the public interest in
this Legislature has never for moment
fallen off. At times savage and at times
droll, it has combined the peculiarties of
very high tragedy and equally low comedy,
the dignity of Julius Cesar and the vivaciiy
Of Punch. Mr.. Job Terry, of Freetewn,
voting so many times, solitary and alone, in
the negative, has illustrated the dignity of
individual opinion. Mr.. Jonathan Pierce, of
Boston, calling loudly on his Creator, has
shown the advantages OF religion. Mr..
Griffin, of Chariestown, giving his absent
friend and K. n. brother the lie direct, has
exhibited the beauty of courtesy Mr. Maine,
of Suffolk, threatening to cram down, the
throat of Mr.. Warren a certain statement,
has given US lesson in chiyslry and phys-
ology The cosmopolitan Libby, invoking
the eyes OF Europe, has demonstrated how
far farthing rushlight can shed its beams.--
And how can we over estimate the ptl!oso-
ply and fun of that Kissing hot history Of
Hiss! The days IF the romantic have not
forever Departed The narrative of the
Lowell RoXbury visltatlons rival in rich in
terest and rare adventure the Arcadia of
Sidney or the Fairy Queen of Spenser.-
The purple light Of love has Illuminated tie
State House from cellar to dome. We have,
had the grave eloquen7e of Butler, the self.
immolation of Joseph upon the shrine Of
friendship. and an investigation .rivalling in
dignity the celebrated trial of Warren
Hastings; while, behind a mysterious curtain,
the imagination pictures form of life and
! light, which seen would be indeed a sight
the melting yet mysterious dame of No. IL,
the fair unknown, the beautiful unseen, the
heroine of all this strange eventful history!
! And now, gentlemen, about to depart like
SO many Cincinnati for the rural. districts,
take our kind farewell You will be objects
, Of interest upon your lreturn. Your consti-
tuents will gather about you and de'nand
recital OF your adventures, of the Perils, the
terrors, and the triumphs of the session. AS
you deliver your round, unvOrrished tale you
will become the lions of the hamlet. Gen7
uemen, roar gently and bear yourselves with
becoming modes,y! The session has not
been all golden; there has been failure
there a fault-a little carelessess, slight
waste Of time an occasional loss of temper
now and then a display of ignorance, some;
times The appearance, at least of. stupidity
, these things serve to mitigate the splendor
of your success, which otherwise would scar
a, the eye-balls Of the Commonwealth
legislators of 1855! heroes of eleven hun
dred bills and orders! take our glad fare
we'll!
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