Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-12
From the Hartford Times.
NOW. NOTHING IEEISI.ArIRE,.

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The legislature ut Massachusetts, which has just
convened ut Boston, is composed of Moth
ings." As this party have The field there entirely To
themselves, II WIS u lair supp1-itnn That something
startling and irc"rnn"is might be expected from
their labur-. Certainly M organization 30 terribly
efficient in all Respects Is t!ia. 1.-THE invinciblc Know
Mornings must achieve deed. i'll tie Legislative hall
tina. would correspond Ia their works done nj the polls.
Of course, Il banded and secret party, who have con-
trivri hv the effective appliances vi pnrtcutnus silence,
significant i%.nulaurr and grim mystery, 10 promise
and threaten unparalleled! political result throughout
the country. can il" nothing less :lian accomplish M
extraordinary amount NJ execution when convened III
!hc councils Of State. Ills is what we ought Ia eXpect,
if we ARE 10 receive incir declarations nj par vnluc.
Uut let us lock NJ the result in Massachusetts.
Hardly a single member Of the now legislature has
the advantage of any experience III The duties I"
which that body are called. They find themselves
greatly embarrassed in commencing business, and tho
future affords no Eight ahead to cheer them on
They are in 4 political quagmirc, nnd make slow pro-
rr,s.. A sharp wranglc took place on the election nt
Il Observation-Disclosures Parker rrccivin. j" vutcs.-
Mr.. 1warnllcv, Of RnNhurv, was, however, finally
elected. The ~ votes tor Parker must have Il hap
nv cffcc, on the Southern wing of that interesting
p~nriv-thcir " Organ ut Warrington having rrpcnt-
cdly declared that rne Of the leading Objects OF the
organization was to . put down GbnlilOnism," and 10
larnouixe the South with the Nnrrh.
Tie Springfield Republican has n sort of half
Know. Nothing correspondent M Boston, who cannot
conceal the disgust he feels al the opening perform
ancrs of the legislature. He suyA:
"Thrlc.islaturc il sadly III want of leading mon Ut
experience in the forms and fashion Of legislative bi-
siirss. This il apparent, aud is confessed with re-
yret by many members. Confident predictions IRE
made of n complete breakdown. But with some az
least the wish is !uthrr To the thought. There Is I'M
doubted cause for the alarm winch | find hn' taken
possession Of individual breasts in the Legislature.
The stnr, hla not been altogether II success
II II is not n success II IL II failure. However, II
cannot he charged upon "S"ma!"r Libocv,' of SUI
i.f. That he mad" II failure III his opening speech ns
The oldest member vi the Convention. Has success
cannot I've questioned. ll- speech tranScemds the
best efforts OF dam Par,lucton, or the editor OF the
.Buikum Flagstaff Here II il:
W arc assembled ihi- morning, subjected not on
" to the scrutiniZing &c of Massachusetts, but tn
the gaze ri all th.s Republic, nl'l Ia the Scru:inizing
| gaze Of all EUROPE. Massachusetts this morning Is
! looking viii intense anxiety Ia our proceedings; s.,
| likewise is our whole Union; and m"ch more 80 ne
pOgcr$ ~ Errn~. We represent NOT unIY the pre-
SIN, bur i,nst history. w find thu; our RcD,blic
needs II perpetual rYur.r II law. from TIM" 70 time,
| and no: only this. Int We iini il ucrd, u Gimme. il,
the constitution. We uIr as>rnrlrri l. .,,i,r ON mi.
occasion under rrry rLf,"",d'9"yY as rrN n> syd;.
nary circumstance, ~ and ! believe M doubt hnt
some nj tho most i,mror,un;s mcasurc will come
before the Massachusetts. legislature this session thar
ever was introduced before Il legislative body in npr
repuJlic. The whole couutry is looking for our AZ.
ton GU these questions, ami | hope aud trust We sba all
meet these important questions calmly, and while We
! ar. charitable aud impartial and ma. =. arcpt to.
wards others, that We shall be Just towards our
Selves