Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-16

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The Boston Atlas bids adiew TO the re-
firing Legislature o. Massachusetts with
a happy humor, but in which much truth
is mingled with its irony.
FAREw day unless some stroke
of good fortune interpose TO delay the part
ing, we mus. be severed from our beloved
and much respected General Court--tlte
exemplar OF vitne, the aursery of states
men, the council OF Concord, tic champion
of dignity, the miro, of decency. the
source Of mirth the terror OF converts,
the model OF accuracy, the nonparel Of
swiftness, and the admiration Of the world
Having lived upon the most friendly terms
with this admirable body we desire so TO
part with it. 1t was not of our selection,
nor was it selected to our mind; but COM
mon gratitude commands us to recount the
benefits which it has conferred upon the
press and the people. BY Its aid we have
been enabled every morning to present to
our subscribers many columns of solid re-
ports; not your light, trashy, entertaining
stuff, but respectable, pressing, common
place, afording no ervating pleasure,
but admirably fitted to discipline the pa.
tience Yet here and there the sombre
record has been relieved. With eager in
terest our readers have perused the mula-
Bile fortunes and adventures Of some i'll
starred bill; have seen it travel like pill
grim from House to Senate, and from SEN
ate to House. now illustrated by the eo-
quence Of Swift, or Slack, or Griffin, and
now sinking down..undvrtht fatal influence
of an amendment from Dr. Stone.
During dull season the public interest
in this Leg islatu:e has never for mo-
ment fallen off. At times savage and at
times droll, it has combined the peculiar
it rs of very high tragedy and equally low
comedy. the dignity of Julius Caesar and
the yivacity OF Punch. Mr.. Job Terry,
of Freetown voting so many times, solita-
ry and alone, in the negative, has illustra-
ted the dignity ofladividual opinion. Mr..
Jonathan Pierce, Of Boston, calling loudly
on his Creator, has shown the advantages
OF religion Mr. Griffin, Of Charlestown,
giving his absent friend and K. N. brother
the liz direct, has exhibited the beauty of
courtecy. Mr.. Maine. OF Suffolk, threat
ening to cram down the throat Of Mr..
Warran certain statement, has given us
lesson in chivalry and physiology. The
cosmopolitan Libby, invoking the eyes OF
Europe. has demonstrated how far farth-
ing rush light can shed its beams. And
how can we oyer-estiinate the philosophy
and fun OF that Kissing hot history of Hissl
The DAYS of the romantic have not forever
de parted The narrative of the Lowell
and Roxbury ylsitations rivals i'll rich III
terest and rare adventure the Arcadia Of
Sidney OF the Fairy Queen of Of Spenser.
The purple light of love has Illuminated
the Senate House from cellar to dome.-.
We have had the grave eloquence OF But
Ter, the self ,mmulation of Joseph upon the
shrine of friendship, and an investigation
rivalling in dignity the celebrated trial of
Warren Hastings while, behind mystic
rious curtain. the Imagination pictures a
"a form of life and hight, which scene would
be indeed slght-the melting yet mys-
ferrous dame Of No. II. the fair unknown,
the beautiful unseen, the heroine oil all this
strange ,eventful Aistoryi
+ Aud 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 re-
turn. Your constituents will gather about
you and demand a recital Of your adven-
lures, of the perils, the terrors. and the
triumphs Of Of the session. AS you deliv-
err your round, unyarnished tale, you will
become the lions Of the hamlet. Gentle
men, roar gently ard bear yourselves with
becoming modesty The session has not
been all golden there has not been here
failure. there tault-a little carlessness,
a slight waste Of time, an occasional loss Of
temper, now and then display OF igno,
rance, sometimes appearance, at least Of
stupidity. These things serve to mitigate
the splendor OF your success whici. other
wise would scar the eyeballs of the COM
monwealth. Legislature of 1855 heroes
of eleven hundred bills and orders! take
our glad farewell! "a '-tl#