Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-08
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The Legislature.

The General Assembly has been in session now
more than two months Less than 80 days OF thu
time allotted by the constitution for gentlemany PEI
disis remain. What public service has been per
iorned-and what remains unperiormed, we ar,
scarcely sufficient masters of the situation TO de
fine. As TO the first, Ohe things that have beef
done the same sort of difficulty exists in describing
them. which always pertains to matters which have
no existence. We are not of single meas
urc of public importance having been matured an,
adopted But in atoncment for this omission I,
may be- that great many wcighty ones have beci
AMI are still in progress of maturity, either in con-
mjttccs. or on the tables Of the two Houses. Wha
they are, however, We are totally uniformed. III,
great obstacle to the entcrprSing genu, of members
is the want of money, and the impoSsibility of eN
tortins more from the people by taxes than bare!
enough Ia meet past obligations and current cNpcn
scs Gov Wise told the Commercial Convention
that ne was ready to face the music; 10y which, /
was understood. that he was ready to increase tn
taxes to any amount deemed necessary to carry out
his schemes of Internal Improvements and Free
Schools But we hear no Svmpathzing response from
the N-aayerS or their immediate Representatives
They are not quite keen for the groanS of the pe
ule as his Exccllcncv We are in the condition
people who having wasted their substance mu,
endure a, best they can the consequences of their
folly
In this condition OF the finances we do not see now,
any better than two months ago what the LegiSla-
ture can do. beyond the adoption OF few indSpeu-
sable measures, and then adjournment Some pro.
vision must be made for a currency, in view Of the
early expiration OF the charters of the existing
banks Something might be done for Education, a.
the school fund will be ample for extended aid to VI
riou, institutions. \ taX-bi, Of course, must D.,
framcl-or taxes AMI death are the inevtables, ard
poor m,rals can only hope to be delivered from tia,
former by the kind interposition of the latter. H.
the present crisis the financial ability Of the conyr
gated wisdom will be put to the test in devi>iu-
su,h scheme a. will replenish an exhausted trea
sury by draft, upon the empty pockets of the peo-
pie. Il nhHo guicQui must be the motto nova
DAYS The Free Banks were at one time suppose,
to substitute, the magic purse mentioned in fair,
tale. which possessed the wonderful property of re
penisuius itself ~ fast as it was exhausted. BI
hcar little OF this a. present and fear it has m
with "a fatal collapse. Something, it was thought
should %, done with those hi,hlalutin iinancers 90
the R,arl of Public Work, tho conviction b,iu.
general ,,t unless the Legislature broke them the,
wonll br.rk the legislature, Commonwealth an.
Democracy combined. The language Of N vgia,,
"Fisnf,, "S'er'"yr' in which those sagaoiou
fnanci.r- detail the particulars Of their bankruptc
and -o-roN, is altogether too hish-ho for tn
fa;-iollej people OF the Ola Dominion
In the disposition OF the spo,, our assemble
wisdom appear TO he at home At single da,
the, have impaired nes life to the BtsemeAt story
ani replaced its lost P.eaios lir. Calvert,
dele gate FROM Shenandoah, take, the vacant slipper
and empty Golfers Of the Treasury and Mr. Monrurr
Senator from Caroline is promoted to the abaui,.
cd hon,rs of the Second Authorship. We are ,,
periaily ratified at th. last promoton-as b; cav,
n wide ieli TO our old friend, "Oll Fred" who wi
speedily loom 10 Senatorial! robes, 10 which lac ,.
implst so much dignity and grace. We should la
his advent with uuailoyei JOY, but fSr the paint,
apprehension hat he is ioreIoo.nyi, by hi- eAaI;
ti5n 90 CINE the DARK lantern SET for whom hi. Jot
els ID continually yearu