Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-25

:he palladium Of their prvheges we .e". ~,
:: -. of Eris. the feu,ae Dsy OF Dfcord 10 Wh"'n'
;ndaod the whole apartment IuIen' Ue cohsi0ero' -
temple. ,.;c, ,ta umse Of Eeprrs-n;a.
in' o,o 40 many wears held their sessions, was n
au,.n of uncomfortable and somhre magnihcence,
Vi darL splendid indeed, but filled with unilnagna.
~, achoaa and reverberations, and as little adapted
we 81 10 be done in it IA any room possibly
,o,Ia hs Indeed il would have answered almost a.
Ill h,oct al, az it was with desks and chars. Tor
ia Jnncrg academy of NJ. Cearus. or for s'a =.
On which 10 give representation OF MazePp', ,;sa
place in which to carry on shs ,shich cluster
give assembly Yet the associations =, i; liz cd
arcnnd II ara Of the most imposing su.,. Ia
with recollecons Of the proudes p.ru oracuIar dis
There Wsbster pronounccd rs. Ioyer, mept which in
sertations the nature o. that was afterwards to come
ea'eo tne aaep hs diamonds OF wltfeii loosely rom
n "''" randolph, and there Tue els ~" .;'
IL. .u" ~ lang forth its clesres auu a..
no,es The rich eocut'"n VI 81 prsntiss. and the
49,, ';.,,.,sioned defamation Vi @ 1890 ~
me % sioonenoe of Lagare yet linger arouhu me
-chn'n on,nmns that support the dome. Dur'ne Tue
81. which has elapsed since 'Ie IT,; " o.
m. National Legislature has heiu ITO e.' h.'a t.L
,nT,v LsI changes the most important nave tahen
=: 10 onnntrv at large. From ateeoe natloh'" we
bsve crown into mighty one. Inc PUPu'a'''Uu , n"s
rcrsessd from eight or nine TO thirty n,lons' "'a's
nftsr State has been added to the b3 49,
though the apportionment OF rePresen."s ,ha,s
enlarged again 6QQ hSdu' Wv ,,..otur
has been constantly growing grealei an IS tonor.s
The boundary which limited tue raHse " ,oa ,ha
sional legislation has been e1tenue" 'a' . 80 r,,r
mighty river which then washed the "ee.e pn.;n
w in yaaannd;no coast line of the distant Pacitc.-
49, 'ut nf IN. hodv in coming annually TO par'ci
o,a in the dnt;ss of their office perform Journey
more than double the length of this voyage 10
Tho old Hall has witnessed all the struggles anu con
tan,;ons the ambitions and the trumphs conheo.o"
v,b This unexsmped advance in the power anu G.eel
ness of the United States In TRANSFERRING l T.n;,o
lstiye proceedings to another portion OF 'ne a,
II would seem natural, then, that teeiing VI az
10. uina a room 40 suggestive Of eloquent memories
should mingle with the felicitatlon OF the nemoers
49, tho Increased comfort and more liberal light OF
the new Hall. ..,,o, :, ,,h;o,
Let ma hope, notwithstanding the banter IN wn,cn
no E.wa ;ndnjoed in the foregoing paragraphs, that
the Houss of Representatives will carry into the ee
vant apartment they are henceforth to occupy spf
of enlarged and enlightened PATRIOTISM sPltI VI
cancellation to temper the excements OF ueos'e'
a desire TO perpetuate the blessings OF Union ana ~
lively interest for the public good which they WIN
find far more useful furniture than carved OAK sea,s
and rainbow eky!ights. II they c0uo out e1c,sa ~.
the fell spirit Of sectional agitation all "ouu ~ " "
the advantage of the country.
Ibear a lion In the lobby roar,
Saw MIR speaker shall we shut the door
And keen him out shall we let him IN
And see IL we turn him out again
We ara seriously afraid they will admit the
lion and that general confusion will be the conse
ouencs But let US hope for the best Leg ue IN,
dnlys the fond anticipation that the new Hall VIII
s,i me used for the objects TO which it has just been
davo,ed when the sfsrs upon our flag have reached
century, and an united population OF two hundred
millions stretches its habtaons from ocean 10 ocean