Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-12
The virginia FIIibustsrRe,olr,,on.

The Virginia FiIibustsr Resolution,
The distant public have been duly irl.,
ed that fillibusterIsm has recently been D..
rampant in the Legislature Of Ylrgnia.a.,
iCesting itself III the way OF the iulr.l.,..
of resolutions strongly sympaJhc'c w.
! Walker and his schemes, couicmuat5..
very severe language OF the motives 4 .
gallant veteran, PauidinE, aud .1rr...
threats as it were, against the policy VI r.
President ON the question Of h.hLu,,er.,,,
enunciated in the message, but prOte,Ir,
that ia that respect the said resolution.
not mean what they said a. it were. Ia.r
/ PRODUCTION of these resolves was accDmmr
/ by choice pr0-fllIbuster leaders IN nearly.
! the Richmond dailies, from which the +.
tant public were to have understood tia.r.
| said resolves were to have been adopted ~
very great hurry, amid an astounding
monstrati0n of enthusiasm for the c,...
of murder, arson and robbery IN C,,t..
America in the name Of that ever y.urU.
spread eagle OF ours, which can no more
wrong under any circumstance, IN the D..
lief of the unthnking, than "kinGs, un.-
the law Of despytlsm On the other sIIcot {,
Atlantic.
But no ncws has yet arrived OF the q.
ton Of those blood and thunder resolve.
And between you and OurseIf, reader, /.
such news will ever arrive. No man OF n.-
mon sense in Richmond has ever dream
that it was designed to do more with thee
in the Virginia Legislative Halls, than I'D.
ply to introduce and bow over them au
TO the end of affecting the action Of tie TO-.
eminent here upon the act OF Comm0i..
Pauldlng, and on the demand Of MalSert..
he be reinstated with flourish OF trum,-.
and SalvoS of cannon, on the sands VI y.
Juan del Norte.
We happen to know that the idea Of ~.
curing such a bogus demonstration to IL.
end explained above, originated in h.alg.
tering circles in this city. All know o..
activity of the seDtIment-makers c5nsrag.e.
ut this point, on all points affecting the .a,s.
esls of their case. They originate a.. o..
wonderful Washington letters, treating a-.
subject, and are the authors, in short, U. ug.,
ly everything going to show (what l. wa.ur
destitute of iOundaton) that the spin. Of O..
cJuntry lives, moves, aud has IT. present &.
ing wholly in the fllbuster cause b..
long since we explained all tbls-lJug s.l,
The aforesaid Washington fiibu-ter. e.,.
ceived the lotion of essayIng to Influence g..
Government after the fashion described aJ.5
and forthwith Virginia sympatlIser, o.,
ar lent as Southern sun can make him, s..
commissioned to lobby the resolves i0,y
legislative chambers at Richmond, t. g, o.,
responsive popular meetings here aud there
aud all that sort Of thing. lie l. cute 80.
industrious 'un in such matters, and hass-.
ceeded 50 Tar to charm.
However, we Judge that his mission "
prove ofno more avail than certain 0,.w
mission, somewhat similar, to Richmond q.
ranged in this city some years ago by oh.
parties, which, by the by, succeeded IN ''.a
ing 10" the Legislature Of the Old DJmlu
far more extensively. twill be rcg0,ia..
that few years ago the Virginia La-'.
ture passed resolves instructing the Scna'"
of the State and requesting the Virgin
members Of Congress 70 vote for rcpca.
the duty on railroad iron--which icgisIau.
was duly Cracked up" as a step forward .
the march Of free trade. Now, it wa- c..
ceVed and prepared by certain RePubIicl'
party members Of Congress interested !.
Northwestern railroad speculations, and d.
ly sent to Richmond by the hands Of auo;.
or Yirginian, las ardent as a Southern -.
can make him." with instructions u PA,
through" lie accomplished bis purr.,.
which, however, in turn, accomplished Uya.
ing here.
Happening TO know the facts Of these U.s.
cases well, we publish them for the benefit
those who might otherwise be taken IN
the extent of fancying that the INTRODUCED
of the resolves in question into the Nlrg'Dn
Legislature and the mere recent Pctor-hu.
meeting mean q substantial Virginia dem0t
stration rather than what they really arc
VIZ; a Washington city tillibuster demonsrr.
ton, in the hope of influencing the Cover
ment's action with reference to COmmol r.
Paulding and the fllibuster Walker ga.
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