Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-09

INUAHJNItATEU.
Legislature LOG ROLLING

Legislature Log rolling.
The following extract II letter fran
Richmond, published il the Petersburg n
telligeucer, may serve to give tie reader
some insight into the combination 81 wb,,,
the peoples money i squandered ou enter
prises Of doubtful utility The writer .a,..
With your permission, you shall now \.
conducted behind the curtain, and yIey
some Of the machinery III Legislation r.s,
the public eye never sees. The author n
Thirty years in the United States Senate
tells Us that he wrote not 50 much to tpU
what things were done but how .hiuy.
were done; and il the revelations he make.
are calculated often u inspire one with ,r
preme contempt for the Congress oG the great
Republic, the disclosures that might n.
made relating to transactions here, would
not call up feelings OF the proiouudest Ven.
GRAFTON for the wisdom, statesmanshiu All
disintere5ted patriotism Of the legislature II
Virginia The internal improvement oue,.
ton has been the engrossiug topic II the
past week, and "a your readers are lccpy
interested III every subject affecting II.
debt and taxation d the State, i few par,jr
ulars as to how things are accomplished. NAV
edify them considerably Suppose your,ai;
transformed into legislator Some gus
touches you on the shoulder nj j sly va,
reminds you that the vote will BIT taken w
the great airline rai!Eead tomorrow And
that all the friends uf that and the other iii
proyements will meet tonight ID ~. AZ,
al the Bridge Hotel, To consider die best
means for securing appropriations from lhg
Treasury.
The hour for the meeting arrives, and y.u
10 down to No. 427 and find the door McA
ed. Ii opens some one look, YOU III hs
face, recognizes you as IA mud turnpike
man, ushers you into a crowded rom
where YOU are received with demonstrations
Of inexpressible delight Some one IS chu
sen to preserve order, some one produce,
printed list of the members II the Log..a
ture, and some one announces that title ll,g
will be called over, and invites every oua Is
speak what he knows of each name THAI (,
called The Secretary begins with tAe A,
Of course calling the first name Some ono
declares Mr. A. No. ID b. decided inter
nal improvement man, AS he lIyes ou thg
line Of some Of the projected railroad, auI
wants one Or two turupIkrs III his county
s.put him down certain The Secretary
pnts letter & opposite his name. tg ,a.g
that his vote might certainly b. depended
On. A no. 2 80. 3, No. 4 &C., are called
and ordinations given something Ike thI.
che wants the State Ii finish the Jane,
River CanaI-mark him C."-"hc II here NJ
answer far himself" Then come tbe "B',"
AMI M romarL 4 made "Nr 4 yam. !,
IN ,,or,;,,otod a. T;.,t C,.yeronr NH ..,.
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An lar the r.Il II finished. and the Seer.
tarv s,vs .,wa have flU yutp. from cg,g.
t;a. interested II railroad. these are cer.
tain. than H. hova thirty vote. from counties
;r,ta,.ostoJ i, t,,rn,.L.y ,,a .op darpr5 .g
n,any NJ thase II a,arto;n. H. nave, i.oai.w
fan Canal men AMI twenty from the oyster
c =" r,' ~ rs s,ra II Ham, and Ist .f.