Lynchburg Virginian

THE LEGISLATURE.—See fourth page for legislative proceedings. It will be seen that the House of Delegates is fairly launched upon the broad sea of federal politics, in despite of the warnings of an empty treasury. and the clamors of the people, who are to pay the price of the long-winded speeches for which these themes are to serve as hooks. The people, indeed, might be willing to pay the piper, if any practical results were to follow the action of the Legislature. But it is manifest that no such thing is dreamed of. The three subjects thrown before the Legislature, are, 1st, the Bankrupt Law; 2dly, the U.S. Bank; and 3dly, the Distribution. The Bankrupt Law was voted against by both of the Virginia Senators at the last session, who will go for its repeal now. Why, then, consume the time of the Legislature in discussing resolutions instructing them to do what they will do without instructions? As for a National Bank, no one dreams of reviving that question—why, then, waste the money of the people in instructing our Senators to vote against a measure upon which they will not be called to act. The Distribution question must come before the Legislature in another shape—that is, upon the question of receiving the quota of Virginia under the law—Why duplicate the discussion, by throwing it before that body in another aspect, and thereby consume unnecessarily time which might be more profitably devoted to the consideration of other subjects? Is this a sample of Loco Foco economy?

The truth is, "Virginia thunder" is already regarded at home as well as abroad, as vox et praeterea nihil—the necessary result of its frequent and ill-timed repetitions. It is deemed a "part of the play," and heard with indifference, except when the small calibre of its manufacturers convert that feeling into disgust. The resolutions above referred to were sarcastically rebuked by Mr. Dorman, who proposed that the Legislature should be in perpetual session, in order that it might exercise a constant supervision over the action of every department of the federal government,—the people of Virginia being per se the greatest and wisest people on the face of the Globe—without whose watchful care it was impossible for the federal government properly to exercise its constitutional functions!