Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1811-02-01


der he pretext ola v~iolStion ofhis decree to pounc. up /
on the guls that will no doob, flock to his harboars.
That the occasional improvement of a few Arneri-
can seameh BY the British, their interruption Of our
trade with the colonies Of her enemy, the unauthoris-
ed and dis1vowed attack upon the Chesapeake, the
orders in council issued a year after the Berlin de-
cree, palliated if not justified by that decree and the
circumstances accompanying them, have snSyosses
the resentment Of our government-tha,, while for
these causes we have been for FIVE years waging war
with Great Britain in the only way we can attack or
injure her, not one solitary step has been taken to
yindicate the nation against the outrages Of France.
But that. on the contrary, our policy so far as we
have any, and SO far as it has gone, is entirely, by The
declaration of Napoleon himself, in accordance 9th
his vieps-
That the result Of all these things isnow, and must
inevitably be, the prostratiOn Of the natioa's hoaoy,-she
destynetioa Of its eoaa'ntree,-ths seellqe IF ats GSyicui-
tire and arts-fhe alienation 9 eur aisens from the
goVern7nenf,-re6eliio and 9is4aion, uish all The aisos-
trons ills thar to.4oy IN their tram.
The following letter from a respectable ge ,tleman
"a 4 htaNSipulAs u WI. NktilO Oh congress. mas DSSn
transcribed ard sent to a gentleman Of this Town by
a friend at Washington. Ii presents a well-drawn
picture of the consequences that are flowing from
the infatuaton of our rulers-We hear from BATH
more, that several failures have already occurred in
that city, during the last week.
Philadelphia, January IS, 1911.
DEAR SIR,
A very numerous meeting Of Citi-
zens assembled at the Cotiee-House this e.
yening and appointed Thomas Fitzsimons,
Stephen Gerard, William Davy, Samuel Eyre
and Robert VAIN to draft another memorial
to Congress, praying for a renewal of the
charter of the United States Bank. Trey
have also instructed the above committee to
appoint five citizens to proceed to Washing
ton with the memorial, to apply to Congress,
and request to be heard by counsel at tf1eii.
bar, in favour of the Bank. The house was
literally crammed with federalists and demo
Gratis, who were unanimous in voting the a.
bove. The mechanics and manufacturers
meet tomorrow evening, they also intend, |
understand, to send a deputation to Washin.-
ton. The people are almost reduced to des-
pair.
Isrcnty-tao failures IN Neac- Portland
more expected understand all the labour-
ers and workmen in New ork, along the
Wharves and slips, are discharged, as well as
the ship carpenters.
SsrJaiiures in this city-what tomorrow,
and tomorrow, and tomorrow may produce,
know not. Confidence is already DESTROYED,
and the circulating medium is rapidly disap-
pearing. Every thing is at a stand-the EN-
barge was nothing compared to this.
Party IS beginning to lose its distinctions,
ard the late warm asii1erents Of the 8 powers
that be- now revile them. Rely upon it a
CONFUSION is ready to burst out which will
appal even the most JffooIhardy. A few DAYS
more and the mischief will scarcely be re-
trlevabie-credit and confidence will be no
moreover were Congress now to decide in
favour OF the Bank (which can hardly be ho-
ped for) they would scarcely be in time to
avert the most disastrous consequences. But
Congress will do ~nothing-the people hardly
expect it-and the present memorial must be
considered as their last appeal to a public
body, whom they now openly accuse Of dis
regarding the happiness and prosperity of
the community.
Are Congress mad ? Can the wisest mon
them ~foreteIl what will be the end of these
things
Dear sir, this is an awful subject, arising
from an awful state Of things. The revenue
OF the United States must soon suffer. Area
dy are revenue bonds lying over unpaid, from
inability to discharge them These must dali
ly increase in number, until a general and
total stoppage takes place-Mr. Love will
have then no occasion to devise a plan to col
leet the revenue. Nobody will be able to paw!
Those who think the ruin will be confined
10 the seaport towns, are most grossly mis-