Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-05-22
Whole No. GIT.

sury was well known, and the eleven million
loan had not yet been efficiently opened, We
have not, therefore, at this time, either men
or money and can it be believed that our
paper PREPARATION can be turned into actual
preparation in ninety days. II it was, he
should think the age of magic had returned.
1t could not therefore but be premature, at
this time to adopt this measure as a war mea-
sure.
1t was also, he thought, premature, bc-
cause the will of the people respecting this
war had not been sufficiently expressed and
a war without, not only their consent, but
their hearty concurrence, could not be carried
on, so far from their wishing this war, he
had every reason, from political observation,
to believe them against it. lie wished to be
understood as speaking of the northern and
eastern part of the Union About the south
ern and western states, he pretended to no
knowledge and, for ought he knew to the
contrary, the general sentiment in those Sec
tons of the Union might be for war. lie beg
ged gentlemen, however, to recollect, that
the contemplated war was to be a northern
war, and to be carried on in the northern and
eastern states and it ought not therefore to
be engaged in, and certainly could not be
successfully conducted, without the counte.
nance of those states.
Was it not, he remarked, perfectly obvious,
that the interest Of the Northern States was
against this war and need he say, how much
the opinions of men are regulated by their in.
terest.-Thc of the Northern and
Eastern States, in their products and for their
own wants, was essentially a British trade.
The great exports were bread stuffs and pro-
visions, and those had to go to a British mar
ket. AT this moment, our farmers were pros
porous beyond all example. For every arti-
Gle they can spare, they find a ready sale and
a high price. And when you bring war and
ruin upon them, they will then enquire, if
they do not before enquire, the causes of the
war and the manner in which it was com
menced and may be carried on. You may
talk to them in the chivalric strains, which
are sometimes used in this house, but this is
not to satisfy them. The hardy yeomanry OF
the country are practical men. Our horn book
of honor is not much known to them and in
the hour Of distress and suffering, it will be
to them a small consolation to be told that
the honor of the administrator required such
a sacrifice.
Mr.. Emott then urged the impolicy of the
measure, as a reason for suspension. He said,
it was of primary Importance in commencing
and conducting the war, so to act as to retain
that good will of the larger states, as a com
mon sentiment with a few of them might EN-
barrass the general government, and drive IL
from its course. Experience spoke loudly on
this subject, and we are bound to listen to
its admonitions ifby this step we wanton-
ly or unnecessarily sacrifice the interests Of
any section of the union, are we not to ex-
pect that the whole system will become un-
| popular and odious with that sectionp Now,
is not this measure to affect the northern and
middle states, some Of them almost to their
| ruin ?-The destruction of property to the
north must be very great, and the loss will be
| felt by all classes in the community. The
farmer and labcrer will feel with the ner-
| chant, that they have been sacrificed to a po-
licv, which, to say the least of it, is doubtful.
lie would say nothing about the situation
and interests ofth Q great states Of Pcnnsyl-
vania or Massachusetts,, as they were repre-
sented BY persons more competent than him
self to give the necessary details but as 4
citizen and representative Of New York, he
felt himself bound to give the house some i'm
formation which, as it was ofa local nature,
he knew was not in its possession. 1t ought,
he said, to be recollccted, that the state Of
New FORK was a most important member of
the union. Its population was about a Sc
venth of that of the United States and from
a third to a fourth of the whole revenue of
the government was collected in it. lie
would also remark, that the contemplated
war would obviously affect New York more
than anv other state, from the popularity OF
its situation, and the circumstance that the
war must DO carried on in and through it.
New fork then was entitled to particular con
sideration, and no act ough. to be done which
would bear oppressively upon it, without the
most urgent necessity, and for reasons which
could not be mistaken.
Gentlemen who came from the warm eli
mates Of the south, we're not, he knew, &C
.,a;,.ad With the mode. of business and cut