Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-11-19
whole No. 1858
1'trglmta Couofnth.,



called Legislative rapine; but gentlemen 81,
the other side Of the Ridge would ha,c al
power TO raise the money; and they mil,,
think il all right 70 make this improyryn,
w'heh We might think too magnificent % f,
executed.
Mr.. NJ said he hadno idea of moro rt;gl.t
ful despotism than Cor set Of men 10 ~
ouf property without our consent; and he tIrs.,
strong parallel between the principles in,ol
we'd IN the American Revolution and tho.s
now agitated before the Committee.
Alter cmbarklng on the marked diversity
between the taxable subjects 10 The Fast AMI
West OF the lndge. THE slaves on this SILL.
and the cattle on the otherl--he conrh,3a,
by affirming that his plan violated no re,,,b.
liean principle; and that it had lsen acted
on both our Feiieral and State Conssih,iiou..
by the fathers OF The Republic
Mr.. Monroe rose and spoke in nearly Che
following words
II is with reluctance, Sir, that / now rise Ia
address you, the reasons for which / ca,not
repeat: but. being under the necessity of CIV.
ing my vote, | owe il TO consistency. 10 the
constituents Who have generously placed me
here, 10 the Commonwealth ! have long srr
we'd, and TO myself, to explain the grounds on
wlneh shall give my vote. | must do il
WITH the utmost bresiiy--and | fear shallfail
Il
Ihave seen with the deepest eonecrr a
concern want language to express. d. a
visions which exist in this body. and i, The
Commonwealth. because anticipate. II ihev
shan be persevered in, the most unlas .ay co,,
sequences. view il, therefore, as d. Is tie
interest oil every portion Of the Commas
wealth to unite. in some arrangement sl,,.A
may prove satisfactory to great nai,.Fitv a'
this House and Of the State Ii i tie s,fer
est OF every section Of the State to make adj.
vanccs towards accommodation, and ,sa n,
sacrifice something Of their respecti,e 81 ms.
rather than to fail in the great object l,,r
which we have met II Is important Il c,cfy
section of the Commonwealth and az tle pa.
,'on That W, we succeed Let US 90 aw.yt, ar
homes without having agreed upon q Ct.,.t,.
tuition, and what will be the csnscquef.. WI Il.
we shall agree upon one, and it shall IL 49,.
sed by very small majority, what I.suss ~,
tie efiect9 An appeal win immeai.ltel Ia
brought home TO the whole comr.tna3y II
Will excite rpeIlant feelings among II 49,.
pie, and what viii be the conscqneass .td
Il II should be rejected, what must 49,.
Sectional feelings already existing vii Il. -.
sed and cherished they win grow aas' y, 4
hii at length one pad OF the conninns.t ~
DC pisted against the other, and a ,lee,s II.
malignant acrsiaons offeelingwill ensure. M
IN an actual ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the Cn.,..,.,,e
wealth. that would be worst evil th0f 90 ia
anticipated, result which must prove ssla-
mtous to alls--should II take place, no,,e en-
get forward without injury from il. egen tlrs
party who bad pressed tilcir claims With ,l.,
most earnestncss If successful, viii silter ~
| much as others.-And IL the State sh4,n,l ia
severed, whatwill b. the consequence VIA
Y be admitted into the Union as two se1,at..le
states WIZ The general Government a.s
that the State shall be separatedp | doubt II
nut u u does agree 10 II, can we get forward.
IN such situation with III our objects II "a
tcrnal Improvement wllicl, have alwsvs ~
vocated, in which have sIways felt dssp,,
ferest, because | consider them as import snt
to the strength of the Commonwealth, as well
as TO thu strength and solidty Of Ininn1 +
have wished to see these objects prosecu,eI.
but within the limited resosaces of The STATE.
and with the aid of the United States. WLn,t
else is there that can bind us together, n ~
Atlantic States shall be separated from th,se
Of the West, the country must be ruined.
Then we shall have the Western States SCI
against those on the Atlantic---and en,iIes.
strife the consequences. If Virginia shall be
dismembercd on the ground Of the present
controversy, will not the Carolinas and Geor
gia do the same3 for the same PRINCIPLES are
involved there. though not to the same extent.
The same considerations do not exist in the
new States which have been settled. where
emigration was sudden, and the interests fan
the ernigrarts are nearly the same There
are causes OF disunion an,ong us, which, do
not apply to them at all, and IL we can hind
the Union together by opening con,nltaiea-
ton between the new and old States: tl,.,s, o,,r
Union will be perpetual, nothing can ess,
break IT,
There are two great waters in Virginia, Il =
James River and the Potomac, f;lnd il,. "a
the Roanoke or the upper part of it, whir
am very anxious to have connected with IL.
western waters to which they approach: anl
these objects can be much better account
ed Il the State shall remain in is present fpr...
What are our grounds of division? Oh
what do they rcst9 regret that am inconl-
potent to go at large into consideration OF
them. It's commended hy those who reside i.
thu western part OF the State, that represen
tation to the Legislature shall be based tpon
the white popuiatisa alone; il is coniendc.l,
on the other hand, Il, those who live IN ii
east, that it shall be based on the principles &c
population and taxation combined. Thssc
are the two grounds oidiiicrence. lam saii.
lied that the claim OF those in the West i
rational under particular circumstances. Ii
has often been suggested here, and | aeccia
with that view, that putting the citizcus in.n
equal condition, aud the basis WHICH .he.s
claim is lust---it is founded on tie pab,s
rights OF man, ard in policy also, rnafr ets-
tain circumstances. But look at the Affair
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