Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-01-07
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oil ule BOOKS OF the Library oil Congress TO
the Heads Of Departments and the Diploma
tic Corps, the prOpIIety Of consulting an act
Of 1916, in which he win find part of
bis resolution provided for. The Diplomatic
Corps have long had this privilege, hit it
would seem that the followers Of the "IIero,"
in their eagerness to do something, and to
make inroads and innovations upon estab-
iished usages, are regardless of what has been
done; and, 10 manifest their fondness for re-
form, arc.deternned to re-enact what already
exists. 1t is certainly judicious in Mr.. ID. to
endeayor, as far as be can, TO enlighten the
CinrneIian darkness which enshrouds the
present cabinet, and by affording them all the
facilities of information possible, to prevent
them from making SO glaring display Of
their ignorance as they have manifested since
they came into power. 1t has always, howe
yer, been understood that each Department
had very complete Library for its own pEr-
poses; but it may be probable that, as the
new heads do not know how to avail them
selves of the treasures within theirrea they
wish to have access to that where they can
gTope under a more ellligitened direction
The''non-comittai"s Secretary is not, it is GER
tain, very wen acquainted with the contents
OF the Library IN his Department. and to the
Secretary OF War, that under his control
must be mere "Heathcn Greek" if we may
Judge from the beautiful specimen Of Cabinet
Literature he has furnished in his late Report
Mr.. Davis would be doing Secrctary T.aton q
service, If he would 50 modify his resolution
as TO authorize him 10 be supplied with some
copies of Murray7s Grammar, for his special
use, and TO enjoin upon him the necessity OF
deVotins some portion of his valuable time to
its study. The same little book would not be
IN stfr~t aa1 a.
diSjntectio1s Secretary would be edited by
the perusal of any book, even the vulgar bal
derdash of Noah's layouritc Anne Royal 1t
may be perhaps proper Cor MIR. Davis to in
strlct the President that the .1le1dad.,iea Ii
brdry is not the Library In our neighboring
city OF .9ter1,dfia, which he once regretted
he had not seen; because such blunders,
however delightful they may be to his admi-
rers. are rather injurious to the literary cha
racter Of our country. GAMMA.
Or Foreign Tsude-It appears from the
official returns just published, that the o.
mount of American tonnage employed in for
eign trade during the year 1928, was S24,7S1
tons; an increase compared with the previous
year, of 1911 tons. The increase fcm
1896 to 1877, was only 9192; and FROM 1926 |
TO 1926, only 81 1913 Foreign tonnage en-
p!oyed IN the American trade of the United |
States, 1873 to 100.
The greatest amount of American tonnage !
employed IN foreign trade IN any one rear
was in 1910: when it stood at $4,000. In |
1874, II was reduced to 67l,63a; in 1915 |
rose TO So, 294; and again in 1918 was down /
to G96,3SS: since which time il has been I
constantly increasing. The enrolled coasting !
tonnage IS nearly or quite equal 10 that en- !
ploycd IN foreign trade It's increase las
been more regular, and on the whole more
rapid The amount OF steamboat tonnage in
1897, was 40, Bottoms.
The National Debt is now about as nil !,
lions. Seven uoss Of this, however,
should be deducted, as il is owing to the Uni |
ted States Bank, which owes the Government
the same sum. The real debt, therefore, is
little more than 40 millions. We can spare
~ millions year, easy, to paying it--so
that, presently, we shah he out OF debt and
have large income. After reducing the du-
ties, as far as is consistent with the protection
necessary TO our own products Of the field or
the workshops, we shall still have rich rev
enue to spare of at least zen millions of dol
lars a year. What shall we do with it?-
Shall it be divided among the Statese If so,
by what ratio? by the number Of the free
white inhabitants? by the Federal numbers,
ihat is, the white inhabitants adding 3-5ths OF
The siavese or by the Representation in Con- !
gress-Senate and House included? A J
great question is about to rise, which viii
create keen interest.
The National Dehtpaid, and more re. nue
than we know what to do with the United
states would present a spectacle to the world
Would it not be best, after all, to regard
the Constitutionality of making Internal I'm
provements as settled; and to go on and i'm
prove eifectually, the internal condition of the
country-aiding the States in their plans of
improvement? In this way the money could
be most beneicially Village Record
Destructive fire = We learn by the Gin.
cinnati Chronicle OF the 18th ult' that
a fi'e broke sut in that city on the pre-
ceding evening which. before il could !
be got under, destroyed near twenty
buildings, occupied either as dwelling
houses or az places of business. The
fire was 6rst discovered 10 the frame
building, on the south east corner of
Main and Third streets, occupied as a
store by Messrs. - Harris and swept
every thing between the said store and
ihs building occupied as an Office of
Discount and Deposit by the Bank Of
the United States, which latter was
saved with great difficulty. The loss IS
E.1x. ono 600 ncn