Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-25

OF mountains would nc longer be regarded rs bar
rer betwixt the East and the West; but the raj
lying point ON which the flag oil VTg,na would be
placed and the only strife which should hereafter be
heard Of Inc ween tho eastern and western people,
would De noble emulation, which would best sustain
its honor. Mr. b. remarked tina, the situation Of the
people OF western Virginia was one Of peculiar hard
ship: they compelled to bear all the burt hens
aud mpos,tions of two Governments, and denied
cry advantage from ether They were heeced by both
the State and General Government their money was
dragged out Of them by both the State and Federal
officers, and not cent ever permitted to return
amongst them. Millions millions were annually
collected by tho General Government, and expended
either among thu people the sea coast in building
Notifications and ships for their defence, in the
construction OF roads for the western States When
ever the General Government had manifested any
disposition to attend to the wants and comply with
the just demands OF western Virginia. the represen
taves from the eastern part Of the State had inter
posed, TO prevent IT ium being contaminated. The
momcptauy thing is proposed to be done by Con
sress tn promote the interests of western Virginia,
camor Is raised about State rights, and both the Cen
cra Government and the people themselves subject
ed to false and scandalous imputatous They arc
then told to look the State Government for oil the
improvements they want: when they usk improve
ments OF the Legislature, they told TO make them
themselves II was but the last session of Congress,
when bill pending before Congress for the con
sructon of road FROM ButTaloe 10 Orleans through
western Virginia, when member from eartern Vr-
gina opposed with great ZEAL aud made great pro-
LESSONS OF his Willingness TO see all the improve
ments we were in want of, made by State au,horitv-
member too. who had in this very Hail. only few,
months before both by speaking and by hrs vote on
he subject OF the basis of repese ation done all III
his power to overturn and destroy the very ftlnda
mental principle Of all Republican representative
Governments; and that too, for the avowed purpose
OF withholding from the western people, that power
which the true principle of representation would have
given them to levy taxes for the purposes Of Inter
nal Improvement Thus il s they are deprived OF
all the advantages which expected To flow from
the existence Of Government b. the policy of their
eastern brethren. IL they look 10 Congress for AID
they arc denounced as enemies If the Stae il they
ask ard of the State they revled as begg1rs and
robbers 1t was time, he said, that these things
should cease, 1t was time thls Juggling should end;
they cen endure it longer II was time that they
should know villa, they 10 expect from this Go
vcrnmcnt, whether they be treated as frceInen
or slaves They do not call on the East to enpane
IN uncertain aud ex,ra4agant schemes of Internal I'm
proVement, but they have right to expect aud d.
nanh the assistance Of the eastern people in mixing
those which are Dol b practicable and useful Ii was
mistake 10 suppose that the western pc,1,!c wished
taxes TO be imposed for purposes of Internal Improve
s'ent; all they ask, IS that money NAV be borrowed
on the credit of the State, and applied to such i'm.
provemcnts rs will by the tolls to he impnseL paw
the interest on the money borrowed. IF the East
would not unite with the West in doing thus much
they could no longer be regarded as the friends but
rs the caemies the western people
deposition to tyraunIze over them and thu. peohc
of the West Should prepare to take care of them
selves.