Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-03-10
For tie .Mart;ns5urg Gasetts.


Ma. EDITOR: have just seen in the Win
chester Virginian of March the Cd, the fol
lowing editorial paragraph, which, in justice
to MIR. Henshaw and 10 the county which he
has the honor t. represent, leel constrained
to notice:
Zone Valley member, and on. only, a Mr..
HENSiAW, of Berkeley! voted in favor Of
the indefinite postponement of the bill, 0he
Loan bill) If the honorable gentleman s
constituents do not understand their interests
better than their representative seems to do,
their situation demands csmmissefatioss"
Now sir, in reply to this arrogant notice
OF the conduct OF our delegate, beg leave
to inform the editors of the Vrginan, that
the people of Berkeley, understand their in
terests quite as well as the people o. Freder.
lex, and are prepared upon every fit and
proper occasion to maintain them; but should
they feel under any obligation, to seek from
foreign councils, wisdom in reference to their
local and peculiar concerns, they would deem
it most humiliating necessity indeed, which
would compel them to seek that information
from the self-constituted oracles of the Win
chester Virginian. Non tall at.ailio -Ihe
people of Berkeley may be less boastful and
less assuming than some Of their neighbours
but It is, to be hoped that no inference can
tatrty be dedueed from that, of an s,ascnsibil-
sty upon their part, to what may promote their
localmterests, or conduce to the general pres
perity Of the State.
II, indeed, the course Of this county can
be made at all a subject ofreproach, the com
plant should come from very different
source than irsm the presses Of our adjacent
counties. For if Berkeley has sinned thrs'
her delegates, it has been to her own citizens,
by the LIsinterested generosity with which
she has advanced her aid to the promotion
OF every scheme of Western improvement
frequently to the pre- JUDGE of her local inter
ests | would, for example, from among
several others, instance the road from Shep-
herdstown to Smithfeld, leading to Win
chester. No one could have been so blind
as not to have foreseen, that the construction
of thei Road would essentially divert trade &
travelling from the capitol ofthis county, and
yet TO the exertions Of individuals from Ber-
kelley, have been told, are the inhabitants
OF Jefferson and consequently Of Winches-
ter, greatly indebted for the success of their
application to the Legislature of Virginia.
what were the precise considerations by
which our delegate Mr.. Henshaw was influ-
eneed IN voting for the indefinte postpone.
ment OF the Loan Bill, ii is not for me to
say. Ter have heard nothing from him on
.he SUBJECT. u, however, bis objections were
10 me aaara6Mire features Of the Bil-not
70 Inc principle of the bill itself, maintain
Mat us conduct was mefitorious, and the
psop.e OF Berkeley viii not reproach him
The bill before the House Contemplated
The appropriations Of enc miiiion ni,,s b,,,,dssd
ard fire thousand dollars to the Commence,
Haehi, OF what it profsssed to have in view
~ enlarged and expanded System of STATE
Improvements. The money was TO he nrocn
tsa " loan at Al or 5pSr cent The proper