Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-25

of mountains would NC longer be regarded bar
rer betwxt the East and the West; but the raj
lying point on which the flag of Virginia would be |
placed, and the only strife wheh should hereafter be
heard Of be, ween the eastern and western psopc,
would be noble emulation which would best sustain
Its honor Mr. M. remarked tina; the situation of the
people Of western Virginia was of peculiar hard
ship: they compelled to bear all the burihens
aud impostions Of two Governments, and denied
cry advantage from either They were feeced by both
the State and General Government, their money
dragged out OF them by both the State and Federal
officers, and not one cent permitted to return
amongst them. millions millions annually
collected by the Seneral Government, and expended.
either among the people the 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 my
disposiuon to attend to the wants and comply with
the just demands OF western Virginia, the repTesen-
tatves from the part of the State, had inter-
posed, TO prevent 1T from being consummated The
moment any thing - proposed to be done by Con
gress to promote the interests OF western Virginia
ciamor Is raised about State rights and both the Cen
cral Government and the people themselves subject
ed to false and scandauus ilnputatiors. They are
then told to look to the State Government for all the
improvements they want: when they ask improve
ments OF the Legislature, they told make them
themselves Ii WINS but the last session of Congrc,s
when bill was pending before Congress for the
structlon Of road from Buffaloe Orleans through
western Virginia, when member from eartern Vir-
gina opposed 1t with great ZEAL and made great pro-
LESSONS OF his willingness to all the improve
ments we were in want of, made by State ihoritv-
a member too, who had in this very Hail. only few
months before, both by speaking aHd by his vote on
he subject Of the basis of represen ation done all III
his power to orerturn and destroy the very funda
mental principle of oil Republican representative
Governments and that too, for the avowcd purpose
of withholding from the western people, that power,
which the true principle of representation would have
given them, to levy for the purposes of Inter
nal Improvement. Thus it is they deprived Of
all the advantages which expected to flow from
the existence of Government, b. the policy of their
eastern brethren If they look Congress for aid,
they denounced enemies Of the State; If they
ask aid 9f the State, they rcviled beggars and
robbers 1t was time, he said, that these things
should cease, 1t time this jug Cling should end;
they cen endure it no longer II time that they
should know what they TO expect from this Go
vernment, whether they to be treated frcemen
or slaves They do not call on the East to enraue
IN uncertain and cxtravagant schemes of Internal In
provement but they have right to expect aud de-
maDd the assistance Of the eastern people in m king
those which are both practicable and useful. III was
mistake 10 suppose that the western peopIeNsished
taxes 10 be imposed for purposes of Internal Improve
meht; oil they ask, is that money may be borrowed
on the credit of the State, and applied to such tu
provements as will, by the tolls to be imposed pay
the interest on the money borrowed.) IF the E,as,
would not unite with the West in dong thus much
they could no longer be regarded the friends but
as the enemies ofthe western people, possessing
deposition to tyrannize them. And the people
of the West should prepare take care of them
selves