Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-01-26

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consequences. In { country 50 rapidly grow
ma as this iss with such disefsitcd is,srcsts,
new wants and unexpected calls upon the
pubic treasury most frequently occur. Take
some examples from this session The State
Of Virginia has presented claim, for an
mount but little sheft Of 4 million, which
she presses with au e&snestriess demonstrs-
tisg her conviction Of its justice The Stute
Of South Carclins has also claim for no
incsnsideraale sum, being upwards Of el00,
600, Hhfch she urges with equal esrnestness
The gentleman from Pennsylvania MIR W.T.
ffNs) Nae brought forward = French claim
arising out OF French spoIiatisus previous
to the Contention Of 1900. which b perhaps
not short Of fite niiliisns. and to some extent
hate no dodss II has a just foundation. In
any provision Of public revenue. Congress
ought 30 to fia II - to admit Of the pay nent
OF homes and proper demands, which its
justice cannet REJECT or svsdc.
hope too that either 10 the adjustment or
the public teveaae. Or what would he prefer
able. In the appropriation OF the proceeds Of
the public isads chec,uai and permanent
provision will be made for such Internal I'm
pfovements az may be sanctioned by Con
gress This Is due to the Americas People,
and emphhticslly due 10 the Western Pee
pls. SIR. temporary causes may etsct \ re
lactant aequiescence from the People Of the
West. 10 the suspen sion Of appropriations to
objects Of intersal Improvement. but a. Ger
tain as you preside III that Chsir. or as The
Sun performs its diurnal revoIatioa, they will
not be satisfied with an abandonment of the
policy. They wiil come here and tell you.
not in tone Of menace or supplication, but
in the language Of Conscious right. thatthev
must share with you In the benefits, as they
divide With You the hurhens and the perils
of common Government. They viii say
that they have no direct interest in the en-
peoditures Tor the Navy. the Notifications.
nor even the Army thase creates, absorbants
of the public tieasorc. That they are not
Indifferent, indeed. to the safety and prcspe
rlty Of any part OF our common country
On the contrary, that every portion of the
Republic is indirectly. at least, Interested in
the welfare vi the whnle: aud that they e.
yer sympathixe in Ire dls,resses and rejoice
in the happiness Of the most distant quarter
of tue Union Aniio demonstrate that they
are not Careless or indifferent to inter. sts not
directly their own, they may triumphantly
and proudly appeal to the gallant part which
they bore 10 the late war. and point to the
bloody fields on which ONE oil their most
patriotic sons nobly fell fighting in the com
mon cause. Bat they ALL also say that these
fraternal and Just tentimsnts ought to he re-
ciprocated by their Atlantic brethren. That
these ought not to be indifferent to she vel
fare OF the West. and that they have the
same collateral or Indirect interest IN its sue
cess and advancement that the West has in
theirs That it does not ask internal i'm
provements TO be exclusively confined to it.
self. but that it may receive, 10 common with
the rest of the Union, practical benefit in
the only form compatible With ito interior
condition.
The appropriation OF the proceeds OF the
public lands, or considerable portion Of
them, to that object would be most nata
raj and suitable disposition. And do hope,
sir, that that great resource viii be cherish
ed and Dedicated to SOME DatioDal purpose
worthy Of the Republic Utterly opposed as,
/ trust. Congress will siaew itself to be 10 all
the mad aud Wild schemes--and to that la
test, but maddcst and widest Of all. recon-
mended by the Secretary of the Treasury -
for sqdanderiag the .lblie don2in, hope il
will be preserved for the present gsaeraiion
and for pes,efity, as it has been received
from eur ancestors, rich add hountiful in
hertance. In these haleYoH Gays 81 peace
and plenty. aad an ovcsiiowing treasury. We
appear to embarrass ourselves in dev,sipg
visionary schemes for casting away the boun
ties vita which the goodness Of Providesce
has blessed US. But. sir. the storm of war
will come. when we kaow bot thu DAY
of trial and difficulty viii a.suredy come,
and now is the time, by q prudent forecast,
to husband our resources andihIs. the great
est Of them all Let them not be boarded
and Rugged with miser's embrace, but H.
herally used Let the public lzDds be admin
istered IN a genetous spirit, and especially
tow ards the States sithia which they are 81
tuated. Lef the proceeds 81 the sales Of the
public lands be applied IN seaaon OF peace,
to some great object, and when war docs
come. by suspending that application Of them.
during IT'S continuance, you will be, ~ once,
put in possession of means ior its vigorous
prosecution More than twenty FIVE years a.
60, when fret took y seat in this body, l
was told. BY The fathers OF the Government.
that, ii We had any thing perfect 10 our IN
stitutIons. it was the system FOR dIsp0sing Of
the public lands. and was cautioned against
rash innovations in il. Subsequent expert
ence fully satisfied me of the wisdom Of their
.counseIs, and that all vital changes in it
ought to be resisted.
Although it a.ay be impracfcabie to say
what the exact amount OF the public revenue
should be-, for the future, and what would be
the precise prodact Of any gwen system Of
imposts. we may safely assume, that the re-