South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-12-20
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1884.

racler the most interesting and impor-
tant to each of these its creators. Ii
may we'll be expected, therefore, that |
should give you some account of these
relations. Should | do so, however, |
could only repeat to you that of which
you are already informed, through all
the same channels that have been OPP
ened to me. | have had no communi,
cation with any Of the officers Of the
Federal Government, directly or indi.
rectly, touching any matter Of the least
importance Of this Commonwealth
No occasion has been seen to exist, be-,
lieved to require any such communica-
ton on my part; and the same cause,
doubtless, has induced like silence on
theirs. will not, therefore, detain
you with the mere repetition of facts
which you already know: but will
content myself ia saying, that while
doctrines the most dangerous TO our
free institutions, when asserted by the
Executive head of the Federal Govern
ment, have been met, controverted and
disproved, by the faithful representa-
tives Of the States ia the Senate Of the
United States, the demonstration of the
errors Of such doctrines, has in no de-
gree changed the practices they were
designed TO eslabish and to sustain
Some of the fruits of such p.ecepts and
Of such examples have already been
exhibited, in the principles avowed and
proceedings tolerated in some Of the
Departments Of that Government, and
10 the extravagant and partial expeodi.
lures of all of them combined.
lift be true, as the wise have taught,
"that no free Govsrnmen. or the bless.
sings Of liberty, can be preserved to a.
"ny People, but by firm adherence
"to justice, moderation, temperance
"fruga'ity, and virtue, and by frequent
"recurrence to fundamental principles"
there is much reason for the apprehen.
sion, that our destiny as free and u
ni,ed People is almost fulfilled. Nor
can we look for any redemption from
this doom, except to the hope, tina, the
citizens of the differen, States respec.
this article of their political creed much
more than do some of their Federal
servants. Whensoever the People
shall give counlenance TO the new doc.
trines, tina, in such a Government as
this Of the United States, the greatest
good Of the greater number is to be lis
sole end and aim; and as necessary
consequence Of this, that 10 civil con.
test not conducted in any spirit Of hos.
tility, the spoils Of the vaoquished mi
nority belong to the victor majority,
the Federal Government, designed by
its revered authors to provide for the
common defence and general welfare
Of all, according to the provisions and
limitations ofIhe Constitution, becomes
at once a simple maj orily machine, and
the positive reservation of the rights of
the States, will be but unmeaning
words. At first, the actual minority
will be sacrificed to the actual ma lori.
ty: but soon the many, ia their turn,
will be made to contribute to all the
sinful Iusts of the favored few. An
unpfincipled Pretoran cohart will then
be enlisted, composed principally Of
officers and e1eectants Of office, ready
to deal out power as of old, to the
highest bidder; provided Sufficient
largesses be distributed among the pri.
Yates, and immunity for past crimes
and continued participation in the ex-
pected plumber be promised to the lead
ers of this Palace Guard.
Millions Of the public Treasure. de-
posted where none but the favored few
can tell !; guarded (ii guarded at all) by
unknown contrivances devised by the
same heads and distributed, not 10
compliance with any prescribed rule of
law, but according to the whims or de.
signs of those who claim the actual con.
troll oft, have contributed to derange
the circulation and to corrupt the cur
rency of the Country. The natural
effect OF such a state of things must be
to impair the credit Of Individuals and
their confidence 10 each other. From
this must result the decline Of Industry
and the pfostralionof useful enterprise.
Such condition cannot continue long,
in quiet. 1t is, therefore The duty OF
the Government which has caused il,
and which alone possesses the means
Of remedying the evil, to undertake its
cure, speedily. This task, although
probably more difficult now 'haa for
merly, yet presents no insuperable OBJ.
s,acIe. Common intelligence, sincere.
ly striving to accomplish an object re-
o,;ral ol;k hy tho 10 q E, ra IF ind iVId.