South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-12-19

; questions as to winch any disagreement
:, existed between our respective States
and so be prepared to recommend the
| same plan to each. for the final adjusts
nent of sue h questions.
In answer TO this communication. Co
vernon Thomas Informed me, that unless
our act of March 5th, 1888, made pro-
vision for. the umpirage proposed in the
Maryland Resolutions Of 1881, in case of
disagreement between the commission
ers therein mentioned, he had no author-
ity to continue the negotiation. This
act contains no such provision, certainly;
and as copy of it had been transmitte
to the Governor of Maryland, very soon
after its enaction, could regard this an
) nunciation in no other light than as re-
lection of my proposal. This stated.
IN my reply; which induced some fur
ther correspondence between us, not
changing in any way, however, the for
mer position of Maryland.
send. herewith. copies Of all the let
tiers and documents referred to. From
these, you will perceive that Maryland
expects you to accept, Internationally,
the singular proposal made in her reso-
lutions of 1881 as preliminary to any new
negotiation in this matter. The act OF
March 9Th, 1888, was designed to be,
and is, an acceptance of SO much of this
proposal as it was thought necessary to
accept at that time. This is not deemed
satisfa Glory, however; and it now re-
mains with you to decide, whether you
! will consent to refer an unknown ques-
ton, involving unknown interests, to an
unknown umpire, bound by no prescribed
rules, and to be guided by any unknown
evidence and argument that may here
after be exhibited. Such a proposition
is thought by Maryland to be- equal and
reciprocal /; but when the relative situa.
ton of the parties is considered, it is diff |
| ficult to see in what that reciprocity con-
sists and the same equality would be |
! furnished by reference to any mere
| chance. 1t is not usual, however, for
! States, to make or to accept such propo- |
sitions; especially as preliminary to al
negotiation invited by themselves. Nor
can recommend to you the acceptance
| of this.
have the satisfaction to inform you,
that bstore the first day of September
last pasta the claims for Military Boun.
| ty land which had been exhibited to the
! Executive, woTo aiDPosod of Gaally BY
that body. Since then, | have ie~.-ea
| through the Secretary of the Treasury
| of the United States, that the warrants
| filed exceed the appropriation OF SIX hum
| drad and fifty thousand acres, mada by
| Congress ia the act of March 3, 1885, by
nineIy.sour thousand five hundred and
ninety -nlne acres. s, This excess, las the
Register informs mel does not compre-
| bend other allowances made by tho Ex.
ecutlye of this Commonwealth, upon
| which allowances no warrants have yet
been granted by the Register, because
none who could shew themselves prop
1 erly authorized to receive such warrants,
have applied to him for the same. Since
| the frat day OF September last. few ad-
dtional claims for military bounty land
have been presented. Upon none ofthese.
however have yet proceededto decide
nor under the circumstances stated shall
feel myself at liberty to act hereafter,
unless directed to do SO, by some act or
| resolution of yours. Your attention is,
therefors, az ain invited to this subject.
| The expiration OF the charter OF the
Bank ofths United States, is an event
now SO near at hand,a one that may,
possibly, be productive of results Of so
much Interest to the community, 10
very many aspects, that should be
/ unmindful Of my duty. if in exhibiting
to you this condition of the Common
wealth, should omit TO call your al
tenlion TO a circumstance Of such inn
porlance.
That the sudden abduction Of 50
! great an amount of currency, must oc-
casion temporary vacuum in the cir
culation every where, ia a proposition
which seems to bs self.evident. There
is no reason to doubt, however, that
. the youthful vigor Of our society and
, the intelligence Of its members, would
soon enable them to accommodate a u
. their dealings and all their wants to
the new state OF things, whatever this
may be, provided it promise 10 be per-
: manent, and they could be left to &C
as their own discretion would dictate
d Some individual distress might b.
o caused by the sudden change, proba
{ bly,; and the finances of the govern
r ment itself might possibly sustain /
Temporary shock; ) ye, no general ant
y permanent mischief would ensue.
!. But, unfortunately, we cannot expsc
Q to be left to ourselves, to sdjust gu
: own dealings to any new and perma
+, nent system. The United States pre-
o aent the singular spectacle Of an sx
"a teadad country g numerous population
y closely connected with each other b.
. many ties, whose currency is left sub
. jecs to the regulation OF many diffsrsn