Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-12-21

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T GUS and just course, under ordinnr,
circumstances, and the most conforms
Bile construction of the constitutio,
would be at once TO reduce the Tari
to the extent Of such redundancy. Bt
at this time, it may well be questioned
whether Congress should not, for In
short period that is to elapse before GU
revenue system will, by general expec
tation, again come up for r~evisal. tole
rate as the lesser evil, some delay il
returning to the proper working Of tn
government rather than spring OF {
sudden upon the country, a controver
sy always sufficiently bitter /; but un
der present circumstances, likely to b,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from the breach
of the faith pledged in the compromise
bill of 1888, which its revival woul,
inevitably be charged to involve.
Perceiving then, in the acceptance
OF the provisions of the Opposite Bill,
no violation Of principle, nor the least
compromise Of the honor or independ.
ence Of the State, and in the aid Il will
bring to our treasury, an enlargement
only of It's capacity to do good, | do not
hesitate TO recommend TO the Legisla.
ture the passage of such a law, as will
secure to the commonwealth the bene.
INT of the act referred to. Should YOU
decide on behalf of the Commonwealth
to accept the Deposites. the propriety
is obvious, before the termination Of
your session of making due provision
for the redemption of the faith of the
State that will have been pledged to its
safe keeping and repayment. The best
mode of doing this depends so much on
the direction which you may see fiji to
give the fund, that, content with bring
ing the subject under your notice, | for.
bear TO make any particular suggestion
respecting it.
Turning our eyes TO the internal
condition Of the Commonwealth, while
we behold much to call forth our gra.
tltude, we have yet to d~eplore, with all
submission TO that Power that has e
fit to afllict us, that the year has been
n unusually calamitous to the great
farming and planting interests of the
Commonwealth, and marked by some
adverse circumstances of a still more
general operation. The extensive fai.
lure of the wheat harvest, uncompensa.
ted as it has been by any unusual a.
bundance Of the other grain crops
though to some extent mitigated in its
effects, by the unusually high prices
commanded by every species Of farm
ing product-has yet disappointed the
farmer ofthe usual returns Of his labor
and capitalize planter has felt seri.
ously the great fall that has lately Ia.
ken place in the price of his tobacco /;
while every individual in the commu-
nifty has suffered more or less inconve.
nience or loss from the extraordinary
arrangement and confusion into which
the currency has been plunged, and
which, still undated, continues to press
with especial severity, on the mercan-
tile class, and TO embarrass materially
the monied operations Of the whole
Union. On the other hand, we have
the gratifying spectacle presented to US
both in the eastern and western sec
tons Of the State, of a manufacturing
interest, encouraged by the success
Of establishments already in opera
lion, rapidly yet steadily extending
itself, TO the great profit ofthe adven-
turers and advantage of the public
We see the enterprise Of the seaboard,
in charging direct importation and
augmenting our foreign trace, respon-
ded to by an increasing disposition Of
the interior TO trade at home a course
of trade destined to prove mutually ad-
vantageous to the importer and the in
land merchant, and 10 confer great and
solid benefits on the State al large.-
And we see, in every part Of the State
the laws faithfully administered, and
cheeriully obeyed a prevailing spirit
Of harmony d mutual good will among
the people /; an enlightened regard 10
order, the principal guarantee as it is
also one of the choicest fruits Of good
governments and the full enjoyment of
the blessings OF peace. On the whole
however, | believe there never was a
when the best interests Of Virgin
ia demanded, more imperiously than at
present, wise, liberal, and energetic De-
gislation (; or when the legislature had
it more in its power to re-invigorate
the enterprise and industry o fthe Com
monwealth, and to aid the development
of those elements she possesses Of ma
tional wealth and power, which, unas.
may rest for years, or forever,
in unproductive repose.
In furtherance of these great objects
| submit to your better judgments, the
expediency Of augmenting the banking
capital ofthe State Recommendation
] am the more emboldened to make, by
reason of a similar proposition by the
Legislature of 1633-4, when that ca
pital was considerably larger than at