Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-17

Congress, which forbids the allowance oil
credit on such sales; and secondly. on an
extra session Of Congress. have not
been able to satisfy myself that | ought,
under existing circumstances, to interfere
with the order referred TO.
You must be aware Of the obstacles 10
an immediate convocation Of Congress,
arising from the imperfect state Of the rep
resentation in one branch Of that body.
Several of the States have not yet chosen
their Representatives, and are not 10 do
so for some months TO come. lndepend
ent of that consideration, do not see at
present, sufficient reasons TO justify me IN
requiring an earlier meeting, than that
appointed by the Constitution.
lam, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedieut servant.
Nj VAN buren,,
After the reading Of the letter, and the
transaction Of some other business, the
following resolutions were adopted by the
meeting.
Resotred. That strict construction OF
the act of 1890, the only act which could
have been referred TO in the Presidents
answer was unknown during the admins
iration OF Mr.. Monroe and Mr.. Adams,
and TO Gen. Jackson during the first sew
en- years OF his administration that the
necessity for such construction is not as
signed in the Specie circular as one ofthe
reasons for issuing IT. and we consider the
distinction made by the President between
the notes Of solvent Banks and specie, de-
signaling the former as credit. 10 be erro-
neous, and variance with the true IN.
teres,s of The country.
Resolred, That we dwell with sailsfac.
ton upon the fact mentioned by the Pres
ident, that several Of the States have not
yet chosen Representatives, and we trust
that protecting Providence viii direct
the people Of those States TO the choice
of representatives who have wisdom TO
perceive, and virtue to pursue The best
interest Of the country.
Resolred, That we yield our hearty as
sent 10 the preamble of the act ineorpnra-
ting the first Bank Of the United States,
which declares such an Institution to be
conducive TO the successful conducting OF
the national finances, aud productive oil
considerable advantages 10 trade aud IN
dustry in general"
Resolved, That the interests Of the cap
italists, merchants, manufacturers, me
chanics and industrious classes. are de-
pendant upon each other. and any mea.
sures of the government which PROSTATE
the active business men of the communl'
ty, will also deprive honest Industry OF ITS
reward, and we call upon all our fellow
citizens to unite with US in removing from
power those who persist in system That
is destroying the prosperity Of our country
Resolued, That the chief causes of the
existing distress are the defeat oil Mr..
Claws Land Bill. the removal Of the pub
lie deposites, The refusal to rechafier The
Bank Of the United States, and the issu
ing of the Specie Circular.-Ihe Land
Bill was passed by the Peoples Repre-.
sentatives, and vetoed by the President
the bill rechartering the Bank was pass
ed by the Peoples Representatives, aud
vetoed 10y The President. The People,
Representatives declared 10y tosna res
oluion. that the public depositcs were
safe in the United States Bank; within
few weeks thereafter, the President reno
we'd the public deposites. The Peoples
Representatives passed bill resembling
the Specie Circular: the President de-
.troyed it by emitting TO return il within
the limited period-and in the answer to
our address. President Van Buren, declares
that the Specie Circular was issued by his
predecessors, emitting all notice of the
Secretary of the Treasury. who is amena-
BILE directly TO Congress, and charged by
the act creating his department with the
superintendent of the Finances, and who
signed the order. We therefore
Resolue, That all these circumstances
indicate an infusion of monarchical prin
ciples into our system, which demands
the prompt and regular action Of every
patriot.