The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-09

hanna Rail road? We can answer for him no.
| Is ii to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road' Here
again, he is the special advocate of this expendl-
ture: and we can again answer no. Is II to the
Tide Water Canal? Here again we answer Tor
him. no. Is it to the Chesapeake and ONO ga
nal2 Here he answers for himself Ills com
plaint is that the Wings "refused 10 provide LOT
completing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ana
render IL source Of 'eUenate instead OF leaving II
as il is now likely TO be heavy burden to the
State" Where then and upon what does the
Rennblican found its censure2 There is none of
the public works of the State, (unless indeed it be
the little rail road on the Eastern Shore) which
have not received the sanction OF the Republican
itself How then can the Editor denounce the
Wing party as the authors of SYSTEM when ne
himself approves of that system IN all It's details!
But we are told that they entered on the system
eta,itho,t prOuidtag means to pay the interest. -
Here then is the great offence-the Wings I'M
dertook this system, aeithOm laying taHeS' 10 pay
the interest on the coSt.-And does the Repuoh-
can suppose that the people are so much under
the influence of party discipline, as 10 'hro" up
their caps and huzza for MI. Van Buren, and
taration! Ifthis is the creed OF the party why
does not the Republican hoist as motto mo
further Internal improvement by the State with
out taxation TO pay the interest"
Now the simple and plain answer to the Re-
publican is that the Wings never contemplated
to levy any tax to pay the interest. Ihey always
intended the interest to be paid out OF the funds
borrowed for the several companies, and that the
interest should be considered and treated as part
of the COST believing that the tolls and profits on
the canal and rail roads will pay the interest and
capital of whole cost, including the interest as
part of the first cost. And this the Republican
admits of the canal when it charges that, II 1t is
finished it will become source 0freuenue. lflt
will be a source of Revenue when finished where
was the necessity of laying tax, to pay the IN
terest If the wings have done wrong IN not
laying tax why did not the majority in the
house of delegates propose tax Why did MI.
Spencer, SO far from reporting for ajax express
" declare that no tax was necessary or expedi-
ent I?
| The Wings when in power organised the sys-
fem and relied on borrowed money to pay the
taxes until the qcorks are completed believing That
when completed they will be source of revenue
and supercede the necessity of tGTat7On-Ih elr
opponents denounced the syStem-and for what 7
Not because they were opposed to the works.
for if we are to take the Republican as the organ
fits party, they are for the works. TO use the
| language of the Republican, because the wings
continued to borrow money with which to pay
.heinterest on the money borrowed and yet when
hey had the power, they too refuse to raise mo-
nev bv taxation and in the face OF this lnconSlS-
tencv the Republican calls upon the people to
surrender themselves into the hands of party
who condemn us for not doing what they them
selves refused to do Such is the strange incon-
sistencv, such the unfarnesS, of the Republlca n
Again, who, on reading the article in the Re-
publican, would suppose that the fUe Van Bu-
rem delegates from this City, had voted against
tin and who would believe that the appropriation
was defeated chiefly by the activity of Doctor
Graves. pateat Federaist of the bitterest water.
Indeed so bitter and so active was his opposition
that some were so uncharitable as to insinuate
THAT he carried bis Private griefs, into The dis
eharge of his official duty. There was scarce
member of either party who did not admit the
necessity and propriey of passing the approprla-
ton, and there were very few who did not vote
against it with great reluctance; of that few the
most active, and we might say malignant and
yindictive, were two of the Republicans political
friends. and ofthese Doctor Graves, who is we be-
Ilieye tobe special favorite with the Republican,
was rabid almost phrensied2 How does it hap
pen then that while the Republican is SO deci-
ded in denouncing the wing senate, it overlooks
the federal delegates?-we say federal, because
we know not better name for party who know
no cher principle of adhesion than obedience to
the the federal authorities-who are twisted and
wheeled. and turned and faced about as the
Globe may order--who were yesterday for a
LEAGUE of state Banks, and are to-day against all
hanks and would tomorrow be for or against a
bank. as the federal task masters may decree
Perhaps it is because they are SO easily apork-
ed that the Republican supposes it can persuade
;ts readers to denounce the wings, with one
breath and applaud noctor Graves and his col
, leagues for the same act. with the next. Such
, NAV be the materials of the present Van Buren,
nartv--such were not the men who elected Gen.