The pilot., 1840-04-02

iher, and other friends of the canal, urged the
friends of Mr.. Thomas to take this bill. IL
vas in vain that they declared their desire to
vote for an appropriation. twas in vain that
they expressed their apprehension that the ap-
pronrauon could not pass the senate IN the
shape it passed the House. The bill passed,
and was rejected in the senate.
When the bill passed the House, Mr.. Tuck's
! bill was, with the other bills on the table, re-
Ierred to The next General Assembly. AS soon
as the House was notified of the rejection OF
the bill by the senate, Mr.. Tuck moved TO re-
consider the vote referring his bill to the next
General Assembly; this motion was defeated
by insisting on rules ofOrder, and confused dee
bate; none taking so active part as two OF Mr.
Thomas political friends. Mr.. Bowie then
moved resolution pedgng the state 10 COM
pete the canal, whenever Congress should pass
law authorising transfer TO the state of the
stock held by the federal government. This
was resisted on strict party grounds, because
it contained an alternative proposition pedging
the state in like manner, if Congress should au-
thorise subscription TO the canal II wa; AZ
gued that the party was pledged against Inter-
nal Improvements by the federal government.
1t was in vain that Mr.. Bowie and Mr..
Tuck urged that they would amend the reso-
luton 50 as to strike out the alternative, OBJ
lected TO. The party would permit nothing to
be done, and it was ruled that the Resolution
must lie upon the table one day, and it was
therefore defeated. M. Tuonirs p1rty friends
taking the most decided stand against it. Mr..
England then moved a second committee Of
conference, Mr.. Thomas having, in the mean
time, conented to accept Of Mr.. 1'uck's bill
modified so as to authorise The commissioner TO
n .hange ne state bonds for "epidences Of The
debt of the company instead Of scrip Of the
company. A modification suggested by the
opposition of his party to an issue of scrip-a
distinction without difference, and which the
Wings of the House and of the Senate, (hose
at least who were for the appropriation would
have accepted at any time, and which, if it
/ had been conceded tie day before would have
secured the appropriation
But this proposition too was defeated. 1t
was in vain that Mr.. Bowie, Mr.. Tuck and Mr.
England urged the party to pause and reflect
ON the disaster and ruin that must follow an
adjournment without an appropriation. 1t twas
in vain that Mr.. Bowie spEea ed to MIR. Tho
mass political friends, urging them to rise
above considerations of party and to act and
vote as citizens Of Maryland 1t was in vain
that Mr.. Thomas himself urged some of his
friends 10 accept ofMr. Tuck's bill as proposed
to be modified. The party had as they sup
posed thrown the responsibility on the Whig
Senate, aid they cared nothing for the interest
of the state SO that they could profit their
party.
We ask for this plain statement of facts
careful consideration. We know that by an
extraordinary effort, M. Thomas rallied a
st vng interest FIR his BILL We say his, bill,
because it was the bill wi ich his political
friends adopted as his measure, but at the same
time that his political friends rallied for him. it
was apparent that as soon as they had placed
the question in position where they supposed
they could make political capital out If it,
they were content. Yea, many Of them were
resolved TO defeat any appropriation-regard-
less of any sacrifice of the credit or interests of
The state so that they could derive party pro-
fit out of the states disasters.
With what face then can the party now
come forward and charge upon the Wings the
defeat of the appropriation? II the measure
had been brought forward at an earlier day,
the appropriation would have passed. II Mr.
Thomas had given expana lions, and conced-
ed what he afterwards did concede, the appr0-
priation would have been carried. But no, his
friend, Mr.. Mason, acting for him, would take
no appropriation but in the shape that he sup
posed would be acceptable 10 MIR. Thomas; and
the appropriation was defeated, because the
party supposed it had been SO managed, as
that they could make political capital out of it..
Since the above was written out, we have
read the remarks of the Republican and the
article quoted from the Frederick Citizen.---
To our neighbor we will have word to say,
and the article in the Citizen will RECEIVE the