Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1840-03-12
NUMBER 8

with which he 10 animated for thu propagation Of
his fsvori,s schemes. has permitted himsslf % AZ
sumo 10 his message towards the sovereign Ssstes
Of The Union. He indulgcs In The most vshemcns
snimsdvsisians on their system VI State policy
He iasokes . ruthless spiris " exteI mination aGsinst
their Ranking irstsutions, "by ~Aess mssas.' BE-
says the provisions Of the Constitution, anfhorisiSg
Congress "tc coin money and regulate the value
thereof" and prohibiting tie Siasss ito coin mo-
ney, emit bills ofcrcdiv, &C." have been "pvaefS.
eaiiy snbserssd." He Gala upon the Ssatss. = from.
~hose Legislation" he says, sslsse evils have
sprung" 80 apply the remedy" and especially to
enforce AN safsxibie s1eeSties Of their laws"
against Banks. which may have suspended specie
psyments. or. IN other words, rigidly 10 exact a far
fsifays ef their charters! Afer these imprsca-
tons on lie State Banks, he arraisns the State L.
sislsiures for 'YlaaSins their respective States in
to embarrassment and debt" telling them thss our
people will not long BE- inscnsible 70 ths sEtsst Of
fAs bariAeas cntsiled upon them" and holAs Up
the Sia,ea to tho view Of The world, for their extra
vsgancc snd irnprosidence, In such : manner ~
cahno, fail seriously 10 prejudice THAR credit. wi'at-
ever be their RESOURCES. So vehement il his hotror
Of the credit system. that he seems 70 vicw, with In
s,inctise avetsion, every Thing which Il may have
assisted 20 create, and proceeds TO denounes those
noble and fnoss useful State Improvement, which
have caused the recent wildefncss Of America to
blossom ~ the rose," ~ splendid. bus. In Ina.
ny instances. ~p,efllsss Rail Rouds and Canala, ab.
totptHE tu0 Hute u uAttouui tbouetFy HOf yooto I'd
come, and secu,i ing to posteri.y no adequate sssurn!"
After this onslaugh on the policy Of The Statss, and
their Iustitu,lons and establishments, he SUMMONS
NJ tho spirits and enkindiss the zeal Of ha followers
for the work Of demolition before them, BY the war;
cries Of " monopoly" !" privileged associations,"
partial Legislation" and tells them that the
abusrs, which they have the power pescesbiy ~
remedy. are such - have elsewhere caused the ef
Jnsion Of rivera Of blood, ard the saeslfes u tAes-
sands Of the haman race but that he shcpes
they win carry through the reform, which has been
40 well begun" !" submitting 10 temporary sacrve-
ces, Ao~sser great, TO ensure their permanent vel.
fare."
duties Of Chief Magistrate Of The Union, the Pre-.
siden, has felt himself authorized thus 70 ~intslfesc
with the domestic conccrns OF The Slater, end 10
arraign, lecture, and dictate to them il regard to
matters belonging TO their exclusive juris1iction,
Ian intcrferencs whirh acems 10 me 10 b. eOnspfi'
datios In 10 w,rs, form. and if submitted 10 In this
instance, would be- = precedent j~ustifyisg IN inlsa-
ference with an, other, oven Of the most delicate Of
all tbs domestic institutions Of the States,) know
NOT, But no referiing OF sober minded mas can
fail 70 perceive, for an ~instAnt, the wide spread
rum which would ensus 10 lhs whole country. il
this war npon ils industrious pursuits and its catab.
policy aud instilusions shall continue 10 b.
In the destructive and ~fanstirsl spirit
the President encourages, II he has not info-
ed into his follcwers. Greaf a. are the soryif.
which no himaolf anticipates, they bid def.
,nce even to Ais powers Of description, Let thcae
Institutions which supply tho currensy and conlfi-
in 40 large : degree 70 uphold Tho credit Of
aa Statrs. be anuihiistea--iet iboss noble State
improvements, which give value 10 tie nro3acts cf
seating snd op~aink : gay % r~so6sntle markets.,
,e abandoned and sofEsred 70 become IN " hesp cf
tones "-isl the vaIus 81 evsty description 81 labor
nd propcft, BE- brought down 10 he sisndarl VI
IN exclusive hard money currency. = and tho isaafir
nny conceive, but no pen can adequately
portray the general scene OF desolaiion and distress
which win follow. To my mind, the most appro-
PIRATE type Of il Is presented ia the tsvsgss Of Atti-
Ia, in ihe Gth century, over tho face Of The fairest
portion Of Europe. II was the boast OF that csle-
5, nted cbieitain, !" fAaf the gr0ss nsvsr YrsU upvn
spot there Ais horse had frod;" and II the de-
,uuctive doctrines Of tho President shall DO carried
in the spirit Of his Message. he, too, msy boast,
4 a similar triumph over the prospesity, hArpiness,
md civilization Of his country.
Have we NOT, already, had some f~orefnssss Of tho
disastrous conseqnenrss, which The propagation OF
his spirif Ard these doctrines, Is likely 70 ~prodarc,
h The recent proceedings Of the President party,
u the Legislature OF one OF tbs most powerful
itates Of the tnionz-I slludo TO Pannsylvanis u
'a.ie, the mitigation II the Presidents Message.
We hase sesn his political friends there bringing 10
I'd II iumphsntly carrying through ono branch ofths
legislature. ~ dlhf If party dsseipiiss, . Dill for
orcfng = resumption OF specie paymcntA by the
Banks Githtn fifteen days, which, II was understood
would have been promptly passed under the same
naurpoe, by The other branch, but for the patriotic
OF the Governor, nho, seeing the ines'
table distress and ruin which 50 precipitaie . mea-
Iufe must tripg upon the community, and that y
lad alresJy inflicted b ssripus blow on the credit OF
he State herself. BY rendering i impossible 10 meet
he payment Of = large amount Of interest On her
,ublic debt. on tho day II fell due, and thus "a
,osed that goat Commonwealth, 10 the injurious
fleets rs we'll " modification OF . violation OF her
oIemn engagements, eaiue forward nobly, IN Tho
ace or The party denuncistions which be fcrcsaw
md declared would be visited upon him. and ear
lestly appealed to tho Legislature TO pause, and
e-consider the dangerous measure which VS. W
But in Washington itself, undcr the per-
onnl SUI and direction Of the Govsnsnts
his party BY the President, we have seen . stiii
more alarming exhibition Of this rcckless and unr
constitutional spirit OF interference with the doncs-
ic concerns and credit OF The States. On motion
II a member Of the Senate, Crssh, mol from the peof
,le, bal from the cabinet Of the President, a which
70 shs but . few days ago. a membcf, We have
n committse raised, upon . fsignsd issss OF
(which no State. or any ono on behalf
,f a State had proposed to take cbgni1sncs OF tho
'ubject or State debts, calling up the States IN sue
session TO the bar OF tho Senate, passing n review
heir pecuniary engagements and condition, and 90
rInrinely 10 al iniel,ts and purposes, sitting ssa
sonntssion Of bankruptcy, on the aeatss % re
States, thar when their report came tn, Y wss M
iignantly sent back to the committee BY which
prepared, with The concurrsnce Of many Of their
political niends. TO have 4 portion oft suppressed
etpurged.
when 10 these. and The other evidences Of con-
disregard for the righls and dignity Of
The States, 10 which | have already referred, Ne
the boli act Of party power. BY which the Pc.
sident's f,isnds in the other House Of Congress did
moi lesiiate to di.froncAiss a sovereign State OF tho
UDion Of her cnnssii ulionsl uiehs OF representation
in order to effect tho election of party SPesksrs
in which object. however, a. II BY tho ren'but'vc