The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-08-07
correctly let the follow ING facts

ia tu.
hcL sblll authorizing ,,,o orh, ~,
loan. rs introduced ;,' ne e, elsI'1 m''-
clcgatca, ,tc Wings wero '' =; '',e lio"se
j nearly swo to one. g. III t, '''e asce''-
lining tho relative amount mt on 'G1 @u m ns,
a by each of the parties ~ VI support
to inquire which furnished i, ,he "" 'no ",c
f, but the proper Question nm" .t ,'r n''l'
III. ch gave it the greater s,,nro s,''.'" Dc
I" tic strength Of p rrp;', III in ,hc
,. 'se1 Upon examination Of ,ho rn ,.
ma proceedings in reference to ,', Iii h;Il
we find tina, ~ Wings voted 70 O., '''a ~ olll i
= against it-and that Is V w. y, n "''"
members voted for it, and ,n q" '"''''
Thus while little more than "s'l''I ,', II :,
the Wings voted for it, vcry nn" 'r ,h,o ="
4ourths OF the Van Buren, mem ' lii; 'l'' tho
same. Does this fact indicate ,h,, '' !, w ,.
exclusively Wing mcasure1 '''"' II was
But let us look IA little f,r,, -. ; i,
history OF tins measure. After the bill had
passed, the bonds of the State wc ','' n ,','
pared and placed i'll the hands Of ,bc cpm-
m!sS'oncrs, who proceeded to E,lropc ,o
,ralse the money. In this thew E,Icd and
Having returned to this Country ,ho,, " on
5"rcd INTO contracts for the sale Of the
bonds TO the internal improvement conn
pan'es them selves. At the succcrd;nu
session of the Legislature, the VALIDITY nr
these contracts was disputed. aS we'll Ne
me validity Of the States subscr,,,;ons ,o
'he stock OF the companies. There WINS
great deal Of excitement in the House
on Delegates upon the subject, and dis
t,ng"'shcd members of both oar les arr, ynd
themselves on either side of tho o,cs,;,,
Al length, in Committee orrbo Whnla
set "l rrsolu' ons were offered ,bv MIR.
nFaSon himself. if we do not mistake.
though we wi not be poilvcl which
were adopted. declaring rIla, bo,h the snh-
scorpions and the contracts wcrc ..b;nJ ,r
nr"n the State These resolutions were
d ScusScd at great length. after bciur re-
ported to Z c House. and were passed.
1t appears by the votes and prnccad;,u
that 26 Wings voted for them and IS
against them, and that OLo~o E,c,s va
' '''' ''''' az " IL quasi ,upn
Comment upon this E.ct S scare X no 70
fcS!a'y, Tor II al o"ce proves tho ab,Ir,I,v
"i the charge, that this measure wa. r,:-
tered by the wi ig party exclusively. Let
II he remarked. However, that these =, -.
l"''"ns were confrmatory of the whole
proceeding. in relation To the loan and tho
'ub rrIplon', and were voted for Lv \ dr-
''dr'' majority of the Van D,rcn pa,,y
before we dismiss the subject. we l,y,
oi'rr I'M ortant facts to disclose Wills,
me above resolutions were under discus
SION, another was offered, providing for
;, the question to the people of.
'hc STATE o ncralIy, Il, the next clcc,i,o-N
he journal shows tina, Is Van Burcn
voted for this resolution. and II
'ga'nSt 1t. This resolution hav NJ been
'o'cd down. the same gentleman offered
,H"'''c", to The effect that no county in fine
State s. 'nld be bur,hcncd W til the paw
h%i'' OF any part of the loan, unIcs. ma
only o! ihc so.- - Of ..ch county .hould
!2riarc themselves in favor of it at the su.-
.ced'ng election, by Ila"ing upon their
"keis tie words ".or the eight million
"an.' Now, the important question
lr'seS. how did the loco inco member.
ote u?sn this resolution? OF cour.c
very man of them, it will at once be sad,
vent tor IT. Aparty who profess so great
regard for the welfare of The people.
You'd readily submit it 10 themselves 10
ay, whether they were W Ing to incur
nc hazard OF bci?s taxed to pav any par,
Il tins loan. But su h is not the fact.
Or the votes and pro 'ccdings show tina,
ut II Loco Foco, voted for the rcsolu-
on, and 20 against it. Thus, the very
arly who now bewail so loudly the de-
I"rao c condition of the people, refused
suhm Il to the people themselves, in both
lose forms, the decision Of tn" very qucs-
on out O. which arises all their cmbar-
Is nent>.--Balt. Pat.