Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-02

TIE DISTRICT ZION "A .S,as, Eg.f asasare
Tue dt- riOattvu ~ III Lui fI.d s.aHg ihs
shh's . ssmsnded ~ nght arJ iu-t,c". ed i's
hest in~lere-is Of al the safe. lae money De-
logs the Sssies. and ,B-it rmb,rriSsuirt,,s reH
der u highly i'm, prsnt To ihcui. 1hes need "a ~
ease the had oi t-Ka,ion. L, price; IheIr Improve.
IA ,uts aud educate ihott rhi.dren. IL would be a
hk 81 supsrerOgaiiOu 20 dwell oVon the important
benefits, which u would confer, in regard 10 each of
these interests The whole people feel the burden
Of taxation. and cOvet relicf-Tue entire West
4, suffering greatly Tor moaas o.. get their prsiucis
g MArkeI-;his fund would z, ar To- relieve the,r
vin,-rhe fact. that there are $4,000 ser,ons IN
the ) ate who eaRnUt read-and tht the number
- increasing appeals loudly 10 every ratri.i fr
something To be done Ia stay The prigrrss of ,rnor.
nre. Tnis fund would educate every child an the
COmm1uw eallh.
but important ~ tbs fund -, considered with re-
spcct 10 utcs' great IN l,-or, q gentlemen vhoose.
regarded IA y dollar anI ct. pant of vieu;
'rninli m're important IN il barring upon
ten OF Government The is;ubuLu
e'i. INST pricue,l and sub.,aluu1 RgG
measure OF te age. Its lsrlenclN rrectly To cur.
tai The meSrs ~ currI .trEu--'hc power ald paL
7rcinge pfihr Federal G,,ernansni and tn nugn, ont
The rv-,urc's. the power. maurncc aud rcspcr,abil-
nv OF earn ufthe sovrr- gn Ststrs ct the Confectionery.
Nancy 10 power. al The we'll over. This pali,y
~rcsis iroin the r.. ioral q ,yrmunent tn. ,amcn..
i'rd. aud transfers 70 t. e. rg1tui owners, the
stiIc.. Tho power 1T tre tura-r - diminished. AID
r'- il'rr Inrr .rs-d. Jufi IN Proportion o. iis ana ISN'T
ct nionry which u ahstIlriei lrsm The one anil be.
slowed uP,n the a.hrr. This needs no argumeni
ILL manifest O. the simplest c1psciiy. Suppose
me ; edersl Government were stripped of all as
revenues irota custom as well a. snds-aud these
revenues were entrusted L. the S:ate,;-Sguld not
ihs pFmer 80 plNeress and The latter OmuipoiCntg
~, on he nthe rlt1uj. rake lrosa the SlnieS al their !
p'e'~nt revenues, as well as their Land " Iney, and
give Them ~ tho Federll GoySrnmoni-and what
" 'uid be tho condition Of the sovereign S;atesi La
Whit ruult consist the -DVerrigaty, their power,
'neir respect bilityl They wouli be the mere de-
p~nddufs-litsmliy anal abS ,lutcly the Deepen Tents
- tho Federal Heat. And It d. 10 this conduinn;
~ lar a. the L,.d Fund ytos-h Ahich affected
State Rgh;. men NJulI rrdsce these Curious ro,.
ecCigpue,,
We e,uio.s that it : Tho Stale Rights tendency
nj tie D..tuhuiion pIicy, winch. mure than any
Oihgr one cOusilc ration, enlisted Us - warmly "a
Is advocacy. This Money belongs to the States.
and therefore II ~ hit right and pupe-. they should
have It. But even IT there were n douht about
their right. - wise and saIu AIRY do We Deem the
tsilIcy. that Wa should b. tempted TO encroach upon
the rights OF the Federal Government, TO obt n
~ Money. When the right. however. 10 all on
"ur side. Ne Il -. We cannot b. - recrpnnt In the
Interests OF the State as 10 surrender orr dves. and
rrnslra's our sovereignty at the fpoistosl OF the Fed.
"ml Executive, The argument lint The Fcdo al
Government Is embarrassed ard wnpts This money.
has no weight With rs. Virginia Is embarrassed,
fnr-and she clsims pur fnt affection; our first care.
And N This Ne differ from our STATE Rights cntem.
pnnry Of The + ,quirer, Qioavon save The marky
whose every thought Is tor the Federal Gwen
'ment-he has no sulciiude for the honor aud wei.
fare ofhis native State. Virginia needs money a,
much a. they do Al Washiugion-and it being hers.
a." shall have u. Sac ~ an no condition now 10
reject any of her respur . she IL IA debt. ard old
fashioned honesty requires that sho should be Just
before she is generous.
Distribution Will uut only tend 70 strengthen and
"'aiiim State sovereignty. augment The resources
AID increase The ro'pectabjHiy oi The SilIcs-hut Il
"Iti prevent huothet measure. HoW in embrvn
which NC regard with the m1si serious agprshc
si"n. We nliude To- an assumption al : .,t- debts ID,
IA Federal G. VemEcnI. This measure Is iueviia-
hle. IN The very nature ur things-if Inc di.honcsi
altern1lye ri repudisiI0n be not re,nrted Co.; unless
the di-inbliioa ofthe l.nd money be carried out -
The States are not able ,c pay heir debts b. direct
Etatsnn, and wh Iev"r be ~ effect upoa The poi.
rc.l system. they will insist upon the Federal CIV
ernment's paying their dehts-->o ling as that Gov
enim at receives their revenues. Aud here will
he even more Tina Il shaw of Justice IN fhis. They
~ill refer to ne precedent nfl710; whea Congress
ASSUMED The debts nf The States and took The land
money 10 meet them. They will say again to the
Fsdersl Government. "lf ypu will deprive us ofour
revenues tom The public lands, ynu must poy our
debts We should deprscate a measure II Ihi,
Mud. b oSn~e tie tendency would he cnnsolidI-
ting; aiHi. therefore. we the more earnestly urge
its antagonist. Distribution. and would CxhOu
every State Rights nan 10 bes,ir himself 10 esfsb-
tsh DisIri iuIion Ne The permanent policy OF The
tioyenra mt. II is the only eff,cinal means of
defeating the dishOnesi e~spedienl of rrpudisiinn--
or the mpre dangerous alternative Of State debts
aSsumpnnn-which can he desired only by the
ultra Federalists of Ihc Richie sch)Ol.-RichmonI
HhS.