Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-03-31
n Senators had voted against its passage,

MIA delegation in the House Of Represent
atives, their opinions were known to be
unchanged, and DILL was then pending
before Congress for its repeal. Where
was the necessity, then, Tor the adoption
of these resolutionsi Could their discus
sion have had any other effect than to
cause an unnecessary consumption OF time
and useless expenditure of money
The resolutions concerning the distri-
button law, were introduced at an early
day Of the session, by the gentleman from
Louisa. In an incidental discussion which
sprang up at the time, when objection was
made by some members 10 the consldera.
tion Of any OF the resolutions including
Those which | had offered concerning
amendments 10 the Federal Constitution,
willis, | condemned the resolutions con-
corning Bank and the Bankrupt law,
for the reasons already given, expressly
took ground in favor Of considering the
resolutions concerning distribution, and
assured the gentleman from Louisa of my
CO. operation, whenever he desired 10
move them. Long after all Of the other
resolutions had been disposed Of, these
were suffered to lie on the table, without
an attempt on the part of any Of their
friends TO call them up. They we're suf-
fered to lie there 10 the dissatisfaction OF
some, at least, of the Wings, as happen
to know, who desired to have them con-
sidered. Al least, the subject was moved
by the gentleman from Cumberland,
} whose resolution has lead to this debate.
These facts are not only known TO oil
J present, but are attested by the records oil
our proceedings. pass now to the sub.
ject Of revenue and expenditure.
OF all the charges laid at the door oil
the Wing party, that which holds them
accountable for the extra session of Con.
gress, the deficit iD the Treasury, the ex.
pendtures Of the Government, and the
J prostration Of credit, public and private
is the most extravagantly unjust. Il
shows about the same knowledge of cause
and effect, as that which attributes to the
gift Of prophecy, the announcement on the
10th OF March, l64l, by the democratic
members of the House Of Delegates, tina
> special ssion Of Congress would b,
, called; an event, the happening of which
was as well known to every man, ant
every woman, and every child, who hat
read newspaper, as that the sun will ris
: tomorrow. If the second sigh; Of til,
Convention is ONO higher grade, although
we may allow them the gjf of tongues
y we shall have little cause to tremble unde
: their vaccinations in regard TO the comm,
l.ln nd. h,x,
J auspices was it that the host Of officers
c were created and system of expenditur,
: established, which in four years consumed
the current revenues and 10000 600 o
the surplus of former years, and left th'
country in debt, twenty, according Il
some, according to others, forty millions
Of dollars? Who held the majority il
Congress at the session Of 1910, Al, ant
obstinately refused to authorize the ennis
sion of even Treasury notes to an amour
sufficient 10 meet the ascertained demands
upon the Trcasury-demands which pro
duced that very state Of bankruptcy will
which the Wings are upbtaided? Whs
appointed and retained in Office defaultin.
agents who robbed the Treasury of mil
lions Who spawned the mushroom bank
I which banished specie from circulation
S Slapped private morals, fostered a spirit o
I gambling speculation, and ended in Thu
n ruin of families and the prostraiion o
7 credit, public and private Let i, not b,
, forgotten, tina, during the ten years previ
4. Gus 20 Gen. Jackson's war on the banks
S only twenty-five banks were created, witt
$S,000,000 Of capital; that during III,
I next ten years, under democratic regi
} me, two hundred and sixty eight bank.
were created, with $36S, 900, 0OO Of cap
i,al that the former banks were general
y sound and the latter generally unsound
and that all our bank troubles have come
in consequence Of Democratic Admins
g tration OF the National and State Authori
] ties. Which of the great parties was ia
=. authority when the two hundred million.
: were borrowed by the States from Europe
:, and who are they who now repudiaie the
r debt, end make the hitherto prou1 name
4 Of an American by-word and reproach
. By whose misrule is it that even our cap
italists are afraid to part from their mon
ey upon either public or private security
, Who, but the very men who lay the ruiz
, which they themselves have wrought, te
the door OF their successors? la what
, condition did they leave the defences o
the country! Let their own Secretary
{ answer-[S See Ann. Rep. 30lh November
ls39]-Gloomy in the extreme is the pic
, ture he draws Of our defences-dIaplda.
ton, decay and ruin pervaded them a,
! every point. Such was our condition,
, confessed IN the face of the world, at the
close Of the late Administration, when Sc.
rious apprehensions were entertained Of a
war with England, whose power of an-
+ noyance was increased, beyond calcula-
f ton, by the application Of steam vessels
Of war; an Improvement she had extern
sively awaited herself OF, whilst those to
whom pe had entrusted our affairs were
squandering millions to retain and per.
petuate the power which they had abused,
housing over their political schemes"
and could the Wings, in few short
months, Of such legislation as they could
effect with President opposed to them,
as with the wand Of Magician, right all
these wrongsl Can system Of Admin
istration and disbursement be new. model
ed-the avenues TO waste and peculation
closed, and superhuous expenses retrench.