Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-11
From the albany -Argus.J


MARYLAND. following the example of New York did
no. hesitate 10 meet, by high act Of responsibility, the
emergency Of debt and embarrassment IN when she
was involved. The Legislature OF that State-@e are
proud to say in Democratic hands-resoved TO ainain
the faith oil The State ngolae, and PASSED a7 I'M
posing tax upon the people Tor The payment OF e IN
,erest on the public debt
feeble eifort-a partial party efort-was mde at
the time as had been made in this State, 10 arrest and
prevent the adoption Of this important and sound nea'
sure and to excite the popular feeling against H. Ne
vertheess, the Democratic majority in that State IN
this pressed forward with rmness and energy andca-
red through the great measure to redeem Inc 1snor
and preserve the faith of the State.
Recently, however, meeting was held by proessed
Democrats in Hartford county, and series OF r'sou
tions adopted, in which it was urged that The cLzens
OF the State could nopay and ought not to be eaured
10 pay the interest the public debt by taxaon-ahd
expressing the opinion that the counties ousit % re-
sist the payment of the present tax
This movement has aroused the citizens OF he State
10 express their views the subject, lest permitted
to pass unnoticed, it may lesd the citizen OF diner
States to believe that such sentiments pervao the De-
mocrocy and people of Maryland.
| The Baltimore Argus, with The just views ana nhe
spirit for which il is distinguished sounded The asm,
and called upon the Democracy Of the Stae to IRWIN
upon the first dawning of reputation, and hputa1ef
fectual stop to that dangerous and dlshones doctne.
The call cordially responded to by the Democltc
I
was held in Monument Square, in the cit OF Bill
more, on the OH June, the proceedings Of vhlch--d.
mirabe in spirit and manner-we find in III. A'guoi
| the 10Th June.
| The "Repubcan Citizen, of Frederick countyin
influential Democratic journal, published IN one OF
the largest and most popuous counties IN me sue,
copies the proceedings entire with he following ga
| flying remarks
estate FAITH.-la to day paper will be found te
preamble and resolutions adopted by the Dsmocrae
meeting held in Baltimore on Friday evening last
view Of previously expressed abhorrenceof the d
tfne Of reputation, is almost unnecessary Tor as
say, that hail demonstrations like this with the hIg
est degree of pleasure-looking upon them, as we .
aording satisfactory assurance that no,withstar
ing tho recent movements in certain portions OF
State favoring opposite course, her credit will VI
naely be fully sustained, and her honor preserved unf
nished. Whilst we have at all times deprecated, IN
strongest terms, the wild and reckless policy by mels
OF which Maryland was plunged into her present J.
debeduess, we have always looked upon her c'lizls
as being bound by every rale OF justice and comm
honesty to meet It in good faith. Hence We can't
but consider it the duty OF all good citizens to COO
rate cordially in The ulherance of any and every pn
having for its object the payment of the debit an0
visit with the severest apprehension any movemt
tending TO an opposite For ourselves, We
free to confess that we have never yet entertained
serious fears of the occurrence Of such a lamentai
result that pointed al in the proceedings VIM
called forth the resolutions adopted by The meeting.
Baltimore; and We feel perfectly satisfied that II "
only require few more such demonstrations to oanI
every semblance of reputation from the State
"t affords pleasure 10 be able to say, that IN
county Willingness IS end abseryau
Iae people in the payment OF the tax indeed ,
WOULD desiro no better evidence of The existence
.n's Willingness than that furnished by the records
The the collectors office. These show hat the sum
sos,ooo has been collected and paid into The Sta
,. asu,y rom TINS county, since the Isl of Deeemb
,as sno we are assured BY the collector that he hi
.he fullest confidence of being enabled TO nav in.
| by the Inv 1N'ouhl require