New-York daily tribune., 1843-07-03
Politics ia Maryland.


The State Central Committee OF Maryland
have lust published an admirable address to the
Wings of the State, with reference TO the coming
election. The topics which it discusses are--l.
The adjustment OF the public debt 3 The cleo
ton OF U. S. Senator The subject OF the
State Debt is presented in a manner which must
command the approval Of honest men OF every
marty. The debt is ostensibly about $ 100000,
and thot Of the city Of Baltimore about S5,0O0,-
900 more These debts were contracted IN ac-
cordance with the directions OF the Legislature,
for the construction OF public works, some OF
which are not yet completed. The State stlll
owes all It's portion OF the deb. to the individuals
from whom the money was borrowed, and al
though from one of the public works, the Batl-
more and Ohio Railroad, it rcccves an annual in
come of about Ss70,000 it does not even pay the
interest on the million borrowed to obtain 1t. The
committee expose clearly, and denouncc most
slerniy, the steps which have been taken to lntlu
ence the people Of Maryland to rcpudiate tins
debt. The Message of the Governor at the open
;np of the last session OF the Assembly, the dis
ynissal of the Treasurer, the declarations of polit
cal meetings held in different portions ofthe State
and counienanccd by her own representatives, are
referred to as aiiordlng indications not to be ms
taken of the progress which this detestablc doc
erine has already made. And while they ac-
knowledge with qualification the dcnunclaton OF
these proceedings, which portion OF the Loco
Focos of the State have made, and call upon all
men of every party tc forget political differences
and bury party ailiuosites III the effort to redeem
the plgh,ed faith OF the first of the Old Thirteen
States, that has been threatened with the STAN oi
Repatriation, the Committee declare that the Poo
pie look to the WHIG PARTY OF the State to re-
trieve It's honor and free 1t from Its pressing en-
barrassments.
The Committee make the following statement
concerning the available resources of the State
TO meet the dcbt--whch, already stated
amounts to $sl5 900. The States property
in the canal can be SOD for SS5,000,0 900; she has
stock in the Baltimore ana Ohio Railroad to the
amount OF 1900, 900; her interest IN the Sus-
ouehanna Railroad and Tidewatcr Cana: ;e a,
least S2,00a,000: these several sums amount to
,G01,0o0-leayiag but Sl,0D0,000 unpro-
vided for To meet tins debt She has half mil.
lion OF bank stocks and sinking fund amounting
70 81 100000. Allowing, therefore. one ntilllon
as tbs arrears of interest, the whole State dcb1
5eyond the funds in poSsesSion Is reduced TO sum
ji.,le exceeding three millions and Quartcr-rc
curing about S23o, ,0o0 a year topay interest, TiS
sum mag Be raised by tar Of one dollar on the
tkoascal Of assessed property. Concerning the
,,av,oent of this sum the Committee speak as fol.
lows-a0d their remarks convey an eloquent and
deserved rebukc 10 those Western and Souta
Western States which wh!nlngly praet OF then
siaabi!:tg' 10 pay their debts;
oIr i were ba, question Of moa2y, and one
80 h,,or s, GOOD fa;t5 Is taerv any tauc ,hts u
oar coalition 10 excie fears or lGs; the desPoudeneE
~ ,bcs. who are az who a-cito b 50 muct alarmed 3
cur debt if this plan Of reGsm$ien seaia hot be i"A
alized aad the residue OF deb; e!' oes'" Were twice VIVA
haze stated a. io,s prsseat case TO s->rsS one OF q"
e,r,yes Tor procalmiUg the STATE in$GNeti i'folS-l
bv re..on deb, emoun;'ae 20 !ea'i! ehafse S .
ls,l.r oa q th5uSaad or do!Is.s ihousaua =
s,,rr with eal value, a; ten thcasaud ioa S%H
ors.e upon j; dollars o. !" e1t! dollars al~oie
,,5cis lia that charge "a be equi'aet9 ba.h!ipt'
cy. Who credit ;h'' such @a e't'mS'e IS made ' S@
ysnd flt, sld ho.'s Ay man "i.ia her cenhes u
the whole debt sSted at I'VE m''i'3A>>
b.i4C b,u: hu irrd t.'liiors a ths 'aus oi an W
nr,,,es.y Of the SLa;e--,his 81 hve millions "ot'1
AID half per Tie whole s7stsseu 'oItia Pa
that ,seity.iye doil1rs paid every tho2-Sha mul ~
lgn4Sn tNs Hsiuic u-ei, psIS @''S ,l,,.
nat;oas Ia winch the people bss, hearict tx 'na
this Ser ,Gar, Tae coitemd,;oa OF tbs aspect - o
a.i4iss surely prese noIhs which vuos resolve ~i'
pate perseverance, may net successfully encounter
This is language and conduo; worthy OF the
Wings of M4ryland-and we are confident II
will be heartily responded to by the great mass
of her people.
The Committee next yindicate fully the refu-