The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-02-25
ASSUMPTION OF STATE DEBTS

Our readers will not fail to remark with
cue interes, the important discussion on
this subject, Of which our Senate analysis
presents All exact reduction.
The debate has las will have been per-
cslved) its starting point from certain
large generalities propounded by Senator
McDUrFiE, Of which the scope is little
less than the whole commercial, industri-
al, aud civil policy OF the G Government; as
to all of which they constitute little less
than d kind of chart for general revou-
ton. Happily, they but announce these
Fundamental changes. and propose moth,
ing like the compulsion Of legislative acts
10 bring them about.
From these have sprung upa body Of
counter-propositions and notifications,
comprising a variety Of political propo-
sltions.
The greater PAL, Of the additional pro-
positions run upon the question of State
debts, and the fitness or unflness, the
consti,utionality or uncons,ilutionallty,
Of the assumption of them by this Gov
srrment.
On the side of our Democratic friends,
two marked purposes have exhibited
'hemselvcst first, TO denounce, on their
own part, all idea Of assumption; and,
second, through the conservative spirit of
the Wings, to provoke some Of our
friend: TO take the contrary ground. They
allege, as the great oyerruling reason for
come legislative declaration on this sub
lect, the necessity of settling opinion and
satisfying ahe Stale creditors by putting
final negative on the idea. Now, since
they have ever said that assumption was
Wing party purpose, and since, if it were
such, there is large Wing majority in
both Houses 10 carry any such declara-
tory resolution, their zeal for their de-
rlared object is either somewhat indis-
cree, or somewhat insincere; and the &C
ION which they propose is just the most
fatal that could be devised against their
own protessed aim.
The Wings in general, on the contrary
unwilling TO play at the game of politi
cal capital making on the subject with
which they cannot NEEDLE. unless to do
what, as party, they do no, approve, or
else, by their refusal TO prejudice the ere
dI, ofthe States, as they surely are no, cal
ledou to do, have generally held of, from
the debate, upon grounds Of themselves
decisive. They insis, that no action, no
law, in reference to state Indebtedness, il
proposed; tina; the questions are, there
fore, mere distractions. with which, if ii
is ever fit that Legislative body should
amuse itself, ii should at least not deal, i'll
the lhrong and press of public business
al its close; that, had they time even, they
hardly think thew should like TO try to
.selte. in a series or two of resolutions.
:al political principles whatever, SO as 10
lears posterity with nothing to exercise
their ,n4eiecis upon; and IN short, ihey
seem rather 10 have thought that, If Scna-
tors are bent upon such debates, they had
better each betake himself to the OceGmn.
or Lcpiaitcn, OF Utopia, and BATH il Gu,
in tho Library "ilh Harrington, Hobbies.
Sir l'hnmas Mnose. or pelhaps Jeremy
.Bcn,ham aud i.ot '.; Owen.
The result of ms discussion the rea
de- y, i'll learn BY referring to the account,
in H.. preceed1e columns, Of the Senalr
proceedings on s4J@rday
Nat, h,clllgcncer.