Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-02-02
.4ssumption of STATE Debts.

| The Debate in Wheeling, Ohio county, wss -.
tinued on Thursday night, and again adjourned i'll
Tuesday evening. No question yet taken, Blu, ,la
Wings at West Liberty in the same county, had bsss
more impatient 10 clutch the spoils; for, at mee,;r
at that place, on the l4th January, Josiah Morpsn
the Chair they were addressed by Mr. Samuel Sp,;,a
and Dr. j. English when the following rash and ~ *
wise Resolutions, among others, were adopted. Such
politicians would pull down the whole edihce of th
CONSTITUTIONS and almost destroy the Temple of EpLs
sus ITSELF for participation of the spos of the FEEDERS
Government. After adopting resolution approyiD,
the proiet of "the Hon Cost Johnson Of Maryland 3
issuing two hundred millions of stock by the Gens,
Government to be distributed among the States ana
pledgng the public lands for the redemption Of ibs
same" they concur in the two following ResoutioD.
"Resoircd, That recommend 10 our fellow citizen.
throughout the Union to meet in their primary assp
blies, and to urge upon Congressman only the pro
prety but The absolute necessity Of adopting the sam
in order TO the nation from ruin, and 10 wiz,
of the disgrace which now rests upon tile America
name.
"Resolred That should the present Congress refps.
10 adopt the measure proposed, that it will be the dn,
of the people 10 speak at the polls in voice no, to -
misunderstood and to show their representatives ,
while they abhor the doctrine of repudation they A.,
willing to pay the public debt in that manner that vi,
be the least hurdensome to the people,.
Copies of these resolutions ordered TO be sen, q,
10 Messrs Archer of the Senate, and Johnson of III.
House. And is it then come TO this, that the Wb,,.
OF Ohio are so infatuated, to assumption 10 be-
Wing measure, TO be made test at the polls, Belts
if they please Let the Albany Advertiser express i,
desire TO the plan taken up and fully discussed
Let the Lancaster Examiner declare, that there is
great "change of opinion daily going the minds q
men in relation to Johnsons pl H." This scheme new,
can mnrcI on but the PROSTATE ruins Of the Cen
sttu,on We are happy TO see, that the signs in ils
House of Representatives on Monday,are unfavorabe
to its MIR. Joseph R. lngersoll, from the Con-
mttee of Ways and Means, made report that W,
not cIpedieat TO grant the prayer of the memonalss
asking for the creation of two hundred millions Of III,
tional stock to be distributed among the States, &c a
praying be discharged from the further consdeaCn
of the subject 1h. was as far the majority Of The
committee went; but the minority Of the COMMITTEE
(hessre. Pickens Of South Carolina, John W. Jone,
Of Virginia, and Atherton took the bull by the hot,
ut once, and presented a strong and manly prots:
against assumption, not only on the ground of expe
dency, but Of eOnsiitutonaty They declare the exer
else Of such power, the part Of the General Govern
rent, unauhori-ed by the Constitution and they Con-
cIude that "the minority consider the proposition. 10
pledge the faith of this Government for the redemption
of $500 900 900 Of public stock to relieve the States
pay their debts, involving the whole taxing powe,o
this Government.
cit is proposition 10 tax poserty, not for n,
existence and ependence Of the Coniederacy buo,
purposes unknown to the Constitution and war with
those principles Of liberty, which secure to free pec
pie the practical right 10 tax themselves alone and tote
protected from the awess proAgacy Of those who NAV
have assumed TO bind them in all future time
We shall publish these two reports, as warning %
the Wings of Ohio county, how they rush into surA
excuses, as the resolutions of Yves, Liberty display