Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-10-31
THE LAST APPEAL.


that perhaps the very erisience Of our
liberties rest upon the course you may
pursue on Monday next, mpels me to sd-
dress sou for the last time--ro. with the
purpose of exciting your angry feelings,
or party spirit, but to lay before you for
your calm and serious reflections the
weight OF responsibility which now rests
upon you.
The public speaker is now sien,-his
work is done. The evidence of the jus.
lice OF our cause, and our principles, has
been laid before you. The document IS
waste paper. Professions, end mass
gatherings Of the people are done with,
and now comes the great rally OF the
freemen of the land, TO show by their in
dependen, voices whether
/. They are in favour Of protecting
American labou' and eieyating the work
ing man up to the Level on which free
citizen OF republic should s,snd-of
protecting the wages Of The laborer--
which is his propetty--of fostering the
skill, and industry, and genius Of our own
people--of keeping the money now sent
abroad for foreign fabrics in our own land
to build up our own prosperity
Or-Of bringing down the condition Of
our people to the paupers Of Europe, who
work for six pence dsy-of making the
working man here, as he is there, serf
newer of wood and drawer of water
to Till the land here, and buy every thing
from England, and France, and Germa-
ny, and send our money to pay the En-.
glish manufacturer to enable him TO pay
his taxes to Queen Victoria-and TO pay
for the wool that is iE the cloth--and the
dyer who dyes it-and their spinners, and
carders, and cloth dresser--to pay toe
WeIshman for the Iron tina, makes our
nails, and the very swords and guns 10
defend our rights. This is the question
you are to decide upon the Protective Ia.
riff policy-tho policy Of the Wings, and
of Henry Clay, our candidaie-,he ia
Their Of the system.
You are to decide another great ques-
ton by your votes -
2. Whether the one hundred and fifty
millions OF dollars received into the Uni
ted States treasury, since the payment Of
the public debt, shall, in the very words
OF the deed by which Virginia ceded them
in trust 10 the General Government
"Be common fund for the use and bene-
fiji Of such of the United States as hare be.
come, or shall become members Of The con
federation, or Federal alliance of said
lStates--V Virginia Notwithstanding 10
heir usual respective proportions in the
general charge and expenditure, AND SHALL
BE FAITHFULLY AND BONA Eide DISPOSED
OF FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND FOR NO OTHER
USE OR PURPOSE WHATEVER"
Whether YOU will claim this money,
which the highes, tribunal in your land,
by its wisest Judge, John Marshal, has
declared to be held in TRUST for the res.
pective States, that your own common
wealth may be improved, her children
educated, and you be hgh,ened of your
taxes thereby. Whether you are upon
the same principle Of Justice 10 claim
division Of the nett proceeds OF one thou.
sand and forty.two millions of acres yet
unsold, in future years, as some compen.
sa.ion for the sacrifices OF VIrglnia-O
whether you will permit this mighty fund
to go into the treasury Of the General
Government, to unse,tle the revenue-a,
one time, making no other revenue neces
sary at another, amounting in the year
but 10 one or two millions-to 60 there
into that great sink Of the peoples money,
for the benefit Of ambitious Presidents,
party tools, and dishonest and deraul;ng
officers.
This is the Land question which you
have to decide on Monday.-CLAY is the
father Of the distribution systematic.
Polk is pledged against it.
3. You will have to decide upon the
duty of the Genera Government to fur
nsh TO the people currency, which will
insure safe medium of circulation FOR
the transaction of their widely extended
business, which will be good in the North
and in the South, and not be liable to
turn to worthless rags in their hands
whether that Government when has the
power of coming the gold and silver coin
Of the republic, shall give its great aid,
through the collection of its revenue, and
its safe.keeping and disbursement, in Civ.
ing you bank notes based upon specie
capital--or, whether this same Govern.
ment shall collect its dues in hard money
aone-lock it up in its strong boxes--pay
off its officers with the gold and silver,
and leave the States to shift for the people
by every extravagant system OF banking
and paper money issues, that folly or Gu
pidity may suggest.
This is the great CURRENCY QUESTION
The Wings advocating a well regulated
Nalosa, Bank, while Mr.. Polk and his
party on tns ether hand still advocate a
Sub. Treasury.
a. You must decide further-upon
questions Of deeper import 10 Jour future
lberties--(f / view Alright the awiui
strides which Presidential pouer and pat.
ronage have made Of late years) when you
can see our present Chef Magistrate
without a party, or even corporal's
guard Of friends, obstruc,ing the action
of your Representatives in Congress by
his veto--carryng terror through the
land by his power Of dismissing officers
almost involving us in war and into
breach OF National faith by secret treaty,
gotten up for his own political advance
ment, but suatched fom his grasp by our