Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-02-08
astrhmono correspondence.


/ SATURDAY, JAN. 81, 1874 }
/ To The Editor Of the GaseHei
/ The subject efthe Land Fund las again been
under consideration, u the form Of a Resolution OF
Eoquiry, Submitted by Mr.. Southall, to ascertain,
officially, where it is deposited. After several
hours of debate the Resolution rjected-sses
So, noes g.
As may well be supposed, the agitation Of this
question ala ms the majority. They perceive that,
Notwithstanding the decided control Of their party,
really in the House, the resolution to author
Use The reception fthe Fund, rejected only BY
tqoo voses, and that the result ndcate. the popu.
arity Of phe measure. The instinct of opposition
TO Wing policy in all its schemes Of relief aui ad.
nin-trntion has got therinio the difficulty. They
must oppose the Wings, in the whole and in every
particular, else the distinctive feature OF DemOcra.
cy is destroyed. They are Immaculate, and un-
derstand, extensively, what will promote the coun-
try's inrerests tse~, iheu, ca the Wigs fashion
| any benefoiol policy Well, there was time, not
sany years back, when the party could maintain
its ground, in all that it opposed or proposed -
That lime is past--may it be forever! There Is
distraction in the council, mutny IN the camp.
Hence the dead Of any ausion, even to the Dis
trihutien. Hence the iarcica efforts at ridicue 10
their papers wh hen tins grand measure, that looks
in fact in ITS immediate and ultetior results to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of The Nalion--thet proposed pre-
sent relief from embarrassment, and the future ad-
vancement OF the varied interests of the country
is presented TO tho consideration of the People.
Here, when mere proposition il made 10 ascer-
tain where a certain fund rnny be in which the
state is interested, aud which large portion OF
its CITIZENS desire receive--whcn, even if ii were
mere III curiosity, and if it might not be that some
Legislature action may hereetter. be Ind upon
the suJecf, at least, the poorest and humbest man
has night to know what has become Of the money,
Il g brhest of party is, that he shnll know nothing
a out :t--fear(ul that it shall be disclosed that
he State is reoping some ten.h from the monSy
in Tie shape Of its dirideRds upon the stock ieltch
1t hoidsin The Banks, discoHRtiRg as they do up
on the Fund. They have committed themselves
to the responsibility Of the act--let them abide oil
its consC quences.
turn. with pleasure, TO the credilable conduct
uf the luse enc The # The contested ,lec-
ton from Morgan. TrGlh and justice have tr
I'M phed over the fancoTous schemes of phrtIzans
The issue of hs contest presents the House ia the
light IN whieh it has always exhibited itself when
larties have been nearly balanced-of maiataiH-
ing he right in matteHs Of personal interest
" hafever may beats defects, In other matters, 1t
deserves his enoomium, which can Justly be pro
nuunced upon few Legislative leaders Of the Union.
Mr.. Suu,hall bore himself ably ard gaanlly in
he debate The votes Of the Harmisons we've The
lrst reported upon, and first considered. ] he
resolution of The COMMITTEE, declaring them ille-
gal was rcyerstd on Tuesday by Il ma iuriiy of two
ayes 81, noes So. The mot on to reconsider on
Yesterday was folly discussed by Mr. Snuha and
others. and laed--ayes GO, noe. 81. The contest
vas Thea given up md the whole subject laid up-
the table hir. OFeusll, however minated
his desire TO proceed with the examination If the
Report but yielded al the instance Of his friends
1t being distinctly declared and understood that the
Il, solutions of The Committee IN relation To the
other votes. net havisg beeR actcd on and con
GrmeG by the House, should hereafter have no r.
tect unon the votes on OF'rm!ls's poll reported
ny phe Committee 10 he bad
Thus his ri,-adviscd contest. after great labor
and cxperse, fails. he contestant is entitled 10
:, mpatny on account Of Tine lost hLd money ex-
pended, bGl lsht must prevail, md he should sub
win patience 10 the iii-iortune which has be-
fsli-n him
The Committe Of Roads has reported Lll
granting 10 tie b. & O. Rail Road Company the
zig Al of say To Parkershgrc- This application is
Id ii tho difficulty In rc!Hslnn To the subscription
81 million ct dollar, hy the State, which rs abap-
doned tuI the present ~ least The Winchester
& Potomac Company seek 10 impose upon the \
q q Company condition. requiring an increase
OF the rate Of tolls west Of Harpcrs-Frrty. Such
condition would seriously Bil-ct the Counties OF
J+hrrso", Berkeley Norgtn, Hampshire, and the
North Western county he Winchester Com
pany urges that the diminished raics west of Hnr-
pers Ferry, on the Batir ore Road operate to de-
prive lhst Company of part Of the irBde which 1t
erja, ed previous 10 the opening of he Baltimore
Road beyond that point. He,c is no justice, as
tliihk 10 their complaint This dimitu ion of rates
propo toned 10 Tie ergth OF lire, moreover, is
common TO all lines Of tanspo tation The prn.
cipe upon which it is based, Is set forth 10 the fol-
loving extract from paper prepared by tie OH
Gees u the Baltimore Company
i" The principles upon which tho rates on the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Ilosd ave adjusted, are
vety simple and ntelgible. They are founded
upon the fact that all hfLlcles at commerce, more
especially the products Of the forest mines and as-
rcul,uIe i'll bear be transported no farther than
some ccrtaa assignable distance, dependant upon
the relative values Of those articles at the place oil
their production and that to which they are to be
conveyed. If the cost Of transportation would
amount to more than the difference between these
values, the commodities will not be sent 10 the
market Thus II a barrel of A3ur Mt the place OF
IT'S manufacture is worth 81 aud at the nearest
/ market 81 u can pay bot for its carriage from
tie foimor to the latter place, and thetetore WI
/ not bear transportation from distehce greater
( dian that over which II can be conveyed ioI one
dollar Now the number of mica composing thii
distance viii evidqnty increase as the cost OF car
mage per mule diminishes. SO that the msxlmuu
distenra "Nl always correspond with the minimum
rate OF 1oll. IL ia then clear, that the rate o
toll Is lowered upon any work whose business ia tbs
transportation OF commodities, the sphere of ia
operation WI exPsnd add 10 effect this result b,
suitable aU2rssment ofils tariff Of tolls, is rlain