Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-05

sage Of which he urged upon the Legislature ash The nan
pie Of Baltimore to reflect upon to their cit,
OF the ascendency OF inns doctrine of rpudaton Legsa
tive reputation may be peaceful but the open violent pes
by portion Of the State To law regularly passed ~
the constitutional authorities be peaceful n ha
ecutve authority have rmnes discharge his duty 4 vii;
be Of the strength Of the Government IN which co,
the Executive of the State should find the State force ~
weak to sustain the Government il will be his dutv 10 ~
upon the General Government for the assistance III
the Constitution Of the United States to the State Govern
ments when situated. But suppose the people of Bai-
should be enabled to resist not only the State bat also
the General Government what the interest Of Baltimore
would be the result Of such ngorous victory What
would be the principles established by in such
test The people of the city Of Baltimore would have the
result of their victory the proud satisfaction Of knowing that
they had established the nadequacy Of their Govern
men and that the public debt Of the State contracted through
Baltimore influence and by the vote of her representatives
to remain unpaid
Let be said by those who advocate the resistance
amy law constutonay passed. that they opposed to
pudaton
If the people of Baltimore permitted the stamp
law, any other law the people Of Allegheny of Fede-
lex might with equal right claim to nullfy the law by
which the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company author
lied to have their road pass through those counties They
would have the plea and the justification for with
the truth they believe that the passage of the road
through the limits Of these counties is injurious their
interests.
Now, Baltimore commences the work Of resistance to the
law, and refuses to obey law of the last session.
because Of its supposed injurious bearing upon her interests
The people of Cumberland, equally excited and equally
pressed with the belief that the railroad is detrimental their
interests the right which is exercised by Baltimore
of degardng the law, and they pull up mile of
the road, prevent all communication with their CITY,
Could Baltimore complain And may not such course be
naturally expected if Baltimore commences this dangerous
doctrine
But Baltimore has another and deep interest which will be
destroyed by her present course Her citizens own consde
rabe amount Of the State stock, and they hold nearly the
whole Of the five millions of stock of the city of Baltimore
Both of these stocks be made worthless because no man
In his will believe that the State be made repu-
date her debt and that the debt of the city will be regarded
OF more validity The reputation by the State necessarily
draws with reputation the part of the city, But every
who knows the present Executive Of the State must
know that law be successfully resisted unless the Gov
eminent of the State is subvered destroyed and then there
will be end OF all rights, both of person and of property
But, Messrs Editors, Baltimorean, would re-
joice that this vexed question is at last settled No
believe that the State would have quietly submitted to the
nua payment of S40O 900 of the canal without
taking the chances by completing the canal throw of
portion of their burden. If this question had not been
tied dehnvey at the late session. it would have proved
continual Of excitement in legislative halls and the
same result would have occurred at period It is there
fore better for Baltimore the consequences once than
that the matter should be delayed from year year. with the
inevitable certainty of the ultimate result.
What is the legitimate and only remedy of Baltimore 1t
to husband the credit of the State be- she has
the first to obey all laws for the restoration Of that
credit It's in looking to the magnitude of her interest the
States credit disregard the annoyance to which she may be
subjected by any law designed and calculated that
credit Her remedy and true policy is to look to her railroad
if not for the power of competing with the canal for the trade
Of Allegheny county, yet for the glorious purpose of
curing to the city the trade of the pa West Baltimore, with
her railroad completed to the Ohio river may look with entire
to the monopoly of the trade of Allegheny county
the canal Baltimore has her greatness her prosperity in
her hands The restoration Of the States credit and the
prosperity of Baltimore coreatye terms, and if she suf
ers the miserable scbber for mercenary press prevail on
her aim blow that credit she will richly deserve the
evils which will fall upon her.
will, Messs Editors if have leisure, prepare for your
paper my views Of the Stamp Act and show the error
into which friends Of Baltimore have fallen, in supposng
that this will be an unequci or oppressive tax.
Yours &C. MARYLAND.