American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-01


publican has long and very able article owe
the signature of "hiaryland," on the PROPOSE
ton made by writers in this and other Balt
more papers, to resist the lazy of the last SEES
sion OF the Legislature IN relation TO stamps
upon notes Sc. The writer gives correct
review of the Influences which led TO the pas
sage of the eight millions BILL which IS very
properly attributed to the exertions of citizens
of Baltimore. 1t will be recollectcd that Gov.
Pratt was then a member Of the Legislature,
and the part which he took in regard to the
eight millions bill must be well remembered
But, lest some persons should have forgotten
the events connected with that bill, we make
the following extracts from the communication
of "Maryland.'
neYou know that the eight millions bill was
passed as a Baltimore measure, and by the
overpowerinr influence from the city Of Bati-
more, brought TO bear upon the Legislature
You must recollcct that our present Governor
was then Il member of the Legislature, and
was one of the most strenuous opponents of
that measure. lie predicted the very state of
things which now exists. He insisted upon
struction Of two works, running for eighty
mile. side by side. lie insisted, if the Canal
was to be carried to the West that it should be
made a Maryland work, by having its Eastern
terminus in Maryland; he advocated success
fully, as one of the sections OF that bill (see the
sth section of the act of 1885, chap. $685. u
provision that unless it should be first ascertain
cd by an actual survey, that the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal could be extended to Bati-
more, b. the waters of the MonoCacy and Pa
tapscs, or by route dIyerging from the Chcs-
apeake and Ohio Canal at the mouth of Sene-
ca river, and unless enough should be actually
subscribed to make such Canal to the city of
Baltimore, that the subscriptions on the part Of
the State to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
should be void. The Treasurer was expressly
prohibited from making the subscriptions 10
the Canal, Sc, until the Maryland Canal Co.
should, by their President ana Directors, have
certified to the Treasurer that a sufficient
amount had been subscribed to Justify the com
mencement and insure The completion Of the Ca
nal to BALTIMORE Who were the President
and Directors of the Maryland Canal Compa-
ny? They were citizens of Baltimore. How
and by whom was this provision, by which
Baltimore was made the Eastern terminus of
the Canal defeated! How and by whom was
this State sadd!cd with the subscriptions au-
thorzed by the act Of 1885, without securing
TO the State the terminus of the Canal at Bal
tImore?
"IhrCe of the prominent citizens of Balti
more subscribed for the entire stock of the Ma
ryand Canal Company, (some 81, 100000
without possessing the ability to pay as many
cents, and the President and Directors of the
Maryland Canal Company (BaHimoreans) certi-
fed that they had secured sufficient subscrip-
ton to justify the commencement and insure
the completion of the Canal 10 Baltimore
In regard to the proposed resistance of the
Stamp Act, the communication takes the
ground, that the resistance of this law by Bal
tmore, will justify the people of Frederick or
Allegany counties i'll resisting other laws con-
nected with the railroad. The writer says:
''If the people of Baltimore are permitted to
resist the Stamp Law, or any other law, the
people of AIcgany or of Frederick might with
equal right claim to nullify the law by which
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company are
authorised to have their road to pass through
those counties. They would have the same
plea and the same Justification, for with the
same truth they believe that the passage of the
road through the limits of these counties is in
furious TO their interests.
"Now, Baltimore commences the work Of
resistance to the law, and refuses to obey some
one law Of the last session, because Of It's sup
posed injurious bearing upon her interests
The people of Cumberland, equally excited
and equally impressed with the belief that the
railroad is detrimental to their interests as
sumes the right which is exercised by Balti
more Of disregarding the law, and they pull
up mile or more Of the road, SO as to prevent
al communication with their city. Could Balt
more complain: and may not such Il course be
expected if Baltimore commences this
dangerous doctrine:'
We do not believe, that there need be any APP
orehension Of an open resistance Of the Stamp
Or any other law Of the legislature in this city.
The "sober second thought" will convince the
most violent, that such resistance would result
n the ruin of the interests of Baltimore, and |
If the State at large. The amount TO be paid
lndcr the Stamp Law is utterly Insignificant
when compared to the loss which would follow
he resistance of the law. Reason and discro-
ion are not blnished from Baltimore.
PUBLICATIONS. From Mr.. ID. Drummer, the |
We have received small work. en-
tiled James Martle, or the Boy that went to
Sunday Schools" 1t is highly interesting, and
5 written by the pastor of st. Stephens Church
n this city. From Mr.. n. Hickman, we have
he 22d No. ofthe Pictorial Bible, and Voyages
ound the World. The same have been reeeiv-
ID from Messrs Armstrong s. Berry, with a
Dictionary of Practical Medicine, by Jas. Cop
and From Mcssrs. Shurtz & Taylor, we have
'eceived No. p the Pictorial Bible; Memoirs
IF the Literary Ladies of England; and a new
,eries of the Edinburg journal. From the
A gent, we have No. 7 Of the Sailors Maya