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

Ii is due TO the Wing Governor and the Wing
Members of the General Assembly OF the State oil
MARYLAND that the following powerful defence OF
th patriotic course at the last Session Of the Lee
gblature should be transferred TO our columns
II PROM THE MARYLAND REPuBLIcAsf
Messrs EpIroRs II is with astonishment and regret that
aye observed the of the public press IN Baltimore In
erence the financial recommended by the uov-
snor and adopted by the Legislature at its late session.
The Governor is of having recommended and the
Legislature with having passed. measures designed 10 destroy
be prosperity of Baltimore for the purpose Of rearing up
/ be District cities, or her commercial rivals
The bill for the completion Of the chesapeake and ONO
canal and the Stamp Act paaded day after day. editorial
and otherwise, in the Baltimore papers, as PROOF OF TINS
npatrotc design the part Of the Executive and Legisa-
i've branches Of the Government To remedy these ins
cradle evils resolutions have been proposed IN one branch of
Inc City Council that the corporate authorities should refuse
10 collect the State within the limits OF the cy and the
,eople Of Baltimore called on by communications pub
shed in the different papers, to resist the enforcement OF the
Stamp Act and to demand extra session OF the Legisa-
ure to repeal the Canal Bill
propose to show that the which has been thrown
Upon the Governor and the Legislature in reference to both
hose measures unjust, and that the course which is being
pursued by the city Baltimore destructive Of her interests
First in relation to the Canal The Governor in his in
hupua address, stated the Legislature that the State
bayng an annual interest Of account Of her APP
Preparations to the Canal and that incumbent the
Legislature to consider whether any could be adopted
by which the State would be relieved from this heavy burden
That the time had arrived when the people Of the State ex-
peced some definite action upon this subject That was the
lduy of the Legislature decide de6nvey whether the true
interest of the State would be better promoted by completing
the Canal to western terminus than Dam M o. or by
suffering remain at its present terminus That they
should think of the State required its further pro-
secuon that it was macsy proper that provision
should be made to that end and IT. on the contrary should
be thought better establish the the western ter
minus Of the Canal that then some arrangement should be
made with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company by
which SO much trade would be given the Canal from Dam
No. would pay the interest the advances OF the State
to that Company. Think Messrs Editors, that have given
the substance Of the recommendations OF the Governor In
ference the Canal and must confess my inability to see
the Of patriotism the evidence OF desire nure Bal
timoe which is attributed to him.
The sole object of the Governor in his inaugural address,
appears me, recommend such measures as would
in his Judgment restore the credit Of the State, and thereby
Gas he appeared suppose) her immediate and permanent
prosperity The appropriations of the State the Canal
the chief of the embarrassment OF the State and
how with proprety the Governor could have omit
ted knowing the financial position Of the State to notice the
Canal question, in what way he could have taken more
proper view of that question In considering the present OPP
position of Baltimore the Canal is important to recur to
the hitherto pursued in reference to that work.
You aware Messs Editors that at the sessions OF the
Legislature of 1885 and 1886, when the eight million bill was
before the Legsaurehree millions for the Canal three for
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and two for other works
known at the time to be unprofabe designed to secure
the b-hat the city of Baltimore the most eff
cen advocate OF that measure fou Know that the eight
million bill passed Baltimore measure, and by the
ovepowerng influence from the city Of Baltimore brought to
upon the Legislature You recollec that pre-
Governor then member of the Legislature, and was
one Of the most strenuous opponents Of that measure he
predicted the very state of things which now exists he
upon the mpocy of the State engaging in the
sucon of two works. running for eighty miles side by side
He insisted if the canal be carried to the West that
should be made Maryland work, by having its eastern ter
sections of that BILL (see the 9Th section of the act of 1885,
chap 1885, provision that unless should be first ascertain
ed by actual survey that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
could be extended to Baltimore by the waters of the Monocacy
and Paapsco, by dvergng from the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal the mouth of Seneca river, and unless
enough should be actually subscribed make such canal to
the city of Baltimore that the subscriptions the part OF the
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal should be void The
Treasurer was expressly prohibited from making the sub
scriptions 10 the eapa &c. snnil The Maryland Canal
Company should, by their President and Directors have
tilted the Treasurer that sufficient amount had been sub
scbed to justify the commencement and ensure the completion
of the canal to Baltimore" Who the President and
Directors Of the Maryland Canal Company They were
citizens of Baltimore How and by whom this provision
by which Baltimore made the eastern terminus of the
canal defeated How and by whom this State saddled
with The subscriptions authorized by the act Of 1885, without
securing 70 the State The terminus of the canal at Baltimore
Three Of the prominent citizens Of Baltimore subscribed for
the entire stock Of The Maryland Canal Company (some
So o6e, 0o0) without possessing the ability 70 pay many
Company Balmoreans) certified that they had secured
sufficient subscription to justify the commencement and
the completion Of the canal TO Baltimore.
Yes Messrs Editors ii a Baltimore measure, by
Baltimore influence by the votes Of her Representatives, by
re management mot 10 say auds) Of Of her citizens
that Mary., hos been sadded with this canal debt and
forsoo The egistr the Representatives Of the peo-
pie of the residue OF the State afe censct snd denounced by
tire people Of that city, because they Have after hc lapse Of
yeas and when their constituents have been taxed ior
four years pay the interest upon the debt forced upon them
by Baltimore and her czen been endeqvong 70 reeye the
State oma portion Of the present taxes 10y making the canal
pay the interest upon the money advanced to It. Messrs
Editors, it manifest in 1885 now 10 every
hecng mind that il the State made the large advances the
canal without having its terminus in Maryland that she would
be ced either to abandon her entire subscription TO the
na or Gscv the canal and consequently 10 the Dis
tct cities all t6 trace necessary pay the interest the
States appropriations TO the csna TIE canal had been
pleted to Dam NO. for years, and found 70 be en-
hrsy Improbable by completing H. therefore,, under the
terms Of the bib Ct the lest session no loss could accrue and
if the canal should succeed in taking the entire coal trade il
will certainly pay part If the whole Of the interest the
States investment in the canal Inconsistent arguments have
been made by the contributors the Baltimore press Some
suppose that the railroad successfully compete with the
canal and that the completion Of the canal to Cumberland
eoslq MI Consequently yield to the State. Others
suppose thai the ssas,, ccmpeed, will deprive Baltimore Of
all the trade and build Up tbs es cs e her commercial
rivals ~ .il ~ D.ad iiRs Tigt,
II the first be right you will once see Messrs Editors,
tat enc need complain, because both the State and Bsl6
more will BE-, ser e completion Of the canal Just where
they were before the meeting u e Legislature The State
now receives nothing and IL the writers hr Ie-ye3 20 are
right the State will when the canal is completed receive
thing Baltimore, too, these gentlemen right, will be
just where she is for the canal when completed
with the railroad the commerce of Baitore