Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-12-25
ANTI-CONV ENTION.
comMrMTs.

HAntiConyention, with the skill Of veteran
taciician still continues 20 play upon the pocket
nsrve Of the People of this County. Others may
abhle as they please in right. abstract or concre'e
political OF netsphyscal, he, with the unainching
.enaciiy o. the blood hound. follows the trail OF
the fiscal aspect oflhis question. He appeals from
our patriotism TO our avsrce-from our eve Of right
70 our love Of money. He would resolve qnes-
tion Of Gosernunentsl Reform into matter of dol
lars and cents, aud speculate ap@n Human Rights
with all the GOODNESS and saag froid Of dealer in
fancy stocks. The Couvention question strikes him
a, important in zone 1iew"--as question of mo-
ney. He cares not whether East Ut Ipest has
sbe control of affairs, be is only concerne9 to know
which is likely 10 make the beasiest demands upon
his purse. He does not disturb himsef about bal-
ianees Of Power; he books sny 10 balances of nc.
counts. Iii. whole philosophy Of Constitutions is
summed up IN the spo,hee@--
For form. os Government let fools contest,
That which is cheapest administered, IS best
Now we do not mean to say, that there is not a
vein OF strong. houeiy good sense Pervadlog this
reasoning Of 4AutiC Convention III his objections
we're well founded in Posns of fact. HIS views
certainly have sufficient force and pousbiity about
them to entitle them 20 a far and candid reply
And We must say that We happy TO meet with
asv opponen, OF Reform whe has some reasons for
the faith that is in bix il those reasons upon
examination be found to he ansouRd ones.
The srcument Of "Anti-Convention' may he re
4 md we
shall not state his ergume MS with less force than
he has done himseE
They are these.-
tst. That the Eastern divisiex Of this State Is
opposed 10 the policy Of expendng the Public Mo-
aey, upon object. Of Entsrnal Improvement
I'd. Tha, the WesterR Disision if they get the
mower. will embark the State largely and eK'rnva'
santy in that systeer
ID. Ths, the County Of Berkeley ia at this time
ampsy provided with every public Improvement
that she caa desire.
Ana. t,hly. That it IS therefore, the interest Of
she County Of Berkeley, that the power fthe State
ebould seside in the East AID rot lie transferred
to tho Fest, where ii would displey ilsclt in g.
eantic and costly schemes o. internal improvement
from which .hi, County could derive no benefit hut
would have 10 contribute her full proportion OF the
burdes.
It's manifest hat This aspect Of the aueslioo Il
fully discussed would open wide field for ohser
ystion. We have only time aud space for ie"
brirf remarks upon eSos Of the propositions
Tn, iect that Virginia has NJ, at this time lar
ger Internal Improvement &et does not resul; TO"
any existing or pre-existing Constitutional apPor
tionaent Of Power, bu, from causes natural and
g,ogrsphical-irom Tint ertsofjnary diversity
and coraTt Of local policy wllch 40 strongly DIS
,ineuishes tie State. and Ns.lh have 50 far, and
probably may forever paSalyze any graad and eth
ciert .ystem Of State Improvement Her CONNER
eial interests do no. as in New York converge TO
common centre, bot fadia'e egsIy here 20 The ex
,,,mjties Of the Commonwealth. 10 barge por
tiop Of the citizens Of Vireinia, baltimore ia thei
sst,ral market ito another portion, the ci;ies o.
the pi,triet Of Columbia ito enoihee por,ioo
p,n,bnyg. through the Cheat and Nsnongahel.
R,v.r. to another portion, the sea-poNs OF Nori'
Carolins, through the Roanoke RlSe' and to ano
,her. New Orleans, by the Ohio and ia tributaries
When such diversiie. os eoHmercial intetesis ez
lat in State, il is difficult, almost impossible t
har,noni.e them into any gress and efficient 'ehem
of lnternsl Improvement,
fl !. therefore not true. as "Anti.Conventon
supposes, that Casters Visgista "a, upon any pr"
ciple of pubic policy, opposed 70 The espend''u'
o. money upon objects Of Intefnal Improvement :
tii. proposition would much more nearly aPproxi
ra,s ,be tr.,,b ifhe had said. ths, she was oppo
sed 10 all such expenditures upon any o'heF' tha
Eastern Improvements Let Us invite h' s'tef
tion TO the millions wasted and sunk on the Jane
River; 10 the suus appropriated 70 the c'nstruS
t;oa os ihs Rail Roads from the Potomac River
throush the city OF Richmond, to the North Caro-
Ias linz from Portsmouth, 10 Weldon IRON CAV