Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-08
THE RA.ZEETHa
MARTINSBURG, VIRGINIA.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1876.
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10 The Editor Of TIE Cazeue.
Siy--I assure you, that il is neither
love of discussion nor disposition 10 pro.
long the period when you shall return 10
athe more delightful path Of Editorial life, "
which, as you intimate, you 90 much
court, that induces me TO add any thing,
10 tho views, which | have, heretolofe,
submitted upon the Convention question.
You may rely upon il, too, that am car
fying on no "icar" WITH you, and applaud
ing the spirit OF the announcement that
"you will submit to noting, that IS
wrong" my demands upon you shall be
a'for no,hieg but what is right"
In the Comments which you, last week, ,
published upon the point under discussion,
am glad to perceive that it is deemed OF
sufIiceDt Importance to be argued oil
length, and that il is thought ,here is a
t,yein OF good sense pervading the reason
ing OF Anti Convention although you,
somewhat strangely and anonymously
bu, with no lit:le landsomentss OF dieiion,
yidcule the argument, which, as you say,
4.sppeas from our patriotism to our ava.
rice"
protest, that you, gratui,ously, assail
my motives when you say that | continue
to play upon the pocket nerre of the PEG.
pe of this County. invite your consld-
Grafton of THE subject, intent, as you
should be to present true views, alonr, 10
your readers. Look at il, Sir, and de-
termine whether terrible calamity may
not be inflicted upon the taxpayers Of
this and the adjoining Counties.
There should be no mIsapprehensIon
upor this matter. What are the facts
tits notorious ths, Eastern Virginia some
years since arrested the progress Of inter-
nal improvements, in the State, and still
manifests the most determined opposition
to the appropriation Of the Public funds to
that purpose. Within the last week the
House OF Delegates rejected the Bill sp.
propriating $4,000. annually, for seven
YEAR. to the South Western roads-as al
60 the Salem and Lynchburg and the
Stanton and Scot,svile Road Bills
This policy of Eastern Virginia is COM
bated, at loagtb, in the Governors Mes.
sage. II is equally notorious that Wes-
tern Virginia has been Tor years. pressing
upon the Legislature tho adoption OF va.
rious schemes Of improvements to provide
outlets for their trade. You say, tina,
you have heard Of the project Of connect
ing Richmond and Guyandotte on the
Ohio, "alone in connection with the idea
that il was TO be constructed by New
York Capital" $50 far you add, "ss
the public mind has yet been informed Of
tina. scheme, all that is asked Of Virginia,
is a charter" You, OF course, have read
the Governors last Message, but forgot
ten, that he urged, most strenously, the
completion, by the Stale, con as oirn ac-
count of the James River and Kanawha
Improvement, "from some point upon the
line Of the James RIVER and kanawha
Company" to Pom. Pleasant on 10 Guy
.Andotte.
What, then, is reasonably, to be ap.
pretended, il the power Of the State shall
DO tfanlerred West OF the Blue Ridge?--
Is it not The construction, on State account,
OF Gigantic schemes Of Improvement, or,
at least, the application Of TIE State Funds
spon the hoo Gdhs principle TO a east MN.
Der Of Western improvements?
How, then, the enquiry presents Itself,
shall we be affected by this policy 2
Provided with facilities to the market
towns of Baltimore, Alexandra and
Georgetown, we shall not recur, as we
do not need, such Improvements, as other
regions require. Comparatively indie
pendent of State Legislation upon this
subject, and, having, heretofore received
aothing, it is clear, that there is imminent
danger, that we shall be, most seriously
oppressed by taxation.
desire, at the same time, distinctly to
say, that utterly reject that heartless
policy that would withhold State aid from
these enterprises. To reasonable ex.
tent, it should not DO denied TO our Yves.
tern Breth,eu. Excess is what is feared,
and that result, can not be, otherwise,
more certainly, avoided than by refusing
to the West the AscENpENcY. | and
those in the County with whom act are
not unwilling, but, on the contrary, desire
that the relative political strength Of the
East should be diminished and that OF
the West increased; but we object,
among others, for the reasons have pre-.
seased, tina. the West sbo3M not haze the
control, tohieh Convention wouid giue ii.
There is hope, that, at no distant day,
the State will lend its aid to her citizens,
cautiously; but not with sparing hand.
Ii the permanent policy OF the State shall
be otherwise, with no hope of change, il
will be full time, then, to consider, wheth-
er the benefit OF improvements outwelghs
all the evils which Convention may in.
fIct upon us.
Till then, present to your consdera'
ton, the questlon--what are OUR suffer
ings that you should be CLAMARoUs Tor 9
Convention
AUTHORIZATIONS.
Dec. 80, 1915.
COMMENTS.
Notwithstanding the modest disclaimer OF ou