Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-02-18
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WASHINGTON. Fed. A.
| The Supplemental Sub Treasury ACT. report
| ed yesterday from the Ways and Means in the
House Of Representatives. requires great at
tenton 10 relieve il from the DISCUSSES with
which the Committee have labored to clotheit.
| Those who understand its provisions inter
pref them to mean additional powers for the
issue Of paper money and for making the Sub
Treasury law more and more Government
Bank. The important power TO be derived
from this bill, should it become law, will be
the dealing in Bills OF Exchange by the Gov
eminent.
The next feature will be the issue Of min,
certificates disguised in the name of receipts,
TO be paid out by the Sub Treasures and 10 be
received by the Collectors. The power to buy
foreign coin is certainly novel one for the
Government, though very frequent and
sometimes profitable business to brokers' Sen
sibe men laugh al all these contrivances to ex
tract the sting from the odious Act OF August
last, and moral men wonder why the Admin
istration, itself, just now the greatest sufferer
underline requirements of that law, do not urge
its repeal
II was among the odd coincdents Of yester-
day. that while Mr.. DRoMGooLE was report
ing his Supplemental Sub Treasury bill to the
House, Message was being read in the Sen
are from the President, covering communica-
tons from one of the Government Quarter
masters and detailing the following proofs OF
the utility of this law.
On the 10Th of November, 1916, it was
found necessary TO transmit 5000 900 10 New
Orleans from this City or the East. The
Government had not this amount of money
there, and accordingly gave the officer drafts
on New York, where they were converted in
TO specie. A contract was then made to send
the money to New Orleans at an expense to
the Government of SO $50 60 (three thousand
nine hundred and fifty dollars and sixty cents y
On the 9TH of December last il was found
necessary 10 send in coin or to provide in coin
at N. Orleans, 81 100000. A n York Broker
was paid nine thousand dollars for this service,
and il is believed made three thousand dollars
more submit these examples under the Sub
Treasury law as showing some of the beaut-
full realities of this extraordinary system Of f.
nance. Then. York broker did for S., 900 what
any deposite bank would have done for moth
ing but II would seem according TO authority
asked by the blll of yesterday, that this money
has been paid without authority of law.
AFpAIRs IN TRELAsD-The Dublin cores
pendent of the New York Courier and En-
quirer, thus speaks OF the introduction of fire
arms into Ireland:
''All this time the country. speaking gener-
ally, is in peace. There is the usual amount,
and not more, of crime against HE and prop
erty; and this. notwithstanding the distress,
and without coercion bill, or an arms. bill
There were reports of immense importatons
of arms, and charges were rung upon the an
~ Ir,e - bal <Nf,, g.,
guns, and none for bread But il was all car
icature-quite as much in the newspaper let
ter-press, as in Punch's picture caricature. II
was the old error Of making the particular case
the ground Of universal conclusion. Youths
bought them, now that restrictions were away,
for amusement purposes farmers for protec-
ton and doubtless, some others who might
bave found better use for their money; and
shopkeepers imported them TO meet the de-
mand. | know one gentleman who has ad-
veptsed an estate for sale in county Waterford,
who has removed into Lismore, the neighbor-
ing town, for safety; but then he gave notice
TO quit 10 eighty families, who had been loca-
ted on mountain side by his predecessor 10
bring 1t into cultivation, and now must either
pay rack-rent or 60 Nnety-nine out of a
hundred outrages are doings Of such people
sent to starve, and committed in desperation"
In another part of the same letter, from
whence the above is taken, we End some &C
count of the means adopted to supply the
wants of the sufferers, and the general dispo-
siton TO help, aid, and assist. The writer
continues:
"There is no distinction but that Of the grea-
ter misery in the objects relieved; and surely
all this must tell upon the feelings Of peers
and people-must bring all, Priests, Parsons,
Ministers, Protestants, Catholics, into more
friendly and kindly intercourse--must accus-
tom all classes to the recprocation Of kindness,
and so improve the moral and social condition
of the whole population. Probably such q
lesson-of kindness, industry, independence.
on certain article Of food, was required, and
in such way alone, was it likely 10 be learn
ed. Such lesson, too, Of the duties, as well
as the rights, of the Lords Of the Soil, and the
rights, as well as duties, Of the Sons of Toll,
was required. And it may be that govern
ment, required to be taught that to improve
the country, and benefit the physical and So
cial condition Of the people was part OF its
duty, as well as collecting the revenue. coer-
cling the people to be quiet by force, and pro-
viding snuggeries for the scions Of English no
bility !; and thai in doing this, they should leg
islate for the whole people, and not for class
VI POlitCdi SSCuOu hnu uHdIiy ue uISn
people needed to be taught that there were
other and better occupations than party pro-
cessions, faction riots, daily outrages, and
nightly marauding. If, the potatoe in rotten
ness, shall have sent the government, landlord,
and people TO learn, in the school Of famine,
such lessons Of political economy, agricultural
cultivation, and social and moral improvement,
he may have proved a greater blessing, than
when he covered the land in luxuriant but I'M
certain abundance. Yet, as an old and agree
able friend we are loath 10 part with him; and
as write the High Sheriff of the county of
Cork has convened meeting Of the nobility,
gentry, and farmers, TO deliberate on the best
sources and modes of importing seed potatoes
for the coming planting season."
GAMBLING.-In the lower House Of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, few days since,
Bill was passed unanimously, tor the suppress
sion Of gambling The bill makes gambling
a penitentiary offence, and authorizes the Off
GERS of the law to break open houses to search
for gambling apparatus, upon the oath Of any
person made for the purpose before Justice |
Of the Peace, and also subjects the offenders to
heavy fines for breeches of the law. The bill
also provides, that if any person shall invite