Washington telegraph., 1852-06-30
General COnway's State Policy.


We ask our readers if they have read
and pondered well, the circular of General
Conway-the Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor? Those who have not, ought to do
so; as much will depend on the views and
policy of the man whom the people will call
to the chief Magistracy Of the State. We
have heard many Wings as we'll as Demo
Gratis, express preference for Gen. Conway,
but we also remember that they did so on
condition that he would go for the repeal Of
the lar distributing the 100000 acre
fund among tue counties.
We propose in all candor then, to take
up the Generals circular, and see how he
stands on the subject When Gen'l G. and
Gen'l Smithson first came upon the track,
we expressed our decided preference for
Gen'l Conway, but always on condition that
he would take bold and manly stand for
Internal Improvements, and for repeal of
the law scattering the 100000 acre fund
among the counties; and the most inAuen-
tial democrats of this section declared also,
time and again, that if he did not commit
himself Internationally to the support Of
those measures, that they acould oppose
| him.
Gen. Conway sets out when he comes to
discourse on State policy by quoting as part
of his creed the resolution of the State Con-
vention that nominated him. That resolu-
ton reads thus That the democratic par
ty of this State are in favor of qcisc eco
uonaical and qcclI .gtarc1ed system Of In
ternal Improvement" Now, pray good
reader, what does all that mean! So far
as we can see or understand words, that res
olution can be tortured to mean anything,
cue7gahiag or nothing. What is a ''10ise''
system of Improvement ? and what do the
Convention and General Conway mean in
speaking Of "a qcelI guardcd' system of
improvement p? 1t means just nothing at
all, and is intended to save the Democratic
party and its nominee, Gen. Conway, from
a positive and downright committal on several
of the great questions, that have agtated
many portions of our State, for some months
past. The General in his wisdom, after
quoting the resolution of the Convention,
attempts to throw some additional light on
the subject of Internal Improvement by
quoting, from the constitution of our State,
which declares that 'the General Assem-
bly shall ascertain the proper Objects Of
improvement in relation to roads, canals,
and navigaDle waters, and provide by law
for an equal, systematic and economical 0p-
1olication Of tile. funds achich may be ap-
z1opriated to these oIJects. If this pro-
vision of the constitution means anything,
it means that the Legislature has not only
the p01ocr to encourage Internal Improve
ment by law, but it has also the power, if
it should see fit to exercise it. to appropriate
every dollar in the State Treasury to that
object and not only so, but could levy and
collect tax to build railroads, dig canals,
and render our water-courses navigable.
The General says, II am a friend to In
ternal improvements and says further
more, that he hopes such a system will be
adopted, "as acas apuored By the COnre1,-
ti0u''
The General is determined that the peo-
pie shall not forget mhat tie Convention
said. 1t is a pity that no one has yet been
able to comprehend what that body meant
but General Conway! He should, by all
means, have explained to us what we might
understand by 50 acise, economical and
,ceH guarded system"
One thing is too plain to be concealed and
that is-that the Convention were afraid
to touch the question of the repeal of the
law, squandering the 100000 acre fund =
Else, why did they vote down the very SEN
siblc and well timed resolution of Mr. Brodie
who was member of that Convention p
We again ask why was it done? And we
again ask is Gen Conacay IN fauor Of re-
pealing the lar distributing that .fund
among the counties, or Is lie not? He has
tied himself to the convention, and the con-
yention yOteI dorm lL-. BrOdies TesOLu-
tio1a acltich called tor the repeal Of that
outrageous Iau' Then who can be so un-
blushing as to stand up and defend the action
of that Convention, or say that Gen. Conway
is the man for the times? Here we are