Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-04-13

OF Tbursdsy Iast sr Tomlio moved 70
amend she bill sconeerning the sssessmsnt
and collection Of the public revenue BY the
insertion Of provision requiring Commits
sioners Of the Revenue before granting any
license, to cause the following oath 70 be t.
ken by the applicant: 4 do swear or affirm
that win not. during The time for which |
hare taken out such license. receive or pass
any note Of less denomination than five
dollars" The proposition was rejected by
the following vote:
ARES Aiessrs Barbour, Browne, Carpen-
ter, Cbeatham. Collier, billiard. Goode Of bed
ford, Hunter. james, Mcclure, Mcdonald,
Moore OF Jefferson, Muse Newkirk, Newman,
Nottingham, Portlock, Rutherford, Tomlin,
Vance, Wheeler. " bite Of Hanover, " bite Of
Green and Orange--23
NoEs--llessrs Anderson, Bare. Brooks,
Boyd, Carroll, Clark, Crow. Crutcbfeld, Da-
Wis, Dawson. Dawson, Downing. Dunlap.
Dunn, Echols, Edwards. Flanary. Garrett,
Garretson, Gatewood, Gibson, Gimer o..
Russell Gilmore Of X (, Gordon, Critic, Har-
rison. Iianilin, Hancock, Hardy, Headen,
Imboden, Irving jackson Of Wood, johnson.
Jones of Chesterfield. Jones Of Marshall, Jor-
don. Kilbg. King. Lay burn, Luke, alartz,
Massey, Maupin, McCulloch, Mckinney. Mi
chael, Nicholson Oldham, Payne, Pcndleton,
Preston, Prellow, Rice. Richeson. Scott
Segar. shannon, slemp, stevens, Stuart
Tate. Towacs vawser, Walker, Watson,
Wcllman. West, Wiley. Wedding Verify
II
The Enquirer alleges that this was by no
means test that the most steadlast
Democi ats voted against the amendment as
misplaced and rs certain it adopted to defeat
the tax bill by driving off the Wings from
its support and thus preventing the pnssibili.
ty Of its securing constitutional majority"
We infer therefore. that Mr. Tomlin's spe.
cifc viii again be brought forward in some
other shape We hope SO at least. 1t is
true we have no sort OF confidence in the
healing virtues of this panacea. but as the
Democracy profess to entertain n high opin-
ion Of its merits we have net the slightest OBJ
lection to their submitting it to the test Of
experiment, provided they choose to take the
responsibility OF doing So 1t is to be hoped
for the credit Of our Democratic Legislators
that they dont intend to adjourn without
making an effort, at last. TO put down shin
lasters. aud thus rid their constituents of
the course that has so luug afflicted them
1t is true that all their former attempts to
accomplish this end have proved ridiculous
failures. but notwithstanding tn 8 discoura
giug experience. they owe it to themselves
and to the people, either to persevere in their
efforts or to acknowledge candidly their ina
bility and iucnmpetency to deal successfully
with tie evil. They admit that we have
wretched currency--they acknowledge the
obligation to provide better. and they can
not escape from the discharge of this duty.
without damaging whatever reputation they
may now enjoy for patriotism aud political
wisdom They must either renew their OK
crtions to cxserminatc shin plasters or SUBJ
ject themselves to the double reproach Of pos
sessiDg neither sufficient magnanimity aud
independence to try Wig plan, nor wit
enough to invent one Of their OWE. Rich.
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