The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-05-02
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foa rHr PORTLAND GAZETTE.
Cumberland Road-Again.

NO further remarks having appeared upon
this subject, IN order that II may be fully 10
derslood II may now be closed elth few at
ditional observations
In the irsl place il is pertinent 10 notice
that this road is laid out from Cumberland, IN
The State Of Moryaad, 10 the STATE Of Ohio
not howe,eit SO much for the internal conve-
nience of theioimer State as 10 facilitate
convey ance from and emigration Ia the west.
This great road was established by an acl
of Congress, passed March %, 1906 and The
sum OF $50, 900 was thereby appropriated
10 detray The expense u laying on and making"
the same. This appears 10 be the amount at
which he intended expense was origi iall,
estimated.
This sum having been found 10 be insult
Client however, 10 meet the contracts entered
into by The government for HAT purpose, Con.
gress has been induced 10 enlarge II 5y several
subsequent appropriations, until 1t Is SAD
that the expense OF the undertaking has al
ready amounted 10 the considerable sum OF
81 ,5li 600 aud the road is not vel com
pleted. A further Appropriation Of 100 900
has teen made the presen, session; and more
perhaps will still be required.
This was stated IN the Gazette Of the ih
nit. and the statement has not been disputed.
II may therefore he presumed 10 be suDslan.
tally correct.
Blu, in reply TO This il was stated IN The Ar
gus, that the expense OF this toad was deifay-
ed from fund formed bv the sale Of Un,lea
States lands in Ohio, esiabl sted by act of
Congress April 30, 1902, and iheieby pledged
for the purpose of such appropriation, III con
sequence OF the stipulation Of the said STATE
hol 10 lax The. lands OF the United States with
in its jurisdiction for a period Of zen years.
This statement in The Argus Vas sceompa
MED by some appropriate observations on tbf
unprincipied character and sndIIiouS tendency
OF intentional interpretations OF public
measures, made vi view 10 excite unbound
ed preudces against the goyernmcnt; am
was also preiaced with voluntary pledge Oh
the part Of he writer, that whenever case
OF clear injustice towards the north was made
out in evidence, he should be as prompt to
take up arms against the Cypress on OF the
general government as any man.
The general correctness of these remark.
was mol denied, although tie application Of
them, which was probably defended, was no
admitted and though very considerable |
detect was exhibited ia the counter statement. |
the inference was iofb0rne 10 be retorted.
But il was said in answer To tina article in
the following Gazette, hat The lard, from The
sales of which The fund was formed for tn, |
Object was a part Of lie National Domain |
that Ohio was erected into State 10y the !
courtesy of The Union, and that the govern
meDi was under no necessity to negotiate ,or
any exemption OF its lands from a iursd clon |
of its own creation. The proof OF ibis Is 10 |
history, in treaties, and principles. The pc |
stion has mol been contested. Ii may there !
fore be considered as sound.
But another qualification remains 10 be |
made If the statement in The Argus. II i. |
there assumed, II mol asserted. that the wliolt |
Of that fund, which was fire per cent upon he |
sales, was applicable TO The object OF this road.
The appropriation was afterwards divided. |
and three per cent. was applied by subse
quent law I" 10 the laying out, opening, and
making roads z.iiitn The State of OHIO" The |
Cumberland road, twill be recoliec,ed, is out
of the Stale. TteO per cent. OF that sum there
fore only was reserved Cor the purpose Of ma
king this road ; and no more was pledged FOR
this appropriation by The act. by which II was
established. This will distinctly appear by
reference TO the Sirtl section.
The present state Of tins fund may be per
ceived from the following copy Of report
made by the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 the
Senate oa The 9th Of March -
Treasury Department, 8h .Mareh, 1890
SiR-In obedience 10 a resolution of the SEN
ale, of the lst instant, have the honor to submit
the enclosed statement of the amount Of the two
nor cent fund arising from the sale of public