The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-02-20

Wishes of the entfrprisinI gentlemen, WIN
will lhns eonfera E,or on their country
by furnishing another means Of indnst,y
aud Independence. I. S. Gazette.
-..ees".-
Fom The Constitutional ItAig.
| ba," lust read, in The Wing. thr speccl
of Mr.. Clay un Internal lmpro,elnent
which Is lie only oue | have Vet seen o.
ihr subj er,.--SbonIi this ln,slinn h, de
cldc,} on argumrnt aud not on interest.
entertain 10 fear for the triumph OF the
old Virginia prlucihlrs If NJ IS rnnrn-
talion Is The mosl scriot,s they have Ia rn
coulter. He is right, when hc SAYS. that
II Il 40 argiIncat against the ruth nr n
{ Inclusion, that different minds arrive III
II by dlIlcrent steps ADD this relieves me
| from the necessity of defending a weak
| part ni the Presidents argument upon the.
subject. through thrs, columns of mastery
exposure. The acknowledged doctrine
of '98 that Congr. s. have MI powers hut
such rs are expressly granted. or fairl,
drdnclbc from In pSe 81 granted; that in
tonhtiul eases il is better Ia limit, than Ia
rXtcnd the construcl lion nf the constitution,
are the only weapons | wish to use on this
occasion. and with tltrseI II "a rather at
tack Mr.. Clay's positions than defend Mr..
Moaror's For. il is not incumbent on rs
h. prove thai the constitution does not
giant particular power; but on them 10
prove that the power is expressly granted.
To begun with C's frst position, he
would deriv" TIN, power fam the authofi-
" gwen To Congress " to esttbiiyh Post
Offices and Post Roads," aud ne waste.
many We'll ordered words and sone UicG
OHdry reading IL prove, what hlten ettr
,Ionhtfd, that establish dies not mean n
dopt, and that IT does mean 10 .fI, 10 mate
firm, 10 Until hr proves too, whit | am
Just a. ready Ia admit, that touSrcs, may
decide 10 use aay road already modr, or
Ia make new o"P : bat there he tops,
ard DOES not tell ~ Tor hat pfirpose THESE
roads are To b" nd0Pted or cSia6it3htd; yet
rhr constitution does not stop there, Al tells
'or what pmpusc these roads are 10 b.
made, they arr, To be post roads, roads for
the transportation uf the mail, aud for
noihing else, Ar, these the roads which
vi. &. and the friends Of Internal Improve.
m NJ are So d"5irous Ia establish No
They are alIcady retabiifhrd, and the
mad - nov conveyed with reasonable IA
city from one extremity of the L. States
to the nth,r. True Indeed, not nilh SO
much facility as - tie turupihrs Of Eng
lind. but Mr. L. himself, acknowledges
that we are {rt n Young nation. and That
80 ooo Mills ar. moi to be tnrnpiked in "A
hurry Where thpn will he trgin 10 tun
rik. the Post road: Certailly ~ the
n,nst nupulotIs. Hral,hy and cdm,nrrcia
state, for thy have the deepest interest
in the snI, and rapid transportation of the
mad. and have the fairrst claim since they
nav most 10 the snpport Of the l. q. ~.
enlistment. But the roads ~ these sintrs
ara. sufficiently good-,rtle. and when
ether states shall have become equally pO-
pulous. and shall have cxpcndca equal
sums on thu inprospmeut Of Their road g,
they viii be entilei u, and viii ,nloy
canal facilities of communication. But
they do not want Pest rnads-thry wait
such roads rs the constitution never con
jrmulatrd. "a its trainers never drcame
Of era ii comm rel roads lsr tic irhns-
p"rlati ~ of m' rCh4noIhf aud produce,
roads u AXE witch tue citizens oi al me
states must be taxed for thr benefit al u
few. thus granting 10 some, valuable ex-
elusive privileges al the cost oi AL Hr.
clay argues, aud VIII not deny IT, ina,
CONGRESS has f,aI. 20 KEEP us :, ",,
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