Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-02-15

ACT otherwise, aud, through haste, ignor-
ance. or oversight, shall lail in any great
work we undertake, we shall occasion
reaction which will go far towards de-
stroying The system; and he would put
il to the friends of internal improve
ments, whether it will be advisable 10
run any risk of such result ! He was,
therefore, opposed to acting on the sys-
tenn, till general view had been pre-
scented to Congress OF the objects to be
attempted.
As to the claim of the west on the Ma
tional Treasury, he should only say that
| that Treasury never contributed any
thing worth naming, for the purpose OF
internal improvement, for the advantage
of any other State than Ohio. What,
asked Mr.. McDuffie, are the national
works which have been done by the ge-
neral government? This road was GER
tain,y the chief, and he had almost said,
the only one-two millions had been ex-
pended upon it. There was also some
small appropriation for the improvement
of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers l,
said McDuffie, belong TO state which,
on this subject, has fair claims on the go
| vernment, yet l do not now solicit any
thing on her behalf We are told, that,
because the work has been commenced,
we must therefore go on with it. Bus,
sir, said Mr.. McDufie, | argue IN
manner directly the reverse. do not
think because we have done something
for one part Of the Union, we must,
therefore, do more for it. The work, |
acknowledge, is an important one; but
other objects are important too. The
population of the new states is compare
lively sparse; and we are asked to ne
glec, the denser population OF the Union,
for their benefit. do not think the OBJ
jec, proposed, has any peculiar claim,
at this particular time. Before he sal
down, he would state what were his &C.
neral views on this matter. 1t appeared
very clear, that, for at leas, ten years to
come, all the surplus revenues OF this
country would be exhausted in paying
the public debt--and, from the character
and well known wishes of the nation, he
presumed that il must be the great OBJ
ject Of the next administration TO pay
that debt. There could ne but small
surplus left to be applied to internal i'm
Observation-Disclosures however, TO de-
fray the expense Of all the requisite pre-
vious measures. All the surveys could
be made, various routes explored, and
| the comparative expense ct different
projects ascertained Then the nation
would know precisely what was the
work before it, Nor was it more than
proper that ten years should be consum-
cd in preparing TO accomplish so great
svslom, on the safest and most solid
grounds.
Thursday, January 90.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell (Ohio) it
| was
ResofUed, That so much of the Jour
nal of the Cd session OF the Oh Congress,
as relates 10 the election of the Presiden,
of the United States by the House o. Re-
representatives., be printed.
FRIDAY, January 81.
| CUMBERLAND ROAD.
The bill " tor continuing the Cumber
land Road" was read third time.
On motion OF Mr.. Archer, the question
on the passage OF the bill was ordered to
be taken by Ayes and Noes
The question was then taken, when
there appeared
AYES-Messrs. Adams, Alexander
of Tenn. .llson, Baylles, J. S Barbour,
Barley, Beecher, Blair, Bradley, Breck,
Brent, Burliegh, Gail, Cambreieng,
Campbell OF Ohio, Cassidy, Clarke,
| Condicf, Cook, Crowninshield, Cush.
man, Cu,hber DurIee, Ellis, Farreily,
Forsyth, Forward, Fuller, Gazlay, Cur
ley, Hayde Hemphill, Henry, Hol-
| combe, Houston, Ingham, Isacks, Jen-
nings, J. T. Johnson, F. Johnson, Ken,
Kremer, Lawrence, Lee, Letcher, Little,
Locke, MsAr,hur, M'Kean, M.Kee, Ms
Kim, MLane of Del. M'Lean OF Ohio,
Mallary, Mar,indale, M rcer, Me,calte.
Miller, M,tcheli of Md. Moore of KY.
Moore of Ala. Neale, Newton, Owen,
| Patterson Of Penn. Patterson OF Ohio,
Plumer Of N. H. Poinsett, Reed, Rey-
nolds Ross, Sandford, Sloane, William
Smith,,Spence, Standefer, ]. Stephenson,
Stewart, S,orrs, Strong, Test, Thomp
son of KY. Tomlinson, Trimble, Udree,
| Vance of Ohio, Vlnton, Wayne, Web
ster, Whi,,lesey, Wickliffe, Jas Wilson,
Henry Wilson, Wilson of Ohio, Wolfe,
Woods, and Wright--o7
| NOES-Messrs. Abbot, Alexander