Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-27
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reply them. They arc written under such n ,e.ree
ofe1cicmen tolead you your purpose and your
blows dealt tely that after reading
the FIRST half column, nyolun,arily turucd back 20 the
hcadm. TO see whom ,hry intended f,r.
Before proceed. Will an error hica YOU ba Va
i'd yourself into, when you his writer pos
seS same prominence III that section and appears To be
"mi!.r with ITS history, Typography and sta,scks" Il
fn"nier has always hrei what he processes b. The
axe the plough, AMI the hoe, have familiar COMMA
Iious iom his youth aud he lived ty-iour ears of
age without being ensrusset with any public business
'hat at repairing p5lc highway. Ills has been
considered the hest Of the road in county So
far he be said possess in Thar COZ
tou, and he would tina AZ! ynu oy The compliment if
were n" manifest, that il bestowed for the sole PURPOSE
of claiming iur yourself the merit OF detecting hi, no
rance, AMI his wait Of candour indeed of homes
~. Al the time wien YOU of the Potomac section. and
those the head of the James River were uhi-
ting forces together for the purpose dividing the
t"n Tor INTERNAL improvement between you (os rolling
rs am told you Legislators call n.y. lie Furcr was fol-
lowing his plough unconscious that, as you say, 81"
swell understood by those who undcI uod il best that the
"James River Canal more than was rsti-
mate' But In suii The simple aud make appear
"a great state affair there with the scheme
'N commons earhcH road ninety miles length over mo,n-
"tans and vaes, rivers aad swau,s but ponpousy called
IN turnpike But such the and SO hiphy
''was wrought that great many ,nnd pcople Of
the State, both in and out of the Legislatures were rer-
>uaded that the commerce of the descend the
"Oho from above, aud ascend il from the mouth
'oi the great Nanhawa, and then ascend that to be
carried on this enhias""cd turnpike road decend
"the James Ri"cr to Richmond which snad prominent in
thn picture very aud desirable emporium
trade of tho This pageant ho. has served
cts purpose ard is dissolved and sonc The paseboard
'surrs and painted scenery Withdrawn, so ended
'one act j" the DANA Of Day Dreams" All this
carried On without the knowledge of q Farmer VIII.
had neither part mar lot in 'he bargain. So far YOU
nave missed yI; aim, ''yCu have Shot the buck
Killed the does; property speaking you have
mortaiiy w"uuded the oM nouiiait Juck. Aud must
take the Liberty icl you, you have wounded YOUR
self too For let ask why you didn't tell upon your
accompliccs fore? Was because YOU were ycuself TO
a" the psi "i character in the second in the drama'
Ant is it because Farmer has detected YOU of wuI
nisrcpre in order effect your purpose that vnu
have turned states evidence heay them under be-
iet that he was n"c OF tine guilty ONES? When you
the estimated nf the Chesapeake Ohio canal at
o''r millions of dollars, did you know lie far short
o the uim You have given much evidence your
Guan'ance with the subject to allow charge
n"'ace and therefore you must pardon fu believing
was Design: This is the shaft which rankirs in your no.
son' aud stinss guilty conscience 1t is this which
has drawn down upon the Farmer all rnalcvnlruce
III YOUR viniicve II is this which has enrused vou
and led to the inscrction ofmakng statements from
Il Farmer which have foundation in You have
charged him with desire monopol;2e improve
ineht, III improving :he River visation nc,wl,-
standing his declarations after describing difficult
Ties 10 he encountered IN the Chesapeake aud Ohio cnua
that "he obstacles present themselves in all their
orce I" the contemplated canal communication, between
"the james aus Jackson's River the Kanhawa" And
alter recommending cheaper mode of Improvement, he
Aays ny ms means we SHAH husband revenues, and
dIuse their benefits the whale community just pro-
rort"n' whilst our improvements viii! yield Income
~corane"surate with expenditures nur means will
abe increasing, instead of diminishing
How you make appear TIA rid. has ncilna
10 90 with the prosecution 81 the Chesapeake aud Ohio
nal "untcr the auspices Of tho General GovernnIen
cai lot understand L" odcr further expose isuo-
rance Of the Farmer you exultiusiy ASK If VIRGINIA
and Maryland pirate individuals, and The United
9'es were To subscribe tor shares in the stock
"na company, according tc in force in Jai-
mia and Maryland. hcre is The Infringement state rights
scr what state rights to do with IN, And Won aus,
ust as much the Tariff has, which He EurHler has
ged III to his assistance" Aud viii ask YOU in tn, n
"'ere ihe Subscription money OF tie United States
come FROM but from the tariff? will tel! YOU more
over that understand you dcxterous miners who
are so well skilled IN sappng the founda on cons,-
1uon have discovered that if all other schemes fail it is
sally necessary make beginning in state IN which il,
~ contemplated 10 carry work nj internal improve
n'enr, III order TO favour the DISH and ala table 20
fe people, ana then st Tie balance Of stock he tax
en- by the general government, your purpose is effected
suppose inr example the States q: Fgina aud Maryia
and pEvate Individuals, each one twentieth
part OF the STOCK, aud the United States the balance it
does appear to the weak understanding Farmer tina
seventeen weDti2iiS Of TIE money would come out OF tho
Tariff.
You say tina, "Mc Farmcr takes such parts Of the Enp
neers report to be true, and denies all such parts as
dn n"t comp0rt with his views. He admits the En-
'gmeers report ghs and distances, digging outline
Sc but denns TIC estimate of expense" If you take
tc fOuble to look again the report you will find tina,
the expense of the work is at all There s
no part OF the report denied On the contrary is all ad-
mrd aud ade the foundation of every arsun,en, that i
aGiucch against the exediency the enterprise In the
conclusion o the second paragraph ofte second column
there IS Yposraphca error the word bcinr
'Se'' ''e' I" ''f'Ious lie sentence ~ as inOws, viz
"a this We are 'lI by the engineers, doue at a mo-
1erae expense bat and who will nave to pay our
proportion ni -, ~ think ii erroneous ustead of enor
"oHs) But take The SENTENCE as printed, aud cannot
nc construed nio TIE denial of estimate, when there
vas none TO demy You have nevertheless seized upon this
OCCASION, and have filled near!y half column the news
j'Per ia the Indulgence Of your SATIRE expose the vanity
"t liz PIrncr, ,1f wing the presumption To oppose his
theoretical knowstr, 10 tls practical of ex
eeficncr, connected with scientific requirements of .l,
highest ORDER You yet learn seems tina, the in
dependent yeUnapry Of hisfsee country though not blcst
yh the advantages pf education which you can boast of
sill take the liberty into The official c;s of tl,ei
srrvan-, iibont ascibjng TO them thai of nGaibiv
hicl you appear s.I belongs n science n nd
yite OF the rpits uf such Yourself who vpuId
insly .1t I've expression Of palc opinion (yviirn
corcs INFO collision with your owr) by the dread which
Four pen would Inspire particularly when they know by