Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-24

Judge of the correctness of civil engineers report
subject the most intricate, and knowledge of which
can only be obtained by experience? You might as
well 50 that you would not be governed By the
advice opinion of tue pin, sican whom YOU had
called in but that you would revise and correct it, aud
Judge for yourself and your family in every disease
and determine whether he right or wrong. livery
much question whether the independent yeo,nanry OF
The State would think themselves competent 10 iupe
OF civil engineering you suppose-truc they may moi
be SO learned the subject you But, sir not
wistandng those high pretensons OF yours, by which
YOU claim and pretend to be able TO Judge for yourself
in all arts and sciences, the opinion of men
will be regarded in matters which relate TO their pro
ossion and tins according of the painest rules
Of common sense And this is all that have been con-
enung Tor, when you charge me with being willing TO
stie the expression of public opinion Indeed, YOUR
groundlcss charges numerous and so gross ha,
am frequently tempted TO pursue a different course
in my reply, from what first prescribed TO myself
will, however, only say at this time, that hope the
independent yeomanry of the James River section, l,
not accord with YOU in lhs for have always consider
ed them worthy of high esteem, for their deuifed
sentiments, and honorable feelings; and, after having
been so mnuiiicen,ly endowed of the public trea
sure, there are but few OF them trust, who would have
come forward you have done, prevent another por
lion OF The citizens OF tins commonwealth of equal res
pectabiity and Importance themselves from parti
cpatng IN the patronage of the State i'm any DEGREE
The vands of the State have been spread upon the
James RIVER table, and you have assumed TO Yourself
the Office of niggardly steward to watch that not
fragment or crumb shall go those " no have been
waiting at The door. But alas! from present appear-
ances, all your and labour on this behalf i pre.
sumo, is work OF supererogaton, and all mine is in
VAIN 1t is said TO be well asceraIned, that not n
crumb or fragment is left. A part of the chill
dren Of Virginia ask her for their portion of famil,
bread, which they, by their abour assisted To
and they are now TO be told that has all been bestow
ed upon other children of the family; that there is none
ior Inc applicants; and that they must wait for the
fruits OF other years. II appears, that no man in the
Legislature of Virginia has yet ventured TO bring this
matter bef"re the House this session. to ask for sub
scrpiion to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal because
IT Is said that the whole greater part of the fund Fl
Internal Improvement has been some wav rortgac ed
or appropriated Tor years 10 to the James RIVER
But have yet to learn that injustice is GOOD cause C
silence among free who have the liberty OF srecch
and OF the press. These the legitimate moan, Inv
winch such measures are at FIRST arrested, and then
counteracted You come forward now as patriot as
would appear, TO prevent the further mal-appropria
ton OF the funds of the State: that is TO prevent any
part thereof being appropriated to the Potomac
stated IN my former number, that to make the James
iver scheme pass in the first instance. as great State
atalr, there was connected with splendid vision OF
commerce from the west; all of which il appears now
every person. as must have appeared then TO every
thintng man, TO be mere usion-this YOU have not
attempted to deny, but say YOU had no hand in what
you call the log rolling of that day But il appears
SIR that when the logs rolled, YOU are wilIinr IN
occupy the ground and take the crops which NAV grow
upon It, You unconscious then il seems Of Iv,t
was passing with regard to this. But you are yipi
iaht sentinel now Aud pray, sir, if NAV ask van
without giving offence, when did you awake? for Ger
fanny you had been as wachful then YOU are now
with that spirit of patriotism with which YOU profess IA
be actuaed, you would have warned your fellow citi
Zens against the falacy partially and extravaganza of
the whole James River affair What pity il is that
you DID not arouse you might then AT least
sand all the money which has been expended bv the
State on that famous Turnpike road from the mouth al
Cuniap's Creek TO the falls of the kanhawa which is
OF no more Importance than perhaps fifty other pub
TIC roads III the State. You may now, indeed safely
admit, that thus TO obtain the commerce of the ycst
was enureiy visionary. The State is pledged for the
improvements OF the James River, which il is presum
ed embraces the whole of interest," whether does
that OF the eastern people not and ACCORDING IN The
old adage, let who will bear the blame YOU and vour
fellow citizens of the James River section are runnno
away with the game. You have thus engrossed for :,
long while, almost the exclusive patronage and ers
ative care OF our State government was of this at
as cuZen OF another section of the State exercised
me poor privilege OF complaining To this YOU have ei-
ven no answer Neither have ever seen any reason nc
signed by any why il should be So should be 81 lad
to see by what data has been discovered Or bv what
process OF reasoning it has been proved at the Ia,os
RIVER Is cnttedto that speculative preference winch
mas "eeh gwen 10 by the State. 1t matter of ex
trcme regret and modification to the citizens of the Po
onacN oecuon That at the present period, 10 which the
Imminent OF their hopes had been long deferred the
Per'ou IN winch so many other favo' able circumstances
are brought 10 unite, and at which none IS wanting but
The moderately piopoJoned subscription of Virginia
10 carry INTO effect the navigation of the Potomacls
that our application for this after all tia has bceD done
Tor the James River, should be met with cold and IN
feeling neglect, rather that the repusve frovns NJ
the powers that be should awe the friends of the Po
iomack INTO silence and repress their efforts. thought
II strange indeed TO be told that Virginia could not
tribute TO improve one of her own most noble and cx
'ensye rivers, without infringing state rights or en-
couragng the infringement of them by others; and did
venture TO say, that thought state rights had no moro
TO do with the case than the tariff ItIedid then nlr
win what dexerous opponent had TO contend little
dd think that you would have shcwn or attempted to
Sne" That Tor Virginia TO subscribe the Stock of tho
chesapeake and Ohio Canal, il would be pvipr conn
'cnance to the Tariff Of the General Government and
woulc contribute any thing 20 the purpose You
sr' mat the money contributed by the General Go
Eerh'nent would be the produce of the Tariff How
90 you know but that it might be out of money produc
oy the sale Of Western lands some other
OF Inc General Government? But upon the same prin-
T'9 suppose your patriotism would not agree that
Tie United States Government should march an .rmv
INTO Virginia to repel foreign invasion, because the
army army was supported and paid with money raised
py me = arm no, nor the Virginia Militia to be paid
they mad been called into service am sorry that vbo