Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-07-18

branches o. sCivuce, is II bot incumbent upon Us :,
enquire. whether we are not bound bv obli0ations of =
high and honorable character, 10 contribute our nor
lion OF energy and execution, To the common steel:
The voyages Of discovery, prosecuted in the course OF
tha, time, at the expense uf those nations, have no,
only Tedounded tn their giGry, but to the mprove,ncu
Of human know ledge. We have been pa, .akc,s o
that Improvement, aud owe for it 4 sacred deti no,
only of gratitude, but ofeFvgt on proportional c~rc,tios
an he sane common CunSe."
Eriruci 4h.
alt is srilh no fceijng Of tpidc, as an .9moricaa, tina, the
remark may be made, that on The comparatively small
territorial surface of Europe there are sIiyfiag ,y,o1yds
IF one hundred Gnd thirty Of Mesc light houses Of Tie
satss; while throughout the whole American hemisphere,
there is not one. II we reflect a moment upon the
discoveries, which, in the last four centuries, have been
made in the physical constitution OF the universe, by
the means OF these buildings, and OF Observers sta
toned IN them, shall VIC doubt OF their usefulness f.
every nation? ina 1rhHe scarcely q ycqr passed occT
orr heads tcihtoUt bringing SOME aep astronomical dis
cocery TO Hghf, ,rhicR are must fam rccciue at Second
hand from Europe, are ire not cutting 0urScIccs off
from ne means Of returning ijShi for Gghi arh.Ic tce
hace neither observatory nor Observer upon our haD of
he sIo5e, and the eertt repoires in perpetual Gs;r&i,css
70 oar utscaTchiEg eYcS}n
Egaacf 5h.
'ihe spi:!t of improvement is abroad upon tie
earth. /; stimulates the heart, and sIiarpens the ia
cu!ties. not Of our fellow citizen; alone, but of the ma
tions Of Europe, and OF their rulers. While dwelling
VIII! pleasing satisfaction upGl the superior excellence
oil "lr pohtlcd! institutions, let MS not be nnmiudful dat
1~''S''N - 4 b'S bltl NbN Astl!tl y y III lIS ~
por''on eo~flibcrty, must, 10 proportion to its numbers,
oe the most powerful nation upon earth; and that The
tenure o: Power by mat, is, III the moral purposes of
his Creator, upon condition that 1t shall bc exercised
to ends OF bencilccncc, 10 improve the condition Of
hitaself aud his fellow mcn. While foreign nations,
less blessed with that freedom which IS power, than
ourselves, are advancing with gigantic strides in the
career Of public improvement, were we to siuu.tcr in
Incidence, tUit! up oar arms pnd proclaim to the world
ikgt 'rc 0Ee pG}Sic2 jy tie wsN Of 0ur constituents,
wonli ii not be TO cast away the bountics of Prov
dencc, and doom ourselves 10 perpetual intsrlniiiy:"
Tri5aci from Ohio iitr.
The spinlOu of John Quincy Adams, on the subject
OF Internal lrpprovcu.ert-I82I.
"ihc question oiti!e power OF Cong!es. to authorize
the making of Internal Inpruy cinculs, is in other
words a question whether the people os this Union, III
forming their common social compact, rs avowediy for
Tic purpose cf promoting thei, general welfare, have
performed their work in a manner SO ineHabiY styoii
as TO deny themselves tie meals Of lettering their ug II
condition. | have too much respect for the intellect
vi MY country 10 believe IL. The first object Of hu
man association is the Improvement OF the condition Of
the associated. Roads and canals ale among the most
essential means OF ia improving the condition uf nations,
and 4 people, which should deliberately. by the orgaui
Zation III lis authorized power, deprive itself OF tie IA
Guilty OF multiplying its own blessings, would be as
wise as a creator who shonId undertake to constitute =
human being without a hearth
L0iio National Crisis.
Triract from .Ncsgaee- 1925.
".ut. !! the power TO exercise lcgislauoni in al cases
whatsoever even the District of Co,umbia; If tie pow
q =" ~ Il Go''cct taxes dG'ieS imports, and excuses
10 pay The debts, and provide f"r the co:nr,.n dcfenct
an" Sehe'ai welfare OF The nited States; II The power
l" 'e5"'''e commerce wan ioieiG" nations and among
'he 'eVcrAi states anu With the Indian tribes; to fix ;hs
E'''-"r" u weights ana measures; 10 establish post-of
noes a"'i posi- -f""Gs; 10 declare war to raise and sup
c'',"i'es' 10 p'o'iGe ana MAINTAIN a %navy;to dispose
. '.' ".h III 'hecaii' 'u!eS ana regulations Tcspcc-
ing '"o 'ct'''oF5 or o'hef property belonging TO tht
va" ."' ~ .'"'.o ~: Tvs "'"c!i s.la!i bt
"s1'S"3 NO proper d carr M; 'hese powers ihic
uN'o",,o", u lne9e i'Ho'S Az" oIH'is ch"G"eraitt II
t"v Nv, Go' h. '"iS ., s'''.'u'"y DF"ogh! Into &C
=" p" 'A"s Eio'"o'"s "" improvement OF aGricui>
.m, nnn-,no m,o . "mi "','"t u ; 'e Cu''i'"'0n and
NO. .,i.Snneman, H &c I tna' ""' y - elegant AIS
~ ""' VI t,',N'u''' "H' 'e progress o
tro, "M' P.o's,"",-to retF"in
, n.' 49, IrM.!'''ns vs. ~ '' 't cement OF lie people
onn|,;,,oI "o"'' -. '" "''' 'l az carr" '"e IA ie,l'
"'',''''c ~ WI c'"iiSc-"o'i'I Uelfeac"eiy TO TIE
nus ''e VI Truss