Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-03

been begging for little by little. and now after the
completion of the Cumberland Road had been set
lied as principle, they were opposed b. he same
OPPOSITION as had been made first. The Yves
tern Members Were never bsckws and in voting for
Forutications and other improv emen,s on the sea-
hoard, and ~ wa hardship tha' objects for
the good of the Western States were uniformly
opposed
Mr.. Woodbur, asked whether the sum appro
prsted was to be taken from The fund pointed Out
IN the BILL o. whe' her IL TO be an apprnpris-
ton from The Treasury of The u. State? II he
was right In his information, that fund had been
long 81 ce exhausted. II his ,uinu;es were cor,ec,.
1t fell shr in 1923. 200 900 dollars. Had this
arres'sge been supplied, and any further amoun,
accumulated. he hat no objection 10 its being ap b
piled 10 he object in view. He was willing TO
apply money according to the contract, but mo-
otherwise
Mr.. Holmes remarked that there was no doubt
that The funds had been anticipated, and that it
must be again. There were two questions for
consideration; whether the fund W ould be ADEQUATE
to the payment of the Appropriation? and whether
Congress should anticipate that fund? The gentle
man from the West could answer the first cues
ton better than himself. fthere was 10 douh, of
the suiiieency of he fund, he should be in favor of
the appropriation.
The act of 1921 was then read
Mr. Macon observed, that he was sure there had
been provi'o, by which Congress withheld any
pledge TO make the road. Instead Of there being
hardship upon the Western States. he though, The
hardship on the other side; as the other States
were subjected TO the burthen of assisting 10 make
Tins road. He thought it altogether erroneous 10
suppose, that there was any disposition to oppre.s
ne W esten STATES, as the experience of every t,y
demonstrated the contrary.
MIR. Chandler thought, that in this anticina,;on
ct payment in future the Uaited States womb be
disappointed. A to the Notifications. for - bich
the Members from the Wesl had voted. he hoped
they only voted for such as were necessary. He
trusted the time would never come when the
cumberland Road should carry he Notifications
or the tor'ifications the Cumberland Road. As
to the fund for this road, he believed il had heen
expended long since.
MIR Ruggies said that, at former session this
matter had been fully discussed When the ar; of
1874 vas passed, he had laid before the Senate a
statement OF he product of the 2 per cent. ON
sales OF lands, supposing them to sell at the mini
mum p'Ice, hich amounted 20 upwards of two
m'i'ions. There existed doubt of The future
adequacy oil the fund arising from the per centase
on me sales OF lands, 20 pay the expendi ufes of
The Government upon this great work The
question was at this moment, whe her CONGRESS-
should anticipate the fund, aud give TO the uJesent
generation the benefits of The improvements tn
arse Hom IT. Ii was admitted, that thus far the 9
per cent, fund had been expended, but II had been
devoted 10 Virginia and Pennsylvania: and the
western people did not consider thar they have
reaped any peculiar advantage from it, Tb. i'm
poi'ance OF the work now in progress, 10 the peo-
pie OF The Wes, and the safety of anticipa,ine
The fund, were, he thought, strong recommend.
uons 10 The appropriations II was true, chat the
western States had been forced 10 contend for
every Improvement, inch by inch: but there had
h''ne'o' oeen minority In favor Of this appropria-
ton, and he hoped here would be now.
MIR. F!ndlay said, that he had anticipated that The
road would be continued further when il had been
decided hat it should go TO ZlnesyiIle. II. was
willing to vote for continuing the road thus far
but no farther.
Messrs Woodbury. and Harrison made few
additional remark.
MIR. Noble spoke at considerable length. He
remarked that the provision alluded to by the gen
uenan from North Carolina in the bill OF 1921
was inserted Tor the same reason that the 9 per
cent flched from. the Western States IN rosls
, tn ROAD trough Pennsylvania and Virginia to
ONO The gentleman from PennsyIvsnia was
very willing now that the work should sion. he
cause The foad through his own State was finished
Ihe United States had taken the money and had
undertaken 10 make he road; and now the benefits
were withheld hem the Western States, because
they were not sufficiently strong TO enforce their
rights; but they would hereafter lie able to claim,
them; and their fathers of the old States would he
forced TO yield them justice. He wished TO know
what authority The United States had 10 take the
money OF the States of the West and expend it
TO construct road through two States, while the
people In the forest were ef to struggle thfoueh b
the swamps and mo- asses? Yet whenever any re-
liei was asked by the West, they were me, with
constitutional scmples and difficulties
lr. Holmes was not pleased with the tone in
which The gentleman from Indiana had expressed
himself. 1t seemed 10 be admitted that this appro.
priatlon was in the character of a loan, and he
thought persons seldom solicited loans either in
the language OF menace or of complaint.
MIR Noble said, that when the Western people
begged boon, the case would be different: but
they claimed this appropriation as right. Thew
had paid their money, and it was a duty on the
part of the United S ates TO use means to bind TO-.
se'her the different parts OF the country.
MIR. Ruggles remarked, that the estimate 10
which ne had referred, was made upon lands West
of the State o! Ohio
MIR. Chandler said, he believed there ~ as not a
member Of The Senate who believed the whole of
hose lands would sell for half of The expense up
on the Cumberland Road. lie requested that the
Yeas and Rays might be taken on the amend
ment.
The question was then put, and the motion to
strike out the appropriation, was rejected by the
following vote:
YEAS-Messr-. Berrien, Chandler, Clayton,
Cobb, Findlay, Hayne, King, Macon, Randolph,
Sanford, Smith of South Carolina, TszewelI Van
Burcn, White, and w odbmy--l5.
NAYS hessrs. Barton, Bateman, Benton,
Bouligny, Chambers, Chase, Eaton, Edwards,
Harrison, Hendricks, Holmes, Johnson of Ken
lucky, Johnston of Louisiana Kane, Knight,
Mckinley, Marks, Mills, Noble, Reed, RideeIy,
hobbin., Rngsles, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith of