Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-01-06

10 exchange thom for the less admirable but moro
useful opinions ofCicerothat when the greatest good
cannot ho obtained common sense and landable self
interest require us to take the great good that
can be had. Why not let Virginia redraw from tn.
Treasury ofthc u. States some portion of her larpe
contribution TO it: Why shall no. some of that com
mon treasure be dsbur-cd to the mother ofthr Union
which is tertlizng and cnrclnr other States Of Tho
Union.
We confess that Mr. Croon's resolutions appear 70
'sto contain that policy which the interest ard the
self duty Of Virginia now TO pursue.
tioa ne EalcigN Register.
! INTERNAL tMrROVEMENT-RIG O:a
CONGRESS, &c. &c.
Ihc eccount OF the proceedings of The Senate. in
Comintee CT The Whole ON Tuesday last. a. given in
the last Star, is deficient and Inaccurate tIot il s
thought proper Ia submit the following statements
The Scnate on that day resolved itscl.' INTO com,
mttec OF the whole house, mr.. Davidson in the chair
on the resolution reported hv the Committee of tho
whole on the 18th int. declaring as the opinion of,hc
Legislature, TINT "Congress have RIGHT to create
iLnd Tor lnterna Improvement 4, cducaon to n, snn,r
toned among the states in proportion to their federal
representation ana 70 be applied to such particular
ooIects as each State may specify. Th;s resolution
introduced by M. Shobcr, as an amendment IN tI,,
resolutions offered by mr. Wcllborn had been adont
ed oy the committee Of the whole by vote OF 20 "a
~. III was the object of the friends OF the measure
IN gong again INTO committee of the whole non bn
subject, to amend and to alter the plrr olar Of flo
resolution Accordingly, Us soon as the subiect had
been announced BY the chair, mr. Groom movod ~
amend the resolution by striking out the whole of il
except the word, Resoired and to insert the tIo,r
ing:
RrsUire3 hy the Senate aud House ofCon,mors ,r, Stat,
North taroo, That manuch the Congress Of M J,;,e
a,es tanned and exercised the right appop a:e nds
ol heiht inro vencr, which claim Is lkev 20 loo aou
done1 IT therefore the this Legislature, TN, 80
the states from the partial ard undue exer
@ uI INC sne woul1 be- that the funds en,pIoycf
saA be d's'T'ued among tho several States in the ratio e
n9y!', ana be applied 10 the o Gets eciei ny ,le
, p it Tier rssoire5, That Gun Senators IN tourrs
eIeDy instructed, and cur Representatives ic1ue,t to- Us
,heir influence 10 procure iic adoption by Ton rcss Of ar
p'S ELECT aud that copy of these resolutions be et IN ec
q our Senators and Representatives IL C9rgc.ss and 70 lie
governor q eacn 81 ;he United States
Phe adoption of this amendment, y,as .l,.,c-.o,,, -.
messrs. Groom, Shober, Wclborn and Miller, NH
cpposcd III common with the original resolution, IN.
messrs. Spcight of Greene Hunt Sfaght OF CrayaG;
anu ny mr.: Brown, who proposed 20 amend the !
lnefoinent by proposition to amend the Constitution
OF the United States so to give 10 CONGRESS fln
rlght TO make internal IMPROVEMENTS
Dir. Np"clit of Greene, said tia. The nrnenjr,or,
proposed oy the gentleman from Lenoi- (rcr Groom
Wthie II carried spccous outside, was in reality ono
OF the most dangerous propositions that could a CHI
Int'ed 10 the Legislature. While il procssed n ,;,
at an apparent good if conceded to Conrrcs the dan,
gerous power IN question RE denied our RIGHT t m
ttiuct as well our Senators our REPRESENTATIVES. n
Congress He denied that there are in rcrlit, o,,.
surplus funds for Congress thus to bestoy and ecT
siid me- would be the operation of the late tariff ov,
tlat the revenue must be greatly diminished in f1,ur
he whole country, he said was Oh the eye of gene
I'l Daihkruptcy Besides, he was unwilling that this
iegIoiature shouh have the control Of such finn g.
Test they should again become wild and speculative
and, employing another Hamilton Fulton. di1s;n.t /
the funds III vain and C2uixotic attempts ,
9lr SpaIeht Of Craven was opposed tn tl,c, ot,,J
. mn slDrnI .
~hicn ought TO be met Hethought this course World
enabled Congress to buy NJ the States. He bopoI
uat ~ carolina, hitherto determined an oruoiian,
~ 'ns power: Void not appear applicant flf
the bounty OF the General Government
Mr.. Brown, i'll the course of His ren,,r,s c,,Io,,l
TcTy hIghly the opinions and characters or MSrsrs.
Jefferson and Madison, and expressed mach cont sr,
iol those Of ''.4fams, Ciay i Co.aparV"
MI Weiloom expressed himself in favor Of the
amendment offered by the gene.na,, from ! onn;r -
He observed that North Carolina nasone oi,b1 ~
gmai thirteen Statos-thnt we hive ouraI!y torch,
we have equally bled, and ought equnIy 10 Share ,I
pubic bounty. But what is the fact: While other
Tlalcs arc receiving millions, scarcely yet few
Mr.. Miller thought tbo; the arcnsmcn. Of tho ron.
tleman IRON Lonoir steercd clear Of the Ccnstjion
al Difficulty, and as srch he would sGtporf il.
mr. room SAID, that Ina5nuch as his amendment I
avoided the Constitutional question: he had boneJ
Hat Wipc II would prove more agrc>a bic To the
trends oil the measure, it would also prove lcss Oh
4ecuonaDic- t' is opponents. But these gentlemen
IL would appear, are not To be mtpatcd nrcgard Ia
mater on winch thoy seem TO entertain somctii,u,
IKE suPcrs:itious horror. lie did not errcn ,yi,t
tne gentleman irorl Greene in considering the United
states generayas on the verge ofbankrulfcy tbough
'he eituauon o. our own State is Sufficiently enbar-
Iasslng' ana lac read ~ counterpart TO that zen
iienans stolcment, the following passage from the
late message Of the President:
te receipts Of ie existing year, greater by rcariv too
nhHIoso co'hrs 4an had been ocscen, with a ro ,ec of
income ip the next scarcely less abundant the receipts Of the
az ' years presenting large nud gratifying excess oyc
% .he iouF years preceding the foreign commerce Of the
't III state 81 solid prosperity, from the nnOlovirq cund
uO " us eadng Departmental industry "a home and couer
o'de 10 Ire expectation Of is PRODUCTS the increase o.
uat oundaton 81 naval strength rs vc - com
eh'' Keeping pace with tic increase a. commence tie
p' oeDt annually nud rapidly dccrcasing tu5er the ac,
@ ~ plOs funds Annually aod iapidy Increasing the pubic
,t ,'cIyeu AZ az equal value in every part al the onion
,t w, power o. transfers promptly made by the Bank of
Ni!oui expense risk 10 the naii,n aud tlc
ton" '''' S'''S 'y We fdHe Ihaiiui-
MI Shober expressed himself satisfied With fLo