Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-04-16

=. roaaers. BY an nd.ssoluble ehaia, he tse
srrxt SECTIONS OF ous country. u was made
r.o,e pa.ticnlsr,v Tor the eomfors and be#.hs
pB.he wsss.a stairs T. grew oui Of COM
ract With cue Of them. rs q . coniiaued aud o
be ssssndsd, beyond the Ohio ITsf, under
oompaess with others of thew II he'd. IN tact,
hssr in mart paid fr ont of resources drawn
hoit, Wrrrr,, s,sses. To eede II, therefore, to
three Eastern States. was not merely siolsiion
afdv,y which congress OWES 10 he whole I'm
Ian hui !, was n violation OF soiern compact
With Western States. lie had been surprised
thu, ANY Eastern IN n,ber could have voted for
.,eh n propositiou. tie had beeu asionIshed
that aey Wrsisrn member should hss- given u
nj. ron-urrenee iffhe road we're con, rueied
in derosal,on Of The constitution, ,hers ans no.
thing 10 I'd lin coniormii, with II, there
sas noilihg which ought To lie coded. On this
latter supposi' ion, |, vas Matt nal property
and Ought no more 20 be relpqushed 10 the
States. within which IL Is situated, than any o.
sher National property, Uhe Mint. light houses,
portions OF the Navy. Or the Mails, for evan
pie.) should be surrendered 10 the Stars, within
which any psrs Of i, happens 20 be.
This Yoao is an esseni,si Accommodation 20
The Ssaators, aud Representatives. rs well as
the people 81 nine existing States, and The dele
esiss and . orle OF tvo, II not three Terrific
ries. Repaired aud preserved, under proper
sutho riiy, II vii continue TO he blessing 20
them. as welt rs o the tspresenislion and peo.
pie of other States that may be formed beyoni
The Miss ,sippi, a. long ~ tine endurrs. u is
the sni, comfortable pa. Of the nonnisint
which divide ouf country II IS the lheruo'
q. pylG OF the people Of the West, not 10 m l,'a-
~, but in civil and social sense. II IS almos
the only practicable route which their represen.
tatives have 20 the seat Of common govern
Il. THAR rn,tnrtfS uftb thO.a II thb
representatives of their Eastern brethren. for
general welfare Isui)iiy may be tes'cd hys
the single fact. Prior to if+ erection he rsrol.
Ieoted tina, il took him and his fsmis one en-.
tire da,, OF ioisome aud fa,iguing trs.sl, 10
mass the distance Of abont nine miles, from On
ientowr TO Frssmavs on the summit Of Laurel
Hill Eighty miles oyar ,hs, and other noun.
,Ains are aov made, IN one day. by the potle
Stage.
Whilst this road rcmsias subject 10 the Ma.
fionai authority, IA Us rtparaiion preservation
and control, IN. Western States have s,ice aud
an influence ~ fair ptoporfion Ia their numbers.
II 10 subj c, 10 'he direction of one alll only. of
which they make y par,. Coded, II is placed
beyond the control Of ,hs National will, and
the duty ofpre.erv,og d.vo,ves on hosp Ear.
tern $ stes, Ia who's legislation The voice Of no
Western ) ate can b. heard Two OF three
Stsics have no important interest Of their own
70 tnh-rlve by kc.ping np the rad, which is
thought 10 be- pre- ud,elal to them. 10 il moi bet
TER that II should remain under the authority
Of a single regions bic nod Interested will ihnn
be transferred 10 three separate, irresponsible
md adverse wills if,ho eession he made,
how Is Coagress,o enforce the performance Of
the duty on thu part of,hr three States &c In
deed IL could be made their dn'y) tor par and
protect the road 7 VIVA, new process can be
Ia.t.a al a. mol pnv ola G. al Ia Fsuatr
National Road
Hc believed that, accord ng 10 Tho laws nov
existing oftuo. il 40 AL tire. Of the S aies, IL
the eesson wrre made, the control Of the 10 d
would accrue 10 The Court OF she ssveraI Gun
ties through which lps.es. They might WI.
cato neglse,,abaadon or after H. In tina, con,
ditior ~ things ohsnessY the representatives
and delegates of the people from the nine States
an Fern oriis which he had mentioned, reach
Wheeling, on THIN way 10 the seat Oh. Govern
ment, (nud whether they travel by land or VA
tar this ~ the must Convenient point) they mist
lake Off their hats and lmmby snp6hrais Of
their worsbips II the County Coor, Of Ohio per
mission Ia pass over what ~ds pnce a National
highN ny, but NOW sunk into q mere County
yoad, 10 the seas # the Government % this
grca, Republi, Aud sf1or ,hc,- worBh ps hn 4
previous v granled the hoon, anI the Repressn.
satives shall have proceeded sixcc mites fur.
ihsr TO HART Serabbls, On lbe lIne ~ Washing
ton county, ~ Pennsylvania. they must III, re |
bow 10 the 'Squircs OF That couay. and beg OF
their con1r sceusion free passage he could
not think nt the-p'Oppsiiinn Wilhelm feelings of
Indignation. IL oughtto have been scout 4 ouI
Of Congress ~ slik. unjust 10 the whole Union,
and insullins 10 NJ people OF the West. No,
no, Congress ohg not 10 stTiak from the dis
charge of the Iuy Of prcseryiag by its own au-
nth nhat n OF . had hpnu RI
structed with the means ofthc Uaion. II might
90 be cqnabla or jus' IN regard To other paris
of the Confederncy. thai me cost Of repairing
and preserving the roa should be defraved by
money { INSTANTLY drnwh from mo public reasu
~. But whether lis conservation ~as effected
by means derived ton tn6se who enjoy 80 u,c,
or from the plliic treasury, he trusted that II
world cnn,noe % be re- aimed o d protected by
the National arihori'y ;. and that IL would noI
be turn d over ~ local. subordinate aud infer.
Or Jurisdictions.
He neat, 40 hnrespeet to the county cou Is
Of Ohio and Washington lie did mi doubt the
worth and respect ability II the msmbets, nhr
their entire competency 20 perform oil the du
lies lsgiima,ciy incident 10 their respective ma
sioas. But il was jua as nnreasonn1ls 20 sIac,
from them thr performances of the National do
fy Of preserving a grea, National Highway, as
Il would be 20 require oil Congress 10 ful6l that
ofthe levy Courts OF those two Counties. He
trusted iha, he sh puld be excused Tor any
warmth Of feeling which heexpresed OF ,ndul.
Sed Oh this subject. when ii vas recolectsd
that Il vas s,meshat Of n parental mature. He
had struggled often and srduousy for the esia-
blishment aud extension of this road aud ,hc
objects had not been Effected without the grea,.
eat sIertion,. He Gould nntsvs it abandoned
-hs must say isnomiaiously ebaadoned from
n in eheu nj pn To- IhA 81;
bility Of lis preservation and protection, with.
cut having excited feelings Of the stron- est
character. Aud this point dividing point be-
tween the Eastern aud West,tn States, this au-
dicnce and this oece sion FURNISHED him hat, he
thought, VIVA fl opportunity to expires. his
sentiu,enis aud feelings.
II ought also 10 be recolleo,td thai OF The por-
ton Of the National road. on this side OF ,hs O.
hio is TO be coded to The three States ia which
IL 10 situated, precedent will be established for
abe future oession OF that which lies hey I'd
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