Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-07-08

eotSmporarE hirnsslf, ef his long aecuFula-
ting and dearly bought laursl,. Not that
renowned performer in the Political Circus.
has tarown mere complete and rapid sum-
msrsstts, thaa the present object of his petit
cal ldelatBy. For the truth Of this assertion.
we appeal to the Journals of the Senate in
1884 compared with the incidents of the late
ssssioR Of Cesgress and those incident, COM
pared cith themsslUs Frsnf ths two. we de.
~ any man to satisfy his own mind, what are
the Presidents opinions on the constitutional
ity and expedlency of the General Govern
msnts carrying on Internal improvements
| II We are pointed to the reto, we are ready tn
turn, and 30 pent to several acts apnraved
and signed by him, distinctly affirming fhe
power If we are shown the reasoning
which dlsproves the eonsttntionality. we ara
prepared to show the broad proposition of the
Veto Message, admitting the right Is il not
so' Wll any man deny it2 How ridiculous
then, TO call for universal admiration for the
man and the Message. Does he deserve adj
ml!atioB, who proves himself either destitute
of opinions altogether, sr who holds them so
cheaply as to change them every week. or
! who eaa be moulded to thu will Of tho in1u-
ence next to him. Or docs that command
respect which contains in itself the elemeots
| oil all political creeds. and can BIO o!atsa to
sustain Its author In all imaginable fuctaa.
hoas of party2 We have been reproaehed
Tor not singing the praises of the Veto Mes
sage, and hm whs signed it. Let Us be con
'lnced that the motives were as good as the
aet-Let 1t be shown that the act was the
spontaneous result of the Presidents conYic.
items, aud not. as we believe the bastard OF
intriguing ambition--satsfy us that the real
author OF the Veto was not looking to failure
Presidential slee ti0n, instead of the Constitu-
zoe f,lfI
aticaliy advocate what his in tsrast now prompts
hlA to pposs-~eonviscs gs that the Veto
Message Ia not sonssaiyasnt instead of an
honest expressions Of opinion, and that back
door Tor escape under every possible centin-
gsncy OF public sestlmeat, has not been de
sigaedly lsft--and we will unite in the plau-
dts SO lavlshiy upon the man and the Mes.
sage. When a good deed is done, we admit
that we ought not to look out too curiousiy
for unworthy motives; but when the motives
are stamped IN blazing colors upon its front,
we may at least ks permitted to decide ON
their character.
We cali attention to the following articles
from Niles Register, and the Steuhenville
Herald, which will enable the reader to insti.
tue the comparison we have invited:
FROM NiLEs REGIsTHR1
/, On the 23d Jan. 1894, General Jackson
voted for the bill authorizing road from
Msmphis, III the State of Tennessee TO Little
Rock, In the Territory of Arkansas-but as
Memphis is located on the Mississippi river,
1t perhaps was supposed thatno money would
be expended within the State
Q. On she Goth of Feb he voted for lfll
=, for laying out and making certain reads in
! the Territory of Florida. Neither in this
case, nor tho pfccedingo gone, il there any thing
IN opposition TO the ground now taken by the
| President
J 8 On the lst May he voted for bill to
| @preSurs necessary surveys Of roads and CA
nals"-Mr. Eaton being also in the afiirrna-
i've. We have sot copy of this bill, bu. its
passage was opposed by nearly all the strict
constructors of the eonstitution--the two sen
tiers froS Virgisia, with Messrs. Brancht and
Macon, from n. Carolina, King. Of Alabama,
&c. bang IN the negative Mr. Hayna, how
ever, votsd for the bill
| 4 On th. 18th May, Messrs. Jackson and
Eaton voted fer the bill to improve navi-
CATION OF the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri
| rivers Those in ths negative as on the last
tote. with the addition OF Mr.. Hayae.
5. On the Goth Jaa. 1925, Msssrs. jack
son and Eaton voted for bin for laying out
and making read in Missouri opposed as
before, Msssrs Branch, Hayne, King, Macon,
Tsgewel, sc. being in the negative.
6. On the lth Feb, the yeas and nays
were taken in the senate on an item in the
| military appropriation bill. assigning &c ,567
| dollars for carrying on the ''operstions of
! the board Of engineers, in relation to internal
improy enfents.' Neither of the senator's
! from Tennessee were present on this vote
| Messrs. Branch, Diekesson, Macon, Tazswell,
| Sc. were uniriendy to the appropriation
! tIr. tIayne favorable to it,
! Z. On the 24th Feb. Messrs Jackson and
! Eaton voted for the bill TO extend the Cum
/ berland road 10 Zanesvie--Messrs. Branch,
( Dickerson, Hayne, Tazewsll, and Van Buren,,
being i'll the negative.
| 8. On the same day, Messrs. jackson and
Eaton voted TO subscribe to the stock ca the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal company
Mossrs Branch, Hayne, King, Tazewell and
| Van BureR againstit.
! We give the names of the two senators
| frsm Tennessee in association, TO show that
common feeling was entertained by them
and il is worthy Of rsmark that while Msssrs
! Alexander, Blair, Houston Isaasks, Reynolds,
Sanford, and Standilsr, of the House Of Rep
! resentatves from that State, voted for sub
( scription to the stock of the Chesapeake and
! Delaware canal company, Mr.. Crockett who
was not considered as friendly to the General
jackson, was the only one who voted against
! it-Mr Allen, the other member, being alb
! seat. And in Gen, Jaeksons letter to Mr.
| Raw, Governor Of Indiana, dated February
1 90 ts15 ba saws. fsrpv oDinions al prasant