Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-03
MAYsfILI.ERo An ELL.

NASHVILLE ROAD BILL.
Tie following is the Message ~ President
jsckson 10 The House Of Repre- a'ives refer
red 10 N our Congressional proceedings:
To he House Of Representatives..
GLsILEILh | have rnaiurely considered
the bill proposing to aulhorize " n subsrfip-
lion Of stock ia the Alagsy!ile, Washington
Paris, aid Lexington turnpike Road Com
pany, aud now return the same 10 the House
Of Representatives, IN which It originated, whh
my objections TO iis passage.
Sincerely friehily To the improve ment Of orr
country by means Of roads and canals, regret
thar any difference OF opinion in The mode Of
contributing TO il should exist between u; snU
A. IN stating this difference, | 20 beyond
what the occasion nRy be deemed 10 cali tor,
hope 20 find m apology N Tue great un'
pUriauce Of the SUBJECT, an un'eIsn-
ed resp Ct for the high source from which ihis
branch oft has enanaied, aud An auSloes ~lbh
10 be correctly undrrsl oo,i by my commitments
la the discharge OF all my duties. Diversity Of
sentimen amcng putiic funci,Dnafirs, actutted
by tho same grhera motives. On The ebnrac
Ter AID tendency Of particular meaeures, u hn
incident Common 20 all tIoyers fnrnis, aud Ihe
more To be expected In one which, Ike Onr',
ovrs It's existence 10 the freedom u opinion,
and must be upheld by the sane influence
Controlled ~. TINS are. by higher tribunal
before which our respective arts " Ill be eau.
vassed with thu indnigencr duo 10 tho imper
toc'inss % our nature, aud win that inlel-
gcnce aud unbiased jnd semen, which are the
true correctises OF error, all that our respons,-
bili'y demands IL. that tia public good should
ne the measure OF our views, Debating nike
their frank expression aud honest mainten-
ancp
In the Message which uas presented 10 Con-
gress at The opening of ifs present SESSION,
eudeav orsd 10 eKhlbt briefly ny views upon
the important and mighty Interesting subject 10
which our attention IsnoW to be directed.
was DESTROYS Of presenting to tee Representa-
iives of the several STATES IN Congress assem-
hled. the inquiry, whether some mode could
not be devised which would reconcile the diver
Stry Of opinion concerning the powers oi TINS
Government over the subject OF Internal Inn
proVemrnt, and the manner III which these
powers. il conferred by the Constitution. ought
"a. be ! 'rLsed. iho ac winch a n ca C upon
10 consider. has, therefore, BEEN nassed with
n knowledge of my vIen 90 this question. rs
there nrr "xptessed in the Message referred
TO. In tina; document the following sugges.
ijon will he found :
" After the extinction of The public debt, it
IS uoi probable that any adjustment of the
tariff upon principles satIsiacfoi : TO tn" peo
llp OF the Uniou, viii, Until Il remote period, if
"vrr, ieaye the government without consider.
able surplus IN the trrasnIp, beyond what n1ny
be required for lis curreni Ncrv CO. As, then.
the prriod approaches when me application Of
IN" revenue 10 t." payment OF the deb will
rrase, the disposition ofiEe gurp'as vii prrsaut
suhiect for the serious tejJerHiou o. Con
errss. and Il may be- fortunate for he country
thatit i vet 10 he decided. Considered Ia
connection with Inc diiicuilie9 which have
heretofore attended appropriations ;nr purposes
ofinternal Improvement, and with those which
mis- experience tells II. wM certainly arse
whenever power over such sun '"cts may be eX.
ercised bv tia 5ancrnl GovrnAru,. i isdoprd
that II may lead to The adoption y some plan
which will recopcilr the diversified Interests Of
the States, rad strengthen thp bonds which
unite thrm. I.ery member Of lie tninn. in
peace Dud III VAR, VIII he benefited h. the
Improvement Of inlEul navigation and the COW
sWuclion Of highways N the severe Sthfes
LEI us, then, eudsayor to aua.a this bench ~
a mode which will be satisfactory Ia all
That bit crto " adopted "a. bpen Deprecated
as an iafraciion Of the Constitution by many of
our fellow ciiixeus While by others, II has
bern yieved as lnexI,t dirnt. Al feel that It has
been employed at the expense OF harmony in
the legislative colurils and, aiNec'lng 10 the
constitutional power OF Congress 10 male
what CONSIDER proper disposition 81 the eur-
p,us revenue, ,uhjom the following remarks I:
" To avoid these evils, il appears to me that
the most safe. Just, and federal disposition
which could be made of tie surplus revenue,
would bG lis appointment among the several
States, according to their ratio of representa-.
tves ; aud should this measure not be found
warranted by the Constitution, thai it would be
eXpedlcnt 10 propose 10 the Sta es an amend
meut authorizing it,
The Constitutional power Of the Federal
Government to construct or promote works Of
internal improvement, presents itself III two
points of view The first as bearing upon the
sovereignty oil the states within whose limits
their execution is contemplated if jurisdiction
of the territory which they may occupy, be
claimed as necessary 10 their preservation ard
use, in second asserting the simple right
10 appropriate money from The national treasury
IA aid of such No,ks when undertaken by
'taie anthorit ,snrrrnaerlug thu claim OF jnriS
d,cuoa. In.lhe first view, the question oil pow
er is an open on, and can he decided without
ihe embarrassment attending the other. arisiug Z
from the p,netice ol the Government
Although f efueu'Iy aud S,renuousy attemp
tpJ the power, To tins extent, his never been
rEerclscd hy the Government in single in
stance 1t dors not IN nv opinion possess il,
and no bII, therefore, which admits It, can re.
ccirc my official sanction.
Bni, III the other view Of the mower, the
question is differently situated. The ground
lakrn n au earl, period Of the Government. .
was, that whenever money has been rai sed
hy the general authority, aud is 10 he applied to
a particular measure, question arises. whe
ther the particular measure be within the en-
umefated authorities vested in Congress tit
4.
il u moi, no such application can De made
The dDcurnent III which this principle WIS first
advanced IS of desersedly high authority.
and should be held in grateful remembrance
for us immediate agency in rtscuiug the
country from much existing abuse and tor it's
Conservative effect upon some OF the most
valuable principles OF The constitution. Ine
symmetry q purity of the Government would
doubtless have hern better preserved, # Ibis re
sulc,ion Of the power of appropriation could
have been maintained withot weakening its
ability TO ialhl the general objects OF its insttu-