Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-11-19

expressed in their addresses to the people, during the
last summer, be correctly reported They deny there
notice Of any negative by the President except his
Peto the .Mdysriile Road :" and that they ronsid-
er to be only q. se.m or stance Of Light" differ
and the deductions Cong did 10 p,raiyze the
system OF lotsrnsi Improvement during the as session,
and gave brighter hope that they would rec-de from
the principle upon which il founded than has done
at time .iuee the system originated. The Buffalo
and New Orleans TURNPIKE road, after undergoing an
animated discussion for three wseke in The Hcure OF
Representatives. where the most able talents both
sides OF the question, were employed, was pega,ived
con,dered as holding the first rank ia tn. great system
OF Ma onal Roals end tho ature by which the Nor
and the South were TO be tied together. The tract
upon which II was TO run had been three times sur.
veyed by the brigade Of the United States engineers
with General Bernard the chief ginesr at their ad
Three years preparations were making comm enss
/ the work. Mr.. Storrs OF New York, wio 10 uDques-
t'onahy the abiest debater in that House. Distinguish
himself IN opposition 10 that Bill This gentleman had
been accustomed to support that system.
An application TO aid in completing canal that was
in considerable ferwardness in the State OF
said to be OF great National importance, failed in the
House OF Representatives Ia the Senate, bill for
THIS arp opriation reported by the committee
roads and canals bu, the friend. of that u, although
they made many efiors, could not gstth Ssnate,
The application from The Charleston Rail Road COM
pany OF thi ate for appropriation, il reported in the
hous- oil Il pre- sen,atves was never considered. la
re Senate. it died in the hands OF the commit. on
Ia and Canal- Four out OF FIVE at that committee
hdd previously supported all such applira tinns.
Ths Bal more and Ohio Ill Road, from vs. hich there
"ad oeen more expectation, and NOR hoDss than from
any other work of the kind in the United Stst.s and
which was pa,roni.ed by the States OF MARYLAND and
Virginia. aked Tor the AID Of the general goverum-
Po" grousd that had failed in ether that
was not only to be one OF the great avenues between
The western aud Atlantic States, but was To be the
Great norough-'a Tor military transportation. from
tue West TO defend the Sea in lime of war
neral smith, one ct it's devoted patrons, distinguish
ed, active and Influential member Of the Senae, after
bill had been reported for appropriations could no,
preva on the Senate TO consider it, although he made
many ard Jealous effnris
All thos. roads had been surveyed by The Unitsd
States engineers under the direc ion Of the augipe
department. and large sums hal been expended ty tn.
general government for the the Buffalo and
New Ole ms Turnpike, aud the Baltimore aud Ohio
Rail Road. With all this pre- ton expense and
PS"onHgS Wy me general government. congress refus
ed 10 consider any but the Buffalo and N Orleans Road
and that only to give it negative. These wers evil
denees oil opposition to that system, which congres.
had never manifested before. Ard these evidences
were all exhibited before the President rejected the
Naysve Road which proves congress, did not act un-
der presii'nu'l Influence, hut from new impulse
against III. principle i,selt Three Yeas ago. all those
sppfoPr,aions would have been made without hsstila.
Uon Such succession OF negative action, was a pret-
~ strong evidence that the zeal with Which congress.
had heretofore sus.ined this system, had greatly d.
m'ni'hed; but to obs the spo.. ri winess
ed the ardour OF the friends IF ioe Bills to get the IN
up Tor consde ration aud the determined IN amer OF An
overw lining majo v Of the Senate 10 refuse The IN
go much as hearing, furnished more than probab hty
At road making, by congress- was fast In the decline
IL is said The Presidents message, ACCOMPANYING las
tef0 OF the JfaYsrIie Road, gentlemen have an.
ed IT., equvocai and un-afacory, and gives no as
s"rance tina, he will exercise his official authority to
arrest the iur,h'r progress OF that system will not
Attempt o''cAn this message with The nicely of critic;
nut Will view the whole scope OF hi. action upon this
subj CT which must lead TO diff rent conclusion
He neea'ived hi, AfaysuiHe and Lexington Turn
Pihe Road. by which he Incurred tie great
OF many OF his rends, aud Of many other iLiue initial
cnaacers in X tucky. az well eiewi ere in the
western S,aies-For. TINS not only road of great
expectation in that STATE. but considered as the
safung pole, or central piece for several other roads
that were 10 branch fGom it, IL was 10 be continued
IRON Maysville in Kentucky, Florence 10 Alabama
q dF'afe o: between two and three hundred miles
from lexington IN Kentucky il was to be extended i-
TO the State OF Indiana, distance of another two or
inree hundred miles. And when once begun ike lis
sdsr sister, he Cunbe rand Road nobo kne w VIII, re-
would go to, or where il would end. Their fore this
negative was not so small business tits represented
% oe' his augme ntaton had be the Y.to
- mus was that such raised. There Pre-
silent Jackson by that Veto only che ced The
ont saved TO your government at least $50 600 600
wh'ch was to be raised by YOUR Tariff but has saved
from corruption, some 10000, 20 000 OF your citi-
zens, who were to make prey of that money For
all the Roads made by the Uned States CORD for
nothing, and on'y 'oTm constant drain upon The Tr,a
Jury tor what they call repairs
bu' gentlemen who have limited the negativo 10 the
.ioys0i"e and Lexington Turnpike only, have nei-
'h-r done ju tce TO the subject ror to president Jack
SON. There was Bill passed both Houses OF Congress
Tor constructing Road through part of the Safe of
ih'isna' believe II waS) and into the Michigan Ter.
me State and approved ba, part which lay within the
IeTTtoTy upon the principle that the general govern
men, mas the power TO construct Roads within lis own
territories. by negativng that portion which was to
pass through State, he preserved entire the prnci-
pies upon which he negalved the yIdysuHe and Ler-
ugton Turnpike.
He also neeativpd the Washingfon and Frede, lex
IWnP'ke Rad. This Bill gotten up and fostsred
ny tbs most powerful and ndng Influence In the
state OF Maryland had patronage than any o,her
ROAD Dill that came before during the
SION; or perhaps any other session.
ms Bill making appropriation OF an 90 900 for the
oomPe'ion OF the Portland aud Louisville canal 10 which
me general government had previously conttibu ed
largely, two OF three times, without knowing a evil
the money; and The Bill called the Light House Bill
providing Tor the building of twenty-five new Iieh
touse'' placing ftCrnty-fue BescOns ard Buoy
ann nr surveying and clearing out MirU eight Rivers
anu creeks, nobody knew where, being medley of n
greater nunter o. items than we're ever found in one
b since civiliZa'i9n shed is beams upon The human
rac' were sent 10 The President for his approval: Uu-
on which he returned 10 the Senate this iacopc an.
swer "Tbat he had retained those Bills for farther
confederation" And the Senate conside red this an
s"rr equivalent To his negative.
io negatvIDg h''e several Bills he incurred great
rt'pof biiy, and much disp"ssure from soms Of his
friends aud eilow citizens, who the advocates OF
intefnal Improvement He ALTERNATELY threaten.
ed and entres,ed 20 the Bills, "a they saw IN hi,
negative, the destruction oil the system But he On.
the constitutions PROSTATE, under ,uch system: and
relying upon the resources OF his own mind which had
never BETRAYED him, with Roman virtue and with
more han roman hrnnss', he determined TO do lis
try. ~ ~
Look AZ the consequences of prompt and Deceive
sclon oi PRESIDENT Jackson upon those Bills BY cot
off llANN