Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-26

fIE) ON fnlerno! Improvements delivered abo,,
the period TO which now refer and n,i" 's,
with few Introductory remark. upon eons,r
da,ion, in which think, Sir, he quite CONF;
dated the arguments Of his opponents, ID. r.
icals, if 10 rush be TO consolidate ! pi,. vo".
short bu, substantive quotation fr,ln ,hes :.
marks. He is speaking Of a pamphlet ,h.,
recently published, entitled Console, ,ioD."
and having alluded 10 the question of r..eb,,
,ering the former bank of The United S,ate, b.
says:
"Moreover in the early history of parties. and nh.
MIR Crawford advocated tho renewal OF the old c,,'
it was considered federal measure; which L.
Improvements meter ,cas, as this author erroD.or,a
States This latter measure originated in the ,dr.
tration of SIR. Jefferson with the spprspris,ion e.
the Cumberland Road; and was first proposed. :, w
austen, by Mr.. Calhoun, snd carried through the po,
of Representatives BY large majority Of III. r,nnsr
cans, including almost every one of the LEADING NJ.
who carried US through the late war :"
So then, Internal improvement, is mol Oh, q,
the Fed raj heresies.
One paragraph more, sir
"The author in question, not content with d.no,.
ing as Federalists, General Jackson, Mr. Adam, n.
Calhoun, and the majority Of the South CsoIn. .I.
cation in Congress, modesy extends the denurri,",
to Mr.. Monroe and the whole Republican Party p..
are his words: During the administration of N, No
roe, much has passed which the Republican Par,
would be glad to approve, if they could! But n.
principal feature, and that which has chiefly el,.t
these observations is the renewal Of the srsr,y ,
rrRSAL ImpRovENEsrs' Now, this measure w., ,lor.
ted by q vote Of lis to SO, of n Republican CoD,r.n
and sanctioned by Republican President Who, ,b,,
is this author, who assumes the high preroga,e GA,
nouncng, in the name Of the Republican Psr',. Il,
Republican Administration Of the country-a den. pt.
alton including within rs sweep Calhoun Lovhls
and Cheves men who will be regarded rs the brr,
est ornaments of South Carolina, and the strongest nj
lars of the Republican Party. as long as the ,e VIZ
shall be remembered, and talents and patriotism ,L
be regarded as the proper objects ofthe sdmiaiOur
gratitude of q free people!!"
Such are the opinions, sir (which were m.in
tanned by South Carolina gentlemen in Ii,
House of Representatives, on the subject cfIr.
,ernal improvement when took nv SCAT th,r
az member from Massac hussu,, in 1928 Rt /
this is not all: we had bill before us and pn,
ed il in that house, entitled AN act ,ous
cure the necessary surveys, plan, and e,,i
mates upon The subject of Roads End C,r.,"
II authorized the President 10 caus sur.
veys and estimates TO 10 be made Of &
routes OF such Roads and cunals as he might
deem ofnational importance, in cOmmr
cial or military point Of vie,o, or for III
transportation Of the maiL;and appropriated thu |
" thousand dollars, out of The rrrasvry 10 DE-.
fray the expense. This ar, though preliminary
In us nature, covered the whole grount-k
took for granted the complete power Of isH'
nal improvement, as far as any OF It's at'''
Gales had ever commended for it. Having past
ed The other House The bill came 10 the m'
ate, and was here considered and debated
April 1894 The honorable member from
South Carolina wa, q member Of The Senisi
that time While The DILL was under eonaa'
Grafton here, mo,ion was made TO add IL
following proviso:
Provided, That nothing herein contained hlHa
construed to affirm or admit power in Congress, @
their oyn authority, to make Roads or Canals With
any Of the States Of the Union"
The yeas and nays were then taken on 'hh
proviso, and the honorable member voted "M
negative. The proviso failed. II
A motion wa, then made to add this prov"
wig. II
Provided, That the faith Of the United sues
hereby pledged, that no money shall ever be e,Pe"
for Roads or Canals except il shall be among us f
raj States, and in the same proportion as dlso ."
are laid and assessed by the provisions Of 'he "N
tuition"
The honorable member voted dgnm
proviso also and il failed 81.
The bill was then put on its passage, q"
honorable member voted for and rp''"' !"
bee anne a law. -,
Now i, strikes me, sir, that there 10 m''
tanning these votes but upon the Po"e ="
ternsl Improvement, in its broadfsl se''
truth these bills for surveys and esim''n
always been considered as test qo'''G.
They show who is for and who again" u"
nal improvement. This law i'sell ~'"' :,
whole length and assumed The Toll ana eo "S i,
power. The genllemsns vote 'us''ne. ~
power 10 every form, il which the ys''D"
positions 10 amend presented H. nc .Ihs
the entire and unrestrsined authority wa
consulting the States and without ag'e'"'
any proporrionare distribution. h0o ' 49,. II,
fer me to remind you, Mr. President W." w-
mi. very same power, thus sanctioned W." =,
form, by the gen,leman's own opin'0n, -. y
so plain and manifest . usurpa'ion' w. :,
S,a,e Of South Carolina is supposed 10 ar,
tilted in refusing admission 10 any ". ~
ing the power into effect. TrueIh ~, g..
this li:,le too hard? May we not er,, ~. -,
mercy, under favor and protection o. Wv" ~
,leman's own authority? Adni','ss Il, psr
,,>ns, no written down pS