Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-14

Why not all the roads on this frontier be comnre
hended IN the principle set up? Mr. A. insist ed fbo.
they might. He aft med the principle in its full o.
tent The only advantage of Buffalo in relation to
supplies OF military munl'ion commerce, was thar
1t constituted the point of termination of the lonpest
OF the New York CaRss, forming the obvous and
best channel of communication through the State
from the sea bosrd and of course, superseding the
necessity for road terminating at the same point
Take the southern section of the road haynoy it's
through the and heart of the interior
1t could have relation to at its extreme point on
ly New Orleans; to which the proper and most n
valuable channel of supply Of every kind was found
IN the never failing and rapid current of the great
stream on which II stood Where tributary streams
did not present themselves or were deficient in wn
ter, the roads of the superior and snpvinp country
determined principally TO this nr:urai channel Were
other points othe scahoard thu saened the course of
transportation would be scfoss the route of the pro.
posed road, which approached the maritime fontier
IN Il hrc converging, and not Gi!ect. The error of
ascroing to either section of the road important
once once IN regard to war or commerce, proceeded
from considering Washington as an ss,,;na roint OF
either, as of the mail This was fallacv ve, IND
sustaining principle of both branches of the road
me streams of defence commerce had Washino-
ton for their source no than routes transverc
to the direct approaches of the northern front;or ~
seaboa for their termination The snnnl;es of -;
toer would have reached their destination in time ia
have accomplished their purposes before tho I, qoJ
course of this road could be traced
MS purpose to this point had been Mr. A. said to
,pi y IN ne was combating of unfounded pre-
roads it was to be remembered fornred no 49,. -
the question The question was whetber This 80 VI
ernmcnt should assume the function of maxine tSen,
Ii IL did, the benefit represented was tina, anotber a.
gent, with its funds, would be added To the Sc.
but tins benefit would be realized to verv nart;i
extent only Why should the States apply their
funds to the object after it had been settled that the
General Government had taken on itself the of;ca9
w oud not the States, in prudence wait for the ac
ton OF the General Government and expect their inn
from It's iunds' There was but one con-
sderation to prevent that the General Government
was to be limited to works national in their charac
ter; nut that this limitation would be nominal n,erel,
we were aready instructed by the highest inforna-
tioh--oi ex experience The question was therefore
not so much whether the General Government was
oe aaueo' as whether 1T was to take the place of
inc states IN the office The inquiry was not of a
gam pun a subs ltuon of an agency for others And
which at these functionaries the General or STATE
fnments was the better fitted for the conduct of
oFera,,ohs OF This KIND! Why was it admitted uni
Versaiy that an individual, body OF individuals
| were better qualified than any government mr. thar
any corporation even and corporation better than
M government All consent to the fact and why.-
lie proposition is established in reason as well ne
experience. The more general and remote an mn
nority the less its qualification for an executive f,nc
uoh OF complication or detail. 1t must be so in the
nature OF things. The superiority of the resources
i or the General Government was suggested bo,yever
as the eounterpose to the admitted force of this oh
Jectlon TO Its energies in the policy of internal i'm
Pr"Vement But why and whence this suner;or;,v,
Inc common fountain of resource is the nocLats ae
the people, If the General Government had anv CIV.
Periorty OF resource then it had only to rerat ia IN
casions, and the superiority Disappeared W.
An advantage not inferior was claimed for the
iehe'ai government as regarded the modes of ra1s-
ing money from its exclusive control over innosts
which were considered once the most nrolifc al
accessible OF the sources of revenue. What was The
re adY4nt &c OF this over the modes of direct tax
ation: lt would be found to consist in the onerg
ton bong Covert. and the contributors not kpor
ing what they paid That is to say the recommem-
"a''of OF TINS mode of raising revenue wss its de
slon-that II cheated those it feeced He would nv.
he Ia ~,
raj Government should be divested of this resourc
atogeher. 1t might be indispensable in war. vhen
Oh were demanded or In debt of large
ouht winch war might leave behind it; or occssionoI
~ ms an arm of defensive, counter vail;ng conon,;
re9oiaion But when demanded by no imperiops
OF one of these classes, he did affirm ms
MS democratic opinion, that the suspensiop IF 2h;
inooe OF raising revenue would be attended with d.
olslVe advantages. A Federal Government was too
rom the people; and wore, to their view too
niuch the aspect OF an unrelated Government ~ ho
supervised with the rigor which more thar ~ w
er' III demaDded 1t of peculiar im,ori.nca
rom ms cause that, as regarded its modes of rais
ing money, there should be no Disguise. and IF .I;
cation OF 1t, no extraordinary liability tn abuse r.
ties were disguised mode of raising money and in
te e improvements mode of application of t. in
the blghest degree open to abuse. JVhv tb;s Let,
Because works of this class demanded In rgc ;b
ments' oninued for long periods and in comnJcatsd
orms disbursements, III these circumst ances inv
tea the tempt al abuse and facilitated
cause the operations which wo ks of internal improve
monts required were of nature which from .bcir
aifhcnitles removal from common know,ledG.
complexity: and the number of persons, and
event OF agency demanded, did not readily
:, ADMIT economy, and did readily admit infidelitv.
as as regarded both their execution and management.
The General Government derived therefore. ne re-.
commendation for the Office of internal Improvement
/ rom us peculiar control Imposts more than
from The nature of the function to be exercised.
Iurther recommendation ofthe prosecution of in
teTHai improvements by the General Government had
been urged from the supposed tendency of this mill
- tointroui!ce aiDites of, nlercourse and interest,"
betv..,n quarters, not otherwise Intimately related.
and in ,b;s 0anner to exert Influence conducive
to the harmony ID cement OF the Union. There
eogd be higher @ das it were f VEL
uspco eo chornyyis, But a was to the o Ts
ration OF the policy Wasno the real i'm renee eS
10y me reverse' The different quarters o, the
otlon 3ad very unequal occasions and demands Fl,