Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-12

improvements and active industry. by
this she has been enabled to subsidize al
the powers Of Europe, and to make her
selfa party to all the battles Of the world.
Every body will admit that the present
dynasty of France has no very particular
attachment to the memory of Bonaparte
and yet we see them from necessity, pur-
suing the course of his policy, and en-
deavoring to augment her internal re-
sources. When that blood-stained con-
queror was chained to rock in the midst
of the sea, what was it that furnished con-
ISOLATION to his refections' His thousand
victorics' his bloody laurels? No! he
himself declared that it was the remem-
brance that he had improved the condi-
tion of France, and that his works of in
ternal Improvement were Of themselves
enough to make his name immortal
With these works and with his code of
laws, he could have afforded to dispense
with all his victories.
One of the gentlemen from Virginia,
(Mr. Coke represented the mountains of
Tennessee as being Of such a stupendous
height as to render the road to New Or
leans Of no practical utility. do not
pretend to an intimate acquaintance with
the geography of that portion of the I'm
ion; but Of this l am sure, that piling up
Pelion upon Ossa will never raise valid
objection to this design, be the noun
tains what they may; the road can never
come in contact with them. The gentle
man has relied mainly on DIR. Morse as
his authority; (now he could not push
hat authority very far in Rhode Island, l
can tell him;) and on that authority he
ellis us, if the wide and noble rivers
which penetrate that region and which he
seems to think are themselves an all-suc
icient highway, for commerce, mail war
md all other purposes of travel. But
What says the gentleman from Tennessee,
Who lives upon the spoti He tells you,
hat during three-fourths ofthe year these
'oads are Of no service whatever-their
channels being often so dry as to admit
Walking over them. And as to these AL
'ine mountains which seem to have tow
,red so much in the gcntlcman's speech,
hey are not so high as he imagines; and
whatever their height, they are noun
aims of ore, and contain resources which
will furnish commerce for the road to
larry. We have two armories-and he
ellis us, if ever we have another it will
lot be located OH this road; and the road
will be useless. Is the gentleman sure
hat there never will be more than two
lrmories in the United States3 Is he
luite sure that this road will never be
Employed for the march of an army ?
What is this argument but to declare that
We are not in peace to prepare for war;
VIII not the same doctrine prove that we
ire not to increase our navy? that we
ire not to fortify our coasts!
But it seems that we were to reject this
,ill for cOnsistcncy's sake Because
he Jackson party raised hue and cry
bout Executive influence, and about
ne shameful waste of money by employ
ne the engineers to make surveys in
arious parts of the Union, we must, out
consistency, and pride of character,
'fuse this bill, and even that for the
sual annual appropriations for surveys.
Why, Sir, is it an incredible thing that
lat hue and cry was raised for mere po-
tlcal effect Is it too much to suppose
lat partisans used that argument, who
i'd not themselves believe there was
luch truth or weight in it And, admit
lat the power Of making surveys was
yer SO much abused by late admins
alton, because a good thing has been
scd for a adpurpose, does it cease to
e good, ifproperly used. It
1 now come to notice the speech Of a
entleman from Virginia, (Mr. Archer
'ho seemed so particularly magnanimous
'ward the State of New York. Twas
appy to hear him-the strain was so
cw that it made strong impression upon
le-the gentleman seems to have made
le discovery that there can be something
lat Is correct without the bounds of the
tate of Virginia But, Sir, before the
entleman praises New York too highly
t him wait and see how she will vote
n this question. If N. York is to vote
own this bill, because her petition for
id was once rejected, what Is she to
ypect in future Will the time never
ONE when N. York will apply for a
lare Of that very aid she is now asked
refuse (? And what will then be said
her by the power Of the West on this
Dor Sir, l hope N. York will be
agnanimous, too magnanimous to cher
h the remembrance of a disappointment,
I'd the feelings Of resentment it excited.
he gentleman ought to have rccollectcd
at the policy Of New York in making
@ application, was directly in contra
ction Of all his theories as politician.
'hen Clinton asked this body to grant