Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-11-19

correctly repoed They deny there any hope of relief from
dent excerths 'Yeo the .Maysri Road" and that they
consider TO be only CLEAN glance of sht differ
those gentlemen both to the facts and ,he'de
ductionsCongress did paraze the system of Inter
nal Improvement during the last and brighter
nope that they would recede om the principle upon ~hct
founded than has done amy the system orsna
ted The Buaaloe and New Orleans Turnpike Road after
dergomg animated discussion for three weeks in the House
OF Representatives where the able talents on both sides
bile majority I, had considered holding the
first rank in the Of National Roads, and the iga
ture by which North the South he ed together
The track upon which han heen three times
veyed the brigade of the United States Engineers with Cen
era Bernard the chief engineer their head Three
ago preparations were nak's to commence the work MIR
Sors, of New York. who unquestonaby the abes, deaer
that House. distinguished himself in opposition to that bill
This gentleman had been accustomed support that
An application to aid in completing canal that in
of National importance failed in the House Of Represen
atves In the Senate bill for this appropriation
ted by the Committee Roads and Canals bu, the friends of
that bill, although they made many Efforts could the
Senate to hear
of this State for appropriation if reported in the House of
in the hands OF the Committee Roads and Canals Four
out of Eve of that Committee had previously supported all
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road which there had
been more expec,aon and hopes shan from any other
work Of the kind in the United States and
sed by the States OF Maryland aud Virginia of
the General Government ground that had failed
between the Western and Atlantic States to be
the great through fare for military transportation, from the
defend the General smith, one of It's
devoted patrons distinguished, active and influential
Der of Senate after bill reported for an appro
pra'on could not prevail on the Senate consider although
he made many and Jealous efforts
All those roads had been surveyed by the United En-
gneers under the direction of the Engineer Department.
large had been expended by The General Government
for the surveys of the Buffalo and New Orleans Turnpike
and the Baltimore and. Ohio Rail Road With this prep
aaion expense and patronage by the General
Congress refused consider any but the Bdfalo New
Orleans Road and that only 10 give negative These
evidences of opposition TO that system which Congress had
never manifested before And these evidences all
hhied before the President rejected Naysvie Road
Which proves Congress did under presidential influence
but from new impulse against the principle itself Three
out hesitation. Such succession of negative action was
strong evidence that the zeal with which Congress had
heretofore sustained this had greatly diminished
observer the spot who the arou of the
determined manner of overwhelming majority Senate
to refuse them much hearing furnished more than a
probability that road making ny Congress- de
cline And itself an evidence of unexpected
II IS said tie Presidents panvns his Vcto of
ana and gives no assurance that he will exercise
his official authority the progress of that sys
of critic, bu, viii view whole scope Of his action upon
this subject: which must lead to different conclusion
He negatived this .ArnYsuiW and Lexington
Inrnpihe Road, by which he incurred The Grea,
dIsp'easnre of many of his friends and of MANY
other influential characters in Kentucky as well
as elsewhere in the western States.-For this was
no. only road or great expectation in that state,
but was considered as the starting pole or GEN.
trail piece for several other roads that were 10 branch
rom 1t: 1t was to be continued from Mays
VILE in Kentucky, TO Florence in Alabama distance
lIrxngt on in Kentucky it was to bn extended into
the state of Indiana, distance of another two or
three hundred miles And when once began like
| us elder sister. the Cuamberapd Rad, nobody
Khew where i. would go to- or where it would end
| fherefose This negative was not SO small business
as 1t Is represented IT, be. This augmentation had
| transplred before the Veto And thus i, was that
sucha cry was raised Therefore President Jack
son by that veto, not only checked the system but
saved to your government at least $50 900 600
which was to be raised by your Tariff but has sa-
Ved from corruption some COO 90, 600, of your
citizens who were make prey of that money
For 1.-THE roads made by he United States are good
ior nothing, and only form constant drain upon the
treasury for what they call repairs.
But gentlemen who have limited the ne1atye to
the .hnyspiiis and Lexington Turnpike only, have
9elther done Justice to the subject to President
Jackson. There was bill passed both Hous es of
congress tor constructing Road, through part
OF the state of Indiana, Il believe was) and into
| the Michigan. Territory. He neraved that part
which passed thro the State and approved that part
winch lay within the Territory Upon the principle
lhat t'e general government has the power to con-
s:luct h'ads wlthnIts own territories. By negati-
wing mat portion which to pass through State
ne preserved entire the principles upon which he
hega'ived the Naysc1e and Lexington Turnpike.
| ~ he also negatved the Washington and Frederick
furnPne Road. This Bill was COTTON up and fos-
tered ny the most powerful and commanding infu
ence ID the State of Mary land; and had patron
age than any other road Bill that came before Con
eFess during the last session, or prehaps any other
session.
The Bill making appropriation of an 100000, for
the completion of the Portland and Louisville canal
10 winch the general government had previously con-
triouted largely. two three times, without know
ing syllable about the progress If the work. or dis
position OF the money; and the Bill called the Lieht
House Bill, providing for the building of t,oeat, pe
new Night Houses placing Twenty-Five new Beacons
and Buoys, and for surveying and clearing out Mr-
freight Rivers aud Greeks, nobody knew where
being medley of greater number of items
than were ever found in Bill since civilization
shed It's beams upon the human race was sent
which he returned to the Senate this acoDic answer
That he had retained those bills for farther consd-
Grafton" And the Senate considered this answer
equivalent to his negative.
In negativing these several Bills he incurred great
responsibility and much displeasure from some Of his
friends and fellow citizens, who were the advocates
OF internal improvement. He was alternately thrent
ened and entreated to the Bills, as they saw in
MS negative, the destruction Of the system But he
saw The constitution prostrate, under such n system