Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-03-02

chleved victory. Ihey tfad driven back the enemy
With discontinue, thing by the way, sir, which is
Tot always performed when it is promised. A gen.
leman, TO whom have already referred. in this de-
pate, had come into Congress during my absence
rom it, from South Carolina, and had brought with
him high reputation for ability. He came from a
school with which he had been acquainted ct noscur
SCOTS. hold in my hund, sir, printed speech of
this distinguished gentleman, (NIr. McDuFFIE) "oN
INTERNAL I0pRovEMENTs,' delivered about the pc
Rod to which naW refer, and printed with few in
remarks upon consultations in which, sir
think he quite consolidated the arguments ofhs op
poncnts, the Radicals, tito crush be to consolidate
] give you short but substantive quotation from
these remarks. He is speaking of pamphlet, then
recently published, entitled "Consolidaion;" and hav-
ing alluded to the question orechartering the form
cr Bank of the United States, he says: sMoreoyer in
tho curly history Of parties and when MIR, Crawford
advocated the renewal Oft the old charter it con-
sidcred federal measure; which Internal Improve
ments nerer Uas as this author enormously states.
This latter measure originated in the admin
istraton OF Mr. Jefferson, with the appropriation
for the Cumberland Road; and was first proposed
as system, by Mr.. Calhoun, and carried through tho
House OF Representatives by large majority of the
republicans, including almost every ono of the Lead
ing men who carried us through the late war"
So then, Internal improvement is not one Of the Fe.
deral hereses
One paragraph more, Sir
"Ihc author in Question, not content with denounc-
ing as Federalists, General Jackson, Mr.. Adams Mr.
Calhoun, and the ory Of the South Carolina dele.
CATION i'll Congress, modcsty extends the denuncatfon
to Mr. Monroe and the whole Republican party" Here
are his words, During the administration of Mr. Mon
roe, much has passed which the republican party
would be glad to approve, If they couldM But the
principle feature, and that which has chiefly elected
hese observations Is the renewal of the system of
ternai improvements. Now, this measure was adopt
ed by vote OF l15to sc, of republican Congress and
sanctioned by a republican President. WHO, them is
tins author, who assumes the high prerogative of de-
nonncing in the name of the republican party the re-
publican administration Of the country; denunciation
including within Its sweep, Calhoun, Lowndes, and
Cheves men who VIII be regarded the brightest or
aeD'S OF South CarOina, and the strongest pillars of
The republican party, long the late var shall be
remembered and talents and patriotism shall be re-
garded the proper objects of the admiration and
gratitude of free people!!"
Such arc the opinions, sir, which were maintained
by South Carolina gent cmcn in the House of Rep-
esentativcs, on thcsubject of Internal improvements
"hen took my seat there us member from Mas
|sachusctts, in 1898 But this is not all: we had
bill before and passed it in that House. entitled
An act TIC procure the necessary surveys plans and
estimates. upon the subject of Roads and Canals ,,
IL authorised the President to surveys and esti-
mates TO DC made of The routes Of such Roads and Ca
tats as he might deem IF National Importance in O.
commercial or military point Of ue,c, far the trans
portdtion Of the mail and appropriated thirty thuus
and dollars out OF the Treasury, detray the ex-
pense. Fhls act, though preliminary in its nature
covered the whole groand took for granted the
complete power of Int rnal Improvement as far as
any of its advocates had contended for it. Hay
ing passed the other House, the bill came up to the
debated A
prl 1924 The Honorable member from South (,nr
DINA was member of the Senate at that time
While the bill was under consideration here a mo-
ton was made to add the following provso:
''Prouided That nothing herein contained sha he
construed to affirm admit power in congress-.
on their own authority, to make Roads or Canals
within any of the States of the Union"
The yeas and nays were taken on the proviso,
ana the honorable member voted the negative
The pToivso failed.
motion was then made TO add this provso, viz:
pledged a no on s @ e ever he be m
Canals except shall be among the several States and in the
same proportion direct laid and assessed by the
provisions Of the constitution ''
The honorable member voted asuin prouisO also and it
The bill was then pu, passage and the honorable mem
ocr voted Jor II, and IT passed, and became law
votes but upon power of internal improvement, IN W
oIoadest sense In TRUTH these bills for surveys
who for and who against improvement, This law
se went the whole length, and assumed the and com
every FORM in which the various propositions 10 amend preeo
TED It He went for the entire and authority
poporiionae distribution And now suffer me to remind YOU
MI RESIDENT that this very power thus sanctioned
plain and manifest usurpaon ha, the State of South Is so
lima is supposed to be justified in refusing submission 10
we mot esse rs @ o not this
and protection of the geDeman's notwithstanding
at ROAD or canal must be written down fat usurpaton a
ever was committed, may find mitigation in our resnsc
Tor ms place. and his vote, one that knows law?
ann WHICH oOun carolina had efficient in
establishing IN 1915, and this power of internal inn
advanced by her in The and have
now seen approved and sanctioned by her Representatives in
1871 these The great grounds IN which she
is now thought to be justified breaking up Union if She
sees FIT to break it up!
may safely say, think, that have had the author
y OF leading and distinguishing gentlemen om South CARROLL
IA 10 support of the doctrine of internal Improvement
repeat that 10 1924 for followed South Carolina; ,
when that star in IFS ascension off unexpected
direction relied on its light longer Here The Vice pesi
dent saddoes the chair understand the gentleman from Mas
sacnuse 10 say that the Ferson occupying the
the Senate has changed his opinions the subject of
Improvement From nothing said me, SIR have had
reason to know of any change the opinions of the oeron
filing the chair Senate If such change has aken
place. regret it, speak generally of the South Caro-
INA individuals we know there who hold opinions fvo
rabIe TO the An application for exercise in behalf
OF public work IN South Carolina ITSELF pending be-
ieve IN the other House. presented by members State
nave t'u sir perhaps not without tedousness ef
DETAIL shown that if am in the subject of internal
improvements how, andn what company fell into that error
II ! atn wrong, ii is apparent who misled me.
go to other remarks of the honorable member-and have
10 complain OF AN entire misaPpeenscn Of what said on
the subject Of the national debbough hardly perceive