Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-03-10

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General Government The same may be
said Of the largo inland undertakings, ex-
cept that, m them, Government. instead OIL
bearing the whole cxpedse, co-oPerates
with others who bear q part. The other
consideration Is, that the United States
haze the means. They enjoy the revenues
derived from commerce, aad the States
have DO abundant and easy sources Of pub
lie income. The custom houses fill the
general treasury, while the States have
scanty resources, except by resort to heavy
direct taxes Under this view of things,
thought Unnecessary TO settle, at least for
myself some definite notions, with respect
TO tie powers Of Government, ia regard
TO Internal a,i!us. It may not SAVIOR too
much Of self commentator to remark,
that with this object, I considered the con-
st,utou. IFS judicial construction, It's CO.
temporaneous exposition, and the whole
history If the legislation of Congress IN
dart,; aalI arrived at the conclusion. that
Goyenmenthad power 20 accomplish sun
dry objects, or aid in their accomplish
ment which are now commonly spoken of
as Ltaugl Improvements. That cOnclu-
sion, sir, may have been right, or it may
aave been wrong. an not about to ar
que the grounds ofitat large. say only.
that Il was adopted, and acted on, even so
early as In 1916 Yes, No. President /
made up my opinion, and determined on
nv intended course of political conduct
on these subjects, 10 the li;h Congress, IN
1916. And now, Mr.. President, have
further 90 say, that I made up these opln-
ions, and entered on this course Of political
conduct. Tcucr0 Duce. Yes, sir, ! pnr-
sued. IN an this. a South Carolina track.
On the doctrines Of Internal Improvement,
South Carolina, as she was then represent
ted In the other House, set forth, IN 1916,
under a fresh and leading breeze; and /
was among the followers But If my-lea-
der sees new lights, and turns a sharp cor
ner, unless I see new lights also, keep
straight on, in tae same path. / repeat,
that leading gent5men from South Caro-
lima were first and foremost in behalf Of the
doctrines OF internal Improvements, when
those doctrines first came to be considered
and acted upon IN Congress. The debate
on the Bank question, on the Tariff OF
1916. and on the Direct Tax, will show
who was who, and what was what, atthat
time. The Tultfof 1916, one Of the plain
cases of oppression and usurpatIOa, from
which. ifths Government does not recede,
individual States may justly secede from
the Government, Is sir, M truth, a South
Carolina Tariff, supported by South Caro-
lima votes. But for those votes, it could
not have passed in The form m which it did
pass; whereas If it had depended on Mas
sach1seits votes, 1t would have been lost
Does not the honorable gentleman well
know al this} There arc certainly those
who d., fan well, know 1t all l do not
say this to- reDroach South Carolina; only
state the fact, and think it will appear 20
be true that among the earliest and bold
est advocates of the Tariff as a measure Of
-, o,5 -, tho avnross 5rounl If
,,-,.ct;,, ,ge,o Io9Jinq Gentlemen Of
S,.,b C,-ol;,, /, Congre49 7 did not
,bo, ami c,,not now understand ...r
I-ngrags in onv other sense Vm.e tins
r rrS,r Vas under 4 .cazsol in the
y~ Of r,saasves, an honorable
nfema from Georgia, now Of this
House, CTR FoRsYrH.) ) moved To reduce
the gr0a0sed duty on cotton. H. fuled
by four votes. South Carolina giving three
votes, enough to have turned the SCALE
AGAINST his motion. The act, sir then
es1 on it p. the
..e.r OF Die Representa-
tyes ct South Carolina, present and vot.
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