Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-05


isation of Congress under il and l arrived at the
conclusion, that Gcverumeut had power TO accomplish
supdry objects aid m Their aCcou plshment, which
are row comment, spoken otas INTERNAL IMPROVE
MENTs. That conclu'i or sir. may have b. en- riRh
or IL nsy have been wions. am not about o argue
the grounds OF IL al lasg". cay Gully, ths' u was
adopted and acted on early A. IN 1876. Yes
Mr., President, made up my OF ni End determine,
nay iutrntei coH's So at pChir,l conduct. en- these
subjects, ia ihe ltih Congress Ia 1916 Aud now
MIR. PIe.dsn,, have further TO say, that made al
these opinions aud entered Oh this Of politica
conduct YcucTo EucS. Scs, sir pursued in all III
South Carolina track. On tie doctrines OF lnterna
Improvement, South Carolina, as she then repre-
scnted in the o,hcr House. Sc, forth, IN 1916 und'
fresh ard leading breeze; and was auorg the follow
ers. But II my leader sees new Gghs and turns
sharp coiner,--unless | see new lights also, kce,
81 aght on, in the path. repeat, hat leading
gentlemen from Sou h Carolina, were first and fore
most in behalf OF the doctrines Of Internal Improve
ments when those doctrines first csn,e TO be consider
cd and acted upon in Congress. The debate ei
the Bank question, the Tariff Of 1916, ard on tn,
Direct Tax, will show WHO who, and what wa
what, at that time. The Tariff Of 1916 one Of the
Iiain of opp; esson enl nsurpato from whic
II the Government does Got receLe, individual Staes
may justly sccede from the Gov rnmeni, is, sir, in
truth, South Caroline Tann supported by South Car.
DINA votes. But for those votes it could not have
passed in the form in which it did pass; whereas, il il
had depended on Massachusetts, votes, il would have
been lost Does not the honorable gentleman W. II
know all this! There cerainy those who do fill
well, know it AL 10 no, say this TO reproach South
Carolina; only state the fact, and tbii.k will ap
Pear 10 be thgt tie earliest anu bodies
advocates of the Tariff, measure of protection,
and the express ground of pcote c,ion Lead
ing gentlemen of South Carolina in Congress ! did
theu and cannot now. understand their lang uae
in any other sc,se While This Tariff OF 1916 as UNI
der discussion, in the House o. Representatives, ho-
iorshle gentleman from Georgia, of this House
(Mr Fo'svh) NOV ii to reduce the proposed duty on
cotton. He failed by four votes South Carolina giving
three votes (euough 10 have turned the SCALE agan.i
his motion. The aci, ,ir then passed and ed or
its passage the support oil majority Of the Rrprescn.
faItu nt Snth lin Unffsr ;
act is the trs in the order Cf those denounced
plan usurpaons. We IT daily in Ike lis by the
side Of those OF 1924 and 1923, OF mamie
oppression justify lag d.union ! put IT home to the
honorable member troA South Carolina, that bis own
State cnly art ard part ia this measure bur
the causa cGuScms Without h.r aid, this scmina'
principle OF uichet, thu root OF Cpas, could have
been planted have already said, and is tue. that
this proceeded the groUsd OF protection l. t~r
iered city. with exiting interest Of frea
and amount IL cut UP the Calcutta cotton ira q by
the roots. But il passed, nevertheless, aud ii passed
on the principle OF protecting manufactures, on the
principle against freee rsdc the principle opposed
Ia that Whch lets as diOnc.-.N0ie 2.
Such, Mr. President were the opinions Of imnor
aud leading gentlemen tom South Caroline, on he
subject OF Internal Improvement, in 1916 wen, out
OF Congress the next year, and r-turuing again n
1928 thought found South Carolira where had left
her. really supposed, that all things remained as
they were and that The Sonh Carolina doctrine In
ternal Improvements, would be d Tended by the sam.
ecquant voices. and the same strong arms, former
ly In the lapse of these six years it is tfue political
associations had assumed aspect, and ne W dvi-
.ions party had arisen in the South hostile 10 the
doctrine OF Internal improvements, and had vigorous.
Nv attacked that doctrine. Anti consolidation the
flag, under which this party fought, and its pport, r.
uveehed against Internal prove neuts much after
the in which the honorable gentleman has now
nveghed against them part aud parcel of the sys.
tenn Of Consolda ion. Whether this party arose in
South Carolina herself in her nei2 hhorhood more
than know. | think the latter. However that NAV
have been, there those found in Souih Carolina
ready TO make war upon IT, and who dill make intrepid
war upon it, Names being regarded things in
fuch controversies, they bestowed the anti i'm
provement gentlemen, the appellaon of Radicals
Yes, sir the OF Radic~l., term of dis nciion
applicable and applied to those who denied tie liberal
doctrines Of Inernal Improvements, originated. rcord
ing to the tct OF my recollection, Some whore be-
tween North Carol ma and Georgia. Well, sir, those
Iniscbevous Radicals were 10 be put down, aud the
strong Of South Carolina stretched out to put
them down. About this time, sir, returned TO Cor
gress. The battle with tie Radicals had bren ioucht
and cur South Carolina chSmp'ons {! the ,loc!iiues If
Internal Improvement had noby H. al t,ined their
ground, and were understood 10 have achieved vic.
tory. They had drven back the cremy with dis, ON
h'uie; thing, by the way, sir, which is no. avs
reformed when II is pr omised. gentleman, 10 whom
have already referred, in ills debate, hud come Into
Congress during my absence from IT, from South Caro-.
Inn, and bad brought with bin high reputation for
ability. He from school with which we had
been acquainted, ct n0sctflr a SociiS. hold in my
hand, SIR printed ch h ,lis;ingui he'd yentla
man on. McDuhc) :" ON INTERN Al IMPROVE
RENTs," delivered about the period to which now re-
fer & printed with few Introductory remarks upon con.
sodton IN which, 'ir think he qpite solilated the
arguments OF hs opp nenis, the Radicals if crush he
10 consol date give you short but Substantive ono.
tacn from these remarks. lie il speaking OF nam
rhet, then recently published, enti led Consoation'
and Eavrg alluded IN the question o; rPchar erin the
iGrmer Bank OF The United States he SAYS Moreover
in The early history Of parties, and when Mr. Ctavy-
ford advocated tie renewal OF the old charter il wa
considered federal measure; which Internal I'm
provemsns necer tCGs, this author eroneously
states Thi' latter measure originated in the admiu-
iStraiion Of MIR Jefferson, with the aprrop-iaton for
the Cumberland Road; and first opysed as n sgs.
TIM, by Mr.. Calhoun, and carried through tn. House
Of Representatives. y large majority OF the repull
cans, Including almost every OF The leading men
who carried US through he ia'e wac"
So then, Internal Improvement not ore # he Fe,.
eral heresie-
One paragraph inere, sir
The author in que tim. OF intent with Il. nonnc.
jag a. Federal'sls Gencr,l Ja k.on, MIR. Adam, Mr.
Calhoun AMI the jori'y az the Sou'h Carolina dele.
CATION III Congress, rrodesfly extends fe ,eururja-
lion 10 Mr.. MCnto@ and e whole Io lutiicsn pa.tv"
Here are bis words, During thc adniuistra ion Fl Mr.
Monroe, much has passed which the ublcan party
would be glad 10 approve, il hoy could ! But The
principal feature, aud that which has Chiefly elected
these observations, IL the renewal Of TIE SYSTEM OF
INTER.|AL GMPRovESfENTs Now Ibis nea.sr.
WIS adopted bya vote of lis to SO, Of a republican
Congress, and sanctioned by a republican President
Who, ihen.is this author, who as unes to-. h,h p,s.
negative Of denouucng, in ha of the repu blcnn
party the republican administration Of the country;
denunciS Jon including within lis sweep. Calhoun
Lowndes, and Cheves; men who will be regarded as the
brightest ornaments OF South Carolina and the strongest
pillars Of the republican party long The late war
shall he fereTf cred, and talent and patriotism sha
be regarded as the proper obocs Of the administration