Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-27

S S'In 20 nss ''ahoun as n matter of inier,,fa
Tint ,,,ac,o% 80 1'con, end from the ramc causes
.aI a',ecsco 10 JOHN Quincy Adsms' Abandonment,
iot the Fcdevui party scsic e5 years ;:
which has dvggcd him through ali tI,c 49, - re-
S; =, , asn DOWN At iast and which will follow
- MURENA.
But on this subject ut national power ,Ns,
more important than perfect unity i'm av ean DC
enngs ana sentmtnt.' And what can tend more
powerfully TO produce it. than ovcrcomno ,h ao.e
OF distance! No country, ENJOYING frsssds snsc,s
occ"ped any tning like as great IAN extent of c,,,r,
as Tins ssPnSc; One hundred years ago, the most
Pr"'ouh' philosophers did not believe il 20 he svs,
possible They did not suppose II nos.;h,. 49,
pure republic could exist on as prca, scs,
the island OF Great Britain. What then vvr, Con-
cpoy, .na WINS, s. we have now the felicity to
happy mould oil our government so well ~ m. 49,
al general p"wers blended that much Of orr '';.,
hlip'ncss draws ITS origin from The extent Of our
republic IL has exempted from most of the canss
which distracted the small! republics Of antion;tv
let It not however. be forgottcn let IL he foreysc
Kept IN mind that exposes 10 the greatest of all
ca"nitis next to the loss of liberty and eren IN f6oe
~ as conseq,enccs disu,,ion. We are oro,t 81
rapidly was about TO soy, fear fully growing This
Is our pride and our danger, our weakness and o,,r
w',h sn ;, ,;c oSes nc deserve to be intrusted
Win the oert'es OF this people, who does not mise
his mind to these truths. We arc under the most
mPcrous o6lgation To counteract every tendency fo
uiSunion he strongest Of all cements is undoubt
ediy, the wisdom, Justice and above all tho ,o,os.
ton OF this House; yet the greatest subject IN ,;
we are now dclbcratng in this respect deserves Tho
most serious consideration. Whatever impetcs tho
intercourse OF the extremes with this t,.. cen,, e
The republic. wcakciis the union Th. ,oo- , y,
the spere oi commercial circulation the more ow,sI
cd that of socisl tercoursc; the more stronaIv ,
are pound ,0ge'her the more 'nseparaJie are our
ae'h'nes. Those who understand tho human b.art
best know how powerfully distance tends 70 hrsat
tne symPathies OF our nature. Nothing not even
a'ssm'arity OF language tends TO estrange man
from man. Let us then bind the republic toge,bor
with perfect system of roads and canals q, rs
conquer space II is thus the most distant mart oe
the republic will be brought within few days travail
oil the centre; 1t is thus that n citizen of the vss.
viii read the news of Boston still moist from The
press. ' VIZ
The mail and the press the nerves of the bodv
polite. by them the slightest impression made on
inc most remote part Is communicated TO the vvbo.
systems and the more perfect the means of ,rao,ror
tation' the more rapid and true the vibration To
aid us IN tins great work, To maintain the integrity NJ
TINS republic, we inhnbit u country presont;nc IL
most admirable advantages. Beted nronnJ a :, =;
by lakes and oceans, intcrsected in every d,rec,n,
ny nays and rivers the hand of industry md ART 10
.eePten 10 Improvement. So situated blessed with
form oil governm'n Mt Mt once combining liberty ma
Strength we may reasonably raise our ewes TO mor,
splendid future, If only act in manner ,vo H. 80
~. aas",iages. H. however, neglecting hem, we
possession OF this House, this happy scene will vans
we VIII divide, and, in it's CONSEQUENCES will s,,Iou,
misery and dcspotism. " "
To legislnte for our country reo,;ros-,o, -, =,
most enlarged views, but a species of selc deyot;or
not exacted IN any other. In a country SO eyten'
sve, and so various IN interests what 10 necr,sa
~ .or 'le common good, may apparently be opposed
10 the interest OF particular sections 1t must he
submitted to az ho condition of our erenfre,. put
were we small republic, were we confined to the
ten miles square, the selfish instincts of our ra,,'.s
might, In most cases, be relied on in tho MANAGE
ment of public affairs. "sS'
Such, then, being the obvious advantages of inter.
nal improvements, why should the House hesitate to
commence the systernS understand there nre will
some members, constitutional objections Tho non.
or at Congress is objected to- first thar thew har
none to cut road or canal through state. without
It's CONSENT and next, that the public money. can
only be appropriated 10 effect the particular nowers
enumerated In the constitution The first of tbeso
oolectione Is Pain does not apply this BILL No
road or canal Is proposed to be through
any STATE. The bill SIMPLY aPpropriates money TO
the general purpose of improving the means of com.
munlcation. When bill is introduced To aonlv The
money to particular object III any state tSen. and
not tH Nten will the question be fairlv beors ~.
shall give opinion on this point I'm fnot scs,co
~ thnk II worth the discussion since the rood sense
OF the states may be relied on. They will in nil
cases: readily yield thor assent. The fear is in
dllercnt direction; in too great a sucitude
to Obtain an undue share to be expended within
Their respective limits. In fact 1 understand
that his Is not the objection insisted on II
iha.''Iy urged that Congress can only apply tho
public money IN execution OF the enumcra ed bowers
am no advocate for refined arguments on the con-
su'uuon inc instrument was not intended as the
SIS ior the loScian to exercise his ingenuity on IL
ought 10 be construed with plain rood sense. md
what can be- more express, than The constitution on
this very poinH The fret power delegated 10 Con
gress' comprized in these words ITO Inv and COL
eci taNes, duties, mpusts and excuses; 10 paw the
oeDts ana PROVIDE for the common dnce and general
welfare oI the United States; but oil dutios Innos,s
ana excuses shall be- uniform throughout the Uni,ed
states First, the power is given To Law tnxps; ncxt
the objects arc enumerated to which the money nc
crulilg from the exercise of this Dover n,.v bo ar
Plied-to pay debts provide for The defence and pro.
mote tho general welfare; and last the rule for ov
ing the taxes is prescnbcd-hat oil duties imnos,a
ma excuses shall be uniform If the frnnlers Ind in
tended TO limit The Of the money 10 the powers nC
forwards enumerated and defined, nothing could bo
more easy than to have expressed plainly. know
II Is the opinion of some, that The words "to paw tho
ucDls, ana provide for the common Defence and gem
cral welfare" which have Just cited were moi in
tended to be referred to the power Of laying taxes
contained III the fret part Of tho section but TINT thew
arc to be understood distinct md indrpcndcn pow
ers granted IN general terms; and are qualified, by