Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-10-19

the runous consequences they predict, No honest
man can enjoy prosperity founded upon the suffer
ings of a friend and brother.
The object of our system is to procure o home
market as well for provisions, as for the ma
teria SO abundantly raised in the southern states
Can there be doubt of the superior advantages of
one OF TINS description, to any that foreign CON-
MERGE could supply? The former would be subject
to few casualties; the latter to be constantly inter
rupted by all the causes which change the policy of
natons-by their passions and prejudices, well as
by their interests. real supposed. Ii this is true
as general principle, rs it not recommended to our
adoption at the present moment with peculiar force
Has Europe, and particularly those countries with
Which our southern brethren are DESTROYS keep up
extensive commercial intercourse, presented an
aspect more portentous of commoton, if not of rev.
oluton? In such circumstances, does not prudence
seem to dictate the placing of our market upon
footing as:ndepepdent as possible? to look 10 home
for all that home g1ve2
have adduced from the situation cf Colombia an
argument IN favor of our adherence to the tariff
one equally strong is TO be derived from the same
source, 10 shew the necessity of perseverng in our
otner great principle-the improvement of the coun-
try cy roads and canals. Would it be believed that
IN all Colombia there is not road upon which
wheei carriage can travel for single mile but
ccu round the walls of their principal citiesa The
consequence Is that the price of article raised in
one part OF the country, and necessary the subss
tence OF another, s advanced in carriage of even
oo or 6O miles, upwards of one hundred per cent.
tariff of the most rigorous character would give
no relief to country thus situated. A few facts
VIII prove this. In the fiat country upon the sea
BOARD, wheat cannot be raised; but in the elevated
TAME lands OF the interior it grows with great luxu
rance The plan of Bogu,a is of that description
and considerable district of the same character il
to be found in the vicinity of Merida The main
branch of the great Magdalenu of easier navigation
tnan the Mississippi, approaches within 35 miles of
the rormer and the noble lake of Maracaibo pcne-
trates the country to within twice that dlstance of
the latter At, or in the vicinity of the mouth of the
hnsdaienn, are the cities of Santa Martha and Car
tnagena' l5o mules above the mouth is the city of
MonpoX, and at the outlet of the lake of Maracaieo
to the Ocoan, is the city of hat name and yet all thes
cities receive their supplies of flour from New orb
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The farmers of Colombia cannot complain that the
preference gwen IN their own markets the A.ner-
lean Hour, is occasoned by the neglect of the govern
ment to protect them by duties The duty has been
always above three dollars ON the BARREL and durinD
the late Peruvian war, it raised to eight dollars
and nifty cents; above the average cost of the
artlcle IN the American ports. Still, however the
American flour meets with no competition with that
OF Bogota and Merida, from the neglect of the 90
vernment to provide roads transport it to the ma
igable waters. Nothing can prove more clearly
than TINS fact, that an adherence system of in
ternal Improvement is necessary to give its proper
effect to the tariff.
. l must ask your indnrauce Mr. Prpsdent ~
make a few remarks upon a political heresy which
mas ateiy sprung up amongst u.s., character CAL
cuiated IN my OPINION to make the fatal inroa DIS
upon the constitution of this country [ ailude
cfhces-net of their political princpes-not of their
opinions, upon any particular measure which NAV
De IN agitation for the benefit of the people-but
exclusively, Of their adherence to this or that man
VINO is or may be candidate for the Presidency al
the United States. This question must be answered.
satisfactorily to the person who proposes it, or the
Claims of the candidate, however well founded in
other respects, VIII be instantly rejected No mat
ter how long, how faithfully, how successfully he
may have served his counsry 1t will be considere nc
dust IN the balance, unless he will pronounce rho
pass word OF party, and promise the most faithful
and entire devotion to its will What is so likely r.
break down all the barriers between the General and
Stale Governments, and to bring the latter under
the entire control of the former, than course of
This KIND? The wisest of statesmen have consi
dered the Independence of the State governments
as necessary to the preservation of our liberties
But let us get into the habit of elecnn the s,ate
ofcers upon the ground ofther subservIence to the
Executive ofthe Union, they may be still sentnels
upon the walls, but in the Ianpuarn If vour
toast, they will cry ais yeil,' when tina enemy
Is already sat the gates 1t may be said that
tne election OF person to state Office upon,
the ground of his being personally favourable to
the Executive ofthe u States, does not
imply that he will be subservient to his view
But who that is acquainted With he weakness of hu
man nature will believe thss ifthe Governor off
state has obtained his election and depends for bia
continuance IN Office upon the favor of party devo
ted to the President what independence can be az
pected from him? Is 1t obvious that the leaders
OF such party will always be The high officers of
the General Government, the distributors Of he I'm
mense patronage ofthal Government, and the minis
tiers OF the Presidents Will Can any doubt that all
the important movements of the party, will receive
their impulse from this source, and that the appoint
ment ofthe state officers will be as completely an
DER his control ae If ne were legally invested with
the power to make the1nI
f'he enemies of the internal Improvement system.
have accusedos who support it, of having eiyena
construction to the constitution, which Will eVentu
any concentrate all the powers of the states in the
hands OF the General Government cannot sub
scribe to this opinion. But it should be 60 it noua,
be oy slow and ithperceptibe progress and Its final
accomplishment effected after many generations have
passed away IN the enjoyment of every blessing that
.hs MOST perfect government which has ever vet
been devised can besto&. ~
But let us go on but little while in the course
which has already made such progress in somo of the
states and viii be useless to talk about consruc
ton of the constitution investing tho Gonar,I c.,
NTH II. a 800 w.