The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-05-13
one President, and unless ! am greatly

P"'Ny iot us W tDT0W OO5thcIcS IN lne way
oi their Improvements. 70 the West,
say. we must look for our next President.
IL IS not my province 10 designate or name
The man; he who is now q; the head Of the
nation may be the man; the iae distinguish
ed Secretary OF State may be- the man; the
late distinguished Postmaster General NAV
be called upon TO exchange the Judicial
robe Tor The Presidential chair; IN addition
TO these lllnstrious men, might point 10 a
late distinguished Senator, now n member
OF this House, a gentleman decked with
laurels aud covered with wounds received
IN hghlng the battles of his country. Sir
TO me II Is morally certain that South Car.
olina and New York might as well hang
their harps upon the willow, for bt least
the next four years; General Duff Green
and Lieutenant James Watson Weeb, il
hey please, TO the contrary notwithstand
ing. Sir, during this debate have listen.
cd wi,h great attention, aud pleasure too
to two venerable gentlemen, one from
Tennessee, (Mr. Standefer,) and the other
from Pennsylvania, (Mr Ramsay) their
powerful appeal addressed to their respec
tive colleagues, ought not to be disregard.
ed; they have told the House that whatoy.
er we may do, on this floor, the people will
ere long declare for themselves what is
theirwill on this subject. The language
OF the gentlemen from Tennessee was the
language Of plain, sound practic common
sense. lie told US this bill was to result
IN the benefit Of those on whom still rested
the prlmeyal curse, and who lived literally
by the sweat Of their brow. He told Us
the yeomanry Of the country were desirous
oi an opportunity 10 convert their toll into
money. | confess that appeal from such
Q quarter and a powerful effect on me. an
effect which could not have been able 10
resist, had my prcjudlces been en isled on
the opposite side OF the pending question
But We we're told bv one Of the gentle
men from Virginia, (Mr. p. p. Barbour
tho money asked for this design could BE-
better used. He said that the duties or
coffee paid by Virginia alone, amount ia
he confse OF single year to Si3O,0O0 and
that il, instead OF wasting money on this
road, We would consent to take Off these
duties, Virginia would be- richer by that a.
nouut, and that Sl3OO0O may then be ap
piled by that Slate to the construction oI
roads and canals. lie affirmed that seven
millions may be dispensed with from the
revenue, and that sum can be equally vel
distributed. Now, sir, an in favor of re
peallng tho duty on coffee an toto, aud as
Virginia will then have j 80, 900 To be ap-
piled to Internal improvements, taking the
gentleman at his word, | think we may cal
upon that State to appropriate money TO that
amount Bot, sir, If she shall be disposed
tnn In hn, .b Al n
money! II she does it all, she must do i,
by direct taxation, the most odiaus and bur
| densoIne of all modes IN which contribu
| tons of the people can possibly be render.
| ed. How will the collector be met;
! When he asks for this new duty. he is,
| suppose. to tell the people you ought not
| to complain, your burdens have bnen liyht
ened by repeal Of sl3O, 600 Of the reven.
| ne, and how would hc be answered? Mr.
! Collector, that is nothing to me: that is M
| relief To me; | have houses and lands, use
| no coffee; at any rate am not comprllcd
TO use il; | will not pay your tax. Sirsucl
! must be the natural eff'ct;an effect in which
! doubtless the gentleman will rejoice. be
cause its tendency is to foster and strength
On prejudice against internal i'm
| VIONtNltlnS. NHb iHlS DTlllUS ult OACk
| to the question whether We are 10 have
| any internal improvements at sl. Gentle
men cannot say that they expect by direct
taxation To collect n sum such aS shall avail
for the accomplishment of any work Of m
tonal imporisnce. And how shall We
know when either to begin or end in max
ing our exsciions for revenue? We must
retain enough to meet contingencies and
defray the expenses of Government. And
suppose yon have in the national treasury
only one million, m amount that none will
say ia too large. will there not be Just n,
great scramble. and just IA many souah
bles for that single million as there is now
for ten times "a great n sum. We shall
have oil the difficulties that We have now.
while at the same time we have little or
nothing To appropriate for the great objects
of national policy. And here let me ,lrop
one word rs to AL argument which is,prv
common in this House. bu: which address
cs itselfto the worst feelings of human na
nre- the argument is, that other sections
needed the benefit as much ns that whlc !,
happens 10 be presented 10 the House
~Ndnit il. Must we, therefore refuse all:
Because we can't do every thing at once,
must we. therefore, do nothing? Because
wc cannot benefit all the districts in the
United States pari possu, is this any argu.
ment why we should not begin to benefit
anv? This argument would have preven.
| ted all that we have ever done In the plan
submitted 10 Congress Cor the Notifications
ofour scaboard. designed Cor the Union were
all rerortcd os works TO he commenced n,
| once? No; they were repor'ed in classes s
numbered from To ). Some would require
more time to finish them than others. Might
| No, this argument have been used thar case:
| Might not gentlemen have contended then
ne now. that all these objects were needed:
that one part ofthc country bad az good q
right to be defended as another; and as we
could not go on with all. we ought not tc
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