Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1830-06-04

j neral principle, that the works which migl
S be thus aided, should DO sofa general, M
r llocal--naionul. not State" character
: disregard ofthis distinction would Of necess
! ty lead TO the subveTsiOn of the federal sy,
item. That even this is an unsafe one, arb
I lrary In its nature, and liable, consequently
=, TO great abuses lie too obvious 10 require III
7 confirmation Of experience. 1t is, however
J sufficiently definite and imperative 10 III
! mind, TO forbid my appreciation Of any bill ha
wing the character of tho one under consld
! Grafton. have gwen to It's provisions al
, the reflection demanded by just regard 70
the interests of those Of our fellow citizen
who have desired lis passage, aud by the res
pect which il due TO coordinate branch 0
the Government; but am not able TO view
il IN any other light than as measure o
purely local character; or il ii can be cons
dered national, that no further distinction
between the appropriate duties Of the Gene
raj and Slate Government, need be attempt
ed; for there Tan be no local interest thai
may mol with equal propriety be denomlnater
national. II has no connection with any
established system Of roycments; is ex
clusively within the limits ofa State, start,
ing at point on the Ohio river, and running
out sixty miles to an interior town and ever
as far as the Stale is interested, comforting
partial instead OF general advantages.
Consderlng the magnitude and ilnponarce ri
the power, and tho einharrassmenls 10 which
from the very nature oi tho thing, lie exercise
must necessarlly,be subjected Tho roal nlenta
Of internal improvement. ought mol to DO willing
10 cOniide It 10 accident and chance. What il
properly national in It's character, OF otherwise
is an inquiry Which IS often extremely difficult o
solution. fhe appropriations Of uns year, foi
an object which ls'considOred national, may he
rendered nugatOry, by tho refusal Of succeed.
Ing Congruss 10 continue tho work, on III,
ground that II 10 local No aid can be derived from
the Intervention Of corporations Tho question
regards the character Of lilo work, mol that .
those by whom IL ia 10 DO accomplished. Nut
wilhslandiBg the union Of tho Government with
the corporation, by whose Immediate agency
any work Of inierna Improvement is carried on
the inquiry will still remain, 10 II national and
conducive 10 tins benefit ofthe whole, or local
aud operating only 10 Tho advantage Of pot.
lion Of the Union!
But, although, might not feel il to be my
Official duty To interpOse the executive veto
TO the passage Of u bill appropriatinq none,
Tor the construction Of such works, az ar,
authorized by the States, and are national il
thoir character, do not wish to be under
stood as expressing an opinion, that il is ex
pedient at Ibis time, for the General Govern
men. TO embark IN system Of this kind, an,
anxious that my constituents should be pos
sessed Of my views, OH this, as well as on al
other subjects, which they have colnmittc,
TO nv niaprafin | shall
and briefly. Besides many MINOR consldera
tons, there are two prominent views ofih,
subJecti which have made deep impression
upon my mind, which, think, are well ehti
Tied to your serious attention, and WILL hope
De matufely weighed by the people.
From the official communication snbmitte,
to YOU, il appears, that IL no adverse aud un
toreseen contingency happens in our foreipi
relations, and no unusual diversion be made .
the funds set apart for the psymen, OF the natl
onal debt, we may look with confidence to il
entire extinguishIneut in the short period .
iiour yners, The ext enl to which this iilehs
ing anticipation Is dependent upon The noli
cy, which may be pursued in relation 10 inea
sures, OF the character Of the one, now unde
consideration, must be obvious to all. nm
equally 50, that The events OF the present SEES
sion are well calculated to awaken uubli
solIcrude upon the subject. By the state
ment from the Treasury Department, an
hose from the Clerks OF tho Senate nm
House Of Representatives. herewith submit
ted, ii appears that the bills which have Do,
SEQ mo laws, and those whch, in all proba
ollity' VIII pass before the adjournment G
Congress, anticipate appropriations which
win the ordinary expenditures for Inc syp
port OF Government, will exceed aJn.i,lor4hi
Ihe amount in the Treasury for the vas
1851 Ihns, whilst we IRE diminishina IN
revenue by reduction of the 1niips on ira
eohee' and Cocoa, the appropriations fur in
lteindi improvement Rre Increasing bcvpp.
the available means Of The Treasury; and
to hls calculation be added the amount con
tanned in bills which are pendinp before m,
TWO Houses It may be safely affirmed, thu
ten millions oi dollars would NO, moke up In,
excess over the Treasury ,eceipls, unles
'he payment OF the national debt be postpon
co. ana the means now pledged 10 the obiec
applied to those enumerated in these bills
without a we'll regulated cystem of inlcrnp
Improvement, this exhaustine mode of IN
preparation Ia not likely to be avoided. an,
the plain consequence must be ci,her con
''nnunce ofihe national debt, or a resort /,
additional taxes.
Ahhonghmany Of this States, with laudahl
zeal, sud under the influence Of an enliehtene
pahey' arc successfully applying their sepnrat
enor's TO works Of this character, the desire 4
enIisl tho aid of the General Govurnmentin m
construction Of such as from Ihe,r nature ougl,
deVolve upon II, and 10 which tho means !,
j lhe individual States are inadequate. sboth ru
] uohal anu pAtfiotio' and, if that donire a rr
y gt1'heo now 1t does not follow that il nevs
spirit OF the American people, furnish a I'M
. guarantee, that, at The proper tlmo; this polie
!, "iIi be made to prevail under Circumstance
e more suspicious 10 its successful proscculio,
y IMAM those which now exist But great as N
I object undoubtedly is, it is not the only on
: wu'eh demands tie fostering caro- Of tho q,
Il ornlnent. The preservation and success ,
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