Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-09

poinl whsie hxeh, or hohting ice, CeawS 10 OLE
siruci Tho water conveyance by thar river and
Us tributaries, In hard winters. How eo.sd ar.
mrs, munitions OF war, supplies and inieli-
genee, be thrown into N Orleans by water.
from Kentucky aud Tennessee in such a sen.
son II was provideDtial that the mouth of
the Ohio was open ~ the winter of lsl4-l6
The great Engineer OF nature has pointed ons
such n thoroughfarc ,hrosgb Kentucky and
West Tennessee to the provihant care OF tho
National government. Both God and man
dsoieed II 10 be a national thorUng hfars In
limo, although tho 6rsi srelion commenced IL
from Maysville 10 Lexington, which has been
examined by n United States Engineer IL
must he begun somewhere. aud mon aud means
happening TO be accumulated there, they be.
gan It ,hofe by their local means, knowing that
Rrrai national works proceed by degrees ana
from small beginnings, --tbey cannot be all
accomplished a, one Effort. appeal TO any
blacksmith IN the land. about 10 make u long
chain, whether be can strike II all off nj sing Ii
blow upon his anvil Ws..lsss he nor make one
hnk first, aud then the others sucecssivety 2
Whether The frsl link should ultimately be The
cenire, or one II the extremes or Que OF the
menns between the conire and extremes. Is i'm.
material 10 the utility Of The chain, or 10 tha
skill and character ofthe artist. As we'll might
'he Cabinet tell US iba; the acorns. which iell
10 the ground some Two or THREE centuries ago.
aud vera covered by tho rams, formed 10 pats
OF the majestic oaks that now shade aud orna-
men, the top Of our hill ar that lie head
spiings OF our rivers. rising among the Nu,ky
mountains and The Alleghanics make no par.
OF The grand Mississippi. as 10 tell US thai the
two ends oi the great Western Road, or the
beginning of the great south western branch
oft, aie purely looal." IN their sense OF the
words. But shonld Kentucky and Missouri
hereafter desire cross routes Ia bring the pra.
leeds of their lands, their iron works, or tho,
salines, 10 ibesc gIeni national ihofougisres,
and lhnnce Ia market by lnnd or water, such
routes would also be- purely local IN the com.
mon sense of The phrase.
The COMMUNICATION suggests a rare idea in
the message, of amending the Constitution 70
Ms 10 reuder The bene6ts of internal improve.
ments equal among The States Having over
ruled former administrations. and undone, for
lou years all that has been'donn by men, ibey
seom now disposed 10 cops with Heaven, mud
override The MAKER OF the Continent. aud all
his engineering Their plan Is impossible from
the natural formation OF the country. LIS naiu.
tural capabilities ofsUoh impro vomeais must be
regarded. Ale there u Hudson. Mohawk, a
chain OF northern Lakcs. ndd their tributaries,
state Or Potomac aud Ohio, inleiloekinr
In the mountains, aud counting union, In each
of the 5iatesi DO the relative position aud
natural eopaciiio, Of each State render a ns.
ional ,horouehlare through them proper 7 II
80, make them astopu as practicable but look
abroad upon the earth aud see bow small
portion N Kingdoms aud States can he tre-
verscd by national foads. We mysi follow tia
indications ~ mature IN ihi, matter. She q.
qnalizes all things, and eompensaies thosr IN.
unie from such horoUghfares Of men, with
blessings Of equal value.
The lofiiest hobby, and grosesi impos,ure
Of The Cabinet, IA iha claim Of ered, for pay
lag of the national debt, and the preiexi OF
tbnt for stopping internal improvements in.
stead nj telling uk, like frank men, that a cei-
tain solid phnlsnx south of Masun's aud Dix.
nn's line, let tho arfing aud disiraeted sdmi-
ulsitalton know. in terms, thai unless they
abandoned The American System" u would
abandon lhen, aud look ont for oh rs; aud
how IL was deter miOad 10 secure the solid phs.
lanx of some sixty odd votes, aud take chances
Of retaining Penusy wanna. through her PRIDE
of Opinlon aud personal attachment 10 ths PTe.
sldeni, and Of securing New York by virtue OF
( he MaRicinn's waod or how all these stlpul
iai0ns were inserted in the original treaty Of
combinations, 10 be executed after the last ulec.
ton should be secured But before | aiiempt
10 dismonnl them from thai hobby, or EXPOSE
the falIaoy Of thai pfe,eai, let me atend 10 ono
more constitutional objection OF the message
In the mean time tsler you 10 the published
letter OF MIR. Blair, Of 5. G.. for candid expo
anion of The real defigns Of this administration.
We are Told thai II inerleTes with the juris..
diction OF he States, 10 make aud maia tain
soclnaional works through them, and that We
must first amend the Constitution so as to give
the power, and requisite the exercise ; that IL
10 sag, We never shall construct such works
while hey rcigG, although The States do conS
sent A lew praeucsl illustrations are better
than q volume OF abstract theory. An illus.
traliDn lies before our eyes ~ The public lands
Of the Uniied States, lying within our llmilsf
Should they he injured, or the timber wasted,
IN yiOIrion of the laws Of tho Unpn. aud IL
VAS thought worthy OF such notice, the process
must la ~ The Federal Court for the injury
- done 10 ~ the common owners, the people
OF the Union stl II the laws Of Missouri bs
violated on ibs same section Of public lands.
our Jurisdiction over The off nder Is rs complete
as if tbe land belonged 10 the Stare or IT'S citi-
Zena. So, II a deep iayine he dug across tho
present State loai mail route TO Fay ene to pre-.
vent the 4. 8 mail f,om passing, The jursdIc.
lion OF 'hs oHfhtf ptiobBs W 'ie 'UioH' w
whose care the mail is assigned but II per
son be murdered IN the same place the jurrs--
diciion belongs to Missouri because tbs care
Of Individual life is assigned 10 the Stale,
And so, Il toll-ga were erected as the means
81 making The public, who use a national road :.
keep II in repair, and the gate be cut down, the
Injury Is national but II u murder be commit
ted between ,hr posts OF the gate itself, the
Jurisdiction belongs 10 The State. No truth -
more familiar 10 those yeised In public law,
lhan that the sovereignty aud soil Of country
may belong 10 d,fleient powefs, as Is instanced
ia the cas- Of the public lands. Great Britain
may possess the sovereignty OF Hanover, aud
none Of lis soil. With states disposed 10 cult
yale harmony aud union, there appears to be
no more danger of collision or jurisdiction be.
tween the Federal aud State governments, in
these eases, than there Is of collision among
she heavenly orbs revolving Ia their respective
spheres. Neither the STATE nor General Gov
eminent is sovereign over all objects; each is
limited aud assigned 10 is appropriate orbit.
will now iako up IA few Of The promlnent
objections Of the message founded on reasons
OF expectancy, and inst