Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-05-12

that something will be hereafter requir-
ed to improve the navigation of Black
river. Has New-York in fact receiv-
ed no aid' Nothing to aid her in con-
structing national road, although a
military road has been commenced at
Plattsburgh, s. partly finished, the whole
expense of which has been borne by the
United States, another has been project
ed from Albany to Sackett's Harbor.-,
Has she received no money for internal
improvements What has become of the
appropriations for Oswego, for Black
Rock, for Bufaloe, and other places
bordering upon the lakes' Yet we are
told N. York once applied & was refused,
either because the party which then con-
stituted ma lority in the House was op-
posed to internal improvements, or the
treasury then too much embarrassed to
afford the grant, now the members from
that State are bound to refuse to contrib
ute their aid to design connected with
the common good of our common coun-
try.
| [IIee Mr.. stons, of New York, interrupted
Mr.. P. and asked what benefit this road would be
to the people he represented.]
know, said Mr.. p. this is the argu-
ment Of the opposition to this bill, an ar
gument which, if it obtains, will destroy
not only this, but every bill that may be
hereafter reported, to improve the inter-
nal condition of the country.
hoped for better things from that
gentleman when he told us he was in
favor of appropriations for internal i'm
provements and had heretofore voted for
them. Not a cent Of the amount appro-
priated will reach my district. This has
been rung through all the changes, no.
only by those who are opposed to the
system altogether and will be opposed,
as we are told by them, as long as they
have tongues to utter their sentiments,
or judgments to direct their conduct, but
it seems now to be adopted by the gen.
tleman from New York. Not a cent of
the appropriation goes to Oneida county,
:. New-Y York. He would vote for the Del
aware Brcakwater, because that work
was national, and the State of New Y orl
was interested in it, although not cent
of the appropriation ever reached his dis
trict. If | correctly understood the gen.
tleman, when he addressed the Commit
tee few days ago, he labored to per-
suade us to withhold our support from this
bill, because the appropriation required
might interfere with other works; works
perhaps in which New York might have
more direct interest.
i Mr.. Chairman, in what do arguments
Of this description originate, except that
selfish sectional feeling, the fallacy and
unsoundness of which | have cndeavor-
ed to combat, and shall further expose
before conclude? should suppose the
gentleman is more proud of his State, in
consequence Of the construction of the
Erie canal Is he unwilling to look back
to that period of time when this great
work was proposed, and examine the OBJ
icctions which existed to it. How did
they differ from the objections urged a
gainst this bill? Every county in the
State through which it was not to pass,
was opposed to it, and opposed for rea-
sons similar to those which arc given a
gainst this bill. Long Island, Delaware
county, the counties upon the Hudson,
the counties cast of Albany, were all op-
posed to the work, not only because it
would confer no benefits on them, but
would make their situation absolutely
worse, lessen the price of the products of
their soil, as it opened quick and cheap
conveyance from the interior and ex-
treme parts of the State TO the great mar
ket and place of dcpositc, in the city 'Of
+ New York. Yet, sir, those objections to
that work did not prevail, and | trust the
similar ones to this bill will not Ano-
ther gentleman from the State of New
York, (NIr. Angel } visits this road not
as Angel, or minister of Grace, to give to
it his aid but to condemn this and all SIM
!, liar works: at proper time he is to alter
the title of the bill, and call this road
leading from T.ifljalo, via Washington,
to despotism. He does not wish any part
of the State of New York contaminated
by it, although he is perfectly willing
Pennsylvania should be. That gentle
man, sir, may speak the sentiments ofthc
people Of the district, as l have under
stood, has been generally opposed to
works of internal improvements, was op-
posed to the Erie Canal; but i am not
willing to admit that he is the organ of
the State of New York. Let this road
be made, and his State will be as pure
, and uncontaminatcd as she now is, as
, pure as Pennsylvania, and that will be
|, saying sufficient of that State. One
would suppose that this gentleman be-
longed as much to Virginia as NewY ork,
and was a disciple Of the new school OF
Virginia politics. A gentleman from
Virginia, (Mr. Archer,) seems willing to
give up the glory ofthis opposition on be-
half Of Virginia, and transfer il TO New