Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-07

possess power to enact ias; sp,,a.,...e u,
construction ofroads and canals, Of It's own
mere motion, II has the power u subscribe Ter
STOCK IN any work commenced by n Stare
provided that the work be Of a national char.
acier. ifihis be the true teadiny Of HI. Ma.-
sage land there is 40 doubt of ill., then the
ground upon which he rests for a ,nsl,icat,ou
OF his veto IS, that the work contaminated WAS
not OF a national character. But. unon WIN, +.
sea oil uncertainty and douh, should we be
thrown, il. when Congress has decided. las We
have right from the passage of the Maysyi,le
load Bill TO infer that it did decide. } that a
work Is ndtiOnai. the present and every SUE.
ceeding President should declare il 10 be f,o,,
ana refuse 10 sanction II j, What a door woyIfI
II not open 10 intrigue, and fraud, and PARTIAL.
~! What fluctuations would not our legisla.
tive Journals present Today, we should see
Il bill become law, appropIiaing hundreds of
thousands of collars to Improvements which
must commence aud terminate within a single
State; and tomorrow. We should hear of a
refusal 10 grant small prllance to a work Jes.
tired 10 be prolonged hundreds Of miles ma n
traverse the bosoms of several Common.
wealihs This sane objection Of loeakiiy was
urged, in opposition 10 the Maysyille Road
bill, while il was before The House of Renresco.
tatives, by Mr.. Polk, tho Presidents o,dsrIv
sergeant in tina, body. But, Mr.. Letcher. of
Kentucky, after inilcting upon tina, noi.y dem
agogue some OF his most merciess wiuicisms
-(cutting as they always are, } and throwing in
his teeth, his Inconsistency in refusing 10 vote
for this appropriation, because the object was
not national in its character, while he had. at
a previous session, voted 5000 900 for Canal
in Alabama, and some hundred thousand n,ore
for Canal around the falls al Louisville. onlv
iuo miles in extent, (bow very national H.
completely ieiutes this objection. We submit,
a single quotation rom his excellent Speech
bearing on this poinl:
" But the road begins in Kentucky and ends
in Kentucky, s0ys tie gentleman from Ienpes.
see, and how Can il possibly he national? Wbv.
Sir, every " ork Of this kind must herin some.
where Uhere il begins, or ,chen il begins.
does NOT determine its character, should think
The reason a beginning Is made RI Maysyille
has been several times stated. The work has
been commenced by Individuals 10y virtue of an
act of Incorporation, winch gould no, extend
beyond the Hunts Of the State. II is not. how.
ever 10 stop IN LexingI on-lar from il: il will
progress farther most certainly Other comma
mn ,A.ilI pu hp
Maysyile to Zane svlIe, in Ohis on the one
side, and from Lexington, by the way Of Uar.
rOdsburg, Lebanon aud Nashville to Florence.
on the other. bill Tor that purpose is indeed
already reported. and viii be called up hy nv
colleague Mr.. kihcaid] The moHsni nm oppor.
tunliy offers. And, sir. il the honorable gen.
tlenan will only exercise lItle Patience, he
will very soon see this great road meandcrinn
its way through his section Of country. Then
hope one Of his objections. of lie being TOO
short, will in some degree be removed.
" But would seriously enquire. sir, does il
depend upon the length of Road or Canal
whether il is national or local? What is the
rule of decision 2 How Is The estimate 10 be
made should like TO hear how gentlemen
would reason Oh this part of the subject |
hunbly conceive, the length Of a road, whether
long or short, has nothing whatever 10 do with
the fact oil nationality. We must look 10 the
accommodation II affords. lis utility, lis links
OF connection, the various interests II unites,
both agricultural and Commercial 10 ascertain
its character. | know Of 40 other method -
The one proposed has every requisite 10 re-.
commend il. !, combines essentially the int
rests OF the agriculturisl and mercl.ant--iI con.
meets itself Immediately and directly with the
OHIO river, which most uoqUeslionabiy is a
national river winch, in fact, is TO the " esi
what the Atlantic Is to the East You contrib
uted largely to the Dismal Swamp Canal, aud
TO The Chesapeake and Delaware CanaI how
far DO they run but short distances How
long is the Louisville and Portland Canal
About two miles. When, sir, ala IS asked 10
improve harbofs, to build Publications, o make
liz bt bouses, aud to dig canals 10 mite with the
Atlantic waters, we hear DO suggestion tina,
these are not national works. But Tue moment
a road is mentioned, The scene is changed--tbe
case Is altered-then constitutional scrupleS
come up, and The cry is raised al onCe ia Al
there is nothing natlcnal IN H."
But, even had this road been regarded as a
national mork, by The President, he would
have rejected the bill at this time, on account
Of his eagerness TO see the National Debt ex.
tinSuished The Presidents anslefy on this
subject is doubtless sincere, but we cannot help
regarding it as childish. It's quite certain that
the Public Debt will be extinguished within
four or five years and the question has alrea-
dy been discussed, as one winch will necessari-
~ graw out Of that event, and one, too, Of Il
mos, embarrassing tendency. ,chat she'll ace d9
'ejh our surplus rerc'me 9 Our political mas.
ufs, eager for s'rie,are already gaawns at this
new bone Of contention, even before it ha.
been thrown into tho arena. Why, than, this
anxiety, to currail The period of peace. and TO
hasten the coming of that scene Ct warfare
which this new question will i've rise 10 Why,
but that The President fooishy imagines thai
posefiiy and possibly even the contemporary
will weave a brighter chaplet Of
e. hos nd no