The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-09
From Tic N. York Commercial .Adcertise


Tnn CLOSING SCENE The last acts of the
President at the close of the Session of Con-
gress, created great excitement, and strong
feelings of indignation among many of those
who had been his warmest friends. Our assur-
ances are OF the most positive character, that
had not the President kept back his Message
against Internal improvements: until after the
passage of his favorite Indian BILL that bill
would have been rejected by decided nlSiori-
ty. And even as 1t is, we have very strong as
surances, that so weak does the administration
feel itself, the President will not venture upon
the execution of the project conformity with
Georgia forcibly to remove the Indians Sew
eral of the administration members of Congress
! from Kentucky, have openly seeded the rep
resentatives of Pennsylvania have returned
home disatfected and of the ten jackson men
! from Ohio, it is believed that eight have dis
tinctly avowed that they will not be found
! fighting in those ranks again. The annexed
article from the National Intelligencer temper
ately expresses the opposition which the Pres-
dent petO on the bill authorizing a subscrp-
tion to the Washington and Frederick Turn
pike Road Company, and his refusal to sign the
louisville and Portland Canal bill, and the
4 Light House bill, have awakened, and this op.
! position will be strengthened. The Light
| House bill embraced the interests of twenty of
the twenty four States and the accomplish
ment of a national purpose, nasmuch as it is a
I link IN the cham of communication between
the Atlantic States and the great valley of the
I Mississippi. The trne doctrine as to what are
national objects of Internal Improvement, was
clearly defined by Mr.. Webster, in a speech
two years ago.
! What" Che asked) SIS an exclusively ma.
! tional or local road or canal An Improvement
but milo long might be as national as the
( Cumberland road. What makes the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal national 1t touches
| but two States What gives a national charac-
State WhetReFF an Sap mprd u wer6 local
or national, was to be decided by reference to
its Importance, not to its locality, 1t was ma
tional, fit was for the good of the whole coun.
try. Sir, we granted land to the State of Ala
bama for improving the navigation of river
The object was national, or he would not have
voted for it. Though the citizens of Alabama
derived greater benefit from it, from their local
lty, than other citizens, yet it was benefit to
the whole country.
| From the National Intelligencer.
/ Of the bills which passed on Saturday eve.
ming last, 1t will be observed, that the President
put his ceto upon one of great importance to
the whole Western country, and in which, as a
connecting link Of the great National Road to
the West, the whole Union was interested.
| 1t will be seen, also, that the bill for making
an additional appropriation for the Louisville
and Portland Canal, and the general bill con
corning light-ho buoys, harbors, &c, have
been retained by the President for further con.
| sideration. This courAe is believed to be with.
out precedent, but is not on that ground OBJ
jectionable, if legal. One of these bills is of
description which has annually received the
sanction of all the branches of the Government
for these many years past.
The determination of the President in regard
to these three last bills, produced more of SEN
satlon than any thing that usually occurs at the
close of a session of Congress The Admits.
tration is considered, by the rejection Of the
| Rockville and Frederick Road Bill, To- have
taken ground against Internal Improvement
much more decidedly than was looked for gen.
orally