Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-12

| ought TO nave them. The West has cheer
'u''y co,operated, IN granting them aud he trust
ed, would continue 10 do so. But, in their urn
'nes ought TO unite Tor their own sakes as well
DIS lar the West IN the establishment of a avs.
'eh which Is nssiul to all, and Indispensable
10 the prosperity of the Western country. H..
trusted that the West would never in any con,
uoghncy, pause 10 calculate the value of tins
onion' Whatever mlgnt be the fate OF Inter.
nal Improvements, the Union was of iae.ri,
ihabie benefit. But it might we'll appeal to the
Jushce' ibeTalhy aud frale rnal feelings OF
o'hes PORTIONS of our common country. TO
so',a'h Tue only system OF policy in which II
nai direct aud lmmedate interest,
Mr.. Clay regretted a late unfavourable indi-
Gallon III respect 10 this important interest. lie
cooia hot concur IN the reasons assigned for
the rejection of the Maysvie bill. lie could
not think OF thai measure without the decpe,t
surprise, regret and morti6cal,on. No State
In the Union had more sealously devoted l,.elf
TO the cause OF lniernal improvements than
kentucky. This it had done upon those broad
i'oefal aud national considerations, which had
ever guided the conduct of the people of that
state, IN respect TO the General Government
scarcely any State in the Union had enioyed
SO little direct advantage from the exercise OF
Inc power by the general government as tn
State, Not one cent OF the public trea,ure of
the Union had ever been applied 10 the cree
tlon OF any Road or Canal WITHIN its limits
except to that at Louisville, IN winch other
states are much more interested than she Is
! Under such circumstances, TO be selected rs the
his victim: TO have q most important Road
y'ue WITHIN the State, though mere Ink of Il
much more extensive chain reaching ir,o other
ointrS, singled out for the application OF all
extraordinary power 20 be designated ss tho
state, IN regard to whose interests tue settled
pfhc'lce oil the government, during period oi
- years, must be overturned aud set aside
was, TO say the least Of il, very hard.
The present President, Mr.. Clay did moi
DOUBT, had, With the most patriotic intentions,
when IN the Senate of the United States, voted
Tor an appropriation 10 canal of only about
IL miles Ia extent, Ia the state OF Delaw.re
uniting tho waters Of the DelawaIs and Che
sapehke. That Canal was commenced aud
mas been completed, by an Incorporated com.
pnny. lie presumed that the President gave II
ms support, because he thought that the Obiecl
was NATIONAL one. Mr.. &. thought 81 too
and vsied Tor il. But if it be national, that
character cannot be derived from its length
but from the purposes aud uses To which, IN
war as well as in peace, it might he applied
hat Is the true criterion and il II be mp.
Piled 10 the MaysVille Road, Nh. G.. mult thnL
thar it ought 10 be considered ~ a ndlrona
work, whether regarded by Itself. or in con
nection with contemplated prolongations OF i
Sorbweslly and enthusiastically.
The opponents OF thoee systems Of naiiona
policy hive pronu gated their plan OF arCire
1t is 10 attack in detail; to separate aud de
sroy in Succession. 10 overthrow Iuterna
! improvements to day and then tbey boast tn,
larf will not long survive their death --Upo
the Tariff, they made beglDnlng at the las
session. They reduced the duties on salt anc
Moiasse. snd restored the drawback on Spl
rfS distilled from Molasses. They have thu,
materially affected some of the lew items II
which the West had any dnec, interest.
Another important feature in their scheme o
hostlties, IL T. attack ana destroy, II possible
all those who are alledged or supposed TO have
had weigh, in laying the foundations of lht
American Sysem Hence, he had been pur.
sued persecuted and prescribed with butter.
ness unexampled in the annals of Christian
communities. They are very much ms aker
who suppose that the caumnies which hay,
been directed against him. and which has,
been continued with undated fury. even 8fte
his retirement into private life, proceed from
the election of Mr.. Adams. They are yer,
much mistaken who suppose that his opponent
believe that he devaied from his duty, and VIC
lated the wishes of his constituents, IN bestuw
ing his sunrages upon that iIlusIrious man
What Can they be sincere III such a charge
when those very constituents, in the fall o
| 1923. upon the question between him and ID,
present President being directly pni iol them
gave exactly the same vote for Mr.. Adam
which they alone had empowered Mr.. &. 1,
give in Februsry, 1925 No! No Il wa
not his participation IN the election or Album
is;rallon of MIR. Adams, that wheted the in
strumenrs Of attack upoa bun IL was becaus
lie entertained certain optdlons as 70 he polio,
which II became this county to pursue.
Ills oppDners did him, even in the mofiv
oil their violent assaults upon him, uninteuiion
ally 100 much honor. The existence aad pre-
I sefvaion of the American System did not de
! pend upoa so irail u circumstance as his lite
II sprang from much higher, mOre importan
/ and more durable cause. II arose oui OF III
wants and necessities o The nation /: and long
long after tho short remnant of his DAYS ar
spent, it will be borne aud upheld upon the
/ shoulder. of the nation. Why, II he has no
correctly described the real cause oil the con
tuned attacks upon him, have they still beer
! perseyerrd in? Tie is now private man, tb'
j humbles, among the humble. lie has no Ar
my, no Navy. no power, no patronage, no sub
sidlzed press, no official corps 10 offer its hon
age. He has nothing but The unbought aHec
TONS of his counirym His opponents pos
seas all the honors and the offices, aud the
emolumeuts Of government Are all these I'M
availing, whiid Mordecal The Jsw stands al
the kings gate =
These are some Of the topics as substantial
" touched by Mr.. Clay. Ihcle were many
others OF winch we cannot undertake 20 gave
an account. He paid warm and spirited eu'
logium TO his Congressional constituents, io'
their steady and constant support OF him
aud he expressed one sentiment, which OBJ
timed the hearty admiration of all who
heard him. SpeakIng OF tho honors which
had been so often rendered TO bin. IN private
HE, he said that they were offered not 10 the
man, but TO the principles which the people
had done him the honour 10 believe we're EN-.
bodied in his name. Ia no other light, they
would be worthy of them, or 50 acceptable TO
him. Individual men, he sad, were no other
wise important in the scale OF nations, than
that OF establishing or sustaining great Prnci-
uIes. With heemeH. especially, the rule ought
ever to be, our country, our liberties, our in-