Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-15
sPEECH OF MR.. ARCHER, or VIRGINIA,
In TnE House. or REPRESENTATIVES.,
On the Bill proposing 10 construct u National Road
---sH ftom Buffalo TO New Orleans.

----sf ftom Buffalo to New Orleans.
CONTINUED.
gui furthermore, the roads constructed must have
provision for their protection. They cannot be lett
destitute this respect the history OF all roads of
expensive construction proved But the office oi
protection il could not be conided 10 STATE Icgua
tion This might be INADEQUATE, or in It's exercise
rcrnss. A State nght have no interest opposed to
n road, being placed in n condition to demand repair
or even direct interest Of reverse character, from
the advantage of the expenditure which this purpose
might require Ii might be jealous, moreover, of the
competition of Federal roads with those constructed
by its own citizens authority. There be safe
guards az inst all these contingencies. It has been
decided the courts that ate authorities could
bc compelled give effect the laws of the United
States. They might assume and exercise this Office
but il optional. This option, however had ref
cyencc to laws Of civil character only As regarded
those of penal character, II was uRconteSted, that
tie State counts could not have jurisdiction given to heT
though ;i,sy should he willing II would be
anomaly said the lawyers Tor one political authority 10 execute
penal laws anuber Bu, the regulations r"Trrcd
the protection of roads demanded pemasics They could
si OF c else than the dcnircaton an enforcement of
nes In proportion TO the multiplication of roads, these
would havc 10 be augmented not in numneC only but severity
also The States were precued from the Office Of their
irccmcnt what renamed This government a
system of road police of lis and utccr lurce
rs present par'phenaa IN TINS respect would not u!cc It's
and officers few, distances
each oher, and from the winch they nigh, called
Ihtn distinct judicaures ard officers he
s'hd Tor this special purpose aud provision made for tile
ranssmcn' was to be encounsr for wha For nainn,
this ia the exercise OF function, shy least
demanded states
well and nr which, Tor the ve reason that the general
government wholly unfit
Such was the character of this policy internal improve
u.et to he executed 10y the government Of the Union And
the question naturally said Mr. Archer in what
manner had happened, that the policy had only Ussn
proposed uconsdeae extent adopted and earned
!Io practice, Nc brought this of subject lit
ne agreeable hut most Important, II hal happened, by a pe
Cuiia coincidence, tina, the French Revolution, parent Of
20 many important cons' acnces bad lis birth IN the
with Ia, Constitution al The United States The a;,arns
GROWING GU, {" ms event II vas kn"wn had siTen ic fullest
employment IN attention TO eA'f"a relations and interests
Small scope remained f., attention subjects uf mere
iuefior irS state Of things subsidized general
aspect auspci0s, a;tenc however an incident
al Effect Of most injurious operation IL led this and nu
o. the European States 10 the adoption of what Sn"vn
the protective Iadh policy Il. soag into any
G'scussicn thu point, however invited by the illusions Of
the debate Why, when many, MS Supporters Judgment
retained the excitement which pcrse policy here
had Awakened why he calm aud ease though aI.a
King entirely the TeObatOm OF us principle upeIaon
from the conviction, that in STATE, truth ana pubic
interest eventually vmdica'e themselves Fe had there
ioe question that this policy eventually Illustrate itself
fs belief undoubtiEs that, in period lie hone
would not be very long many, who we've 7E72
they had been frIeDds We tare,tc his
result at tins session in the i,vncbe repu,nanr, ] 80
been manifested ami again bring practical one
ration Of the system under discussion The ;ime would cn,r
and probably before the discussion would i've nar,i,.sI -
there would be nothing remaining discuss To return 10 the
subject, however the and institutions were
Our excellent federal system exempt from this law
The subsistence OF the growing Of .ensr
state OF war by general peace had ief spIern,en
c.severe for the eeTses in interior
non Government could be sufficiently with tho
important roth that It's greatest ev was over acton nv
set d of the belief in which they bed that ,hey were 10
regard s operation as the positive the
in preventing Intrusion, keeping hands on It's own AS vel
as the hands OF Others froIn individual aud n fruits
whnh formed snutos OF AZ Iic az We'll - riaI
prosperity 1.-The called upon 10 state what had been
eniueiy tho Of human society should say too much
government and that produced in great degrec nv the ,oi
dac PhrenSy Of believing its operation was On active
principle OF prosperity Our federal was liable in
peculiar mischief over action From the vast
ii
sAuy an unusually diversity great as m
instances becOne Inmica This must. OF cour,e
happen greater degree there would be rrea,e war
fare Of these Under eerati7e system than anv ,
Contiguous INTERESTS lutte dioined or easily recoccd
not SD OF the remote which federal system compteheuei-
To what did this lead. 1t had sand in relation 10 rei
sous sects, that their diversity MULTIPLICATION were the
safety OF the State bccaus If am one aim az asceodancv p
others ~" he activity t,s cn,ak was not
transferable to Interests OF social character true Of re-
igous because belonged nature TO reo Goa
sscence, and the violently, aproxinaed accord
anoe IN their tenetS The observation Rad held the whole
world every region But interests observed no such
law and least OF all HUer federave system They are widely
dispersed moderator by none OF tie sn,ies which
hood engende among opposing interests Each seeks rs
qualification How they attain III There was but one
mode oil any extensive success and that by the c0po
OF several, making the weak strong. the strong safe -
Thus mode has the advantage, besides "Tlatg respou
tiDhiy ann shame Mica were embodeued TO do what witl
Out iS principle o support, they would to avoy TO
Their own thoughts The principle itself inevitable o.
petaon ~ OUT system Take thai c! public concerns
which, in point Of interest had nearly n absorb CIV
other, as an lurationihe election Presidency How
au inns 10 90 with merit IN the candddes' Every body
kne" that OF subordinate consideration No man in
sphere so dused by personal merii qualifications exce
ing always the influence of Revolutionary service or some
mai aeheveneni) could command popularity sufficiently gen
eTa to ensure Why Every quarter had its petse
Limiting the circle Of Petenson Of every How was anY
70 attain The goal in the jose Of on the common
onecE IT was only to be achieved by Combination Of coun
tsfVsn5 or separated pretensI1ns, ill predoniuance
created he ie7er of some powerful must be set
work TO roll the logs togsther tie pile was raised TO the re-
qued elevation Did I've this any way of stigma In
individuals Not at all! tie stated it, Mr. Archer said as an
eVIsOe hhrniy of our ioEm Of Federal Government The
ming was not 81 by accident occasion, necessity So
dI NON quaTreln5 with what inevitable for one he was
nsposed ~ turn to accounts for there form nj evil
from winch good might not be extracted for elevation lie
was willing How-at Time he IT, 10 90 into coal
ton IN re alton to the election for Presidency Not for
ne was done with soctude related particular men or
ha Jolly he was cured completely He ouly wondered how
ne could ever have fallen into IL Individual men (yy, ver
rare eScepons) must submit 70 the Circumstance
operating for object auring what policy could tev ne
comnled 70, which would that which Vas ns
naihe extension " debltston of gais
Inc ARRANGEMENT OF ptecnson lie mentioned tins as mo
IreuaT Ieproaeh The thing he repeated was ney,abje-
nus' oe 80 AHoughhe ready aud ripe then Gr coblo
~ reference To tie PTesdency should on the etc
SONS OF any Individual But II candidate who promised IN
'ng Wegh 10 the election, stood committed BY position moi
profession (or that he should have LITTLE yace 10 vndais m
ifesis ana principles which nc (AlT A. Considered as suffering
injustice and oppression from the present operation Of tine 60