Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-26

ious as thew are for National Improvements, they
are not willing they shall be made by money OBJ
tanned byinternal taxes; and they do not approve
of State public debts and State taxes to make
them. They certainly will never tolerate either
when the United States shall owe no dept, ana
may then have ample means to provide whatever
can promote the prosperity OF each anu every
State; and by no other money than "hat NIUE
rate duties on foreign commerce Will ProVioe'-
The people do know the United States mas incur Gu
red no public debt that was not blessing. va
tional independence, prosperity at nome ana lame
abroad, have been the beatltudes OF tne ueois vi
the Union. They are not sure that state deots
are not evils: they have the tendency TO deprive
them Of independently, of prosperity, ana Oh cha-
racter. At this time, the Unlteo o'a'es s''oulu'
by assuming the State debts, contract announcer
debt that will be blessing, and be one Oh mes
Unable happy consequences. 1t Will warrant =, 70
each state Republican government, and to the
People the privileges of republicanism. Without
being vexed and made dissatisfied 10y lmmoderate
taxes, they will have the convenlencles OF Ma
tional improvements, and the use OF them Tor
triAing tollage-rated not more high than to take
as much money as will be wanted to keep them
! in GOOD ORDER Being once more out OF debt
they need not again be involved, or have pre-
tence to make the people dissatisfied by any fu-
ture burthensome impositions on their industry.
This pleasant condition will put an end to impo-
lite legislation, and the people will be so. much
pleased with their State Governments, that then
none will apprehend Consolidated Government
or dread division of the States into two or more
parts.
For the chance of so much national prosperity
and individual satisfaction, there can be no cltl-
zen or statesman who will not wish the present
revenue to be continued, and that it should not
be reduced, as proposed by a Western Senator.
| His motive is, that Congress may have no pecu-
niary ability to prosecute National improvements,
| that there NAV be no commercial intercourse De-
tween. the West and East
The canal designed to unite the Ohio and the
Potomac, he declares to be injurious to the west
ern people. To divide the west from the east,
| he has endeavored to make it believe the people
of the east have been, and are, the enemy of its
prosperity, and that they of the south have been,
and are, its sincere friend. Influenced by his
unkind temper and selfish designs, he pronounced
every canal and road tending to bring the COM
merce of the west across the Allegheny, an inju-
nv to the west. Being aware, whatever will pre-
serve a friendly intimacy, or will promote COM
mercial interest between the east and west, will
make it more difficult for him and his compeers
to bring about separation of the Union, ne has
unhesitatingly denominated internal improve
ments to be fraud upon the people Of the west;
and he presumed to say this, when he knew the
effects Of western policy. A man so extremely
ignorant of what will promote the good OF the
Union, or who may be so decidedly unpatriotic
as to devise to break into pieces the link which
binds the States together, can never be able to
prevail on an intelligent and happy people to
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will know New Orleans cannot be the sole vent
cannot be market of more value than Balti-
more and the District of Columbia will be, when
the canal or rail road, or both, may be completed
They now find it more profitable to wagon their
choice tobacco TO BALTIMORE, than 20 send it by
steam boats to New Orleans. They find it to be
more to their interest to drive their beeves and
swine to this District, Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, than to salt them up and send them to New
Orleans. Much suffering warns them, how insa-
luxurious is the climate of Louisiana, and all the
surrounding country; and which must always ex-
list, and will ever be destructive to the health and
lives of the inhabitants of Ohio and the upper re-
gion of the Mississippi They also know, that
was New Orleans theOnly receptacle of western
abundance, it will be bought by eastern and nor
thern merchants, and the money will be RENTED
to the Atlantic cities to pay for European mer-
chandize. They are aware, was that city the
only out let and inlet for the productions of the
western valley, it would be always glutted, and
it would seldom bring half its value. More than
this-a great potion of it would be damaged by
the moisture and heat of the climate. Sugar,
long stored, disolves into mOlasses; salt will
not retain its sa'or for any great length of time,
without great cfe; sailed provisions frequently
become tainted and even tobacco is fated to ex-
hale its flavor. The Senator, without reluctance,
is DESTROYS the Industry of the west shall be al
ways subjectedto these casualties; and, that it
shall have no FAY of escape from them, he is now
endeavOring tfmake the Federal Government too
poor to give 4the west road over the Allegha-
ny, or even canal to its foot. His speech of
four days, waffle device of a mind anxious to
break the unih of the States-that the east and
west should disc to be friends, and never more
have comls rcial intimacy. Could this be ef-
fected, diyshon of the United States, into two
or more parts might then be easily accomplished;
not ever aga to be affectionate and friendly re-
publics, administering to each others comforts,
as they are Dw doing with so much generosity
, and equity. and never again to experience the