Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-12-17

i snanhtst app ars that the Govs'mh uflh United Sans h onV ot hmit and d fined powers inhded operate 1 NEGOTIATION and FOREIGN COMMERCE. IL has the power Of gSatidn over th District of Columbia, and some particulars the Territories. The powers Of the Htneiai Government are not only pecihtd but enumera in the Constitution; and no where in that nstrums apporrauon Of the national funds for prrpos Of int rna iHprON mtht Yet Governor GHye says, he power has been ,N,ressd uid, rtvy admistra ion, the adop for scijots dscHsSjoH his have shown incorrect The powr thus tu appropriate money hus always dis phteu md snmtum'S successfully opposed It IS 10 matter of asonshm,ut that see dccnraon should hays been made b! any politician in car eounuy much ss 9 no m me Sou, fh sand who nuw,by hS oials st"un is expected to give direction public opm u in relation o thos great national questions which now divide and distract our country.
 Tht first important movement which was made by the friends al internal mProv, m,ht was n favor of the famous Cumb ad Road This stupendous work Of national flly Al NTvagaheeo on the part of Government, was conmtnc however some eNcus for the construction of this rad
 Xeae mistaken thert existing obligation he, Y5st,m Territory, ny which it had been slipuad d. that five, P arisigflom thc sales oands belonging to the to roads vithn lhat Territory. The originally app cd to the making of his road was raistd in this way aud it WIS then emtd eXptden tO procure the mt of inc sats through which the road should pass Mir J,Ht son in his nssag, to the Congress wh c made the first apprnriao for this road speaking up0n this subject, pokr in oubtt hguag, aid rather discouraged tht sch e buryh mn obligation existed, pledgmg te faith of the that lit shoudhe done MT J rson had the slgncy to flr. m that should uroad be made upon the Coustirt,nn if o Mo % % S y g an m F e % %Sda og % t5S cg%s ly pnncipatits and VI should have in u of our Rtpu- lie grand consolidated Governments which world be d s tism If the character. lhe commencement of this work. although did ro the time disouI,- ude, yrt cautious li alarm. This measure was r sisted by >riu and ah opposon Y,t Cioverl or Gayle would have b,i that the pow thus 10 an pfOprate money had sisted, but wa tnmry nr wiling acqu sttd in So far from not being a subj ct of druSsioa, il has been constantly and ably oppu and dnomc by statesmen possessing i first order of r lent From lSo6 to 1877, ,h, constitutional power of Con glts, to carry any system of internal Improvement within the States, not only dspmed in the lnbc owspapcr but opposed n and cut of Congr He re, tl it a D, ats that nt rva of eleven ycat elapsed, om Igo6 o s17), during which me this rower was the subj dis cusson and of s-rions dirasioH During the of Congress which h,d in 1al7, il became important to the advucats for internal improvement to make fort engr this dangerous upon the body polite The, had prudence enough forh,ar pressing this docrn; upon teatt,ntlon oi the Am'ean porl, because had btw,,n t, years so6 and lS17 be engage in oxpel- war; but lsI7. ths awfuy interesting and n,uirl. ous suloe tspcia! to the pah'a'o States was brought up for consideration, and Mas thoroughly eAamned dis cissed in the House of sonlat'1s upon resolutions which reported to the House from ac0mn,e of the who which was as follows;
 l. Congress has power !o appropriate money for the con- sructon uf post roads, miiuy roads aud other roads, and the improvement ul water courses. This resolution was a. dop,ed' Ayts qo-Nays 75.
 , Congress has powtrto post roads and miia ry roads. This IL solution lost Yeas 82- Nays 84
 Congress has power to c0HSrHct ToadS oHd cqqg for was lost Yeas s7l-Nays o5.
 A Congress has power roads for militray purposes. This resolution was lost Yeas SI-Nayss3
 S. That Cougr,s has rowtr inappropriate aid of
 the cCnstcton o roads aud can$is, which shall be n out and constructed nnder the authority of the Legislatures the Sts through which they pass. This resolution was | 1Aa
 We now ask Governor Gayl say, after ling the d.. bove soluols and the deelsions them, whether the powerto appropat, for int ral imp 0vem,n y the Genee' Gave m mt 'S or 's nof en g' Seios dcnSSion We think the Governor that he error; and that he has made conc, sson which the distinguish. who adom the councils of the nation from the souh, sa,s have never nade and and believe, never will make.
 We invite the attention of the members of the Legislature the above ontuns; we h that they may scrutinz- of inc deepest const qu'nce The power can- ed by construction l87, rpudia as unconsntion- al tI htHhi isff. ,l the history ofuur country, the manufacturers appeart at the doors of the Halls of Cong humble petitioners asking n,cessarits of fife Their tons urged upon the attention of Congress hy the maehss the spisrng eo- uutcc of MT Clay. We then rich the appeal had the d, sired eff ct, the liberal sons of the South nagnaHimousy rinttd, and granted the wished for boon Then Congress called upon to cs1rl system of internal impGve- ment-money was wanting. The Ii,nd of improy, ment and manufactures, stimulated by their interests utt their
 forces and hnving thp al strength tlty bore dawn oppositon disr garted the Constitution, bid d auce ia the south, and "h; " years 9'iert ih tged as favor, grati E of nsolcUt triumph. We of th, South have m tx, 10 enrich those who W, re peer We in vain remonstIai,d We shielded by the Constitution We, armed with argum' nts, which were onurc with ali the spl,dors toqn,ncc has been altogether in vain We have drank os the very drtgs ofopprsson our staple reduced in value to mere nohmg And notwithstanding in th State, that the power make roads and ca na has only ben exercised under every administration since the adoption of the Constiton and does HOW ad init serious dseus>io. hi dC claion has been made, ha may furt, taxation, that Congress may aid in constructing the Coosa Canal. All the cotton growing States shall submit u be plundrred, hnt canal may be made. Let the Tariff for pro con be abolished and ralse the money ourselves; md we would do willingly The annual craze amount received cur Gus tom is about twenty your millions of dollars the Go venmnt requires ahout tn say twelve, millions to defay exptiS,s. Then divide the ps amog the States cord ing t rporulaton- hen the national debt shall have paid ard Aaama wtud he entitled to the thormuus sum of
 four hundd thousand dol per annum enough construct the proposed canal And the citizens of Alabama pay greater annual tax than this 'vy year 10 the General Go vrrnmtn; and this tax, Gov rnor Gayle would fasten upon Let the Tariff be abolished. and we shall have th roads and canals thruueot cur State. We to not ina nd 10 convey the idea that are in marks upon the toosa canal for our policy is that the IaT should eahosh q, eNcepfr revenue, and then shall have no surplus revenue to divide.
 Bremen of Alabana, yon vaue the blessings of that Government for which fathers risktd their lives and for r sist unconstitutional taxation.
 We will pursue this snRieet in ourneSt paper.
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