Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-10
COMMUNICATION tis rarg~.au
INTERNAL IMPRovEuENr-N,6

The pniteal advantages 10 he derived from
iadici"ns system NJ Internal Imp o. tnruis are
OF INFINITE value 10 every nation more psriiru.
LARRY 10 nnr al such extensive trrt terry aud
sparse population As the United States. -IHrre,
tho varied systems OF agriculture commerce.
aud manufactures are generally Stimulated
aud rendered more productive, by every iac,li-
~ afforded, calculated 10 speed and fheapen
tfaasporiston. winch Internal 1npreyrment. ef-
{ t,& are made 10 add In me .ertsc',on n pros
periiy Of each ihe result Of which is a d,Ifu.
ION 81 universal upnlence. In ths lungua,e o
VI, talhoun,ln his able speech On In e6nai Luz
movements, aehsered In lhe llut,sr IT kcnrs.
s"ufa tises of The tnlied States, IN The .tth OF
February, 1917, Internal lnpras. men. gspr
- tie interior the advantages possessed nv the
mrs mus, eligibly situated Tor trade Il makes
III cIuufty price, " ether ~ the sale ofrnw pro.
iusi-, or the purchase Of The articles Tor CON
Sumption, Approximate 10 that O the Comm r
al town. In fact II We look into the natot,
~ veal d, We vii find, that nothing can nv
.uoic ia otaols 10 its growth, than good roads
tpd chuas. A. article TO command a prlrr
npst ooi OILY Ia useful, bul must be The sub.
q OF d' mand and the better the means nj
% nlne'ci m''I o1rse the larger is the spher,
III IN II tAr trh h oi these positions
mas been lestrd IN England and in several
>,At,, Of ihIs Unan. II the result IN Enrlaad
:" i'ni ed am so snnllsr in lis products, ha,
been most uaco,n non aud astonishing degree
of o,,0ienGe, what may he expected IN "A coun-
1 Y So extensive dnd SO vhr,eeatCd in ITS pro.
dncis Ms onr's, aud wnGTe ioobttI.s Of Improve,
mt are 50 great? These inri,ttes, ptoperi,
and advanl ageously constructed, pres nj sunr.
ces Of NATIONAL aud mIlsdual W. lih superlo
any other ever devised by the wIsdom oil
man.
nave before said, that, in government
onaded purely upon tue rr,servauun OF The
rights of man, national wealth CONSISTS IN fhc
wealth OF the PEG lie, of which they are HE bes,
aud safest repositories for. az a & uern,nen
Ot he people, tho wealth aud prosperity OF
the government aud people are completely
aud lDdIssoluhly connected. The neal diff
fusion, then, aud increase of wealth among the
people, whre Il benefits them, strengthens 10
the same VI NJ III. resources of the govern.
meat. Nnethyr he iuad OF the support of
gbv,rnmeui derived diraclly by taSnIion
r mdIrot thy from excuses and dat,s, IN eth.
- cast, the collection IS irOm the people and
~ eIlh'r way ihey are better prepared 10 mart
tue call Wherr reyenue is derived f,om com
u"t - the advnnla IS IN time OF aHI arr mfip-
Ite, aud indeed our internal comm, rec wouIo
he The nam reliance. Tor our foreign commprce
a.,
dnrIng the last war. Il cannot be forgotten
that So crippled was ouI taregn commerce
during the war, hat resort was had to heav,
drrenl taxation, which mig 4 have been avoid.
ed il proper facilities 10 internal COMMITTEE
had been afforded. In case of another war
the same resort must be had 10 direct taxation
unless facilities very superior 10 those now IA
OPERATION be afforded. These taxes must he
pad IN money end, by the constitution laid
uniformly. In the Language OF the same gen.
tlrman, above qnOt Ell, used IN the same sneecp
Wha,, thea IS the effect J The taxesBre r.is
ed in every part of this extensive Country
uniformly bul the expenditure must, Ia rs ma
lure be principally confined 10 the scenes Of
military opeIausn,. Ihs dralu, tho eircula-
ting medium from one par, aud accumulares II
III another, aud p'rhaps "A very distant one
The result Is obyIuus. Unless il eau return.
through the operations Of tTade, the paris Il ON
winch the constant dram takes place must ul-
tl,uately he impoverished. Commercial inter
cour,e ~ the tue remedy to ihIs weakness
and the means by when that is TO be EFF cted
re toads, canals aud the coastlng trade On
these, combined with domestic manufactures
do. tn monIed Capacity OF tue country IN war
depend. N,lho0t them,uoi ouly will We be IN.
abe II rdse the necessary supplies, but Inc
currency oi The county mus necessary fII IN
20 the greatest dIsordei.' Ihr Influence which
this spaces OF naiIOnai wealth has eIerted up
IN England cannot be lost 10 the con mia
ave aud ref ctng mind Her wealth has sus.
tanned her eAIstence and power for a long pc.
rod oil tInle. aud aD DIST sa'ne oil The most try.
Iug viclssltudes " hcb Cdn b" tound IN be- his>
tony Of any ndlIo ether ancient or mldern
Her weAl. h has enabled her 10 move almost
ne MOI Id IN ARMS, aud Tor centuries TO dt LUCE
Europe in blood We have heard of h,r
,noImous load OF debl, aud frequent propa-
r,ies OF her baukIupcy aud downfall;
out she yet survives, Heh increased puwer,
and her nod is awlnIy significant 10 the DIES
pots of the Continent Blu, why has she not
sunk beneath her load Of drOt and enhar-
rassmeat? Because she has been sustained
by the sI'-po"eriul support q! the wealth oil
her people. Her goversment debt is dne 10
h'r own people, aud They sustain IT. 1t has
been recently stated tnat there are fifteen hon.
dred pc, sons wIthln short distance o. the
metropolis, whose aggregate wealth is snff
oient 10 discharge the whole national deot.
This Is one of he effects OF national wealth in
the hands oil the people.
These inciitIes likewise tend to increase IA
fond power hrst by adding TO national wealth,
and secondly, by uniting tue interests and fee
hngs of different parts Of the nnlion. And
hete hope snail be excused Tor AGAIN quoting
another passage from ,ir. Calhoun's speech,
directly apr hcable 10 this part of the subject.
He says. "On this snbJec ol national power
" hat eau he more important than a perfect ~
nity in every part, IN T. e.inss aud senlimeats
And what can tend more powerfully TO pro-
duce it, Than overcoming the effect, oil distance
No country, enjoying freedom, ever occupied
any ihlug like as great an extent OF country
as tins republic. One hundred years ago, lhs
most profound philosophers did not b,ltyr it
to he even possible. lucy DID no. suppose II
possible, that pure republic could c1ist on as
great a scale even us toe island oil Great Brit
am. What then was considered AS ChinrIlcal
we have now tue IelciIy 10 enjoy aud what
is most remarkable, such is thr happy mould
ol our government So vel are the state and
general powers blended, thai much OF our POI
llical happiness draws us origin from the eE-
,ent OF ouI republic. II has exempted us from
most OF the causes " hich distracted the small
republics OF antiquity. Let il not, however,
be forgotten, let II be ioi ever keptIn mind, TINT
ii exposes us 10 The greatest Of oil caiamuies Hent
10 The loss Of liberty aDh even to hat IN It's tn"-
| . ,...,,,as ,I,su,i1nu We are preat and r anid-