Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-25
Ebe constitutional gSabl9.
Speech of Mr.. Moore, on the Loan Bill
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
MONDAY, Fee. 81,


from the members of The Committee by which it had
hccn reported to the House, all the support they
might think 1t entitled to, their hands But since
gentlemen who had ens'gcd IN the discussion appear
cd /" regard the motion for indefinite post ponenent
submitted 10y the gentleman from Mecklenburg, as
one which was to settle the question to the future
pocy oil the State IN relation to internal Improve
mems he would beg leave to offer few remarks to
the House, iii opposition that motion He admit
ted that the bill reported by the Committee of Roads
and Internal Navigation, imperfect, that ii
could not receive his appreciation, the sanction of
his vote; bur expressed hope that the House would
give the member from Botelourt, opportunity TO
oiier the substitute winch that gentleman had in
inr'ncd The House, 1t was his intention to submit, if
the motion should not prevail 1t the subs, which
she gent lenan from Boteourt should offer met his
appreciation, he ready ~ support and vote for il
If not, lie would himself present substitute; which,
he hoped wo'ld be approved ofby large majority of
The General Assembly. He would now indicate to
the House the provisions which the substitute he
tended to otcr would contuin, by wav Of argument
"gaust the molten 10 postpone, Ill the hope that if
they were not objectionable to gentlemen they would
vote against the motion and favor of mis- substitute
The substitute he would offer, would merely author
ize the President and Directors of the James River
Company to employ two skiltul Engineers to unite
win the Stale Engineer, Ill examining the james
River from the city of Richmond to Covington, in
the county of Allegheny, and route for Railway
from the james To the Kenhawa, New River.
And would require those Engineers 10 make an &C
citrate and particular report setting forth the advan
tagcs which will result from improving the James
River either by extending the canal, from its present
termination to CovIn9t"n or by locks and dams, or
partly by locks and dams ard partly by canals. or
from con: inued rail- road from the city of Rich
mond to the Kenhawa The Engineers would
also be required to state the probable expense of each
OF those species of Improvement, together with such
other information, would enable the Legislature at
Its next session. TO dc ermne what mode OF improve
mcnt would be prefcrabls The only other clause
his substitute would contain, would be making it
the duty OF the President and Dicct of the James
River COmpuny, what
cttwo or three millions Of dollars can be borrowed
for the purpose of making internal improvements in
the State.
Mr. 81. expressed hope that he would not b., con-
sidered untiendly any other Improvement cx-
'cept the James River. because he should not make
provision for any other in the bill he should offer On
the contrary there were many improvements which
he considered as Of great Importance and essential to
the prosperity OF the common wealth; and he would
be perfectly prepared to support them when brought
forward at proper time At present, he was dispo-
sGd to think II would be best postpone the consle
ration of all those subjects, until the next session of
the Genera! Assembly. And in the mean time TO
obtain all possible information, to enable the osIa
lure to act with its eyes open and a manner TO eff
feet tile greatest possible rood the least possible
expense. He was not disposed to waste money in
attempting to improve every spring branch and every
mil path III the country; but DESTROYS Of takin,r
every pTeca"on TO prevent the failure Of any ncccs-
sary Improvement which might be undertaken
M NJ. SAID he felt it his duty To reply to some oh
scr'ations which had fallen from gentlemen who had
advocated The motion to posi- pnue. The Tariff had
been Introduced into the discussion of ths cuest nm
bdt with what propriety he could not conceive II
md become fashionable to introduce it into every dis
CUSTOM sort Of bug bear sometimes 10 frigbten
gentlemen into measures, sometimes to have an op-
poStc eject III had become sort IF universal s,lb
st!'nte Tor argument and gentleman was ever n n
IS what to say, so long the Tariff could b.. luuoed
10 the debate, whether with without Droprisrv
Giu not consider 1t as IN order to now into
tie discussion of the Tariff although it had been re
fcrred Ia by more than gentleman in the coursa
OF TIC debatc and its constitu.ionalIty denied II
would not however, be improper iii AIN! TO saw TO ren
ueTH"n, that whenever they might choose To mise
question AS The cOnsiiu'ionslty of the Tariff. he
"oild DE prepared TO main ain il to be entirely so
aud that the Glamour raised against it was for the
most part noIhing more than means resorted to by
ginning politicians, 20 deude the people, for parry
purposes
The gentleman fIon Elizabeth City had said. That
H'aAihg Internal improvements in The West at the
expense Of The State, like the Tariff in it's ef.c,
necai"e Ii takes money ouI Of one mans pocket and
puts INTO the pocket Of another; that it was robh;ng
the East for the benefit Of the West. MIR nj soi5
he never could hear the Western people represented
as either beggaTs robbers without indnnation
they were neither one or the other. NThc gentleman
from Eliza beth City had preached tie old doct rinn
OF let us alone, and said his constituents asked mo-
thlng at the hands of the Government and were I'M
Wiling 10 De taxed Tor the benefit Of others This il
very convenient doctrine, out only insisted on bv
the Eastern people, when there is something 10 be
gained by IT. 1t was a doctrine which never had
49, H|'S' "Vutu occur 10 them Ill times Of dancer
I" themselves from foreign invasion. The West had
Ges9 required to furnish both their money, and mon
ecIy Iot 'hc defence OF the East; they had done so
checriuiy, and would do so again provided the oh
legations and benefits Of Government were unlcrs.o God
- be mutual. But if il was to he understood ~,
the Vest was TO be bound help the East and tho
rat not bound to assist the West, it was time so
"mrqili compact sh0ul be dssoivct The gentle
he toA Us MS G'n-ttnents paid much into the
treasury ana were never benefited by the expondi-
t"fc OF public noncj--hoy many millions of dcIlars
nave been expended by the General Government in
> own County, lii erecting Qualifications for the de-
len % lbs constituents. y great part orthnr money
was Pa;d ty the western people. The same gentle !
man had remarked, that the State had been divided
Dy The Convention into four great districts in ordr
mat car h might provide for its own wants Mr. NJ /
asked IT 1t was possible such could have been tho oh
i'ct o. the Convention in marking out those rrcat
,cIHtorIa! divisions Of tile State; II such was the
'dc'H each division is TO be taxed to pay for le inn,
Rro'rmen's 1t may be in want Of as suggested bv
ne gentleman aud each division was to be indcpen-
"Ht OF The other, there could 5s no reason vbv tev
,noId longer remain united under the same Govern
'C',' Al the advantages arising from the