Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-05-05

hat The yevsrnmses y ~ esmaisssl - this I
reas wosks Mr.. r. said 10 would not discuss I
il. II thirty years actioo-if the
snctioa q Jedersoo, M.disoo, Monroe, Adam |
md Jackson, and their .dvsnares-if the usi- |
orm legislative sanction Of fifteen successive |
Congresses had not placed the power out Of con- !
lroversy in the minds Of some geatle0sn he con-
(essed he despaired Of doing it.
But some 9entlemen tell Us that they yield the !
power to Congress- but consider it inexpsdiens, 1t
this time, to make appro2riasion on account OF
the poverty Of the Treasury. lie would say
word a. to the Gets BY which be considered the
Government committed to the States, and the
citizens Of the States through which this road
passes, 70 it, completion, saying nothing Of the
oeiQinsl compact with the new States. The good
faith II a Government 10 more than bond: al
though there 10 NO legal power Of coercion to the
ful6lment Of the just hopes created BY it, acts;
vet there il . moral power acting upon it, agents,
deemed by the wise moro ef5cacious, to which
the injured neglected are directed 10 look, with
confident assurance, for the faI6lment Of oil the
obligatioas expressed implied from previous &C.
ton affecting their interest. Well, sir, the loea-
ton Of tho road from The Ohio to the hank Of the
Mississippi, with an apPropriatioa 70 construct
part Of il from the Ohio west, 10 an undertaking
10 finish II, when taken in connection with the
0Ct1O0 ana course Oh inc 0OveSOUeut IN tOC3tlu&
and constructing that portion Of the same road
east Of the Ohio. But this IL not all, sir; the
Government afterwards promises that this road
shalt pass through the seats Of Government OF
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois; and, ~ il to make eve
~ thing certain, it sends its agents along the line,
and procures releases Of AL damages which might
be claimed Tor injuries to private property, and .
cesson Of the necessary stone and timber for its
completion, great portion Of which is now strew-
ed along its borders.
This - not al, sir. When the Government
wished rid itself Of the burthen Of keeping the
finished portion Of tho road in repair II stpula
. large amount to the State through which IL pas
sed for present repairs, and another amount to
snOther State, to finish another portion Of il be-
fore the State should be requested to accept its
charge. This looks very much like the Govern
mcnt felt itself under obligation to finish the
road through those States at least. u those acts
arc not deemed sufficient to imply . promise to
the new States, that the road would b finished
through them, a. il has been begun, then refer
you to its acts, in connection with the road. for
thirty years, to the quantity now finished, and
the quantity halt finished, extending very near
~ FROM the east side Of Indiana vandalia, with
the materials in . half prepared coalition to 70
into the work now lying upon its margin. II
those things, taken together, do not amount tn q
pledge Of sovereign faith, that the road shall be
finished with cow enient speed, can conceive 81
no acts that would: acts and conduct more equiv
-
est jury sufficient to fix liability upon jockey,
who had violated the understanding which they
implied.
/ But to the expsdisncy Of making this appropri.
alton At this time, considering the poverty Of The
! National Treasury.
Sir, this road has been in account with the
Treasury for thirty years. Since its commence.
msnt the nation has passed through an expensive
war with ona Of the greatest powers Of Europe
yet, in that time, or since, have never heard tina,
this cause was urged against an appropriation ~!
now. What, sir, shall we be told we have mil
lions to squandcr in VOYAGES Of discovery, und
nothing to expend in knitting and uniting the
members Of this Confederacy sogesherf Shal
we be told that preceding Administration, calles
prodigal, with an income not more than the pres
ent, could appropriate more than ever had befof,
: been, OF has since been, to purposes Of interna
, improvement, defssy all the expenses q the Gov
eminent, and pay ten millions annually into thu
sinking fund, for the extinguishment Of the na
tional debit and stl have surplus left to eorrup
the nation; and yet that this economical Admin
stration, without national debt to pay, with n
!, equal income with the preceding one, and with
loan Of twelve millions in the way Of Trsasur,
: notes, and another Of the same or greater amour
in anticipation within the fiscal year, spar
this small sum to this worsf Il This be true, an
= the real ground Of opposition; he could only ga
= il was q poor account Of the economy and 6nas
9 cial skill Of those who administer our AFFAIR."
f But a few words more, and ! am done. ] live Q
i this road, and have observed its progress step
+ step with great interest for few years past Il
y operations have been managed with skill aud [
T. deity and nth as much regard to economy, Pc
haps, - the extended operations upon it would q
is low Of. The greatest fault Is here: the latene
10 and smallness Of tho annual appropriation,
10 it to cost the Government NJ least thirty por
. more than it would, if the annual appropriate
10 were larger, and made ut earlier periods Of Il
" senson. The time or amounts docs not allow pn
10 tions worked upon to be finished, and that whic
g is done by labor in the summer, is undone by Il
frosts in tho winter, and travel in the spring;
p At this time, sir, through Indiana, though grade
n il il impossible. Your mails cannot be transpc
70 ted upon il with any tolerable speed or safet
Is single hossemsn find it difficult to pass, and
h it, margin IS strswed with materials going
n waste, waiting the action Of this House only
ir assume the place Of usefulness in the road.
~ has not been long since The mail stage drove Of
Or dangerous temporary bridge, thrown over BIZ
river, this road and greatly hazarded the liv
n Of q number Of persons. OF all things, the Ill
to Of this should be provided against: those rivel
t. should be bridged, materials 1T least should
collecting preparatory, that the luxury Of stag
riding, and receiving early news Of events. shou