Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-09

repeal IT the improvement oct, q -, stands b
precisely the same grouod, - the repeal e = | b
other Law, Of gcaeral nature; We think rep~ d
nani {" objections, Of q serious character Tie Z
IS moral obligation. resting on the cosnmus1, q
20 perform those acts; which the Le1isla tuse he
sole"'n'y pledged, the public faith 70 sceomp,i
u least Of some, il not Of uneootso,iabe foree-
All civilized gov erOme0is, have ever admitted 81
as consideration, which uothing but impeeati.
necessity should cancel We claim the comp
ton Of the Cumberland rood, Of tho genes
government, in great part upon that ground
Settlers upon public lands; when invited, and J.
ssigated, to go there, BY the government; pref
their claims, to Pse-emptio0 grants, On the sare
principle. Aud daily litigation, in our cosrtsf
justice, display tho extent, to which this specis
Of Obligation enscrsinso the principles Of al en-
tracts. We willingly admit. however, that vile |
we dissent from the demoralizing tendency Of 10 .
doctrine Of the resolution. that it any work shoId
DO plainly averse To the general good-,has graf |
oppression and distress, would follow its exea,-
sion-that we should favor its abandonment foi,
were better that individu loss from its No.
elect, than general injury follow its prosecn,ia.
But strong proof Of some kind should bs Offered,
to show that general injury was threatened, "
the completion lines embraced in the Of 81,
which have been commenced; which proof We
conceive, as yet, has been denied to the public;
before the honor Of the state should be stained.
by disregard. without cause Of iss pledged faith
So much Of toe sixth resolution, as insinuates,
that the friends VI the system, advocate the sim
| ultaneous prosecution Of all the lines Of public
work; is Of those old, and reckless charges,
that obtains increase Of dignity, by its reitera-
ton, after repeated denial, and refutati0. We
hold that the law Of '36, should be executed with
economy, and fidelity, to tho general interest,"
That those portions, which would first produce
toll; should obtain precedence, in complexion
And that the state should employ few officers
and create rs little expense, ms would be cOnsis-
tent, with proper execution Of the work. But
that the system should not be abandoned-thal
or TO satisfy the dictatio0 Of dcmagogucs, AM
without proof Of their inutiiity. That the works
should not be unnecessarily delayed, protractcd
and put off; the nullifiers wish and thereby
rendered doubly expensive; while the county j
taxed tn pay tho interest Of the debt. Bot tina
the works, il we iMtend to complete them;-shoul
be put in a condition to become productive q
speedily rs a iudicious employment Of mean
admit Of; so to release the public, early a
possible, from pa ling taxes for their support; an
afford to tho community, those benefits, in trade
and business; which they have SO Prodigaily yielc
cd, whom finished, in other states. We may re
mark, at this place, without giving any opinion
Of the c-cv.;c,y Of tho proceedings Of the Boar
of public Improvements; daring tho past year
that much Of the outcry, about ''lavish cxpend
lures" and simultaneous action upon nine works
i--;s corrected by a reference to facts. The moo
ifying bill, which lost last winter, fixed tn
amount Of expenditures i'm future, for ;mprov,
, men,s at 81 100000 per annum. Well the
mount paid the last year, upon all the works, wa
but 81 ,4l9, 753-incIuding the general incidcns'
, expenses Of the Board Of Internal lmprov emen
and Of this was paid ON account Of the
Whitewater Canal S234, 100 10
] Central Canal 35l 500 95A
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