Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-21

| ESahSi tne appropriation last wear, ant
w Ssce!tan 'asta reason; and now, forsooth
ne@s4,sions appear; he is against his col.
~ HsIrerh river appropriation-ths runs
,'ne.o u doubtful cnuntry--ill on one side:
N"... N.S9tr. 9tr. l.. said he knew this was no mo.
.'yeas@,th the gentleman himsclr;) he is
"saHH uii general systems of internal i'm.
rn"y4fnehts ny this Government; hut the
CuiIsrland road runs through three doubt
Jm .sates! he is for that particular road,bu,
appropriation on Il general sys-
Mr. L. then said, gentlemen nigh,
10 mistaken, they might vote. millions il,
,'a'Asect'on. and nevertheless thew would
'aVeisa close struggle with the huu,inr-
shirtfnen. (hc meant il in no disrcsncc,
"''' as name derived from the revolution
nrv h'owers Of Gen. Mnrsan,) who were
the followers. of that hero who had ,lcfcnJrJ
the'rfcountrv aud led them to victory din
ring Sihe last war. Judging from aprear
anc"s, he would suppose appropria,ions
could not control or buy their votes. Mr..
j.. Said ne must confess that the gcn,leman,s
Nhr.,Caihoon's) speech placed him in rath-
or an awkward situation, straddliny rs he
'id tna Ohio. with ono foot on each bank
II was asunnatural To him, and contrary to the
"e"cfs! tranhncss. and open integrity of his
chargster. lie had not policy enough to
he Peatic; and had not hvpo. risv cnouob
!" conceal, with even Il thin veil. his oh
rc'stWhen ,, lc spoke of political influences.
he swh"te speech was IL compliment 10
me 2rilesSness of his heart Bur. Mr.
J. Sahi. his principal object in rising was to
'Fawtho attention ofthc House TO the pres.
cut s!ate OF the Treasury, in the embar-
r'ssea state OF things in manv parts of the
c"nh'ry. In relation 10 this point the -cn-
,lemanfrom Massachusetts (Mr Cushinn,
nah faid down the doctrine thai il was ri
no consequence whether The Treasury wos
t!'' ofempiy; II was not worth consit]cro-
.ioii " lhe prosecution of liberal and en-
'arsegpolIcy; the state of the finances was
nlaycr OF perfect Indifference. SC. Nav
mr y, .sstEsthou..i this was strange doctrine
ieissN. apply ii to private affairs. and no
inanN6ud act on il without rurniuo IN n,o-
ti'saexand bankruptcy. He said. le, tho
Senusman have an estate, from which he
iarixssS2,O 900 income: if he wanted r,ad
tor Improvement or convenience. which
wodhSc,sl him $4,000, would he no, cnn.
,ssl.es sue A9t3s before he would execute it, and
fsiS snn,nsa -. esl GnG2 Cor, a;.,,.,
es!n e. thai yields $1,000. and nnnthcr with
anfcstatc Welding $4,000. should he uuitcd
"A
chicr lnio general cOmpact tlatthr wbuI,
Sheui1 nc managed by them jointly for the
mutual bcnrtlI of each, and THAI the second
VINO iie'h the estate yielding 5000 should
likewise desire Il canal or drain ,haI wouId
cost $4,000, which would he 81 OOO nnr,.
than his income; to ohviac this dCicnl,v
the first would say To the second Irt -.
come 10 an agreement that nv road shall
br opened and your canal shall bc dino nj
though both shall cost $1,000, which will
b" $500 more than our income w. no.,
q" ms nv taking it from the third estate
which has an income of 81 5000 And ,,,uS
ny ms 0rr' tion. the two who have a ioiut
income Of S:1.00O would ce, 81, 900 in ,h,.
appropriation A"d the one who had an
income of S2.00O wnnld lose 81. ono in ,hr
division Of the joint income. And thi, fNr.
y >aid) would be nothing more nor less
than swInlling and plundcr. under cover of
u Joint contract made nj frs, with The ro,j
Intention Of mutual henrfr for all. Yct.
IN The system of collection and dishursc.
mcnts, under this Government. This had
been precisely tho operation upon this Com
icheracv. Well may the ycpiIcmnn from,
Massachusetts (Nr. Cushi,,g) 20 for an ON.
larord and liberal policy wihoui reference
t" the state of the Treasury. He said.
Via. might be very enlarged and liberal IA
him. nigh, he the reverse To others. who
had to make payments. He begged to bc
excused from this kind of Iibcrali,v.
MIR. Il. continued, The gentleman f>,-
CnShins) had inst called upon his collcapue
(Mr Clownevl to remember that the ahIc
report from the Secretary of War (l!r. Cal
hounD originally was the great founda,;o,
of this system Of internal Improvements
But let It be remembered that that report
was made under ii special resolution Of the
House Of Representatives, directing ,be
secretary I" make Il report upon some zen
era Jysicm. He acted under orders from
this House. and reserved the CONSTITUTIONS
nj question rs tn the power of this Govern
mcnt over the matter. lie acted as he was
hound to do in his official capacity. But.
Mr. G. said, il was immalcriaI 10 him wbo
proposed The system; il was n matter or nor
feet indifference to him: he had seen and
experienced its operations: and no ou,bor;,y
could induce him To adopt it, or sanction i
by his vote. Mr. p. said. il was nor his nur.
pose to enter into discussion of lis or;o;n
or the powers of this Government ON the
subject II was too late in the aay to raise
M the Constitution from the tomb. and in
Ike It's spirit against the lawess disbursc
'nenfs OF This Government. They had pr },
crossed too Car, and enlisted too orcnt q
combination. 10 he checked by appeals of
of that kind. He said YOU might as we'll a,-
tempt TO bind down n strong man with
cobwebs. as TO arrest The course of events
on thdse appropriations. But there was y
measure with which he was somcwha,
identified; which ought tn have some intu-
enre upon gentlemen in The course thew
were To pursue. He alluded to the suspcn.
sion of tho fourth insrament under the late
'tepositc law, which would become due on
the ls'5of January, 1889. He brough, this