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

t,s tn,ts sssscertaln reason; and now, forsooth
,.s ss{sEislons appear; he is against his col
esIrern river rappropriation-this run.
tnr9&no tni doubtful country---all OIL one side
toNIj ~. said be knew this was no mo.
t'SyesS@,th ys the gentleman himself;) he is
sl& "sala&ETali general systems of internal i'm.
prtfy4ffents by this Government; hut the
CufHesland road runs through three doubt.
Jt atotes! he is for that particular road, ,bu,
no g S!osner appropriation on general sys-
Mr.. P. then said, gentlemen nigh,
be mistaken, they might vote millions il,
tha!saectlon. and nevertheless thew would
havsEa close struggle with the hunting
shirlmen, The meant il in no disrcspcct
bu' az nlname derived from the revolution
ary t2lowers o! Gen. Morsan,) who were
the followers. of that hero who had tlcfcndc,
tlelrScodntrv and led them to victory du
ring sthe last war. Judging from appear
hnccss he would suppose appropriations
could not control or buy their votes. Mr..
+. sad he must confess that the gen,leman's
(Hr.sSaihoon's) speech placed him in ratl,-
or apsawkward situation, siratlding as he
qua tne Ohio. with one foot on each bank.
1t wasdnnntural to him, and contrary to the
general franhness, and open integrity of his
char9eter. He had not policy enough to
he Pssinc; and had not hypo. risy enough
to conceal, with even thin veil, his oh
!ccrsswben hc spoke of political influences.
ihe vhoie speech was compliment 10
The 5niessness of his heart. But, MIR.
T.. said his principal object i'm rising was to
drawIbe attention Of the House TO the pres :
cut syaie of the Treasury, in the embar-
rassed state of things in many parts of the
country. In relation TO this point the gen
tlen'anfrom Massachusetts (Mr Cushing)
had 1Md down the doctrine TINT it was of
no consequence whether the Treasury was
inH ofempiy; II was not worth considera-
ton tAalhe prosecution of liberal and cn
iargegpolicy; the state Of the finances was
misyer of perfect Indifference. &c. Now
Nj. Thought this was strange doctrine.
de de eSss4:apply it to private affairs, and no
maliAsaNM act on il without running TO pro-
tilgAtHahd bankruptcy. lie said, let the
Sen9ynap have an estate, from which he
tlariys 81 600 income: if he wanted n road
Tor I'D erovement or convenience, which
Yndy5csssi him $4,000, would he not con
s4ltssf et6reihe would execute it, and
ssa$s sasiSfs= "a GiG2 Earis;i
ShW suppose a gentleman holding another
es.ae e, thai yields $4,000. and nnnthcr with
aii4cstateSvielding $4,000. should he united
win lhe tTst,an that the whole three should
enter in,o = gcnrral compact thar the whole.
shHnld he ma,lageh by them jointly for the
mutual benefit of each, and that the second,
who held the estate yielding 5000 shuulL
likewise desire canal or drain that would
cost S4,uO0, which would he 81 900 more
than his income; to ohviaic this difficulty
the first would say to the second, let us
come TO an agreement that nv road shall
b" opened and your canal shall be dug, al :
though both shall cost $1,000, which will
%" S2.U more than our income We can
do this hv taking it from the third estate
winch has an income Of $4,000. And thus
ny thus opcr 'tlon. the two who have "A Joint
income of $4,000 would get $1,000 in the
appropriation, And the one who had an
income of $4,000 world lose 81. 900 in the
division OF the joint income Aud this(Mr.
L Said) would he nothing more nor less
than swindlins and plumber. under cover of
Il lOlnf contract made at first with The reaI
intention of mutual benetit for ALL Yet.
in The system of collection and dishursc-
ments, under this Government. this had
been precisely The operation upon this Con-
tederacy. Well may the gentleman from
Massachusetts (Nr. Cushmg) go for an en-
larcrd and liberal policy without reference
to the state Of the Treasury, He said,
what might be very enlarged and liberal to
him, might he the reverse to Others, who
had to make payments. He begged to be
excused from this kind of liberalilv.
MIR. +. continued. The gentleman (Mr.
CushIng) had Just called upon his collea que
(Mr. Clowney) TO remember that the able
report from the Secretary of War (Mr Cal
houn) originally was the great foundation
of this system of internal improvements
But lei it be remembered that that report
was made under "a special resolution of the
House m Representatives, directing the
secretary I" make a report upon some gen
eral system. He acted under orders from
This House, and reserved the Constitution
al question as tO the power of this Govern
ment over the matter. tie acted as he was
hound to do i'll his official capacity. But
Mr. e. said, il was immaterial To him who
proposed the systems; il was matter of per
feet Indifference to him: he had seen and
experienced lis operation; and no authority
could induce him to adopt it, or sanction i
Ivy his vote. Mr. p. said. it was not his pur.
pose to enter into n discussion of its origin
or The powers of this Government on TN,
subject. II was too late in the day 10 raise
up the Constitution from the tomb. and in
y Ike its spirit against the awless dishursc
nents ofihis Government. They had pr,
crossed too Ear, and enlisted too great
combination. to be checked by appeals @
of that kind. He said you might as well al
tempt 10 bind down strong man vii,
cobwebs. as to arrest the course of cven,
on thdse appropriations. But there was
measure with which he was somewha
identified; which ought To have some inilu
ence upon gentlemen in The course the
were to pursue. He alluded to the snspcn
sion OF the fourth insralment under the LAT
,ieposite law, which would become due O