Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-15

anG object wh,ch it intended :" acroniIs for lie
would "s, could awe -:rn:rr Tendency 10 "vn
! the people from the country What would sooner lead
them TO seek other and Favored settlements, than
the burden and weight Of heavy laxalion such as this
system would imlulIby iE upon tho people qt this State
Why argued MIR. b., should such burdens be imposed
upon the State: For wlat was the War of the Revoiu
| lion undertaken? Why did gallant fathers bleed
upon The enbard plain but for lie sake OF resisting
exactly such sl strGn Of taXnonta xaon for made.
quale purposes: Mr.. i. expressed himself indignant
the practice uich he observed frequently IN
dulged in amost every debate in this House. lie
| referred 10 HE habit Of Juggling in Old Virginia on
every occasion. aud representing her as iaen, oe
graded, and ruined. lie sick of such abuse OF
Virginia. It was the old cant, always indnIEed IN,
when some gren. object was TO be answered ny sucn
| abuse. III the time of the debate upon The !ariil,
Virginia represented prostrar and ruined, anu
the Tariff Then the sole Of her PROSTATE
condition.! Again. after the ragicai scenes OF South
ampton, she painted in the same drpoFahic CO.
ours and the black population scn represented as
the Of it, and emancipation the only remedy
Soon however, another OCCASION discovered ief
bringing in this distressed lady to plead III her laena
BILE situalion ur other object win c 10 be at
tanned. Then told that Virginia was ruined Tor
Of Bank cupla-!hat she PROSTATE and fallen,
because Bank capital moi equal 10 that nt New
lork and then the ony way 10 resuscitae her from her
dying condition, by augmentation oI Bank capl.
tai! Now, however, the whole of her distress and
ruin represented be The Of this proposed system
Of Internal Improvement. MIR. i. said lie considered
that the Of Guackery consisted III proposing one
solitary remedy for al! sorts Of Diseases aud ap.
peared him that when such variety Of different pur
poses aud effects all to be attainedby assigning
sole leading TO them, it very little short ol
uuackery lie did not like old madame Commonwealth
to be made prefer! q" in every debate on Tins floor TO an
swer rnuny different purposes In reference To The
Stale of New York. Mr. b. observed that she had be.
come great and wealthy before she entered upon those
great schemes of Internal Improvement, and then being
already wealthy and able 10 sustain Them she began and
perfected them. The case was different with US. AS
Mr. Spgar had gone the 10 draw cninpa
rsnn he would &" there too and .c would say that he
would not moun. the gentleman from y. upon the racer
for that by plungIns the rowrs loo deeply into the
sides OF The noble courser he ght in attempting to dis
lance \. York. not only be dsamccd but destroy tie an
nal he rode, by his heated zeal aud furious ezer
tons Nor would he mount those who would let the
rciGs fall the horse neck and give up tie chase but
he would prefer to those mounted Who would pru-
IDENTITY and wisely ride upon the course, neither too
warmly remissy, but like Ohio in her improve
ens, going wisely and temporarily To work so as at
the end be equal 10 all, and dIstanced By none. Ne
errng 10 tie plan pursued by Ohio Mr.. L. commended
that ii the best plan, and most suited to Virginia
If so many works were undertaken all at one and the
same time, the consequence would be, thai labor would
be in such demand 10 rise TO price far beyond the
binary value therefore, the expense Of The works would
be Increased immense and lnCa.cuIah!e amount by
this circumstance alone. This q! Itself suid Oh
lection at 10 tie whole plan The expenses being
increased. the debt would lie greater. and what, lie
would ask, would be the condition Of Virginia with
dcbi of 10 or - millions when with only >
millions debt, she scarcely able the interest
His maxim vas, FcStia0 IsHtC.
Mr.. DANIEL said he should give his vote this
sion. not based on his private opinion but upon
considerations Of what he believed TO be the opinion and
wishes of his constituents. He should, however stale
his opinion ~ The House; and in tic criticism which
he should into Of The Report OF the Committee 1t
would not be with any unkind feeling that he should
express hmscl: upon the recommendations Of That Re
pal for he always felt inclined respect every effort
behalf 0i The Stale, though lie might not strictly APP
e tEI
to the State plan recommended by the committee. 1t
did appear TO him by any desirable or eli-
cieni as the JGnt Stock syStrr lie thought the latter
10 Gc the best syslrmGIc, which would yield the great
cs, profit ard was in every respect he preferred tie
plan OF executing those works Of Internal Improvement
on Stale account 1t appeared TO him, principle es.a
bishcd by all past experience aud no, 10 be conioyer
ed that that Government the best, which nlcricrcd
the least with the individual efforts ni the People
1t the prudent policy Of every Government, not TO
interfere NEEDLE with the Oh ecs Of private gain and
Individual enterprise. Another principle, the abstract
truth Of hch he thought was not to be contr9vercd,
was that there existed right III Government To lax
one part Of Stale for The sole advantage aud benef, Of
another part VIVA; right lie would ASH had We TO
mortgage the property Of The East in order to benefit
the West: Or what right had 20 give lie gold and
silver Of the part OF the country, in order TO bring TO
market the lead and iron OF another part: These, 1t Is
true were tie old fashioned DOCTRINES which based
uppn the principles Of justice: that we have right 10
take dollar of The Treasury for these works. every
dollar there Sacred and It therefore appeared TO INN,
that the only just, the only sale Pan vas 10 leave II L"
the enterprise and spirit of private individuals 10 perform
these works 10 undertake them al the expense c the
Stale. Sr. d. not willing, iiowevcr 10 disturb the
system of compromise already acted upon, which he
considered be sacrifice made upon The altar OF
pedcrcy; but he would say That even that system,
it mol strictly just as liz con'cEded it was not, TO
make thc Of tic Stale "undaon for works ni
Internal Experimentation how much less it Just
to undertake 10 the whole OF these works by State
means: When he examined the Report 81 the Com
rec lie found had better arguments for Tie sup
port Of this proposition than the plea OF economy. Now,
lie contcnded that all past experience went utterly TO
Gspo:e this argument, and clearly established lie very
contrary position namely, that works undertaken by the
enterprise Of individuals, always carried on and
completed at much less expense than any works under
taken by tie Stale alone. II The State went int" mar
kel buy property, must always pay i've times
than any individual would pay for the same; or II labor
10 be hired by lie state i; must give more lan any
private individual would give. hlrn will ask from The
State what They would not dare 10 exact from imdvI-
. duals The idea Of the wealth and resources Of the
State makes people always prepared to ask more from
it, than they would from any private persons
The State il supposed To have no feeling A,en
exact from il with tic rapucity Of Shy lock, (lhal is,
for the moncntI they will have ali, and The pound Of
flesh lie sides for the State has feelings nor has II wife
and children TO the sentiment OF sympathy, ana
induce any abatement Of an uncnnsrIonabe demand.
when il therefore makes bargain, people will get all
they can, abac ot or title Of their demands
This disadvantage attends tie State rs debtor; but on
the other hand when it is creditor, and comes 10 claim
IFS dues then all the arguments arc on the opposite side;
then il is deemed hars and cruel, 10 enforce It's
claims; then all kinds of appeals are made 10 cur sym
pathes and 10 our feelings 10 abate It's demands; then
we la the powerful argument Of an aiieclionac wife
and nine HELPLESS children brought forward
feelings against its claims. Such is the unlavnaba stu
alton in which the Stale is placed when it makes bar
gain or when demands its due and therefore 1t IL crl
dent that it undertake the execution oil any
kind of works such as lhnse proposed. at the
advantage as individuals or joint stock companies
Again, the agents Of the State are not so careful IN
the expenditure of lis money as the agents OF ind
viduals they buy higher late for the Stale, they
nav more, and make worse bargains for il than they
would do for private individuals. The committee,
from these and other considerations had totally fail