Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-27

Government cease TO apply, But, if the States
,. think II unwlse TO apply the funds so dstribu
led to purposes of Internal improvements
they deem II better TO employ them in Gefray
ling the ordinary expenditures of the State GOV
ernments, and, 10 that extent, to relieve the
people IRON taxation, their right to do so will
not DO disputed And 10 what better purpose
can The surplus proceeds Of the Public Lands
"hich are the common property Of the States
ana which are held by the General Govern
ment only as trust fund, be appropriated?-
Lei inns lund continue to flow into the national
lfeasury,--such portion Of il, AT least, as may
escape the rapacity of pundering Receivers
Jana we shall soon see it wasted in schemes of
dangerous ambition, such as that suggested by
Mr. Benton, or in projects Of profigacy and
corruption, which will just as surely, though
perhaps more slowly, undermine the pillars of
our free institutions.
The second objection to which we refer. and
/ which we shall dispose Of very summarilv il
this: If the expenditures OF The present and
preceding Administrations, for objects of Inter.
nal improvement, have been more extravagantI
than those of Mr. Adams Administration, we |
are told its chargea6le to the Wig pariy--
such remark is an insult TO the understandings |
Ipl the people, as it is untrue in itself ThcI
wings have been almost uniformly in n minor.
'ity in one or both branches Of Congress. from
the commencement Of Gen Jackson's Admins.
ration in 1929 down to this moment. How
can II be contended that the minority in Con
gress is responsible for the nets Of Congress?I
Who before ever heard that a minority of lie.
gsIatve body could give color, shape and sub.
stance to its proceedings? The allegation is /
absurdly ridiculous. But it is untrue. as wells
shall proceed to shew by record eridcace, forIs
which we are indebted to the researches of an S
intelligent contemporary. We ask public at "
tontion 10 the following summary Of extracts S
from the Journals of The Senate, Cd session OF e
he 25th Congress: CT
Next we quote from page 442, the yeas on
'Ill, making appropriations for a road in Mich. ST
gan they are as follows: ia
Messrs. Benton, Brown, Clay of Ala, Fulton, If.
irundy, Hubbard, King, Linn, Lyon, Mexican. al
louton, Noryell, Pierce, Robinson Tallmadge. ed
Upton, Trotter, Wall, Webster Wright, and th
oung-22. Wings 2. W,
What list OF naughty wings, and how few Id
the friends of the Administration! re
On page All, we find the yeas upon the
CUMBERLAND road bill; they are as follows: in
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard. Benton. Bucb- til,
IAN, Clay of KY, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Da. tb,
$, Grundy, knight, Linn, Mexican, Norris. as
icholas, Robbins, Robinson, Sewer, Smith ofIlhe
d.. swift, IaIimad9e, Upton, Wright, Young by
90, "hgso b. fan
"On page 466, we find the vote on bill to dis
courage the cultivation of tropical plants; no Ibis
oney was granted, but The extravaganza for
nch these gentlemen are responsible, is the Ipa,
ant OF a township oGland in Florida; the yeas cal
e as follows: an,
Nessrs. Bayard Benton, Buchanan. CLAW Of vel
2, Clayton, Fulton, GruRdy, Linn, Lumpkin, chi
ckean, Nerrck, Mouton, NchoIos, Noryel, lare
eson, Robinson, Ruggjes, Sewer, Smith ofIpuI
m, Smith OF Ind, Southland, TalImadge, IT Of thi
:, Wall, Webster, Ioung-26. Wings g. ern
son page 5l7, on the bill granting appropri. ed
on for lighthouses, &c, the following are ger
yeas: ma
lcssrs. Bayard, Clay of Ky. Clayton, Cuth- COG
t, Davis, Hubbard, King, Knight, Lyon. evil
kean, Mouton, Nicholas, Niles, NoryeII. sec
.ntiss, Ryes, Ruggles, Smith of Ind. Tan. boa
dye, Wall, Williams, Wright--l3. Wings sph
Next on page 537, the yeas on the harbor S
=, den
ucssrs, Boyard, Clayton, Crttenden, Davis. pos
bbard, Lyon, Merrick, Niles, NoryelI, Rob. Iued
$, Sewer, Smith of Ind. Southland, Tall. stit
dge, Upton, Webster, Williams, Wright pop
~, so The
he following is the sum total of the appro. as t
atoms above alluded to. DOS
cor roads in Wisconsin, S44O0oI
COR Cumberland road 449 O0OI
For roads in Michigan (unknown)
bill did not pass. I
Cor lighthouses 911Aes ,orl
|or harbors, rivers, &c. 1467317 sior
Total 90 oa1 7eo for
First, on page 80 of that Journal, we find an acc,
'ropna'lon for road in Wisconsin Terrific blet
the yeas on that are as follows: for
Ressrs, Bayard, Benton, Buchanan, CLAW of was
e Clayton, Davis, Fulton, Hubbard, KNIGHT, ton
IN, Prentlss, Robinson, SEWER, Smith of Ind file
ton, Webster, 1oung--l7. thrc
1ere we find six wings, the balance are good bret
nocrats, thei
Need we add a word to these conclusive pcrs
is? And, with this record evidence stor;no For
IN the face, is it not fair and lust to saw are
t the professions of tho Administration M upo
are contradictod by their acts? Have wa ",
right to say that they expose themselves lty
he charge of gross insncerity and duplicity, who
en- they claim that they are opposed to Inter. rer-
improvements by the General Government gent
nd when they affect TO dread, as one of the The
sequences of Mr.. Clay's election to the Pres homo
icy, the reriral and perpeuation orthis svs. then
=? awe speak as unto wise men--;njgo Guilty