Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-01-25

Iimposts on the foreign goods she con.
sumes. 1t is our duty to insists on a
surrender ofthe vacant lands in our
borders. Our Stale pride reyolts at
the idea of our sister States acquiring
through the legislation of Chongress, a
right to Our soil, and to keep il out
ef market, as long as the dictates Of
avarice may deem meet. The funds
of the Government are chiefly expen-
ded in the old States. The National
debt is I'LL paid. The revenue aceru-
ing from imposts, is sufficient to supply
the wants of the Government. The
sales Of the public lands in this State,
heretofore, exhausted our resources and
contributed much to the present embar.
rassment Of country. The existing
system should no longer be tolerated,
and the measures proposed by the old
States in relation to the public domain,
will never be submitted to by the free
men of this State. The exigency Of
the times demand an expression Of
opinion on this subject, from the legis-
lature at the present juncture.
The laws now in force, are believed
to be adequate to protect our citizens
in the enjoyment of the rights guaran-
teed to them by the National compact,
and the unceasing efforts ofthe fanat-
les, cannot diturb our repose. Their
schemes tend to make Us rely on our
own resources, and | trust the time is
not far distant,when we will heenabled
70 carry onr commerce direct with
countries that consume our great sta
pie, and traffic no more with those who
are denouncing our domestic policy.
The immense debts contracted IN Eu-
robe, by the several States for the
purposeses OF Internal Improvement,
and the establishment Of Banks, have
afforded the means OF Introducing
more foreign goods into the country,
than the wants of trade required, or
the country justified. Capitalists be-
gin to distrust The ability of the States
to pay the interest on this heavy debt
punctually, and to extinguish the prin.
cipal at maturity. Some OF the works
constructed do not pay the costs Of
keeping them in operation; many Of
them do not yield interest on the CAPT
tai invested. It is quite probable,
that several Of the States will be una
bic to pay the interest punctually, in
par funds, on thesloans they have con-
tracted. Many years will elaspe, be-
fore money can be borrowed Of for.
eign capitalists, on favorable terms,
and it may well be questioned, wheth-
er we have a right to saddle our pos.
terity with heavy debt, for any other
purpose, than to provide for our Nation
al defence rand the perpetuity Of our
free institutions. Ifthe debt incurred
was due to our own citizens. its bur
thens would not be so great. The
would not be annually drained
Of its specie to pay the interest, but it
would DO expended among us. The
public creditor would bear his portion
Of the public burthens. Two bills will
come up for yourlinal action, proposing
to pledge the faith of the State Tor the
further sum of six millions of dollars,
for the internal improvement Of the
country. These bills have already
passed one legislature, & no doubt will
be acted upon, with caution and DELHI
Grafton called for. by the magnitude of
the subject and its important bear
ing upon the future welfare and credit
Of the State. All experience proves,
that heavy articles can be transported
much cheaper to market, on Rivers
and Canals, than on Rail Roads. 1t
d worthy Of your serious consideration,
whether our means should not FIRST
be appropriated to the improve
ncnt of those channels in our State,
urrowed out by the hand Of Provi-
lence, for our especial use. An
expenditure of less than one million
If dollars; judiciously applied would
,e sufficient to remove the obstruc-
ions from the various water courses OF
ne State, and to bring navigation to
he borders Of every county. No
state in the Union, enjoys faci.
tiles Of water communication to
n extent equal to ours, and we will
% recreant to our duty, il we fail to
emoye the obstacle interposed to the
ofthe advantages they arc
apabls of adording.
herewith transmit the report Of The
ngineer appointed to survey the sea
cast on the Southern border of the
State, together with q chart showing
he various shanasls aad the depths