Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-04-13
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hoar Of meeting. W.T. a large AMI brilliant assem-
b'aee, drawn together by the auaoaeeemeutaha NJ.
CLAY of kenioeky. would address The body aa III S
m. asune. Tie aultenee had a double iieaf, fr IS
Mr.. Car had no intention "a make a long spreeh, he
rhecriully gave way 10 Nj. sournAEn, OF \ " Jer
ser. who explained lis reason for voting " ajast the
hill IN a speech of remarkable interest, fafte and aai.
ax,ion]
Mr.. Sarrn.Rn stated thar lie had been hitherto a
friend to this great Nalienal work. aHd had bal1ed IN
favor 81 IL. aud tesissed the attacks OF abic Senators
upon il. Bni nov he te3t teiuffatfl, compelled by
the condu on oflhe Treasury, aud the asoNed neces-
sites of the Government. To vote against the afpfo-
priarion for The road. L. The Course ii his speech.
Mr.. SorrHARD commenced with efeal srirt aud
effect on the causes OF that dtfilit of the Treasury.
which compelled him 10 take ia course, and ihen
70 the mismanageinent and ex'tasagsnce 81 tie Nd.
minisliation. lie concluded with Iefcalihg, llat
frienl ly as he wa 10 the rnterpnze. aud DESTROYS as
lie was Tor its continuance aud completion, he trlt
himself impefiously call=d upon by he impoven'h-
me NJ ofrhe Treasury. and the necesslis oi creating a
debt TO supply the aeiu1l y aais Of the Government,
TO record hrs vote against ihe bill.
Mr.. CLAr thea TOOK Tie 1ooi, aud addressed the
Senate rs follows
Mr.. Clay. Of k~otacty, wished TO say a fsw, and
very few words on this biilFand 10 assign briefly lns
reasons for the vote against II At this iime, which he
lfrli himself cninpcl,edi 10 give. lie had alaays be-
lissrd, and still bel eyed, m the ex Silence OF a power
in the General Government 10 provide Tor the eon-
siIuc,ion Of weeks of Internal improvement bat he
lad never thought Il cspCAentt 10 create a National
Deb, IN order to provide | e ways aud means TO CON
struct them. II as oHly when It conld be dune
without Inconvenience TO the Treasury, hut he bad
been willing 10 concur IN appropriations to thai OBJ
lecf. or iste years, considering tow much the
States bgve doac for themselves, and how much had
BEEN contributed by the General 6otefnHcni, ~ aid
oi them, under The act distributing the surplus rev
enue among them. he for one WAS wiling 10 saive
the exercise OF The power IA res Iect 10 The canals aud
roads, especially II Law could be passed Ia distribute
the neii proceeds Of he sales OF the public lands.
Thai would suppts a innd. ia refpetuiiy, abundanIl,
sufficient ier all desirable objects Of lnterual Improve.
men'.
Since President lackson's veto Of the M,ys,lle
and Lexington Turnpike d-Nh 4eh IN Tact was
but a section OF one ann 81 The tn1tbciland road
the operation eftir Constitution al ihe Unued ) t.tcs
ss To the construction oI aftthelat roads has been
suspended IN all pats Of The United States except m
afhr three States ofIp3aua Ono and Iliuoss. We
have had, N eff-ci, iva constitutions II the Inied
Safes. one iof those itfee ; atss, and another LOT The
rest Of the LnoD. Far ! frprat, what have before
s1iJ.iIat the mupa1cd spproprali ms 10 tie Cnnbei-
land Ias! are - holly iudpicuft bic but opan the ground
Of the existence OF q general pe"et IN tie canstitu-
tion, au,loiiziug vutks 81 luielual lmProy t-,nt.
And "a | Understand Senators. Immediately iniett.
ted IN lbs bill, 10 nflet fln. lihas been eonte0ded, /
indeed that The United States. as a ets., l.uj pln.
prirtor. has a poWer TO uprn rgais, with = se@ To he
sale snd enlaHccmeui ut lie value al thtr lsnd. ana
So TIT, have. Bat 40 one EN- ! thinA a'le.e tlst, II
n a, wee The phJeci, . fuad So cosby u. tli. would
be made, or hat II has been IN fact Constructed Nlth
that view.
Ii has appeared TO US, On the southwest SIDE oCthe
OHIO liver, very had thai, under n common Cots So
,uion, our neighhets On the northwest side could
have esnsino'onaly appropriated The public money
iU the object OF erecuHg these roads. whilst II would
be uncousIluitonai 10 apply IL to ours. We have
fit the iujusiice of being taxed 10 sGrply The me.,
of eonstecline the 10 4ds II other., snlont an,
reciprocal taxation oil 'hem 10 sts, IN making out
roads.
This Inequality has made ne heretofore. .ince The
veto OF the May.viils aud Lexington tnroplke road.
vote with great reluctance Tor appropriations TO the
continuation oil the Cumberland Road. THU reluc-
iauce was Increased by a knowledge OF the tact that
the very States, which were thus exclusively heueht-
ted, constantly sustained HE administration ~Iicli
originated and inflicted The inequality. Nay more, a
majority OF tteir delegations had been always oppo.
cd 10 a distribution OF the proceeds oltho sales OF HE
public lands, by which other States, as well 40 them
selves, might have aequiied the requisite funds to
construct the works.
Perhaps, after ,Aat veto, | ought not TO hn,c voted
the gene afiib9dBssia,io 70 'he censet'lend Rosa o"uI
famed. Rn, b.,. 80, f9hi'ale"i 90
anu wooia have continued, for a time, 10 do so. Nv.
haa possessed the means, without gong in,o dtb,
aud II The President and Secretary of ia, T,e,.,,,
bad recomn end,d The appropriations.
Inc Secretary oil The Treasury pteseni. The aanu.
nj eslimates Tor the service olthe current war. Tint
Tor The Cumbsiland Road is moi amongst hem. BnIh
ne aud The President urge the Observance of III,
sirictesl economy. The President rbts SO far u. ia
intimate the Use OIL that veto, which, Instead of beinr
n power OF oceasioual and extraordinary use, has been
loo frequently exercised. The Treasury is lner,ll,
empty and We are called upon 10 borrow mo eI.
a the issue Of Treasury notes is called, to suppi,
means for the current ex peuses vi the Government
IL is under these circumstances that We are ask cd
10 appropriate S225,000 10 The Cumb rland Road :.
andtoi rec the appropriation upon the E,e,uiiye
against its wishes, and against an the motives ia n.
economy which are, | hope sincerely, pr ..ed upon
our consideration.
We of he Opposition have been accused unin,tly
oy ile trends Of the Administration, with saelln,
The annual expenditures Of the Goyetnmeht. which
have certainly reached a mast exlrapacanl amount. If
we concur IA the passage OF tins appropriation. con
trary 10 what ] suppose 10 be the desfe Of th, Al.
minis'tatlon, so lar as il goes, shall VI not give colo,
10 The aecusationto Which | have rtfe,edl II The
i,'eaos o't"e Adninisifatl0n wish the bill passed,
HEY haze maJorities IN both Houses sufficient 10
pass IT.
Another consideration operates very strongly with
nc 10 dssuade me, a, the present time, irom con.
curing IN the passage II this bill; aud that Is the ne.
eessiiy which / think exists. for a thorough inyestipa-
ton iaio the causes of the extraordinary espsndi-
tare upon this road IN those States, and especiaIIy
IA Indiana. l understand that the road has cosi
thirteen or fourteen thousand dollars per mile. ANA
a'ier al that has been aheady expended upon th,.
wofh. u has been stated that IL Will fequiIe seven oy
eigii millions oil dollars TO complete 1t as far as The
liver Mississippi.
Nov. sif, THIS astonishing expenditure ,eonires n
most rigorous exanllna i'm. To what is II owing,
'hinh II Is not explained by the alleged ,atdiness or
want pi appioPfi liions. and a C nscqurnt necesSi = nj
repairs. When the irees on the ste Of lbe road are
ielisd and removed, and The road is Graded BIZ 6u,,,
UP Valleys and cutting down iilis. that work n,ustr.e7
mann uhaiieeiea seriously by any use or peeleel of