Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-14

EXPENSES ef the session. calionge the gentleman 10
point out preparation which e3cn he can say Is
? cxtfavagaal
fHr IL liasay Interrupted Nj Irving. ard said that
rs he had admitted the Extra Session II be UNNECESSARY
the appropriation to pay lis expenses mast be pni down
! nncaiied-iof) z#.s.
Session was naaecessars Bat win il be cuneuded by
the cca,leaa that because the Extra Session was IN
necessary ali Of the appropriations made hcreat pefe
also unnseessafy and xrasagant!Among them, lind
Of 49, 9V 10 pay the debt, contracted BY Che Is'
OFF, Department during the administration 81 Nh an
Bureu. ould the ernirman. had he been ia Congress
have voted against thai Appropriation. bceanse he
thought tho Extra Ssssion unnecessary? (ficfe Mr..
specified sariegs other appropriations, all oi winch a-
reared on The VI tit aH seifo have been Tor debts
IL the late Administration. The WHY two other appro
priati,ns were lhgse 70 Lie Navy and the Appropriation
70 the fortifraiioasis 10 these, the gentleman and
his party are esopped from charging exlnyaganee.-
WHY Because llCre were woprop sitons before Con
rress, one by NrsNrigh Of New York to apply the
proceeds vi the lands to building ortiGcations-
and an her hy DIT Buchanan Of Pennsylvania. 10 ar-
ply the pfsceels 10 the enlargement Of the Navy
Now, both OF these Propositions are held up BY the
friends o the lae Administration is rival schemes h the
Distribution law, and surely they cannot demuf 70 The
appropriation 10 these Two Objects, as oAuaYagani as
they mas he.
There is another reason why heeeullenan should not
dctunce the arpr0pHanons u the extra srsiun 10 these
two.oecss.li is this: both the navy and the iorhca
lions were leh IN such dapJaed condition by The
administration which lately whit out Of power, that
was abs iuely necessary IN It's 10 put them
in state of readiness IN the event Of Certainly,
the grllenln vii not deny that thefe vas ample reason
10 sppreAend a when our Minister al the Court OF
81, l3mos advised our squadron in the Mediterranean To
repair l. Cur cast rfaice that the gentleman has
made his attack usa the appropriations OF the extra ss
sion, inasnueh affords opportunity Of yfnd
calns them from the charge Of extravaganza, | may
however, say the gentleman lon Louisa that he need
nJ expect to held the Wing party responsible or the
measures Of tbs administration. For my own Part.
Ear as am acquainted with their sentiments, |
snrcd thu, thy hold The head Of tins administration IN
utter srern a.d contempt They regard him ms convict
cd by the testimony Of nnnpeachabe nliuesses oihelnR
guilty either [ The most ridiculous indeclsiun, o the
deePcs! 'reaeaey thai party to whom he was ad.
el for every shng
viii a5a return to tie argument Il he gentleman on
the Ds-i lgtea Law. il MAS urged weeks s.ncc
by tie gealsnan from Aecemac, thai whatever amount
Iagh bo received by the States from tbs source would
DC wasted IN schemes ofnfera! Improvement lie sta
I'D that the amount received by the States s6 was
tho "ncs;-ezg Of eytravaeanee' Nov, wish To kuan
ofgsa;lesacaram the we' whose constituents az inter
ested "a NE aegai system If informal Improvements which
have 5l,a r1s.aCnctd ,.re So ii they doom them
trasa.ani} Myself ana freud Vi Internal Improvements
iy the State. my vii show, \, ana anAaus HAT
tie States sla iye this iunl heeause bcefetlat
without II iers would = possibility II conf ieHp cur
system Of internal Improvement. think am Justified
IN caut9ung een'cuen. that IT thy 81 coed n &c
festinr the receipt; oi Tins fund and procuring tae ~
peal of the Distribution az. they vii give u1fe dead
u blow TO the system # internal lmpfosom iaau 1t
has received al the haands Of is worst foes When
they return 10 their constituents and Pfe account u
their failure TO obtain appropriations iar those oleets
hope they vii also tell leir people OF the rejection
this fund BY the Legislature i 81 IA should be- the ease)
The House VIII rcco!ieet. Il stated BIZ the aaa4c
man from Accomac. that he would not receive THIS fund
because he would neither steal receive stolen
goads" Now, never heard before that there any
disgrace in hr lawful owno, rocaimiug his stolen goods
The States arc the owners Of tbs t4ad. aud sn
eerly hope il may be returned 70 them.
but the geuhtnln from Louisa commended that the
elect oi this moasarc would be TO degrade the States
On this head Of The subject. viii again refer lttlc
Democratic ani4ou'y, indeed. in the eausc Of pyaru
nont have quoted none uthor) II W.ll be remember
81, that the dstngushe, Individual, Gen .laelsan IN
arguns in favor OF his scheme Cor the distribution uf the
surplus retenno among the States. said
In rc@ard to the last objection. probable eject mp
on the dignity and independence of the State Govern
ncnis II appears TO me only necessary IN state the
as il IS, aud as il would be it the measure propose
ad,ptoi 10 show that the operation is most , ~
10 be the very OF that which the objection M
poses IL the one the State would receive IL uuo
n If the national revenue Tor domestic Use upir ii
prnc pie, mHtier q right and from iuud 10 III,
creation Of which it had contributed its praplri on sure
~ there gould bo nothing dcr9gutery IA th1.. Is mat
icts INV sianl the States themselves in Their saver
esn character, are not unfeIuCndy petitioners AT th
q the national Treasury as Il may e4nport with ilel
pleasure oy sense OF duty iotrsoa upon them. Il can
nt roq'uro argument Ia Provo which Of the coli, ,t
Is most compatible with the ,ili ency rcspeelabi IL
OF the State Governments
The House will perceive with what ease the old d. m
ccraic chiealn scatters 10 the winds this talk about h.
oioc, Of tho measure upon the dignity and ludep
dencc Of the States
There is another view of this question which laA
most impiFta effect upon my mind il Is this j. vii
appear BY reference to the official documents that tn Va
lue Of the lands given tie Saos and 10 udyit uas
SC. amounts to about SlG,010OO0. Now of tles,t do
nations to the States, what portion has ialicno Wig MIA
Again, there has been expended during the admin ira
tions Of jackson and Van Buren, works OF mt r,la
improvement about Sl7 .O000 What portion Of hi
sum fell to the share of the Old Dumnionl ! bell sv
the only appropriation which has been made to her IVA
to the Dismal Swamp canal, about $50, 900. ! am n
that be answered that this system 81 in.pr
nal Improvement by the Federal Government ought h
arrested But Is there any probability OF III The larges
appropriations for internal improyo menls were mad
ander administrations protesting hostility 10 the System
and surely but little hope be entertained that III
system win be abandoned under any other admnistr
ton. 1beleye that theunly hope OF limiting and putin
down the system would be 10 give up the land fund Z
the States, and thereby enable them effect all the
might DESIRE without the aid of the General Govern
ment In all its practical effects, believe this be
State Rights
The principal objections urged against The prosecution
Of system of internal improvements by the Genera
Government do not apply to the application If the lanC
fund, by the States, to that purpose. The fst ohoc
ton is, that il would lead 10 eXravagancehat the Ma
fional Government could not attend to the application
Of money internal improvements scattered this
extended country. believe the objection to he well