Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-11-18


lish such q currency, 10 more ihan it
ts capable Of performing those higher
duties confded 10 The General Govern.
ment. As well might indiana attempt
10 beat back a foreign Toe. unaided aud
alone. 1t is for the nation to will and
10 give such a currency 10 the country
No less lrue 10 It, that it is the duty OF
the National Legislature to give prolec.
lion 10 the industry Of the United States,
lie would not quarrel with any Que about
forms That bill would meet bis upprO.
baton which afforded satisfaction 10 the
greatest numbers lie should prefer
that The principles Of The compromise
ACT should DO adhered 10 as much as pos.
sibie. The homo va uatlon provision
should have been insisted upon, though
some gentlemen Of the South deem i!
impruclcaOIe. Mr.. Clay differed with
them nc This subject. tie knew that the
compromise ACT Of 1883, never could
have received the anchor Of Congress
but Tor the incorporation OF that salula
ry principle; and lit cannot now no car.
RED out the compromise should b. aban
d0ncd He was for iauf for revenue
10 the Government aud protection 10 The
manufacturers The law Of the late
Congress 10 already denounced by The
Democrats, a d It's repeal called for
through their pressed, lie DIS not al.
lude TO Tho great body Of the Democrat.
&c party,-but 10 their leaders. The
honest and uprI2ht members Of that
party were, he believed, IN favor Of a
sound tariff, aud he implOred such men
10 look, examine, and decide for them
selves. Notwithstanding the ink was
scarcely dry on the paper, which con
tanned lis provisions when notice was glv.
en- that It's repeal was resolved on. For
himself, having examined the features
Of the bill, he declared II a good measure
1t is moderate 4 judiclous, il (ssld Mr. c.
mGy be allowed 10 use words thUt new
er employ when any o,herwiII answer Ia
illustrate the meaoing | wish 10 convey
10 my fellow %clllzens.
The next in train Of these Govern
mental measures 10 which the Whie
party is pledged, IS the currailment Of
the arbitrary use Of the Executive pow.
er, and especially the resistance Of The
monsrchicaI feature, the veto transfer.
red from foreign Government aud ca
graIled on u own.
Another measure is the distribution nl
the proceeds OF the public lands. winch
though nov suspended by the exercise
al the Executive power, he hoped woulC
| nOl DO logger than the suspension o.
some Of The banks ia the redemption Of
their notes. Although he did not doubt
the power Of the General Government
10 carry out a system Ct public improve.
meuls, as heretofore expressed in the
Senate, he would be- willing 10 abandon
that power, ia exchange for n Of DIS.
tribulion except as it related 10 lake
harbors, the commerce Of the sea. boa I'd
and the national road. These ought lc
be prosecuted under the authority OF the
National Government. This opinion is
not uttered here for the occasion, NOT
tor the particular a~Ssemb'age which
now behold. 10 regard TO the last ma
med work, he would now say, that when
the Treasury is replenished; when il
can be done without loan; estimate:
should be- made for the entire work, IRON
Springfield, Ohio, TO the Mississippi
river, on principles Of economy and On
der proper restrictions Instead of 90
feet the road ought to be 40 feet wide.
| the centre stoned or graveIled, and each
side so arranged as 10 afford good sum
mer turnpike. The best road ever ira.
yelled over was 10 Holland, and that on
y nine feet 10 width made OF brick lur
ned edgewise. After estimates were
made, on some such principles as slated
his idea woIld be- TO make annual ap-
propriaIions for each Of the three STATES
the work TO progress under their owl
guar ianShip. he thought, and it haC
been asserted, that So 600 a mite wouIc
complete 1t in the way proposed i
has been tired on some roads IN Ken
lucky. and he believed that amount ans
wered The purpose. He would say Il
the States that If they chose TO under
take the work. and take the amount o
the estimates whatever it might be
they should have appropriations. If tina
sum was not sufficient the States Shoult
furnish the residue o(lhe means TO max
the road by money taken from rheI'
own Treasury. As a matter Of Nation
al pride ii ought 10 be finished; and him
sell, aud others from even more remote
sections of The Union, were disposed II
favor lis prosecution on fair and eConom
lcal principles.
Having stated briefly the policy o
the Wings since in power-lI in pnwe
they have ever been since the death o
General llarrison--i was right that HI
should say something of The good done