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IOl'Ol VI luo tNH OClUubTy 1909, W COUl'
mittee at the Shocco springs, North
Carolina, where, in answer 10 request
for his opinion on The subject Of inter
nal improvements he says: The broad
est and best division, is that, which dis.
Itlnguishes between the direct conslruc-
tlon OF works of internal Improvements
by the General Government, and pecu,
mary assistance given by it to such as
are undertaken by o,hers.'
'The Federal Government says Mr..
Van Buren,, does not, in my opinion,
possess the power specified; nor can it
derive it from the assent Of the States
in which such works are TO be construct.
ed He afterwards expressly approved
the veto Of the bill subscribing stock to
the MaysvilIe road, which was Of the
second class Of works specified above,
and he also approved Of the veto Of the
bill for the improvement Of the naViga~
ton Of the Wabash river; and, upon The
same principles, were he now President,
he would be bound BY his oath to veto
this very appropriation. Yet, gentle
men advocate this measure with great
zeal and ability. and he fully concurrsd
in all they said in its favor; but how
could they, at The same time, and iD The
same breath, advocate the election OF
Mr.. Van Buren, 10 an Office 10 which he
would be obliged to veto the appropria-
Iion if it passed-ths was The diemma l..
The gentleman from Missouri (Mr
Jamesou) has told US that the Whigs are
"a party without principles and that his
party had principles, and that they will
stand or fall by lhsm' Now, the gen.
tIeman must give up his man or his
prnCiples-he cannot support them
both; they are antipodos. Which will
he dot He says they will stand by
their principles-very we'll! this may
do; but with the man they are sure 10
fall The Wings, the gentleman says.
are the Tag ends oI all parlieS;' they
live in glass houses.' He has talked
very learned y about 'coons, hard cider,
cider barrels &c, and informs US that
the Wings have been weighed in the
balance and found wanting-a small
mistake. 1t was Mr.. Van Buren, who
was in 1910, weighed in the balance
and found wanting; and he would now
predict that, in 1914, he would be found
lighter than he was then, because the
effects Of his principles and measures
had been severely felt; and were nou
better understood by the people. BuI
these were small matters. lie would
now give his attention 10 something
more important Whilst denouncing
tho American System which had been
called the Clay system, reference had
been made 10 tho antagonist system
The Van Buren system, which, in 1880
had been established on its ruins, This
was great question; il lay at the very
foundation Of The national prosperity,
and he was glad of the opportunity now
presented Of calling public attention TO
it.
The Van Buren, and Whig system con-
trdSted.
What we're these two opposite sys
TENS of national policy and what had
been their effects on the coun:ryR TC
understand this, it was necessary to re-
fer to few historical facts, which he
would do very briefly.
The great object Of the American
System was the protection Of American
and foreign industry by protective ia
riff, and The disbursement Of the surplus
reUeaue (Which always had and always
would result from such a tariff) for the
improvement OF the internal condition
Of the country. The collection OF reve-
nue. for one great object-natiOnal pro
lection, aud its disbursement for another
equally important object national i'm
prOUementS. ln ten years this system
had paid off more than 1875 millions oil
war debt, and left IN 1889, when that
debt was discharged, an annual surplus
of about $lS,000,000. Now was it not
manifest, that il this policy had been
continued, and the surplus annually ap-
piled TO internal improvements by direct
appropriations ard subscriptions Of stock
10 works OF national character, made
under State authority, the amount ex..
psuded since 1882 [allowing n o increase
Of revenue from the increase Of wealth
and population would have now amount
ed in the aggregate 10 more than $3.50,
600 900, and would have accomplished
all, and more than all, the States have
since done, without involving this Gov
ernmsnt or the States in one dollar OF
debI!-promoIiDg al the same time Q
just and equal expenditure Of revenue
IN the interior and Western States, in
the execution OF greet system of i'm
provements, which, for defence in war,
would be vastly superior 10 forts and
fortIfcutions, by promoting rapid con