Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-12-03

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u their noble enterprises 10 complelion.
/: Here The assembly was disturbed b
: the removal Of drunken man.
e This, then, gentlemen, brings us=to
i more delicate queslion-and that is, ho1
S for ace mag inuoke the aid of the denera
, Government On this point, gentlemen
| am aware there is diversity of:opiniol
II is well known that | am for rigid con
t struclion Of our Constitution. will nol
nay would scorn to take this occasion
to pass opinion on topics belonging 10 o'he
halls than these-and here would be.
all 10 act with forbearance. IL genera
topics arise, lei every constitutional sour
pie be an untouched point. Your circu
lar of last July, excluding subjects of po
lilical controversy, read with pleasure
Oh that account. Our general govern
men, however, is one of limited powers
Its restrictions must be sacred, and or
them depend The duration ofour Constln.
sttutlon and our country. On their in,
resrify depends he fond .anticipation o.
the founders ct our government. that for
lime to come il should far surpass all
others.
As to The improvement Of the vaiey o;
the Mississippi-whal, then. can he
General Government dog, The invention
of Fulton has, if | may be allowed The
expression, turned the Mississippi river
and It's tributaries into an inland sea, of
equal importance in its navigation with
Chesapeake or Delaware 6ay. believe
1t. therefore, 10 he "A matter peculiarly
within the jurisdiction of the Federal
Government .and deserving in The highesl
degree of its police and protection This
is not matter to be left to individual
States. II is one of high national impor-
lance. We may safely lay down as a
rule, which il is presumed will be accep.
table TO all, that whatever can he done by
individuals, they ought To accomplish;
whatever Is peculiarly within the province
of States they should effect; aud whatever
IS essentially within the control Of the.
General Government. il should accom-.
pllsh. believe the free and uninlerrup-
ted navigation ofthese inland sens. (soio
speak,i is within The peculiar province of:
the General Government, tgreat appIanse.)
But on these topics il were useless az,
Again, The connection Of The Mississippi
Faity ,oith the Southern Atlantic States
is a matter belonging TO The General
Government; aud requires allenIron in
two points:
Isl. A more uninterrupted communication
between the Mississippi river aud Gulfby
deepening the bar the largest vessels. and
thus elect more immediate junction of
The ocean and river trade.
I'd. Security in the event Of war, not
only by an extensive naval station on the
Cult, and the permanent occupation OF
those waters by large naval furce, but
aIsn by the speedy fortiication Of the Tor
tugas.
These means will tend 10 keep open
The presen, modes of transit between lhe
Southwestern and Atlantic States.
There is annlher mode of inrer-com-
munlcatinu, however, wherein the inter
ventlrn Of the General Government may
be mnre Than doubtful. now aIlude to
the Rail Road system. Now, Govern
menl, contend. create a rail road system
of internal Improvements within any
separate state; and grant that j, had the
power, even then it would be vain to look
Tor any appropriation Local appropria
alIons, ii may use vulgar expression,
are controlled aud overruled by "los
rolliug," aud in illustration of tie fulilily
oil the General Government embarking in
any undertaking of the kind, would
slate that already it has expended NOT less
tt.an seventeen millions of dollars therein,
the whole Of which at this time il not
worth one million Of dollars. However.
The Government ought to subscribe to
every work o! !internal improvements in
proportion 10 ils ownership lu lands to be
benefited thereby, jus. as individual or
corporate owners do. This is no new
idea 10 me. Ionce gave The casIrg vote
in The Chair, for The Ship Canal connec.
'ionln Illinois, on this principle. Now
the Government is a great landed proprie
Tor IN the new staIes. 1t ought to termi.
nate thar ownership and transfer It's mau
agemeut to the States allowing thea
thirty three aud one-lhird Ia liberal
allowance 10 be surr) pr cent; for atten.
ding 10 II, the other sixty.six and two.
thirds goinS ,o'lhe General Government,
aud connecting this al lhe sapne time viii,
the graduation Of their prices. SO as &C
reduce their prices even to 25 cents pei
acre. This course, gentlemen, would be
productive of. fund which might BE-
appropriated TO rail roads or other works
OF benefit Id The lands so wued. /, nigh
be applied by subscription with orindivid
uals, to alterate sections of such improve
ment, all in the ratio of respective owner
r ship. Such cource will have grea, Office
on The improvement OF the Mississippi
valley andts connection with the Atlanli,
States.
now come 10 another point. do no
q want 10 allude TO the Protective system
f nor discuss the merits or demerils Of
, high or the present Tariff. Nor do
desire at alto force my opinions on an,