Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-04-28
Cumberland Road.

We have looked the yeas and nays, upon the
question shall bill Cumberland Road) be engrossed
and read third me!" and if have not been mistaken
in our count hgs voted in favor Of the
rrossmcnt, and twelve against it. Twenty-Five locos,
living along the line Of the road voted in favor, and ~
againstit We give the vote below and have placed tho
names Of Wings in Italics; at least far reco
lect the politics of the members We may have failed in
classifying them correctly but it may DO depended
as very nearly correct.
YEAs-Messrs Abbott John O. Adams, Arnold Ash
mum. Blanclard. Bowlin: Brnke rh.f WILLIAM Camp
Minis. Cunningham, DIXON, Douglass, Faran, Iichlin,
Foot, Gride. GrinneA, Hampton Harper, Iedley Hodge.
Samuel d. ffubbard Hudson Washington Hunt, Cherries
J. Ingersol Joseph r. IngersoH Le~is, Levin, Long Nc
Cler,and, JJ. Mcdowell McGauehey, McItoaine, Morse,
Mosy Oven Petit: Pollock kansFy Rss J Tla
man Smith, 1hos. Smith. Cae6 b. Smith, Robert Smith,
s,arkwea'sr Ste~a't, Ttiboaeaar Iho@sson Beaa'n,'
worth, Whu4, Wick, Winthrop, Woodruff, Virgil,
Young-7O.
NAYs-Mc.srs Stephen Adams. Anderson, Atkinson,
Barriager, Bayy. Bcdinger Bell Benton Briggs James
Black, James a. Black Boyd. Brodhead MAoa BIot0a.
william G. Brown. Burt Aug",'@ c Al cpob sss
Crozier. Cullo. Daniel, Dargan. Garrett Daois, letter
son Davis. De Mott. Dillingham;, Dob6n Docsery Drom-
roo,e. Dunlap, Ellsworth, Edwin IL. Ewing, Foster,
FRIES Gavin, Gentry, Goodyear. Gordon Gralan G ro
YER, Hamlin, Harason. Harnlanson Hiuia'd Hopkins.
r Haasn i js@s. B. Hnn,
ston. Andrew Johnston, George w. Jones' SsaboFn
La Sere Lyon Lumpkin, Maciay. Mcconnell, MIGRATE,
James Mcdowell, Mckay. John p Martin. Barclay Mar
% Ms.Gn Rss ae hasrs sayy,se
mon, Seldom, Leonard H. SIMS Simpson, Stanton, St
John Jas
Woodward, Woodwork, Yancey, Iell-lO6
And so the House refused cngross and read the bill
the third time, and it consequently rejected
Our people must now be convinced. that there Is no
prospect whatever obtaining appropriation long
n the locoocos have the ascendency The road as ma
tonal work for the present, and will be several
wears before the Wings possibly obtain majority IN
Congress, and unit, then need not expect any thing
This being the Of the what should the peo-
pic of Indiana do, whereby to the completion OF
ehis important thoroughfare? There is but one plan
which can be successfully carried into effect and that
20 make the road themselves
The State governments able do it; but the reo-
ple could anu would make it, provided they had
eunity And We would respectfully suggest and urge
upon our citizens consideration Of the propriety OF
pet,oning the legure to grant liberal charters to
companies for the construction OF the road some may
doubt tho right of the legislature TO grant the right 10
private citizens make road route located and
by general government; but are clear
" Of the opinion that the legislature has that right 1t Is
true the federal government has right to make road
through our but at the time. II has no excu
awe right TO any portion of territory under the
pretenee making road Ii has tailed to make the road
and has thereby forfeited her claim to the route Cnde
a pledge from the government that tho road should b
the legislature vacated large portion OF State ron
which ran parallel located by the government
the result is road at al at least for consl
cradle portion OF the year i, is but little better than NJ
road.
Should the legislature grant charters for the conssruc
ton Of the road it should be provided that wherever tn
general cove wished the road as nation
al horoushare should have the right by paying to tins
company the construction with interest upon ht
amount invested And it would be good policy for tbs
federal government pursue this plan, compan.
could construct road for less than half what
would cost under government agents.
merely throw out these suggestions for the consid
Grafton of the public
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