Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-23
TIE. PRESIDENTS yEro MESSAGE.

good aud sufficient teasuns ,f his refusal to sanetN
Tie las, session Tho River and larhor Bill passed by
Congpss The length of his document Ii toa pt,at IN
enable This morning whe thore is press 81 uihsr
matter upon u.s. Ia give tia place. We vii. however,
d. speedily practirshlo In III Mrs,aIc. A. Ia
all Which have emsnaed tiom Mr.. Polk there IL the
same lnsuiciehcy and the same spui If feckl.s. AL
gt,ndass assertion Which has characterized his pr,dac
lions When the reading If dis doeunrn was cuncn
drd in the House. Mr Wentworth moved lis rcIefenee
10 The committee on ColmrIce-Mr. Ninton, un III,
nhor hand. moved It's reference a Special COMMITTEE
10 the end thai report be made upon once, thai
Report and Message might "a To The psorr tgeels aud
upon that motion Mr.. Nlnlon submitted the GlloMme
strong aud conclusive views relative 10 that potion al
the message which declares that, hy the timely nof,en-
ton Of Pr sldrnt Jackson. III setong The making appopu
anns Ia internal Improvements, 5000 uOOno oi public
aclh WAS saved TO the country
Mr. NlNIpN resumed the floor. and pr eecdtd Ia say
thai he vas full aware that the Committee on Cnn
nefee. II they had time Ia do Wenld doame justice
10 the important subject discussed IN this message IL
had posed select committee. believing thai, iom the
very elaborate discussion given athe subject h he Pres
lden OF the Unlted States II would rclae Tine
than The Committee ON Commerce could lc,w upon il.
And be agreed with the gentleman from lllInols MI
Wenlwortl) that the m,essge aud the should 90
nut To t=s~thrr
But he had risen CHI fy fer the purpose Of making
remark upon fact which he had h,Ad stated IN that
message. among 'hr very lew things which no could IN
dcrsiand Tor. although he had listened with all the
bic 10 hear but very sluall part
The Message undertakes (sill Mr. to prove that II
the internal Improve nens OF hc country bad nu been
t,sed by fnmer Executive If The IulleJ States. lhe
prosecution of II would have involved Tins country IN
enormous deo OF some lwo bundled millions nfdollhs
Now that ) not the iii lime that that asst-
non has been made by he Executive OF ihe United
States. have ~ doubt that the President of The I'm.
ted States. In makng that communication 10 Congress.
and lhoulh Congress 10 the people Of the United States
lat Is there's tn Is
Bui the President Of HE United States as undertake 10
say. sbors under greyous eftor, III point al laot whom
he says thai The recommendation Fl appropriations 10 the
amount Of wo hundred millions was made by thu party
winch WIS then IN power ior series ut years. At the
very time when the message communicated 10 Gu
gfes which Is alluded 10 the present ssago ut the
President o the United states, served thu Commit
lee on Internal Improvements. knaw, sir nhul
was It's policy. what was lis pufp sts; snd /
have at least general recollection oi VIA II dil
rep ~ and recommend and uow undertake. 10 say that
at no time did II even enter mo tho incnun OF The
Commtioo IN Internal Improve uens, ul the II ul
Representatives, OF Of that purtlun oi the II use i Rep
fesenais's, VI OF the Congress 81 tho nted oats VII
were the supporters Of the spsem 81 internal improve
mens, that II was 10 involve tins country IN the first
dollar ddchl undertake 10 say that there never
b reported here that would have rendered
" ~ blrruW dollar Of money 10 carry 1t INTO effect
For years. sir, while this sysen Of Internal improve
mems WAS under discussion IN ths II use, aud aPpo
pr ilons were annually nado towards It, was the du
" oi the Committee iuicreal improvements either
b, addressing letter 10 the Secretary 1t tho Treasury
or IN some uhcr mode, 10 ascertain wat would be The
rcsdnun remaining in The Treasury at the ond Of The
year. after meeting all the app ptatinns that
qnlred by the Government. and tn bills thai nocf,pA-
ei--iha Is, HE appropriations That were pnlposod To
be made al every sess1n While HAT system had he favor
oi Tins llnuse-he appropriations lha were recommend
ed 10 be made, were always imled within Mat MAS as
certained would be The rcsduum remaining in The IIeas
ury at 81 meeting the othri eAfensss eflho Government
And II never the intention Of the fiouds ofnernn
improvement II pan # lll,5r desfe tlere wal
advocate On this fl nor OF system Of Internal Improve
'nents which should be sustained by borrowing money
and involving thr nation IN dcbl. ila lulr at The
time the act of ls21 passed. 10 which the President
alludes IN The present message, the country owed o
IT rec"llecl right. ofsomrhing hundred nil
lions OF dlllafs-a small sljuum Of The debt Of he war
Of the Revolution and The last with Great Bilsru-
i was passed time SAID the gentleman from South
Carolina, (Nr Rheu this morning. when we were all
FederdIlsls and Democrats II may claracterize thu
Congress, 1t was passed at lime when were all !
cricans There MaF no party IN tins House. but lhls
body was then comp Sod II uen contained within II
weight Of character and talent, and pcrence far great
er- without intending any dsfespc 10 those that may
be here now far greater than have ever see In this
House from that day 10 Tins.
The ~ Congress, thai passed the internal improve
lnehf bill contained ~ this body many man who have
boeu great lights IN The Union from that day to this
Most OF them engaged the debate Of thai b il va.
one OF e most elaborate debates ever heard upon thi-
floor; II tree from al parry bias Men frm,d Their
opinions with reference 10 lh,t views OF the constitution
OF the Uncd States after the impair tai aud dplbe
rate invts ignlpn ui the powers conferred by II; and
Tor that reason that always resp cited that law Of
thdsc that entitled 10 he considered vastly grca
er Importance and authority than bill P1sscd in high
party times, IN high plrly * vehement, aud with rrlr
ence 10 some party II Is an auhJrty with me that M
larty measure can have in this Horse
Well, Sir it became a law. II directed thai surveys
should piIt hp uIfpuS
OF those portions of the counrv 81 those lines Ut cuu
ulcallon that sh ud facilitate ainlng the Sales
national ppni uf view. and the transportation II tir
mail al the ntd Staies.and lHai should promote Inc
ronil deifnces Of the cohntts Grdcr that law. sir,
corps of engne rs was emplayed BY Mr.. Mom,c the
then President Of The United the head If WIN oh
engineer Of the highest cmu.nce, Gru Bernard.
His "Reminiscences and surrey thai padc,
IN de As much mon with reference to he military de
fences OF the country Than toirs internal ptavemcuts.
This examination made for the purpose of obalning
for ihls Government HAT tgraphea inf mati N VIII eh
would b. necessary not merely N mi AIRY phni 81
view, but To- facilitate he trade uanI he SAFES, rs
well as the transportation Of HE mai Of the country.
it was made for the nos part under any srecia d.
reciun of Congress. Occasionally Congress passed
resolution directing Survey be made; the President Il
the tutCd STATES dir cited such ha nhc he hauL dit
prop r; and. believe instances these surveys
and examinations made at TIA, r,qnts ana
of individual members Of tins body. Bul it never
understood by toe lGlelds flntern imp veoli whcn
they making these surveys, Winch were always I
accompanied by estimates, that they pledged he GHtIy
to any thing. They PIONEERS, sent frwaId
into the country for he purpose Of ascerlaupg whether
the military deenc's Of The conotry, whether lis incr-
REQUIRED that internal should ue