Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-23
THiRTlrTIl CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION

A2s,iisaro: Dec.

If G j. .,pet.all has rcp,r,ed ,wa ~ tirro ruiz.
nssihe 'aYa. wjIi The har ne gencral rule. an.
al'Jnifx Of is ~ enactment during any debate with
l'r.iiaon ii spcrehes To fifteen muules AID II
sary. five minutes 10 oAplaa amendments offered
mtttee.
Nj igefslll aso proposes Thai momber according
to The CUSTOM IN Inc fna,eh tHs.nb,r Il Dopulles.
may address the House from the Clefh uesh
the Speakers chllf.p
\ debate upon Internal improvements sptang up IN
thu II Use Tins N ruing gfoWng not TIM proposition
cstaish a new Camultee On Commerce.
NJ Rheii + : l. was The fsl 10 m,kc npun
THIS inland tanufrc- regatdna tbs Innovation
upn he Constitution, ~. Alf X thu. hi ihrfo had
b'ea terrible fractions uppn tie CONSTITUTIONS alfca,,
and that ihis fP silue Ms ony the child OF the Cb
cage CoI,veni.uN.
Al new commuters according Ia Mr. Il Lad sprung
ny run shcl public meetings aud he denied The power Of
Congress were mnIrfcr atuoHg the States The S,un-
ern l4apl" deeucd this an outage norf with
ihclf ~ ts. NJ. Webster. whrn Seer tary Of STATE
dlfcseo Ihe m.I~lf's 9.lain al - nfmmaroa al
the productions Il ir Sae, aud IN Consequence Of this
call, some al the mauh1ls treated ~ thu ucoplr
with ~ They did nnl cho az 10 b. question as 10
III" nuhber u. pigs they had ralsrd
Mr.. X argued ihai thc power over Commerce aminy
The States meant the pfu'r Of frfnn Commerce a
nung He STATES. The ducirin.s " hch bad grown MP
IN regard IL lINcfs and iarbIrs were mist peIucIus
Becanso the States we're COMPETENT improve harbDr
Mr argued thai tho General t.orerninra was mol
/
long Lake Michigan had right To call upan Sliab
Campa TO Prove their harb,fs The Gcheral Goy-
tfnnen Whenever asked 10 do Ind surrendered The
tonnage dues To The States, with the view u allowing
them the power 10 improve Their harbofs
MI Smib 0i la, replied with spirit. asking If We
"er" In ~"'A "'o et"m"sl aaat between salt aud
IL sh water, between inland aud fr,gn commerce; liz
tween HE Chains oi Rivers and llatbors upou the nie-
nor and h'se OF tho sea b,ard The people Of the Ms
ssspn Vale, would M consent To see Their commerce
wastd 10y HE distractions ni Their inland seas whilst
'he en'Tgies 4 the Government exhausted up5n
Tic sra lparl
II any hing established II was The p wot of thu
General G1sernment over these snhtrcis Yet in CON.
sequence Of the ',noIcal Iuo Of The Executive. The
.ye' and Pt perry II People had been sacrGced.-
No one could su.,estuy deny the power of Congress
- Improve he Mississippi the Ohio and whatever in
he sound discretion Of onpress should be- deemed m,
e ssafy Tie believed thai whatever MI ht he the nli
mate late u an Internal Improvement Bill that one would
pass.
Mr. Root. # OHIO, amused the lIopse some " ha with
4 pointed Practical reply 10 Mr. Rhct
Mr.. Bodlnger. II Va. was nlaImed al the encrooc,
mcnls ut the Federal Guyerumeni The nnova ms ab
peared To him qne t'arol, aud he rtoiced that III
south Carolina menbcr had taken tie sand he had
lie WIS ready To follow
Pending ihls debate aud sioenlorly enough up,n HE
'ame SUBJECT, came he yeo Message Of The Pres dent
enlne the Rvor aud llatbor Bill which passed at the
last Session OF Congress.
Tie Messag" - s,ry ling loo long 10 copy in season
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WI o""a'' moved an adJ eraa'eni, Which was drc
"'u ~ ,h' I'VE
~ o""''' men a'i'ssrd the House IN opposition To
''' 'F"'es ~ ''' N'ss'g' aud SIR Ugly conlrndsd To-
Tue power III The toy, lhmcnl 81 cousitu ,inn ,otalu
class oil Internal Improvements lie also enlarged upon
We W. aaN1 #29'S Ia The country, particularly 10 Tho
west 81 d lio'ial cue urag'noat Il Intoma improve
m'ni,
MI Schcnck, 4 Ohio. closed the debate in an ar1u
m,nl of great poln & brllIancy p,n the Me.sarc Ne
lore he concluded he cave uayi, MIR Holmes nl sou,I
Carolina VII rfl,rcd The t,lI1uinu Resolutions With
rad Tor uainaiion but utIc not acted upun by the
a,so
Hhclsas The Coufederacy was formed for the pnr
pose OF establishing perfect Union and prop, t,pi III,
general welfare, II becomes those Aha are entrusted with
regulating the Government So 10 direct us II, yenens a.
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