Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-04-09
1NfERNAL IMpRovEMENfs.
From iie Riieil.ssi1c1a Ira-airer.

FE0ul tie RiehHacad EnTairer.
" gise below a lirt Of appropriations n the
late session, Eur purposes OF Internal ImProve-
men,. / a has been fIsFared with much trOutle.
,cS \. III he Co,.i o be aernfste !, Is not pro-
h1b,e th.t near all the money tie joint stock
p,ineip,e will he called for and the four gnarah-
tees. comprising almost 9ss-!lsf Of The whole
anC,,;,t yStiI mt, Il = Believed throw any actual
burden mon the Treasury. Il III be EeeD that
rhe ponronrisIjcus arc far frrIn P&eitnE any Tea
,DahIc anpreisesisc (oT the ean;inucd sUiidity Of
the plblIc credit While repeating our Ohjrs-
Iinus IN the loose system upon which the aPfTn-
:ia,inns yseTc made, NE tPeRl il PuIsdniy 20 re-
fate the iJe yet viIlen, VltuPs r1tnn ut the Wing
upon the DemcctaEIc IlbeTS, ~ holding tas+s
alone responsible for the oTa0unt OF money aP.
propriated A glance atsihc journal y II satisfy
the rttist breiudTced iat tis attempt TO hold the
Democratic patty IesFOs's i6c 3 Seni9a aia s y
vsS Gu:tef 81 heal afla not party considerations
!-aaJ - the DtmoeEats we're iE sIe majority &
would be expectGd that moro al them than al the
| Wh;gs Wt'uit haze becn t0und - favor ci All the
bills. But tiris is BY means tie rase-I0r. IA
! larger nutaher at cases, majority Of Whigs
wcre IN favor Uf InRasHrcs-IhOugb generally abe
votes OF meHbCrs Of beth parties, FRO and rcR,
! have bcrG nearly equally balanced. For instance
an the IIIh oi bcCei:ber. ON The nation TO inde-
| :iEiieiy postpone The COEinRtOn RAILROAD. which
was a test question, lEe vote stood, GsHs 81, (26
D1IH' 'C1HtS "uH - W "'ES '''t"' 49, N"S Va SH~
January %, 1850 Tho above Lill wss passed
Ayes G3, CWhigs 81 Do RlUcIGis S:s.) LDts II !,
! (IYhigs aS, Democrats 33.)
Feb. 6.-i'he bill inr the extension ofiiIe James
River CaaaI from Buchanan To CnTingtOn. was
! rejected; Ayes I3. GO Mi,igt' " DeinoSratsJ
noes -, CIIei"ncratk 81, Wings %
March 9.-ThP bill ulsking Stale Loan 20 the
Richmond and Danyislc Railroad. (Which xeb
once rejccted,) Was PASSED. ares 4S, (Nhigs %,
Democrats 2G) nOcs 80, democrats -, Wings
ls)
81, CW;,igs 20. democrats IS nocs 80, (Dcmo-
Gratis 81, Wings %
These votes we Iakc, here and there, from tie
Journal, and they entirely re.u'e the mOnstrOus
and miserable attempt Of .hc HtT, to make capi-
tai against the Democrats
Tie most ridiculous part Of the affair is that,
while the Wing Il Sssaiiirg the Democrats f"r
too headiOng a career an this sUtjecr, the Lvncl
burg SIrgin;an. equally strong and influential
a whig organ is calling on the people OF Virgil
min To rcbukc tho same Democrats for their tiifIia
snaiLlike anti go ahead course the subject of
Internal Improvements. II charges thcm with
The evil aud perniciUns influences Of q poll
rv, under the operation Of which. yiESinfi hSB
dvinded froul tie very FIRST State In The nation.
to ono Of the most nnpTnSPsrnus Or the original
thirteen" 4 pnIicy, which las retarded lie Cd
rance Of Virginia, il the Poiicy which you seek
10 change. A policy, t4nti internal imprrSH-
n!nn;Sl which IaS 0drGnce1 your sitter Stat.
(IfIryiaHd,), is that which YOU propose TO intro
dncc."
Here the Vrgiaian cuts the throat Of the
Wings abSurd and unfVunied attempt at party
cnptsl. The people of Virginia will, next mOntl.
laugh ia Ecnrn such snistdaI, s'seh Puefite afEd
reckless assertions.
APPROPRIATIONS OF TIE I.EC;IsI.ATrFE TU
WORKS OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.