Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-18
Il tcrnal IlnprOYemen.,S

Il coAsl1 ierable portion OF the people,
than at any time since 1867. A
great n any projects have been set on
foot, so me by individual enterprise,
and otlI ers With the assistance Of the
credit nd m leans Of the State. In
deed, " e may say that three-fourths
of the. different works Of Internal
ImproyI ement in ourState, completed
or undo r way, have been materially
aided put of the Treasury. Each
Grand Division of the State has
receive, b at the hands Of the State
all that could possibly be squeezed
out at The time. East Tennessee,
howevef, seems to have been the IA
vored $ Rction, having received twice
the am4 punt Of any other portion, in
the way of building roads and inn
proving rivers. This is owing, doubt
less, to the fact that her people have
pressed the subject upop the Legs
lature " 18th an untiring zeal. At the
last session, Landon c. Haynes,
in order to secure the aid Of the State
to the public works in East Tennes-
see, int foduced bill, as he ayerred,
that W. Is calculated to set on foot a
general system Of Internal Improve
ments throughout the State, having
for its object the deYolopanlent Of
1.-THE res ources Of the State, and the
advance ment Of the pecuniary inte-
rests of the people. The bill " as
defeated and now We find the subj oct
revived and receiving the attenti ION
of some of our ablest editors in t be
denlocrI ltic ranks, whilst the Wig
press Of Tennessee stand as one m Pn
to the fuppo 1T of almost every p TO-
f.ject Of Internal Improvement that is
asked For. The Nashville Uni bn
says it believes that it is the INTEREST
and daty of the State to use her
means pr credit in advancing such
imports mt works as will secure TO
the diff brent sections Of the State,
the facilities and benefits Of ready
access to the commercial points at
which 9 ur products may find the best
market +. That paper thinks our eA-
periene b in such matters viii enable
us to Il lrow sufficient guards around
propd r system, as viii effectually
secure the State against any and all
frauds hat might otherwise be per
petratel b, and avoid the deplorable
conditi@ On Of embarrassing the credit
of the State, and at the same time
afford equal benefits to all. The
first step towards this desired end,
he says, might be made by 'the State
furnishing The iron for iBlpOyt07lt rail
road li1 les whenever individual enter
prise lid $ completed the grading, &c,
prepare tory to receiv ing the same; to
do this he thinks, would furnish
strong i Inducements for individuals Is
invest Il heir means in that way.
With ut apprqFingor condennninss
the diffd rent plans and projects that
have air eady been suggested by the
friends of j internal Improvements,
aided bH the State directly or indi-
rectly, " e can not come to any other
conclusion than that the credit OF
the Sta e will be employed to assist
in the construction of additional
works Of theHkind. The State debt
VIII, we predict, be increased from
three nil t1oasIIto double that sum, or
liabilities incurred to that amount,
which " consider the same thing.
The way is already being pavedWith
glowing representations Of the deci-
ded adva htages that are to result TO
al classeB by magnificent schemes Of
Improvement. We might here enter
our protd st against the States en-
barking in any and all projects of
the kind and array the best argu-
Inents at our command to show the
impropd4 ty of increasing our present
liabilities, to build works of Internal