Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-25


Tie ascent and with these sig gncant words Issuing from liz
mouth: "Sa co 81 SAT tuio" This Is appcae: 20 mere
passions tan ambition, and iuculcaes lesson Of wlscom
arI caution. a.
! There is ano!he: provision ol his bill which vlsh "a
draw The attention vi HE Senate and the county, and mat Is
hc csventh section 1t that Congress not only
has Jurisdiction tho subject Of internal mpoy nens
by The specific provisions Of any particular law bu sn
loy 10 restrict States ana Companies iro hc right oi
Dakiag ta roads, except In suaotiaatiou authority
For fear may 90 irustice viii here iGse The section IT,
self: -. s
"SEc II. And be ii Iurther enacted Tha, Congress
may tiinc IeTeaiie authorize Individuals cCGps-
pies, S:a:cs form sd rail road
and rail- road rail Foads under hc corrrc respective
tly,' sc. ...f
/ This making State tributary To, or dependent upon
corporaton o Federal creation s Blow Upon The rights Of
Ito sovereign States Of this Union 10 wci shal nsver
give my assent and in my nnnon, that alone Is cause
! enough 10 seal The iaIe oil this bill .
have ihs iatn,aea some OF my objections TO he amend
men Introduced by III. honorable Senator nom Texas
may be asked what wOnd recommend IN r!n'ion
I" the great policy am under responsibility 10 siyG
opinion beyond the subject before ard ths speciEc
which might be required 10 my vnie. TIE
!at question: then, HE amer arnt offered q: he
honorable Senator from yvana nong 10 Tie n:or
nai0n to 5s acquired rom survey ard reconnaissance
before ans shall be selected ins It competent for
Congress to seek this information and seems 10 bs as
snn'ed that later road must be rrctct
think H. therefore, wise an rcpGr thai s'oaid have all
fhe Information on the subecI. Besides ia nn0r. rulu -
view, II may DO necessary OF the o fulfilling
hur obligations under the treaty with Mexico that We should
hare military rUnd through the territory lying between
Texas and California. WtrIttr viii br necessary
not VIII depend very much tie Gt"!n1,i"n 10 be "a
'ed ~ the survey contemplated in the amendment OF ~"
Senator from PennSy lYania Ard may the kind u
shr' road mus depend npon the same Inflammation l. II
good GiI! road iur mitay purposes. booking Gca
state u; lnr lis employment could vel Ju1tify as
IN slat view oi the SUBJECT 10 vote Tor road 20 saAsVe
he eats concmplitet aud whether rad road % any other
snd OF road would pend more ih- IN view
than upon anything else ] speak Il road running
through he Territories oi tie Cnited States
one shout be highway for passcngess csnnsl fcr
c'c!ce hec would be Objection 10 H. bccanse may
1 IZ,l NM nnp ATcl 4, u, N,
"irws 0 The honorable Senator from Illinois, no military
road such The proposed il this bill, will ever be nc
cesSaty n times d" reacc and whether can regard q:
mIlafy load, iur war, depend upon information and
conncure Of affairs which has not yet been prescribed Z"
my mind.
But the fact cannot Es disguised Gnd ought d. inus
ls road Is intended open commercial comr gnic4.!oa
between California and Tie Mississippi. river. LIS aoaa
for the benef fiji OF of the States :" tns Coaosa'y
hd bi In"ney b. contributed ami By charter 10 Ge
erred under The FeGcal Government II may be Iast |!
%c have lul inormaon such nigh: he procured under
the amendment Of The Senator from Pcnnsr!vara n" such
road US the one proposed hero would ever DC hu or otc 81
very different character and liable objections
lns survey might DC regarded AZ no tu'e than hn eSnos
| tDn which Is fully warranted by pfecedtnf5.
mr. President have thu. In n cn:soy manner thrc"u
my Views both upon the Itself .n: q! III,
opcs have brought The discuss!
nrction win it, have Appealed 10 h spirit o the ran.tt
tuition o our oreates have rcctIei I" The a",nott, 81
great names have irtin,aed H dangers OF arraa'tns
r provisions o. The written CyJution. hlY" n'iGHt-
led The Necessity ol amendment o II, Win Vie" IL
accommodate Il 10 the pogtes .! events aud tc iee!op
rGts of the The worst n desro:snt "oud tr on "
-c-p1nsire Democracy lett withou restraint 10 consist 'he
compilations uf interest De influenced by ths excite
nen: oil passion. Some one has quaioy said ha rgGsl'
lons alt laws deliberately made By the lc" wrn
,e he madness nc many wien ntoxicated
Republics may become ty-annc.l under unrrsarsi
aia1ri;y, any othor gUvGnmcbt nr. Oi al
spGli=ms there is nOlhing dangerous The dominion q
Interested Guority It's said Il hr Roman rcpIt it"'
;ey Il themselves disposed 10 naui.r hr iFeetom
1ecahsc they knew they would bs restrained ~ he eo o'
their tunes.
Now sir VIA, beho!;l Thi- Government. ot.te s'n,
pie in It's admi" ra.n, ard comparatively c"nhn'" 10 rs
1;araD throwing away all the resirants atd istf fE.ns
all ;e Limitations which gave il proper drer"n and .of
hnrd il within It's proper sphtie-is about ec"m'ns n
Crnion Government q! Legislative dscfti'h 10 be
agency 10 collect the peopiys ,noncy !" - di-
Jtsd Tor any purpose that may be effected E 'c nero nn
p'n2ainn of MONEY; and fear, il adtiOn, may 10y
thar the Presidents ao:d ecuriy and tai GH
election is be looked prize combat "I nEcG
With these convictions my mind, want some 2rr'tei
srcuy for the cauiaticn C cGInmeIcc under rya'c "a
internal improvements than TIE hat oi E'a]tuy
tempted GlaJurity. NJ
| II il were 4 new question would say mrch. TIE
great and paamoun! uduccnrnt Ter Tie formation "i mo
Fed raj Consultation regulate cnnmrce by recon
cling hostile and conflicting legislation OF The States
upon the same subject The great nlsc was 10 hhvr an
Em rules and regulations applicable al The States. And
this power thus 10 De conferred was "nlus Taa,o
in the Convention by the representatives o ie rnrhi aIo
of the country and until very neafH S
close of the Convention there clause III Inc I0hssS
ton requiring Of third. 10 pasd any measrse
guntina commerce, and that too "y csriG!a:orf a"1
merely and nat looking IS the History "i !e t""ny acc
Of the Convention show, to appropriation ."
tor mat purpose inc proposition 10 regulate CuH
by digging canals or building roads was made hnifA
pressly rejected in tho Convention i he vote ni t"'-
thirds looking the kind of regulation have referred L"
gulrei that tus with fewer adversary interests i
rulvcd much necessary It now, whcn piGp"n
d..ating interests have actually taken ,s'nn Ct Tho
Government They may be subserVed but II S'' Dc a.
dreadful cost if the Constitution has 10 be broken.
tell gentlemen with deep sincerity that Gn, In ea!iy
better friend 10 the Constitution OF this county 6Y rpe
sing enlargemens OF power than those who e1p 10 htS
fr temporary purposes There is danger g.ea a.
thai which blinds TIE consequences Of ite intnfr IRA
right has any security unless il las The guarantee ."
protection.
The las, which Intelligent people Shouts max
to revelation for the vndcuti0n OF hei! rights, ana q
greatest danger Of such will DC dtfegtrd o! f
earc existence When II sFal be Gscettan"i '!'t
Ills C,rfcaeracy, in the Of The Union sha! haze
survived the Constitution OF its existence deserves 10 "
risn.