Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-10-27

| bark in gigantic scheme Of Intern
al Improvements, let the poFer bt
conferred as provided in the c9nsti-
tuition Of the United States. / not
let the General Gov Yernment ak once
be arrested, and cohfned withEu the
written command Of the Statds whl
F.spoke it into exist@ @nce.
The subject of Inter nal IuI prove
I ments by our own local aut hority,
has also excited a deep and lively in
terest among our people, in many
portions of the State. a vel regu-
lated and judicious syst EN- off Inter
nal Improvement, intended an d cal
culated togive all reasonable Eicili-
ties to the Mech: .nical, AgricI ltural
and Commercial pursuits Of th$ codn-
try, ought to receive such a IL and
encouragement from the St ate as
will come clearly within the f hancial
ability of the people Ifsu ch aid
has to be given by the creation of
State indebtedness, I be Legislature
/ that creates the indebtedness should
never fail to provide the mea rs to
meet the annually aecrding int terest
and the principal as they fall du g.
In connection with the Internal
Improvements of this, as well as 9TH
er States, there is a qlesti9 9n of
much Importance, which has not,
hitherto, very generally attractd "a the
people in this State. 1t is one that
involves the first principle of free
government itself; and will 10 doubt
ultimately come before the judicial
tribunals Of the country, or before
thosovereign people, for ac.ion and
final adjustment. How far the Leg
islature can go in granting the right
of way to all companies wlich may
be authorized to cons tract works of
informal improvement IS. through the
real property of indiy[ [daals, without
their consent, is the q Iestioa ref brred
to; and it is one net fell defin ed in
the public mind, nor distinctly u nder-
stood by the people.
The right Of Emlneut D0Hain does
not, in this State, authorize the Leg
islature to 90 beyond, .ih appr9pria-
ting the property Of the citizen what
is absolutely necessary for the public
good, and not then without just com
pensation being ma,ie thereiPr--l
To set apartso mfch of the real prop
erty owned by the citizens, rs may
be des ired by ey ery company which
assumes that it is constructing a
work or works of Internal Improve
ment, for the publ lic good, would be-
destroying one Of the great ga 4rau-
tees in the Bill Of Rights, whIGh Sc
cures the people n the enjoyment ofE
heir real and personal property 7 I
At as early a day as may be prac-
icable, there should be some 6odnaa- {
~ fired, by the qlicial tribunals of
he cOuntry,or th4 people themse Ives, (
IS to the extent this aH>impoftant /
is to be exercised by the |
legislative depart rnent Of the s State;
md that boundary should be, when c
lxed, the pqjHc aecfssity, and not c
he mere assumpt tion of Pabi.c con- 9
eaieace. All comp anies Incorporated
Or Internal Impfovcment PURPOSES y
my claim that tRdy were created for {
he public good; a ID under the plea t
f pa ublip good, d aim the right of +
'ay, and conseqaf4tly, the proaert ~ t
and Il hp rightfal ow ne I
10 pdrt wish the tide to it a
nd that, TOO without their consent i y
his among people calling Il hem
elves free, and Who claim to have l.
uaran ntees which will protect them a
! the enjoyment 81 lie, hbertyFand v
ropefty, is a question Of no ordinary n
magnitude, and is entitled to taeir Is
nature and profound consideration Il
The best policy to be adopted by q
lie General Government, in regard n
, THE future management of our AZ
nmehsepublie domain, has, for some Il
me, engaged the public attention, ai
ID Viii continue to do so, until "
me permanent disposition be made m
it By the General Government l
here isa class of persons in the
niteh States, more properly de- IN
minated land-mongers, or land-mo- re
)polists, who desire to have the IN
Iblic lands thrown into market in b;
rye quantities. in the shape ofland NJ
urants, and grants to ihcopo rated
so as TO enable tire m to g
come the purchasers at reduced h;
ices, and then to realize immense II