Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-29
New States Risht Invention.

view ctatts hknt Invention.
The people Of the United States are said 10 be un-
to the fame and prosperity Of our common country.
A ardy recognition OF their claims is generally ten
dered to those who come AFTER them.
Our attention has been recently called to this sub.
ject by the perusa OF the following ingenious and
statesmsnlike invention to get the hands of Virginia
constitutionally into the public treasury. The
iSoutAsiie Democrat is the happy inventor, aud WI
commend il to the favorable consideration Of the
strict construction States Rights Democrats of the
true blue school We know that it has been gene.
rally considered by this party that il would be un-
constitutional 10 accept from the United States its
proportion Of tae proceeds Of the public lands, and
there is a nice little sum, which would considerably
help To pay present debts at this time awaiting
acceptance But il you desire to raise the constitu
tional gorge Of strict constructonist like ouI
neighbor of the South side, propose to him any ac
ceptance Of this SUN, and Immediately the resou-
tons Of '9s and 90 Numbered forth with vou.
bility which indicates abnormal excitement and the
shade Of Calhoun is invoked to brighten away tn,
Unconstitutional phantom. The pride Of the OLD
Dominion is up in arms, and Democracy repudiates
the bride. <'it.f
We give the new invention according to the de
scripiou of the inventor:
rnat Congress the power increase the navy t.
indefinite extent will deny; aud that there i,
urgent Necessity for providing effective naval
iisnce VI war. will also be readily admitted
Then, what Is more Proper aud constitutional than foi
Congress construct thirty fifty steam irigates
with the double capacity subscI wing both tile purpo-c-
of commerce aud war, be divided equally between c
North South aud loaned those States FROM
the port. of which it shall be deemed expeden Tor then
say Let these vessels be constructed by authority
Congress aud paid for exclusively of the federal
sury their title and OwDershp vesting exclusively ia
the federal government LIE, shc ports North aud South
from which they SAIL be designated in the bill
tbofiziug their construction. Let thsn be- loaned IL,
States which toe- ports situated, condition
neJed to the loan requiring their prompt delivery wh-nev
national exigvncy might cal or IT. Let the Stat
their exclusive management aud oihcer aud
theni Let the profits resulting from their ra,lc aftel
the discharge Of all their running expenses, be paid int
the federal Let them be built by contract
der superintendent of government officers aud
diton OF their acceptance be their capacity or imnedi
ate conversion into war purposes"
4. Now, if understand the mechanical operation
Of this machine, it proposes to get the consti
tutional drawback which prohibits the acceptance
money from the Federal Government, by the substi
tuition Of loan in kind without interest for an in
definite period Of time, in the language Of song, u
"may be for years and it may be forever" Tn,
constitutional suppostion upon which the machn,
is made to reyolye, is, that the property in kline
which is to be loaned may at future period pos
have it from of the accepted organs OF the States
right stripe that the Federal Government may ex
pend any amount it peases in lending the several
States whatever may possibly be in future Of ia
the public defence. The medium proposed in thi.
case is ships, which the government is build and
lend to Virginia. Now, desire to be informed, "A,
unfamiliar with constitutional metaphysics whether
it would be less constitutional for the Government t.
lend money To Virginia than to build ships and lend
then-because, if not, we invoke the aid of the
SOuthside Democrat to get loan Of that $4,000
without interest, until il shall be required for pur
poses Of public defence. We should think this lat
ter proposition would be constitutional if thcr,
is comparative in the case. Because the constitu.
tionality, turning, understand it, on the futur,
possible Of the loan for the public defence tn,
loan OF money would be the certain To eiiec
the object Ships, being liable To decay, might III
out before occasion for their use-while money
being itnperishable in its character would contiuu,
to be in stdtH quo and is well known to be the sin
ews of war
II, therefore. there be nothing against it in the re
solutions before mentioned, would suggest to ia,
ingenious inventor the construction of constitu
tional machine, by which the State of Virginia wou,
be enabled to borrow from the Federal Government
twenty or thirty Millions for an indefinite length
tune, without interest, TO be returned when the ext
gencies Of the public defence require it.
IL this can be done. we will not only go in 70
paying liberal per centage Of ten per cent to the in
ventOr, but after his death, our best efforts Il
secure him splendid monument Mr.. Buchanan
too, will he under eternal gratitude to our neighbo
for explaining the Virginia States rights doctrine
in 80 comprehensive manner. IT, hereafter, any
objection is taken to any of internal i'm
provement supported by the incoming adminstra
ton, al that the President will have to do in order
to silence the strict constructionists will be to turf
the screw Of this invention, and Immediately an un
constitutional will revove into a constitutional inca
sure patented TO be for the purpose of possible f
ture national defence. We expect to hear Of ou
neighbT mixing one Of his graceful bows in the re
ceived ministerial way at the Tueries, or settlinI
the unfinished business Of Mr. Dallas at the Court o
St James. Nothing less would avoid the accusation
Of injustice FROM the administration In view of III,
good times coming, invoke attention to our unlin
ishcd canal, various incomplete railroads. tn,
bars Ia our rivers, the want Of lighthouses on ou
coast, and variety Of other things that we do no
At present remember