Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-15

tween the United States and Mexico, by which tiic,e
lands were acquired aud paid tor, am "pp"'c,' ~
this appropriation, and opposed to the Gofcs"''''
having anything to do with IT,
But gentlemen tell us that the great ohlect Is w
provide for the military deeEces of the country 'a
this road is military road and that 1t is indisPei'"
bic to the transportation of munitions and arms
this side to the Pacific coast; and being ndispesAoe
for that purpose the Government has right u 'oN
struct ii as n military road.
Now, sir, If the Government has right TO con,
struct military road from the Western D"r"oI y,
Arkansas to San Francso has not the Goveriinen'
right to construct military road from tue cry W
Washington to the point in ARKANSAS whence 'neSo
anmunilions and take their departure ,o' r .'e
Pacific coast {! Where is the difference, ask ine
Government must have some mode of Conveyance y!
which to get to that point in order To start ON "lV
this military road and if it has the power 10 con
struct the road from that point tn the racine ,Wi
has the power To make one from the CITY III h"'"
ingon to that point. Here is the grcnt GENRE helo
is tho place where the affairs of this great nore'
ment are managed and carried on, here Ii "hec ~,
the plans are arranged and where the means az r
on foot for the military deences needed W t''o '
ferent quarters of the cuuntry and It wouIu ne 'ey
remarkable proposition that the Government mas
power to make military road from the es'er'' DOT
der of the States through its territory 10 the fac'hc
aud Yet has no power to make a mRitary roaa 'o'''
its centre to its Western boundary.
But again, if this Government has the power ID
construct this road under the power Is there one
single road which it cannot construct uhoer tiIa'
powerl Aud reasoning by analogy, If the "oVerh
nent is bound to carry the mails, it it can 'S'd0'M
most roads, it also, according tn he mode resort
ed 10 in this NATTER h"iid post roads for the pur-
pose of carrying the mails over them.
say, then, that gentlemen who, like the genie
men from Ohio and the gentleman from Missouri
believe that the Government ought to make tnesc
roads, and have the power to make them, are rlght
in procuring all the information necessary before inc
90 ths small iub ut rllIrOau
to the Pacific.
Mr.. CAMPBELL Of Ohio. My friend from Virginia
taught lesson upon the subject i'll regard to the
powers of Congress. recollect very wei! that when
the appropriation being made to carry on these
surveys in the deficiency bill ofthe Inst Congress, my
colleague on the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Means now
was on the committee of conference, and ii aIn no:
incorrect in the matter Of history he agreed to the re-
port of the committee of conference, IT he did not
agree to the report, he voted for the appropriations.
Now the point 10 which ] wish 70 direct the gentle
man's attention is this If under tbs Constitution
and believe the Constitution ia the same now that
il was then-you have the power to pay for driving
down the stakes TO pay surveyor tor running tho
line with view to make road to tbs Pacific, why
have not you the power to print the Information and
then afterwards to make the road'
Mr.. LErCHER. This ia the second time that my
friend has undertaken 10 arragn me upon that
point.
: Mr.. CAMPBELL No; | commend the gentleman
for that act.
Mr.. LErcHER. Well, then, the second time he has
undertaken to commend me- Now, what are the
facts in regard to that matter! When this PROPOSE
ton was made in the House, the gentleman recol
lecs very we'll that voted against it, on every oc-
casion.
Mr.. CAMPBELL. lie did, but he finally backed
out.
Mr.. LErCHER. | did not back out. / was put
upon the committee of conference that bill. op.
posed the item 10 which he refers in the committee ot
conference, and when the report WAS made to this
House, signed rhe report, moi being wise then rs
am now. | signed it for the reasons that belev-
ed (never having been upon such q committee be-
.ore) that when the two commissioning OF the Sc
nate, and the other Of tine House-cane to conclu-
sion, it was the duty of every member to sign re-
ports of their action.
Now sir, the Constitution was the same then that
il is now; and expressed my opposition to the con-
struction of that road then, aud whenever had the
chance voted against everything connected with
the construction of the road, rs now vote against
the printing Of the maps
Bat since my friend from Ohio has undertaken TO
applaud me, will applaud him. lie holds 10 the doc
rne that the Government has the power 10 construct
roads inside and 10 the limits Of its boundaries
through the States and through the Territories, and
that il is not necessary that these roads should
be designated as mR'ttUy roads, Then understand
that my friend is exactly where supposed no WAS, in
favor Of the power 10 construct Internal improve
ments by the money and means Of the Government.
vi +,
er to made one road upon which TO transport mum.
tons of war you can make au iron road; AMI that If
you have the power to transmit the mnl!s upon horse
back, you have power to carry them with the iron
horse, and 10 pay locomotive.
Mr.. LETCHER. Then he holds 10 the proposition
which laid down before, that because this Govern
ment is invested with the power to establish post
office, and declare that certain roads shall be post
roads, it therefore has the right 10 build those roads
that it has the rg to 20 into the States, to lay OH
Them
and construct them witt tho means and money OF the
Federal Government without the consent ot the
States aud even III defiance OF Their wishes.
Now Mir. il Tie be his doctrinc-ani know my
friend from Ohio Mr. CAMPBELL. has always
rrnncd tia; opImvm-l think Le - P,r,""iiy right
III going for thi. appropriation. think he Is actIn-
in exact accordance with his views But should
like know how It Is to be with those On tins ilOur
who call themselves Democrats; aud who made war
upon the administration OF the younger Adams, on
the ground Of its being wild and reckless internal
Improvement Administration! He WAS run down at
that time, on that ground, by the Democratic party.
General Jackson came ante power Is an antihicrhhI
Improvement man; and Low tho Democratic purity
of the countrv-thUse who were tic Jackson inen oil
that day, are throwing aside their creed and pro-
claiming hemselvc. in favor Of the construction OF
road which, As far as MONOPOLY; Is concerned would
be the greatest monopoly eyer projected anywhere III
this country.
Now hold that the Federal Government has TO
right to croBte nQnopolcs, either in the shape OF
roads or in any other Find Of Improvements. And
we see that, WHENEVER these rH ru:ts are cTeaich-
sven those that have been built IN pnrt-nhy, almost
atorether-by the means of the Federal Govern
ment in the shape of lands that have been donated
To then-ter. scarcely solitary instance III which
they have not in the spirit Of grnsping nvarlcc, got
ten into controversies with the Federal Government
even about e transport Of The mail W. hhd' now,
that they IRE combating: everywhere Tor me Pur
pose of keeping up their rates, ind maintaining the
highest prices for ircghti end travel AID al time
when this spirit of monopoly is abroad, when these
combinations ere going Oh everywhere N"rlh anu
South when the 0Ovcrgmen IL To be mGde me SUI
frrer md the yictlu s proposed here 10 es'aO''sh
monopoly which in liz power would orershau"w all
other m,nopuiies that We have eyer heerd OF or
known. =,
Sir am opposed to this appropriation. And
desire now to call the attention Of the House TO the
purposes for which this $4,000 is to be applied:
For the l3l three maps OF the route near tho ,.,
9Th parallel. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $1,000
avst and asib naraIIel '............s $4,000
'J ne ,ri the ,5Ih psrreI' 5000
For the maps of the :}2d parallel, Popes W
IS55 and ISj6. Northumberland. 1900
parke'r ~ two maps OF the reconnaissance o!
tulrJ for The man of 1884 ........... 5000
For the maps connected with oil tie Eotes:
al 5000
t;sutenaut WilIiamson's i2l two lnaps, 1850, 1000
Total for maps. S35 900
For the 81 five panoramic views ot the list
nnral.l S2,50O
Total S.iSO0O
In addition tn the above, which, unless engraved on
"copper" will iGre much of their value there are other
drawings which it Is ye.y desirable to have engraved
in the manner. The most important OF these
are:
The geological maps end sections cost ...sl ,@n
Ten o. tie most important and elaborate
views, selected iram those of all the par
lies S,uVu
The prottes to accompany the general map,
and those 10 accompany the maps OF the
routes. ,5Og
Tho detail maps OF the rOutc OF the 3Jtl pa.