The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-01-31

gey, for iDstsn els under no obligation
10 build railroad at all and the qoes-
tioh is asked, can we compel her to 6sfild
rallfoad or any other kind OF q road
across her territoryf No sir; ! d. not
contend that we can compel state 10
build road Of any kind, otherwise than
by what Dny be called moral compulsioh.
Nor do | contend that state is under
obligation TO build ruad of any descrip-
tiDn across her territory other thar the
obligation which every state owes to itself
as member Of the Union-other than
the obligation which every state owes %
the Community at large other than the
Obligation which every state owes TO the
advancing civilization OF the age, 10 keep
step with the progress OF the i'm pruvements
OF the times and ii is hardly To be con-
celved that any stronger or more ctfent
Incentive, in addition to the motive N
selfinterest, can be presented or urged
Upon the Consideration Of state rs an in.
ducernent to the fufillnen Of high pub
lie duty. But suppose, what is hardly a
for illust.s'ion-blindy or oisiiaateiy re-
fuses or neslects to fulfill This high duty 10
itself and to the country, and constructs
no road, and VII, open no way nor pro-
vide any means f communication over
her territory with other states. What
then Is there no reiief7 Is there no
remedy Must we submit to lie forever
barred from all intercourse between other
and contiguous states across her territory
Is there no way of opening commnni-
cation over her territory between New
York and Philadelphia Is your feieral
government so feeble AMI poweress that
1t cannot open the way Of communication
over the territory Of an intervening state
so delinquent in this regard No sir,
your federal government has ample power
to provide the full measure of relief in
such a case and under its unquestoned
authority to establish post roads. or mill
tary roads or commercial roads if you
please, it may construct one or more rail-
roads across the territory Of a delinquent
state as the public convenience may re-
quire.
If the state, however, shall build orc
road and but one road over its territory,
so long as that road shall meet the fu!!
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mn '"e "'' "iequ''e iac"-
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