The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-23
Jhe Ballfiin.


WEmSEEM ON LEV nhS
= The New Orleans Tpsss of The Goth
y ltains The following well-timed article;
= lanes change, and nen with them. IL
:, low from the north and east that we
= ir the most strenuous objections TO
o II grea. improvements as the Missis,
Y ., levees anc the Texas Pacific rail-
! on the ground that they are local U
p a not contemplated by the consiitu>
ne n. But formerly the great leaders OF
w. L section were the firm advocates OF
o nts TO enterprises infinitely less im~
Z, rtant, on the ground that the gov
: nment was thus fulfilling the great
pf ject OF its existence, viz: to promote
{. ? common good. 1t was not held then
ce at every improvement must extend
rough every state in order To give 1t a
,lonal character. Mr.. Webster, in o
|E eech delivered in the United States
p nate IN 1880 said - am asked by the
~ Horahc gentleman, on what ground il
IL that consent 10 vote them tthe public
ndsl away In particular instances9
DIV, he inquiries, do | reconcile with
q csc protested sentiments my support OF
! aasures approprlating portions of these
ads 10 particular roads. particular
nsls, particular rivers and particular
stitutions Of education in the west2 On
y part look upon all these objects as
,aDected with the common good he,
! the contrary, deems them nil, il good
all. only local good. rThe Interrogation
puts at once explains this difference.
hat Interest," be asks, has Sorth Carolina
2 canal in Ohio 'rhis question is full
significance. 1t develops the gentle
ans whole political system, and its
1swerVexpounds mine. l hook upon O
,ad over theAlleghanles, canal around
lat falls OF the Ohio, or q canal or rail-
'ay from the Atlantic to the western wa
RS as being an object large and extensive
lough to be fairly sald to be Tor the
,mmon benefit. The gentleman thinks
tlIerwise. lie may well ask what inter
% has South Carolina In canal In
'hlo. On his system she has no inter'
st, On that system Ohio and CarolIns
re different governments and different
oun,ries connected here IL is true by
ome slight and ill-defned bond o,
Mon, but In all main respects separate
nd deverse. On that system South
srolina has no more interest in a cana
/ Ohio than In Mexico. We narrow.
minded people OF New England do no,
eason thus. In our contemplation
arolina and Ohio are psrts Of the same
ountry. In whatever is within the
roper sphere OF the constitutions
lower OF this government, we look upor
be states as one. We do not impos,
geographical limits to our patriotic feel
ng or regard, II railroad or canal
egiuning 10 South Carolina and endini
q South Carolina appeared to me to b,
{ national importance and magnitude
BELIEVING IS do that the power Of gov
rnment Extends to the encouragement
1 works OF that description; II
7ere to stand up here and ask, wha
interest mas Massachusetts, In railroa,
N South Carolinai l should not b
willing TO face my constituents. Thes
anne narrow>minded men would tell m
hey had sent me to act for the wh6l
ountry, and one who possessed too littl
comprehension. either of intellect Q
ceiling, one who was not large enough
10Th In mind and heart, 10 embrace th
ynole, was not ct to be entrusted wit
he interests Of any part" so much fo
general principles. For the partlcula
Improvement then under consideration
he leyees might be substituted, and th
anguage Of MIR. Webster will apply wit
Is much torce az il 1t had been uttere
put yesterday. Mutatis n,utandis, Nj
Wehster's speech is powerful arSumei
lor the Texas Pacific and the improv
nent OF the Mississippi. with this exccy
hon. that these latter improvement
lirecily touch the welfare of MOI
millions Of people than the total popul'
lion of the whole union at the tin
Webster spoke. Here Is what he says
the particular Improvements
"And this improyement-how was
TO be accomplished, and who was to o
eomplish IL! We were ten or twel,
millions SCg people spread over almo
-hali world. We were more than TWEEN
staies, some stretching along the san
sesboard, some along the sams line OF 4
land frontier, and others ON opp0sl
pDanks OF the same vast river. Two co
siderations ut once presented themselv
with great force. on looking at this sta
of thlrgs. One was. that that gre
branch Of improvement which consists
in furnishing new facilities for Int
course necessarily ran into dinere
.tates In every leading instance, 81
would benefit the citizenS Of Ill ~.
states. No one state. therefore, In On,
Eases. wpnld assuyne tho whole expens
nor waSthRe "A. operation u several stat
10 be expScleds, Take tho instHnce
The Delaware bsunkwater. II will 90
ssvcraI r millionS * monAy. Won
Pennsyi HRla alone ever haye coostruct'
|ti CetA1N nevsr. while tnIs Unis