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tnsiO.V, T"TjTgTia.V.,AXD TUB LAWSTHE GUARDIAN OF OUR LIBERTY.
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srCECII OF MR. MEMUISnER.
ivwt rioji soi-m cARouNi. ,
if,', rle Senate c.Vorf CuroK.im.on
t i -' f!tJ eMru... m r-t
j fr. ' I tWMMli CkmrUm
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IH fa Mas.aehumu--a plr which
nature has a it were started out t lis
eat f Manufacture. A mountain a
waui Uie river, tad behind its btoad b-r-rirr
pmteet the eon o in below; a f to til
vHy on mi side i left, m if to tempt
Ut! formal ion wf eanal la eouduei ibc
water, while around the other aide th
nrr rushes down, a precipitous chanutl.
until after tumbling and chafing along a
dracent ( nmm 3D fei. it return near
I J :'v -en.ihie of lh hoimr yoi . th pouiNi from lnwr It -Urled
1V- e tirr.-l ii a-ijmg rue a at in . every side around. exu-iu a country frr
, "... W!v. and 1 1 nivting mo now mail the peodiieu ! the oil, and
,, ,!r -t I fit 4iiSH(l that tti ih mer iwetf. ung.br foe a c-utidera
,i .,. m no merit on mv piri. b .i ha I bh dil.ne above and teiW. fornihe
1 J . . - ...it ..uirlMd. AM A ... ? A Hullir .1 MAt tuilfl f..P JlKlttluil'ni
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,i if tH rr "'' wn. 'wrjn 4 ir intiiiuiarMiririi. ana til
Ultra bf ! auu fjf its aiterttkfu! ar.
co.i.Miiiorot. Ilah fat!fii.'iih
a aagaeity brjood ail pr., dvrlopcd
Ue efferta which mmU thua be puxlue
ed the aute at lret. and bruuLt to
ur aurtty and fort inade.bj a
eniopi'tent and jTciir J Enmrer. In
ibis rr(Mi, the natural , uniua betwera
N'riii aitd South Catu'iaa in inch awrka'
la alluded to. and it 4 stated Uai tbe
Htugr.':eA (fctianNi't ibe Svili Ca
r4tua iue batamUv fl!a in iUt the ya
trna wf latrrual iiairirttieut cutilraii(al
4 by North CanJiua, iie wmirrit
Cruniier im-luJn the bead watera wf tba
'Vrnnewntt. It thr pruuaea a Rail
Rad frnot Nebera.by ay f Favrtte
itte and Charlmie, in the 6mh U ahe
ba f.i o t1tu!eUHi Crm Uk lower
aeeuoiujMfihc R..ad, and fruai Tcaara
re, will tkeitce ileair t ft on ut the
Nurih. aa they bow dti. Of cwune, bring
MuarcuUMiied ti Uie eea, they will lake
Uie ehurtrai and tract dagrruus aaig
tiuo. A mm. tliertture, aa tuur Wil
ini'ijUiH auU Rrtuoke lUll Ruad i rwu
.trtfl. and ilie Sirain Buat line eubiiU
ed lo ('liarlravm, ywn wi:l am act u tbia
rHiie ail Uteae lraelrra. Tbe trmpu
)ou will vft'-T theM ia a fuyate uf a
amgt day briwrrn auuri and unt.
an.i ;! at .iJaura uf i night voyage
around Cajr lAMikout and Caiie HaiUrraf .
j twouf the u Ml dangeroua pumu vpwn
' Thua th-n. you will pereeire that
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j ., m. .d rf niw-i ia he i.jta b'g"g fd K tlwir cn.a.i.jitioti. On i Blue RiJjse, and aaja. it aeews rlear Nnh Carolina i vitally euoeerned in
av i."u. Irj '" s"'ri, i ii unci mi mar aiiu wiBitrr w paa projwt uw in ciiniemuuiuii; ana I
rctdv aeppliryiMi wiUi tiia raw male tog tbe blue RiJe ia decided m. ihe at . ml here eou.iuiaaioii-d bv S..uih C'rn.
Mth tjriinniit uui . rial, nil mwkm uiurr ixift niikkiifftr naitn rMi . M.iMmMMiM ... . ...i. I . .. . . fi.. K. . ... .
tl,.Ht:i pi - . " - ....... . . , .... . vvmuirHiini wn ui. .Mir iiu. ri iiuri yiui iitiiuii in lit mriQii
t
ed la no anecruimy ia .delivery, eithcg
from ice or delay. More titan all. it is
Uit leai diataure la the eea. mild otTna -Market
which nerda the very product
which thr Itoad wi!l rney.
Is the Roal practicable phvaictltvl
Tbia qiwaiitiii tun. hat beea anawrred
aaia and Uut the opinio, of
M.j. M'Nn.l. Uiau wtiom a moievi' att
fiiengiueercauu4 be fitiitd.weHiHui
ou thia point. 11 eapreaace Lis JerU
Jed cuntidioit. uui only of tl.e kstim
riucncaBiLiTY or the rata fct. but of
u tosraaaTivLLV r rxtciTioH.
But uoihiug ran be more cot.c!u.ie of
the faith of Sooth Carolina in ile acheme
than the fact that ahe bae auhM-nhed
lowarda it one million of dollar front
hrr aliare ol the Surplu Retenue. And
thia furmahra, too. an additional rraeft
why Vortli Carioina ahould emhnce the
chrtne. By the eaiiiuatea -f the Engi
ii.-r which wr a.Sviice thia h
rial, on i lie vilier tha coHaomer. Ixith real is easy, In eommeaune on the ub-
s.iuu.iii h lut gin tnta o.-rrau .n. a'aion that you abouM aa theoi the ten. the Convention sv. that br wav of . With our mined atrennh. we can . neera. it aDDeara thai at ieaai three mil.
,..-,fu. ihefirtlerl"Mrecrritrdby,ii. j ein-ee of tranaportaiion front the sea Ulu.Uatioo thev will fanider Uie eflVcl areonptii.b tbe undertaking and arouoe lione ! doCart. or aboat one four'h of
.r ,. . t.. gire lone t.i a new (wriod "f eoaat ia irkt Thew advantagea art nK k be produced on but a single item. Salt, our country from her pros-rate condition J the eaptulol the company, will be requir
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. ifwriT, m. wm mi uie tiuii .ui . iiu. i mm wir oaiiaa , wi una inaiienaaDie amcie, ii ia aiateu t e can nrmg to uie omira or our pruple : ea to oiake we Koatl thniugh iortn
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(y.,,1. lute yi,nra m-r iiriiv ft' - mnv iiii.jjhhu uir- r- - mat ileum rMIIHV CIMIiUtnea OH an an
t wn li-r a oew aynuin. are mm em eouuuea. they riiat withoul stint. nual average 9.000 buheU, The orli
a Mrili' r ih am, ile d'Hnun en , "r aa the beat gil's of llt-avcn to roan.
a tuarkei for their product, and liierehv i Carolina. Thia State will therefore ac
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procure or them at home those suv-tnta I lually receive one lottrth of ouih i aro
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. J in tour care aUail t....!i'iue in ua
.1 H-tual ciiiilrnw. or whether by
. ... .r III ai l enrrgy through ul
s, ,n. yon mV nut adranre lh hap
an I proaperny if your eimntry
W mi then ia thia aetuiil condition, and
, it ijanui;iiua aa to indue- you la
t -I it c.Hiiinua iff! Uif riuntcly for
i. ul, drk pu'iuie is but I.mi true i
. .it b-ith our atatee- Their roadt
i- mJeeil Ihroiiged with Iravellets, but
. i,i n't are J. in one direriiou. It
.. mi ti wh;-h there a no return, on
.:'! i .!firiiig the wcihh ami piiui
: , i i "-ir Ciiuuttv. , Benin J tl daaola
i atJ i'iU;ern the very ves
u , ..I c ili i h-a 1 1 rioma of your
r.e iief.- it w u'-. ?en that nature
til U-'-j Ittiah oi hT hhiunuiw whef a
; if toil aur-'inly h'ddt not rufuf
4i ii ' it t i ihe I if nr. th tame des ruv
i ifltie r actively at mvk. Pnxn
lh- lt- e iiTf i'i ! uer )wol aea Coaat.
a i the my f f do m-iuntaiua. the
i u et are el i .tJ. aud Uie plant
st -, ! Ca - IVar ahend:a hia
.! ht i'iuehoid 'U, atid in
a .irmpitoc e.nir u the Weai, j.nn
lh r i)( .'r4j .lurrvmg thither from
t'. VjJk-it and ih" ,,tvb. Turn
f iu lil, eerled ti-IJ. diiapi Jai
iJ hi'Niabono, ai I a dii Micuted peop c
imi v mr ve; a i I in si'ii p-KUoii of
the Uie. tl.s i-:eit l r ia n ,m re
riBinf ita J i ui i a" in ovr the ftii.-.l
W'rka nf m4n. lh it the.- are o n m-re
p tV i ii a of the uoiji'lin I I , l li
i.':" xatfm wiiii urr i i iJ me. I a,"
i ti the Ji-eUra'iot aia le by y ur i i
Irn4 na iftiiucnt eonvaation. whic!l I
- lu-f ire ine. .
W'i.I any mad un.ltfrtaka la aMgn a
tui'f'iit ream forthia tat uf liun.
I'ltt eq-iitly atfuetiug the d tfreiH e
Ui.n ,, ymire mntry! If Uie p puMiim
r unhejt'iiiieii of the lownr country be
utiMed aa a ciue. 1 will Mint la the
ferule and helt!iy legion of the upjier
wtry, where lte aane scene are e.
ts Whv i it that lerklMt.tarii
nary coat in the Eastern markets is 40 to fee, lo seek w huh they are abandoning lina's ahare of the Si.rplua Revenue, and
50 rente per bnahel. It now eoats when us. Ve can infuae new spirit iiiUi our ' her citizens will have iiiuhuted tuog
il rcachea the Iredell planter 1 50 cents eouairveuen, and direct their united euer them uie tonienae um ol three million
per buahel. making from 100 to 110 eeiits giea. U'e can create a anghty river, of dollar. Aud this loo, for the purpoaa
per bushel for transportation. Itiesuo. which will earrr through our land a i ol making a nature which cannot be
deaolate and wate. ', Upon the banks of ioed that this, by Rail R.iad. may be stream of fertilizing prorperity. Th'i ia i removed, which will constitute a part of
your streams, where should be eihiiaieu1 . reduce.! lo 25 cent, rhu. showing thai the object we propoae to acrompliah, and ; the fetate, be aubjen, to iu laws, increase
the thriving bu.lJe f the aunufaeiory. ' upon the article of salt alone, an annual this ihe prtre lo be secured by makiug , ita revenue, and enhance the talueof laud
And yet there they stand unimproved.
n.y alinost uuknown. aud lh country
ar Mind, whicli should he Iremtng with ail
the wral h of an active populatinn. lies
tax for want of convenient iraniortaUon
U IWIWlt HlblM IIIU .HkHlt ..I 1 llll .t..l.
silence has dominion, interru;-e"d only by
the boars rush of the river; and if any
eye i there in mark what might be done, . lars. Sttppoae upon a moderate calrula
it is thst of the sirangee who is wonder- lion, that there are 30 iti-r portion of
mg at tn apathy e.hitwiea around rum. : the eta:e in a like atiuati nu am: w show
Iei me aak why ia all this! Why is
ii Uui Uie .ma of the North have eizd
all the treaxares which their country of
fer nay. have converted the . rocks of
MaMsrhuet!.and the ands of I'onnet it
em and Rhode laland into teala l nvili
zlinn; into towns and viUgra. dttfti-ing
around thent wealth ami jMtieriiy f
Why I it thai with advantages which
nature ha dniHi lliern aruh every
oure of national weal.h withiur reach,
we stand tuil nay, kre continually re
ceding, while thrwie advancing with all
me energy ana vi'ir h j ouui: ir. in
by a sunple proces of ariihuietic, exela
at.e l what is paid by other pmiious
mil meniioned opoo the same article,
Iher" i at. annual drawback upon the la
hoi il tLe tate.f gl 12,500. Carr out
Uie principle and the mind would be over-
I etoieil with aaionitbmenl to Ui com
pulaKHl. i
li mav well be ronctived, Mr. Speak
er, thai INorth CiMlmi deemed thia Rail
It ivl ol imtnen-e impoltance to her. even
lor the developement of her own rennur
ees. Bui when it was taken in counex
iMi w ith the commerce of Uie Weal, it
Uiia Road.
1 ihi prize worthy our united efforts,
aud is the road to tl practicable f.
1 was about lo lake it aa conceded,
that your gtanl of the charter to the Rail
Road Company, last year, had decided
these questions in the affirmative. But 1
ohaatrve that tha Senate is deairou of
ia all Uie adjoining rountiea Can anf
man compute the advantage in re.ull
from auch an outlay of capital. ai,d the
benefita lo be received both by individual
and by the state!
Thrse Uitn. are amoug Uie advantage
Inch thia Road oSera. Need I ax It tha
Senate, whether they are wortht tha
further information. 1 will merely pause, : etTorta which are demanded to aecurt
lo point out to you Uie efforts making : them? Need 1 now ask whether joa
elaewhere fur even a portion of this trade. i will accept the hand of fellowahip which
in order to show you iu surpaatipg im j 1 have odered u. and advance w th ua
portance. j to the undt rtaking? I see the geuemua
From Massachusetts to Georgia, al spirit of the Sou'h ha warmed yout
most every Slate ia now, engaged, at im ' In aria I tee thai your judgments ar
meuse expense, in endeavours In share ' saified -that you now ak only thai I
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rea.on ta nut loo onviima. I rnuan in aunied still more imposing magnitude,
confess it. Ii i owing to nuiwelves, to Of the advantages of a Southern outlet,
the want of public tnrit anong the peo Uie Comeniion w. re well aware, for they
pie of the a luth. tlieir neglect of all partieuliriy bring to view tl.e fact that
Uniae niea is upon which is (onudrd na dum.g five month., the Northern Canols
tional hapioea, to the refuaal hi deve i are lsed by ice; that of i'en Ivania
lope and t open avenues ( the reaour ' four innlhi that of Ihe Potmi.ar lliree
res of the eoumry. Sir. t am not mista j nmnilia; and the Ohio is generally fro
ken in aignnig these a the caoaee Tell I zen ( some mouths." It wa thetelor
ne not that lh? Wire fertile la-idt ol the that the scheme proposed became of an
Wert, and the t migration thrrehy prodno
ed ii..v. been the eane.. lKik at O -io,
tmliaia. Illinot a id Michigan. Ilve
ih-v iot for ear been draining from
M-ttaachuKlW nd (oiiiieciicul a tide lul
lv eijual to that which ha floeed from
ua ti Alabamt and ,MiiaipptT And
yet i Mivoachtowii or Conueeiieut re
ditced ti ihe tu in which we find our
MitviK? No sir; there they stand like
it. iew loin, not aatixtteu tiQ tier
Canal troin Albany In Buffalo, is con
structing a Rail Road on the aume mute,
and he liud her account in this double
communication Massachusetts, not
withstanding Uie , competition of the
Hudson river, is presaing. lorw aid a Rail
Road across the mountains from Boston
to Albany, in order to oerttre a mere
fraction ol the trade. Pennxliaiiia,
with a spirit which does honor lo her
; sagcuy. Ins at the inconceivable ex
peuse of 35 million, of dollirs. opened
' her roiuuiMUicaiiou w ith Ihe U ei-t.aud al
read i liud the experiment uccesful.uot
withklaiidmg the neceasily ahe is under j apathy ol the other sections shnwa
of croostiig the mountain on' 14 nu'lmed lunle are all expectations ol further
planes Baltimore is urging her Rail
, R iad with an energy beyond all praise,
and has already advanced witniu the bar
rier o the mountains, al an expense and
al point in your State. 1 hey propone,
with united nua is. lo overcome the bar
rier wnich you found too strong for your
u gU ioir; a ui when an outlet i thus
scented, in the language of your engineer.
g'todly m-oroii wuh their tdoo ning chil
dren, erect wuh coiiimiw pride, their
youiHIiil "igor yet a ifading their ener
gies strengthened by lhi advanco of tone;
like Cornelia wuh . her children, tliey
'Hi,if.lii and wku and ttuiVrliril - can proudly exclinn these are my jew
fv i il thai Itiwari and Iredell and , els. While we. already yielding to de
oidon and Hii.ci.no da not rxhthit . sp.iudency, are bending und r Ute decre
tif vigivr which ,0-rvailua the real of our punde of a pt. iH.uure old age. '
untrv. aud there at least arre.l the Ude ' Mr. S.teaker. line taust Hut hall nnt
iich is eutiiinj out the life hl. id of be.
rtuvute! Their Ueaures are-egcrtsded la the resewe; we ill not abandon our ; tiiat should yon construct ht propoM'd
ni puimn of the world. They ar cmntry, but are resolved lo seize upon , b your Contention, there wou.d he an
w a,icteui to furniih inean of enjoyment the spint ol the age. and amid all ita in- ) abundant harvest both for that and for the
d hi;i:nii,.. t.i ...rv r! . of m .i.kiod. 1 veniion. en.tvour to find same one lo I Riad to Charleston. Indeed il may well
-r. . . . . . . . . . i . ii .
elevate the eUarae'er and couUttlon ot tn oe aouD.eti wneuier yon iu hoi reap
S.iih to devehijie i.s resources aud slay ! the most profitable portion of ihe har-
ihe wou id through w hich us life ta ebb- : vest
ntg. It is a soorce ol rougratulatioti that
to this slate is due the honor ol originat
ing the plait by wliit h w projWse lo ef
fi .it so nn;orianl a Chang Sir, North
Oamiina again has the honor of pointing
ui the path. In lh daa of ihe Revo-
engrossing character, and would have in
duce.l the State to make ev ry exertion
fi-r its accompliwhmeut. But the ililTi
cuhy and expruse of pausing though the
mountain exceeded the mean of North
Carolina, and on Uiat account the project
wa deterred.-
Thi UiiritM.lt and expensive part of the
route Ui Cincinnati aud Charleston Kail I through a country which would have de
Riwid I'ooipauv now propoee to make. ' h rtcd ahnoat any other people Virgi
They omlertake to scale the blue ridge - ginis i advancing in the same coutest;
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and even the people of the District uf
Columbia, with the Chesapeake and
Ohio Cona), have pressed forward, and
are enjoying a portion of the harvest
Oeorgia too has extended her arms on
the other side, and is urging forw ard to
the Tennessee river, in order to cut off
the rest is easy. I he paih to Ihe
nce.ni is open hnth to North aud South
Carolina. Yon have already, under the j the portion that is within our grasp.
charter, a neht to i tin whatever road vou ! A id fhall the two Carolina alone be
The son of the S.mih will sdvsnce : nlease lo construct; and rest assured, ! found aio-enl from this glorious conlen-
linn: .Nun we atone, oi an mis gauani
hand, ixr found wauling; and thereby ac
knowledge our incapacity for manly emu
I' I B llie iu uiiliiurimi ii ilm iu. r.i
isiie imsguution. Not the far famed
-.(ey ,if A'l-ta, nor the more clan; vale
' IVnipe, famish retreau more inviting
th h!mfal snd seqitetered dells
f Utifke sud Ruherford. There too,
" Iw funnJ a I'oIumi and an Ossj a;td
sf tHe nw clad i) ym.iti be wuu,i to
'".iti!-u. iIk iHiuuro, Ui splemlid Carpel
the U dd Moiiiitaiii rcnge V-an furnish
;! c;i nin'n4,iou. Wo.il 1 you have
toi' rj-h ol water the bounding cataract
l'Mhed in u, a i iwy wreaihl Here loo
11 presents ,1,1); MJ ,n a gUu which
'I4 clurm tit- very ny noli of Oilphi.
ilm titcMJ are mre seeon lary advaula.
which may serve lo allure the Ira
J'Her and tow.tract lite curious. Ninth
ir-iSiH, cuiiiuand, elements far iniiri
P erf.i. Within ihe single t;oUiiiy of
lIIICllll tliu.i. I.......... u,l,...li I., ikd
-, . u a, v ii.auinij will",. ' " i.i"
H"e are invaluable.
leiMnn
lutiort she first gave, birth to a declaration
of Independence, and manfully did she
maintain the position to which it led.
A .rata she has indicated a remedy, and I
trust that again, aa in the days of King's
Mountain and of Guilfotd.she will unite
with her sutler of ihe South and auike
iftihly for the prize. - w
1 hold in my. hand, sir, the proceed
ing of a ConventiiNi held at. Raleigh in
1833, on the subject of internal improve
ments, over which presided Governor
Tiie Iron nil UK of Swatn o:io of your most distinguished
citizens, and to whom I due the tribute
equal, if tliev do not exceed, I ci
'V in the world. The ores are of so of ever v friend of this greatcan-e. This
" " a qu ihty that in their crude state they
tv a innat malluahle sl rich that ihey
'''t'ty the m ini wasteful and injudicious
' " hiit, and so abundant thai they are
iv fiiuuii in ver dirnriion. At hand
Convention prnpoted the, identical plan
now before us of Constructing a Rail Road
across tha Blue Ridge to Tennessee, to
cross the Mountaiusai some point with
w hich N irth Carolina might join a Rail
L""rt has prepared the most abundant ! Road from the east. This plan wa de-
r powtr, and a profusion. of .all the I dared perfectly feasible, and an estimate
ui-, ,i turmn ,i i,e iw.-.- account. was suhintlted in a report signed by Uun
U't tunbankinf the Calawha River alone, ! can Cameron, which advocated and
Wtitt, is a sii, evcu W(ir4 iuii'mg tbanj pointed out iho proper measures to be
Suppose for instance, that the Road
now being constructed from Rtleigh to
Gaston be continued through Fayette"-
viile. Charlotte or Salisbury, to meet Uie
Cincinnati and Charleston Road al the
fool of the mountains. l it not obvious
that all Uie passengers from the South or
Wesl who have gone up to Knoxvuie
with the intention of passing on to Bal
timore, Richmond, or any point North,
will tke the Charleston Road, until ihey
gel through the mountains; from w hence
your li ud will conduct them directly to
their duatinaiion! Will not this he the
current during all" the summtr tuontlis;
and, will itnot probably draw off even
those from the tipper parts of South Ca
rolina and Georgia, who iutend going
North! ,
Will not the same result follow with
such articles of produce a are wanted in
the lower parts of North Carolina, either
fioin the West, or from the Western
counties of your own State; and will not
these communications open a market, and
increase the value of land ll along the
line? Nav. will tl not open lo I ayette
vdle an increase of trade down the river?
There is another point of view, in
which this Road will atill further benefit
yonr Sutc. Many of the passengers
l.ninn! Sh ill the statesmen ol the South
recreants to their people, and
snail exiiiDtt tne means by wnicn int
great enterprise is to he aecvinplisl.ed.
. Uiiforiuiiatelv. the means' provided by
the present charier have proved w hull) in
adequate. Mere private subscription l a
been unable to raise mure than one lourth
ol the. sum required by the estimate. Tha
books were opened under the clurter,
and by some evil coincidence. tue ,()
srriptioi.s at ihe West wholly failed,
aud Notith Carolina aluioct alone had to
undertake the task ! subscribing the lout
million necessary to secure the charier.
In doing this, her citizeus have laJed
their strength to ihe utmost; and tha
howr
peciatioits ol luriher sub
! scnplioi.s, witliiiiii some addinoual to
! duceuienta. Eight millions inure are
necesary. and iluse cau only be procur
ed by the offer of ndvaulages sutlicieot
lo attract the tuvektment of capital, tlvea
those who have already subscribed, dis
heartened by the lukewarmness of other
Stales, and seeing that the means now at
command are iioi.fni:ient to effect tha
object, have come to the determination
lo abandon the present charter, unlesa
measures are devised for procuring addU
tional funds. We are thus brought to
the issue there is no mode of evading it.
Additional subscriptions can only be pro
cured by a grant of banking privileges.
Ingenuity can devise no other method,
unless the Slates al their own expense
undertake the work an undertaking,
which il would be vain to apeak of.
There is no middle ground left, and the
prove rccrt anis to tneir people, anu i question now to Be utcuieu is oetweea
abandon the means which Heaven offers : the grant or Banking privileges and iha
to lead prosperity back to iheir country abandonment of an enterprise, Uie most
and if I may so express myself, lo bind
fortune in her service -aye, sir, to make
fortuuo her slave; for every thing com
bines to favor the project of carrying on
this commerce through our Stales.
Consider for a moment the difficulties
encountered in the various changes which
goods must undergo between New lork
and Cincinnati. First a Sloop must as
cend the North "iter to Albany then a
Canal Boat must take iu place to Buffa
lo then another Sloop to Cleaveland
then a Canal Boat to Portsmouth, and
then a Steam Boat to Cincinnati.
Throughout all these changes, separate
agents must be employed, and additional
risk and etpense must be incurred. The
same ihfli uliies exist at Philadelphia,
and yet they carry on a trade with ad
vantage lo both parlies. But when it is
considered that even this communication
is obstructed by ice for great part of the
year, the disadvantages ar greatly in
creased. Upon a computation made las.
year, it was ascertained that al one time
at least two millions of dollars worth of
goods bound te the Wesl, were frozen
tip in these Canals. Now the Southern
Route avoids all these difficulties, it re
quires no ctia.iges ol conveyance no
louluplicaiioa ol agents and is subject
magnificent which the South has ever
conceived, and which involves the destiny
of our country for many succeeding
year.
Mr. Speaker, let us not deceive our
selves in this matter. We have now
reached a crisis. Around us on every
side, our countrymeu are advancing wiih
au energy, beyond example. Inwards
prospery and power. We atone are sta
tionary; a strong effort has been made lo
arotue our people, and they are now
awakened to the necessity of exertion.
They are ready with but slight encoorag
mcnt to advance in this glorious race, to
urge their every power in behalf of the
Slate, and to turn back the tide of com
merce to our shores. If we lend them
our sympathies if we grant the aid which
they require all is aafe, and our country
must prosper and improve. But if we
repress their ardour and now reject their
advances, their spirits will be broken.
Their last hope will have fled. The
more generous hearts w hich had offered
you their aid. will have been frozen by
your apathy. They will ; have turned
a wav in disgust, aud have sought mora
geniil chines in which to expand; aud
loiii' ei.. you will be able to arouse your
people for another effort, other cl)aiucja:
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