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provements by the General Government"
"But," said Coleman, who introduced the
Bill, 'sihis road would expedite the march
Of troops if we should have a war;
"Expedie fiddle siick,' answered the
President. "You can't fool me. You
are not making the road for the passage Of
troops upon il. Who knows that troops
will pass that way before The end Of the
worlda No, you are making the road for
HE convenience Of men who wish to carry
produce aud merchandize on it. Troops!
fudge! The Constitution does not author
Use such appropriation, and you can't get
it. | have said"


For wonder, calhoun, in his over
flowing and unboundcd affection for South
Carolina and especially for Charleston,
presents a great plan to be executed by
the nation. A road from Charleston to
the Mississippi. This is for troops also.
# we have war, and if the State Of
Mississippi should be invaded, and If we
should need the chivalry of South Caro-
lima, to help US, and i we should need
them quick, why this contemplated rail
road would be just the thing, and by the
way, Calhoun carelessly remarks, ii would
be convenient for the transportation of
produce and merchandise, and he adds in
whisper to the Charleston merchant, il
will be the making of your city.


Now, we do not intend TO say tha,
Gov. Brown is for the system of Internal
improvements by the General Govern
ment, as an article in his political creed.
he disavows this doctrine. But on read
ing his message, we must say that although
his conclusions were correct, if his pre-
m'ses were sound. yet we dispute the
premises. The contingencies on which
ne founds the nationality of the Mississippi
and Atlantic Rail Road are remote and
improbable. The road never would have
been thought of, were i, not for the facili-
ties II presents in time of peace; il is not
a preparation for war. No man is siIlv
enough to say, that SO many millions of
dollars would be expended to make the
road, II the transportation of produce, mer-
chand'ze and passengers upon it, should
be prohibited. How different from the
construction of forts and ships of war is
this work. Now, there is more plausibility
about the contemplated leyee on the east
bank of the Mississippi, because that re-
deems from overflow public lands, and i,
is possible that it would be for the interes,
of the National Government to engage in
the work. If that is not the case although
we would individually be pleased at any
advantages that our State may derive, YET


we contend that it is not according 10 the
letter, nor the spirit of our Constitution to
give sop 10 this State or tha: State ont of
the public Treasury. We will speak Of
the Briscoe Bill next week.
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