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CAPE ISLAND, CAPE MAY COUNT V, NEW JERSEY, WEDNESDAY, FKIWUARY 2-2. " _ _ _ 4

NO. 351.

• spki:CM OF p - UO.Y. IlEVi:tU>Y JOtlYhO.Y, . or MAitutp, • Jn the {7. S. Settle, Jon, i'J, ISnSA, on //o*j# /Jiff AV. 307, to iftgutot* Cvumerrt Awig tie <&at<s, Mr. Ji-huscu uM : Mr. President. th* - hill which ii tii»v» before ihe r?<u*ie. accordjnf lo my view, Involves principles of grewi iiAputiancc, which it is very de#irabl-, 'if tb*r bale till brcn *«>ir|»d, should be - tied at I bo t»tv earliest pureibl* | do noi ktow officially, for ihere I* nolkinj on th# fact of ibo bill which fciars thr ii - foraalloD, wlrelber U is tire par putt of tbbill only lo act practically upon a [articular r»ilraaJ or to affect ail th* railroads in tb* country. Th* legal iq-erslion of the bill mill ii f court* b* coextensive with all lh* railroads that there may b* noiy or at any (in»* Urr*Asr in any «if cb* 2s lata/ of t lb* Colon. During tb* Ion g i-rriod that has ulapred fruin th* adoption of lb* C«n«titQlJor. to Hot preseui tiavtf, uo sccb cira-uro »« « hi • In* • T«r h*00 | rupoid ; -and a* far at I am ad* fired, tb* tlaic»m*a hy a bom the Cojreli. ' latino *ii framed, an't ibo-e obi* arei*i«J { io lb* organ i ration of ih* (juYernirirat uu- \ d#r il, ainl all lh« iron .whom *n hav# » : fight to tonsitisr ai lb* grsut m*ti of linage lo m hie L the)- l|tr*d4 who . bav# (10111] dure to tijn* adreli>i*l»red lb* 1 iuvrrniictil j * eilhrr lr?tb* balls rf Congress or on lb*r--trench, bate never pretended, at I think, ; l bat Congress bai amy authority to nasi a ' •bill of ibsr bind. l!o-#tal *«itb it# Gnveioment, during l|»<? | •whole uf tb* |*ririd tu abicli I have advert > -#d, it s»*n.ed lo ho admitted as a prop© si- ! li*Djrttfsctly clear, admitting of no aiga- j maul to *of«>rru it. ib«l oaer 1 lie iuU'ioal • vnxnmurce of a Stat* thr Slat* hail Vxclu* j •it* jrn'idiclion. «ml also lo h« admitted : dial with reference to all I ho territory *itL- ' In lb* limits of a Hint* ill* dtat* bad et- I cluiltd JnriMliclioD.' Tho Uail*d Si«u« i ar* aot at librriy, by any aathoM/ commcnieatrd by any .r'x jr*»rf word a of ib« j Coiittilotioo, to obtain JurU«liction o»*r 1 anj portion of the Stat*?, racrpt with tb* ' B4IAflf Af .1 l>A kll.l. IV.. »l«l . 1 *

a»s*nl of itbo Htala llorerumruls. i» »v*ry el*ar. Jf yoo «aat a o*rr-v»r»J. If yoa *«ot a mini, If yoa went n couri-htmr. if yttt want any oll.«r matUr Ibai rnplrci for Ua ■ocean tb* puiaeiaiou nod juiudir* lion o»*r II of aay portion of lb* territory batonflog to any oae of tb* 8lat*r, you 1 *cao oaly oblain it with ibe aseent uf tb* | Stat*. Tba -puwor giv*n to tL« liutcru* ' ,ai*at by (he provjuou to wlrich t bav« ad* I r Ycrl**!, of obtaining jttriarficiiotf o**r any portion of* State, wa* gir«n btcau** without lit in thaja d^eir.an1. of th* cunveiitioo. tb*r* wnald hat* be*n no mrani ©f ohtjininf JWiaJictloa al all. It *m lh*r*fotH an I iod*p*nc|iil power In tb* judgment of Ibe [ COiiTrotioni 8<r. a patrar iuciilvhial id auj \ .Olb*r pbvrrs conferred upon lha f^ioYnrplaeoi, bat a power which It AaC n*. » .cewary to *oof*r by a ■pecial proviiinti Jn .order to pie* th* (foverntnrnl the benrlit , of tb* *x«rciae of that jMivrr. Tb*/* waa at on* time a doabt as to the tm* mean it-, p of tb* clan** to bo round in tba eighth Section of th* fir*i arljrl* which pIt*s tn Cohgiasa iho right, "to e*tah)i»h post cfllrea and post roaiii." Tb* q<ie»tinb mrned upon th* meaoing uf lh* word "eatabtiili," a* tber* u»vd. Soci* f«»w con* l«nd«d that it pa»* to UoOpr«*f |fa* right to intkn road* as well a* in aay what road* already mad* by th* Staioi |bey wnald yt« for lh* tran«poriali..n i'f their mail*; l«ot • tba rrc«ir*d opinion after.* while, wbicb waa adopted *dJ baa been wnifurmly uctv<l • upon, and since racocnized as- lb* correct ojilaion by tb* judiciary in every Instancy In «birh any at)a|ogon« qaeation bai* li*eu . betbr* th* Supreme Court 'of ill* tlr.iteJ States and lb* rlrcoit courts of lb* L'ain-d ban b**u tbat ibe meanlrp of tb* jslapv* pirlog to Congrwis tlin sivht to e|.

lablilli pua roads niesnt otily tbat Ihry had tb* power la d«iiga*t* rosds already .* exiating. In ItiOO Ooncress outbnrfxQd tb* cnn. slraclloa of th* C>irnb*rland road by ihe act uftbs 29th of March of that y**r, The .Stat* of Ohio bad tmh given • by Iho act i creating ibat Slat* a right lo a certain portion of th* proceeds 01 tb* sales of tb* public laa.ii fir lb* parpose of ittabiug roads to Jhst Slato arid in that Stat*; and Congress, at lh* lim* tit* act of 1600 wl* passsd, sqpposM thai lb* proceeds of tb* *al*« of Ihoi# Isnda would b* lofiicirrit tn coBftruct tb* road which th*y prajwaed to rosk* by ibxi act. Tbat road was 10 com* tnrtic* al Camberlaod, was to run of roar?* Xfafoagb a portion of MaryUad, a porllbn of Virginia, and through Ohio to its l*nnldos on lb* Ohio ljue. It Wcatit »«ry Im. portaat, as Congress auppted, lo provide for th* etosirflctmn nf that road, not only for th* ben a fit of Oblo, bat for the benefit of lh* country at large { bat the Congress who passed tbat act supposed, as is very t lyideut from their (srguag*, that tbay bed nn pev*r vo make that rusd without ob. Uloiog the aasfDt of Maryland, Virginia aod Ohio; and the law therefore provide ibpt lb* road is only to be made with tb* ruaent of 'thove Sutvv. Tbat lb* Seamie . .will eee by tb* tvms ef tb* act itself, From time to lime, however, approprl*. . tlooe «ere made lor the cotnineatlon of tb* road ©at of funds in tb* Tre*sQry# ibe fand rec«ir*d from th* i*l* of lb* public lands .In Obi* being feund inadrqoele in accomplleb Ibe parpose [ sad then /bis qtvstion * roe*, what aetborily b d Congress 10 ep* J^J^epnete mouuys «r tb* Oovrmueol In ^ .H*i» pe'rpoeet- Tb*re is In lb* UoostlltexprwM iidlhortl; to appropriate 'T-^jneierek'eil Upti*d^lf o m. u« Ofo vliion that "ao nppr ?prl ai toa of money" .WtlWftlil le^bvrtlaw armies "ah all o* ^Dir'i leogee lemUao two year*," aod (be Mtffetoft tabbvf bf drqw a ir*» tb* Treasury bat la couieqasaee of gferffbeeprieliHV made by law j" but ekrspi the power to ggp^liSffie ko be taade front tb* e|ll. '■$& tetee of, Ibe llnjtution upon ;b« pnwer In r':>>|b*ee ihan, *0 parilpnTar ^-■HyivMbia i» Ibe l)uo»tll*l|Dq wbtcb author* } '^yMNN.tAt'0 anyibief rndU thgfl to ^ )a|TM«>oiUet ' le tee, oet U», im poll*, and In . the Mvft* ptaeie wbleb iuBaaaaataagttiawa

vetoed by ' Mr. Madiiue, sud by another bill after««rd trine I by Mr. Munroi*, wa* ' that ender tbat eulbority It waa ]*rfcctly 1 iintraiaris! wl.^ili#r Congr#«* hail the au. '■ | tbuiity tu mak> tli«» rmad or nut by rxnreaa | 1 grant, it U iq; iutisted 011 lh* pari of tL«n* j who pate a broad rooatrurlfoi) In tin- Urm< j aiT this Ultrr pow^r, r.«i It wet iisell an 'j itdrprn tent powrr ; that is to aay. that ! Coiigrr«a could epprrprisW* tbf miAirysde. r | fivr.j frum th* taxing no*rr lo any purpose ! ; which in the jedgniriil of Cvnpu «« *•■ ms * j tefial lu tie coUiinbii d> mIu) general 1 welfare, ilql l.al was soon fnond lo bo*]. ! 1 together ui.ti nab!* • anil Mr. Monroe, in u | | P«r*r «bich, *9 I think, rshaciti lha arcs- • ! film* on lb* point, cowoiuaicated wiiU hi* \ , inaaaag* nf May, l^JJ, ti-Uiiu/ that par. j t;colar bill aubtuitled to'hirn. catn* to the ' ] conclaaioo 1 will auw stale, udniitlieg. i hi. •iiver, that in doing au h« bad Changed '"his oriifn.el riewa. Tb* Jaqgt>a;*t« «f lh* J 1 Uu*e, k« ih^ Senate will remember, is thai foiigtvM eh ill hat* yower "In l*y end col. ' |ecl lai»«, iiUtii-s, iui|b*is, ami eiciaee. lo • pay thu Jnliti snd pruviiie for ilie conimoti 1 do r« iite ani central *cllarc i-f iho United . 8taUe." ; Tbo strict octinu-liootil*, tho*i» wh% | weir known al th* tirno u« lie Virg.nu j jechoolof politicians, i».*n!*J up< tt it t?>at theri* was no anthorily to uppro;r:at*» | th* money d*«itvd from Uvea umUr lie I clause which liive* to (**sogreaa tlipautbority | lo pro t id* f«c tb* cutMOO.n ilvfeua* and I general Welfare, except lo the •lUuini.Mil . j uf some uf tb* purtlc olar object* over wbivh | Congress was k'trca i<xclu«tv* jurirdicticn. and that it *aa iticambent, then- fore, to go ; Into sail lh* enumerate J puwoia conferred j in iLr clou** .>hen yon were called aptio to 1 ; approprietw tb* public oiuney, in order to la«cntl»i« wbetber tbat appropriatuin was [ nrcaraary to carry eut the a-ml luu^ht tn be . accotU|d;»h*d by viiber CO* nf lb* •name, j rated poYeis, lu the pvp»r to vbicb I at. ; luile, fuairnuri scaled with Li* i.T/svjgo of • May, 1*2!.', ilr. Monroe nrgm«» uiin ^teat 1 force (aduiiitiDg, u« [ have ja>: listed, ibti . ; in that [-srticular his own opioivn had tie.-n , > 1 Laugril on rx iiniualion) thai ihcr* was no limitation at all to tbo purer to lay taxes, I j »Ve., as <.*o(ii*re«4 Could levy any amount «>l .

. , taxee, *i«y auioqpt of iin|hotx, 41UV mcu«n:t j »:utiee, ua.! any amount of t-xcii*. it war S eqawlly iru* that thay conld do' anything I w::'s the muD«y which tfaey.sbouM gel frotu 1 lb- impoe.tion of thee* taXut that they in thrlr ju Igmriit-Bii^ht tbink aroul.l ccmiuce | to tb* cumuiun d* c»<e and general wcKat* : 1 and that the oily gu*rt! usaiual an abu»t of j th* Utt*r pnwwr pr*cii«dr ih* a^uu'gu»rd {and which lb* Cuusiiitr.iori rqj>j>u>eil to be sufliHett pnardj against thw abuse of thn taxing power; tbat u to ssv, rcepoi'U liility tu the people. Tie peopl* bC*d not be apprehensive that more than • •uflic etit «mouoi of taxes would be raised; £r»», L-causw such taxation would o]wrat« on the member* of Congrca« cl.o misbl Impose II; end aecond, becaate lk»«j would kuow • Leu iLey were imp.'jilog it that they mud go botnc uud account why it wis . that I hey hail Iwfjcd aoch an nmntim r,f tax- I alton on the people; af.d as that 00- . cording to lb* theory of the Ci>u»tjiation, I lakru 10 be » rufhcii ut prouct^n j filial J Ibe abus* of 1L9I puMer, it was AJ.0 % ,ufrt. . cionl goaid agwinsl the abuse cf the other • puwcr-rilt* po.vrur appropriating monwv ' which Ibry tbnuld g.-i by me,,,, 0! th* tux. » Ing jmwer to wny imnroper or icjurioua pur- f pose, and be 1 iwr I be re fur* (bis roncln. ■ion, lhal tf ibere was rnonsr In the Trres. I ury, whirb could only get ih#r.. through the j taxing power, CuDgtr** iiii.jht n«* It in anr . wsy Hut Congress itjnagbt proper, and llia'l • It would be a legitimate u«© if. they na*d it for 1I1* arcun<pttsh|n*rii of t0y natlooul ai coutradiatioguitbcil fretn any m*r« local or • Slate object, but that they had the right to 1 decide for tbenifelvo* what waa national; and if they deciib'd erroneously, it w«a a I mailer lh*t <<>uld nut be inuaircd Into io j « > w iiiij»«»sv'a |t*%aa 11*

aoy Other way than by an appeal lo the people aod 4 thing* of ihe members of lit* , legislative councils of t|,„ couotrr, aod thn repeal, of lb* stxtutr. llw cam* lUo to th* ronclasion, with reference tn the particular ' •"ill, that Cungrts* udghl a[iprupriate what. | j rr*r inonv) it thought prop*r for the com- 1 [dslioo of tbe Cnuib*rland road, and for ths ' yoa. pint inn of ouy other work of internal 1 in>pruvem»l ; but h* consid«r»d— and |ri ! that be was j»*tifred by the whol* course ; of tb* Coverninrtit— .*§ iH^rfectly clear tbat ! t?m authority to »pp?i»pri*t* money for thn , conitruction of muy internal Improvement i did not cairy with it th* authority to cor.. 1 struct the im|iMivfcin*nt. Th«t Involved th* ! exeicls* of iNrnlorial juriadiclicn. and tim 1 territorial jiri>d:ctior» waa a mailer intrmted entirely t<» tlm rftatei. If, therefore, a road waa to b* inane, th* road wai to be mado by tttxiw #utburity ; ai d re In relation to a canal. 1 hsr* rot tbo hook by m*. but I know 1 ! speak it correeily. h would be very «u. I neceasarlly trripsaaing upon thw Srn«t* l» rlad the declaion^ which from time to lima have been glveo upon that clause, or upon lb* clause aulhorinog Congress toeitablish fioit offices and post roads. It is sufficient or my purpose to refer tn a sentence or two In aa opinion uf th* circuit court for th* »*v«nlh circuit, which I ssy, with perfect knowledge, I* in accordance with lh* de. cialons of ilia Mupreme Court where such questions hiv* ar|i«n, and with the opinion! of tbe other circuit courts before whom the question hat b*t« pre»*Dt»d, And It should be tba more pertuasire, 1 think, b*MUi» it was prutiounced Ay Mr. Juat'ce Mcl«etn, who was, If such an expreiiion ootid 'be used to relation to a j:dg«. rather latitu H. barian In his conatraclions of the Conat|to» lion, and ihoughl that there *M hardlj apy . thing tb«l th* K*d*rak. Uavemmmt could" uol do uudsr aoiuv of It's jrreaia. Tha llnti* taliona to which according |o his vitw, II wa« aloi* sshjietsd, w*r* limitations com. ptrailv*ly f*w In the opinion of many other* %ko*)ifT«red I rout him;, but sg far i| tbl particular qu»$ti*n Is concerned, ha decided (a accurdane* r lib th* v|*w J bsv# stated la what was called th* Rock IsUhd case; •ud I read from bj* oploi"Q In that care, as reported (a \br sixth volnra* of his nan Report^ pagw ^24, a eeotttir* or two, Tb* ffb htrdre lh* eourvwbl qp application on lire part of lb* Uoit*4 8tut«w to hav* arrest# mi 17 Injspfllda, th* bridge proposed lo thrown lire Mtsajmlpul at Roe k Island, , ftmwmaMsa ^•11 aavliaiioo bpoa oavifsbl* rivara was io U mU* fkft, iwpt 99 fort* Coogrec^

from time (o tlin* migbt imj^dw navigation l»y lfc»* exercir* uf reguUclous «»f th-lr o-vo, passed under i|<* auiliority which ibey !■• I to make n-guUiioos cutjcrrni«£ counuurcu hrlaee* tlir Suit*. •» " L ajr; llu-iv'ourn l«l i»rf rr,|««|.J Ju |.-f MeLrauf tWI.rfwlMt .r-«ll rua>u<^:«- *u ©V »!f.rt|oS i>r null 4k -r, I ) 4 rri-~v«t rr<uUt«oi., ].!>.» U.r- for iu it'Orti.n,! |.) Jkliriioal tliMH!*!. llir A,'"ri*J <M-w<r4l jl.ut w.lfrfi o..'l r tHu 1 4i *r/, i.i.r Ulu 1 r Im l*i«cf I j^iIaUi.Ci I'nf (ub-cx.-.4«<»^#tr^ | a tnic^u.et ,n.»» !/«!»> u^tcr. TL:» I U 1 |;» to* »«."»! or V»'r w Itii<M -t&h I l.r wolk UMN ». I'-K*. gut 1 M « sutaorii) wi.ii U> sue*. , fM" vl*IRuJ (b«t« rUll; to niiSlrl Will. 11^ ».«»- UiHsnt pmr; tu rwi wrrw . I "j' '4J rCbiirutt ■ Ul-'rr oto • hit !• • jil P- Hslrruo'irr the |»>mr t-»n,i.litr inu.i«rnr • o< lor«.\tl:»:i jf»t nu<li,«ii tie ».ur j rx. t. U tl j tu*) tu*X * liin|<ik'4 or utlrvk'U Ihiouxhout the I IMhtt'f Jo«itlt»» f • n-rsltjr 4<rn v-«o. in tin- ul r» U.ivi | Vlllfi t!.f tu U til Ir lML.,.i|lr<I J (ki t III* in/. • mr ./) tha f .'.ut it 1 ii ul iim'ak.# ui-,a tbr hlj.j , w, «J u| 1.4 uwr w>| UkO. U IbtK lUi* iiiiwu* »ik' iu|k»t>j.ut.»: friT. xht tr eta t.' tJuUrn, tAGY(4 ll.e UUc/rtloc ul toa*rrs>." I And tli* n h* go** on io ne«k of what • ixiigLiht ihe practical mt>chi» t« wri»iug froci the pj**«>*ibr« of sue!, a j>owrr by Csiigfets; j tliat i* to say, an un!iQiiteJ power in goiuto th* iSlabl tu build liridgol uT*r th* nsrj. ; gable river# of the St ste*, Slid to Ilia'** r«>). for tr«i;»ii. .\» 1 h«ii< »aiJ, that liuii. taltoti tipiiu ihe uatliority of Cougres* i. j recuguksed by every jmijcial d'citloo as (ai I as 1 urn s'honl which any c f th* courts i hssi« pronounced upou sby rpii'Stiun at s.1 1 1 •IiaI rguos (o the qu«*l;ou uiut u uuw L>*f..ru | tbo belule. Son, Mr. I'resider.t, what i< this bill ? 1 • I# it not a bill to it skw « railroad uuv<sl.erv; j ; and fur tbe purpose vf il|Jilr-l:i»c ftui-sicw ! • huh 1 a:u about to tiki1 U it lint nrc>'lurv ■ to iprak or tha optretiuii of & hill alt over • 1 , the country ; I wilt lake wsingle caJ* (or the : purpose of showing abut ibv bill dues. 1 ; ' do nrl cay tli.it (t t.as been pasted for th* | purpose of ctfqcting C at ©bj. i t, fyi 1 do not 1 1 know it oir»iiafiy, houcrvr t may >ni|«ct it. J ! I ho litiir of New Jrfrity In tha iufancj Gt • ' the tallrtMd s}*t*in, at lur b.ck uc «rar 1 1 -IM, when nvhody ir.*w with anything'liko ] 1 ' ruttwidty wb«l wonlj Ue.lhe re.uil we l ua | 1 no iXperiraco al list liar which would w;. ! aide a man *<r a governco-nt or «v cocipinr 1 t« drciJe wLsir.o." it would t># a prvlluide ! ' buiil.vti to tngsgo in enterpii«es of this * 1 descr.pti u— • s'jtbdrixed tire cnsitructiou %> I '

irsllrosJ uudtr achaiter gr-oud Utile Caiudvu uud Autboy tCai|;oad Coiflpiuy.— • At ibe sanis lii:io they wulhmiiid a coji- ' • i'*"y OI4tV a CAl'wl Cslivi] thu I'vluware uud UariUn canal. Tha latter, perhaps ; wa« under all the circcuiiUi.cn suppose il ; to tie a more |-cr«>ous e;;l«rnrir* Ihsa the ; foliio-r; fur although .u Kqiuik* Cs iaii bid : i/crli nude, yet a ennui of this length had 1 ; never U.u cju»trcct«U ihrongu a Siwlc like Net Jersey, cut then wilh t«.o popolaiiua ! thai now ti-rni' Up.'i* lie# urbl*, aod terr.ii. j nitiiig in the chics ul r;.ilad« lj>i.:u .od New . York, not then as Do* bunti-i'img a popu. Istiua by udliioar, hut ©il|i-» ulutust tu iLv'ir i iofji.cv cunipiratively. It or** exc«od;ug|y | (iuuhilul whether eiiher of tin-so cut/rpruies j b*tif.l pro vo to r»© Iciratiro ou ib« i»«il of ; the corporator*. W but did N«o Jersey. ; »»y ? What Was she otdigcd to »ay ? Wtai : j %»•« her object iu saying it! Sb* wanted • ' railroad brlaeril - i'lilladclphi* uud Nc» I i York ; sb* vanlril canal irati.j-ortAlica b»*. J tAefd tlioru two termini ; it was not otly | | iinpurtuut tu b*r, anJ it was nut only im. J I purtaut to I'cunrj Ivatiia and Nov York ; it I *** inipurtanl to tb* United Btatv*. Kmy i |iuan«no csaa from lb© West, Iraveliug j noi th tc the Kqil, and every man who c ui« | (roui th* opposllo quarter ll&vrliug **•!, uo.l rvirymanwhu bad any incrcbstiilivo i lo ,r,'d vf any dt scrip tiuo froui west to east 1 or ea<l lu »cM, was inlurcstfd lo having u mod* of trauspiirtation fur himself and tfter. chrrtdi** through New Jersey. New Jef. »•>, thru, actuated by that cushioned | olicy which I think has il!u#tiat*d her carver, 1 and by that patriotic policy wbirh hai iUbtrst#.j her CJicsr, from the U/ginuitig of her uxisteoc* ai a otate, during lh* period of her revolutionary stiugslo uown to the pre- '

reut liniv, dolerntined thul sill) would , if she could, have in ado through bur limn* » rail- ; road and a canal which would uperaie so j beneficially not ouly for herself but fur thr Tp*t of th* country. Hut io* to do it was i the question. This enterprise required an exoandilurc j of millions; shn coul.J not makv the rxtwui. < ililur* ; she had not tbo niesni i.r makinc | tb* expenditure without vers heavy anli J libelous taxation. Who would make it T JiiI dividual*. How could they be induced lu , do it T Ujr giving (hem a charter ibat pro. i mired to wiak* th* railroad and the c*nsl, [ when they sboold beconstrocted, piofllabl*. ! 1'iisr Was that to b* accnmplishtd ? There | «»*• ^0 ways to accompli* U it : the firat was tn aulhorixe tbem to levy ally amount by way of toll that they may think proper ; tb* cither was (ft guard tb#m against all competition. It was Latter, in hrr judg. ment, and, as I think, sb* decided right | thai sbe should hold out tbe luttrr i*t*1vs j to tha individuals who might tin »U|j(,| to construct Ibis railroad and this ransl, beCausa to tax by w jieavrimposjllon of toll would bo not nuly to Injur* b*rritix*m wbo nilgbl waul to travel *n Ibv^n improveoifota, bat would Im tn Injur* us and the Other Cillxsni of the United Stiles Who might want to irarel and to transport their merchandise upon them. A smaller tax might be nude sufficiently rfttiua*raclr*and satisfactory, and a auffierent inducement In •ag-*** !■ ib« vaurpmr, providsd |iu par. !•** w»re secured assgslusl ihe Injurious effect ol competition. * Now, Mr. President, a word or two will show, as 1 think-, that N'«w J*rs»y had a right tu do bath. New Jersey wai under no obligation to insku a road *r a cabal. I sup. pore lhal will b* wd mil red. 'Ibereisnothiop ID the C.restitutioa of Ibe United Htwtsx whIcY«u?np*Is'N*w JeNif in apend a dollar.for lh* b*usfit pf other Htalrs, to tpund a doltsr In Cat construction, of rasOw or canal* in h«r own But*. What aha does for th* b*u*fit of b*r own cltfcrens tba (a act hor* i**d (n do, and mat be compelled in tin, •ol by lb* United Btates, bai by tb* lafiu. toe* uf Iiwr OWO popalalk'n. Tb*y *Uct b*r fttgislalare; aod Iflbev, lh* peonU of Now Jrr»*v are willing to bar* roads conitrucred, they, tha people, will Innirtsot tke tneinberi of their l>ft»)*tnr* to eoovtnict any p*ri(c?Ur road or Cant) that lh*y warn, but ibqJJ«||*d «Ut*> hate np.rlgbl In In. CBder any obligation in tha United 8tat*a, or any eltf. . feiW'-VKMr;

r«^*d ard vaiial, had she ur»t a right I » lay npuo wl.ai ivrme she • oulil axtborixe thviu to l»«* couvtiai-iedr Who can duubt tb#(J .Sb* bid tl.e poerr to make eiib«r uf tbes# iui|iri*V(*iMt>ni*, stij no b«o:y h*i a ri/lil to enforce a* egaiu-t her Ibe ^xi vution of tint puw*i. I; wo a )Mtter cmLUvcl to trr own sol** drfcirlioo ; and firing iu tb# full a'.*l unlio'ilrd p**v>e»«ii)o ©f lh*» power, she bad a ii/Iil to«xert ii Jnsi to id.- ntannrr »).•* tboight proper ; and if ■!.•*, in h*-r jndg. ; n-ent, 1vli*rs»lliAl she could rnjkt 'I.I* foi-l " by ni(J:n of. I l.is thsftrf, atid by f fee rf ' • II th* provisfoos vwiitaiLe|| lujbe charter, ' kvluding that provi»v>u wluVir»rrorri tba coirj uoy a i agalt.at competition, who h*s a rizbt to cr.iiplain #f jt» Cad the corjtora- , tola coUipiiio after tb«*y baw trot the charter f 1 i'j*ipo»« that question answer* itself. AuJ if I h.y caniiol cornplaiu, wLv «•!•© can complain. My f'irnd from JlS-ehlgart is a cltirsn cf ! lit# uu.frjfitairt*, bit a riiuefi of Mirbi* i f g*0. lie e- »nta to C'ifN' to VYatbi:.Kati n. lie gels to the • a-tefTi iiuiit ©f \im» .1 1 r.*ry arid be itt>l*la on ibe ngnt to c«»tm* tbtoogj. Wliri; D gitj lb* re# i.*> r* is no r.isd to bung !,:.n through. W:»{ is be t«> d..; Ii's b kill io rqmiy S'-nln*! the 8tule j; Jrtvey i,-. compel »p#ribc uf iujio ihi'j ahi'k'h the t>«e.1 to the L"'.it*d ! Bt«s*»a, to coni|hil N*»« J*ts»y to rvak* x. • I rocd o\er vlm-h «.y ?ri<-nd from M > «opxu * can trsv«I to tVa-Liogton or fro \Va»l- ! inxCou lioiiir J tVlta lil\ IH'I. WktfU ha ! ! g*'ts thr re, au : t*iWe i* no duet I >iin I iu a *tr. n/cr n lniut; tt> tii« goveri^* i.irnt of N»-s Jersey .ba:i every J*r,. jr.n i s'a.td. :ti relation to t at gritrrnun'Ut 1 Aod i if no Jefsrymeu CottM c«:t:qii..iii that New Jrrs»y bt<l l.ot pio«i<l»d fur a fi.Sil ll-foUgb* lu r hwit«, ii su-,l-l fjlluu tvcestanly that my Hit- nd could not complain tlist slot *.•> wilhuct Such a lead utd 1 t he bad tu fott it the l«--i way Lu c.oiM. HoJ ti e q*. siion, ax I think, is not ©; »f fo serious r.oubt. t hate said thai l»«-;:.p ' under uo obh'gsti n to ti-Ae a road at a'f, Ji-ing b«csu.v «.t the absence «>f any oljigo. til. (I In make road ciotheU Ulttl ll.e power to « xrrci»e ur.litniied tKicn lioo m r.iskis<g a Aim Lad a ligot to drliiiniim up« ti wh»t (erina *f.r us* id c;aLa it. ribe Ua-

; m.td» if, aud ,»bu ir.m tui'ioritvd »o:ug of' • iLrse cuuipwnif to charge toll. Wbv n t lii'in raklr titr uiber gels lo t:,# easlsrn fip.il • of Ibsl Blal-, La*Lca.;igbl lu cum.- iluon^U Ni« Jersey iq.on tlx' read *> (Lost ; 'cdl ! Mow was it brforv <L.j ay*t«m ' uiiros'S s*b • j • t e< | f Mo* sii# itfn . tunj !k* roads tnaite! Not t»y uny : ct «.f' Cungrrss : foil ly 3t y poArr snpj *o-rd tn i b* Oriiipu lo I h v Malrt I j »*:y ai t i ( t.'uu. ' ;gs»'is. bjl l y vutCr >.[ n puui r ttt.trc d -l.l- 1 • !y existing in i!m .Stute*. o| su. u-.nl. r^d t»} tbo t'onstitulion nf the L*Ml»d Jrlat* - to * till- (»i»Vrrn«l<l'i t of tin; Call* d .-viatrs, and » j thesefori- r •ii uHiing- j'ist n* i lhiihi' utid j 1 ©pa.at.Vc *1 il wir-id have tern if Ibe (.'onstitutbin of the UuileJ St. tew never ha. I ] been hiViptrd, I'vsi nnyhrily ti< not lh»i , tipuu iboie turnpikes, suclt ls wet* tnauu : : Hi all tbo .Stalls of the L'ui.ili L-laic tiu rallrca 1 qdern was adopted, ud cinu.La* a I right to travel without p«)ing till f That j qowiiou al*o, I pruxttuie, U loo clear fur : d«' uir; Tiku, if you caaunl travel upon a - rail. • road or u turnpike without conforming tu th«t provision lo Im fouud its lit* charter • I under which turnpikes or railroads aru tnjd* that a-Jthfincva the conq auica to charge toil eitliwr for.th* iran*poruiluu of paxfctigi-rs or the iramparutn.a ot nitr- ' chaadije, what right Law you to complain . —I mean |rg.v| tight, cocstiiuuonal right! You m.y think it unkind in New Jersey, B want of cuiiitr, thn ahfcr.c* of an unli^ht. ' *n*d Jt'di^y, that aha wd| Lata hsr ryitsin of railroau* sctli n* it t» now; hut what' richl *»ar* yoa to cCmplaln that y,va »re j placed tu thn [Ki-itinu of all the c lizeur nf ' lb* gUl* i»: New Jersey, arid nil tlj* ulhct i cititens of thr country at l«tg*? • si* i... si. i i, . .

; Mr. l'rcaidrnl, jf you do not pn» . , t thl* h^ll cannot t: e»e ccmpanivs vurrvudsr , i ibeir chatl*ra lo N*w Jersey to-morrow, i , ! and ibtn can ab«j out clusPtha isud p*rtns- : , j usntl), and |*rinan - the canal J ' ! I suppDa* nobody d..ul,{/fh.t ; «t»d J N*» i | Jersey (uslii' do both, or nthvr, il is only ' I bvcaqin orar tb* coOstrucliua of a rs»*d s»r i a canal th* junsdictlou of a .Stat* i« not' concurrent with any Jurls^tUon pot-ei/t d bv thr * Ur.it* tl Bute*, hut l» exrlusits ©f > ull on tb© pari of the L'tyUd Bial*». ' \Yh«» N*w Jersey |«nni hvwact char. ! tcring tha Camden and Auilmy Hcrlroad ' Company, on th* Mh of February, ; l»nd by tb* aarno act chartered th* Delaware ■ tr»sl llatitau Canal Company, »L* prsnlcj [ •|||*U» C*tlaia priv.lsro*. rim itailroad Co. | vr a* auihonzed to clisrgo ten rents « mite I ore each pxssecgcr snd ten cant* otr **cb ! ton of ii:*rch«rulisc. I here waa a [iloVtstou • in that rhsrUr, however, which gave loth* Stat© a rvjht to take t«ie road or tlm Canal I •l any tltnw during tha thirty j wars fuV which | tha charter was granted upon a valuation; j tba fctuta was an incorporator to lh* extent 1 of v. thousand »lar»r, I thiuk, uud shn was entitled by thf original act of courso to all th© tUvldeods that ttisxaoo* thousand shares would raro. Sou®, however, the companies and Hi* Slate Lectin* satisfied Itiat jl would be Iti th* advantage or both parties, the corporations and th* Slate, that there should h* a change in Ihe charter. .Several cbang-s wtro ore-re, but it !• ouly merit] la my purpose lo laeotioD two. The rales ©f toll has b-ivii (lecresred ,lo threw cents a ro.\* forth* tureugk travel, aod the company havng accepted tb# change bsv» no fight aow to ckarg* more than tbre© cents; and the Blare, in c on «j deration ol th* company givleig ®p the right to charge tb* tolls wbkb they were aulborit*© tocbarg* by thsoiirinal -set, wgrerd to wale* herrigtit to tik* tbr ma-l and th* caoal at any time before tba vxpiration of aooiber period, and *«. landed tba charter* to rhayJvavW •BCiw, Itcrtfure, to run four y*arV. TmRjp--pwmea stipulated to pay - cwrtaia aJSre ffuO, no mailer whwl mis hi U th- refcrRre; l>l si la to say, provided lb* receipts did not git* loch a turn us thu Slot* desired, ah* wis to have in all events a specified amount -W1 h Wfif'l hidt I think aboni thirty thouiauU dollars a ysar, l ink the Bute did nure. Th* cotap«p|ss it *Jl11 i>«J -hb iI'IFm? hlirw^M I aiusor* all Beualora uaji rstaad r«ry waU-c*^iainly all tha Isw. ysrl In lh* biaiy du. Ul Fut* coild not ♦1*5 wAJaihur ; *r*ry p,s»vlslon of it was OKM Ih tha t barter Ulted. slHr bUta cnsId »ot iodic* tb* compiilii.i* lorreldsr thtlr right or cha/g lug tba toll

'which tb*-*- were acthc-rir-d to charge In I the nrigiral rbarirt <•! le'-.'V. by al in* *aif- ' ing the right lo tukc the ;uvJ ivml I lie car;^! until JhCH. hpt !,sd re an farther st.-l gi'.e lliriu 1 1 r l>-(4i f t rf aimlbi-r provfk|or.. (! •) ilut am - i fc %i «;u,*;ug ||.# ci-tlr* j« rt ul » J.irb lu:gh| « I > j •* fiutn tba arc ipttucw of (. •• * 'pjdeo't ntary -ft nf 1-152 cnti! Mste wiiuf.i ani'iur aa no mad or !«• I L» made wi.lrh could ccmjiete ol aii ni l. I litis mad ami ibis c,tu!, I bst has i.1. L< » i* done ; that watoL-ne in lr22. Ti in boa' «I»>^ the State ittr.d! ! -alii lake the cr»- i f «.»,r cutriynv, (of it i»f;. , ttg'iirx mention »io»h. Ss © ha* grautcd . tu llu- t'aii.Jfii aid Atn'-fif Ibi!r.:s I j par.y a cualtcr whiv'b tiid-nii-tl ilfm to c«>n«trscl wt.d Lf-p runuitg vi> tu !Sv!) • ra ill Dad l-rtwi-ru C*mdi ii *iiJ A»i.lr»v : sba Ires »a:J that iu coojidtrsl; »n i.f i!»V mi:.. . P-uy utfieving to «'haig«i ©uly ibr**- c.-nre — ■ more than l*o-ulr«it 1 ta ihso ti ey wen- . authorize! o charge— it* C',i.*iu--fa'.»n •»( 1 tin »r Djrte* in ,* *#c t*» r« l-a4© a j.giit wi.Kii l.it* CUtl? i i'l gtv.l) l b#t;!, nttil ItSrf ub.iJl »i;t' ba-J vi farlhtr «ont«of, which rtgbl M '-ad preferred fey the b'l.iud .-t-l.-j *. a c<>r.: ran, ah.* wnald agree up*r. L.r ,«»fi t'.^l (1 >• wo.lJ t.ot, dlHiUg the Abide |<*'i.o.I ' fri..n 1? i'J tn 1 c« i.- 1 reel ©r fc»i:i.ui.ar the c itiitr ic'.ioti uf ufij ©ibvr fos-i w u*.i ■ should toui rli- a*. a.!i wiih iba mad nf, Dm • rumpan*. I tb« re is i:o ii »aiii that the Slu:# La. • ri-b; t j u:jkc ti.at sgrvrment. 1 ht-fr base K'C C #ut..a JoubU 11 Ifi tU ' rxicr.t of I lie jt liboniif tic Cat>lilu!iuit Ibe 1*1. To, I S t uir % which pruMLi'i tbr, Slafts frntu t-A>-;ii~ at y laax :n;psr*:t^ tl.e • «-tligxTi«nia ©r i'. t.Udri -. in He If/inn- i.g i^f the tiuicifii,.,,!* :( WJl4 •upj o.r.l t':*l :t «!.»! cut aj'- I*, i, >«i jilting wsvuc.n.^ the fotci ■ tf a fitlilliCi til v.liirh u S*. An *i> a pattv ; Utid li.i'i.I. ir :m» | gf'lallnu Ccn»Xi Uiil:g * «-«in.|u|iy, or M.bing u xr»i.t ©f iat.d, »i:d vu'-rm- iM.i *t'.j r»:U ll.e grant re ©n »i;c j art i the S -.t* . *. .•> t y n me j».kJ to l*v ciuLiwrrd Ly lire pri-L J>it< ,,, l ;|l!tl\l tL" State, itl.i fc'f.i e ii;" ©L':© *'iuiT «.r <■' r:trart«. ir l!i ,i'r ».f- the S.a'.»-i-f Near J,r>-\ vt, ViMb't., r*p-rt«*«i r» 7 l,'r.,i.e<., i.i„l i, cogi'tiU ii « »wr f y a!! .1 _.» . .. . • - w „ . .. #-. ..

. jf»Mi;unt i ate#. tlu» Supreu * ridrd that H e cc:tir-rl »:ts ?e in tiiut o ,*,• «..*• j rots.-tc I. »V 2<«t ws« It ., *ef\ k1.. '.1. *! .. t. ; ti.'A ..'rj I.:, 'gilt !.*»»• L,-«'U -till it ill, I tir.l*-, mH l 4 a* Coil Ce ll V t* (Aid. 'I «r:r W.'le fe;, ucr* «»f i-jMiiti.i—uu! I'D lite Leuch, fur , tbe t «iuri ••» u«. ai-. iua«. Vol at lti« t-.r— - • wl.et.rer 'that c> i.ire. t. .1 tl riul4 tn* cafL-J .» .-.riu.^t, Lulling. at t.\ uj"»»t* i S. .* ' Slate, ,.:i ll.e :;f, ©nil tl;A I*. r.«i k .*v'.l!r.,;i : tviiicS* li t- >1*1.' M«.l I.V tight lu «'lA,f l:, 1.1. .TiiiiSlaU of N" i *.r Jrrui U'ub |'i»*-es«u.|i C-l lat ) i'il.J. I*\*l U.gtli,; lu tlWl-Dl W libit, i ii « r S>iii;l>. #i. i w;*r*«o to p-jr©L«*w' I. i Ureu. other U; *l>, and a^iceii that ila a-tbtr Isuo* yuir'i >ie *♦»» l« |nrcti9X* #iu<uLI net be subject tu ,hc laXll'X puWc-r uf lb* Stale. 1 l.r I ii«i i ati* * © i 1 1 *i # u lat.if#, *:.d tbey raiue .'into the iiaud ,'f ll.e pat ires a|,u wur iu poiuej-iox ul tiu-r.i, an.i nbo weir | ante* In tb* ca».i which I liutp ju.t uctilluavd, i wt.d the quvstiun tufurr t'.iu Buptetu* Cuurt of tire L*9;*.eii .S-.U-#, uii np> si frwu the 'coutisof Nia Je;-ej, * «% ^Lciii* r it >a« • cc.ni; cteiil fir tbe Blxiu t© - tut, ti!,r al al! | lire twxiog p inr; it nai Lot siut- • ply void legialatiiiu, but be©ac»c «>f ihe ua ( turu ©f the p^ucr iisclf^ It was imapii^l to Lc a [iowcr#.» Uece>«*ry lo State tax*, i teQCr, tliat a .Male could Itut depot? brf. sel( uf it. Tire Bupictti* Cuuii, ou-viri, ■ d« tided that lu it at cj»** lh* agircureui wa* a contract, uud thefrtot* ptOl«cl«d Ly : the co.iftitutiuuat nihtbitivu ujicn thcBuu'.- . ii*t#rr#nr.g with cuusracl#. I *hsli nut fatigue the Srnuto hy rcfrr- ' ring to other ca*er. Tbat Case ha# bv«;i ; r*cugu;z«J Ly e very judicial d«ci-;. u pro. r.oaucwJ Ly ti.« Bn; msiit i*uurt »ii cu. i'rv. ci*ely lire umr qurstiuu s*> iiiVulwd ami ' ilrculrd iu a case Lefur It.,* .Supreme Cecil

, so recently as J llu«arJ. Maty laud *ui«i,,J I lu mak* a toad tio.u Dsliiurere to CuiaUiland In slcku the oalioiul road ; and it wa* that sjsleiu wh.vli inauo lfaUlitiof* s,iiat ' she war Lefut* the system ©f r.ilioaJs was . adopted. The Biate taij uu uiuiiry to make the road ; Let she li»,i banking lurit^utint.s. . and she had p*r*oti# uL© wcro anxious a© ; sujoy'bankrtig .'-unities, aud sire rVtiewu . the charter* ul" the existing uaiiks, uud ha-aathurit-d ult.*r banks t© bo tu/itiured, r pruvidvit *v a cuiMitmn of tbtir- chaiuu • that » l.cy shoulJ pay a certain amount w» a J fund tu ire a[>pt©ptiate-l t© thr consiiucli n' | ti ( tho»* roa s. t ire Niaic claictvl • riglit | to iui. tree au kdJitioOal i«x. Tb* qorstluii cau:c up lo tbe Bupvitic Court uf tns Uolj led Butra in lb* care ©f t»ur Jul, rs. t * ' j Tux Court ; and the >u[4vnia Court utiaiu^J • inuusly ire id that Maryland, in tha DM ' • place, had w right U- agree will, lhe>* bank. 1 • ing tiretiiutiuus (or lb© cousidcrwireo staled • io tb«ir charier ; ir.at is lo say, »| m.y ] would give ihnr luutreyr to Le sqipu puaUd { tu tb* coa*lructioti ul ik« i'sprwcc *©(», •b* in C«t<| lerafiuo thereof would libposw j no fcrlher taxes D|-on tbem duiing tav con- ■ linuacce of ihetr cuader. itre cuutt so i udaniinuus, Th, tarn* doctiuie was uiaiDtained in lh* prior c» « ©t Daitmcutb c©l lei#, tcportf-d in 4 Wucalun, Now, Mr, FrcJidsut, ^ I wui right an far, ! what dires this bill Uo ? 1 1 Say#, u© tuaUvf i what are Ihe licuiUttuus to ti© luuuj lu any railroad Charier, no matter whul thay prohibited troai Uuiog, wbvthel, nuiou* otbar things, tlrey am proLitited trein cif. ] rying upon and over ttcir roao, tn. ir cvu. | )i«ciloua, tbnr boats, their budges, ©r their j terrier, mil freight, mil pfiqeriy, all utaiU. | *11 |»a»aeiiger», all troops aud Uoief: uirui J •Ipplies, or aio prabtntfed fr©w c.nyiiiK ! veer iuuU itupiotvuunl wuy partumar ] freight, any particular properly, or wuy ;wrUeutar class of paiavigvrs vr* triMp*, ih*y *le to has* that pntileg* by virion ul itis *ott. J» Out lb at alts nog tbo franchise 7 If yon h*T* * right to du u, want u thw •(. fscl of il T l>uea tt uol laai jail aa leaf w tl * propri*tor* ©r tb* road ne.ir* to bare it Continued ?• 1| New Jtriey goal t© any particular company But *«(ho»tk*d by her charter to do tn.»* tklngi, *uj claims Whit wisarts ibat tbty are du,og »bal tba charter doex nut auiiu r.is ; mi i hey ar* car. eying' pasaeiigeu when they ar* uaawikor. uej by their coarter toVarry |H*»*ur*r* * all} or ibry art carrying )i««MDgrra. bs. Iweau It ra,u| b. l«r**i, which tlrey am nol •oihorUed to carry theih by their charur; •ad thai th* charier is focMltd by rtasota W (b(M*r U. franc, U. L *h«y..hl..r> .'.tougftM lei) ua, iD spilu ol you, ihai w* *0 49 &9\ f Wti pro« did B 0)

j auf Ij'ir.#* ti% fo .J,. *rj • a!r'.*»c»:i « >• abis© - yourrbtrii# ia p.- ni «f r.cl. *iep L.-spad I | iur I niu . f i J... f-am l ; alU.uqgli you ret horifui'y B,th us u. Lui.iu.g 'ji,* (rani Ci l*-. klii] -iqij ©ir.J |fial if * hrwittlinQ «.4.'m d #l,,<-ivr>! !»; u> ; *»ul a'jb--qgt» gvrtr.1 tk* rharfer ui«,«n roudi'Lui lh«t ti e ! fl itji'tl *(»:,)d Ik io.»i»n|( «* •Ju |..<1 #;.►•, u lo t.lr.rfve 11 now. \V r »jli . i . *4»r. M.i !. . I'll*,). ,!# y.»* !:ji# J'Uil-d \<j , 1(-. all l *.• ••...! g»i liu l.r lire 1 1 vital j© At ju e " »• t if.niirg o« ihusw '-^:..3.i., tlit- u-;:b'»rrtj i-f C-osrsw," D I' CVrf. . , Br-e'T j- w.f ILu, autUorizir-.* |i,«: :oi it. j.f i fi is Jurying I. r /■':»:« I Ire iir'i.1 1 • li--.Lv road* of ibis n «> *!,«• thilla* l*»«» aiughl- to L* •»«.!-. Lre.. ,. Ii* a-Jmjt 1» a; sbs- La* a right ' t»» iir.pt ><. ! nut A;, i - ».4 Jirtw- . ul.-r.rjf Bl„] the ©f !t... Jr -.. a:. ,| t,, h- Id at tl un.r :(u.c iLal ii ♦. NmiLii lire j»iwrr „f r». in tire i b .td-t* t-f x'hm frac. . I ... li...!j »t 0r iv. fr.nfhiae, i- ;.i S*u J,"oj {' -.qqlr ,x to New Jrr#ty}( "Yfi :r o-,t:.uz;:y !• lu he fli IC... d »!i *a.i«jruj«.4ll.lt| I© ©Qf 2*ii .t«r*ly t-i i-iu jiu I p:iv i *j^#s o,..| j„ d.» .;*.!* w.ih t-:- vu'i . :i r.. a, hLjcL \.'u ri-v.r o.iriu iu#e q,v r©BJ, lu luvu t-rua inadc al'." ' l.r.uir il i- full the) are suiii.ir::-il to rr. c» f. r l!i^ lrans;-.>rtw1iufl ©r, r their road , i f « ua". Ly it lh. ) are s'liLpntdl in trats. j • - r I , i iil..jt::4#'.li-.. V, X.Sl t vii InniiMiiQ J ; l! ro tre regiiadd * V, u.,t Jjonul Su a ;* ih: re rp. t, ii - Thrcbarer La* no i;i:;i?aS:«--n; Lcrau** (arcurJic;^ to tla as- » • uu ;; t i'. ii I l.ave tiisdr, tlrel ihi* i-l«iap|Jy tw • :oad w!.i« L is r.it aut^o-.zed i„ fafrv [ x«».cc#rk an,: freicLt ihtuugb) lU charier «io » net a iihur.s-i tireia iu cbarg# «i alt fur •••rrjmg pi.>*ung*r* aii.l (fright ihrongb. i l.s it. i: il., r« is lit* 4-iill-x.iy io the charier l- cr.y |.w.Kugrr# aud fiei^bl fr„m one irriaii.us l.i lb»» ul.ivr. there is 4,© limitation iu *i.e chart* r c;n*xj th*« r.'cbi ii»rat«y such pac t tn* «.r frr.ght ; a^d as )©u ar- about t- au'l. ir;.-*- tbs-iu l<» carry •u>»*'i.g^r# _»nil S. I. • X, **.d lo y .Vive CvJ'jeiudun luefv. L r, .i Lu.itrig it.,. coKip. M.atiau u! iu. V r.f.- I.- frcvifa. *.>1^ at* .ilM, u t,, •: v# Skua* -'.re uii'-arpy «u rLarj,- ia*; aha*. t!'t • p!ra*i*.

I ■* ii- : knowjhal tbi» ij Cu pj.-pi#e,Y t:. Lamer- the bill. L it llrel is It.- effect i I B. I .i.'ii y."j pjac-f New Jersey in ll.;n laii « i-. Hm.*j-|iI it a and *x« vt v. L 4* pre-vetj tbol U a4« •u£ii|,-ni f,;r ire j .trpa t i-i ll.e iiupruvjunent. that Iber* • !' nl.l 1 e a I.Riiijltou ; y-iJ COWU la k.ul •ay tba! wi ii r. fsrriirr iu a certain -.e4C/uv, t.auif vj#L t.puu lh- rajd. tramjioniug iv-.eu :> . r trati'p uiit.g freight, tbera r!.a:; »;C r .4 l.nuUl U... hut il.at . ©I, Ure cor». trary, t f;\ CUM pal ) :-iwl©u ibiw l»ill m sv 1-- - 4,-ju.. -Lis t-u *b-;^c jad uhul th»v I do i.ul know, Lerakia at yet, rxopt ia »«xy ctueral «u:bui:!y ©f Con. lu pa** 1* ^'*. l»** lU't iJen placed "I "» ground, upon wbsi ground, lire f.;e*fc? „f U.l% t,.n so|ija,s© tha pi-wv-l ;.| pass it H 1.1 1^. Iu4t.d. |. It ro h i Lui.d iu l ie u-ALMity i it ratabiish jK„. road# As 1 La* M »MiC, jt it rather t„„|k,A' ir» in) i© chin, lb . [wrlictlar power urnli r \U*: t l the Cor .liluliuii. Th® ariiLd do.'ir.h-* -u ihu suLjrct has Uvu that It p.vva (,.| p/#«i of ibat LinJ «t BJ{. 1 hat li a p.rCi-r lo tii'*igbat(- »u|St* eXiali.-.i-load #Ld gollnug *l-u, and «jj tint inteud, d to UV« from ti.,- Jstatr* tire authuntv i© stop thr road a: st<> lime ii ibvuxlil proper lire avcureiy acwtu l puhlir iui,dii#f to i„! lull from 11 I- 111 (tl© UiltfieM which wvwiy ( bai in l.uimg a coi-urclion by rtjr*i in piuvcurais with it* .*ao itiadi or over other*. Il aj p-ih— *r.d thai nas sr>pp,-*c«( tu be a sriff.cirul g'UTasjiue against whqsfnol uuly ro Ihr nu-iivr ©; jvctuitty itiUrrtl * Lai lu ttie i.i-itiTw ,f a high ana cUralcd pstri jirem, tt„- l«v,- of counUy, th,. lor* of Itcighbvr ; and uur (ailu fs lluugbt Ibat lh* I > r ■ _ ■ k. .... I S a I . . i . s A «

would wliuuilanily Acfhcuhl lo a*, cure wtrtc comu.uriicatiou b«lw«*u the dif. fun 1. 1 -venous of <Ls coaittrv. ]l may l»* said ih«l New Jersey bm no right lo -•« tt.al u * Ui/ru from Michigan rr from M (■•at-hn«vU» shall not iCmm through bvr trniionl It will i„ safficiowt to argue that qu-»!,r,„ when New Jersey uv* it. She b«s «i*l >ai,l any aarh Ibiog. D New Jersey (• s.u«I«r «>t<ligatiun to t.ako roads, aod p««l.cu!wtlj oudrrTtm ©bli, >-xiiun 1© male ll.e p.riicoAr roads which are ci.mpla.r.rd uf, the Cart.-L-u «ud Anil©y ruilroad, ard lire Delaware ai d KadUi. caual, ail that # Ire bv* di>n>- by making lb.-tn ■ i« to say that a vertuio u.»crq lion ol lra*»; t'jtuu.li l.»r lernury orey In. nrede up©i thai road and u[)-i« Dj.i canal; but >L* ba^ airot ia©! lhal uuLas y,i-j go op .n tb* caual •or ujH>n it* road yotiwi.ii«-i ^ ihtuu-b b«i ' Irrriiory. ti.» Cj; m the .-lh#, r,.aj . if ^ j lu- turv-p:k*ate«wtt to the lurnwiku* ; ifik* I lu» Uu lurripiUk iratel wi,ut *rv called tb® conuiiy if ah»* ha» tu cowutty roads w.l*. Uiruugh. D •ucU w suicidal poller wal ; ww. pled by Now J*r»«y vou Would not a*f. 1. 1 ball ■« much *» Neva Jersey. D wovld j D.ale Irera wilJt-ru* •• if sire adojd#J apoJic* ! rf fhaf «.r»Ciij (iun, bha is bound, wiibw : Trew alcncM ro her rcistvac#, cerfaialj to I tire proitioiion of her owo pr*w|i*ri(yt to faro jr-ul. tbr means by which Jraval into or , Inro ugh hvr (ar/dury from tb* other Stales nuy be m«if*% but #h* re uudvr n„ ©idr**. ftuii fu say fust she will spend Ur mum x to give }««u w (aeorita rr.oueuf (ruiKptur^m-, ; uxcej/ cpun b r own t r,ns. hhe ii uuU*in obligator f j make ts*»r road/ at tll. j Bh# lis! retorted to th* other mihJ* <,f j rnskrog llietu tu <b.th *11 IL. ,-iutw or th* j h-rimo lis.* r»*orle,j, bai roniluuled Uvvmpanire, aod cloth, d Uo.e conu^nLt i will, to# outhorLy i© eaercio* emioeo'i dc* Msin ro v.to'er to g%i tl * ngbioi way over vvhHb Ore rovd* «r* to iwa*. it «Mft ©r o 1;ut* doabteO wbtlher tWt right of *mio*r; * i ©main cualUbe trwna'erred, out that douh* w»ug aiuc* b**a xtl at re»t. LU?h Btaf* i xu tak* private property for potdic bus i'tiepepdrtf of any express «wtborire. it ia an inheres n£kf i3r*r*ign/y; %1 q wiry W«f* bs» lh* *othority Li <j* it 8|H,a otak.ug comtictisfio* [ a ad it !>m b#*n itL futtnlv hold fromlh* b»glnoi#gortW*yaiMo of roadi Df « vrry d«>crip/^* and of ciooU lust th* hfa/s bavtng lit* Mthorify Jo U Lrmjlf by irv*wwa of private cwmpaclea cbar>red fbt t .* purpose; ab'huath on* of th* T*il« of i*cb ear* pnres |atb* b*n. fit ©i - • i wr/.caUd eoqmrtrof^ th* pshlio U iMfi/ w*u wnalit lh* j »ow wiirlv w Htih hu to /wis prii ft* prop«ity foe poblic vu, . 14 JCWrii»*rdfn5rcMd/W)