Lynchburg Virginian

Messrs. Editors—Conversing with a Jackson friend, of a neighbouring county, a short time since upon the beauties of Jacksonism amongst other misconceptions under which he was labouring, was highly gratified that the old Hero had early in the day stabbed to the heart that Federal Monster Internal Improvement by the Federal Government. Knowing the reverse to be true—that Gen. Jackson had even fostered and cherished this system—that whilst waging vindictive and unprincipled war against the Bank Monster because of its unconstitutionality and fearful ability to buy up the "governments," and amid the fury of the clerical crew, he has ever hugged this, its twin-brother monster to his bosom, and fed it from the public crib, until it has sprung up into a giant, threatening to wield a portentous influence over the destinies of this country—I say, knowing all this, I endeavoured to correct him upon this point I made my speech, but my friend was evidently incredulous, and sincerely believed that Jackson had not only strangled the Bank Monster, but that he had killed and buried in the Red Sea that whelp of the same litter, internal Improvement. Yes, Sirs, he actually believed thus, strange as it may seem—for he said so, and he was a gentleman, and would not say what he did not believe. However, to come to the point I promised to give him, through the papers, evidences of Jackson's friendliness to Internal Improvement by the General Government, and I have therefore extracted from the Richmond Whig the following table, which I will thank you to publish, either with or without this preamble, for the glory and honor of Jackson and Reform. Figures are stubborn things—and all I ask of any State Rights Jackson man, (if it be possible in nature for such an animal to be,) is to examine into these facts, and if he finds them true—as he is sure to do—not to forsake the "Hero of two wars," (and since his fight with the Bank, his friends must celebrate him as of three wars) -No-I would not expect that -but only ask of him or them, who may become convinced that Old Hickory is not the thing he is cracked up to be, to refuse, after the "Gin'ral" passes off the stage, to suffer themselves to be transferred by bill of sale, along with the other trumpery of Andrew Jackson, to that "sweet little" Dutchman, Martin Van Buren. It is a sin and a shame for free-born White-folks to be bought and sold in market, overt, like so many rams, or bulls, or billy-goats. Were I a whole-hog Jackson man, I suppose I would hang on to the Old Hero his eight years out, but the moment my time was up, the way I would tear off my collar, and burst my fetters, would be a "caution to Crockett"—I would "go ahead," or "burst the boiler."

PETERSIMPLE.
FROM THE RICHMOND WHIG.
To William H. Roane, Esq. and the People of Virginia

Sir—I think you lately said that Jackson had so crippled Internal Improvements by the Federal Government, that they could barely "hobble up" a small stream. You are either very uncandid, or very uninformed—I believe the last, for I think it more respectful to you to believe you uninformed, than to believe you capable of suppressing or misrepresenting truth.

I ask your particular attention to the following table. It is carefully compiled from the report of Levi Woodbury, (you have faith in him) Secretary of the Treasury, made to Congress on the 17th of January, 1835, in obedience to the resolution of the House of Representatives in December, calling for a statement of the Federal Expenditures from 1791 to 1833.

Compare, my dear Sir, the averages of the several Administrations as to Internal Improvements. Compare the expenditures under Gen. Jackson for that object, with any one, and with all of the previous Administrations. See how enormously his appropriations exceed all others, and then, Sir, like an honorable man, as you are, come forward and acknowledge publicly, that you were grossly deceived, and that Improvements flourish more under Gen. Jackson, than all his predecessors.

	Jefferson, 1802 to 1809	Madison, 1810 to 1817	Monroe, 1818 to 1825	J. Q. Adams, 1826 to 1829	Jackson, 1830 to 1833	Total in each State, Territory, &c.
Maine,	—	—	—	147,176 27	108,177 74	155,354 01
New Hampshire,	—	—	—	35,529 76	—	35,529 76
Massachusetts,	—	—	37,019 29	170,322 61	148,397 10	355,739 00
Rhode Island,	—	—	—	20 00	30 18	230 18
Connecticut,	—	—	—	25,889 14	21,609 15	47,498 29
New York,	—	—	4,156 79	170,025 11	272,089 86	416,271 76
New Jersey,	—	—	—	100 00	—	100 00
Pennsylvania,	—	—	14,420 19	28,221 49	12,200 00	54,841 68
Delaware,	—	—	—	34,513 00	569,858 02	604,371 02
Virginia,	—	—	—	80 00	—	80 00
North Carolina,	—	—	—	29,840 00	167,733 00	197,573 00
Georgia,	—	—	—	7,511 68	10,400 00	17,914 68
Tennessee,	—	—	—	200 00	27,000 00	27,200 00
Ohio,	—	215,568 78	87,117 93	169,278 61	396,159 29	859,124 61
Louisiana,	—	—	—	6,435 00	40,118 96	46,553 96
Indiana,	—	—	82,748 12	32,319 37	155,398 28	270,465 77
Mississippi,	—	—	15,780 26	57,511 12	12,479 62	65,771 00
Illinois,	—	1,208 51	6 791 49	500 00	72,876 00	81,376 00
Alabama,	—	—	45,472 67	47,253 06	77,252 47	169,978 20
Missouri,	—	—	13,065 48	11,509 61	19,892 44	44,467 35
Michigan,	—	—	5,072 15	19,451 41	121,500 68	206,104 24
Arkansas,	—	—	3,325 82	44,151 38	73,320 85	120,798 05
Florida,	—	—	31,931 00	71,021 16	85,417 56	188,372 72
Columbia District	—	—	—	—	376,630 00	376,630 00
Totals,	—	216,777 24	346,901 19	1,040,045 78	2,768,621 20	1372,345 46
Annual Average,	—	27,097 16	43,362 65	260,011 44	692,155 30	*
Cumberland Road	14,201 90	659,048 30	1054,961 00	715,245 00	1,280,074 43	3,723,530 63
Che & DelCanal	—	—	193,500 00	257,500 00	—	450,000 00
Dis.SwampCanal	—	—	—	200,000 00	—	200,000 00
Lou & Port.Canal	—	—	—	233,500 00	—	233,500 00
Che & O. Canal	—	—	—	200,000 00	799,000 00	999,000 00
Nav. Mississippi,	—	—	18,272 47	162,043 18	214,197 68	394,513 33