I therefore embraced that early occasion to apprise Congress that in my opinion the Constitution did not confer upon it the power to authorize the construction of ordinary roads and canals within the limits of a State and to say, respectfully, that no bill admitting such a power could receive my official sanction.
Jackson expresses his belief that the Constitution does not grant Congress the power to build roads and canals within states.
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