Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-21

expense of the works of internal improyoment of
which surveys have been made; together with like
statement of The estimated expense OF other works
projected and partially surveyed.
Mr.. Crockett offered the following resolution
which was rejected sd to TO-
Re'olrcd, That the Postmaster Genera al commune
cate to this House, the amount of money agreed to
be paid by him under the late contract for carving
the mail from the city of Washington to the CITY OF
Baltimore also, the amount of money heretofore paid
by MS predecessor, for the like service
There seems nervous aud suspicious sensitive
ness in relation TO the Post Office,
The bill establishing new and disseminating some
old mail routes, being again taken up, Mr. Wick
life moved this amendment:
"Prooded, The pos, routes be put in operatop
so soon as the funds of the Department VIII in the
opinion Of the Post Master General Justify increased
expense of the same"
Before any question taken. the House adjourn
cd to Monday. Neither House sat on Saturday.
Pennsylvania affairs begin to wear a serious as.
pect in this State for the Administration. 1t is I'm
questionable we earn that the Delegation at Wash.
ngton warmly dissatisfied with the Presidents
Message add to which, the split in the ranks from
that germ of division-the succession to Gen Jack
SOU which already begins to have its nlnence-,he
defeat of lnghams faction in the election at Harris
hurg and the choice of Senator opposed TO the en-
tire policy of the Administration, though in NAME
Jackson man To presume upon the continued sup
port of Pennsylvania, opposed the admins. ration
is to her, at almost every point appears to US the Sc
reflection upon the intelligence of her people
The article from the Baltimore Patriot announces tho
election Of Judge Wilkins to the Senate of tie u
States: that from the Pennsylvania Inquirer deserves
to he read with attention.
! From the Pennsylvania inquirer
Letter from q congressional friend of President
i JACKSON, to his correspondent tn this cy dated
| WASHINGTON, Dec Id. 1880
The message of the President, SO far as respects
the tariff internal improvement, aud the Bank of the
United States has produced extensive dissatisfaction
here. The Pennsylvania delegation, generally, par
ticipate in this feeling They have taken the earli-
est opportunity to manifest their sentiments. Yes
terday they unanimously voted against the consider
alton ofa resolution for inquiry into the expedency
of repeating the duty on imported sugar. They
considered attack upon the tariff be speedily
followed by other more injurious attempts upon it.
1t was distinctly understood in the house. that reso-
luton for the repeal of the duty imported IRON
had been prepared by q member, and would have
been offered Immediately after the resolution con-
corning sugar If that had been referred It is even
yet expected to be submitted to the house We thus
the perncious tendency of the executive
message upon the great interests of the country It's
suggestion that the tariff should be modified and re-
duced in detail, has been seized upon by the enc
mics of home industry, who have already begun to
act upon it, by motions to repeal the duties imposed
by the tariff separately. vainy suppesng. they did
that its friends were blind, incapable of perceiv-
cessive sho,sat it.
The question of internal Improvement will also
. probably be brought up at early period of the
session, in order to ndmonsh the Presidents that If
he has chosen to abandon that interest and thus TO
fly in the face of his Pennsylvania friends who cup
ported HIM On the ground that he was in favor of
posed to go with him I hope that with this view
and for this purpose, application will Immediately
be made by the Delaware and Raritan Canal COM
pany for subscription to its stock BY the govern
menI. Ihat great national object ahouf Uhic
no doubt can exist; and the President ought to be
brought to the test on this momeu,ous question Of
internal improvement, He admits its constitution
atty but chooses to set up his individual Judgment
on these matters certainly not very experinced,
against the wise and saluary policy, practised by
congress for years, under every republican admins
trntion OF authorizing government subscriptions to
national roads end canals. It stretch of power
not 10 be encouraged, no. to be exercised wilh-
out public animadverson and censure, for the Pre-
sident of the United States reject bills. passed
by the representatives Of the people, on the mere
ground Of expediency where no constitutional scru
pies are felt The practice is calculated to give q
serious shock to the best principles of the consttu
tion and to introduce by usage the practical assump-
tIon by the executive branch Of our government, OF
powers tending to place it above the legislative
branch, and even the people themselves, for the
time being The king of England would scarcely
aars 10 exercise his prcrogafive to such extent,
frequently and upon such untenabe grounds, the
President ofthe United States has lately done The
whole character of our republican system will be
chaRged. The practice is the dangerous and
alarming, proceeding, as 1t does, from President
personally popular. II ought to be arrested: II
must be in one way another if the people of the
United States would preserve their rights and liber-
ties against executive en"roaehments.
The project of treasury bank, in lien of the pre-
sent excellent institution, has excited nothing but
u disapprobation and rdicule The idea of creatipp
/ a tremendous money machine of that kind, solely
!, dependant upon the government, and welded excu-
sTey BY the treasury, is abhorrcnt to every repub-
can feeling. aud alarming to The liberties of the ma
ZION. 10 recommend such an institution, and yet
to talk about the dangerous powers of the existing
bank must be universally viewed grossly incon-
sistent.
sincerely depore the state Of things here descrih-
! ed as an uniform friend Of the President I deem
ly lament The obvious surrender of bis own honest