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trr. the expense Of which e...os be- r,,in..,,d
9TH certainly. but must have ,ne-esird oo- hun
dred millions OF dollar.
Regarding the bill suthorixing ,ab.er,,,,o, ,o
the STOCK Of the Ma, sviiie and i~I,nr,on ryr,.o
pike Company ~ the entering wedge Of system.
uhish, however weak u srss might ,s-p, H..
come arosg enough 90 rive the band. of ,h.
Ussoa sssnder, and believing that if q. p....r.
vac sequie sced in by the Executive and the P,o
pie, there would no logger be any Limitation up-
On the authority Of the Geser.I Government Ia
respect To the appropriation Of money for such
objects, deemed u sn imperative duty to WITH
hold from u the Executive approval Although
from the obviously local character Of that ~ork,
might veil have eoatenteJ m, self With refusal
to approve the bill upon that ground yet sensibls
VI the vital importance Of the subject and anx
that my views anal opinions ia regard To the hole
matter, should Lc fully understood by Congress.
aud by my constituents, felt IL my duty to 10
further. therefore embraced that early oee.-
.,os TO apprize Congress, that in my opinion. the
Constitution did no, confer upon IL the power to
authorize the construction Of ordinary ruaLs and
canals within the limits Of State and TO say res
pee,iuiiy, that no ball admitting such . power
could receive my Official sanction. did so in
the confident expectation that the speedy sstlc-
mcbt OF the public mind upon the whole subject
would Ice greatly facilitated by the difference b--
tween the two Housrs and my s<If and that the
harmonious action Of the several Departments of
inc Federal Go,~rnmens in regard to 10, would
lie ultimately secured.
so far n teast ~ 10 regards this branch OF the
subject, my beet hopes have been realized. Near
" four years have el.psed. aud several se.sioa.
!" Coogress have ihtsrNened, and attempt,
within my recollection. has been made 10 induce
Congress TO exercise this power.
he applications Tor the construction Of roads
and canals which we're formerly multiplied upoo
your hies. are no longer presented, and ve h.,.
sooa re.soa to infer that the current Of public
sentiment has become decided against ,he pse-
tension - eheetuslly to discourage It's re.sset,,oo
10 thinking deserve the grrstes xaiisfaetoo from
the conviction. that thus much II least Ia. been
secured upon th's important and embarrassinx
subject.
Prom attempt, to appropriate the national fund,
toobjeeis which are eSafcss-dly Of local ehar.o-
Ter, ve cannot, trust, have any thing further 20
sPprehend. Ny views Ia r~EHrd TO the e1p~d,-
eney OF making appropriations for works which
arc claimed To be Of . national character and
prosecuted under State suthority, assuming ,h.t
Congress have the right to do 20, we're stated iu
my annual message TO Congress in $50. and Al 40
IN that containing my otjeetoos To the Msys,ilIr
So thoroughly convinced sm I, that no such an
preparations ought to be made b, Conere... until
suitable constitutional provision 10 made uo,,,
The soeJeet, and 90 essential do regard the po,nt
TO the highest interests OF country that could
not consider myself ~ diseharEinE my duty 20
my constituents IN giving the executive sanction
10 any ball containing such an approoria,ion N
/ the People OF the United States desire th., the
public Treasury shall be resorted 10 for the mean,
TO prosecute such works, they will concur in An
,mendmeni Of the Constitution prescribing a r,a,e
BY which the national character OF IN. vori. !; 20
be tested, and by which the Kreatrss prac,ie.bls
equality OF besehts may be secured TO each mem
Der OF the eonfeders.y
he effects Of such = regulation would he mos.
ssiutary IN preventing Improbable expenditure.
w securing our ieg'sis,'eo from the pernieious
consequence Of scramble for the favor. Of C.
sernment, and IN depressing the spirit Of di,eoo-
tent which must inevitably arise from An un,on.I
distribution Of treasures which belong sIik ~ an
There 70 another class Of sppropria,,oa. for
may DC called, without impropriety, Inter
nal improvements, Which have aivays been re-
gHrded ~ standing upon different grounds from
those To which have referred .llude % 80
a. have for their object the improvement Of oar
haroors, the removal Of partial and tempor1vy
ooareeton' IN our na'igsble rivera for the fseili-
~ and security Of our foreign commerce. m.
grounds upoo which distinguish spprour;,,;on,
o. shis character from others, have sIresty ben
stated to Congress will nov only add H., :,
the hrst session OF Congress under the new eoo-
aI'uoon, q 80, provided By law. ths, all e.
penses which should accrue from and After tn
18th day Of August, 1889, in the necessary nm
PoU AMI maintenance and repairs Of all LIE IT.
houses, beaeons, buoys, and public plers. erre,rd
placed. OF sunk before the passage Of he a.,
S SnhiH sny 'nlet, hareor. or port Of the United
Sintes. for rendering the aavi1niioo ,hrrrof -
and aAfe. should be betrayed out Of IN. Trr,,,,r,
OF the United StAtes, and further, that IL should
be the duty OF the Secretary Of the Trra.,,,v o.
provide BY contrasts, With the appreciation Of the
rresdent' Tor rebuilding. vhen necessary, and
seeP'ng "a good repAir the lighthouses. bsseoaa
euoyH. sRd publie piers ia the several St.tea and
Tor furnishing them nth S8pplieaL
Appropriations for similar object, have he,
continued from that time TO the present withon,
'"'eIIHPuoa OF dispute. As . natural eonse-
queHoe Of the increase add eutrnsioo OF our 70
reign commerce, ports Of entry aad deliver h..
been multiplied and established nos or,Iy -
our seaboard, but in the interior Of the eoanirx
upon our lakes snd haVigSble rivers. The go
.en'eoee 400 @iety OF this commerce have LED
me gradual extension of these expenditures. IN
the erection Of light houses, the piseinT. 49,
ing, ana sinking II huoys, beaeoaa. and n,rr.
and 10 the removal Of partial and te.nnor.r~ 81
struosions IN our nsyigAble rivera and Ia ,hc k.r
eors upon our great lakes, veil az on the sss-
Although have expressed TO Coorrr,. NV an
prehenaion that thee expenditures have .or,s-
times been exiravagaat snd disprooortioo,,. %
me sdvsu,Agcs 20 be derived from them. have
s1 s teh TO- be my duty 70 rrfuae my assent 10
Ohls containing them, add have eootent-d uy III
20 follow, in this respect 10 the Coo,'rsr. ~ -,
my predeeeasors. Sensible, however r., -, /
pettenee and observation, Of the pr-.t al,n... a,
Sh'eh the unrestricted exercise Of this .u,hor,,S
O Cong'es Shs exposed, ! have prescribed
limitation Tor the government Of ~ -. -.
duct. By which expenditures Of hi, 49, ~
eonfned 20 places below the ports az so,,, - -
livery established By lsv. am vrrV s.o.,hl.
ths THIS restriction 10 ss satisfae,ogy "a e,,Id
he desired, snd ths, much emb.rrassu..n, vnsv -
eaa'cd TO the EHeeotiye Dcpsrtment In n, ,Xs,,a-
uon' ey appropriations for remote add not welI-
understood objects WV
ou' - nrnher my Own rvheetioos. nor The
hgh's Witch mAy properly derive from osAg,
sources hsse Supplied me 9TH . b~tter. all
eo"i'nsc 10 aet'ly my bcsi eHertioas 10 C.i,hfi
sspphesilon 81 the rule upon vhieh % IL Cyo,,drd
: s"cersly rrgrrt tbs, sonld not give t,v ,,.en,
TO TIE b'll entitled "Ah sst 10 rspso,e * s.,i,
gallon q the Wsbash river" Bot 4 ,sald ~,
hsse oo"s 30 without recedisE from the rround
shieh have, upon the fuilsss saosid.s.,io,-
isssn uIoo this subjest. sBd q which Co.r,-..
has ne" herrioiogc sppfised, sod vitho,, tis...
inE w '"hJeei sgsio open ~ shuuss ulteh ~.
sirr. F'' '"'i" oe-
rely oPon the intelligence and estd,r ~ ,..
riiov-eiuIsns, On shose hberai isd,sl--,.'
have sireasy - largely participated. for corr,
sPpfeciation ~ ny motives b. intertso,,os =.
h-fe ao''e' on this snd other ocess,oss. sls.h.,s
souFse u legislaiisa shieb, uthe,,, - 49,, I
H,Eh.rd degree sali'ng 10 question M u,eti,s.
81 otbeFs. consider a. ssnetioains isoo,,,, -