The daily union., 1846-08-29
TO THE EDITOR OF THE UNION.

IL any State had reason to complain Of the veto
on the harbor BILL il was Michigan. That peiin-
sula has two thousand miles Of lake shore, and the
trade Of her people suffers annually great detrment
for want Of safe hayens. Neither Ohio, Illinois,
nor any other western State affected by the late ex
ercise of the Presidents constitutional prerogatve,
has equal cause OF regret with Michigan. Ii is
therefore highly gratifying 10 see the magnanimlty
and political consistency OF the pennsular press.
OF all the democratic journals in Michigan, |
notice but in one of them anything like denuncia-
ton. As specimen Of the sentiments OF the dem
ocratc press, enclose an editorial from the Kala-
mazoo Gazette of the l4th instant. The Gazette is
a paper of twelve years standing and journal of
decided influence 7.
"VEro.-We were so incredulous on the veto OF
the harbor bill that would not publish the rumor
that effect which prevailed at the time OF our last
publication. We were determined to have some
further evidence before we would give credence to
the report. That evidence has at length arrived, IN
the form Of the Presidents veto message.
1.-TWO grounds are chiefly assumed by the Presi-
dent against the bill one, that 1t is unconstitutional;
the other, that it is inexpedient
"Upon the first ground the main argument is, that
several of the objects for which the bill contemplates
appropriations local in their character and should
not, therefore, be improved at the expense Of the
common treasury In other words, that the whole
people should not be compelled TO pay for "a work
that is calculated TO benefit only those in the imme-
diate vicinity of that work. The objections TO that
portion Of the bill, none will deny, well taken.
But there were other portions Of it which were not
obnoxious to this objection and the President does
not intimate that il such only had heen embraced in
the BILL it would then have received his sanction,
II can be scarcely possible that the bill should have
been carried through all its stages, previous to its
passage, without his knowledge Of its contents Un-
der such supposition, if Mr. Polk had no objection
to appropriations to be applied on works Of public
and general character he is censurable for not init
mating his opinions to the committee who framed
the bill
"on the other ground-of inexpedency-the
President says:
"sIf no constitutional objections existed to the
BILL there are others of a serious nature which de-
serve some consideration. 1t appropriates between
one and two millions of dollars for objects which
Of pressing necessity; and this is proposed at
a time when the country is engaged in a foreign
war, and when Congress at its present session has
a loan the issue of treasury notes TO defray the
expenses of the war; to be resorted to If the ext
gencies Of the government shall require it. 1t would
seem to be the dictate of wisdom under such cir
cumstances TO husband our means, and not to waste
them on comparatively unlmportant objects, 80 that
we may reduce the loan or issue of treasury notes
which may become necessary to the smallest practi-
cable sum-
"We are not disposed, after this, is manifested
on the part of some, to condemn Mr.. Polk, in toto
or even to abate jot title, our confidence in
his integrity His action the subject in question
while it's deeply regrettedby those more immediate
ly interested will still be approved by large and
respectable portion of the country, is evident by
the vote in the House, after the receipt of the veto