New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-05

contribute 10 The treasury cannot coasiseniI VIZ
tnel- Opinions engage N the genera! coinpecnoH .oi
snare o. INC pubic money Thus are porIoI % @
mon II numbers ard seogra hia! extent
ing IL equal proooro On OF taxes The support OF the
Government would under the operation OF sach -!
ten DC compelled 20 me Ns-oaa! ceasu:e-tae
common stock Of G4-uaecuaily c:snursed aud oiiea
iHProv!deatr was;ed io- the advantage oi snail sec
ro.s instead Of beng applied me -rea aona pu-
poses Il w-icE az -s-e ccr---fcc interest aHd 10Y
WHICH alone me power 70 coec. the revenue wa s
On Saoud me S--teEi OF Iatcr--- improvements
proposed prevail al these evils VIII multiply
ana increase with the increase o. tne Huloe: OF re
states AID ne extension Of The seoz-spaies- an1- o.
the sttec portions OF our country WIKI IHe .nO.edse
O. our numbers and ;he extension OF our seleHen,s
the local objects demanding appropriations o. 'e pIoc
nlC1e- Tor tae:- Improvement oe ProPoEooAao!S N
creased. In each The expenditure OF me puo.c
money would confer BENEFITS d-ect or ndisec' G on
section, While these sections would become dS-!y less
in comparison with tie whole
The wisdom OF TIE fsre-. OF ;e Constitution IN with
holding power over such objects from TIE sce'H- 90
eminent and .eaT1s them 70 TIE local governments =.
The States becomes more and more manifest WIN ever:
years experience OF TIE operations OF our system
n coUutr OF limited extent with out Few slca 90
jects OF expenditure 81 tae for. OF government Per
Uted i common treasury might DC USED 10Y men In
proreeI viz much less inequality ana 1Its''ce nan
N one OF The vast extent winch ours now presents n
population TIE treasury Of nc world would Ha-dy pe
equal 20 the improvement Of ever bay inlet creek ana
rlver II county which risn- oe supposed 10 pro-
moe the agricultural nlsnu:sctu:is OF cor1rleESia- N
tere-t= OF reighocrnood
The Federal Constitution was wisely adapted II IL
provisions nny expansion Of ourl limits and popuaron
and with The advance Of hr Cor:ede-acy Of Inc states
IN The O: national greatness becomes the more
apparent that the harmony OF The Union and the equal
justice 70 which al il parts entitled require tha' the
Federal Government should confne Us acton WITHIN me
limits prescribed By The Constitution 20 IL power and
authority Some OF the provisions OF this Oh. are ho
subject 20 the objections stated and did thcr stand alone
should not Zee! II 20 be n? duty 20 withheld my ap
proval.
fro constitutional objections existed 70 the bill tEeTe
others of serious nature which deserve some con
sheraton / appropriates between one and TWO NH
Ions Of dollars Tor objects which q no pressing ne
ces-r and tins : proposed n. time 'Yarn the coun
: engaged IN foreign and when Congress AZ IL
present session has authorized loan or the issue OF
Treasury Notes detrsv the expenses Of thc var 70
be -csorsl 70 il the ~cxigcncics OF me Government
shall require i: !: would seem 10 DC the dictate OF
wisdom under such such circumstances 30 husband our
ulcsn- and nc, 10 thcr. comparatively unlul
portant objects That MAY reduce the loan or:-Sue
o: Treasury No:e which may become necessary 10 the
smallest practicable sum Il would seem 10 be wise.
too TO abstain from such expenditures with new 70
avoid the accumulation Of large public debt the ex
isence OF which would be opposed 10 the Interests OF
people well - the genius OF cur free !nst!tu-
tom.
should this bill become lax. the principle which il
disabilities viii inevitably lead 10 large and annually
increasing appropriations ana drains upon the treasury
Tor be doubted tina, other localities
not embraced IN IL provisions. bu; quite rs much entitled
20 Il favor Of the Government those which
oraccd. viii deinard through their representatives in
Congress 20 be placed cqus! footing with them
With such increase OF expenditure must necessarily
follow either increased public debt increased bur
dcns upon the people By taxation 10 supply the treasury
with the ot meeting the accumulated demands
uponit
With profound respect for the opinions OF Congress
and ANXIOUS far consistently with my
responsibility common constituents cooperate
with them the discharge OF respective duties II s
with unrigned regret that find my:elf constrained for
the which have assigned 10 withhold my mp
proral from ;his bill. JAMES X. POLK.
Washington, fUg7ts: 3D. lS46