Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-08

conclusion he would call on every friend of tho
Of our country Y come up with united purpose and show The
despair Of carrying this bill the head Of The Executive
veto. III az tt9fo4t $500 W fkNtt3
Mr.. WIIMOT to express his entire appreciation Of
the Of the President this occasion he should have
considered him coming short Of Mr. sexpectaons andh
duy had he taken any other II there any system Of
pocy emneny dangerous 70 the praspey of the county
It the system Of internal improvements by the General
Government il had done Ia his State embarras
and deoraze the population and lower the standard Of pub
lie morals than any other thing They had had magnificent
system public works in Pennsylvania and had spent forty
millions Of dollars upon IL and what had been its practical
working Contracts had been let to political favortes
and sesvceabe parans Let this Government embark ia
it, and the system would grow and grow and continue
grow till ten millions in year would not than
It's demands Gentlemen had talked about the majority by
which the bill had passed but how was passed BY unit
ing many local interests in It's favdto well understood
phrase the bill had been carried by Iog-rong" One item
had been inserted to the support of portion of the
and another another portion, and oil had
then combined and had rushed the bill through like tornado
Many of the improvements the bill were doubtless valuable
but the President he called TO sanction the whole batch
because Of these Mr. W. entertained doubt Of the power
Of the General Government clear harbos which
Of national importance but he would sanction system
like that in this BILL at fs's
Mr. W. said he could easily have gotten an appropriation
for the improvement Of the Susquehanna make II ma
vgabe for steamboats, all M LENGTH be had held in his hands
the power Of deciding the fate Of the BILL He could have got
almost any thing he asked. He here defend the
President he not his champion. He did not visit the
White House as often many gentlemen here and God
knew he had do SO, set himself forth Mr.
Folks defender That he had shown himself of nerve
could deny. This Jackson in its tone and
character and would be sustained unless regard local
teests should too strong for it. He did blame gem
tlemen for their he knew how hard the
united wishes Of mans constituents and, he situated
as he knew many gentlemen here to b he should doubt do
just they did, AS to the power" he considered
the conservative power In the constitutions and he trusted
would be stricken out Of that Every veto
that had yet been given had reflection the sanction
the people, and he had doubt this would be sustained
by the Democracy especially those whose residence
distance from cities and great rivers These would sustain
the President to a man.
Mr.. HOLINESS of South Carolina alter adverting to the
aemaons Of hope and fear which the friends of free trade
had undergone for weeks past said really refresh
ing and delightful to hear message like this from the Chief
Magistrate of the land The President had acted manly
part and whatever might be the character of the future his
tory of his Administration he had shown himself to be
of and fit to be at the head of great Republic He
deserved immortal honor for meeting and breasng and
throwing back the which destined overwhem the
country in wastefu expenditure of the public treasure The
Democratic party party Of principles and he would ask
every member of with what sort Of face he could in his
place and epobae veto such that which had been
them this day veto which supported the principles of
the Baltimore Convention Roars of laughter and Of
/" Were you there !" " Was South Carolina there ~ NO.
he had not been there. [tNor your State" No; South
Carolina had subscribed creed because known to all
that she stood the eternal principles of free trade and
try the Democratic party meant to stand together must
not divide local questions of internal improvements 10 be
brought to mans door. They had done glorousy.
They had given the country such President the world
had would again probably. Presi
dent who had done his duty the Oregon question Re-
newed merrment President who had bated triumphant
IN the glorious immortal struggle between monopoly and
free raewho had unetered the energies of great people,
and had made this Government universal blessing instead Of
being particular
Mr. BRODHEAD should GO for this veto ; and the reason
H.. -
stricken down policy which would have brought them money
TO make these internal improvements in which they
deeply interested. Now let them little of the cup
they had prepared for others They had deserted rennsyva
mia one great question, vital TO her prosperity, if her
existence and when they turned her save their
harbors, her was, Excuse US gentlemen" The
truth was the two systems Of protection and Of internal
povement must stand fall together He should the
veonot because he convinced by arguments or ap
proved It's principles, but because there money the
Treasury, and because Western gentlemen would help to
put there. E4ie I'll
Mr. TIBBATTs said in what he bad to say he meant to
treat the President with becoming respec-wh that respect
which due from him the members Of House. He
agreed with the Executive in holding that this Govern
ment OF granted powers but in his application Of that
principle fatal this BILL Notwithstanding the rnors OF
veto which had for time prevailed he confessed pa
per like this had taken him by surprise And he would say
to his colleague (Mr BorD, who had erventy thanked
the President for the veto that far the great
the West were concerned, the gentleman thankful for
small favors
Mr. /. understood thing Of the and feen rs
the people of the West his colleague would be by their
grief and lamentations. He would be by the signs Of
merchants and traders ruined and by the waings of many
widow and orphan off from their hopes Of support and
comfort. Mr.. IT, knew the strength Of party feene-he ap
preciated lis power; but with he heard
the President laying down doctrine such as had never been
held by any of his predecessors Gentlemen had called
this jackson veto it such thing. When where
had Gen. Jackson taken position such contained in
this document Was be found in any Of his vetoes Il
not there
The President in bis message had called the attention Of
Congress the report from the Secretaries Of the Treasury
and the War Department. here Mr. T. quoted the message
and in the report Of the Secretary hundred pages had been
devoted TO the very objects of this bill The admitted the
constutonaity Of improving harbors the voice.
Yes, il is saltwater message" Now Of all the items In
the bill there but five which had been recommended
and estimated for by the Presidents Secretaries who submit
ted able argument in their favor To this argument the
President bad called for the particular attention Of Congress
Mr.. THOS. BUTLER KING inquired Of Mr.. T. whether
II not true that the whole BILL with every in it. bad
been submitted to the entire Cabinet U
Mr.. TIBBATTS said he familiar with palaces or
Cabinet councils.
Mr. KING said he had assured that such was the fact
Mr. TIBBATTSsad he did here be governed by
Presidents their Cabinets But he thought he certainly had
right TO expect that the President would his own
And however great might be the strength
OF party attachments, he should, his bome endca
have the principles of this message by the
and internal
Mr. HOUSTON, Of Alabama, said he did not under |
stand the message
Mr. TIBBATTS said that that the very point Of the
veos most prominent doctrine. The improvement Of lake
harbo objected To because they habos for the