Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-04
Tuesday Morning, August A. 1910.
pp1IIJAST AND SUCCESSFUL AID
MJNISTRATION.

Nov, Monday will terminate session OF oo"-
sress which, perhaps, may be resa'oeu a. w."
IS l.a most remarkable in oul history. NeSe'
before did so many difficulties surrouhu q ~
Administration, or so many important Oh" ,1
cal reforms require lis pressing anu 'no..un o. ~.
.sa,:on difficult as the task has been, Mr.. foih
has accomplished ii 10 The sal'slac'ion' no' -
-. politicians. certainly to that OF The hepuo''
can Marty every where. He has settled peacei",-
10 and houoraby The Oregon difficulty, Whicn
has been dangerous element in our foreign ieia'
lions for so many years, and which al one mo-
nent threatened to burst with the Jury OF war upon
no civilized world. As 10 The Mexican war, whiie
mo rsore, lis existence, and look forward win
e,cer hone for its speedy termination, II cannot
no denied by liberal men that il was forced upon
rs By the folly and insoence OF Mexico, anu
that IN, Executive did every thing, compatibie
with the national honor and integrity, 10 aVoid H.
As,o The great questions which make up Inc
domestic policy of the country, the freslaeh'
has done his whole duty, and Congress have
manfully sustained him. After Painiui ana
excited struggle, The bill reducing the high au''es
of,he Whig Tariff TO a just and equal slanua'u'
has become the law oflhe land. Last Saturday
The Independent Treasury bill and The " arenous'
ING bill were passed into acts.
There vet remains one measure 10 compete .he
Democratic platform, which was Recommended
n rho Presidents Messag e-We refer TO the Land
Graduation Bill whose passage through The Sc
n,,s ia REGARDED as doubtful. But take what mas
been done. and have not The Republican Parry Inc
,mn,est reasons 10 pride themselves upon The
holiness and ability of Republican Admins
ration Has not Time falsiied every predic-
ton of the Wings, that The President had not the
6rmness 10 press, nor Congress 10 carry out, the
grea, reforms commanded BY The people, "A lew
shor, months have witnessed violent struggle be-
tween The Two political parties and the true prin
ciples of The Constitution have fairly trlumphed
But there is another subject which Virginia
has looked al with the utmost jealousy, and upon
which we feel confident that he President wilde
his duty-We refer 10 The anticipated veto tex
pecled Yesterday or today upon the unjust, I'M
constitutional and corruptins system Of Internal
improvements, embraced in the River ard Hdr-
Dor Bill, which has passed both Houses, and is
now before The President We confidently look
for his veto upon this monstrous scheme Mr..
Polk has been an uncompromising opponent oil
this giant power. In 1881, as Chairman OF the
Committee, he made long and able report 10
Congress, in which he goes over the whole ground,
and lays down The true Virginia principles on
this question. This noble paper was published
in The Enquirer Of March, 1881.
10 veloing The present bill, he will acl in accor-
dance with his long cherished views, and will de-
serve still more the respect and confidence Of the
Republicans OF Virginia. Indeed, on every great
question, the President has come up exactly to
the Jeffersonian standard. On Saturday last, we
heard distinguished Virginian declare, with en-
thusiasm, that Mr.. Polk was one Of The best Pre-.
sidens we ever had. A pure man, he has shown
himself strong and firm supporter Of The great
P''ne,r'ssrs gshase hsxe nPae, Vlye4pi%a i@Wpafa
on what has been done. We cannot doub, that
they will confirm the great measures Of The pre-
sent session. Time will show tina, they are wise
and beneficial