Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-21

President, would not, in this portion OF The union'
be regarded with much difference. NOT, "heh
all the facts are understood, can we imagine lhat
it would exert much influence upon the lnlel'i-
gen, and patriotic Democrats OF Ohio, who nave
more regard for the success OF great principles
Than for sectional advantages, and The "spoiis oi
Office"
So much for the excited attacks OF The ONO
Statesman. Strange 10 say, we find in the heH'
column of the ame paper their most 'hoious"
refu,a,ion. The Editor gives a glowing descrip-
lion of a great Democratic meeting IN eo'uno"s'
10 respond 10 the action Of Congress on The lafih.
The principal speaker was DR.. Odds, and from
The sketch Of his remarks, his address mnst nave
been an eloquent and forcible exposition oil Inc
question. We quote a few passages OF Inc E"''
tors outlines OF DR.. O.'s remarks:
ale took his stand on The ground, MAJ INC
question ofrepcailng The tariff ,r0s a diapid issue
m the contest Of 1874, and that The pecple, bg meesc-
NON nj James X. PoM and George NJ. Dallas, DE-
cided in faror Of lhe repeal OF that NH oil anou,'-
pa,;ons.' The sympa,hies of The Wings for Inc
;ron.worsers Of PENNSYLVANIA were contras'ed
with their want OF sympathy Tor The farmers, ana
mechanics. and Iaboring men of Ohio, VINO nave
been taxed Tor the benefit of these same Pennsyl-
vania iron-workers. The charge oil The wings
thatM c Demoeraep had trrnkted to Inc Soath, Wes
scorn(u2u throton back upon them
II will be observed that The editor fully endorses
this Strong language. If the repeal OF the Tariff
was decided by The election of 1874; did not the
election of Mr.. Polk equally decide The overthrow
of the system Of Internal Improvements by the
General Government, which the Wings have
made their policy7 Was not that question made
as prom;nen, an issue in 1874, as The Tariff ques-
ton? Mir. Folks views on Internal Improve
men,s were as well known as his an,i-Tariii doc
trincs. He was pledged 10 carry out the princi-
pies of,he republican party on This and The o'hei
great issues. The people elected him, knowing
him 10 be so pledged. and he would have been
false 10 himself and TO them, had be changed his
grounds and sanctioned a measure, which. ne had
always opposed as a direct and dangerous viola
ton of the Constitution. BY defeating this bill,
ne mol only saved a large amount OF money, but
nipped in the bud a most pernicious precedent
Let the rule laid down in The bill be once adopted,
and the demands upon The Treasury for every
kind of improvement would be Unsuitable. As
the President most justly SAYS,
"In a country OF limited extent, with but few
such objects of expenditure, Gil The form OF Gov
ernmen. permitted it, a common treasury might
be used for their improvement with much less IN
equality and injustice, than in one OF the vast ex-
tent which ours now presents in population ami
territory. The treasure Of The world would hard
ly be equal TO the improvement OF every bay, in
let, creek and river in our country, which might
be supposed 10 promote the agricultural, manu-
featuring, or commercial interests OF a neighbor-
hood"
By such a wild system OF log-rolling, each
State would become The pensioner Of The Gene
raj Government, and the Treasury would snon
- hoooared. Who can fail TO see the iu~ justice,
inequality. oppression a,, .n,-,,,:.- .~--h :
sns,T,n The President did his whole duty, IT.
respective of consequences. With what justice
| can The Ohio Democrats assail The 'm%onopoiisls
| of Pennsylvania" for their overweenins claims
| upon the favor of the Government, while they
themselves demand OF the treasury partial and
enormous appropriations, which have 10 be raised
by oppressive duties upon every section OF the
countrys MIR. Brodhead of Pa. said, truly, thai
a Protective Tariff and Internal Improvement.
mus, stand or fall together. And, sill, we see q
leading Western paper clamcrous for indiscri
inmate Internal Improvements, al The very me.
mcnl that it a~ppiauds Congress for having Gu
down the expressions Of a high Tariff. Nei,hcl
on the Tariff nor on Internal Improvements ha.
the President '',ruckled 10 The South" He has
but followed out the great principles which were
sanctioned by the Republican party, and which
are destined to protect the rights Of every portion
of the country. The President was chosen L
maintain those principles i~nviolate. Had hi
acted differently, he might have merited the de
nunciations of the Statesman. As it is, he ha.
won the appreciation Of a large majority of th'
nation for his honest and fearless ful6lmen, of al
his pledges.
In the same paper, which so bitterly assail
the President, We find the following jusiihcatury
remarks from its Washington correspondent:
There were provisions in the bill which woult
not stand the s~tTictest constitutional scrutiny;
NAV mention the money destined Tor me i'm
provement of the Hudson above Albany, an,
others of a similar character, as justly ~o5noriou
10 ccnsure and Dissent. But at present there ar,
serious objections 10 The passage Of an appro
%priation bill OF its magnitude for The purpose.
proposed, on the ground Of financial expediency.
But to show tha, The Ohio Statesman does no
represent the feelings Of the Ohio Democrats 10
wards the President, we have collected a few ex
tracts from some of the other Democratic paper!
of that State:
The following is from The Cincinnati Enqui
rer:
"The Democracy must rely upon the REASON o
the country 10 resist the Wing appeals 10 passion
and prejudice. The later al present abound, ant
are the same in kind, although less violent in
type, than The frantic struggles Of The opposition
when the vetoes al Jackson rallied the country
and saved the Constitution. No one is so hardy
as 10 defend all The provisions OF the River and
Harbor Bill, which has been returned TO the
House. All admit that it contains appropriations
which are obnoxious 10 censure, and might be
drawn into precedent for The most ruinous ex.
penditure and corrup!ing cabal.
GLOW apparent is il that the West must call a
hall upon this subject OF Internal Improvements
or be drained, in The shape Of taxation, of leniold
the dciblels which may be annually spared from
Hudson overslaueh and Delaware breakwaters -!
In the present project there are fourteen ner ob.
lecls OF appropriation, and the cry will be they
come,' until the Democracy shall revisit the Jack.
sonian landmarks, and define, beyond all danger
Of federal CLOSES, The exact basis and limits Of
constitutional power on This subject. 1t may he
unfortunate that we are 10 have The Tariff cla-
NOR, the Banking clamor, and the Harbor clamor,
at one and The same moment, but VI believe the
administration is made Of stuff sufficiently stern
10 hold fast its republican integrity, and bide The
irresistible verdict OF the popular judgmen,-lhal
sober second thought OF The people, which is sell
dom wrong, and always efficient. Its indications
are already apparent. Common sense sways The
tone OF the Democratic press in The East, with.
out exception, and We are gratifed 10 perceive
that some Of the Wing papers take the side OF
public economy aud constitutional restraint.
" he message NAV be received with strong ex-
pressions OF sectional disappointment; but when
its firm constitutional ground comes 10 be cam
vassed anddefned, We are confident that the De.
mocratic party will have attained a foolhold on
this subject, sale, permanent and free from the
heresies OF The American system.
"The President concludes his message by a for.
chile appealto the patriotism Of The country. The
Treasury is burthened with the expenses oil wal
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