Democratic banner., 1846-08-17
The election is now over; and though we

The election is now over; and though we
did not succeed in all Of our expecta-
tons, We shall not despond; but return to
our work with renewed energy, and q more
determined resolution. We are now cut
off from all hope of any official patronage
from the county, and must aserefore rely
solely upon our efforts to render our pa
per acceptable to our fredericksburg by
that means to merit a liberal patronage
from the PEOPLE. A systematic effort has
beenmade to choke US off; to strsagle us
ost ofexistsnce; but We cannot think that a
liberal and high minded people who detest
prescription for opinions sake, will be will
ing to see US sacrificed. To them we ap-
peal to sustain us in this our day of need
and wsfeeI sure that our appeal will not
be made in vain. We shall do all that we
caA in our feeble way to make eur paper
interesting to the community generally,
while we shall be answering in the sup
port of our principles. We hope that our
friends throughout the county will exert
themselvesto extend our circulation. and
thereby increase the sphere Of oar useful
ness.
We will promise them to give an inereas-
ed interest to our paper, incorporation to the
faTers which they bestow upon u.
The Presidenthas vetoed the bill fer the
improvement Of the Western rivers and
harbors. We have not yet carefully exam
ined the details of the bill; and have onlyI
given the veto message q cursory p~erusal.
His objection to the bin is that in order
to secure the votes Of certain members of
Congress, they have included appropria-I
tons for Insignificant rivers and harbors,
wholly within the limits Of pariculsr States.
That Congress has not the constitutional
power to make appropriations for the i'm
Provement Of these rivers and harbors, the
benefits Of which will accrue to those States
alone. If this be true, wefeyret that con-
gress has, by a system of Loe-RoLIrSc, rem
dered obnoxious a bill, which was designed
to promote the general interest of the coun.
try; and whichwas vitality important to tn.
whole Mississippi valley. There can be no
doubt that this system Of e~lectioueerine for
votes, is pernicions to the general interest
OF the country. It is wrong in theory, and
dangerous in practice. But we confess,
that we are not sufficiently acquainted with
the particulars Of the bill, to saw whstberIi
the Presidents objections are well founded
or not. We will however say, chat the in
Provement Of the Mississippi river which
washes the shores of one half of the State,Ie
of this union, and which daily bears %uponlt
its bosom the lives and fortunes of the citi-
sens Of every State, is as much an obiectIt
of general interest as the improvement off
the Atlantic coast itself. The Presidential
first message to Congress did not recon-. 7
mend an appropriation for the improvement Il
of any of the greet rivers Of the West; and Il
as he was a swesteIn man, this seemed to !,
those who were alive to the importance Of y
the subject: Q little ominoas of his course. 4
The prosperity of the whole country must d
be retarded b ythe loss of the measure; but L
whether the people will censure the con- u =
gress or the President, remains to be seen. :,
II by a'systeu of slectioneering and LOG. o
ROLLING, items were included IN the bill, h
not clearly within the scope Of the constitu- L
tional actien Of Congress; the President dido
right in expressing his disapprobation by
the veto power. But we must examine the
bill more carefully before We ~exonerate him Il
from all censure, though we are now in u
clined to the belief that there we're objec- g
tionable item9incorporated in the bill. a,
In st. Louis, VIM. M. Campbell, Esq, d
md Col. Alton Long, natives, and also wings Al
n khair ~nnapa1 noGHSe~l ;a-. L.. ILL