Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-08-14
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country, which might be supposed to pro-
mote the agricultural. manufacturing, or
commercial interests of neighborhood.
The federal constitution was wisely a.
dapted in its provisions to any expansion
of our limits and population; and with the
advance of the confederacy of The States
IN The career Of national greatness, it be-
comes the more apparent that the harmo-
ny Of the Union, and the equal Justice to
which all its parts are entitled. require tina,
the federal government should confne tie
action within the limits prescribed by the
constitution to its power and authority
Some of the provisions Of this Bill are not
subject to the objections stated. and did
they stand alone, should not feel il to be
my duty to withhold my approval.
If no constitutional objections existed to
the bill, there are others Of serious nature
which deserve some consideration. II APP
Proprlates between one and two millions
OF dollars for objects which are OF no pres
sing necessity ; and this is proposed at a
time when the country is engaged in for.
eign war. and when Congress at its PRES
cnt session has authorized loan or the
issue of treasury notes to defray the exs
penses of the war, to be resorted to If the
- exigencies Of the government shall re
quire it," 1t would seem to be the dictate
of wisdom, under scch circumstances. ID
husband our means. and not 10 waste them
on comparatively unimportant objects, sd
that we may reduce the loan or issue of
treasury notes which may become ncces-
sary, TO the smalles, practicable sum. II
would seem 10 he wise, 100, to abstain
f from such expenditures with view to a
void the accumulation Of large public
debt the existence of which wonld be op-
posed 10 the interests of our people, as
{ well as to the geni'ls Of Our free insti,u-
lions.
Should this bill become law, the prins
ciple which it establishes will inevitably
lead to large and annually increasing APP
j, preparations and drains upon the treasury;
, for II is not to be doubted tina, numerous
other localities not embraced in its provi-
5 sions but quite as much entitled to tie IA
, vor of the government as those which are
! embraced, will demand, Though their re-
representatives. in Congress, TO be placed Oh
! an equal footing with them. With such
! an increase Of expenditure must necessaIa
y follow either an Increased public debt,
{ or increased burdens upon the people by
taxation, 20 supply the treasury with the
: means OF meeting the accumulated demands
upon it.
t With profound respect for the opinions
4 of Congress, and ever anxious, az far as
D can consistently with my responsibility TO
: our common constituents to cooperate
D with them in the discharge Of our tespec.
i tive duties, it is with unfeigned regret that
find myself constrained, for the reasons
n which have assigned, to withhold my
: approval from this BILL
JAMES X. POLK
d WASHINGTON, August 8, 1846.
; RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
u The following are the appropriations in the
S bill which passed the Senate, having previous
Y ly passed the House:
:, Breakwater structure at Burlington,
. Lake Champlain, $4,000
u Plattsbnrg, Lake Charnplain, $4,000
e Steam Dredges, Lake Chahplaih, 5000
# Port Ontario harbor, 10000
i Osweeo harbor, 10000
r Big Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario, 5000
. Little Sodus Bay DO. 5000
J, Genesee river, 90 900
: Oak Orchard harbor. 1000
: Dredge boat, Lake Ontario and river
=, st. Lawrence, 10000
}, Buffalo barber, 10000
d DunkIk haIbor, $4,000
Il Erie harbor, 10000
: Grand River harbor, 10000
=. AshtabuIa harbors 10000
Cleveland harboI. 10000
Huron harbor, 5000
Sandusky city, 1900
River Raisin, I3.O00
e Lake Erie dredge boat, 10000
ST. Clair fats, 10000
Grand River harhor, Lake Michigan, 10000
: Mouth Kalamazoo river, 10000
r St. Joseph harboT, 10000
= Michigan city barber, 10000
Racine, Little Fort, Sontt port, Niilwau-
= kie, Chicago, and dredge boat, in all $4,000
ST. Louis harbor. $4,000
It Stamford ledge, Me-. 10000
b Boston harbor; 10000
T. Bridgeport, $4,000
Providence,, 5000
y Newcastle, Del. l5,O0u
s Port Penn, 5000
u Delaware breakwater. $4,000
Newark bay, $4,000
Baltimore city. 10000
Havre de Grace, 10000
d Savannah harbor, $4,000
d Hudson river, above and below Albany, $4,000
Great Wood Hole hasbor, Mass, 4,450
=, Ohio river, above the falls, 10000
. Ohio, below the falls at Louisville, in
: GLIDING Arkansas, Mississippi and
Missouri, 241Glma