Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-04-08
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.


of Representatives. 1t will ye, he fully dis
cussed in TIE Senate. Should it pass that
body, we sincerely hope. that the President
will veto it. The item Of $25 1000 for the har-
Dor Of Charleston was struck oul of the bill.
This was done. rs it is slated. because tie 5.
Carolina delegation was opposed 10 the bill.
This shows great inconsistency 10 say the least,
on the part Of those gentlemen who believe IN
the system Of internal improvements by the
General Government. Irthis bill should be.
! come law it will be the precursor Of others
; ofa kindred nature, and we may then give up
all hope of permanent reduction oflhe Ia
riff;
We much regr THAT so many Democrats
gave their sanction to this bill In our opln-
ion they have proven recreant TO their Drlnci'
pies and their duty, and they descrve tile re-
buke oflhe American people. The suhj"iued
remarks. which we have copied from the
Mecklenburs Jeffersonlan, are torclble aud
very just. They show in gIarins Iight, the in.
/ consistency and The faithiulness Of men who
profess tile Democratic creed, but whose con.
due, has not been in accordance with ii.
PROFESSION VS.. PRACTICE.
We hold il 10 be as much our duty 10
expose the inconsistency of members OF
our own party, as if the sir were commit
| led by our opponents. II is the worst sorI
of hvpocrisy 10 profess adherence 10 GER
tain political principles. and then set them
aside Whenever they come in conflict with
some supposed local or personal interests
|, has been regarded rs an automatic
| truth with all Democrats for half ceuIu-
ry, that The General Government has nol
The Constitutional power reconstruct works
Of internal Improvement, unless they be
OF strictly aud clearly y nationat character
II was upDn this ground that Gen. Jack
son based his famous Maysvlle veto. and
: he was sustained in it by the whole Dem
| .ocra,Ic party and an oyerw helmne ma
jori,y of ;he American people. But nha
do we NOW see? The River and Harbol
Bill, now before Congress, devoIes some
millions oil dollars 10 cleariuS out rivers
aud creeks in the western and northwest
tcrrsf5 f5rurpss troT 5thrse 5TufioHul ~sGrksg?
1t cannon be so pretended; aud yet we
! fud Democratic members from those Sec
tious advocating The Eill with great zeal.
Aud upon what ground! A member from
Indiana admits that such appropriations
are not arranIrd by the constitution; bat
if The Bill must pass, be OILERS al amend.
| in Ia nIstr rtpt
and if that is accepted he vii! vote tor The
Bill. Another from Tennessee says-O
YES, he is opposed 10 oinIernaI improvements
| by The General Government; iur, then,
he can't vote agains! this bill, because il
contains an appropriation in which his
! constituents are Interested. member
from Ohio approved Gen. Jackson's Mays
vile veto, aud thought il the best act OF
his administration but he inIeudCd To vote
for this uill. because il was a western
measure in which his constituents were
deeply interested. Scarce y Democrat
from the west, who has spoken on Tie
Bill. has opposed this aborIlnubIc attempt
10 rob The general treasury for their om n
local benefit.
And this is The way The constitution is
10 b. frtlrrel away and violated ny meo
calling themselves Democrats Ii such
Is Democracy, we disnwn the monster;-
and should The Bill pass into u law, we
trust The President will give il q1letus.
aud show The country that be is deIermIn-
ed and willing 10 practice the doctrines he
processes 10 hold sacred. Ills signature
to such monstrous fraud upon The coun-
try would be The signal for general dis
handing of the Democratic party. There
are men enough in The country to form "
dominant party, who will adhere in prac-
lice 10 lhe great principles our parry pro.
fess, and The people will search hem out,
and hur from power thuse who scruple
not 10 violate the constitution they have
sworn to support, 10 crafty private inter
est. We have heen taught 10 regard The
Demecracic creed as 10 empty profession.
II is based upon the everlasting principles
of free government and equal rights 10 all,
as circumscrbed by the Constitution; aud
those who Obtain power by protesting it,
and then disregard it in Pructice, whencv
er cupidi'y prompts, should be Kicked out
of tie ranks, and driven over 10 the feder'
alists. to whom of right they belong. Such
meu have ever been curse to our party.
We understand {says the Richmond
Compiler OF thr 25th ul,.,l that o" Friday
evening after those who came to Rich.
mnnd by The afternoon uain left Chester
field Cour House, the Grand Jury found
true bills against T. Richie, Jr., as prin-
cipaI, ard p J. Archer, w. Greenhow.
and w. Scott, as accessories in The murder
of John Fl. P!easanis. w Greenhow came
by the cars frum the north ou Thursday,
and surrendered himself yesterday, and
was committed for trial, without asking
to be hailed. P.J Archer was arrested
last week and was admitted 10 bail. The
trial of Il. Richie. Jr., will not come on