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will engender sectional feelings and reuces calcus-
ted to disturb the harmony of the Union II will destroy
the harmony which should prevail in our legislative
counsels.
II will produce combinations Of local and sectional in
teress strong enough when united carry PROPOSE.
tons for public which could not
Of themselves and s,aning alone succeed and cannot
fail to lead to wasteiu and eAravagan expenditu es
II produce disreputabe scramble for the public
money by the conflict which IL parable from such
system between local and individual interests and the
general interest of the whole IL 10 unjust to those
their internal improvements. TO make IRON the com
treasury appropriations for similar Improvements IN
In its operation It will be oppressive and unjust to-
wards those States whose representatives and people
either DENY or doubt existence Of the power think
its exercise inc pedient. and VINO while they equally
contribute the treasury, cannot consistently with
share Of the public money. Thus large portion OF the
Union numbers and in geographical extent conrbu-
ting lis equal proportion to the support of the
government would under the operation Of such sys-
tom he compelled TO the national treasure-the
mon stock Of allunequally dsbursed and often mpro-
vteny wasted for the advantage Of small sections in
being applied to the great national purposes in
which all have common interest ana Tor which olons
should the system OF internal improvements
proposed prevail. all these evils viii multiply
Der of the States and the extension Of the geographical
limits OF the settled portions Of our country With the
increase Of numbers and the extension Of sef
tleme nt the local objects demanding appropriations
the public money for their improvement will be proper
tiontely increased In each the expenditure of
the public money woud confer benefits. direct ind
rect only on section while these sections would be.
come daily less in comparison itn me whole.
withholding power such objects from the federal
government and leaving them to the local governments
OF the States becomes more and more manifest with
every years experience of the operations OF
In country Of limited extent, with but few such OBJ
ects of expenditure iii the form of government permit
tedi IT, common treasury might be- used for their i'm
provemcnt with much less inequality and injustice than
pull ton territory The efthe world would
hardly be equal the Improvement of every bay inlet
posed to promote the agricultural manufacturing,
commercial interests Of a neghborhood.
provisions to sny EXPANSION of our limits and popua.
ton and with the advance Of the confederacy Of the
States in the of national greatness becomes the
apparent that the harmony Of the Union. and the
equal justice TO which all its parts are entitled require
that the federal government should con6ne its action
within the limits prescribed by the constitution to its
power and authority Some of the provisions Of this bill
are subject the objections stated, and did they
stand alone should not feel it to be my duty to with
II no constitutional objections existed to the BILL there
are others of a serious which deserve some
sideration II approprates between and millions
of dollars for objects which Of pressing necessity
AMI this proposed at time when the country engaged
in fo egn and when Congress at its present
has authorised loan or the issue of treasury notes
to defray the expenses of the to be resorted to if
would to be the dictate Of wisdom, under such
circumstances, to husband our means, and not to
waste them comparatively unimportant objects,
that may reduce the loan issue of treasury notes
which may become necessary to the smallest practical
such expenditures with view to avoid the accumula
ton of large public debt the existence Of which would
be opposed to the interests of people, as well as to
the genius Of our free Institutions.
should this bill become law. the principle which it
establishes will inevitably lead large ami annually in
creasng appropriations and drains upon the treasury
for is not to be doubted that other loo ates
not embraced in its provisions, but quite much
'hs favor Of the government as thuse which
nbraced will demand through their csentatves in
Congress, TO be placed equal footing with them -
With such an increase Of expenditure must necessarily
An inCre me- ed bur.
Gens the people by TAXATION supply the treasury
with the means of meeting the accumulated demands
uponi
With profound respect for the opinions of Congress.
ana anx Gus, as far can cons tently with my
with them in the discharge Of respective duties is
with unfegned regret that find constrained for
the reasons which have assigned to withhold my ap'
| Washington, August Sd, 1916.
The DREADFUL MURDER IN CINCINNATI We
take from the Cincinnati Chronicle the details OF
the dreadful murder of Jshn Reeve the Irish comedian
good natured and whole:soaed Ir'hmsn, who has SO
Mr.. Cook. who has been acting Treasurer Of the
Peoples Theatre for few days and who the husband
John Reeve about o'clock last evening, by sabhing
him through the heart with dirk or dirk knife while
Reeve was prompter at the theatre and upon the
clusion OF the first piece remarked to Ars Cock as she
was passing the stage; that she was imperfect and
in his usual jocular way; to which she repieds' you
had better not insult me any more for If do III slap
face" "Ae you in 7" said Jack, and she
passed In the mean time she made complaint to her
husband, who left the ticket Office, and going upon the
stage by the hack door, went into Morrs ROOM where
Morris was ing upon the sofa, and walking up to him
Morris asked him what he wanted Cook replied that he
were &C. Cook them remarked had better bet tell
that prompter Of yours TO keep his mouth shut he II
s9s
Cook went forward on the stage. where meeting Reeve
near the ptO%pes stand he said to him you have
learn y0u' and Instantly stabbed him 70 The heart.
Reeve made few steps towards the door Of Mrs Lew
,s dressing room. excsiming for Gods sake let in,
stabbed am murdered" then falling back wards,
was caught by that lady, who supported him until she
| tainted
Reeve lingereda few minutes the blood gushing from
his bosom when he expired Meanwhile. Cook walk ed
deliberately ont the back door Of the stage, crying FIRE
fire. and went into the ticket Office, where Mr. Smith
the hs ssoR h%
Smith spatched up the paper money and out Cyok
then pocketed the silver money, locked the door after
him as he was going out, and fed.
AS the officers could be rallied they went in
search Of Cook and proceeded to the house Of Mrs Car
ed, and who is The mother of Mrs Cook Upon enqui.
ring there they could learn nothing Of him, and after
pulled or under the ydran and the water running, but
The scene upon the stage was awfully tragic The
dying weltering in his gore-Mrs. Lewis, Mrs
| smith, Mrs Foster and Miss Bertha Lewis all faintng
and shrekipgi while the gentlemen on the siege, with
out a single exception in tears, and il may with
truth be said that it the most effective tragedy
acted on any stage.
The funeral OF the murdered took place from the
Garden yesterday afternoon, and learn that Messrs
Morris Smith have caused an immediate pursuit to be
made in various directions II is hoped that reward
will be offered for the apprehension OF the fugitive
since writing the above we learn that the sheriff has
offered reward Of SEQ for the apprehension Of the
murderer and the members of the two companies at
tsched to the Peoples and National Theatres upon
tie point Of adding another hundred to the already
mentioned.
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state elections were held Monday, Aug Sd, in Ala
oama, Kentucky, Indiana Illinois, and Missouri and will
take place In North Carolina and Tennessee on Thurs
dsy, Aug 9th The remaining elections this year will
In Vermont Vermont. on Tuesday, September LIST
Georgia, Octoh.r An
| Arkansas,
Mary land, Wednesday Tn
| Carolina. Mondav