The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-16

] these democrats forcing their friends TO listen
such unpleasant attacks upon us, without pow,
70 deny the imPutation; protest against the
forcing the President Of our choice TO the unpea
ant alternative Of sanctioning what lac eaonot a,
, prove, or Of vetoing bill Of this House.
J l have now done with the party view Of Il
question. Party has no charms for me, il not base
/, upon principle. IL true To those principles ass
ciated efforts Ia favor OF great end, will be e
iectiye for good. IL untrue 10 principle, howeve
and only held together for purposes Of eevsting &c
tain men to oihee, have no language at comman
TO express my Contempt Tor 1t. Such, | trus
viii not be the result Of our organization. ......
l viii now refer 10 few facts showing the praet
cal operation Of this system, and the great wisdot
evinced by the trainers Of the constitution in refu
sing the power TO Congress. ....f
La the hrst place. It's operation since 1871 show
eoneusiyeIy that sectional interests will pFedomi
Date In this mode Of expending the public treasure
and that neither extent OF country, les wants. or il
resources, can compete with mere numerical ma
Jority, determined TO spend as much as possible a
\ their own doors. ...'
| In the third volume of executive documents, 2.
| session x3d Congress, find the following facts ex
hibiung the amount of money disbursed by Ia,
general government to the two sections OF III,
Union-Nonh and South--ior purposes of interim
improvement, between the years 1871 and 1888:
To the States north Of Maryland s3,II7,206 81
To the States south Of Maryland,
and including that State 67s, 709 IA
This array Of figures shows that, in the course
Of forty-two years, four-fold the amount of money
was disbursed at the North that was expended at
the South; though our coast, in round numbers is
four hundred miles the longest.
In my comparisons shall also include the State
OF Ohio, as the gentleman from Ohio Mr.. BRRKER-
Horpl appeared TO boast OF the magnanimity OF his
State in asking for so little. During that time there
was expended, for purposes Of internal improve
meat IN the State of Ohio, though new State,
$3.50 Pa sum within $40, 900 Of what the whole
South, with an exposed coast OF four thousand
miles, had received
But this is not all that this favored region-the
Nouh-receiyed in that period In the above-men-
toned items are not included the following:
To Cumberland road s3,723, $50 60
To Ohio and Chesapeake canal 999 900 90
To Louisville and Portland canal 233, $40 90
To Chesapeake and Delaware canal 100000 90
To improving Mississippi and Ohio
OF this enormous sum, amounting to $3.50
543 SO, not more than a million, it is fair IN pre-
sumo from the direction Of the works, was expended
south Of Baltimore!
From the Treasury Department / have CLEANED
the following statement, showing the amount Of
money disburSod for harbors, rivers, roads, and ca
nails to the same divisions Of country since 1880
II - true the statement includes three years, the ex-
,.nd;turss "a which are included in the statement
g,yen above; but az its operates more against the
South than the North il Wa. not serve TO vitats my
argument. 90, 80
To the States North of Maryland = s7,D1orN3o So
To the States South, including Mary
To ths Dstrie, of Columbia 6s9 Bog %
To the STATE OfOhio 1910, 3lg g6
From the above table, then, i. will be- eccn thu,
the North Las received, with less extent Of coast
s4,934,23l 05, from 1880 to ls45, more than tic
South has for purposes Of internal improvement; or
u half million more than three-fold less than her
more-favored SISTER while this maguanimaUs
this dsinierested State of Ohio has alone received
for such purposes, within $500, 900 of the full
amount received by the whole South Why, sir,
aforce-pump could not force into the pores Of ohio
much more than she has received. She il already
gcrged with public plumber.
All the slated above have been expended
upon works within the States. In addition there
have been expended since $780, oil roads, canals
and rivers, connected with several States and all
north of Baltimore, with the exception Of small
sum south of for the Mississippi and Arkansas
rivers, the comfortable sum of 81, 235 GAG IL.
But we have been told, that we of the South get
due proportion in expenditures for Notifications;
while the northwest, IN particular, ask TO receive all
their share In the improvement of their harbors
We'll, let us see, sir, if the same undue proportion
in expenditure, in this branch Of it, is not kept
up against the South.
The length of the coast from Passport,
Maine, to Baltimore, is 1895 miles
Lengtn OF HOTtneTH coast, from Cdihs,
on the st. Croix, to falls of St Mary 1000 I"
Length Of coast from Baltimore TO
Cape Florida ALTO "
Length Of Gulf coast from Cape F1ori- ....
da, to Rio Grande $3.50 "
Executive document, vol. 6, LIST session, 18th
Congress informs US that upon old works, extend
ing from Fort Sullivan, Maine, to Fort Masden, ST.
Augustine, Florida, out of 1897 guns mounted, there
but 205, or less than one.ffh mounted upon the
coast south of Baltimore; and that out of 81 927 1877
expended upon those works, but $685. 900 were dis.
bursed south of the same point, about one. sirh!
guns, l096 are for southern works, less than one
half; and S6,774,2lS are allotted to out of slO-
2lO, 760. ........... 0.:. fila ...s g.....
After the completion Of these works, the system
is to build, firstly, works entirely at the North, mount
ing 1927 guns, and costing 81, 425 900. a,T
After the completion of this class of works, an
other one to be commenced, mounting 653 guns
south of Baltimore, and lO3 north of that city,
cost for the South Of sl,l70,0OO
And for the North of ..,- 5000
Last Of all, other works are to be completed,
giving to the South - 1880 guns
aud to the North = 3,249 guns
And calling for an expenditure at the South
And for the North the sum of i2,222. 400
Or, when all are completed, to give at glance
the immense disparity between the two regions,
when looked upon recipients of governmental
favor and protection there will have been expended
for defence Of the Union FIX
South OF Baltimore Sl0,293 CTS
North Of Baltimore : 2l,54320l
And there will have been mounted upon the for
tifcations of the Union
South of Baltimore and inclusive 1884 guns.
North of Baltimore 6,762 guns.
Showing both regards Notifications and guns,
an expenditure of fico 10 in favor of the North
Is this disparity called for by the length of coast
or superior products of the North
The total cost Of defences on the northern from
tier proper has been ~, SOP 1872
The number Of guns mounted are 555
This exhibits one gun to every 81 miles of from
tier, and an expenditure Of 81 $50 for defence.
On the north Atlantic coast are, or will be, mount
ed three guns TO every mile Of coast; and an expen-
diture OF 50 267 mile for defence.
On the south Atlantic coast, there are, or will be-
mounted, at the rate Of one and three-ffths guns
every mile of coast; and an expenditure of 1892
a mile for defence. '.
On the gulf coast, there have been, or will be,
mounted a gun for every mile and half OF coast;
and an expenditure of S3715 mile for defence.
Or, sum 1t all up at view, aud II appears that
-, be epuDa m