The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-18


and Jurisdiction Of the general government.
Speculation, disguised under the public good
build up cities on their shores or to make stream,
nsvgabe which nature has closed by bars and rapids
tina. may sell at profit Its upon their banks To
the nation will be the aim and of those who prize
millions will sO.iaetsd Oy tariff, and taxes from the earn.
rag. Of the whole people g foster 'peeua,ons and subsee
Such system could not os administered with zach
There 40 equality them in the objects expend
aSas w wosa S % s0sd1 to the
ths neiehoors But greater practical evil would De oun
The ssS MOULD
be as mot sac ;s.,a The true Of
Treasury and the member OF Coage,s h, could pro
rewards Of victory from h.. enriched Gu s
an would be seetona
yer 70 be eTtngu.hed la view OF thess eonse
should Be s,rssed there aohins FORBID q Chg
a atsl law. e our Union This eeoelgSa fortified
ssSor aad river. With, che states may IL o
from the assumption Of the 20 improve them oy he
JUS, 70 rs sao daaay a ar
thirty from the organization oil the present sovern
Ths constitution provides that mo Site shall without the
ssn Of GossSes. such may levied collected and
expended By the s we ave NOT e = The DARK as 70 the
fully considered by venton that framed the
Of body that object Of the convention vas that
f e. OF
in the debates among them support Of seamen Mr.
that the e,tat on the power Of the states
5 9S tue ne az the
eouncs II is needless, .reore remark ia ther hi,
well e.!cal.tsd the STATE;
pols amS 10 q s OF in
sssa abuse fs %ay is esy
ohei & he psm o.
Sess must be Obtained Here is sale provision ,or the inn
ovcment Of hsrbos and rivers the reserved powers
levied with the eons,nt OF Congress lis safeguards are
levied q ere ports sfsS
eondetias is involved; that eIaeH
and be m@sdi,sy beaeftea will be carefully managed
nS of good & if f drawn
general government that such asysem will carry with
setes 70 be the sole adses of their and
yin s upon any abuse
Uader this wise system the Imnrovement of hrbors and
z,on Of the government under The constitution
Many were passed BY the State. eyyng due. of
sent to those acts such acts have bs'n passed Maachy
Carolina South Carolina and Georgia and have been
"a ~ the consent OF Congress- Without them
i've Of ing mode Of improving hbo and river, in the early
In January 1890 the State of Rhode Island passed law
levyng tonnage duty vessels the of Prov
denee FOR the purpose ofclesrng aud deepng channel of
Fsbusy 1885, the 0 State Of Mss.achu
sets pissed law eyying tonnage duty all vessels whe
into the Kennebunk river the men OF the
and s and out vers'
o. the LIST of April 1905 the State of passed
law evying tonnage duty vessels, 10 tho OBJ
sv Of ss of the river Delaware below the
On the a3d ofJasua laoi the Stat. of Virginia pissed
law ieyyng tonnage duty vessels for improving hs
On the aad Of February 1916, the State Of Virginia pa,sed
vig.tion river from warwick to ReeGefs IsndnR
on Ss
yiron of Appomatox from Pocahonas Bridge Broad
In November 1871, the OF North Carolina passed
opening the lower end Of Hibermae Sound near
place sd Nag. Head aud mprovng the navigation OF said
On the ais, Of December $780, the of South Carolina
ing marine hospital in the vicinity of Cha.ston," and
glsstare of that State for the maintenance of hos
On the 10th Of February 1877 the stae of Georgia passed
w leyyaG Tonnage duty on all vessels entering into the
kyer Of wrecks and other obsructons the navgation
hIocI and nd R ffa oesf
Il asiy State Msy:.S X
and q Baltimore. and ,!s.I fss:p.es f 0''n
of5he -hs arb and port Of BALTIMORE
law anthonzing the appointment Of tn officer for the
port Of B,mOre and laying tonnage duty vessels dc
:.n. os .b h.ys passed many acts giving is to
ws;Eysn 70 the law Of tho Lesi.aqrs Of the NsS
the haooT Of Baltimore and continuing force ua the
the ast: Of the L.E. Of the subject
also the ac Of Congress giving ITS CONSENT thereto have
Thai the power va. eonstutionally and rgh,luy
S acts Sss
Ts. PAID for
Rs
mIr DC pad part out Of !sr,s levied on the
pays the ia Of the harbor Designed for
other harbor and Union The facts
but d% Il. Sod - &
Either the subject should be left as il was during the frs,
.. apS M MADE under ns authority Of The United
only 9f the constitutional difficulty but question Of po
by chat s ss ::
and sect % s may think
Tn. consent Of Congress- would never be refused in any
IssssS1.SI. and ThsTs o6se.
sna ,e h m, u p. n for hs Of
the earlier periods ofthe and thus avoid
strained construction the Constitution,
dree. appropriations be made money in tn. federal
IN. on ~. he money n hs iedsrs is paid
The purposes Of improving harb9rs and rivers will be par.
ncuar States, sections, localities, the expense Of
early approved construction the
constitution and to the practice under this inequality and
injustice will be avoided and the ali the really
important be made as our h,
DO better and a cost than they be
nented by these would bear the cost of
makng them the principle peuses he
who derive benefits from IT, - " '
Inc power OF approprang money from the treasury for
such imp ovements claimed or exercised for more
nan hty years after the Of ia
s, Whcn more lat,tudinous consuc ton was indcaed
was not broadly asserted and exercised until 1925
veys ~ W i''' anu 1871 ior sur
An act was passed on the I'd March, suhorng the Pe,
dent 10 L. h. made al IL.
obsuctons between the ha OF 0oucese aud the h.
Dor OF squam the State of and of the en-
TRANCE OF the harbor Of the Port Of Presque Isle
ma wal view TO their removal and small approp
was made % the expenses This appears 10
have been the commencement Of harbor by
Congress- thrtyfour after he government went into
operation under the present constitution. ~
On the 3oh April 1924 passed making an appro
prton OF $4,000 and directing SURVEYS and ties 10 be
o. he routes oil such roads and cnal the President