Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-06

accomplished BY Conge'', they cannot be accom-
pl,hea At an Nv the adoption of the Constitution
the several STATE. Voluntarily parted with The po"er
II collecting duiie. ~ iwpost IN Iheir own Pori'
and IL !, not TO ls exported Iha, they should Is''e
money. by inierua ,axaiou, direct OF Indirect, We
the benefit e tina, commerce. the revenues derived
from which do MT. either IN whole of IN part 20 in.
10 their own TREASURES. Nos 40 ! perceive any dif
ference between the Po~er of congrc's to make az.
pfops,aiIous for object. u th,, kiad the ocean
aud the power to make appropriations br similar
object. on bake add river, Whenever they are
arr, enougA to bar on their waters an extensive
traffic.
The wsrui6cent Mississippi anJ IL, tributaries,
and the vast lakes u the north and the northwest
.cvear to ne 10 al ~ithin the exercise u Ihepos.
81, a. b.,I, and cl.ar, a. the Ocean aud the Gall
IT Mexico. Il !. a mistake To regard sSTcniiturrs
juiic ,ou.b made Sc these objects a. cSp,nii,mrs
Elr local pIrpo.e.. The position. 90 site u the
wo,k. !. nc.cssaril, Iocal lat H. uiill, !, general
4 hin canal around the all, II 81. Mary. II less
than nil. ,n length, ihough hcal ~ ~. oon.trvc.
too, wouLl vt h. national IN Il. puTo.e anil Il,
lcne6t.. a, Il would rr'Ba'e the oay Obstruction 10
a navigation of mote ihan thousand miles, affect.
ing several Stairs - veil az our commercial rsl,.
lioa. With Canada. so. too. the Brrakwstrr A. the
mouth q the Delaware u erected, MT ior the ~.
elusive l~Ds6t u lb, State. borjsring on the la,
anil river u that name, lat az that II the Shole
ooast~,'s sargs,ion Il the uniied States, and. 10
a considerable sSien, also, Of iorrisa oommerce.-
II ship H. lat 90 the bar =, the entrance oi
southern Tor Gr van, II .uibcicni depth Il water,
It i''tp Likely to he no,hsrn ship, and STRAIN
bat h. sunk N ANY part II the Mississippi, on &c.
oou" Il is shsapsl no, having l-on properly clear.
Ell II nl-irsctons, IL may H. q boat h.lou.ing %
sithsI II eight ten states may sdd, az some.
Via, remarkable. that among oil the ih"', -oas
State. thsr, one tina, :. not ~ greater or s''
extent. b,uuled oa the Uccan, the Gulf Il Mcsi.
90. ~ one u the great lake.. OF some naV's.ble
nYsr.
In ml6nog "ur constitutional du,'c', iello~ ci''.
,,ns. on lhi, 'uly-ct. a. 10 carving inlo effect al
other Isowrr. c"slsrrcd by the Constitution, We
.hould oon,rlsr ouf.,l,s. a, dcll-nirs and acting
90 one and the .ame country, and bar constantly
IA mind. tia, our regard and duty arr doe, Mt
to particular part Only, Ia, To the ~hole.
I therrf,rs recommend that appropriations b.
made fot completing such so'ks a. have t-,n ~
ready l-Eir. ADD ior commencing 'uch othsr' a.
ma, seem To- DE wisdom Of Consrr's to le ofpublic
,nd general unP,hsnce.
The dnicut,s. anJ delay. ine,deni 10 the .s,tlc-
msnt ofpu,sre claim. b, Congrr,,. amouut IN many
cases 10 drn,al Of justice. There - rra'un 70 sp.
pr,hend thu, man, urfnuunsie creditor, Jiths Gov
ernmsnl have Ihsr,l, hc~n unsEp,dabl, ru,n.,l.-
Consr,'' b.. So mu,h lu'ius,s u publie ,hsns.
ter that It IL imPo' ible i, ,houn give much asn.
ton 10 mere pfi's,s claims. ahd their accommodation
''nov 80 goat that man, claimant. must despair 81
ever hciog ali. a. ub,sin hsinng. II may wrll h.
iouttsd ~hsth,f IonEts'. l,um thr ri'uT' q i''
o'ganiia,"u, rroTr'y Constituted 10 decide up"u
surh rass' ltisimpu',,bls that ca-h msulsr sh1uiI
s,amia~ ihs merits Of ever, clam On which h. .
opnpslieI tn vote, ani 10 :. prspo.ierss 20 all a
j~isr 8, decide a o,.s which he hl, never hsard.
Spsh t-c,,ipu. NAV. and iicIu.nil, mu.'. DO injp'
,icr either H. The claimant or tn GoVr,nncu,. anl
I r.rrs,,r ~ better ftu-d, Sc thi. gro~iog e,iI
than III, cstaLl,shmsu, II .nms tribunal a. adjui,.
cat, ul-In .ush ,hun. l~g l.aYr, thsrrfrr, most
respectfully, t. recommend iha, pio, ..,on h. made
o., Law ~ the appointment ot a oammis'ionto SETH
al pn,ais clam. ag,ia,, the uu,teI Stalss AMI .,
~ p, rsre arny must 10 ~ eases T. ,ery un,.t.
i,f,cipry. also rs,omrscni the aIpainIm ne u a
Solrcitof. whose dm, u shall h. o. rrpfcscn, The
Ga,srnu.ut lsi1f, 'urh commission. apd protect 81
ssaut an ill.g,I, fraaalrnt or unJ,t claim. ~hsh
ms, J. Tts-uisi 30 Il.cr ..yu ,caIion.
Thu, District. vh,ch has nsithrf voice NJ vote
"a your dsll.fdiun., L-k, h. yuu fr rrut,ciinn
and ,,d, and cornm-nd 40 u. ~aut, To- ,aur f,,or-
,lI. CONDENSATION, With ipl cuairl,1ss that 500
~,lim,ct ih-m nj, uu, With Ju.iic,, Lu, With ll.r.
atty. II ,houli l. lpus IN aind that 10 lhi, riN
hd uut b, Wa.h,rgi1n, anil cous,,ratri b, BIZ
NAM, Iocitsi the e,p,tai II our uatiun. The en-.
ben 4 Union ani the ',mlol 1t our gr,atnc,'.
lIsr 4,o az, situated oil the publ,e halas. nros,.
az, &c thu use of the Gp,crnnrpt, sld al thee
arr exempt from TAXATION. li.huald h. III, pride ol
im,'c,n. T. r,nd.r ,hi. place attractive o the pro-
pi, II the Who'll, Rspubc. and cuu,sni~nt anl ,aGr
ilr the Irsn'acIoa OF the pub,c ha,,,.s.. asI ,h,
ptescr'at'on II the puUI,c frcufds. The Govern.
p.ui should, ihsr,f,r,. lar lb-rl prUIo,,ion 81
ih- l.rdcn' IT ~ n.cr,.ay AMI usciul mpr0'c.
msnt,. Ao.l. a, nUih,ns ouul ooa,uLutt NOR, o.
to The health, oolniprt ani slicly II the ei,y, and
the security q the pubIi, tudin,, .nl ,ecord. ,hao