The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-12-11

also recommends that The prepaid rate enall,
De reduced TO two cents when over the rev.
en1es OF the Department, nfteF the reduciioai
shall ext eed its expendi ures by more than
five per cent for Two consecutive years; that
he postage upon California aud atherletieFss
sc nj by our ocean steamers shall bemuchre~
luced and that The rates Of tostage on news
papcts, pamphlets, periodicals and other
prints shall be mOotied and sope IeducllpH
hereon made. aiea eeilgS 10
I, eanno, be doubted that the lpreposedlre>s
dnctions viii for the present diminish the
revenuts Of The deficiency, alter ne surplus
already accumulated shall be iexbeusleds
may be almost wholly met, either by ab"tlsls'
ing The existing privileges OF sending nee
matter through The mails, OF by paying out ~
the T,casury TO the Posi- Office Department
sum tqntyilenl to the postage OF wbichAlh
SIDE prtved by such privileges. The iassass
SURPRISED 10 be ihe prefera6lS mode, and Will,
Itfnot eniifeiy. so neatly SUPPLY thpI dehciepr'.
ey, as 10 make any luTtheE appropriation thata
NAV he found necessary so IncnnsideIsble a.
TO form no obstacle TO the proposed reduce.
lions. ,,,,,.If, 4.. NJ ,t1.,lg.f.4t.,r, tsyl yyss
i enlertain no deubl Of the auvhpfily osa
Cangtess IN make appropriations l0h isaaln8i
ahigcts il tlrat class Of pWblic works compras
sing what are usually called works cftpier-t
nal Improvement. This authority lsupPose
Ito be derived chiefly ftOm the peweF0ir reg.i
lualiuo commerce with foreign nations, aud
Ia(nontl lie Suites, and The power oiiaying
,nd collecting imposls. Where commerce
lis To- be carried on and inposis collected,
There must be pnrts and liarbors as wellas,
whnrves and custom houses. II ships, laden
with valuable csrgoes approach The. shore, ot
sail alnng the shores, light houses ale neSt
cessary al suitable points Tor. The pra'ecslon'
of life aud properly. Other iaeAluest ana. e.
\ securities itr commerce aid naVgatio" ara %
ahardy less imporjan; and those clauses Sh
he, Constitution, therefore 70 whIch haye
4 ,oferrad. have received from the origin@ot'
lhbe Government liberal and beneficial cORSi
tsl, nc.inn. Not only have lighthouses, huoys
land beacnns been established, and hnnil9gl
ftivhis maintained, bul ha6ois have beeng
.tcleared and improved, piers constructed, and
.Feven breakwaters for the safety oi shipping,
IA sea waIls 10 Drotec harbors from being
iflednp, and rendered useless by the aetlonh
'joftite ocean hive been erected ai very
Irea expense, And this CONSTRUCTION otine
qcons,iIntion appears the lnWe reasonable .l al'l
ohromdle consideration, ,hat lfihese works, ek
sEsuch eyId mi importance nm utility, aIe net
10. ~ acconlDiished by Congress, they eannat
Ibsg "a paccnoum,pI shed II all. BY the adoption nf
4he Cousii,,,ion, HE seyetaI States yOluni az,
lny parted with the power Of eollecling The, !
Iditi,s of imnost in their own ports and ~ tsl'
ydot 10 be expected that they should rairs
Em.mey by internil taxation, difect or iuuii iuuliiIas
,Irect. for,lhe benrfl uofihat commerce, tns
,lfeyenues derived from which do not, elmer ihf'
4 whole or ii bart, % into their own srcasuries.a
lNor do perceive any difference between
i hhe power, OF Congress TO makelpptoprlannnPel
> }foy abietts afqhfs kind on the ocean ana lasi
gEboiwef, q make appropriations for similar eo " Y
/ E.cts IN lakes aud rivers, wherever they are
n r,e eno,,ul, 10 aear on ihelr walers an exss
e hcns;ve tralEih. The magnificent Mississippi
,Iaud ia tributaries, and The vast lakes on ihe
>lnorlh and the-nortilwest appeaF 10 fae 10 'a'
4 within the exntciseaof the power, as lusuy y
T ne clearly as the Ocean aud me uuiI q
2 lAlexico. " |. is mistake 10 regard expeno''
!hures i,Gtcionsiy made for those oblecis ~
experdi,nres for mcai purposes, The Posls
.-hion or site Of tile work IS necessarily local;
l.dbut lis utility is general; sn'p ca,i. Caass
9 Iaround ihe falls Of SAINT NJ y o. .ess
lthan q mile 10 leeg'h, though locu' ~ ~
yjconslrue,ion would YET be national "a - ~
purposes and ivs benehs, as y wouia QUE remove neV
y he only osruction 10 navigator, o. moss
= han a thousand miles, affecting seYefai
states. as well as,om commerc,al relations
y viii Canada 50 Too the bfeakSaier at the
Eroonth. az lie D. siaware is erected noi Fos the
- exclusite bene6 If lhe States hotdertng on
o., M nav and liver Of that name, Snt tOr tnss
tlif ~ 1,he whole coas,wise navigation uf the VI
6nI MA states. and. 10 n considerable extent
oa ID q l,rsion commerce. II a ship be I0ss
Nv NJ Ihe bny. n The entrance oil southern pors
Y fbr vam. ot sufficient deptho water, Y 70 very
g. likely Ii he nori6crn ship, aud u s'eamboa.
'n' ,e sunk In any part ofihe NJ lssissppf on ac-
10 co,n, 6 iis chsnliel not having been properly
at c,eo9ed al o6stiiuetons il may be'a boat oeiun
sT5,n aII5,66sMI of g ur 10 Sates. may hdd
~ as someSlI rtmgkaGe, till 1'faong all .ns y.
thrl, -ape States, Their e none 'nH, no', J.
~ ~ h greater or less extent, bounded 90 ~
C ocean T ~ lie Gull il Mexico, OF one o. 'ns
- reqi lakes, oEspms aryIgstBie Ig9t fyet bsIino
IL IagullGlling oas constitutional duties. Gsl9ws
- Gtizens on tssuhect, or in carrying into elect
ho' all oiher powers conferred BY the Constitution
alt we suiii consider ourselves ne ~ itOefhus UNIV
ahl lactihe foraue and the same conntrys mad heal
las constapty ia und that our regard and duty AFe
dss,no 70 particular pP only, but soths ea Fnq
80 IIheterole reepamepd lhpt appropriatinps ,.
WV made or completing such works as have been a
AND fendy y began md or eoIhinencing sach others
va mns seesa to The sssumn nf Longrsss 10 be oipah
fcudlic and generalimponnnoe. .iaGWaq
do, The, eieitullias anth delats. incident 10 a
lsclllement oifpHvetc claims by Congresst nmoei
\. 10. nlaTy epses 70 tonnl OF justice. There
V9h teasot 10 hnprCbehd thar many uaIortunaib cfss
lsee iors sottheda8ternihent Of uveshereby bern nn'
io,,-lvoidahly ruined. Congress bas 50 much hpsiHs.
and lp public chauelsr.s that itiaimpoespq 4 ehohl
give much attention % mere privqie elnimss ~
~ their ACCUMULATION Is now ~ grent that gmna
Iotli caiaants dibpaifef essf being abisse Q.
a4,,, Jain bearing. b Ra1 WELL lsbesdonpiea Mpe.t
,iled sr CaugEess. .Tom he nature Of is oEEagfaiia
y, iRproperly constituted % decide upo sucA cats
AZ u fnIdssbie llaV ha6h member sIinold exAmE!
pr05 tho mafileef every claim Oh which no 4 eomps'
a ed 40 gstasaal liz is pfeposseFOus le nza \ la,lz
4 fp To decide Il case which he has never hetfpss
Such decisions may and lreqaeptly must nb I
iAa iuAllbc tief 10 tie cialuhnt ov The GovefniieH
An atl pseeeise 10 teffesoeAy seF thiq zraHls
pked leviithan the saphlIahmeulsal ralea JlaNFeil
. m. ladiutienicu elalpa, beg teassstlf
" ii fore ninstrenpertully. p, Fereomineuf thnf pE
yRN viaotf be hitie ~ Law for tbt hnrnniiAehs q
~ Vi aesteall rfivngd elAiee ueal1
were lalc United stntess aud ns m Ex paFk haaFl
re aais 10 1l rnniaale cnEeah b. xcrT uiseie|ae>n
H III iinj fprnmineud Tie appointment of HifEfiI
sHal ilblnlrh0ty il AhAIl hn IL febEbttk 9Ae Gave
Rnil, iun 5aloFc siiHl eosnmssIoa3 nnd NEnEsfz i