The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-12-11

lARA. hsrs Tl.aiEsa fien - sr,gin q
ihr 0ogefhnsnl . EhsHl and bearhria
enEaFuesi0a. Naonly have lighthouses
baoTs, and beacons been eslsbi shrd. anG
haiine lizhis nzinlsinrd. BAT h4Ib5r'
hare b<tn clrared and improved. pen
Constructed, and even bErak-wasefs 10
llke salty Of shipping. and sra walls q
prusrci harbufs from bling died up, and
rendered useless. BY ihs action 81 th'
ocean. bare b<rn rrreied al rrU gnrs
sxprnse. And this construction of Tx
Constitution appears he more reasonable
from The consideration. thar lflhsss work'
Of such evident importance add utility
are NJ 10 b. accomplished al all. B,
lhr adoption OF lIie Constitution 'ihe srve
nal S,slrs voluntarily parted with The
power of collecting duties or isnposf ID
their own ports; and II is nOsso berxPecs'
ed that they should raise money. by IN
lrrnai iaraiion. direct or indlrret, :or The
brnesf Of thar commerce. The revenues
derived frum which do moi. either "a
whole or in Pari. go into their own tr~as.
urirs. Mr. DO perceive any Difference
between the power ~ Congress 10 make
appropriations Tor objects Of ihskind On
the ocean sfd the power 10 make appro-
|priations for similar objects on lakes and
rivers. wherever they are large enough
10 bear on their waters an extensive
traffic. The magnificent Mississippi
and lis tributaries. and The vast lakes Of
The north and the northwest. appear 10
me 70 fall within the exercise OF The pow
CT. as Justly and rs clearly as the Ocean
and The Gull OF Mexico. n is smistske
10 regard expenditures jadiclousiy made
for these obiecis as exprndlsnfesfor heal
purposes. The position. or site OF the
work. is necessarily local; bu. its utility
Is general. Aship canal around The falls
az ST. Msryof less than a mile in length.
though local in lis construction, would
yet be national in its purpose and its
benefits. as il would remove the only OBJ
struciion to- navigation Of more than a
thousand miles. affecting several States.
IS we'll as our commercial relations with
Canada. s.. too, The Brrakwater az the
mouth Of the Delaware is erected. no,
for the exclusive brnefl Of the States
bordering on the bay and river Of that
name. but for that Of the whole coast
wise navigation ofihe United States. and.
TO considerable exien, also. of foreign
commerce. lfa ship be lost on The bar
at the entrance Of a southern port for
want OF sufficient depfh' Of water. il is
very likely to be a northern ship and il
a steamboat be sunk in any part Of the
Mississippi. on account Of It's channel
not having been properly CLEARED Of OBJ.
strucsions. il may be bal belonging "a
either Of eight or ien'Siales. may add,
as somewhat remarkable, iha, among
all the lhirty-onr States. there is none
that is not, to greater or less extent,
bounded on the ocean, or the Gulf oil
Mexico or ona Of the great lakes OIL
some nayigable river.
ia. fulfilling our constitutional duties,
fellow~cilizens, on this subject, asfin car
rylng in,b effect all other powers confer
red By the Constitution, we should con-
slider ourselves as celebrating and act
ing for one and the same country, and
bear constantly inmind, that our regard
and our duty are due, not - particular
part only, but to the whole.
| therefore recommend that appropria
lions be made for completing such work:
as have been already begun, and fol
commencing such others as may seem "a
the wisdoni Of Congress 10 be Of public
and general importance.
The difficulties and delays. incident 4
the settlement Of private claims by Con
gress. amount in many cases to . denia
Of JUSTICE There is rsasonto apprehenc
that many uhfhriunaic creditors Of lh,
Government have thereby been unayoid
ably ruined Congress has so much bust
ness Of a public character. that il is i'm
possible it should give mitch attention I,
mere pfva,e claims, and their accumu
IatIon is now s. grea. that many climanl
must despair Of ever being able to obtain
a hearing. Il may well b. double,
whether Congress, from the nature o
its organization, is properly constituted
to decide upon such cases. Ii is i'm
possible that each member should ex
anime the merits of every claim ol
which he is compelled TO vote: and il i
Ipreposterous to ask a Judge, to decide
case which he has never heard. Sue
decisions may, and frequently must, d
injustice either 10 the claimant or tn
government. and perceive 10 better
remedy for this growing evil than the es
tabl.shmsnt Of some tribunal to adiadi
cate Upon such claims. beg leave
therefore, mos, respectfully, 10 recon
menu i,it Pfovlsion be made by law to
the appointment oI commission TO set
tie all private claims against the Unite,
States; asi, as an er parts hearing mus
10 all Contested cases be Very unsatlsfac
tory. also recommend the Appointment
Of Solicitor, whose duty il shall be 4
represent the Government before such
commission, and protect il against all il
legal fraudulent or unjust Claims, whlcI
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