Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-25

bour bill making appropriation for the improve
ment of the James and Appomattox Rivers, was
inaccurate. Upon referring to the Globes Off
clal report of the proceedings ofthe House of Re-
representatives., we find the item thus given in Mr..
McLane's substitute BILL which was finally passed
without amendment save in regard to the Joint
provision for the Mississippi, Missouri and Arkan-
sas rivers:
For the improvement and farther survey of the har-
bour at Richmond city, Virginia, and the James river
from said harbour the mouth of said river with the
Appomattox to the city OF Petersburg, $40 600"
Twenty thousand dollars is sum totally in
adequate to the proper improvement of the tide
water section of the james and Appomattox
rivers; still it is large enough to bear the SEM
blance of having been granted in earnest
When we compare it with the round 100000
appropriated to the doubtful project of reopening
the inlet TO Albemarle Sound to say nothing of
several douceurs to North Carolina, it is easy to
define the reason why Virginia has Jared so
badly. Her strict construction Democratic re-
representatives., who regularly before their consti-
tuents, glorify the great Democratic party, have
suffered the interests of these constituents to be
overlooked, by refusing 10 do what the majority
OF their fello w Democrats in Congress make no
scrupe of doing-claim fair participation in the
benefits of policy which it is well known. has
been and will hereafter be the settled policy of
the government.
During the closing debate, with FIVE minutes
speeches, on the River and Harbour bill, it was
charged by Mr.. Bayly and others that it was Sec
tiondl in its character, but afterwards explained
that he did not mean to charge that it discrimi
mated unjustly between the North and the South
but merely that it was partial and unequal
Mr.. McLane, the chief patron of the measure,
met the imputation of sectonslism as follows:
But let me see what is the matter Ct fact We
must first CO nsder that the population of the
North is larger t han in the South and vet the ra-
ito appropriations for the South are larger, ac-
cording to the population, than in the NORTH
beg that honorable gentlemen who make this
issue will hold their peace on it. Let us exam
inc the bill, and we find, excluding several of the
minor appropriations, that the following appro-
prations are made to southern localities
s. Louis barber $50 Geo Red river GOO
Wilmington, N. C 10000 Hog Island $50 $1,000
Savannah. $500. $4,000 Bayou la Fourche Is 600
New Castle. 49,. $4,000 Beaufort N c.. $500
Pamlico river..... 5000 Mobile. .... $4,000
Delaware Delaware blk water SO $1,000 lanes riyer 10000
Miss, Ohio g. Ark $40 900
Sir, these appropriations exceed, in the agpre-
gate, ,000-nearly half the whole amount.
which is very little over 100000. The
proportion, therefore, that the South receives is
greater than that the North receives, calculating
the ratio of population.
Mr. McLane afterwards ayowed that in franz
ing the bill, itnever entered into his head to cal
culate how much the North received, and how
much the South. And he added
"The calculation which have read to the commit
tee, was furnished TO me by gentleman from New
York. never made the calculation. | never would
have done 1t. 1t has no relation to the merits of the
case whatever. The only issue that ought to be pre-
scented is whether the improvement is required by the
commerce OF the country and that should be The
only consideration"
1t is somewhat difficult to reconcile the admira-
Bile general principle, with such features of the
bill as the appropriation of 100000 for useless
inlet to the inhospitabe Abemarle Sound, and
another Of $4,000 to a river which now bears a
and may hereafter be the channel of thu COM
merce of dozen.
We copy the following from the Enquirer of
Friday, as part of current political history. 1t
appears that the Virginia Democracy, under the
guidance of that pink of consistency, Mr.. Henry
A. Wise, Is to be put upon the ground of being
for the Union, and against appeals TO either State
Sovereignty or love Of the Union. Nothing is TO
be said by common people, about either"exreme
remedies" or attachment to the Union for Mr..
bo,
"what's what" let no dog hereafter bark
Everything is settled. The Compromise is to be
ignored. The Democratic party is not to know
that it exists on the statute book. And whether
it be good or bad, "a farther agitation" is to be
stopped. Well, that much is good But we
give way to the sounding generalities of the Cau-
cas-.
From the Enquirer.
BASIS OF DEMOCRATIC HARMONY AND
Al the adjourned meeting OF the Democrats of yr-
einia now In this city, held al the capitol Monday
in the.Char, and II. B. Tomlin, Esq Secretary the
following resolutions adopted The first eight
were reported by H. A. Wise, Esq, from the commit
tee oil H. and the 9Th was moved by g. Rush Floyd |
Esq, as substitute Tor the concluding portion OF that
committees Report.
/. Resolred. That the Democratic part, ofVirgm
Ia adde's Wnere IL mas ever Stood lnrnoVaoy rm up
onthe joint basis OF the Rights Of the States and the
Un!on Of The States.
2, ReSolced, That they acknowledge tea,y to be
due alike TO the Constitution Of the United States
and to the Ressrped SorereigHties ofthe States as
paramount laws OF a common country, and they will
MAINTAIN BOTH and repel all attempts 10 invade either,
BY every means which may lawfully be employed by
good citizens and true patriots.
). Resoired, That as the Federal Union, in the
foundations oil our governments is perfectly harmonzed
with the separate and several State SpeyeigntieS
there is no rea ground Tor difference in fact, and
shoud be none IN eehng between those who are the
tue friends ofbo,h.
Resotged, That il is the object OF This meeting TO
heal past and prevent future dsensions caused BY the
continued agitation OF past and Of the mode of
their adjustment, among the iiends OF the Union and Of
State Rights, OF Democracy and OF the Conedefaey Of
Liberty and OF Law. "
s. ResolUed. That all further agitation Of these ;s