The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-24
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We have taken the pains TO prepare an abstract of this
bi (Which will be found in another part OF this paper
showing the amounts appropriated, the States within
which the appropriations TO be expended and the
names OF the members whose constituents Immediately
interested in the works provided for by the bill 1t will be
by the reader that the special organ has the
amount OF the appropriations in setting them down as only
VI ,622,376, when they in fact W. 24o s7e--making
a difference OF more than hall milon-a sum, to be
sure. not very large in these Gaphin times but a sum
quite sufficient TO excite the attention OF the people out OF
whose pockets this money was 10 come Blu, perhaps
the special organ does not the people Of Dunkrk 10
know that of the strong and sufficient objections to This
bill was. that many of the sums voted by the House had
not been estimated for by the department of the government
which would have been charged with their expenditure
Perhaps did not like confess that these appropra
tons were not necessary for the real interests of the peo
pie 80 much as for the political capital of the adminsra
hon Tor 1t obvious that appropriations exceeding the
capacity OF the engineers TO apply them to public works
could be very well postponed year. and this doubt
less' was Inc reason why the estimates not made
VI does the special organ reason about appropriations for
internal improvements Joseph OF old did, when in the
service OF Pharaoh, OF the granaries Of which were
TO save the people from the famine Of foreseen drought
Does it wish to pile up money Joseph did corn, for
fear that the democrats when they get into Office, will
not make any appropriations II the latter be the motive
we would advise the special organ not to disturb itself
abouta calamity for which the public will not hold this far
seeing administration responsible II the drought must
come, we can only say, let it No uneasness from
such fear should make the administration inditfer-
ent 10 the execution of treaty obligations with
Mexico or with Spain, or to the enforcement OF our
obligations in suppressng those dsorderly combinations
against the laws which of abolition societies as
naturally fevers do from the pestentia swamps Of the
Mississippi Above all, it should not interrupt delight
full excursions TO Dunkirk where the President and the
cabinet lose sight Of the Of Office in meditaons
on the gories of union, the evils of democracy, and the
benefits our country derives from that feature OF wing
policy which it unbounded honor the patron Of
all Improvements whether made by the general govern
ment, the separate States, or by the people.
But to return to the harbor bill The special organ is
shocked that the West-he injured West--shoud have
been deprived by the STRIPPING democrats spoken of by
Mr. Webster in his address the ladies and gentlemen
of Dunkk of their share OF the money offered them by the
wings Especial care however is taken mention the
fact that the great western States twelve in number
shores washed by the Mississippi and its tributaries
were no, offered a whole than given by that
bill to the single State OF New York Now the western
monopolzing and grasping people, but tell the
special organ that they know something of log rolling,
and. if they have TO show what they do in this way.
they will log roll with little effect than is exhib
tied by this bill The special organ need not be uneasy
on this score. We imagine that it is not the West
,cos pnehed by the conduct of the democrats in
not passing the Improvement bill The people of the
West know what they about and will not get into a
fury with democracy because treated tina, bill de-
served be treated for lis injustice, inequality, and in
sufficiency as a OF Improvement and for its
constitulonaly in confoundng all distinction between
national and local improvements The people OF the
West will rather applaud their representatives for doing
as they did, particularly the administration seems to
have need of all the money coming into the treasury in
keeping the Indians from killing frontier settlers and
depredang upon the Mexicans, and in executing the
provisions OF the laws OF 1918.