The Nevada journal., 1852-07-17
THE ISSUE FAIRLY pREseyTpD.

The State Journal, cne of the lead
ing Democratic papers Of this State. and
which claims to be the exponent of its
pariys opinions explicitly declares that
| it regards Folks veto messages upon tho
river and harbor bills, "as the ablcss
public documents, containing "a sound
| Democratic doctrines. rs any that have
ever emanated from the executive de-
partment;' and the State Journal adds,
We f0iy and cordially endorse then, i,
!c.o.n Now. this is manly and s.raigl.t
forward and we like to deal with suci,
an antagonist tie GENES boldly ND 10
the point. and toes The mark hken
man. The issue. therefore, is nov dis
tinctly presented. whether the people
Of Califurnil win snstnin a system Of
Internal improvement by the general
government. rs sanctioned by Monroe.
Adams Jsckson, Van Buren,, Tyler, lay
lor md Fillmore, or whether, following
the lead OF the State Journal it viii
glority Polk FOR having repudiasod u
doctrine sasctioncd by 50 many eminent
names. Tie ground tnkcn Ivy Mr. Polk
in his veto messages is, That Congress
has no power Gnder the constitution ta
appropriate money for constructing rUata
and canals, or improving rivers and bar
bors. however purely national such works
may lie in their character. lie Qeaics
the power absolutely, and without liins
ticn: and the State Journal fully and
cordially endorses this position. Here.
after, then, wc shall know where to end
the Democracy of California on this i'm
nf nbsacf
asked Of Congress to improve the her-
hors Of San Francisco, Monterey or san
Diego, or to improve the navigation OF
the Sacramento or San Joaquin rivers.
or to huild railroad from the Pacific to
st. Louis, or Memphis, the State Journal
and its hackers viii, Of coursc. oppose it.
on tic ground that Congress has no power
70 make such appropriations. Th.7eo-
pie. therefore. may see with iaif an eye.
what they may expect from the Democ-
racy, on the sGhjcct cf internal improve
ment. Their organ in California dis
t;nc'ly and untaui,ocally takes tn.
ground, that Congress has 10 power 20
appropriate money Tor making roads al..l
canals, Or clearing ouJ rivers and har-
bors, aDy where within the Limits Of
State, under any circumstances what
ever. It is extremely gratifying to find
that The Democratic organ has had tho
courage % nyow its position boldly and
openly. NenccFo-th, the issue may be
regarded as distinctly made before the
people 81 the coming slsHtions. whether
or not, Congress has tho conytitutienaf
power 70 make sueh appropriations The
Wings are now, where they have al!
ways been, the advocates of the po,ycr
provencu.. ...........,
The organ oc The Democracy, On the
contrary, announces lis opposition botl.
20 the exercise Of the rover, and to tho
existence Of the power itself The peo-
pie Of California are to DO arbitcrs who
will decide this question, SO far as the
State is concerned in November next,
70 the people Of the State it i. Ques-
ton Of momentous Importance in its
isolated position, and with it's vast caps-
bilitics, as yet almost entirely unds-
yeio3cd, California stands in more
urgent need of The fostering care
Of the ,caeral government than any
STATE IN tie Union. According 10
s''N '"A's ~ JbuI MAI SIG nee u ubDC III HNb
aid in improving her harpors clearing
out her rivsrs aad bAiliing railroad t.,
connect her witt, the Atlantic sea board.
provided she coniidcs in Democratic
coua'e!s his is an honest confession
ut least, and will lenye no room to doubt
upon which Of the two parties the peo- %
pie must rcy, il they hope to accom-.
piish any or al, Of these great works.
We Shall 1ften have occasion hereafter
20 advert 70 tao sutject, end intend to
prove that the position of the State Jour
nal is in direcs conflict with tho opinions
d General jackson, Van Euren, Calhoun.
end almost every cmiuen. Statesman
who has isurca ~ the re LENA! councils,
'or the last thi'ty yeors. BIZ! between
now and Norcm berthera will be ample
TING 20 discuss tho sabjact, aad VIC in
tend 70 keep it before 'he people. =
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The above was IN type, lus WAS
crowded out 0" our las. weeks issue
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