The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-09-13
GEN. p,erce,s o,yosi,ion 10 the West.


ways been the earnest opponent OF all ap-
preparations for River and Harbors, and even
land for Western Railroads, &c. In this
one thing, at any rate, he has been consis-
tent. His votes stand recorded on the Con-
gressional Journals in opposition to every
River and Harbor Bill which was before Con-
gress during the ten years he was in that
body. Several of the bills he voted against,
were approved by Gen. Jackson,t thus placing
Mr.. Pierce in direct opposition to tina, great
man. On the Sd of June, 1884, River and
Harbor Bill passed the House, by a vote Of
lO7 to 81. Mr.. Pierce voted against it
On the 2sth of July it was approved by Gen.
Jackson. The same month bill passed the
House by vote of l06 to SO, making appro-
priations for building light houses, light boats,
beacons, &C., for the protection of commerce.
Mr.. Pierce voted against this bill, and Gen.
Jackson approved it.
An act of March 3, 1885, provided for vari-
Gus appropriations for rivers and harbors over
the country, and was just in all its favors. 1t
contained an appropriation for the Ohio riv-
or above the Fails, which was objected to,
but carried by vote of 10 to IS. Dir. Pierce
voted against the appropriation, and opposed
the bill throughout. 1t passed the 9th Of
February, by 4 vote Of 100 to IS. Mr.. Pierce
voted against t. On the Sd of March, 1885,
Gen. Jackson approved it.
An act of July 8, 1896, was good meas
ure, and appropriated largely for Western riv-
ers, and even received the cordial and Jealous
support or every Democratic member of Con-
gress from Indiana. On the 2Sth of June it
was ordered to third reading by vote Of
l26 to 64-AIr. Pierce voting in the negative.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays
were not taken but they were two to. one; ap-
proved by Gen. Jackson, JOY 3, 1886.
Another bill passed Congress the same ses-
sion, which appropriated among other mat
tiers $4,000 to a harto- in Indiana. APP
proved by Gen. Jackson July 4. Mr.. Pierce's
name does not appear in the final vote, but
he opposed the bill at first by voting yea on a
motion 10 strike out the enacting clause.
The act of March 3, 1887, an unoLjectiona-
BILE River and Harbor bill, passed the House
| by vote of lO7 to 81. Mr.. Pierce voted
against it. Gen. Jackson approved it March
3, 1897.
The same session ant Their light house, &C.,
bill passed by vote of leg to 60. Mr.. Pierce
voted against it. Gen. Jackson approved it,
on the Sd day of March, lS37-the last day of
his term. So it appears Gen. Jackson could
not even agree with Mr.. Pierce on the last
day of his term-or Mr.. Z. could not agree
with the General.
In the Senate, he also voted against the
River and Harbor Bill of July Z, 1888. 1t
passed, and received the approval of Van Bu-
rem.
But here is netting later, and which
proves Gen. Pierce has Lot yet changed his
old opinions in this respect, butts still the
bitter opponent OF Western Interests, or was
little over half year ago.
On the 23l of last January public meeting
was held at Bradford, New Hampshire, which
was addressed by Mr.. MORRISON, Democra-
tic candidate for Congress, and by Mr.. PIERCE
now the Democratic candidate for President
The following is sketch of the speeches
made by these gentlemen, as taken down and
published at that time.
"Thc speakers, among other things, spoke
of the improvement of rivers and liarbors by
the Genral Gov erment, and denounced it as
being Federal policy; and tl.at Messrs Hale
andTuck were justly chargeable with Federal
sympathies for supporting such measures i'm
Congress. Mr.. Morrison, who preceded
General Pierce in his remarks, after asserting
the unaIloyed Federalism of the measure in
question, aud Of Mes>rs- Hale and Tuck for
supporting them, stated the d, mocratc de-
legation in Congress from this State hal uni
formly voted against these measures. He
|, alluded to bill recently before Congress. and
sa id that the proportion for this State To nav
under its provisions would be about Fl .ty thou
sand dollars; and then asked what New
, Hampshire expected ia return FOR this outlay.
General Pierce foliowe, NJ Nor iscn, Civ
ing great prominence to {! question. He
endorsed the remarks Of Mr. VI. respecting
it and said, in substance, that appropriations
By tie Federal GovcrD,ent FIR tie impro, snaeni
OF rirerS ana hdr5orS usrc of purely Federal
character, and repugn0nt 10 the principles and
practices Of the Democracy o. this Me.te: ami that
: Messrs. Hale and Tuck were justly obnox-
I ious to The charge of Federal symp lthies
, for having supported such measures. He
pointediy affirmed that no person elected II Con-
gress Democrat from tiss STATE had erer
supported measures .-or h4se PURPOSES. He pu,
the question to the audience l. this were moi
| SO, and paused tor a reply, which was given
in the affirmative by soine person near the
speakers stand He tn, N reairmed the posi-
ton he mad taken, md proceeded with lis ad.