New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-25

6cr tpouldlg In such psin oi renNtEneIo ~.
sroIoev }or tbs abuse which be he. poured eut on '
<c~,. M IN, army or on the t~n uses nj Coosfess
heiIeve there 10 siI some Tecrtude ltif mere "
HIVE there 10 some nfr and some sense o. sss sN~
Of 6usy 1, be- found this sioe OF the stae o' l"uos.
MIR. DoUGLAs--D"es the Senator rom
concers,eut >trpd rat should charge 'nis " tnr
count Of the river snd hsrbor oil, or 10 ne
Air. Sm,rg-1he Senator from Illinois
x.sh.s,., uu.I, ou,e, 10 bis s-sl He has uodsrsten
% make sp4 ccbes fuy'pg the pfe'eot ceovS ~ 90
~ isbs ssssts Of THE ULion- oil usdsthe 70 uao
nos n,ept 90, ugh cor him 10 the STATE o. liino,:
Mr.. DoUeLAs-I am very mach Obliged
b you, cir. .,u.I;.a
=, ,hs occasion 9TH regard 20 the extra
orSnsry soper 10 which 10 question has oeeo o,oagot
before Us, and the e,usoroinsry easn~U " ~.
So6v pus, kno~ the Sustoe fr IN llaois does tnas
the moment II IL epsrs6eo ,be bdI 10 anninilsted
Bot cir, let Us sstei 70 the hne Of Gsum1ns snicn
Re senator bss pursued aed 70 the chsrscser OF bis
pyoposiuoo II . constitutions point OF view osneve
dat do sxnepomsp, vh'ch the Ssbat has suornaed
b Unconstitutional thrugb0ui. BY the tnird clause;
sscoa o. article ls 81 ths CONSERVATION OF tns Uotoo
esa,es Il y provided ,h-t m Site shd without tue
consent OF Cousress Icy any dtay Of ranndSsi ke.p
ooops or sbps Il wu IN ume OF yeace; sosoi IL
any ssresmeDs OF coDpsct stso snotner esaIe OF IN
(ossisp power; or engage La war utiees scsucy Ia.
vsSeo or In such Imminent anger 40 will not admit OF
delay"
the amer dmenf prop 'Seo tno ponofsot gu
skos can End no warrant L. tns CDsuuuon unless II %
b sbe cisuse here ctsd And wbst are tbe oro yosnou
which hs puss forward In that smeDdnensl Toey are
-Q) Trst CopgIess csbsrns that escn o'ate may om-
power the su'bo'ih.s ~ cr's s"o tivns within ~
hu,ss Ivy duties Of tuppsge n exeeeding ten cents
Dor sun upon bOsu and vessels OF every descnpVoo
seteLps tbs barber or vsHTs OF any such cry OF
town; he funds dedv therssfom 10 be applied ex.
cusve D. the Improvement OF tue sane sno nc higher
duties % be charged han 10 necessary tor the Pufpose
speci6td Co. Also, Congress copsoo tn.t toe 'eTera
6sAtes bordering the Lskes or either VI toem OF any
two or more OF SAID States msy oy compact win escn
o4her improve tho bsvigsp Of such as OF etner OF
thsn, and Of the ehsDp-s conuocuos them tog'tner;
aD1 70 that end msy oivert portion OF ths tunnaae
duiios mt exceeors four cent? per tuo, collected al
tie tovps a. ces wrniu 5tares entering Into The
compact kDd may coIect Uols sufficient 70 n Tray tue
expense ii koeips Ia repair any csDai or artificial CON
al Also where any navssps liver ~ster IL situated
wholly or In pait within the limits az any sta'e. the
e,ature ner eof nay provoe for the improvements
the psvDssion Of % much OF nesans a. ~in'n sncn
SsA By the levy Of duties OF ssnssee not exceeding
cent? per tuu 10 oe applied -xeudvey 70 ms oo-
ject here expressed ana Where suco rYor or
wsssr \ sisustee betseen too or more States, such
States, shy humber Of thtn, may by c'mpact pro-
vide for the improve mebt OF the Davfgs thereof oy
the levy Of duties Of not exssef the amospt
seeoy sptefded, and be applied exclusively to the
object specied Such 10 the substance of the amend
upse proposed, briefly sxpresse6. apparent that
the bopoI able Senator coltHmplstss the Overrov OF
thu exstaa system VI hsrbOr aud river Improvements
10 m. General Government and the substitution Ia su
thereof OF improvements ny eides towns by sosle
Ssafes end By . combination 81 two or more States
IL such scheme this oonsttunopaii Let n attend
The senator ., proposes that ,ngres shall consent
dat Suite may authorize he publc authorities OF
any city O. tovn within s uits 70 evy outes OF tun
mage ~ The amount aud FIR the purpoes ,n1icated.-
Now, the c. institution authorizes 10 such proceedings
According 10 the claus already referred TO- the STATE
a 70 pas act syibg ths "duty OF tuntsse, which 10
20 beoome valid on reseivog sanction OF Coasra
But what do~s the Senator proPos1f Mt that Con-
svess Oh yud s,e ire ssseDtto lay passed by state
levyDe tuppsse duties bur that should san 'n 20 az
sot Do passed by any Suta empo ~ehns The public
auihories Of any city or town si hin lie limit toevy
such dues kjw, who are the authorities Of city or
towps We can form some conception a. n sho are
ths sutbriies e o civ thy are ordinarily the Mayor,
Board Of Aiderneb and Common Counnl OF such city.
But who se the author lee 81 a tovbi Csn aoy one
telI Perhaps the se' s,or contain Jstes levy by tue
High Coz sra Ia VI each town. should like 10 have
BIN exp ain his mesIins. We bavs hero Q singular
Of tbpes,be ascent Of Coneress to the ri
assate to'be levy Of tunn.tc duties BY dgh Const
bic, or scmebooy-we know NOT who--calod the au.
horiiiss If q tom"
Perhaps the Hon. Senator coptempat~s a multitude
Of local CoDg'ssse. TO pe convened stoe various poios
Of Improvement should like IN stand by and witness
their debers,ons 10 the Hop Senator qate sure that
they YOU'D STICK ~ IRE psLti Might they not branch
oil 30 the question 81 tie Presidential election after the
fAfhion of the National Copsressf
In The next pace, would observe that the Senator
provides for The execution OF these works by combi
naiioo OF States, through the fundamentally OF oom
pacts 90 he enter toto ron time to ttmo Now, de-
nv that the Constitution authorizes any such combine
top The clause already referred TO l'oks ooy TO an
sRrefuept pact by one Sate with Another State
which "the OF Cnpg Is 10 reader bidding
But pO Ing IL Said about co npqct bet seen humber
Of Sues more tnsn t~o. Such cass are purposely ex
ouded, dangerous 10 the p-sos OF tho couutry for
n ssvefM ere permitted 20 mbine for one purpose,
though be by tho approval Of Congress- they s
unite for other parpOs-s without such approval
ButpossibIy may be wrong In ttis for tho judicial
power exieDds 20 controversies between two
rtltA ha nat
In the supreme Court Ca enforce compscts oontemp,s.
ted By The Senator But then woul sriss serious d.
acpty how Il the execution % be levied Suppose
Ilipois Ia be the an, patty for sueht see must
DO levied on the body of h Ssbator; and then he
would he likely to find home somewhere else than the
White llonse Il
But IN 10 10 sIill another objection TIE Senator pro-
poses that Congress should ts consent la advance
10 slevy Of tut duties oy the authorities of ces
or town,-by single States, and by combination Of
States. Now nst that tho consent TO be given by
Congress TO the levy OF soy duty OF tuneege Sst
must be sabseasht 10 the sot making TIE levy Toe
cuu'e referred TO soppcsrs the Legislature Of State
20 bhve passed an act for the pGrpose indie stsd sap
poses that set TO De submitted 10 Cong aud then In
sfec, declses that Il shalt become valid on bel as
proved by that body TIE onniIutlon docs not con-
template the ssD,ius OF general poser Of at rnsy
to all the stes Of the Uoiou hut ls~ ia 20 be co.
scted In the hrt place. f,r definite objsst ard tha, 10
20 DO laid bef.Ie Congress We should ihsn have
something tar gibc. would able to decide ~heth
er or Is Dot such lac should go into operation
denv that we have right TO dre lnto ihe air on such
subject hs THE, regardless OF consequences but
are 30 level our cehberaturs 81 preclse object and
then We shsl kns what are A9Oul
Bot the honor able Senator spent much ua In pro-
ducing here array At presedsnts uharo Congress
has given Ia 20 the levy Of unn,s duss 10y the
Stses presume Son stors did fsii the fac,
that every OF these precedents was case Of az
sent Subsequent to the passage Of the law I'd no, In
Anticipation Of IT,
MIR. DoUGLAs-I wish to state distinct |
~ that such 10 not The | hold 10 my hand scts
Az a. sNE
BY State Lssissfure, aud to amendments which had |
been made, snd also 10 amendments which thu State
might thereafter make. In respect to the lsst tie
sea OF Congress given In advance, and not subss
auenty thereto.
MIR. SnITH-ltis very possible the Sena-
|or may fpd case a that character do mot prstend
y have ooAed Into the egsAtn Of Congress on this
subject have merely followed the honorable Senator
In biz statements and every Senator knows that nearly
All The ceses preceded those Of subssqusu,