Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-10-21
THE DIES MOINESCOURIER.

PS'y " hhuOpV"oSHSCs ""inS
our farmers, and the pros .,eri,y of every
branch Of our industry.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
There was a time when The Demo
Gratis were in favor of this great Wing
measure. Gen. Jackson and Van Blu.
rem both signed bills for those objects.
though in justice TO Gen. Pierce, il must
be confessed that he, more democratic
than either old Hickory or Van Buren,.
invariably voted against The same bills.
The present position Of the Party. taken
in connection with the votes Of Pierce
is found in the following resolution. the
2ni in the Baltimore Platform:
40. Tha, the Constitution does no
confer upon the General Government
the power to mcn aud carry on a
general system Of internal Improve
men,s."
This resolution is opposed to a Gene
raj System. and as he greater includes
the less it Is clearly opposed to all sys
,ema, and all Improvements. General
Pierce says in his letter Of acceptance
tina. with them the principles of the
Platform believe | can safely say there
has been no word o act of my life in
conflict All The acts or votes of Gen.
Pierce during nine years in Congress
were in every instance against Western
Improvements; and if his acts were a.
gains. them, and his acts and the Plat
form are not in conflict, or perfectly a.
gree. then the Platform is agains. Inter-
nal improvements.
We point with pride TO the 9th article
of the Wing Platform on this subject,
as a manly, un%equivocal, and American
declaration, and in connection herewith
we poin, with equal pride to the VOTES
of our party in favor Of tina, National A
merican Policy, which would bring the
most remote parts Of our casn.ry ,oge,h.
er, promote and facilitate the
of the several Ststes with each other;
provide a market for the productions of
the soil, which without, that aid would
rot in the granneries OF farmers; aud
which IN addition by diminishing freigh.
and other costs Of transportation will
cheaper foreign goods. Read the iol-
lowing Resolution:
18th. The Constitution vests in Con-
gress the power TO open and repair har.
bors. and remove Instructions from navi.
gable rivers; and it is expedien, lha, Con-
gress shall exercise that power wteneU per
such improvements are necessary for the
common defence or for the projection
and facility OF commerce with foreign
nations or amnng the States; such i'm.
pr0vemenls heing. in every instance. ma.
,ional aud general ir their character"
LAND DISTIBU rlON.
This is a Wing measure. /. originated
with HENRY CLAY. A bill under his in.
f%1uence passed Congress in 1882, bu.
was Cefoed by a Democratic President
What Go we see sincel A democratic
Congress distributing the best lands a.
mong the States. and in the present Con
gress, the lower branch passing Mr..
Benefits Bill distributing about all .hs
public lands al a dash. Our friends new
er change their principles! oh no!
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
|. VIVA, will our Democratic friends say
to The fact tina, Rober, ]. Walker, Poik's
Secretary of the Treasury claims the pa
,ernlty OF tina. law; that Dir. Van Buren,,
was in favor of it, and that the Wings
sustained il under Democratic advice,
bad council as they found, for they re-
pealcd II shortly af.er.
THE VETO POWER.
The Wings are opposed to the lordly
veto. They have faith and confldenc.
in the capacity Of the People for selfgov-
eminent without setting a dictator over
them. Blu, our opponents in spite Of
their greater professions of Democracy,
are in favor of its unqualified exercise
See their Platform, aud their frequen,
exercise of We power.
There are numerous other topics which
We are anxious to examine, but this ar-
ticle has already greatly exceeded the
limits at first proposed for it. We can
only say IN conclusion tina, such charges
as G%alphinism, Gardnerism. &c., are
merely stop thief cries to divert attention
from Swartwou,ism 10 the tune o fbetween
2 and %. 1000. OOO; Richicism to the tune
of$200. 900; Colinsism and Wetmoreism;
and constructive mileage. by which Dem
~ocrs,ic Senators, including Messrs. Dodge
and Jones, put their hands into the Ma.