The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-10-02
From the Chicago Democratic Press.
Tonnage DuiIcA.

TOhnaec Du'icA'
S.hsidnre Of Juigs U0ngids remarks upon the
,mpostion Of Tonnage Duties. for the improte
W,bt Of Riytrs ard Hrrbor', d'tir'red ~
.Nass Nsei,py ia ch'cuyo, Srrt. 25th.
ltwss part 81 the settled policy ii the wings.
eaid'M Mr. Douglas, to create the impression that
the Democratic party were opposed to the I'm.
provement oil Rivers and Hnbors by the general
government cncher to the charge was
claimed TO be found IN the Baltimore fia'i"rm'
which declares that the Constitution does mol con
fer upon the General Government the powt' to
eofufnenee and carry on general system oil m
ternal improvements. Now what ~ meant by
the phrase "a general system oil in'ernai 'thpiove-
mcn'sI-He woul! tell what II meant Undef
the administration Il John Quincy Adams
magnificent scheme for grand system oil inter
nal improvements was df'isso' wheh ine'udsd'
not oniy the improvement OF Ai'rf' anu iia'oors'
but slho the construction "i railroads. turnpike
'oadi and canals schrre wh'oh wound nave
drawn from the National treasury over one nun
drsd nidhon'o Of dollars, per annum' 10 carry II
into speraiion. When ten jackson succeeded
NJ Alsq,s IN the presidency the first opportn
~" ~. $3.50, n,,". , H.. veto %.
~ "r ,ys'cui' ih' 'e'u, s'u ul'o" Wv PIi's's
tP'"P'r""" " ~" ~ - - H.,
s,,ns ~ LTi"s.on n'''.u, - .n ,aI 80
IL.
.ns.f' 20 .ne De, .'"ys b.
WI. ~ ne 's'oeu Wv ~, " a.. w.,,,'i
,T " - ~ .,,;a,I. ,,,,i...'I
1850, wv .Af !; t"',,.i.,i &C., . .n'a,L
..,,n'd.vh h. o. Go H., .ll. l.. Con CAS-,
.,IA.' - - A.. w. nsns,Nn,o,, a,,
a.. -. '".,,s.J Il p,..,d.,,,i,, ch.,, ,hs
80; .. - 49,, - ,,.,,, -, f,,,,a.,
,ui",t.. v;,..t,l u,,to,s .Y,a.I
"a ~, s III ,t. aio,;nis,,,,,on. t,.G,,. or
w ""oo We AZ VI" ""'- "''"''""'''' '''o'' "
shrr
ihe pemoctsey were anq ai"ays nave oeen Tue
.s' "t"u' o' H'e' And ii'o'' '"'l'",,."."'
'hey were hnn Always had oteh opposed 70 |"
'ro' syNm a. ""p'ormtn', ny 'he gen',h' gov
e'nhspE "n''etsf eDa'u DC oys' uo',e 1y "u'
N'uus' eh,s'Pn,e 'he penoe,ucy w'N,u i'"Ne W
lhul''dua"" whatever rou'' oe o's' zone oy
one Governments 'he democracy woe'u ''a'e
70 me stHss', a wise pol'cy would G'e,"'e such
Aceu'-,' ASIDE from the CONSTITUTIONAL o'Je'uon'
NWeh we pemocrahe party oeUeVe 10 lie III Tue
way pi any o'her ,.,
suppose tue pohey OF Tue wing party 'e,perN
ins internal improvements ~ ueSe''Ptu curing
'nc "nninisuauon OF Nr' hus"s' h'u o'co'nr
hs settled poh'y o' 'he S"',fnme'-n'" many
raliroads ana canals "ohin ey 'n'- th'e nave U'cn
constructed 10 'he country suppose 70" nau
Nseo .o' '"e ge.e'M go'e'"'ne'N w n,l>' you'
iAi'os rom mere 10 ra'eha-"h eh ".u'u nave
oesN core suppose you hau "a'eu Io' ,'.e gu
sfso,e'n!"eh' 10 eons"ue' ,'"' ~ % -
railroad which now connect you w''h the Atlantic
etles-~hen woui' ti'y oa'e oeen '"h Fe'u
Would nn' such Pohcy have put ue " uo'e couh
nv quarter o.! century behind It's present con
duion' The Democratic parry then II 'so uue
f'end o' internal Improvement because, uhusr
the pole, wlnrh they Advorate. shslr construction
eertan-lne wing pai m.nss', rae e ,a,'ny
y, .u.n W. Nv ."n.',,'r,oIN,te s,s,sr woul
~. 't",oS ~ ~ .'.H.,o.s ~ -. oxo we;ob,
wv" ~ ,u', ~ iS.,,o a,,;e, bo ,s,,h.d
Wv, ~ W .V,,,s. 49, ~ ,La ~,
.s"' ~ ne ~ ond I'D
'oy ", nr'o,' ~. '.' H., with
'uau' "'l I'M %, =, y '''s ..Ia,a sit %
vac e'p'en' ~ US ca,',', hsI cnn,rlc,A
".A .nu oI w. .on,,s an,,s, LEVIED rtb Ia.
'nen a.' = W " .i,,n,nrs had don, N.
eo".., o Issi.,,;', 81 ~. Ri,,r ,nd
."'s n"S .' So. .,,' ;,.,ro,ad NV ,o,,aee
we hEpo.'I,'TtH "a' &C." - S,n.,.,,J so If
80, - y, hor.nn no Atlantis
'A,us .'. A., a.. bar
us' oo''' ,.u L w., w. ;''.,. - ~. lev
sots anu r'.e,' na, oe.p i,J toa "u do6.
VIZ VI 'on""su ~, Wv! 'a1 And ,ha,
Iaune wy, III r ,ia -, $50. h,,
u''e =" "a ..'y..;,;. s, ,ho Cav,
oo'' ""' ''''' - aPF.Vt a.,u,, h,,,
al lts
80 - H.. ,,,,,,arr.,I, ,nJ a, ,,nn.ce.,a.
parry a'ae--"'"' ''''f'''e'''' anu ~
~. LII rr,,os. ,oI o, II sim.
II. i.d ,h., ,h. nav, s,,,ss .bonld be mt
~! - e,a,;.,, v,h ,hs ALA, STATE.
III, Ton ,r.s, .bonlI o;ve IN, STATE. tho now
wa 80 ,a,,, a,',hasi,s, 10 l,,vy Tonnage
49, ,hs ,'n,O,sa ~ ;,on,oy;r, ;be;, ba,hsr,
r., Ill III ,o, n ,o,r,,
. az" w.; ~ go. J,,,, n,, s;n,,ly ,,,v.
w. - Cii;.a,o ., ,to,s
.s ~, vn"e 80, ,sh
'he i''no's nNe'-,"' P''"'s'to" 20 ~!
Guy T no, H.. a't''y "',5 IT,, .'' - Nv
w" WI, III ia 'u' ."s' Nv Ill. r.,
Ss mn oo I' pnt ~ 80, ~.
"sns. nun o.eA"su "J e ""? W W 49,
Peop,o" 'a..e " es 49,, ,rIo,L.r
u,ooe'--o, "e'el'N.,'t"s' iDs ""'''''
WY rou'u p..' ," '.|, W. t,j iii, buI
usa .s.n f n,." t" ia hsd hs.n in Can.
~. et ~. go d,,;,,, H. ,,hnlo limo hut
$500. . 80 "I hi Ii- h,5 t"sn .sJ Tbsrs
tyyt 49, '.,,'a, 1891. e., !, snJ ,,, wa.
fn,a,;a u.s., ,,.a.,,,. .",iJ mas,
Wv - ~ Ias,.,oi ~ .r.,h.r.an..
.n. ~ ~, W. ,r,a,,,r.d !, ..a.nn tor f
.une ".a.u a. Ill b. crn,h.r.J with
;o".''' ',.,h ,har..,o, Nv ,,ndrr.a IL,
Sp,p.;,"n. "n,a';n,ss ,.hon So,coJ ,h-,'
n.. WV. =, ,,,J =. 80, al ,h.r.w,. Al,
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e" So A.. .;.,,,, ~ ,h;s ,rh;.c, ,;,.c T.,
,.I.so :, "s ,''..,. n,t..,,d o;,h, tins. m,
u"a 80" y, i ono,, ~. r,,r,a could not d;f.
r., m'',oh ;.a,n ~. 49,, il ,l;. rc,nec, NV
y. a".n "on S"o r'o'' III, III '' ,nss.d ~.
wy" :" "Pp,'i mo,, II "" "a,nn,r;.an with the
.,4"',' ~ ~. IT. ,;,na !, ven. fair,