Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-07

H. A. 4 relation the Organization OF the courts !.
nov confessed u inadequate to The duties to be performed
~ tb,u, ia G. uscqucucc OF which, the States OF Florida
wisconsn 10 Va TeNas aud California, aud districts o
other states ~ in effect excluded from the fun benefits
of the General stcu by the functions of the circuit court
being devolved ON the district Judges ia All those states
or parts or states.
The spirit Of the constitution and adue regard justice
require al the States of the Union should Toe placed
ON the aamc footing in regard the Judicial tribunals
therefore commend 10 consideration This important
subject which, Ia INV judgment, demands the speedy Sc
lion of Congress viii present to YOU, deemed deSira
bic n plan which | am prepared to recommend for the
enlargement and modlheauon oil tue present Juueia SIS
The act Of Congress establishing the Smithsonian In
stituton provided that the President OF the United States
and other persons therein designated should constitute
al acknowledgement by that name, and that the members
bo,lJ lao ~ stated ste.. meetings Tor the supeSNi-
;o, f tho affairs cf the Institution fha organization
no, having taken place Il seemed to me proper hai II
.boull bc effected without driv This has been done
and an occasion thereby presented for inspecting the
condition Of the Institution, aud approaching IT. success
fu progress thus TAR AMI it, hGA P''m>'"' s'''' '"
general usefulness.
have omitted to ask your favorable consideration or
the estimates of works O o character IN twenty en-
Of the thryone States amounting 10 one million seven
hundred aud Gf,y our thousand eve bundled dollars he
cause, Independently At the gr"undS which have - often
been urged aganc the application OF the federal revenue
for works OF this character inequality 18th consequent
injustice Inherent in the nature Of the proposition and
because the plan has proved entirely Inadequate to the
accomplishment of the OlicciS sought.
The Oi internal improvements Ginning alike
.he Interest ami good -i al all has nevertheless been
t, h,ss - much political discussion, aud has sto1d a. "a
deep Craven line oi division between statesmen OF emi-
u,u ability patriotism. tn" rule OF strict conatuc-
tua of all powers delegated ny ,.,s States TO the general
government pa, arrayri s.u irom time to tinr, against
the rapid prstc- "i clp"i,Hrr from the national trea
surv ON works OF lo~, character within the States
Memorable epoch ia tlr history ut this suh-ct i
the message President Jackson oi he 37th May, 1850
winch met the system ui internal improvements in it.
comparative" infancy hut rapid had been 49, grcwth,
that projected appropriation in that year ior works
% this character had rsen 10 the alarming amount ID
more than one hundred millions oi dollar.
IN ;h, message the President admitted the difficulty
or bringing usr ih" operations Of the government the
trlctnn at the con.'ttu.. t ia ll"o aud marx
"a IL admnrOrv proof ct che necessity Ui gaardng that
nsumcut wt slccpcs' vigilance hiust the authority
precedent which had not the sanction OF IT. most PLAINLY
defined powers.
oar government cgi.i7 under a written compact be.
tween sovereign states auitng Og specific objects, and
<tb specific rrnus tn Their genera. agent %, then, ~
a.. rtaEyss u its administration there have been depar
lures the al Intent of the compact t. eua
will hc, proper refer haEE o. the fixed standard
which fathers LETT aud to make EFFORT 10
form our action 10 &C. Ia would that the fact of
prime ,1 having been resisted from the first hy many Of
tine wiscst .Hst patriotic OF the republic aud q
policy having provoked constant strife without arriving
AZ p CONCLUSION which he regarded satisfactory
its earnest advocates, should sugsc> iS inquiry
whether these MT be- plan likely to Ice Crowned b,
happier results Mih0u. paErrviuE any sound dstuc-
ton or intending tn assert any principe" s5 opposed to
improvements Eied for The protection Of internal com
uerrc which does equally apply ~ mpToVcmcut-up
ON the seabDar tor the protection OF foreign commerce.
summit to Won Whehrr u may not G' SAFELY anticipated
that II IEr policy once settled against appropriations
nv the general government Gar local improvements the
nrneft of commerce. localities requiring expenditures
would not hv modes and means clearly lcgiuwltc and
prucs 4jh the fund necessary I'M such constructions as
hc safety --rr~ Interests of their commerce might
Iu.rc.
It dat en- be regarded rs sys,e =hi5b in the OK
pcri,cc OF more Jhan Thirty wear has at no time - som
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