The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-03

stand their distnctness III upon northern frontier
YOU can spend $500 900 10 construct canal IN Michigan
why can you defend your possessions the Pacific
and spend S20.000,0oo for that purpose II need be
cannot the distinction between the two cases, nor
did the earlier apostles OF the democracy.
IL is unnecessary for me TO refer 10 the law on your
book. sanctioned by Jefferson and every President
down 10 Jackson, making improvements OF that sort
Then, where they took money for certain object, they
understood it, Now, whip the devil round the stump
and when we have dug canal, il turns into mere
9 ditch" | cannot understand such reasoning Mr.
Madison was plain and a tolerably learned man, too
he had considerable TO do with the constitution. hap.
pened to come across act introduced into the House OF
Representatives by Mr.. Madison, entitled An act con
corning the post roads from Portland in Maine Savan
nah. in Georgla" II had given notice of introducing
such bill here as this should have been turned out OF
The democratic party in fifteen minutes, and would never
have had time 10 make an explanation. This was done
IN 1896. soon after the constitution formed. and be-
fore il had received these learned comments before il
was found out that things conveyed there OF which
its trainers never dreamed Here is the act which Mr.
Madison introduced
"Bs Il enacted, &C.. That the Pre,den, OF the United
States be- and he hereby IS authorized 10 cause to be
most proper Tor the OF the mail between the
following places, 10 wiz II
Mr. BUTLER. survey.
MIR RUSK. Oh, yes, survey. shall come 10 that
subject shortly.
!" Portland, in Maine Boston. New York, Philadelphia,
Wilmington, Baltimore, city of Washington, Alexandria
Fredericksburg. Richmond Raleigh Louisville, and Sa
vannah, in Georgia and that he report OF such
animation and survey 10 be laid before Congress- together
with the rendering
sad oues the established routes ior the transportation OF
the mail
''SEo 3, -And be further enacted That sum not ex
ceedng $1,000 TO be paid out of he surplus revenues OF
the Post Oc be, and hereby - appropriated or detying
the expense ol The examnation and survey Aforesaid"
Mr.. .BU Tier. FIVE thousand dollars!
Mr.. RUSk. They had not SO much money
have now, and there not so many around the Cap
o yg G Es + Ihs s as the Journal SHOWS
senatives, where il passed the Goth May, 1895. The
report OF the committee in the Senate was, " The
miee on the bill concerning the post.road from Port
land, IN Mane TO Savannah, in Georgia, report that il
ought to pass without amendment" There no
constitutional difficulties here then The committee of
the Senate reported the bill 10 the Senate the 23i
OF May 1896, and on the 2ith of May il rejected
Mr. BUTLER Does my friend understand Mr., Mad
ison to have recommended the construction OF road
Mr. PIy RISK 81 !, have read Tead the bill.
Mr.. RUSK. Mr.. Madison meant, perhaps my friend
may say, only to make grandiloquen, flourish simply
for popularity! Then, here find laws signed
by Mr. Madison relating 10 the building of the Cunber-
land road As the gentleman from South Carolina is
anxious to get TO the survey, will come to that
Nobody proposes TO build road without survey.
The bill provides ample means for that. 1t authorizes
the President OF the United States TO the whole
biographical corps, and 10 appoint ten additional civil
gneefs for the express purpose of making this survey in
order TO ascertain the practicabiiy of the route and
ascertain which will be the best 10 all the pur
poses OF ransporooD and for the deiences of the
try After this is done, he is TO make selection OF the
best route All OF us are anxious that the road should
go in our own section of the country That kind OF feel
ing natural 1t 10 be expected that there should be
some anxiety TO have the road in the section OF country
where we live.
cannot, upon that subject. forbear commenting upon
the dgned, and NOBLE and bold conduct of the honora
BILE senator from Iowa. MIR DoDGE in expressing the
sentiments and opinions which he has expressed upon
thus subject Sir, II IS worthy OF the II comments
itself TO my admiration and | trust in God that, while
may feel proper attachment 10 my own section, my
bosom, as long as am representative in the national
legislature may always be prompted by such noble
hmenis He said he was anxious that the road should
go through Iowa. but he said that he would prefer the
interest OF Iowa TO the interest of the country He
on the committee, and in favor of throwing the re-
sponslblty upon the President of the Uaed States
eei, after full and thorough examination, the best
route Dir there were opposing politicians 10 the Pes
dent on that committee and they agreed to this. The
Chief Magistrate, the highest officer in the world, as
regard IL has the confidence Ieposed in him 10 make this
selection. We thought that in place could place
the trust and power TO make the selection better than in
the President He is the President Of the whole coun
ry and trust as long as he holds office he may be
neither The President OF clique section particular
interest He is the President of the whole country and
we thought i, better 10 refer this question TO him
II there is partial attempt in that bill to force the
location al any particular place, point 1t out, and will
acknowledge want oil capacity in my own mind TO see
any such thing II II exists there a, ALL No, sir, il is
drawn up upon the ground that the President will act
fairly and honestly IN the matter, and select the points
and the route which 10 him may appear best Under such
circumstances, If he is honest man--and would not
have voted FOR him II did not believe him 10 be so-he
will seec, the proper route, the best route having refer
ence TO all the Tequrmens OF road OF this description
one which will be conducive to the general benefit OF
the couHtry.
have said much with regard TO the bill generally
Now, with regard to the amendment The bill has been
ma,ured with as much consideration could give IL
10 the Senate. Now, when il is ready to be reported
amendment is proposed TO be attached TO 1t which ais
joints IT. The amendment proposes that the money shall
only be applied 10 the construction OF the road through
The Territories Now, do you not once that If
route shall be selected with great length OF the road
within the Territories more money will be required for
building that road than would be needed il the length
within the Territories less The money is TO be paid
10 tie contractors not because the United States has an
interest IN the road, but II is paid for the service be
performed by the company in Transporting the troops and
munitions OF war, and the mails of the United States
The company required TO construct the road for the
aid given them. u would, in my opinion, be much
violation OF the constitution OF the United States to grant
mail contract and require the mail 10 be carried a
railroad ~ State and pay FOR the service than
would cost TO carry II horseback, is 10 grant
money as II is proposed do by this bill With those
dowed, this violation OF the constitution" might be car
ned TO runous extent You reminded by one OF
hese gentlemen that al the time OF the adoption OF the
constitution the mails carried horseback and are
told that you cannot even make difference in price be-
tween carrying the mails on horseback and in onr
coaches, without direct violation OF The constitutions
and spending the money of the United States within the
limits OF State.
Sir, in my opinion, the bill was understood by the
committee. In my opinion, II is bill which will con
sruet the road In my humble judgment, il violates no
principle OF the constitution 1t nils np an absolute ne
cessy Tor our mail facilities and for our means Of ma
uonal defence hope the Senate will either adopt or
reject IT, Without at this moment encuuberpp il with
the amendment, which will evidently throw il INTO con-
iusion II you appropriate all the money for the Terri
torres there s the only place where you pay for the
carrying Of the mail; and how then will YOU paw for
carving The mail n he States -