Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-12-07

satisfy outstanding four millions seven
hundred and ona % b @
st under lh February calling for twelve
dred aud eighty acres; Sept 18th, 1850
49, and sx os and
mill three hundred and eighty -four thousand
beleve that experience verified wisdom and
of the with regard to the public deman
report Of the Interior that opinions which
expressed in relation to the operation of
present syem being of revenue to the
Federal treasury were erroneous The net profits from the
of millions two hundred and eighty thousand
-four no, ad m a the d fHsn Na
Me with such notifications their peculiares
quire ,.,.
homes for the industrious and enerpristng am noprepar
except by modcatisLs in favor of the actual setlcr and
reasons and on grounds which will Be fully developed
reports to be laid before you.
ma and charged especially with power to dispose Of terri Il
years. beginning with administration CT Mr., Jefferson,
ercsed the to construct roads within the territories
exercise ofpower and that of making roads within the
States that the former has mayer been considered subject to
considered the settled Of power
ra Government upon the subject
to be made grants of in aid of the of
ing of the Constitutions that the power to dspos. OF te pub
lie domain snou,a oe f that rant Of
to aid should be restricted to where
thus to Contribute 70 the construction
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vocaed and at the time the substantial interests OF all
public do@ad refer You to the report
the Secretary the Interior carefa examination, how
mnaton, and will be far from aording to
commend to your favorable consideration the of
genius ofo country wo by their inventions and deove-
provements of the age without in many instances,
ing for themselves anything like an adequate reward For
ipfA
reports and especially naEe qr0n your eG
tions Of existing la W therein suggested
The liberal spirit which has SO long the action
no doubt, continue to be manifested,
Columbia Army Navy this Tn ted States
somewhat retarded by the great demand for main mate
option of patients before the of another win
ter is ane atod and there is the best eeason to believe
with the large experience furnished within
disease that will prove an asynm indeed this most help
less and afflicted class Of sufferers andw staEd noble
Undr the Acts of Congress Of August 3st 1922,
March 3D. en- for the cities Of Wa Wahngt1a
kbme became my duty examne the report and
The first act named. The best, only plan calculated
permanently the object ought that which
mac, and consequently give it my approval:
and for its demands, far appropriations are
icened refr to ,he ot Of the Secretary Of War
in operation for SO long period Of has in its general
acquired entirely the public confidence that if mod
el in rcspcct it should only be in those particulars
and legal business of the United States In this relation the
organic of the eonfessedy inadequate
the the se Of Florida WiseoSsn Toa and caIifor
and dist of other States are in effect EXCLUDED from the
bancft Of the general system BY the functions Of the
Circuit Courts being deyolves the district judges in all
The Spirit ofhe Constitution and due regard justice
n M m e % the the Dg on @
ommend to your this subject which,
will present to you, if deemed desirable, plan
which am prepared to recommend for the en-
| largement and modification Of the present judicial
system. The act Of Congress establishing the
Smithsonian Institution provided that the Presi-
dent of the United States and other persons there
in designated should constitute an establishment
by that name, and that the members should hold
stated and special meetings for the supervision of
the affairs of the Institution. The organic ltion
not having taken place, it seemed to me proper
that it should be effected without delay. This has
| been done and an occasion was thereby presented
| for inspecting the condition of the Institution and
ascertaining its successful progress thus far, and
its high promise of great and general usefulness.
/ have omitted to ask your favorable consideration
| for the estimates ofworks of local character in
| twenty-seven of the thirty y-one States, amounting
to one million seven hundred and fifty-four thou
sand five hundred dollars, because, independently
of the grounds which have as often been urged a.
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works of this character, inequality with conse-
quent injustice is inherent in the nature Of the
proposition, and because the plan has proved en-
| trely inadequate to the objects sought.
The subject ofinternal improvements claiming
alike the interests and good will of all, has never
the.ess been the basis Of much political discussion,
and has stood deep craven line of division be-
! tween statesmen OF eminent ability and patriotism.
The rule of strict construction of all powers dele
gated by the States to the General Government,
! has arrayed itself from time to time against the
rapid progressaof expenditures from the national
treasury on works of local character within the
States. Memorable as an epoch in the parties on
/ this subject is tho message of President Jackson
Of the 9th Of May, 1880, which met the spirit of
internal Improvements in its conceptive infancy,
but so rapid had been its growth, that the project.
ed appropriations for that year for works of this
character had risen to the alarming amount of
/ more than one hundred millions of dollars. In that
message the President admitted the difficulty OF
/ bringing back the appropriations of the govern
ment the construction of the Constitution set up
in 1898, add marked it as administrative proof
, of the necessity of guarding that instrument with
seeplesss vigilance against the authority of pre-
cedents which had not the sanction of most plain
Iy defined powers. Our Government exists un-
,der written contract betweed several States
uniting for specific objects and with specific grants
to their agent. IT, then,in the progress of its ad-
ministration there have been departures from the
terms and intent of the compact it is and will ev-
er be, proper to refer back to the fixed standard
which our fathers left us, and to make a strong
effort to conform action to it. 1t would seem
that the fact of principle, having been resisted
! from the first, by many Of the wisest and most
patriotic men of the republic, and policy having
provoked constant strife without arriving at con
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