Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-12-10

| plan, which am prepared 10 recommen
ioi the enlargement aud modification oc !,
| present Judicial system,
| The act Of Congfesss e.lablishin,
Smithsonian Institution provided that
| President of The United States. and o,b
persons therein designated, should cons,it,
au "eslabhshment' by that name, and tn
The m embets should held stated and speci
meetings for the supervision Of the affairs
The Institution. The organization not ha
| log iakeni place, IL seemed TO me proper ih
ii should be effected without delay Th
has been done and an occasion was heret
presented for inspecting The condition Of Il
Institution, and apprecalng its SUGGEST
progress thus far, and its high promise
great aud genera usefulness. ~ WHL
I have omitted TO ask your favorable co
sid e eraiion for The estimates of works of a
cal character u 26 Of the 81 States, amour
ing 10 1854, 500 dollars. because, ndeps
idently Of The grounds which have SO ofte
been urged against Tho application ,ol the fet
eral revenue ior works oil this character, IL
equality with consequent injustice is ihh,
rent in the nature oi the proposition, and bt
canse the plan has proved entirely inadeqnat
TO the accomplishment Of the objects sough
Tho subject of internal improvement
claiming alike the interest aud good wi
o.! all, has nevertheless, been the tasi
Of much political discussion, ard has siot,
as a deep gtaven line of division bclwtel
statesmen OF eminent ability End Ia
triolism. The rule OF strict ccnsluclioi
Of all powers delegated by the States n
the general government has aiayed itself
from lime 10 time, against the rapid pro.
giess OF expenditures tiom the natofa teas.
ury On The works Of a local character W thin
the States. Memorable as an eroch in the
history Of this subject is the message o. p es.
dent jackson, OF the 27,h OF May, 1890,
which met the system Of internal improve
nenls in It's comparative infancy; but SO
rapid had been its growth, thai the projected
appropriations in 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 operations
OF the government 10 the construction of the
consiiiu ion sci up in 1898, and marked II as
an admonory proof OF The necessity of quad
Ing that instrument with sleepless vigilance
against the authority OF precedeHs, which
had not the sanction u its most plainly d..
fined powers
Our government exists under a written
compact between sovereign States, uniting
| for specific objucls, and with specific grants
10 their general agent. II, then, in the pro.
gress OF Its administration, there have been
departures Rom lhe ieiinS aud intent OF the
compact, II Is, aud will ever be, proper to re-
,e' o"'H " 'ie iiAFu shoaIu "hlch our Ia
'"o,S ieI' u', anu W make s'e'h eHoIt ~
conform ouraclion 10 it, -r- rr r#
II Woui' seem lha' lhc iact OF prIncIp'e
nafhs oeeh resisted lIom Inc llrst ty many
Vi 'no "isesI "hu Hlosl pal'io'ie men OF the
'ePuol!c' ana poHey having p'oVoA ed con
stan, stIils, without arriving al Il conclusion
which can be regarded as satisfactory 10 lis
most earnest advocates, should sn.eest The
"tun9 "ue'he' mere may nor oe pan
mney " oe crowned py napier resn'is.'-
,,l ',''Ju' ps''eN'n2 any sou"u G'''i''c'.h, or
'"'e'"''S " dSse'' any PIihc!p'e So opposed
~ 'e"ie"'s heeoed 'of ,he o'eeiion of
l'..e'"'' eo'iuiel'e, "h'eh Goes hoi equ"ly
"lP1 " Improvements upon Inc s'ahoatd lo'
."o p'o'eI'"n o' loIeiSh coHi'hsice, submit
W !o'I ""e!ne' " may ho' I've sa'e'y ah'iti,
pa '"a'' 'Ho i'oicV were once settled
"S"'"s' "Fp'oP' i"i'ohS ny lhe se"e'al gov
etn''e''' 'o' io'l' improvements ior lhe oe''-
en- o' commerce, localities requiring eSPen-
NUS NUS mou.u no' oy modes ana means
y "ss''""'V "''a P'"Pei' '"'se 'he Ii"d
,o' 'u'h constructions as Inc saielr
" o,he' i"'c'es'a oi thelt commerce ml5ht
'ofu"s'
!, '"a' Can oe regarded as yslem whlch,
~ '"u eNPe'ieHce oi more 'hah thity yeai''
;'"S az 20 "nie % con'tlai'uso Inc pubic
ii II; 'N' "a
80" P"'oS' -"heh' fhonSh IL mas pr9du-
t.'.' So.tIe "o'hs .: cohSeueu impor'ance, has
I'.,''.,n ~" ""enueu WIN an tApehdi'aie quid
''loha'e 10 'heir VAiue,-and has re-
su',ou ~ siua""e'ins i"fSe sums upon OBJ
Us "n''n nave answe'e" no valuable pur-
po' '"e 'e,es's oi AZ 'he o'a'es require
o1 aoHnuoheo, uhies' hopes may be
''"u'sea 1o' 'Nc 1u'u'c Wh!cA hna no warrant
~ Wt,,it t"1''
,t ~" sn a.A'o"s ue'le 'o' Inc com pie'iom
T '"o WAS Mu'eh are regarded hy all
90" s, ..' ",'u s''ee,e interest, haNe
deliberate Reconsideration, nr III ,h. n"us "
with a hone that. animated nv - ,IasiT. -,
promote The permanent and suss,a,,,aI IN.
teres.s Of The country, ,our wi,uom NAV
- ',,,',',i -, ?o1' "Nuoii 'uaY
tu,n. plan, mhch, applied 10 ils. ,nb;a'.,
may prunise something be,ler than con.I,n,
lslrlie, The suspension oI lhe po,yers of ,n1.i
enter prise, The exciting of yain hon,s ami
the dis appoinlmen, of cherished e,pscl.,inns
In eApenJiny The appropr ia,ons made hv
the lus Congress, several cases nav. aTiss;,
in relation 10 works for The ,mnrovcmnn, np