Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-07-07
C6t 5Iasgoto Cmtes.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.


on the 5th of June, 1852. It was first rate then
and has lost none Of its good qualities by age
We commend it TO our readers, and hope they will
give it a careful perusal. ]-ED. TIMES.
| Mr.. ANDERSON said
: heard our Democratic friends talk most
beautifully on this subject, two or three
weeks ago, in this very house! | wonder
years, when heard it said by them that
they had alrays been the friends of Inter-
nal Improvements When the people have
found that System of Internal Improve
nents is measure more needed than any
ether, and have commenced crying aloud for
change in that respect, the democratic lead
ers get up and declare that they are better
Internal Improvement men than ever the
Wings were! The democracy OF this State
have already played that game successfully
several times, and they shall not do it again.
We will see whether they have always been
better Internal Improvement men than the
Wings. Hereis an extract from the Ad-
dress of the democratic State Convention of
lS49:
The Democracy Of this State hare also
decided against the creation Of public debt
for the purpose OF making Internal Improve
ments. We do not subscribe to the FEEDER
al doctrine that public debt is public
blessing 1t is very probable that the Fed
erul Wings of this State will adopt their
usual policy in the approaching election, by
making appeals 10 the cupidity of particular
sections, with the promise of making Inter-
nal Improvements for the benefit of thnse
sections, in order 10 recommend their can
didates FOR office. Such corrupt elecioneer-
ing cxpedients are sufficiently well under
stood, and will serve only to disgrace those
who resort to them"
These were the anathema, hurled in
lS4S, against the subject of Internal I'm
provements. In lS4S they denounced men
as corrupt and as Federal Whigs," who
were for Internal improvements; yet the
other day swore that they were end always
had been the best Internal Improvement
men OIL the face of the earth! They shan't
steal Wing thunder in this way. They have
done it several times; they have done it on
district system, and now they step forward
and try to steal all the credit for fostering
Internal improvements.
, In the same democratic convention, held
in lS49, which denounced men as corrupt
who favored Internal Improvements, the
following resolution was introduced:
=, ''Reso'red by the convention, that a COM
mi,tee ol---be appointed by the Presi-
: dent, whose duty it shall be 10 address a
note to each OF the democratic aspirants
: to the office OF Governor, who now or at
any other time during the session OF the
: convention may be in the City Of Jehtr-
: son, respectfully requesting him TO state:
:, "lst. Whether he is in favor Of incurrIng
a State debt Tor the purpose OF making or
=. aiding Internal improvements.
/ ID. Whether he Is in favor Of lending
i the credit of the State Cor such objects.
> 3rd Whether lie is in favor Of the State
: becoming a partner with any individual
company or association for such purpose.
= And that said committee report as soon
:, as practicable to the convention the several
Il answers received"
! What do you think became of this reso-
n , lution? The democrats, so bold and SO
= frank in the cnuncation of their principles,
e e voted it down! Why would they not permit
their candidates TO be interrogatcd on the
= subject of Internal Improvements
n The subject of Internal Improvement.
4 had been reduced into Congress, and vori,
GUS appropriations made, down to the time
=, when Polk came into power. Measures oI
a Internal Improvement, in which the whole
., country was interested, found large ma
= ~ iority in their favor in Congress. The!
: were passed sent to Mr.. Polk, and-vetOed
10 The Metropolitan, then regarded as thi
leading paper by the great body of the de
3 mocratic party, says of the Veto Message
5, soon after the convention cf lS4S had beer
= Il held:
"The late convention presented the frs
ID favorable opportunity TO test this natter
9f II was made up of delegates fresh from th'
y people, with whom they had been in con
at versation on this subject, ard well knew
= their views and feelings. And what diC
$; the convention do?"
m The Metropolitan then proceeds to quot'
E the following resolution;
l. RssolUed, That we recognize the prinoi
ii pies expressed in the Message of Presi
5, dent Polk to Congress containing his ob
,5 iections TO bill passed by the 29th Con
+ gress, for the Improvement of certain hnr'
We bors in Michigan, and for other purposes
as the true principles of the constitution
h. and as such receive our appreciation AM
IS, support"
n, The following is an extract from Presi
- dent Polk's celebrated Veto Message:
"The power of appropristing money iron