Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-02
RICHMOND ENQU RER'
THURSDAY MORNING. SET EMHEK l.
THE Pacific RAlLROD.
TN, Power over Internal lmpvcment'

THE PACIFIC RAlLRO9.
The Power over Internal Improvements
We would recall the attention OF our rdcrs 10 ''e
Veto Messages which MIR. Polk sent 70 'he ''o"s>
REPRESENTATIVES the first on The 81 OF An' i0'o' 49, "
other on The 18th December 1871. ih were o'."
dcdy in opposition 10 the power assniH py "'c ''''
Government over Internal Improvement lhey c''''''
from one Of the hest and most bIllla ADMINISTERING
which this country has ever witnessed mes ~ u" '"
true Republican, in The best sense OF word. ne wa
devoted to the principles of The JrsonIan "r""''
They ngc indeed the only principles onalc' ms ''"''
ment can be properly and uscinlly admfrrd. i"r'
The polar star by which every wise p"ilan WIN '''','
his bark. Let wuss snccr al thrIl Ihuc' a. -
please Let miserable prelcndcrs lanslt licf" u
nia distractions. There they stand, 10 icr 'a'SS
in all their beauty, "ihe pillar OF cloud day ana NV
lar of fire by night
Gifted with thai strong common sen thal secs wa"
right and with great irlnncss oi chlrH I" carry Wv
advised by Of ihr ables, aud io't hiaSa"'
of which any President can o"as, MISSED - ~ -"
with The doctrines Of tho constlt'''oiri'h "''
principles of The COED old Republic ParI"'a'e '''' IT
OF State amid s.ormls which were n wc'"'""''." - "
the skill AZ well as vig"r ot The pie; n''''ue' M '"
administration closed in flood q, WIFE" '''','
any other has cIl lrlrindit. Read ir cory u '' '"
evon tfu years see the reforms whci Introduced IL '
and lhc gloes which he acuirc nftd; ana ''' Us "''
wonder al the reputation which mai carried INTO ms
retirement.
No President has been more devlrd e true theory Of
The Constitution, Than james kpoIkl'e had ea'y M
pLed the views OF the ilusrons eilers lie hofonsh'y
r,incid,J in his opinion TINT 'wtn aD'Irunch admits
,wo constructions The one saIthe q! dangerous, tie
onr prrcise the other indefinite Ipredhat winch is sale
and precise. had rather ask II enerhrht o' p'"''
from The nation when il is fuud naSafF' o''" ~ ~
sumo il by a construction whlch~onliahc "u' l""o''
boundess. Our peculiar security Is tr p"ssreS"' " :"
written Constitution. II speciiis sud heaeS e 'i''
,ions permitted 10 The FedralGovcrnl an" gives a''
the powers necessary carry ten inttr ''"":
is more likely than ha, the ennerat1i powers l. re'
tive. Let go then pcriedng II, hd'ihs ny way u
amendment 10 The Constitution, tn"tl some o's
projectors wuuld suggest, BY fkig t'"hS' ~ H"S''
State 10 any usupaiion) iosc pos "h''" '''"' "''d
trial show, are still wanting.
True To these principles, IT. Polk hl- lace "S"'"''
every cncroachment u prer, VIII came ""hh lh'
range al his veto. II was This 81 'hat he i"'''''"
The veto messages 20 wlch we r already referred
In the spirit, hr lrani thea animal h'sSh"c
which hr addressed 10 cnng.ss ani IT, r"hh'ff. u Is
long paper-prrhaps The lonfst nrsf "hlrh any ff'S
dent ever pryducrd Rur twas nlsariy very cxlen
sve as well elaborate ppc!, brdr u r"ihpr'''h"'"
not only the history nl his mn observation-disclosures hn,
general review -. The true TInrIp"' 'hc
and The proper functions win wErhe "eh''"' ''o'''"
mrnl charged bui il pollrd "nlt 'afia'"'s nom "
into which had occasnnlly iI!f tie exposed win
mastery hand, the hcrcss nl' vii The frdrrIi F"'Y
had sometimes betrayed l. Thai nairv"us policy whrh
they had falsely called hr Amrrlt System i'"t th"'
paper br carefully read by very iirnn. who wishes L"
understand the theory Of on g"rerht ana me glorious
destiny ii which il will arrive.
Is there man who bcli.cs lha! author "t these pa
pets wnuld advocate The Patic lsSai Is There man
who I,riiav,S ,l,,i III" illnsui -" SANCTION
such an rxcIcsc of power! Ia who believes 'ha'
Franklin Pierce with all the rcs,:hlrh surrounds him.
with his own votes before him, whine gave In Congress
will contradict his own pot,ssluns "ve,lhfo" hc hai
more Platform upon which he stan'
For one we will not believe il. hear, indeed ir"'n
those who ought 10 know that Mr. teGoc NJ" hold ''i'-
self bound by any thing which has ped from any Ie-
Der of his cabinet We deghuo, to hear That Col.
Davis has been misuncrstuodnn tlbIcc Al events
this paEer will be the last 10 surr The ciiaGcl "i me
Constitution. aud 10 strike the Hal State Rights Ihc
time has been when Virginia once up almost aIbnc,
the active supporter Of those ocn The time was when
this paper had 10 struggle al The sic VII" the Chatlcs-
ton Mercury, tho democratic prcssNcw YORK ahd me
able editors Of The National lncllisr, in opposition 10
this seductive power OF Iutcrnll lvcmcht. But VltSi
MIA was then led by Jilcroa an.ison, y Roanc and
Barbour aud John Taylor Of Carulhnd who could quail
| then who could hesitate in his Co when he had such
| champions TO guide her Steps amber his efforts :! We
shall not hesitate We too distinguished allies TO
rally around The standard. The Democratic press Is
coming out in defence of the kcpun cause There are
able pre,scs in llle other Slaa "bear the battle and
brunt Of The day" BESIDES isllcn in impcrishabe
characters the Republican stan mo good citizen ever
despairs Of The Republic"