Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-10

dining tho pas, SUMNER; hut foil rrea'
aratiuu !ut The reception of patterns 10
fore the te;uin Of another winter, Ia at
t!cipnicd; anl here Is the bes; reaso"
i to believe, irp'n ,ia plan aud C";l,crapta
ned arrangements whic: have heen 9v@l.
sel. with the large experiences furnished
within the las! few years in relation %
tho na'urn and treatment nj tha disecaa
iiha;is will prove an asylum indeed I"
/! this most helpless and afflicted class OF
sufferers. and s:rul ~ uuhie mpnn'
taom ot wisdom nnL mercy.
Under tho acts nt Corgscss Of AuCus:
81. 1852. aud Of Afarch 3, 1858. drs'9a.
Cd 10 secure for the cities Of Washing
,uo and Georgetown and abundant sup.
ply uf good and wholesome water, i, be-
came my duty to examine tho report
end plans Ct the engineer who had
charge Of the surveys under the &C. fits.
named. The bcs, # not the only plan.
calculated 10 secure permanently tho
object sought, was that which contem-
plates taking tho water from tho Great
Falls Of thu Potomac, and consequently,
! gave it my approval.
For the progress and present cnnd!-
ton Vi this important work. IN! Of its
demands. so far as appropriations ar"
Concerned, | refer yog to tbs repolt o
the Secretary Of War.
The presra: judici.i systeaa of the Ua;ht
States has row been in operation for 60 long y
period d! time, AID !se, III its general theory snt
IEuci! o: its details, become 20 familiar 10 TIE
corHtry, aud acquired SO entirely the public con.
flcncc, that i: modified in any respect, il should
Only be in those particulars which may adapt j:
to tho increased extent, population raa !cys! Gu
,inrsa Of the United States.
III this relation, the organization of.he cous.a
is now coatesscdly inadequate TO tho Gu;ic: %
be performed by them; in consequence Of which
the S;aHl o.. Florida, Wiseonsir, lows, TcxaF,
md California, ard districts Of oihe: States, arc
in effect excluded from tho fnl! benefits Of tho
general system, by the furct!cns Of ;he circui.
court being Grvniycd CT tho district judges in al!
those States, or parts ct States.
Tho spiri: ofthc constitution and a due rasa!d
tnjaJtice require tina; all the States Of the Union
/ shuuld De placed on the sar,G footing in regard
to the Judicial tribunals. therefore commend
to your consideration this impn.taa: p1hjec:,
wlich, in my judgment, demands the speedy &c.
lion ofCong,sas. will present to you, 10 aes7l-
ed desirable, plan, which an prepared 20 re.
commend, for the enlargement and modification
. OF the present judicis! systcm.
The act Of Congress establishing the
Smithsonian Institution provided that the
President Of he United States, and other
persons therein designated. -hall constitute
un establishment BY that name, and that
the members saoull; hold Stated and special
meetings for the supervision Of the affairs Vi
the Institution. III. organization rat ha".
Ing taken place, it seemed 20 Ele proper that
il should be effected wi!hou, delay. This
has been donu anI al accession was :heteby
presented Tor inspecting The condition Of the
institution, and upprecialing i:s successful
progress thus far, nnl itE high pto,nise OF
gtcs and geus:s! usefulness. Al i
have emitted 20 ask your favorable COZ
si3ers,ion 70, the estimates Of works OF a To-
cal character in tweLiy.serel Of the thirty.
one States, amounting 10 one million seven
hundred aud fif,y.lour thousand five hund'ei.
dollars. because, independently o! the ground
which laye been SO often urged against tho
application Of the federal revenue for works
OF this character, inequality with consequent
Injustice is inherent in the nature Of the pra-
position, aud because the plan has proved
entirely inadequate 10 the accomplishment
Of the objects sought.
The subjects Of Internal Improvements,
Ginning alike the inteies, and good will o.
all, has, nevertheless been the basis OF much
political discussion, and lias stool as deep
craven line Of division between statesmen
Of eminent ability aud patriotism. The rule
Of strict construction oil al powers delegated
BY the States to the general government has
auayed itself, from time 10 time, sgains. the
rapid progrcs; G: expenditures from the ma.
l;onal treasury on works Of LEGAL charac,e,
within the States.
| Memorable ts an epoch in the history Of
this subject is the message OF President 5act.
son, OF The 9Th Of May, 1880, which met
the system Of internal Improvements in CON-
parGtive infancy but SO rapid has been its
growth, that the projected appropriations N
/ that gear, for works Of this Character, he'd
risen to the alarming amoant OF more than
one million Of dollars.
In that message the President ada,it:ad
the difficulty Of bringing back tie oretsiians
Of the government to the construction Of the
constitution gel up in 1898, and marked j ss
an admoni,oy proof Of the necessity Of
guarding that instrument with sicepsess Wig
lance against the authority Of preccasn;s.
which had not tho sanction Of its most plain
y defined pcwcyE.
Our sareEnmsn: eS;s:s under a wri:taa
comprct between sorcre;ga S'a:ee, uniting
for specific objects and win specific grants
to their general agent II, then, in ;ks pro-
greFs Of its administration, there have been
departures from the terms and intent Of the
comrac;, it ia. and will ever be, proper to
refer back 30 the fixed standard which uuF
fathers left U.s. and 10 make s;c.n eEo,, 70
conform our action 10 il:
| II would seem tina. The lac; o. e principle
having been resisted flom the first By many
OF The wisest ard most patriotic men OF the
Republic and policy having provoked con.
stan, strife, without arriving ct conclusion
which can be regarded as satisfactory to its
most earnest advocates should suggest tho
inquiry whether there may not be plum
likely 10 be crowned b. happier results.
Wilhou, pGrceiving any Sound Distinction
OF intending 10 assert any principal odposrI
10 improvements needed iUf the protection
Of internal commcrte, which does not ecual.