Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-09
MR. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RICHMOND WING.
TUESDAY MORNING, MAY Q, 1854.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
IN businesp must be ad lretsed to III
/ ol.lus over the Veto Of tn, Iudgeut Insane Bin.

The Democratic journals Of this section rejoic-
ing greatly at the veto of the INDECENT Insane Bill
They take it very lattering indication from the
White House that the President is sound to the
the great fundamental principle with thcm) in the
Democratic creed, of anti.Land Distribution. The
President comes in for abundant supply Of the
highest wrought culogies they bestow upon him.
As this is the first time he has done anything to
please them particularly, since he has been in Office,
we are not surprised at the fusome laudations the
veto of the INDECENT Insane Bill now makes him the
recipient Of ut their hands. Thoy may find the sug
gestion Of some importance to them to dispose of all
the fine things they have to say Of the Brigadier
this OCCASION for the accumulation may become rath-
err burdensome before they have another opportunity.
1t might be late exhaust the store Of their
mendations after the Homestead Bill and certain
great Western Railroad bills disposed of it is
pretty generally believed by knowing about
Washington, that though President Pierce refused to
sancto this grant Of public land for the relief of the
unfortunate and destitute lunatics of tie country he
will sanction bill for free farms to Tom Dick and
Harry; and all bills, he says himself, for grants Of
lands to Western Railroad Companies.
We shall be pleased to hear what Democratic
contemporaries in this quarter will have to say in praise
of the President in that event. For partwe do
profess to understand the system of political legerde
main, by which they reconcile it to their tender con-
sciences to extol the act of President denying the
INDECENT insane any grant o! the public lands, and
withhold condemnation, at the same time, against
ayowed purpose to sanction similar grants to the
Presidents and Directors Of railroad companies.-
The object in view may be very plain, nasmuch
the latter have votes TO CONTROL and the former have
not but wherein consists the constitutional provision
for the one and not for the other is question tina,
might well puzzle the brain of greater than the
Brgadier. Yet, our strict construction Democratic
President can reconcile it to his conscientious scru-
PIES" to appropriate the public domain by huge
quantities to the and-jobbers of the West, but can
not discover the constitutional authority for grant
to charitable purpose like that of amelioratng the
condition Of the INDECENT insane of the country. He
is certainly wonderfully nice in drawing distinctions
and in this instance maniests adaptness at hair
splitting which may to recommend him vastly
to that class Of politicians known Abstractioniss
Tho exercise Of the same degree of astutenoss
would no doubt determine President Pierce 10 veto
any land bill, such Benefits, by which the old
States could come in for share; and therefore it
may be considered hopeless for them to expect any
portion of this common fund distributed during his
term Of Office.