The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-01
fl Indiana Patriot, Aug. 49,
Fl THE PRESIDENTS vETO.-RIyER AND HARB0R
To JAMES II. CAUsTEs, Esq,
Consul of Chile, Washington

THE PRESIDENTS vETO.-RIyER AND HARBOR
BILL.
President Pierce has given another timely check to that
syeeping overloaded system of legislation that often
pressed government and country The wing press
IS pouring out volumes Of burning condemnation on the
administration with the most unresaiIed prqdgaty be-
cause he could not conscientousy give his sanction
muarious bill great portion of which at utter war
with the true intent and spirit of constitution the
simplicity and singleness of the national government and
the purity aud stability of American repubicanism
President Pierce any other person. preends to say
that our rivers and harbos should not be improved and
that in the effective But for ourselves we
contend that the general has not the authority
to do it according constitution; and that the prn-
cpe is unwse and nexpedient is amply proven by the
examples of all republican associations and governments
which have preceded us.
The local legislative privileges of the federal government
should be restrained by every that can be brought
to bear upon The attributes of all central governments
have tendency concentrate chair original powers into
one consolidated head The next step is % expand its
overgrown influences and grasp within its folds the lesser
State and municipal rights Such is the unavoidable des-
ny of the government of this nation the national sys-
ten of internal improvements involved In THIS river ana
barbor bill should be successful in its administration
Look at the relative value placed by politicians of the
preset day on State and national governments compared
with what it was in the early days of the republic 1t is evil
power and potency of State governments arc alowly
bopgb steadily decreasing and sinking before the uprising
brilliancv of central Sanhedrm at Washington, Self
sufficient great men longer devote their labors to
the more humble useful positions in our State iegs-
latures They must away to Congress- where they
can make great patriotic speeches to the whole world
in favor Of gone improvement interesting to their I'M
mediate constituency Give loose reins to these unre
strained schemes of federal legislation let Congress take
ovoryb;per into It's own hands, IL must bsycGd all
hone of recovery do and the termination of another
eptGve Years will witness the mouldering sepulchres
of all State rights while at Washington city we may
behold a vast consolidated power, upheld by corrupt
politicians who acquire and maintain their place by
all kinds of fraud aud chicanery The office Of congress
man is now fast becoming specuiaung Fehhoou,
the cnioymsats and eouments of which are obtained
bv him who viii offer 70 secure the greatest amount
of government favor to his constituency Ihe prl-
meya cause of all this Is the extensive powers Ebich
constantly tempt aspirans TO place in the federal
ellis Of the nation We rejoice that President Pierce has the
aacy TO see the dangers that threaten our Institutions
and the hold determined patriotism to ward them Off as
he bn already done occasionsin vetoing the in
d;oont-nsaue bail and lastly the river and harbor bill
we hone that every patriot ad republican in the country
viii Stand nv him and support him in bis independent
course.
The opposition press revealing in pointiess rednnd-
ancy of abuse against him. might have been expected
but so often has this avorte plan of theirs been hwar
cd and oyaghrown hat is little strange TINS defeat mas
cxasperatcd them
The Gazette saws But such imperial dicaton is hard
|l eyce,Ied Inv the most absolute monarchy on earth
What unsound and untenable doctrine The very re-
worse il true The administration opposes system OF
legislation founded principle the most surely OF all
others if successful to merge itself INTO an asocracy OF
imperial form of government