Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-19
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

The Union fo.eshadows the veto, which from
The article in question Tin the orgap) we take
iifer granted, will be applied to the River and
BaIbor bill if it passes the Senate. 1t will be
Ieeoliected that week or % ago, We expressed
lie belief that the President would scrutinize
tie till in question BY the light Of the Polk
veto refusing to sign it, il it failed to square
Nth the democratic party docsrin laid down
:, that very able paper. This article bears
ont this impression to the letter. We quote
i.om it sufficient to give our readers correct
i1ea Of the position concerning this important
bill which the President holds:
"The passage by the Houss Of Representa-
tives Of bill making appropriations for the
Improvement OF rivers and hsrbors is exciting
NO little speculation ~ to the probable action
oi the President in the event of Its passage
by the Senate. We have no disposition to ca
gage in such speeulstions; but when Q ques-
iiop presents j self, like that involved in the
!Iver and harbor bill, which has provoked
controversy amongst the ablest and wi.est
statesmen from the beginning of the govern
aent TO the present time, we cannot but feel a
Geep interest as to the manner in which the
Executive may meet and dispose of Il. We
have not scrutinized the details of the bill un
Ter confederation with the view of forming an
opinion "a to whether any portion of the OBJ
Jects provided for is Of local character, or
whether all Of them deserve to be classed as
tion which addresses itself to Senators who
ere to pass upon the measure, and when ii
snail have received the sanction OF the Senate,
the question may become important in con-
trolling the final action of the President We
understand the bill as 1t passed the House tc
10 In conformity with estimates furnished by
the departments; but this fact cannot be re.
garded Al indicative of the judgment Of the
Executive, either as to the e1pediency or con
.titutionality Of the objects estimated for.
=" 1t will ne reeollected that in his annual
message President Pierce expressly declined
10 recommend to the favorable consideration
Of Congress 1.-The estimates of works Of local
character in twenty seven Of the thirty -one
States, amounting to one million seven hun
dred and ffty-four Thousand five hundred dol.
lars This fact is conclusive only as to the
point that the Executive will not be precluded
tIo'n a thorough examin alton OF the details Of
the bill, even though all tho appropriation.
proposed may be in accordance with the esti
nates Of the proper departments.
"We take it for granted that when the bill
upresented to he President for his approve al
be will be governed in his determination b,
those great political principles to which b.
sasds committed "a q democrat; and that, il
applying these principles, be will seek all tn,
light that can he derived from the precedent
furnished by the illustrious champions of tn,
temocIatic party. He said Is much in his 70
marks upon the question of internal improve
nenu In his annual message; and that hi
general views On the subject may be brough
clearly to the minds of our readers, we invit
their attention to the following extracts from
the document
Here follows extracts from piercs,. ;nanon
IA, 1ackson's veto of the Maysville road bill
and from Folks internal improvement bill
veto.
The Sentinel inculcases the rropr;oty o
keeping members long in Congress- yer
acceptable doctrine Of course, to the ins.