The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-05
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APPOINTMENTS AND COMPUTATIONS
FRD At PROVIDENCE AHs BgrlLe.
INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS NEWS,



MESSAGE or THE PREslDESr vHT0iNG THE RIVER
AND HA tBUR BiLL.
wAsHisoroS, August 4, 1854.
The following u tho esaase seived from the Pres
ident:-
TO THE HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVE
have received hs uiil eutiil-d " An act Masking ap-
for the repair preserv alton aud completion
a certain public WIRE, heretofore commeaced uuier
the authority OF law" IL reaches the expiring
hours Of tho session, ann allow fuu op
portunty for examining and consderng It's provisons
q stating at length this reasons wh,ch forbid to give
N my sgnaturc II B. longs to hat ass Of measures
which aro commonly known Internal improv. ments
BY the generq g,venmrnt and which, from very early
period nyc been deemed OF doabtfut cpnsttutionaty
anc ediency and have failed obtain the ap
probation Of successive Chief Magitrates On such
sxszinsson Of this bill 1t ha. bean in power to
make recognise IN it certain provisions nxtionai 10 their
character sud which sttey stood slonet ld os CON-
paae with copvic ioor Of public duty to asssat to
but a. she same time e races others wncn ara merely
local. and not in my judgment warranted by any safe
true construction of the constitution To make proper
sicns wou,d require del'era dscussion Of the gen.
eral princples we'll car-ful scrutiny OF Details
Tor the purpose Of rghtfuy applying hose principles to
each eeA ats item Of appropriation Public opinion, with
regard 10 the value and OF informal improve
mens In the country s undivided There is disposition
sl hands have hsm prosecuted vii energy aud to
SEQ the benefits sought 10 b. attained oy them fully ras
ed. The prineut point OF difference between thoss who
have been regarded the friends Of system Of utorna
improvements by general government, tnose adverse
to such syste has been of constitutional power
though less connectcd with considerations c
on both grounds been opposed TO general system
Of internal improve ments ny the federal snt
we'll rsm past unsatisfactory experience by the ge
neral government, to render IT'S advantageous
either TO the country at large, eectual for the object
contemplated. shxn consi,er 1t incumbent me to
present the present Congress- at ITS seeson
matured view of the who'll subjest ana to sodsavor to
deape spproxima tel, at east aud according to
CONVICTIONS what appropriations Of this natu'e BY the
general government the great interests of tho United
State require, the tuition will ADMIT anf sanction
In should devised capable Of
Ching the differ both Of constituopaiity and
diency In tho absence Of the requis aud time
for oly considering the ~hoe subject present. and
discussing such poss bic sub tut Il becomes necessary
to return the hill TO thu House Of Rpre entstrves In
which orgina ed and Tor the thus briefly sub
ted to the OF Congress- to withhold from
II my approval. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WAsmharoS, d. c., August 4, 1854.
APPOINTMENTS -TRn AsURy REcEIPTs-CONFIRxA-
TIONs--xHxBsRs LEAVING, ETC.
Tho Senate TODAY confirmed large batch of survey
ors Of customs and several conssls.
Tho soft portion Of tho New York batch Of postmastcrs
was laid over. e.
A largo number Of members have left the city.
TIE off cal staten emit Of tho Treasury Register shows
ths rpfe or Tho uued stsAss sar the last quarter
hsse bsec and tho expenditures ss 746 le2