The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-08
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Inc EHquueT attributes q portion of the excite
menf against Senator Douglas In Chicago to "his
manly and unselsh course on the subject of rivers
and haibors." Senator Douglas, In reviewing the
history OF the coniederacy saw that the trainers Of
the Constitution had expressly refused the power
TO Congress to construct internal improvements
Whiie the contemporaneous exposition of the Con-
ssitution was against the power, authority to
iay tonnage duties was expressly given for
tne very purpose OF improving harbors and rivers,
30 as TO make those, who derive immediate benefit
from them, contribute to their construction. For
bringing forward this sound and simple and ius,
plan, Senator Douglas Ia received with yells of
mob In Chicago. He will Continues the Enquirer
yet live to see public sentiment sustain him in his
patriotic devotion to principle. In regard to the
Presidents veto of the River and Harbor Bill, the
writer says
The issue came and Franklin Pierce had the
nerve to meet it like man, and weltried and
consistent Republican of the old SCHOOL His veto
gave confidence to the South in the wisdom and the
nrmness OF president who, In this on the vital
question of the day, showed himself by his works
to be a true man for the times.
The HhiS quotes the resolutions of the Demo
cratic Convention of Massachusetts, in 1s49, to
prove that the Democracy of that State were op-
posed to slavery in every form and color, and In
favor Of freedom and free soil wherever man
lives, throughout Gods heritage-that they were
opposed to the extension of slavery to the free
territories, &c yet (says the Wh;g) did the De.
mocracy of the South refuse to affiliate longer with
them, or intimate the least idea of dissovng their
connection with the Northern Democratic party
and of setting up, at the South, on their own
hookY The Whig says in conclusion:
We do not pretend to argue upon the principle
that two wrongs make right, and to defend the
course of the Northern Wings by contrasting their
errors with those of Northern Democrats but
when a Get Of politicians undertake to preach con.
sstency to us we do want to see some show of con-
sstencv on their part Otherwise, we beg leave to
take care of our consistency, without the oficious
intermeddling of those who had better pick the
mote out of their own eye first. There are many
other points of the most gross inconsistency which
We could point out in the course of the Southern
Democracy in this respect, but we forbear for the
present
The Penny Post reviews the position of the
London Times on the San Juan affair, and alludes
to the sending of the British ship Boscawen to
Central America to look after British interests In
that quarter. 1t supposes that as our governmt n
has approved the conduct of Capt. Hollins, that
commander will De sent again to where San Juan
used to be, there to meet with and confront the B
tish ship Boscawen, and the two to keep each other
at bay, just like two bellicose chickens who have
agreed upon temporary cessation of hostiities.
Meantime a voluminous official correspondence
will take place between this government and the
British, ending perhaps in our paying an indemnity
for the property destroyed, and an assurance that
no more bottles are to be SHE'D at Mr.. Borland's
head.