The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-23
savannah River-St. Clair Flats.

savannah River-St. Clair Flats.
Our curiosity has been excited for some
time TO see the two bills which passed the late
Congress, and were treated SO differently by
the President. the one appropria,ing money to
remove Instructions in the Savannah River.
the other making appropriations FOR deepening
the channel over the flats OF the 81. Marys
River, in the State OF Michigan, As both are
short. we copy them entire. 20 show clearly
the principle upon which the President acted
in signing the one and rejecting the other
The tirst reads IS follows.
BE Il enacted ~ tic Senate aRd House 0f Rep
resen.atires of TIE United States Of -iaerica !
Congress assembled, That the sum of one
hundred and sixty thousand dollars be. and
the same is hereby appropriated out of any
money not heretofore appropriated TO remove
distractions in the Savannah river. below the
city Of Savannah, in the State of Georgis.
placed there during the revolutionary war Tor
the common defence
. Passed the Senate February 7, 1855.
Attest: ASBURY DlCklNS,
Secretary
The above received the signature of the
President The one that did not receive the
Presidents signature is as follows:
Be IL enacted dvAte Senate and House II Rep
resentatires of' the Usi.ed States Of -dmsrtcd,
ia Congress assembled, That the sum OF forty
FIVE thousand dollars be. and the same is here
by appropriated for the purpose OF deepening
the channel over the ST. Clair flats. in the Staie
of Michigan. and that the sum Of forty thou
sand dollars be and the same is hereby appro-
pria,ed towards deepening the channel in the
ST. Mary river. by the west channel through
Lake George, according 10 the estimate of
Captain Maeomb, of the Typographical corps.
communicated TO the Senate in the report of
the Secretary of War, dated January, eighteen
hundred and ffty-fve: Proeided. That the
dredging machine purchased for the improve
ment of the St. Clair flats may be employed.
when not required therefor. al the discretion
Of the Secretary Of War. in the improvement
of the St. Mary's river.
Passed the Senate February 7. 1855.
Attest, ASBURY DICKENS,
Secretary.
Now the only difference in the two cases
consists in the greater comparative Importance
of that rejected. The commerce of savannah
river is but drop in the bucket compared
with that obstrueted by the shallow water of
Lake St. Clair Yet the President sees neces-
sity for improvement in the one case, and
uses his power to relieve it. and the other Is
entirely ignored Pure selhshness will excuse
the rascal to certain extent, but the Presi-
dent, in this case, cannot claim even SO much
that partakes of charity. lie is wiiully bad
anu unprlnclpied, ana lhere seems 10 DC Att!e
use in wasting ink on one SO determinedly
wrong headed
We clip the above from the Daily Lafayette
1 1Iaserecuy.. IsTc comments OF Bro. Howe GIo
all correct, except they do not fully explain
the reasons which doubtless Influenced Mr..
Pierce Other and su6cirm reasons induced
him thus 70 discriminate between the two bills
one was for the benefit of the South. the
other for the North. The importance Of the
respective works had nothing to do with the
veto The South demanded the approval Of
their bill, and the President knew their de-
mands must be complied with, or punishment
would be certain, for the South never fails to
reward her friends or punish her enemies,
while the North has heretofore too tamely sub
mitted to the most villainous ouirages upon
her rights. But better spirit is awakening
in the minds of the Northern people The
hand writing is becoming visible upon tho
wall, and Franklin Pierce and all other po-
Iitical demagogues will soon be enabled to
read it.