The American patriot., 1855-10-13

ing amid our western W Ids, and her iron winding
in long track to the shores of the Pacific.
The Government has engineers employed, ex-
ploring and surveying routes, and preparing those
estimates which are the essential prerequisites Of
80 great and important an enterprise. The sue
cessful achievement of which would shed an i'm.
perishable lustre upon the administration Of Mr..
Pierce. The democratic platforms and the expo
nents Of democratic principles express themselves
in favor Of the constitutional power of Congress
over works Of a national cha'actbr. In this, how.
ever, they directly conflict with the great democra-
tic models. The whig party ag.ee with all this--ii
il all they ever contcrd for. ''l'
Mr.. Haynes says "Co' Pond ought to have
known that ,hs suljcct was an open question. Thar
Mr. Pierce " toed a bill fo- internal Improvement
passed by corg'e's." If it be "settl'd, (says Mr..
Haynes) how did it happen that Mr.. Pierce vetoed
we are sure that Col. PM was mistaken in saying
that the bill passed the lower house, over the We.
to, ~ vote Of nearly two to one, and that hous'
largely democratic" But what is the weight Of
Mr.. Haynes proposition against the array Of facts
herein stateds Who or what is the governing
standard of dcmocrati dcctrines9 Shall We take
the united sentiment Of the demo ratio house and
a democratic seratc ~ fair exposition IF the SEN
timent and opinion o. the patty? or il the ind
vidual opioion Of NJ Pierce the infalblc STANDARD
Of Democratic d,ctrin Nf1,r
Differences of OPT. ion amorg mrmbers Of the
democratic party are not differences between the
two old parties, and ifthe democ'a'i party get a
president who dcfes the united sentiment of the
entire people on that subject, il is their misfortune
that their agents VII not execute carry out their
views, but II do"s not shake tho ros't'or taken bv
Col. Pond, "th:t the IS n, dshatable i'suc upon
this sus ,ct b, 'wce III I'D na'ti"s
Nv friend N. H,vo"s, becomes It'll rnthus"d
when he says, 18th democratic doctrine is the on'y
safe course upon this oue'tion-a'd mnv he d.
Tended against nj onnos'ton. come from what
quarter II may Tho toes of p sid"nt jackson
Of the Mayavill' -cad bin, tn" riv"~ and ha hour
bill Of President Polk. ard the riv r and barbour"
bill Of Mr. P,vcr an''"c 'hrir 'speciv- a'.,ninis.
tations, are omo the ablest stat" pap that
ever sent to Corg~.ss AMI will 'o~aver remain tn
enduring no ,umcrts Of the wisdom Of their ar.
thors and the true mocwtc doctrine on the su''-
iect of internal improvements" ..
I cannot hut admire the earncstness ard direct.
ness with which NJ. Haynes asserts the dcctine Of
the democratic party on this subj ct, which may be
arranged thus:
lst. Cumberland Road Bill, approved by Mr.
Jefferson in lSo6
Commissioners, appointed by Mr.. Jffe,son in
1907.
Act, passed. du ing II c administration Of NJ.
Munroe for the improvement Of the navigation Of
the Mississippi ard Ohio Rivers.
Act Of Anil 80, sam" ADMINISTRATION. anthori2-
ing the rr s'''ent to cause nlan' estimates and
SURVEYS to be made of such road and canals as he
might deem national ;mnorta, CO.
labor and River BIS # s., l,35. 1885,
1887 signed and approved by Gen. Jackson; ap-
preparations, S3,65s,53 81.
River and lIalbor R'll, undnr Mr.. Van Burcn,
signed and approved appropriations, 81 ,4es, los
IA.
Twcnty-thrcc laws under diiferent democratic
administrations appropriating s.,5oO,D0o to Cum.
bcrland road.
2d. Vetoes:
By Mr.. Madison, 1915, n Rnl nrpropriating mo.
ney to purposes of intnreal improvements.
> BY Mr. Munroa, he Cumberland Roai Bill
BY Gen. Jacleo", tine Maysville Rcal BIZ, 1850
BY Mr.. Polk, River and Harbor B'll
Ry Mr. Pierce, River and Harbor Bill True
doctrine, according to Mr.. Haynes.
Sd. Democratic Platform:
..Tbat the Constitution does not confer upon the
carry on a general system Of internal improve.
ment.'
Here is presented tableau of the opinions acts
and principles of the democratic party upon the
subject Of internal improvements, and we shoul
be happy to understand what consii nies ihc zen
during monuments" alluded to by Mr. Haynes.
We should like to know why G II. jackson,
reasons for signing just such bills as Mr. Polk and
Mr. Pierce vetoed, were not entitled to as much
weight as those of the last named gentlemen 70,
vetoing the river and barbour bills alluded to b,
Mr.. Haynes. Will Mr.. Haynes say that the acts
of Gen. Jackson were anti democratic and uncon
stitntonal, IL so. he condemns the long line Of dem
oc-atic gloy upon which he prides himself II,
will more probably say, that those works were ra
tional, and therefore within the range of d moc,a
tic princpe--if so, he conced' the point in con
trovcrsy. Under Gen. JacksOns administration
and under that of NJ Van Bnrcn, the riv. an,
hai Dor bills of which we have spoken were pa-sc'
by democsatic Coogress, AL app owed by demo
cratic Presidents Under the administration of Mr
Polk, AMI Mr.. Pierce, the river and ha, Dor bills 0
which Mr. Haynes speaks, were passed by dtmo
cratic Congress, AID vetoed by democratic Pie