The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-05
MR.. BARRY,s SPEECH on ksow-SorHINGIsM.
THE RECENT MESSAGE.

careful serona reading os The n1ernAlinproye
message Of President Pierce recently transmitted 10 Con-
gre has confirmed FIRST Impressions Of the sOandness
Of the positions assumes and Of the cearuess and force
with which these positions sustained Distinctly pre-
SEATED the doctrines are easy follow them in their
admirable consecutive order not SO easy decide what
part4 Of argupn Continuous and condensed may
BE- omitted in synopsis
Afer adFetng the obligation which hAa yolunta-
rig imposed upon himself depressing his views length
upon this difficult and embarrassing subject the Pres
dsnt enters iato the general inquiry What Is In
tended by the phrase internal Improvements What
does embrace and what exclude2 He then proceeds
starting from the definition Of permanent and regular
syssn az internal improvement given by President
John Quincy Adams when claiming the Authorship cf the
idea Of nrcaEEiEg the system into the aarz Of the eera
government show that il would az Necessity comprehend
al possible moral we material improvement
No other conclaoa capable being sustained By argu
uent The daugerou. augmentation Of political functions
and raronas which such policy would upon The
government Of the Union cannot he sdeqpaey expressed
BY any forms Of language
The calculation drawn BY the message from the number
md extent Of railroads and canals h have eseu con-
sUcts BY private enterprise combined with State legsla
pubEie mind m view II al this says The President il
is easy estimate the disastrous consequences which
must have resulted from sBeh srtended local Improvements
being undertake. By the general government State egs-
ation aPon this subject would have been suspended and
private enterprise parayre bile applications fy Appr-
g4fOa wcald haze Tsrysried legislation 81 Congress
exhausted tie national ireasar and len the people bur
dsei ~ith heavy public debt beyoua TIE capacity b
gsnerations discharge
We add that important ~ the abandonment u this sys-
e the United States il is hardly less so d The very
localities Supposed 10 be most interested 10 proseeution
Turning 10 the history * legislation uFon ihis salert
tie message quotes te early acts Il Congress p relation
Ixhthouses teaopus, baoys and public piers ard
Eib shs striking that anripg the hrsi dirty years
after ls saopsion Of the constitution no appropriations
or river and harhor improvements 81 the cararr en-
braced in the bin rctarnea ie Hoas Representatives
the last session ~are made o. toe Atlantic sea-
boafa from the extreme limit y aue to ts Culf 81 Ne1
ice eHorf the pier IN Delaware ay, commenced during
the Consideration Thea il was that the great Departure
from sound and constitutional aefion the part d Con-
sFs-s Ehh aroused the AppFvhions a Mr. jefferson
saa NJ Nasoa and led 70 The rscnsirnEce q the legs
@zrs q The Old ard conservative Commonwealth d y-
gina as Commenced The eHpesieace Of thirty years
tbs subject Illustrates ibe ar-reaching sagary and
PrshsasTs Esdo u those retired patriots and Statesmen
Thai Thols period has been one Il unintsuPcd sroggie
sAaguins hofes have teen disappointed ana public funds
sguandsTed In vain improvements which private
Prise Or State legislation woad bare completed years age
ogi fof ths expectations q aid where aid cannot lss
@A'ey Aaoraed, are siiil uneomEsnced
President Pierue in his frst annual message when
'Puaking Of this subject used the soorins arguags:
Oar gorernsnt under written soapaof between
Fesgr states, HDising for specific ehscss and wh spe
enc san 70 their general agent n then 10 the progress
- ADMINISTRATION, there have been departures sroua
terms and intent q the compact IL Rnd va be prop
= % refer back - the 6red standard which our fathers e
~ snd % make stern effort conform action IT,"
ths effort The Presdent acting evidently under pro-