The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-23

ment Win manly ortltude TX bentung that General
ConchA should be appzed of how much of prejudice may
have been created against him in consequence Of his
Partially, but Of his justice to the American mechanics,
whose superior ability he appreciated and rewarded with
GU, detrimcnt TO his countrymen.
THE PRESS AND THE PRESIDENTS VETO
The Eastern (Mane) Argus speaking of the Presidents
veto Of the Frenchspolation bill following
guage:
at is known readers that favor Of the
BILL We voted for II member of the House, pas
sage has been advocated the columns OF the Argus Every
member OF the present Congress from Maine also in
OF the BILL We regret therefore, that it has failed to be-
law. Yet the right Of Judgment upon merits
which claim for ourselves recognise Presi
dent Placed by the people in responsible office, he
be governed by his and conscience and BY
conscience and Of anybody else We wish sin
cey that under this guidance he bad felt himself liberty
approve the We doubt that to do so
would have proved far more agreeable him than do
otherwise II is almost always peasanter approve
dapprove This bill gives the President patron
age and offers the opportunity obge Of his
with appointments Personal and private comfort
all in favor Of the approval But of duty
doubt has compelled him interpose his
defeat the bill While regret that this necessity existed
ntoerant enough denounce the President
yielding TO il. Where such Sias Wright opposed
readily conceive how honest President might hest
tate to approve"
The New ork Evening fOst considers the PRESIDENTS
message very full and able statement of the argu
which denies the validity Of the claims provided for
in the bill just returned to Congress Its Washington
correspondent under date Of the 18TH writes follows
THE great theme of conversation Washington is the
message, which yesterday read in the House
course it received with small satisfaction BY those are
interested in the claims which thus summary gives the
goby but impartial with irresistible force
the most abprepared refntAtion of the grounds upon
~; thoc III h.=
brated speech Of Sas Wright The President enter
upon the subject without exhausng and
the ntrepdy with which he has faced its inevitable concu
ons adapted the confidence country his
political orthodoxy in regard to questions of the kind
The Cleveland (Oho) Plain Dealer thus notices the
veto
Thanks to President Pierce the French spolation bill
has the House of peoe
u.s. as may be hoped laid the shelf forever and day.
We rejoice at this for reasons too mention
r because the claims more entitled to condera
ton than thousands OF others which have been pre-
secondly because the original claimants have mostly
passed from the stage of action and those supposous
have been bought by spectators for song
thirdly because in this act of public justice the President
has shown himself be conscientious and fearless in the dis
charge his duty thereby giving the lie those who
accused him Of mbeciy, and adding to the founded
confidence Of his friends not only in his intelligence and
sgty, but in the truly Jacksonan rmness with which
executes the purposes Of Justice
The complaints OF professional fault finders political
grannes will take another FORM Instead Of saying that
President Pierce has mind Of his own they will be-
gin speak doefu strains Of his and obs
macy. Gaphnism has hard time Of under h admins
aion and neither threats persuasions will him
relax vigilance with which he
people BY this he the national treasury
the nice little Of co., and is entitled five mil
lions thanks for it. The report Of his message
ing the BILL given under the Geographic head
full could be desired His Withholding his APP
proval win be given At length received
After giving brief synopsis of the veto message, the
Dayton (0hio) Empire says
That fec Of the claims sought be paid just
have no doubt bill certainly contemplaes
spon upon the treasury Of the United States perfectly
astounding the unnaed who favored with view
behind the On the WHOLE think the President
has acted wisely in Withholding his sanction from the bill
The Of unprncpled spectators will probably be both
loud and deep when the result known but the people,
when they understand the subject viii sustain the Execu-
tive"
The has called forth the following comments from
the Albany Evening Atlas
The BY President Pierce the bill to appropriate
1--WE millions the Naturalization commerce for in
jures rendered BY France before 1900, which place
length before readers to-day merely defence
the against unlawful claim and safeguard for
the future but viudication Of the national and the
honor OF the prominent against
serious mputation Of injustice
III not true that for half century our govern
mcnt, IN refused Justice
TO its suffering citizens Ii ia from the time Of
Jefferson unto this day every President has refused TO Law
the just claims Of citizens for reparaon before Con
gess The who, At the close last century and the
beginning ri the present struggled maintain our
rights against both England and France not only not
ndren but sedulous to protect commerce from
injury and to redress from aggressive governments
Probably they fortunate in this than the ru-
e Of any other country which felt the shock these grea,
European collisions France herself have
posed to do Justice where she had done wrong.
The claimants indcmncaton hare right say that
this government by its neglect press the grievance
citizens, had prevented their decentralization, and should
therefore make good their losses from its treasury Still
less have they right that nation, have
ceivcd reparation favor in consideration OF their losses
1--WE glad that the President in this ucid and honest
message has vindicssd history and rcpeled not only host
depedaors from the treasury Of the nation but banded
phaAnr Of calumniators who aim At its reputation,
ARTIFICIAL pHyxpisc.-The French Minister OF Agr-
culture Commerce. and Public Works lately paid visit
70 the College OF France examine the apparatus for
Matching fish, established by NJ. Cose He found 100000
recently hatched fish, 100000 Of which had just been
brought up from the establishment Of Huninguen All
This large number conveyed Paris the time
and with scarcely perceptbe loss II Of
nont trout from the lakes salmon from the Rhine and
irof he Sw lakes