Nebraska advertiser., 1857-04-02

Tense Of the eOuhEry. ANY diserimi-
nation AGAINST = particular branch for
the purpose Of bene6ting favored cor
pOrad0us, individuals, OF interests
would have been unjust to the rest Of
the community, and inconsistent With
that spirit Of flirness ahd equality,
which ought to govern IN the adjust
mentof arevenus tariE-butt tthesquan-
deIlng Of the public money sinks into
eOIHparatTve insigni6eance, as a Temp
tatLOn to corruption, when c0mparea
with squandering publiclands.
80 nation in the tide Of time has
lseVsr been blessed with so rich andnoble
an Inheritance as we enjoy IN tbepublic
lands In administering this impor-
ta,1t trust, while It nav be wise TO
grantpOrtiOns Of Ihem for the improve
msnt Of the remainder, vet We should
never forget dlIaf It Is our cardinal
poley to reserve these lands IS much
as may be for actual settlers, and this
at moderate prites- WeshaIl thus not
only best promote the prosperity Of
the new States, by furnishing them a
hardy and Independent race Of honest
and Industrious citizens, but shall Sc
cure homes for or children and our
-elnldrens children, as veil asf0r those
eziIes from foreign shores who NAV
seek N this country to improve their
condition and to enjoy the blessings Of
civil and religious liberty. Such emf
( grants have done much to promote the
growth and prosperity of the eoUntry.
They have proved faithful both IN peace
aud IN war. ltffer becOming citizens,
they are entitled, under the Constitu-
tion and laws to be placed on perfect
equality with native born citizens, and
III this character they should ever be
kindly recognized.
The Federal Cons Is a grant
from the States to Gdngress ef certain
specific powers, and the question
whether this grant shall be literally on
strictly construed, has, more OF less,
divided POLITICAL parties from thebegin-
ming. Without entering into the zrgu-
Inent, [ desire to state, az the com
mencement of r1YadministrztiOn, that
long experience and observation have
convinced me that a strict. e0nsrue-
non Of the powers Of the Government
Is the only true as well as the only
safe theory OF the Constitution. When
ever IN, 0u- past history, doubtful
powers have been exercised By Con
grass, they have never failed to produce
injurious and unhappy consequences.
MiEny such instances might BE adduced
if this we're the proper occasion--
Neither Is 1t itHeeessaFy for the public
service to strain the language Of the
Constitution, because al the great and
useful powers required for 4 success
fuI administration Of the Government,
both In peace and IN war, have been
granted either ID express terms or By
the plainest Implication. While deeply
Il convinced Of these truths, wet con
slider It clear that under the war
making power Congress may appr0-
pirate money toward the construction
Of a military road when this Is abso-
Iutely necessary for the defense of any
4 State or Territory Of the Union against
foreign invasion
Under the Constitution, Congress
has power te declare war, to raise and
support armies, to provide and main
tain navv, aud to call forth the
militia to fepel invasion. Thus en-
+ doEed In an ample way with the war
making p0Ersr, the corresponding duty
IS required that the United States shall
/ proteeteach efthem eStatesf against
Invasi0R- How IS It possible TO afford
this protection to California and ou
I Pacific POSSESSIONS, except by means
Of military road through the terri
tory Of the United States, over which
men and munitions Of var may be
speedily transported from the Atlantic
State, to meet and rePeI the invader
In case OF war with naval power much
stronger than cur own, We should then
I have no other available access 70 the
Pacific. coast, because such a power
would instantly close the route across
Il the Tsthraus, Of Central America. Il
/ is impossible 70 conceive that While the
I. COnstItutiua has expressly required
! Congress to defend al the States, Il
should yet deny to them By any fan
construction the only possible means,
BIZ which one Of those States can be
defended. Beside the Government
ever since It's origin, has been IN the
constant practice Of constructing nil
ftaTv roads. Il might also be wise "a
consider wlaetherthe IoFe for the Union
Which nov animates our feIl0w-citizenl
en the PseTfe coast, may not Be IN
Iiaired BY our neglect or refusal t0pro-
vide for them, N their remote and $50
. lated condition, the only means by
lKhich the power Of the States On this
isiFa Of the Rocky Mountains car
reach thera in s1Fcfent time t0preTeni
.