The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-02-28

tcfmlned inc question:.
Well, sir if the power t) build LIGHT. !,
houses has been established in seventy wears
| ask whether an established policy Of for
ty years should not havo n little weight
with the President of tie United States,
in regard to the construction Of such ia
tional work as this channcl9 have shown
you that no longer ago than 1856, al
though the President vetoed similar bill,
it passed, by more than twothird ma
jori,y, through both Houses Of Congress,
thus showing that they doomed it nation.
al work; and ask you il, after foity
years practice under this Government, tFese
preccdeats should not have solo ltIle
weght9 But, sir, he says in conclusion:
IN what | have said, do not mean 10
Intimate doubt Of the power Of Congress
10 construc. anch internal improvements IS
may oo essentially necessary for the dctens"
and protection against tho invasion Of n
foreign enemy"
All thu, power exists; and have shown
that If tnaro was any work ia this Govern.
meut that would cQnduca ~ thGt end, it j.
this internal channel, the appropriation fox
the improvement ot which ho hss vetoed.
| he continues:
"Thc power to declare war AMI tao o.
legation TO pro;ec. each State against ,nya
sion, clearly covers such cases. 1t will
scarcely be claimed, howeyer, that tho i'm
proycmoa. o! the ST. Clair river is within
this 2a:'gogy,"
Throughout 'ho message ho talks of tha
improvement Of tho St. Clair river. Why,
Sir, We do Nct prop s. to improve tho g.
Clair river. Tho St Clair river i capable
Of floating al tho rnercautilo aud war Ia
vias Of the world. 1t has depth Of come
iity feet, and Is nea;!, three fJgtls Of q
milo in width.
The President, in another part Of his
message, So that these fats are formed
by tic deposits Of tn, li.er 81. Clair, and
its mouth. They are formed BY no such
thing, Iha water flowing ton the river
It. Cla.r IS IS pure rs purity itself IN
one hundred yons one inch OF sediment
would no. Aoat from she river St. Clair
o,er tho ST. Clair fll9. No siG It IS The
wind, from the lake that have raised this
bank Ia front Of tho mJa;h @: Tho Giveg
Fvncr,cnc, has li,,cw;.o nrN., = Iha, ,yLon
this channel las been r,,. tbo corront
.vespiUc throgoh it ful,y oby,,,,s tho Of.
feet tha wind in fii,,ing !, ~, Yh, cxnor
euce oF two years has shown that the
channel remains narf,ct There /, = stronr
cur,apt over lbe 81 Clair Ats, ! sncaj2
from rarsonaI ob,cystion bayo takor
syuol;pa, Al over ,Lesa n,,s with = ba,.
line. know what Inc current is tbora-.
Il is u strono cnncnt. ,hiak tLc en-,
roq. is not l<,s ,,.on o,o o,J -, half mls.
IN bonr Tho ch,nnnl i ns,c,,tIy ,tro;ah,
and lhis current. when the channel is oPcc
cut, !, f,uni to b, a,o,,c sgfIicicnt u kcor
l. n.,f.clIy c,.,r--p, s.lin,n. 1,,,irr y.
we could be- lod I, .unn,so from tb1
st.,,nonl of tbe pr.si.lnnt of IN, Irnitrl
ST. fr,n thn river - CI,ir thn ,nr
rent T. ina. .srigi .i.nt ~ obyiota onv wr,,,
ina, from, a., I,L,. ,yl,, ,L, .,La,,,I !;
rr3 i L.,o,n,s n',nanao,. n,,,ina car
nr.y..f ns Inr,',;I,,y
"J,Li. rfv.rD
II, .,,,I r,r.i.,s in sovipg tbi, !. ,,,ho
,iva~ Wtv sir F.. Is rl,,o tIo, two milo.
r,o, ,,,c ,,,nfI ur IN, ,;ysr and whor.
those f,.s rz;.t ,aa Ig.s m,.l /, fGon,
,,,.s y,;I, o., r,o,r +, L,s t,,.a., - !,
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