Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-30

q Mr. Chairman, the President seems to
think that enough may be done in the way
of improvements by means Of Tonnage duties,
under State authority, with the consent Of the
General Gemdrnment. 50 /. know
but very little, OF rather nothing at all, of
the practical matter Of.leyging and collecting
tonnage duties; but l suppose of its prin-
ciples must be, to lay a duty for the improve
ment of any particular harbor, apon he ton
age coming i1tO fhas Aarb0r. To do otherwise
10 collect money in one harbor to be ex-
pended on Improvements in GnotheT-WOuld
be sn. extremely aggravated form Of that in
equality which the President so much depre-
Gates. If be right m this, hosp could zoe make
llyF siiFs sslgjslg lasltS-5 sssaaS 81 DON
age duties How. make q road, a canal, or
clear a greatly obstricted fiver? The idea
that we could, involves the same absurdity of
the Irish bali about The new bootsAsI shall
never git EN- on says Patrick, till 1 wear
EN- day or two and streateh EN- little
We shall never. make canal by tonnage du-
ties until it shall already be made while
so the tonnage can get into it"
.@Suoh. products Of the country as are 10 be
eofssaRsea where they are pTodaesd5 need no
roads and rivers, no means OF transportation,
and have no very proper connection with this
subject. The ssTplus, that which is produced
I in oile place to be consumed in another the
! capacity Of each locality for producing q
greater surplus; the natural means Of trans
/ portation, and their susceptibility of improve
ment, the hindranees delays and losses of
/ life and property during Transportation, and
the causes of each, would be among the most
valuable statistics in this. connection. From
| these It would readily appear where a gwen
/ amount of expenditure would do the most
good. The statistics might be equally aeces-
sible, as they would beequally useful, to both
the Nation and the States. In this way, and
by these means, let the Nation take hold Of
the larger works, and the States the smaller
ones; and thus, working in a meeting direc-
ton, discreetly, but steadily and firmly, what
il, made unequal ip one placs may be equal
lied in another, extfataganee avoided, and
the whole country put on that career of pros
perity which shall correspond with its extent
Of territory, its natural resources, and the
intelligence and enterprise ofits people"
ON THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION, JULY 27, ls4s
@ friend froui Indians Mr.. Q. B. Smith
has aptly asked, Are you willing TO tust
the PeopleP Some Of you answered sub
stsntially, we are willing to trust the peO-
pie; but the President is as much the repre-.
sentative Of the people as Congress- In &
certain sense, and to q certain extent he i:
the representative Of the people. He is elec.
ted by them as well as Congress is. But car
he, in the nature fittings know the want
Of the people as well rs three hundred othel
men coming from all the various localities Q
the natiOn7 If so, where is the propriety 0
having Congress9 That the Constitution
gives the President negative on legislation
All know; but that this negative should b
50 combined with pidDorns and other GPpE
G1ces as 10 enable HIM and, in fact almos
compel him, to take the whole Legislation
into bis own hands, is what we object to-
To thus transfer legislation il
eleaFly 70 take It from those who understanl
with minuteness the interests of the people
and give it to one who does not and canno
so wen understand It. -'ii
aYou Democrats and your candidate, il
the main, are in favor of laying down in ad
vance a platform, a set Of party positions
as a tiiiif;, and then oi enforcing the Peopli
BIZ every sort of appliance, to ratify them
however nnpa alateable soma of them may be
We and our candidate are in favor Of ma
king Presidential elections and the legisIa
ton Of the country distinct matters; so tina
the people can elect whom they please, and
afterwards IegisIate just IS they please, with
out any hindranee save only SO much IS ma!
guard against infractions Of the Constitution
undue haste, and want Of consideration
The difference between rs Is clear Is noon
day. That We. are right we cannot doubt
Ne hold .tks tzns Repa5kcaH position. y
leaving the people business IN their owl
hands We cannot be wrong
Mr.. LINCOLN A inIuABY HERO.
"By the way, M, Speaker, did you know