Speech of Hon. John M. Clayton, of Delaware, On the Veto Message of the ...
Speech of Hon. John M. Clayton, of Delaware, On the Veto Message of the ...
Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856
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Sir, it would be a waste of time to meet argu- ments like those in regard to prudent proprietor- ship. I have often voted for grants of land for railroads in the new States. I have voted liber- ally for the western States, because I delighted to j see their advance in all the arts of life; I delighted to witness their prosperity as great and growing members of our greatly growing Republic. I de- light to witness it still. But I never was hum- bu|;ged for a moment bv this idea of prudent pro- pr...ietorship. It is a doctrine that will not bear scrutiny, and no constitutional lawyer can stand upon it. It results inevitably in this: that 3rour act is. constitutional or unconstitutional as your appropriation happens to terminate for the benefit of th e lands adjommg, or not. Ifi the oonttngeney of its not benefiting the ^ther land, the grant is unconstitutional by the very terms of the argu- ment; and in the contingency of its doubling, or Seatly increasing the value of the surrounding nd. It becoraelB eonstitutional !
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