Writings And Speeches: Republished With Supplementary Notes
Writings And Speeches: Republished With Supplementary Notes
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The fundamental position taken by the Whigs, who claim that the Nation shoold make the necessary lUver and Harbor improvements, is that the navi- gable waters of the United States, for all purposes of commerce known to the ConstituUon, are national waters. On the other hand, our opponents contend that those waters are not national, but local, and that their improve- ment should be exclusively committed to the respective States. They fbrther propose that, for the purpose of such local improvemen...ts. Congress should now consent that each S'ate may lay tonnage duties on that portion of our navigable waters falling within its limits. It is this latter proposition, compa- ratively of recent origin, which we deem particularly destructive and alarming; and we oppose it not only as impracticable and inexpedient, but as unjust, un- constitutional, and denationalizing.
For what is the Nation of whkh we are a part? What are its navigable waters? What is its commerce? What is its Constitution? And whst rights does that Constitution confer, and what obligations does it impose, in respect to the national commerce?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The fundamental position taken by the Whigs, who claim that the Nation shoold make the necessary lUver and Harbor improvements, is that the navi- gable waters of the United States, for all purposes of commerce known to the ConstituUon, are national waters. On the other hand, our opponents contend that those waters are not national, but local, and that their improve- ment should be exclusively committed to the respective States. They fbrther propose that, for the purpose of such local improvemen...ts. Congress should now consent that each S'ate may lay tonnage duties on that portion of our navigable waters falling within its limits. It is this latter proposition, compa- ratively of recent origin, which we deem particularly destructive and alarming; and we oppose it not only as impracticable and inexpedient, but as unjust, un- constitutional, and denationalizing.
For what is the Nation of whkh we are a part? What are its navigable waters? What is its commerce? What is its Constitution? And whst rights does that Constitution confer, and what obligations does it impose, in respect to the national commerce?
What to read after Writings And Speeches: Republished With Supplementary Notes?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Samuel B Samuel Bulkley Ruggles to read onlineMoreLess
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