Fremont Weekly Freeman

Rivers and Harbors

In noticing the declaration of Mr. Venable of North Carolina, in his speech at Richmond, "that after the election of Gen. Pierce no River and Harbor bills would become laws," the National Intelligencer remarks—"Mr. Venable is an honorable man, whatever be his politics. We desire no higher authority for any fact than its assertion by that gentleman of his own knowledge. Gen. Pierce would, we cannot doubt, when thus assured of it, if he reaches the Presidency, follow the example of his last predecessor of the same party, and set his foot upon the most beneficent act ever presented to him for his approbation, as Mr. Polk did in the case of the River and Harbor bill passed during his Administration; his reason for putting his veto upon it, which we dare say our readers have not forgotten, being that all the revenues of the country were needed to defray the expenses of the war with Mexico."