Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-06

tone vi thinking aud acting. l deem Ear Otherwise
OF the union OF the States and so did tho trainers of
the Constitution themselves. What they said / he
lieve; fully and sincerely believe that the union of
the States essential TO the prosperity and suey Of
the States. i am a Unionisi aud in this sense n
National Republican. would strengthen the ties
that bold US together. Far, indeed in thy wishes,
very far distant be the day, when our and
fraterns stripes shall be severed asunder and when
that happy constellation under which we have risen
to 80 much renewn, shall be broken up and be seen
SINKING star after s'ar, into obscurity and night.
! Among other things, the Hon. Member spoke Of
Inc puofc de II. othat he holds the public lands
pccsed and has expressed his usual earnestncss for
It's total discharge. Sir, have always voted for cv-
cry measure Tor reducing the pubic debt since have
oeen IN congress. wshi paid because it is debt,
anu 50 iar Is charge upon tho industry OF the
Try and inc finances OF the Government But, sir
have observed, that, whenever the subject of tho
pubic debt Is introduced into the Senate, morbid
sort OF iervor Is manifested IN regard to il, which
nave been sometimes at loss to understand. The
debt IL not now large. and il n course of most ran
Id reduction. very few years will see it extinguish
Cd. Row am not entirely able TO persuade myself
that Is not certain supposed incidental tendenc es
ana euects OF tins debt rather than its pressure and
chnrge as debt, that cause much anxiety to get
rid of 1t. Possibly it may he regarded as in some
degree tie, holding the different parts of the coun-
Try together by considerations of mutual interest
this be one OF ITS effects, the eject itself nmy
opinion, not To be limentel. Let me no. ba msun-
derstood would not continue the deb, for the sake
OF any collateral or consequential advani ucc such as
have mentioned. l only mean TO say, that that
Consequence itself Is not one that regret At the
same time, that fthcre others who woold or who
40 regret il, ] differ from them
as have already remarked, sir il was one monp
the reasons assigned by the honorable member for his
wish to he rid OF he public lands Together TINT the
public disposition of hem. end the revenues derived
from them, tends To corrupt the peep'e. This SIT
Confess, passes my comprehension. These lands arc
sold al public auction, or taken up s fixed prices to
E,rr, IL
According TO the system of sales fixed proportion
Ia every where reserved, fund for education
Docs education corrupt, Is the schoonastcr n cor
rupter OF yontR the spelling book, does it break
down the morals of the rising generatinn' and the
Holy Scriptures, they fountains Of corruption, or
If, IN the exercise of provdentisl berality, re-
gard to ITS own property as great propre, or,
and to high purposes OF utility towards others, the
government gives portions Of these lands the rna
king OF cnua or tho opening ofa road in the coun
try where the lands themselvc are situated what
alarming and overwhelming corruption follows from
| all tins? Can there be nohng pure in government,
except the exercise OF mere contro? Can nothing
be done wthou, corruption but the imposition Of
penalty and restraint? Whatever is positively ben.
eicent, whatever is actively good, whatevc, spreads
abroad benefits and blessings which oil can sen and
all can feel, whatever opens intercourse, uurmen,s
population enhances the value of property md difi
ses knowledgo--nust ell this be rejected and rem.
rotated q dangerous and obnnxicgs policy. hurry
ing MS to The double ruin of q government, turned
ID
cence and OF people, corrupted, beyond hope Of
cue, BY tho improvement of th?ir condition.
The gentleman proceeded, sir to draw a frigh,ful
picture ofhe future. lie spoke the centuries that
must elapse, before ali the lapds could be sold, and
the great hardShips the States suffer while the
United States reserved to itself within their limits
such large portions of soil, not liable to tayution
Sir this IS all, mostly imagination. Ifthcse lands
we're l'aschod property. If they held by the L.
States rent, there would be mach IN he idea. But
they wild lands, held only till they can be sold
reserved no longer than till somebody will take them
Up, ct low prices At 10 their not being taxed,
would ask whether IN" Stotes themselves, If they
Owned them, would tax them before sale? Sir, 1T in
any case any State show that tEo policy ee the
United States reards her settlement, or prevents hei
from cutvating the lands within her limits she sinai
have my vote TO alter that policy. But look upon
the public lands public fund, and that are nc
more authorized to give them away gratuitously thrl
TO give away sratuitousy the money in the Trcasu-
~. gm quite aware, that the SUITS drawn annually
from the Western States make heavy drain upon
them, but that is unavoidable. For that very reason
among others have always been inclined TO pursr,,
towards them kind and most liberal policy but an
not at borty to forget at the time what is due
20 other States and 10 the solemn engagements UNI
der which the government rests.
come Wr. President, TO that part of the crnn
tonans speech, which has been the main occasion o
my addressing the Senate. The Ensi! tho obnoxious
the rebukcd, The always rcproachcd EAST We have
come in, cir this debate, for even more than q
norable member from South Carolina was not oul
original uccuser, nc has yet recited the Indictment
against ue. with the air aud tono of public prosecu
tor. lie mas summoned us TO plead on cur arTann
mont; and he tells are charged with the Grim.
Of narrow and selfish policy of cndeavorinG to re
strain emigration to the West, and, having that oh
ject in view, of man aiming n steady opposition tc
western measures and western interests And The
cause ofal this narrow and selfish policy, the ecnte
man finds IN the tariff think he called il the nc
cursed tariff Ths policy, the gentleman tells us,
requires multitudes Of dependent laborcrsa popula-
ton of paupers, and that it these homo
that the East opposes whatever may induce to west
ern emigration. Sir rise to defend the East.
rise TO rcpe both the charge ITSELF and the cause as
signed for it. deny that the East has, at any time
shown an illlboTal policy towards the West. pro
nounce tie whole accusation to be without the least
foundation in any facts, existing either now any
previous time. deny 1t in the general, and deny
each and all its particulars. ! deny the sum total
and deny the detail | deny that the East has ever
manifested hostility to the West, and deny that she
has adopted any policy hat would naturally have led
her m such Bat the tariff! the tariff! Sir
beg to say, regard to the East, that the original
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