Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-08-06
POLITICAL.
from the Globe
THE PUBLIC LANDS-MR. Gays Btt1-Noty
TIE effects Of ir Clals prolnSs s,si.,n on Lh1 Lncn

HVAh RCAA.
From the Giohc.l
TIE PubLiC i.AN DS-MR. CLAY's BiLL-No. Nv.
TIE sVeefs 81 IN Gags proposed system The local
49,, ond sene'af interest Of he Uaited States.
Whist promisc OF advantage there to the u State. or
my portion o them which furnish justification for
these pa'pa'e violations OF fundamental law anl acts OF
""hi Does the salvation, the happiness, the prospe
fi'y the Interests OF our States or our peop
9h!s That all which " sacred in public morality aud honor
sh'i nc sacrificed 10 maintain il No. So Tar being
oehsh' ai to The pon any part Of H. this scheme II
ever carried no effect will be Injurious the old Sass
aud disastrous 10 the new.
The proceeds # the sales of the public lands hch are
likely TO come into the Treasury annually at the present
prices, may be estimates at about SO 400 900 Now il.
1T not evident that II this be taken out OF the Tress
ry and given 10 the States annually its Mace uus, he sum
phen ny anoher SzlVoO GOO collected in way FROM
,he people OF me States? Must they not be isxcd
higher either by duties imported goods or by direct
tax TO replace in the Treasury which To be abstract
Gu anu gwen 10 their State governnens Aud what AL
Na'1ge u to the people ii give them So 400 900
out OF The Treasury in name and collect fion them
,he same sum 10 replace II in 0nOfhey2 Would il not he
better 10 gt the first 81 400 900 r,Inaiu i'm the Treasury,
In this case however, the graui'y aud the tax will not
bc reciprocal Before distribution is To be made one.
eighth OF the 81 100000 is 10 be deducted as an extra
gauty TO few new States leaving So 100 900 TO be i.
voeu among me whole twenty-fcur All he old States
therefore including Kentucky and Tennessee will reeere
only Their proportion OF SAL 1000, when they will have
10 ray their proportion OF S2.i00,000.
Let us illustrate this Tact by reference 10 p,rtcuJ,r
state The federal representative population Of Virginia
as shown by the opportionment Repre- entatvc, Is to
onon according 10 that ratio, towards making nm the
would no - oaIo non
The proportion che would receive 2l.a4o,h
pa''' oil s2ooo'ooo would be only 1873 1850
Showing clear lose of s2o,25o
And this Virgniais GET for her liner sv in ceno
hensc territories to the United Stat.st e
me same result, in greater less degree would fol-
low IN relation TO every one OF the old States
Can the people of those States be deludcd by scheme
OF this sort! When they large sum of money coming
rom the National Treasury, they be made to fosse
that they must pay into that Treasury much larger
10 take ispare! Can they he persuaded il is their inter
est that their State Governments shall receive smous
sum from the National Treasury when they must nav n
larger 10 make up! Why not pay the larger UNI TO their
own state Governments and let Congress keen their
pen>ve gratuy! Is il the interest oil Virginia TO nav
S.VvVo mat she may receive Sls8 75O? will her in.
crest be promoted by dead loss of 26 $50 per annun,
ne same reasoning applies TO all the old States ncud
ing Kentucky and Tennessee.
Le, US LOOK at another aspect Of this singular BILL One
eg"h OF me melt proceeds OF the public lands il To mai,
over to the States in which the lands sold are situated and
me balance only is to be distributed among the ~ States
~ rroPoruon 20 ther federal representative population OF
each million OF dollars received in Missouri that State
would receive " ~ ~
First, one eighth go, ooo
Secondly, 2.240ils o. the esIue being the r,,o
oil her federal representative population, 1888
Total received bv Missouri SO, 900
Virginia would receive 81 240hs being the ratio
oil her federal representative popuh'iou, Ss7, ssa
',T rss receivlnS less than Missouri by $4,000
ms Is the mockery OF :" common benefit" which ,I.
hli' holds out to the old States IL gives Them les, on
her share OF the common PROPERTY and then tales
hat me taxes upon them, repair the in the Trea
snrv sha ne equal to their H share or porcth their
JuH share They offered sum of money in bonJ -
occupy their attention. whilo the adrot operator sims
ia ger sum out u Their pockets This is precisely The
oect which the til! proposes render 10 the old States
including Kentucky and Tennessee.
lts effects upon The new States will be INFINITELY
WORSE. Blu, before we proceed TO show its oneradon
much oiha
the plan oil this bill makes vital assault upon one of do
most essential principles OF republican institutions
our sac gov rnments are the admiration of the world
or ,ne r'su economy aud stiici accountability. The
people see and feel how the money which support. the s
aken Out Of Their pockets and they ever wacb!u 10
see mat their representatives. do aps i TO mproper
oJecs II increased tax il laid upen the m he q
scru'n'zs i's necessity; if sati-ie on ha nc;,,
theerluiIy pay it; II MOI, they take messs I'M, hey
media ely 's.roa. i', to are i'm.
aJ , me To his and his oni ;s au fn
But here and purity % our State governments.
"fs an attempt TO relieve the Site Legislatures
SELF The responsibility OF laying taxes The representa-
yves oil ah me States IN Congress responsible TO the
people OF the several States become the Ia
OF each State and deliver the money TO the State Lee
gisaiures 10 he spent The tao laying power is 10 he
placed at an unaprroachsble distance from the people Of
the States, and made irresponsible them, while their lie
gatures are to become mere farspenders Congress il
10 RAISE money Tor The support Of all The Stale govern.
mens, winch are TO have only the trouble OF spending il
Is II 10 he expected that the economy simplicity and
PuIy OF our STATE governments will be long man'a
under such system? Will not its natural frnit n.
sion, waste and corruption?
Never was so fearful blow struck al the foundation o
our eAerai system Napoleon attached distant provinces
to his person and dominion by seeming TO besow upon
mem great iIvor in the expenditure oil immense sums of
money, upon splendid public works. When our States
and people shall look 10 tire general government "a tho
source not only OF Office and honor, but of inc
unds ior the construction oil public works. and even the
support OF Their State governments, forgetting that in sin.
gle dollars they pay millions for the thousands which re-
turn the preservatvc federal principle Of orr institutions
will be consolidated into single vretched and uncoo
trolabe general government distinguished only by i,s
abuses and eorruptions.
No. no. Let Congress become the collector of t,Y
e. ior the support OF the State governments It will be
the most fatal blow to our liberty ever yet struck Let
the general government raise only The funds which il
wants IN performing its functions; and let the State,
raise the funds they want for all local PURPOSES. The
raising and spending Of public money will then be in tho
same hands, the representatives Of the people in both 20
veTnments VIII incur their proper responsbiy the pso-
pie Themselves will understand whence the public money
comes and whittier goes; the governments will be kent
separate and distinct public morals our be
preserved, and our happy political system rendered
petna -
VI we pay out 10 tho States So 400 900 Of revenue .r
ing from the sa'es df Public ands what shall
our paying out S2,40o000 of the revenue arising
from duties on mport The funds arising from duties are
no more ule common property OF the United States than
those arising from the Public Lands Congress has as
much right to give the State OF New York one eighth If
me SZOOOOOOO anBuny collected from imports in the
Gus ON ouse her great emporium, and then divide the
balance among the twenty Sta;es giving that State
her equal share, II has thus dispose of the Pub
lie Lands. And II this principle be once admitted
where VIII II stop In the destruction Of our in.
siutiofs, coDsolidson opp ession and ruin. Or if
we escape THE fate, II will only be- TO encounter one
no less dreadful, amidst DullifcatoD snarcl,y civil
war ehn e establishment OF petty military despotism: