Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-09-02
'Ewclty-GouHtla Goaagress--fst Scss,


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In the House Of Representatives,, June and l6 ls36-
! On the commitment Of the Senate Bill To appropr
ate for limited tim. the prnCrets Of thr sales u the
public lands o the u. Satrs, and fDT granting land 10
| certain States The motions pending the fol-
| lnwing
!. BY hlr. Carr to commi, tic bill 10 the Committee on
| hc Public Lands;
,. By Mr. GIi!et to the Committee Of Ways ard
| Means:
5 Mr Denny movrd instructions to the committee
|" r'p"7t the bill Oh the ensuing wednesday, without
| amendment.
June l6-hlr Kinnard rIoved to amend Mr.. Dcnny's
instructions to amend the bill aud provide for dis
posing o! the public lands actual settlers ii limited
parcels Il: prices sufficient TO reimburse the United Slltes
Tor the expense Of acquiring, survrying and selling said
! lanes.
Mr.. BnuLpIS then rose and spoke as follows
Mr Speaker The whole question: thru, at this time,
is tins: 10 what committee shall This bill! he relerred:-
II Is OF the utmost importance that it should be referred
| 10 The proper cUmlnre fee! 4 desire 10 make few
remarks upon this bill, and sinai! make but few. feel
much Interest in this suljrct. and my constituents, am
sure. feel much The whr nation is alive the imp
lance ri i'll the distribution Of the public
rather as il is generally called. the surplus
nue.. 81: lavc heard from all sides, and most
pIlat!caiy sa'. aud reiterated from the school IN p"cs
10 winch llr gentleman from Pennsylvania r Denny
is arlGcld (ard he hSeIl has often and and again
repeatedly that The surplus Of the United States
is dangerous 10 ;ir E"IcGangrr"s to the government
Of the C:,'L Slates-hosr 10 the purity Of instl-
cndangcr all that is dear to us-ought not to he permit
! ted 20 exist in sums 81 large.
! A natural inIniry-an all important inquiry, here
ar!srs: How this great evil III existence: WHO
created IT: What il created for: hear the
song ringing my from morning till night, " the
danger al i.r urp!uS rCrenu". know ii is dangerous
to lie people, for and know, and feel It's effects
| But VIII sir created il? The very who seek
most alr.n with lis fearful Consequences. Tn"
very wio said and insisted tha, nothing could
The prosperity ui the people 0i the Union, bot the
very measure that gave birth 10 this dreadful calamity
that las "!aicn u.s. aud without continual Snslcnancr
from wlca. il would immediately anguish away and
| perish and pass out III existence And sir, who are
they: Are they not the friends If this bill and of the
! Amrricnn system; Who do It's friends take pride in
claiming the father Of bath: Perhaps, however,
Alexander Hamilton was the true father Of the Ane
r:can system. Bot another distinguished gentleman
claims that system his offspring, aud his friends
10 likewise: and he feels for il the never lying at
lachnlent OF father to his offspring. VINO The ia
Their Of t!'ls land bill, if lie is not How often aud how
long have all heard and talked OF III" I'm, rcan sys
TEN and III. land BIZ 70 whom has universal rrpuia
. ton given it: Who sustained this very bill IN another
body ar; with such arGor and elolUenCe Is seldom
rlrai!rd any where by any man. i! 1t not the father
Of the American system: Did the bill, in its ORR
rina Stale, cuntan provision That this money, when
distributed, should he spent by the States internal
improvements and schools; | cannot iroln these and
many other reasons, but feel apprehension that there
is desire, b. this and Others among the friends
existence. have, therefore, great choice as ~ what
committee shall take charge Of the bill.
The gentleman from OHIO (Nlr Finlon) and the gen.
eman iron Pennsylvania (Alr. Denny seemed TO agree
part! and disagree in part The one thought this sur
plus produced most mischief il way, and the other in
another way but both agreed that It's effects dread
full aud will be worse. Sir, own the evil is great
and the remedy difficult and doubtful; but who produced
it, What is the remedy: To whom shall We hy Tor re.
lief: These questions natural they import
ant. We have who produced IT, Now, sir shall
~ 10 the quarter Tor rriIe: II was brought
on Us b. them without knowing The effects il shows 4
Want of forecast. l. Jrsisnrds: knowing at the same
time the effects likely be produced, then surely
must infer that they think they have remedy. They
warned of III" evil and impaired to drS's from it,
The was that without this pr lectng Sys!rn this
tributary duty systrm this I" American SYSTEM, the
country could not prosper
Now the Thing dune and the money collected and in
hand and that defiance Of all who thought with us,
who we're opposed to it. of the I'M uscr Of the measure,
IA we'll ui fearful Consequences, the very men who
produced t:e eri ourst in cnpallts against and
against the Administration, and the oppoScrs OF tile
whole plan that produced it, because it is in cxscncr.-
True i the President had by his veto, put stop
check to The progress Of expenditures for internal in.
pruvpmcns by the Federal Government We should have
no surplus: but should have had the Tariff the INTER
nal lnpruycment, and the Bank, all their strength
IT, then raise the money and distribute 1t among the
Stairs and by that carry the American system
in a new way what would be the difference: Simply
this should have to pay Tor CO !rc'Ing and d'S'
This would he the whole difference in effect, ard so ~
crease lie tariff to that extent.
prefer to cn,rusl the cure Of this evil 10 those VINO
against tine creation Of and are opposed to the
continuance u it, The father and all the most drVot"d
friends of the BILL friendly to the creation OF this
surplus and friendly To ali the measures that are cacua-
ted u supply lr fountain from which il must continue
to he fed, II fed ut all. .
The gentleman from Pennsy vana (A1r. Denny said
the bill ought 10 go tine hands ct those who had no
feeling on tI, subject Then, sir, 1t woald 90 where
would be more Wiling than he would to STE II go ii
would 90 out OF this House. Tor there nobody here That
has no rc.r about H. Who here has feeling the
subject: What cuimittee Of This ionsr hus none =
Did the gentleman himself display no feeling about II
am free to admit sir, that have great deal o! eei,
ing The sn!; CT ard 81 has the whole nation. ict'
we should now be brought 10 the point OF the baynneE
about The dis bulion Of Oh account O! i!4
gathering 1t. and the Union at hazard, aud the whole
allon in finent then, that cerlaiu gPhtr!naH'
who has the reputation Of being the father OF this Pr"eel
rs he was the other after having raised snch dtg'ee
of heat that it would agun seem as II the UNION Se!'
would br d SOLVED may perhaps again lnt"rros anu as
rest the Consequences, and again Obtain lie ceedll o. dA
inn cucc after having had awarded to him that oil caus'
inc The var Sir unwilling 10 cnlrrst i.'s pnrti'
GUAR subject To any man. the supporters OF any man,
who rasrd The money ut the hazaid OF me oissoIu'o
Of the Union TO be distributed back among lire states
for purposes Of Internal Improvement or upon caa!y
am anxious moi 10 send 1t into the channel MO "h!e
The friends CT the American system WISH 10 send H. u"
the very reasons that have been urged Tor doihg so
do not know as yet what may think the best TO o cone
with the money; but do know that wish TIE American
si.r, deca,cd know it has been said often: that THE
Administration have done nothing that the South hAo
expected from il that the President was aha an lc'
| ma Improvement man, tariff man, ano oahh man.
c.re Int IuIe for c}arges and not much more tor oo
sIac, opnons; bu, have great reliance upon acli"s
especially if long pcrsevcrsd in, and under difficulties
ST. the prcsen, Chief Magistrate is the first rIestsn
from the foundation of the Government, that mas ven
d to advise or hint the least abatement OF this pro
tectiye system, as far my recollection extends Whe
h is Advising message alter message, that II should b
reduccd. | fnd the internal improvement system sud
denlv arrested the tariff brought 10 stand, and alter
,Is redrced and re-charter of the Bank Of the Uni
ted States refused What did the South desire of hin
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