Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-08-05

~ W" VIC" W sCt ~ 'lto Ci
culation but TO place it in the hands of the
and so rapidly is it increasing, that it could
not be expended for a very considerable
| time on the comparatively few objects to
which i, could be appropriated by the gen.
eral government but the desired dietrbu-
ton amongst the people could be immedi-
ately effected by the States, from the inf
mite variety of ways in which it might be
employed by them. By them it might be
loaned to their own banking institutions,
or even to ndividuals-a mode of disrbu.
ton by the General Government which !
sincerely hope is in the contemplation ONO.
friend to his country.
Cd. Whilst have always broadly admit.
ted that the public lands we're the com.
mon property Of all the States, have been
the advocate of that mode of dsposing of
them which would create the greatest nun.
Der Of freeholGers, and conceived that in
this way the interests of all would be as
well secured as by any other disposition
but since, by the small size Of the tracts in
which the lands are now laid out, and the
reduction Of the price, this desirable situo
ton is easily attainable by any person of
tolerable industry, am perfectly reconcile
ed to the distribution ofihe proceeds Of the
sales as provided for by the bill introduced
into the Senate by Mr.. Clay; the interest
of all seems to be well provided for BY this
bill; and as from the opposition which has
hitherto been made TO the disposition of
the lands heretofore contemplated by the
representatives of the new States, there is
no probability ofl,s being adopted, think
1t ought no longer to be insisted on.
Sd. As believe that no money should
be taken from the Treasury Of the United
States to be expended on internal improve
ments but for those which are strictly no.
| tional, the answer to this question would
be easy but from the difficulty of determin-
| ing which of those that are from time to
time proposed would be of this description.
| This circumstance, the excitement which
has already been produced by appropria
| tions of this kind, and the jealousies which
1t will no doubt continue to produce il per-
| sisted in, give additional claims tc The mode
Of approprating all The surplus revenue of
the United States in the manner above sug
gested. Each State will then have the
means Of accomplishing it's own schemes Of
internal Improvement. Still there will be
particular cases when a contemplated i'm
prov"ment will be Of greater advantage to
he Union generally, and some particular
States, than to that in which It is to be
made. In such cases, as well as those in
the new States, where the value of the
public domain will be greatly enhanced by
an improvement in the means Of communi-
cation, the General Government should
certainly largely contribute. To appro-
priations Of the latter character there has
never been any very warm opposition.--
Upon the whole, the distribution of the
surplus revenue amongst the States seems
likely to remove most, if not all, the causes
Of dissension of which The internal improve
ment system has been the fruitful source
| There is nothing. in my opinion, more sa-
credy incumbent upon those who are con.
cerned in the administration of our Gov
eminent than that Of preserving harmony
between the States. From the construc
ton of our system there has been, and pro-
badly ever will be, more or less jealousy
between the General and State Govern
ments; but there is nothing in the Const-
tution--nothing IN the character of the re
lation which the States bear to each other
which can create any unfriendly feeling,
if the common guardian administers its fa-
vors with an even and impartial hand -
That this may be the case, all those to
whom any portion of this delicate power is
entrusted should always act upon the prin-
cipes offorbearance and Cancellation; ever
more ready 10 sacrifice the interest of their |
immediate constituents rather than violate
the rights of the other members Of the |
fumlIy- Those who pursue different
course, whose rule is never to stop short Of !
the attainment of all which they may con-
slider their due. will often be found to have
trespassed upon the boundary they had
themselves established, The observations
with which shall conclude this letter on
the subject of the veto power of the Pres-
dent will apply to this as well a. your other
questions.
4'h. have before me a newspaper ia
which am designated by its distinguished
editor "The Bank and Federal candidate"
think it would puzzle the writer to ad.
duce any act of my life which warrants him
in identifying me with the interest of the
first, or the politics of the latter. Having
no means of ascertaining the sentiments of
the directors and stockholders of the Bank
of the United States (Which is the one,
presume, with which it was intended to
associate me- cannot say what their course
is likely 10 be in relation to the ensuing
election OF President. Should they, how
ever, give me their support, it will be evi
dence at least that the opposition which
gave TO their institution in my capacity of
representative from Ohio in Congress pro.
ceeded in their opinion, from n sense of du-
ty which could not disregard.
The journals of the second session of the
thirtee,h, and those of the fourteenth Con
gress, will show that my votes are record-
ed against them upon every question in
which their interest was involved. did,
indeed, exert myselfin the Senate Of Ohio
TO procure repeal OF the law which had
imposed an enormous tax upon the branch
es which had been located in its boundaries
at the request of the citizens. The ground
of those exertions was not the interest OF