The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-10-28
rlIE LlSERIi or iilE PEOPLE
AGAINST
Till CAUa Us SYSTEM.


, SEN cTssIs, - mrn AhO prefer sssur cnan
O., l.. . parry. The Presidential election
Is near Al hsnd: on Ine 10Th DAY Of Nos
rsmbrr next You NIll b. called 10 make
your SELECTION tor this high and important
oInce.
Al this late period. We are aware that
many nave formed \ seslled determination
in reference 10 that qussIlOn: and she-
Their lnrlr decision has been founded on
an impartial and dlspsssiOnate RENEW OF
the shOie ground IN dispute. or has been
The offspring Of mere party attachment
and incorrect information, such ~ The
PRIDE OF opinion. that they gill not be
convinced Vi their error by any course ol
argument 10 such We know that We
would address ourselves m vain. But 70
the great body oil lire people. sho have
never seen lie candidates beIure as for
inss nigh station who are not involved IN
part. politics, and = no have M other de
sign than To do right. and no interest 10
su0serEe buI The welfare ct their county.
We vail briefly state few Of The reasons
why We prefer Hugh l.. White 10 Martin
Van buren,.
We presume that no candidate will be
SUPPORTED BY an indepeadeu, freeman Tor
place Of so much importance. IRON
mere devotion 10 men; but that whoever
may be elected. will be 50. merely - the
instrument Of the people, tn effect tnOse
measures which may be deemed ,ur The
public benefit. VIVA. then, Ne would
inquire. are the great measures which We.
40 ciuzsns OF North CarolIns, desire to
see carried oUI by The Federal Govern
ment! -
No one can doubt, but grea. majori-
" will al once say, that the one oi frsl
magnitude is the distribution among the
states Of the proceeds Of the public iaads.
No candidate Tor some Ime past. has
asked our sufirsges lur any place OF ie'
gIsianse trust, without declaring himself
favorable " such a project; and the Oh
ly contest among Ihuse uf every party
has been, who had sustained or would
sustain At with the greatest zeal and eth
cIency. 80 decided has been public
sentiment UPON this subject IN our coun-
~, that no individual has been heard 10
oppose &c. Judge White ieels an equal
Zeal with ourselves on this subject; he
not cs,ly voted for the Land Ball. but
made an able speech IN lis behalf Al the
last session OF Congress.
Mr.. Van Buren,, On The contrary, is d.
rectly opposed 10 this disposition OF the
pubic lands. la .iprI last. several ia.
qulrIes were submitted W Nun on publr
matters. by member Of Congress IRON
the stale Of Kentucky; among Others,
"Will you ii elected PresIdent) sign and
approve bill distributing The proceeds
OF the sales Ut the public lands among the
slaIes. 10 which ON the 9Th Of Ia
gust last he replied, sller stating his
views al some length" am OF opinion
Thai the avaIls Of the public lands will be
more equIlabIy and faithfully applied To
tile common benefit OF the United States
BY their continued application to the &c.
neral wants VI the Treasury, than By any
other mode that has yet been suggested;
aud that such appropriation Is 10 every
respect preferable TO the distribution
the, eof among the states in the manner
your question proposes. Entertaining
these uieTs, cannot give you any EN-
courdgsnasni that 1 piH. in the event Of
my election 10 the Presidency, favor hLGt
policy"
This We take to be an unequiyocal
avowal, that bill for the distribution Of
the awaits OF the pubic lands would re
celse us veto II passed Oy Congress-
those therefore who support his election.
voluntarily abandon Ihose hopes. which
have been so fondly cherished by our
countrymen. Of getting The means OF IN.
,erHai transport, vi canals aud rail roads,
and 81 educating The poor IRON thus Im.
mense inheritance Of the people.
Another measure oil great interest TO Us
is, the distributiOn Of The surplus reye.
n,ae. Il surplus shall accumulate from
lime To time. similar 10 that made by the
act Of The last session Of Congress. The
IaAmg machinery Of the federal govern.
mens yields annually much more money
shan Is wanted for the proper expenses
OF Government; and this must continue
" be the case unlIl the expiration OF the
tarEt compromise IN 1912. Judge White
fa'ors The policy Of dividing among the
states that which is not necessary 10 be
retained. and supported the bill OF the
last session, by which North Carolina
wEh her sister states VI the confederscy
viii receive iurd Of probably 81. 100,
900 oi dollars, and her Individual share
viii be l,5OU, 900 dollars mtlllon aud
a ball.
Mr. Van Buren, in the letter before re
lerred 10, expresses his ideas on this sub.
ject al too great length TO be extracted in
50 short paper rs this; it is believed,
however, that no injustice is done him,
when the result OF his treatise 10 stated
IN ha-laf IIa. la L., 81. -