Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-11-08

creed. winch prnnounccs Offices the spolls of
victory, W. quss ion very mach whether 'he
People are as yet prepared to sanction the
clam, that the Unied S atcS Treasury is the
spoil of victory.
No par in This country pretcnds 10 say
thatit is proper 10 raise money Just to cr"'
ate surplus revenue TO distribute among
the People but we did think, when General
Jackson approved 'he late law, that all par
ties agreed that it was proper 10 distribute
among the People whai surplus might hap
pm o be IN the Treasury. We knew very
well it was said when the law WIS passing
that Mr.. Van Burcn remarked, "we are ID
a bad box," but We did not believe th't even
he would attempt to organize his parry
against a law which passed so UNANIMOUSLY,
and which received the ready assent OF the
PresiIen.. This par y, however, Mr.. Van
Burn is organizing, aud ior this purpose;
and, therefore, VIC say ii is subject which
should enter largely into the ensuing eec-
tons. Candidates Cor Office s'loud bc cues.
toned and Cross questioned srlc,v y on this
point.
The policy O: Iir. Van B,irca IS clear.
He wishes to keep this money IN the pet
banks so that he and his friends may use il
to sway the moncvcd men and the State
banks of the com'rv. Ont of the bank, in
the hands of the People. he cannot exercise
this great monevcd power OF forty or ftiv
millions of dollars. 70 act upon elections, and
the men who Influence cicc.louS. The
Wing parv corcnd that when there IS 4
surplus il SlouIdba divided among the States,
and upon this Qucs inn lct us make an is
size a; the polls. The sum and substance
OF the question is this. Here are forty or
fifty millions Of dollars. This money be.
longs TO the people. Shall Mr.. Van Buren,
have it for ecctionecring purposes, or shall
the People have it for common schools, ir-
'crnal improvement 5, and the like
From The Fredericksburg Arena, October II.
We have had an underlined suspicion that
the President would, in some way or other,
render the dcposite hill nu ''ory. We have
rot been enabled 10 see in what legal and
constitutional way the provisions Of the bill
could be SIT aside, bu this has not weak.
ened our fears, that solemn act Of Con-
gles>, signed BY the President, and the
measure heretofore recommended by him,
will be by Execuiyc interference rendered
u dead letter. The last report is, that in
The annual message. Congress is to be ear.
ncstly invoked TO repeal the act, and that
party tactics arc to be enforced in order to
carry the repeal. In the mean time the re-
cciying officers OF the Government have
received their cue, and all means are to be
used 10 lesson the amount in hand on the lst
of january mex. A correspondent deeply
interested in the measure, wri.cs us that The
land Office in Mic.liSi,nhas been closed for
some time, and wili probably not be opened
I'LL the Isl of January. The amount Of
sales had been 50 great as already to swell
the salaries of the register and receiver to
the maximum allowed by law, and those
worthless, wisilinsto to save themselves what |
is now 10 them unpruf able labor, and hav.
ing desire also to please the powers at
Washington bv throwing the next receipts
iato the coming year, will probably keep
the Office closed I'll, the lst of January, 10
the great Inconvenience and loss of many
individuals.