The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-12


United Slsissi ] al nothing Cor North
Carolina. that ! am nol Wiling 20 give 10
other states: but. I do ssk and demand
thar much. and never wlll be eOusealed
with aay thihg less.
"Ths man who win not provide for
his household, 10 worse Than IN infidel:"
and The public agent Who will not demand
and Try 70 obtain equal justice for hls
state and constituents, il guilty Of inide-
lily 10 the state. and iBgralituds 90 Ihs
peoples and deserves,
"To 90 down 10 the vile duss from whence be
sprung.
uawrps. 1nhonOrsd. and unsung.''
A bill was presented and passed the
house Of which | vas a member. 90 de.
posiEs the surplus rermus among the
states in proportion 10 the number Of re-
representatives. and senators from each
state: and regret 10 add shat this same
bill was rejected and lost in the Senate.
The House and The Senate are a issue;
and an appeal is now taken 10 the high
est tribunal in this country. for the final
decision Of q free people. The inquiry
10. what shall be done with . large sur
plus Of public money in the general Irea-
suryi Al this time the public money.
and an immense surplus, is deposited in
ihe state banks. who are using il, and
making large profits By lending The pso-
pls their olrn money Now. shall the
banks and the polilieisns have the use
and profitable interest. Of twenty millions
Of surplus public money; or, shall the
states and people have IL! That's the
question. Public money should he pub
lie properly. and not converted 10 private
bank stockholders. ] and q consIdera-
bic majority Of the House thought land
90 voted that after paying the necesss-
ny expenses Of the government and re-
serving Eve millions besides for unfore-
seen contingencies, all The remaining sur.
plus money in the treasury. consisting Of
shout twenty millions Of dollars, oughiio
b. divided and deposited With the seve-
raj states. land not the banks for the use
and benefit Of the people. That part Of
this excess which was got by the high
tariff, ought never 10 have been collected:
aud wish l could return and give back
every dollar of this vast surplus To the
people from whom il was unjuslly taken,
and Of which they were robbed under the
form and colour Of law. But. this cannot
b. done. I, is now impossible. and
therefore will. so far az | can. restore il
10 The next friend and immediate repre-
senlarves Of the people. the state legisla-
ieres, 10 apply and expend the money in
every state in such manner as the people
thereof nav direct. Congress should
perform It's duty, and render unto the peo-
pie an act OF jusIice By giving them the
use Of their own money. During The
long session of. 1886. Congress passed
just such law for one year. depnsiling
with the state legislatures large surplus
OF public money: and North Carolina has,
or will receive nearly tUo millions Of
dollars out Of that fund. A large num-
Der Of members. who voted last year for
the deposiie Law, this year voted against
IL, and used ali sorts of arguments that
left handed logic car devise TO justify
their f,oo ,Dgys," and strive TO make the
worst appear the better cause. Let them
take which horn of the dilemma they
pleas; suIl, | say. il they were right
one Inc, they were wrong the other.
Natural jusuce says. The same reason
should give the same laws The rese-
nHe laws have not been altered 80 a. to
diminish the amount Of surplus money.
All thu former fountains and streams that
filed and oyerflowed the national reasu-
~ hereiniore. are still open and running:
and seven millions besides, which is now
due and payable from the old United
States Bank. The same reasons there
fore exist now. that dId last year, for the
passage Of. ihe deposIte law. giving the
people some interest and share in the
ereraowings and splllings Of the treasury.
NJ opinion is. that splendid schemes
and extrsvagant administrations do not
correspond with the plain simplicity, aud
true liberty OF republican people. The
nature aud tendency Of such measures are
TO Cypress and 1mpoverlsh the cltizens:
TO misiesd and corrupt the officers and
agents of government: to create a con,I-
nual scuffie and scramble for the loaves
an fishes, and to divert the minds and
attention Of members from the true and
limited objects Of the general government.
which are specified and enumerated 10 the
constitution.
With regard TO the new administration,
and its coming acts under the presIden-
cy If Mr.. Van Buren,. | say let them be
plugged by its measures. Whatever may
b. right, will approve and support with
plrasure; and whatever NAV be wrong,
wiz iearIessIy oppose and condemn. I
an. 40 ma,t's man. / am for ms coun-
Hy aud republican principles: for equal
rigbls. the liberty Of the people. and the
union Of the states