The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-02-28

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stairs wauld. in short tine. enter into =
rompelisiaa 10 turn Ihe ruurnl ef immi-
graiinn. each towards itself. Which wanid
commence . rejneiion IL price. and end
! hy loss Of The lands. But Nth the pro-
EisIan prnpnsed. Ih1 system would TeIsin
! Its uniformity. and become more stable
. than al present.
To enfnrre the faithful execution nl
the eomPsrt, the ART shnuld als0 enRisin
= provision Ihst. IN the even; nf the Eio-
lsIian NJ the cOadiIi"ns II the cessinn. all
grants thereafter msde BY ihe state should
hr null and VOID. This wouiI piare the
lenmpsct under the praireIian of the
courts n Ihe uaran. snd make IL Ihe in
irresi nf the si.se and is einZens o. OBJ
serte IL. In this connection. the liberal al.
laa anee praaased 10 he made tn The states.
in order tn unite their interest 9iah ours.
would be impnuanL The revenue Whrh
they wanlI derive from the land wnuId
be applied 10 r0asls. canals. or other I'M
prnVemenis. that wnuld create . p0wer-
inl interest On laSor nf tie arrangement;
which. With the e"ndilInns proposed. and
their sense Of iasucp. would ensure,
trWsi, on their part. faithful execution Of
the compact.
| Such. a. IL appears 10 me. should be
the leading cau1iilI"ns. but. dauhiless.
there are many "lhsrs winch would be
suggested hy full and careful examine
! lInn uf The suhlrri.
This. Mr.. President. is the general
ou,lIa- nf the measure which ! prnpnse
a. a remedy; snd which brings mp the ian
poriani qarsunn. would u accomplish the
object intended: that il. would q arrest
the growing c"nnaeG hrtween the new and
the nld states. " Ould IL prrSeni The
public dnmain from hrIHg converted iDtn
fund To make Presidents. aud Ia be
squanierrd away IN the struggle! And.
finally. would u substantially. and mnre
effrcinaliy than any olhrr measure. Sc
cure a. the unlan the benefit nf The pubs
lie lands lying within the new states. Il
IL the conviction that IL - better ealrula-
ted To SECURE these important results, Than
any other measure that can be devised.
which has induced the To present il for
consideration; and IL is Oh that issue. ex-
rlusiveiy. that | intend Ia rest ITS fate.
AL I ask is a calm and Impartial invesii- |
ga,Inn. confidently believing Il Will bear
the test. and willing 10 abide The result. !
Without attempting g. enter OI sneh an |
Investigation how-l"r winch ] have mi
The necessary InfMmaIinn, and, if had.
il would nut suit the orcasIan--l p-nposr
To lint myself ~ few brief remarks in
support Of NV cnHF,c,Inn.
That a measure, such as | have sug.
ges,ed, f IL should he adopted. with the
hearty consent of the pew states. would I.
arrest the growing conflict beIS cen them
and the oid, and take The pubiic lands
out of the Presidential rnniesi, must be
ohvinus on a liple reflection. II would
remove the cause of conflict. the only ef
feclusl mode of preventing the threatened
danger. Transfer the lands, aud the adj
rnInisiratl0n of them, on just and liberal T
terms. IN the states, and close our land
..::::r.s wi:hin their limits. and you a:.!.
a; Hue-. ;lirr tie S:::ss ssycnd the reac!!
nf the action of the governmrnt. and tn
furncc 81 executive control, and would
thereby leave both the new and old, as
far as the land question: is concerned, free
from all i'"pc":eF 5:ss ia tie r.fr::;. :: ar
the Chief Magistrate. The only point OF
cnniiirt. iIsi caasd i''ssihlv remain be-
t"een them in reference to tie lands,
would he as TO the conditions Of the ces-
sior; hut it may be easily shown. that
ii the terms shnuld be liberal sud salts
factory. IN the iirs, instance. To the new
STATES. - have prarOse'l. that they would
neither have the dispo.,tInn nor the in
lere-t 10 disturb the cnmpart; ar if thew
should. the hazard nl losing the lands IN
would be far less than IL
would be should the present svsiem be
continued. Bat there may he some who
NAV admit tits to he true. aud YET object
that the advantages winch | anticipate
from The measure would be purchased. ,
on the par; OF the oil states. al tho great
a sacrifice. Il would be premature To-
IN answer this objection heInre
u - asceriained what portion 0f the pro-
cePhs shnuld lie left to the sia'rS. and
what pad over tn the g"sernmenI; aud
tits ranRoi be done iii after lsbarious
investigator as has beeu stated. All
DaiBt.in at present is, that The portion
alltuied To Tie states shunIh be MT only
just and liberal. but such as would inter
est them IN preserving the arrangement
Thus FAR II would be ohVinnsly tie inter-
PSI IL bath parties. az has hecn shawn.
In the meantime. | have suggested an
rqnal: dIv,-i"n e the proeeetls. under t'.e
belief that It would he satisfactory IA The
new states. aud probably NOT Ear from the
disis,"u- " hich aFIgid investigation would |
establish. Il
But &c one thing ] feel assured. that.