The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-03


General Government. This is equiEsl
enl 10 > surrender Of This vast domain e
highly favored section Of The Union
and in gross violation ofihe original CON
paeis By which il was eeded 10 Congress
The arguments BY which this shameless
policy 10 sdvoesled By the organs Of me
administration. deserve the serious con
sidersiion Of the public.
The Iapi Bill Of Mr.. Clay is desert
bed BY The Globe as IN L" appeal 10 ms
Pr9u6ices of the people. and The cupid
~ Of the states" This bill proposes I
/. ..rosidenl management Of The public pro,
| perry. and the division Of IFS proceeds,
according 10 the terms 0f the original res
sion. for the common benefit 81 ell the
islaies-TeserTing 10 the new states PEI
cenlsge on The lands sold within their
respective limits. for purposes Of inter
nal improvement
Here is certainly IN appeal 10 right,
10 justice. 10 inieresi-but no appeal Ga
prsjudiee or eupidily. The distribution
proposed is equal. II IL appeal 10 ''cu-
pi'lily" the appeal is made 10 all The
states alike. Appeal 10 prejudice there
cannot be, when il 10 proposed 10 treat I'll
sections of Ihe country with the same IL
gid impaHiality. The interest OF no one
state is sacrificed 10 Ihs, Of the others
The West. The North. the South. snJ The
East. all fare alike. But when il is pro-
posed. as The Naturalization proposes.
to sacrifice the North. South. aud East.
To the opuleni and growing Wesi-R hen
IL is the policy 10 hold out bounty far
emigration from the old sisies-wheE
Missouri. and Indiana. and Arkansas. are
10 be enriched at the expense of Mas
sachuseits. and Virginia, and New York.
then an appeal is made directly To the
prejudices and cuPidity Of the new states,
and section is Sc. against section in hos
tile array. the one under the banner OF
Spoil and Plumber. the other under that
Of Righ, and Protection.
BUT again says the Globe: /" We
should recoliect that the relative strength
OF the new states is rapidly augrneniing.
and tie time will soon come when IL will
be in their power In control the settle
meni Of this question. Shall we goad
them 10 right themselves through ex-
IRENE measures. by persis,ing in policy
so ungcneross and unjust as that adEoes-
ted by the shallow and sordld organs OF
Federalism! Will they not 90 hack 10
jus, principles, always dangerous 10 dis
Iurb. and question the nominal right OF
he old states TO such vast portions Of. IN
occupied land! Will they not be incIin.
ID to question the ability of comparative
> small communities TO maintain, for any
ength Of time. their jurisdiction over
'uch vast ierriinries! VIII they not come !
o The conclusion that there is no right.
n such ease. paramount 10 that confer.
ell by nature and the strong arm Of
mani"
The positions here assumed are mon.
irous; but the; are nevertheless the po-
itious OF tho official organ Of the presen,
Federal Administration. They shadow
nrIh the policy Of Mr.. Van Buren,
they are a pledge and promise ID the
ew s;ales-a sealed bond fixing INC
Of their allegiance and hde.
ny. The right Of the old siales 10 the
ubiis domain is assumed 10 be mere
nominal right" Il is the right Of con-
nest and compact. Those lands were
ron by The blood and treasure Of the
'iriecn provinces; their title deeds we're
Igned. sealed and deliyere,.:on the plains
! Yorktown. When the clouds OF the
evolution had rolled away, and the dis
orlant elements of the confederation
Iere taking the shape and system OF
ur present glorious constIIution--;he ga.
Is and soldiers Of liberty assembled for
10 establishment, Of more perfect Un-
IN.
To realize this grand end Of Iheis Ia
ors, they recommend 10 the thirteen
Iaies 10 make common cession Of their
'rriiories to the federal government. that
Iey might be administered for their COM
Ion benefit. and stand as a pledge Tor
ie redemption Of their public debt
aIrioIic Virginia. following the wise
her Washinglons, Ilcnrys. I
nd JeGersons. surrendered without a
Iurmur her boundIess tlOmsin-uow the |
AT Of numerous new states, and still
re,ching thousands Of leagues into the
and uninhsbi,ed wilderness. ,
Ter sister states. though they had less TO ;
Irrender. surrendered all that they pos |
'ssed: and in return fpr this liberal and
a'rioIic abandonment Of local advantages
II the cornmnn good, the iConrrrss Of
lie United States pledged itself BY the
ost sulemn compact 10 administer this .
,st domain for the common benefit OF ,
: original pr"prietors, and Of such new |
ates as should thereafter be admitted to
ie Union.
Subsequently, from the common lrea- q
Try 81 the states. paid lnr out Of the pro- a
'ejs Of the very lands thus ceded, vast
;cession is made To This common prop |
',y by the treaties Of Florida and I.oui- 4
ana. IL there was ever RICH, secnr. I