The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-24

Z taas tfsstl uAzrr - AisAe sfAtsasAA = -
asw siasss shi lrrEilnTiss IN uhirh tlsr
nnllle Lands are situated. very large
prapaTliaa. hsliesed iahe one thirty-siAll
para nf Ihs whnle. Tar the purpose u
e..uealion. Besides his, very large guam
titles hare been beslawsd lar nhj-rls a
Inasrnsi impravrmsnl NiIhin Ihese states.
The aggregate amount ii these sPpEaPris-
Ilnns rsnnal al shart al ten millions 81
acres. and probably far exceeds Il. Why
nnehi not an appropriation 81 equal
Quantity. ar rs proceeds. be made Ia tie
"Ihrr states In I'raporiians gratiual'd ufnn
snme rqnilshle ratio 0f distribution. and
To be used BIZ lhsm al Ihsir own disrEe.
sInn fnr the purpose ri ednrsiinn. internal
ImpraEsmsni. ar IN MhaleSsr Wsy they
might deem pTnPer! II may confidently
he askrd. hnw ran The government II ihr
United States. - faithful trustee. srquiI
itself of the duty Of making an equal.
impartial AID faithful administration Al
tins common fund. until the aPPlIcsllnn II
IL Ia the hensfil ni all The sIaIes, accord.
ing 10 their usual respective proportions
in the general charge and expenditure. .
realized! This can never be done. by
sacrificing tins rich inheritance fcr an
inadequate price. II eannaI be done BY
partial and exclusive privileges conferred
on particular states or their citizens. Ii
cannot be done bv msking = distribution
IL the prnceeds Of The pnbllc lands. upon
any trims. no matter hns EQUAL. until
compensation las been provided for the
unequal aud partial distribution already
msdr-snd especially, IL eannol be done.
By making a systematic distribution. upon
terms wh"lly unequal. which would per
prluaie and increase The injustice and In-
equality alIesdy prrpetratrd.
Iavmg thus freely aud candidly ex.
pressed my views en his subject. ohSi"us-
IL ore If great aud grow ing Importance
aud urgency. shall have II 10 be 'llsPns-
ed ri As he Legislature. 10 their Wisdom.
ihnG best. ] knaw M matter in regard
u ~hich lhis commonwealth has. aud
ought To feel a deeper interest. There
j. nn state Mhlrh eau have a better tight
tn take the lead IN urging upon the Con.
gress al the United States. the fuTre 81 the
reservations contained in lie scss 81
sesslnn. aud the bmdlng ahIiaaIiun IN It's
true splTlI or al the ordinance Of 1857,
by which the cessinns we're accepted.
aud tie faith nfihe Union bouad IT, COM
ply with their slipulalions and conditions.
also lay belnre you resolutions ol the
General Assembly ol Connecticut, =. IelsI.
ing TO The disposition Of The public lans's
81 the UuI,ed Stairs" in which the same
view 0l this important suhjcsi is taken
mich have eudeavorsd o. present.
On the Sub-'rre.sury project. the Co
vernon makes the following remarks:
| referred in my last annual communi.
cation u the scheme FOR collecting aud
sreping the public money. commonly
known as the Sub. Treasury. and the opi.
nion which | then held has BEEN confinn-
rd by subsequent reflection aud recent de.
selnpemenis. regret. therefore. 10 "b.
serve that il is again To be pressed Oh The
consider ,tIon nI Congress.
IL is admitted To be an innovation on
The hitherto uniform financial ussges OF
the government. IL does not appear b.
nave been suggested by the recent disco
very nf abuses or mischief. IN the syslrm
10 whIrh the country has been So long
accustomed. aud under whlch u has at
,aiued To so large a measure Of prosperity.
II - not recommended by cuns,deraIt"ns
Il econnmy, the security Of the public
money, or the lessenIng of executive pat.
rnnsge. Nay. il j. nbnoxtuus In the oh.
Jpcuon. that The expensrs aI the govern.
rnent would be thereby Increased,--the
.rublIc money rendered less secure. and
The patronage Of the Executive greatly
augmented.
When the public money 10 placed in
banks L" The credit nf the government or
It's agents. il is attended BY no charge:
mi III, re Is no other risk than The Insol.
Vrncy "f tie cnrpurations. winch, with
"eih"a tHtuHst etabh w stttNAhk tHc
Irp'siInries. il a risk al al. is me which
cur most prudent Ell Gems d. uut hesitate
la Incur "a the nan igsheHt al tIrir own
fairs. Od the other hand. publ: mo-
nry IN the castndy Of government agents
mu,t b. always insecure, and ~ severity
0l penal enacImeats against deiaulicrs.
viii be likely mi;euaIIy To diminish The
hazasd. II, indeed, ~ the selerti,,n of
agents. the appointing power was srcm-
ed against misrepresentation and interest
ed sppiiratInHs, there would be uo diff.
entity ia finding IN any part al our coan.
try competent and faithful officers: but
that i, not to be- expected. and there will
always he danger that responsible trusts
may be committed 10 individuals who
have been led 10 expect them ~ return
Tor parry services.
Whist tie ancient and familiar mojc
Of keeping the public >slney Is recon.
tusu,Iru by cousttIPraIious of ec. ,nomy