The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-27

q 1888 Vol. I.......No. 80.
: their tamilies left to starve. An on.
ishtenetl statesman once called them
1.-THE enlisted soldiers of the Presi.
Y lent.n ral-7021g .,si" -. - es
a politician, who knows as well as
: my other man the motives by which
! men are intienced in relation 10 cleo
: tinns' says:.-''Whenever he sees an
ohce-holder interfering in elections.
ne concludes he is thinking Of his sal.
AIRY and his bread and is a very unfit
adviser Of the people," By The pas.
slge of this bill it was hoped the in.
struments for misleading the people
would be taken from the President,
that these "enisted soldiers would
be discharged from eIectioneering
duties and yet receive their paw; and
that if they performed the duties Of
their offices faithfully, they might safe
" vote according to the dictates Of
their own judgment. and vet be Sc.
cure in ''their salaries and their daily
read"
! By your f,urth resolution, rs one
OF your Senators, | am instructed to
''vote against the measure hereto
fore brought before Congress, which
had Tor its object the distribution a.
nong the States OF the proceeds Of
the sales of tn. Public Lands" at
In justice to myself, as we'll as to
my constituents, | mus, be permitted
to State the manner in which nv
mind h soperated on this subject at
ia fl rent times and under different
t@aE nos
When hill was first introduced,
having such distribution as that spo..
ken OF for its object, voted against
its passage, and in favor ofthe veto of
the Chief Magistrate, on the ground
that no such distribution ought to be
made until the public debt was all
Ipail. ...,u !. ...l.'.,.: ..u .ai :. ..~
/ Upon looking into the deeds, by
WHICH those lands were ceded to the
United States, by the respective
States, | found that they were con-
veyed IN trust, to pay out of the pro-
ceeds of their sales. our prbIic debt
then owing by the United States, and
that the residue should be for the
iJont benefit OF each of the several
States including those making the
IcessiOns. 3 a'47i4G IL zaa5 plf
At that time portion of the Pub
lie debt was unpaid, and deem it i'm
proper to distribute any part of this
fund until the debt was fully dis
charged, that being the primary OBJ
ject of the donor. 4r
When bill was afterwards intro
duced, | not only voted for it, but
gave it such support as my feeble a.
bilities enabled me. ii as5
!! BY thus time the public debt had
been fully paid and we had a very
large sum in the Treasury beyond the
necessary wants of the Federal Gov.
eminent. 5#* et*s@ 4 g.sa
| could not doubt the power Of
Congress TO make the distribution.
because there was an express trust
that this fund should be for the use Of
the respective States; we had a large
sum on hand which ! thought, in hon i
esty, belonged to the States, and the
proportion belonging to Tennessee. q,
believed, would be highly useful in s
enabling her to make Internal i'm
pr"vements, and in providing a svs-
TEN Tor the education Of those who
might be unable to bear the expenses
"f educating themselves. In addition
10 these considerations, / perceived
1t this large sum was not distributed.
1t would encourage system of ex-
'rivagant expenditure inconsistent
with the we'f;lrc of the country.
s'll believe these views were sound.
and that if committed any error, j, was
not CIV ng my support to the first bill az
we'll as the last. l believe it wOuld he .
perhaps unconstitutional, for the
Fed raj Government TO impose taxes for
The purposes of collecting more money
l''an is necessary t" carry on, its affairs, I
to L, the, end that il nigh. have surplus 10
distribute among the states; bu, this fund
stands on dilerent ground. il is trust
fund wliicI, belongs not 10 the Federal hut
10 the Stale Governments
The ordinary duties necessary and pro.
per for the regulation of our commerce
with f'relgn natiO,,s, ought to be suffic emf
To bring into the treasury as much money
rs wonld defray the economical expenses
nf the Federal Government, and each Of
the States ought 10 receive It's fair pro-
portion OF the proceeds Of the sales Of
the public lands. @
consider Tennessee as honestly en-
lllled 10 her proportion Of this fund.
as any Of your honorable body ia 10
q tract Of land devised 10 him by his IA
Their. a aQ
Il appears to me even at this time, eur
State very much needs her proportion of
this fund. and tina. III short time we
shall be much more in want Of it. -
Your honorable BODY NAV ba satisfied