The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-06


sales as provided TOR by the bill introduced
into the Senale by MIR. Clay; the interest
Of all seems TO be well provided for By inis
bill; aud as from the opposition which has
hitherto been made TO the disposition Of the
lands heretofore contemplated by the repre-.
senatives Of the new States, there is no
probability of It's being adopted, | think it
ought no longer to he insisted on.
81. As believe that no money should
be taken from the Treasury Of the United
States To be expended on internal improve.
meuts but for those which arc strictly IA
tlonai, the answer TO this question would be
easy but from the difficulty of deIrrmuing
which Of those that are FROM time to time
proposed would be OF this description.
TINS circumstance, the excitement which
has already been produced hy apptopf,a
lions Of this kind, and the jealousies which
II will no doubt continue 10 produce If per
sisted IN, give additional claims to the mode
of appropria,lng all the surplus revenue Of
the United States IN the manner above sug.
gcsied. Each State will then have tic
means o! accomplishing It's own schemes OF
internal improvement. Still there vii be
particular cases when a contemplated i'm.
ptoVement will he Of greater advantage 10
the Union generally, aud some particular
States, than 10 that IN which il Is 10 be
made. lu such cases, as well as those ~
the new States, where the value Of the pub
lac domain viii be greatly enhanced BY on
Improvement 10 the means Cf communlca.
ton, the General Government should Ger.
talniy largely contribute. To apprnpua.
tons oil the latter character there has never
beeu any very werm opposition. Upon lhc
Whole, the distribution OF the surplus roy
euue amongst the States seems likely re
move most, IT not an, the causes o. disseu
ton Of which the internal improvement sys
ten has been the fruitful source There
Is nothing, IN my opinion, more sacrrdly N
cumJent upon those who are concerned 10
The administration OF our government Than
that Of preserving harmony between the
States. From The construction OF our svs
ten, there has been, aud probably ever viii
be, more or less Jealousy between the Gen.
erai aud State Governments but there is
Gothiag 10 the CorslltuuJn-nohjng IN the
character OF the relation which The States
bear 10 each oiher-s Alch can create any
unlrleudy feeling, lf the common guardian
administers rs favors whh an even aud IN.
partial hand That this may be the case,
all those 70 WHOM any portion Of this deli,
cate power u entrusted should always act
upon the principles OF lorbcafance ana con
ciiIaiion; ever more ready to sacrifice the
interest oftbcir immediate constituents raih
er than Violate the rights Of the other mem
bcrs O the family. Those who pursue a
different course, whose rule is never 10 stop
short Of the attainment Of oil which they
may CONSIDER their due, will often be found
10 have Irespassed upon the boundary they
had themselves established. The obscrya
tons with which ! shall conclude his let
ter "a the sui Jet Of the veto power by the
Prcstlcn, 9iIl apply 70 tbs Is well IS your
other qurs'ious
ith. I have before me a newspaper, in
which un designated BY Is distinguished (
editor A." That Bank and Ffdcrdl Cagdl
datc,' think II would puzzle the writer
10 adduce any act o.. ay life which warrants
hlm n identifying ne with the Interest Of
tie lirst, or the politics Of the latter. llay-
InI no mcana .. ascertalnlng the sentiments .
pt the directors aud stockholders Of the .
Bank Of the United States (Which is the
one | presume, with which Il vas intended .
10 associate rnej cannot say what their
course is likely to be IN relation TO the en-.
smug election Tor President. Should they,
however, giyo me their support, IT will be
evidence at least that the opposition which
| gave to their institution in my capacity Of
from OHIO IN Congress pro
cccded 10 their opinion, from sense Oh du.
" which | could not disregard.
The journals Of the second session OF the
and those OF the lilh Congress,
wall show that my votes are recorded against
them upon every question IN which their
Interest was involved. did, indeed, exert
myself 10 the Senate of Gao to procure
repeal Of the law which had lmposed an
enormous tax upon the branches which
had been located IN its boundaries at the
request of the citizens. The ground OF
those cNerijous was not the interest Of the
bank but to save what | considered the
honor Of the State, ana 10 prevent conlro.
ycrsy between the State officers and those
Of the United St9tes.
la the spring Of 1884, bad also the hon,
or to preside at a meeting OF the citizens Of
Hamilton county, called for the purpose of
expressing their sentiments IN relation to
The removal Of tho public money from the
custody of the bank by the sole authority of
tho Executive. As president OF the meet
ng, explained al some length the object
Ior which 1t was convened, bnt | advanced
no opinion in relation 10 the techarterlng Of
lhe bank.
mos, respectful memorial TO tho Pres,
dent in relation to the removal of the de.
oosl,cs was adopted, as were also resolutions
n favor OF rcchartering the bank but, as
lave already said, this was not the purpose
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