Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-09-24

OF not; b II for this; 81 what it may, THAT the
three Territories are excluded, and the one
District included, the distinction is unjust, IN
righteous, Ubiquitous, insulting, scandalous and
wicked. 1t is an enormity Of which Federal
ism alone could be guilty. Nomonarch would
treat his distant subjects in this manner. All
the monarchs Of Europe are kind to their dis
tant subjects-give them land-and relieve
them from many taxes and burdens.-Here,
the distant citizens Of the Union are outraged
and insulted-denied share Of their own mo-
ney--while that money is brought of 10 be
given to those who never saw, much less paid
for public land. 1t takes federalism to do
this not merely old Federalism, but Bankism
Bank neutrality-suspicious. Federalism
chartered Federalism--to do it. USE
What is the pretext upon which this outrage
10 the Territories is defended Alt 10, that the
Federal Government pays the expenses Of
their Governments, and spends money for their
public buildings: This is miserable pre-
text, which makes the injustice the greater
Sir the Federal Government expends thou
sands for this District. She expends more
for it than could enumerate in hours or days
Look at the Hollands debt-above million
of dollars-the interest included near two mill
lions-assumed by this Government. Look
at the canal to which was subscribed million,
to increase the trade to it. Look at the bridg-
es and aqueducts, and the numerous public
buildings erected for it, at the cost of millions.
Look at the streets paved and lighted at the
expense Of the National Treasury. Look at
the donations in money, and 10 city lots be-
slowed upon it. All the Territories together,
in the whole period of their existence, have
not had as much expended for them as we
have bestowed on this district in single ses-
sion Of Congress, and yet the Territories must
be excluded from the land distribution because
we pay some expenses for them, and the Dis
trict is to be included because we expehd an
hundred times as much for it!-The excuse
will not do. Ii is shallow pretext, and ag-
gravates both the injury and the insult to the
Territories.
Sir, this is a case of plumber. The old States
have agreed to plumber the young ones and the
young ones are offered share Of themselves
to submit to the depreciation. The young
States, which contain the public lands, and pay
the money for them, are bribed with a little Of
their own money, to submit to their own degra-
daton and injury; they have Senators on this
floor, and Representatives in the other end of
the Capitol, and without the votes Of some of
these, the work of plumber could not be &C
complshed. The Territories also contain pub
lie land, and pay money for them but they
have no Senators on this floor, no Representa-
tive on the other. They can neither aid the
plunderers, nor resist them: therefore, they are
left out of the bill Z! They are young and weak;
and absent; and therefore they are neglected,
wroneed, and insuIted. But though helpless
and absent, they are not without friends. The
Democracy are their friends and friends to JUS
tice, and will not see this injustice perpetrated.
The grown up children shall not take the whole
estate, and leave nothing to the minors. We
will help the minors. We will take care of
the little ones. We will fight for their rights.
Ii the estate is to be divided out, the old and
the strong shall not take all. The little ones
shall have share. 1t will lessen the Ovid.
end Of the old ones, & therefore they will re-
sist il; but the niquity is too great. God and
man will curse it; and if we fight hard we
shall conquer. We will yet compel the old
plunderers to admit their young brother and
sisters to share, badly as they hate the idea
of lessening their own share by increasing the
number of legatees. 1t is all base business;
and shame, if not justice will do something
for the helpless and wronged. We shall nv
it agan-shal! renew all our moIions-shail
struggle for the ten per centum-for the mill
lion of acres Of land-and for the share in the
general distribution. If we fail in whole or
in part, let the Territories not despair. They
will be States soon, and can assist the Democ.
racy in redressing their own wrongs, as well
as in preserving the liberties of the country.
Let them enter up an account for all that may
be denied them all this time, and present it for
liquidation when they enter the Union. The
ten per centum will probably be denied them;
the grant of land, equal to the Ohio grant, will
also probably be refused. But, no despair,
and no submission to this injustice. The De-
mocracy will be in the ascendant in two years
and then all the new States and all the Terrific
ries, will receive their rights, and be indemni-
fed for the injuries and indignities Of which
they are now the subject.
DIED--On yesterday afternoon, JosEru r. LOVE-
LESS Printer, aged 81 years, for several years res
iient of Illinois He came to this Dlaee few weeks