The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-25


n ublsininR m0ney, i Iron q duty On
impasis; snd II layins ibis dsly rsleIsncs
slaould be hadi0 he great leading Interests
% he coansry; me .bsnskas should be dir
fused and The hnrdens equallTed. This
esa Be- dons only BIZ N equalization 81
duties; and that il shat 10 conlemplaleh
By the proposition u friend ny from New
York.
And. Mr.. Chairman. IN organizing our
revenue system. | take The distinct ground
nov. that ! en- in favor al raising sutii-
Gent resenne from customs. for The sup
pors Of the Government. exclusive Of
that arising from The sales Of the public
lands. Thai I an in favor ef disuibn,-
Ing among the states. shall not 90 ia
% = discussion Of This question now;
when The suhjee. fairly comes M. ] will
give my siess upon il. Suffice il 10
say, that whilst an for providing for
our nslioasl defence. am also in favor
Of praridiag for The moral and in,elleclu-
slimpso,emens -four people. and exlrnd-
ing 10 them ihe means Of prosperity and
comfort. - far IS 10 consistent with The
limits Of he constitution. As 10 the lands
eeded. ron are bound by The deeds Of
cession 70 dispose OF Them |. for the com
mon use and benefit Of all The Sisies;"
and as 70 those scquired BY purchase, you
may, IN your discretion, !. dispose" Of
them - you may think most conducive 10
the public good. Lei u. then. dispose
81 them By distributing them among The
States. 10 be applied By them. either ID
education. internal improvement. The
payments oil their debts. or 10 any nlhrr
purpose they way prefer. Thus. whilst
providing for our national defence. We
shall be extending The blessings and ron.
veniences Of domestic prosperity and hap.
piness.
was surprised al the zeal with which
my friend from Virginia (Mr. Wise) op
pused this proposition Of distribution Of
The proceeds Of the public lands. had
always supposed that this vas a car
dinal principle OF The Wing creed. end
whilst do moi presume To arrsign that
gentleman Tor hrs opinion. yet do no,
recognise in him The right 10 arrsign me
Isr mine. When he aays no States right
man can 60 Tor this system. 1 put in +" .
plea TO The jurisdiction" Upon The
question Of Safes rights, humble as my
course has been, am ready 10 compare
Il with his. without any fear OF suffering
by the comparison. lie attempted 10
cas-, iidicUle upon The proposition Of dis
lribu,ian. by calling /, = proposition 10
!" distribute adeficiency." Why. no one
ever though. Of distributing a revenue
from This source before !, had scerued-
for such thing would be an sbsurJiiy-
although they nigh, wi.h TO make pro
vision Tor is distribution after collection.
Bu, there is not 80 crest an absurdiiy in
|" distributing deficiency" after al, Il he
riW have IL so. II can only be done, BY
The burdens nscessary 10 sup
ply deficiency: add as We eau DO thai
only by duty an impnris. we propose
To distribute The burdens, BY an equaliss-
linn Of duties. which will operate equally
Oh Ill sections Of the Union.
The gentleman from Virginia, in the
course Of his remarks, did ne tie honor
To refer 10 me as nullfer. who stood
ready 10 oppose the march of an invsd
ing army to South Carolina. in the dark
period oil 80. lilo appealed to my State
rights principles. and warned the against
what he is pleased 10 call revival oflhe
tariff. les, the same stirring scenes NAV
again return. Yes. sir. / was a nulliier
then; and no matter what may have been
The motives Of those who we're most pro-
ninens IN that contest. for myself, must
say. | was ac,uated BY the youthful i'm
pulse OF patriotic feeling. And when he
referred io that dark period. when the
cloud OF civil commoiion was seen in the
distant horizon, he touched a chord in
my bosom. which vibraled lhrou ghoul INV
frame. IL revived some of the most stir
ring associations. which have not been
destroyed by The lapse Of wears. And 1
know not whether | was most excited, a,
The thrilling picture which he drew Of
Dur determination TO MAINTAIN our rights
a. the hazard Of our blood; or mortified
when, a moment af,er. reflected upon
The present sime-serSiDs policy of those
men on whom all the enthusiastic ADM.
ration Of my youthful hear, was once Law
ished. Yes. was then in favor Of state
- not from any factious op.
position TO the execution OF the laws
not from any wish 10 dismember this
glorious and happy Union---Dot tia, !
cared Tor the 6ne-spun theories and so-
phisIical arguments with which this CUES.
lion was mystItied aud env.loped; bu, be.
cause South Carolina vas struggling
against the same system. which beliey-
10 be funded in unconstitutional oppres-
sion. The most aggrayaling circumstance
of TIA, event, was not the attempt Of
The general government 10 execute lis
laws; but The cold and heartless scorn
which prevailed in certain section--the
careless Indifference with which it was