The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-03-04

honorable Senator, while making this pop.
ular largesso of eighty million acres of land
belongiog to the whole Union, is terribly
opposed to patronage, and he tells US, as one
OF his " demonstrations that, if we refuse
TO make this gin, nine States will he able
to seize and carry off the whole property
10 body, against the will Of the other sew
enieen States. The demonstration"
confess, does no, to me appear to be very
logical. do not believe these States will
ever be SO unjust, SO rapacioUs, so profit.
gate, as 10 attempt thus to seize upon the
property of their fellow ciiizeus. But if
there is such great and imminent danger
that these States will thus seize upon the
lands If we refuse TO cede them, cannnl the
honorable gentleman suppose. on the sane
ground Of reasoning that the States may
tear up the bonds if we do cede them! lC
he considers them so utterly unprlnclpled,
so impudent, and shameless as 10 seize upon
and appropriate 10 themselves lands whch
belong 10 the whole family OF con:edera;td
States, what will there be TO restrain them
from vacating their bonds after We have
surrendered the land into their possession
One part Of the genlleman's argument sup
poses the States TO be all virtue aud good
faith, the other all rapacl,y ard ylolente.-
There is great danger, imminent danger,
Of our losing the whole domaIn, aud We
must give is away before the States take
II by force but when these entire lands
shall be converted into the shape of bond,
then these States are 10 be all purity, all
honesty, all fide. For NV part, i; seems
10 me, that it we cauno, depend on these 9
States for their tuIiment Of their Con.it,u
uonal Obligation 10 the tuion, we caunot
depend CD any voluntary engagement they
nay now enter into.
| apprehepd no such Danger. DO no,
call upon the Senate 10 cede The pubic 60.
main On any such ground. II that is 10 be
the ground Of our procedure, say let tho
!anls 20 | will no, be one 10 encourage
the spoilers. will never be one 10 say
THIS thiog must be done and viii be done.
On their own heads be II. Will uke
neither part uor lot IN the responsibility.
| repeat, that have no objection what.
ever 10 eonsen; TO pre.euplion, provided the
rights of all the States can be respected
That IS all ask. That was all my amend.
meut proposed. am sensible that have
occupied too much Of the time OF the Sen
ate, but challenged and called out as have
been as Que who had offered a proposition !
so outrageous, 50 enormous, so monstrous, f.
that shrank frem oil allempt to defend ii, /
ccu!d 20; refrain from saying a word ~
explanation and reply. The whole subject
know is perfectly stale. Not word can (
% said upon II shat has not been better said
llready. Yet, as my proposition vas pro
louaced an eno.miiy, wished to show that I
did not shrink from IFS avowa and de I
aace. The euornny Of which have been
guilty, IS a simple act Of obedience 10 the I
Of my State Legislature. The |
plan IS before tue country, and denounced
IS il may be, and outrageous as il has been I
called, Il is pan which has received the (.
public APPRECIATION wherever ! have been !
My own State has passed solemn rss0iJ 4
ION giving Il the seal Of her approval. In I
'flerIag j. here, | have but ,beyed Der
'o,ce, and 20 danruciatIon, however loud
nd swelling, shall turn me aside from The
course she has marked out for me TO pursue.
She understands her interests she Judges !
'alny she asks nothing bni her PLAIN re
corded right, AID ask nothing more in Der
iame.