Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-07-15
From The Washington Globe.
WAsHIN6ToN, July .,
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS.

CONGRESSIONAL ANAL YSLS.
The Senate did not sit today.
The House met at 10 a. m. After the
journal had been read. Mr.. NJ organ moved
that the House resolve itself into Com
mlllce oil The Winnie on the statc Of the
Union. On this motion q division was de-
manded, aud being ordered the result was
ayes 20. noes 81. So The House wen, in.
TO committee, and resu,nedr,hc cousidera-
ton Of the bill appropria,iag the proceeds
TO the public lands and granting pre-cmp-
tion rights. The question. was on tho
motion of Mr.. Clifford 10 strike out The co.
acting clause.
MIR. Wise being entitled to the floor hcsi.
tacd as 10 whether he oush, to proceed.
lc observed that from manifestations our
OF doors, and the adjournment Of the Sen.
ate. he hardly expected thai The House
would proceed 10 business. However, as
gentlemen had thought proper to 60 into
Committee, he would gladly avail himself
OF tho opportunity to give his views on the
bill before them. The letter of the elder
adams, as publiscd in lbf Intellgcncer
this morning, said their FIRST duty, on the
return of The anniversary Of our glorious
independence, was 10 return thanks TO Al
mighty God. Now, as thar anniversary
had come OIL Il Sunday. he trusted that
every member had yesterday obeycd the
injunction ofrhc letter by going to church.
But this was the 9th, aud blC * a leeisla-
tive day, lc did not know THAT he could
render, nct,er service TO his country than
by occupying The time in opposing this
distribution scheme. Mr.. Wise then op-
posed The bill on Twelve pc hts, viz:
ls'. II is unequal, first, as between the
new States themselves, and then as be.
tween The new States and tho old.
2d. Asa distribution ofxevenuc from
lands il is unconsiitu,ionai1 I'd violation
of the decd ~c-~---;-----=sSsz-S' Nc
and must necessarily be so, wniEr ,n...
is deficiency in the National Treasury,
and Wills; the present minimum price is
perpctuate:! by the bill.
lth 1t is fundamentally and necessarily
4 violation Of the compromise act OF 1892.
9th. II is part aud parcel Of the proIec-
live system of duties.
9Th. IL extends tho power Of the Gcncr-
nj Government through The States of inter
nal Improvement, or 10 uny other purpose.
7lh. IL alicnatcs the Federal Govern
mcnr aud States in heing. Whilst,
Sth. II ccn'ralizcs all power in the Gen.
eral Government, and h,unbles the States
with corruption patronage.
OH. 1t unconstiluiionaly " pays the debts
ofrhc individual States, instead Of paying
the debts md providing fq The general de-
fence of the Union.
ION. 1t pays The debts pf STATES, in or.
der 10 conceal from The cyrs ofhc people
The increase Of taxation, suhstlnIing the
means Of Government 6r those of the
States.
IL. Bv substituting the Increase Of debts
in all The STATES. TO relieve he debtor States
from Stale taxation. il necessarily makes
The people Of the non-dcbbr States partly
pay shc debts oi'thc people Of the debtor
States Tor works created ts the latter, for
their sole benefit. and TO ctnpetc with the
:; 'rkS of the former.
IL. 1t makes AT once political corrup
ton fund for politicians 10 trade upon.
and under the modest AM virtuous pre-
Iencc OF preventing ''puIn cal bidding" it
puts in the whole nation, i all its parts and
lis whole. in this first political bid.
Alier Mr.. Wise had coHluded, the floor
was assigned 10 Mr.. RPuer, when the
committee Immediately rse, and at few
moments pas, /, The Houe adjourned.