New-York tribune., 1841-08-28


day working resoute and better feeling prevailed The
fscql Corporation 6H pcH probably fail in he Senate
unless it can be 50 amended satisfy all Wings the Pre-
.dcn, is the of Our advices this morn
ing. See Postscript
Tur LAyD Disre1rur1oy.-The passage of the Lard
hill through the Senate by the decided OF % to % Is
lust theme of hearty congratuao and augu avoraby for
the triumphant issue of the Extra Session Every Admins
ration SenatorNlcsrs Riyos and Archer ncludedyoed
for it, except Mr. Preston of S c., who oyerrued by
the prevailing opinion of his constituents who appear 10 have
engaged Mr. Calhoun TO do their thinking for them In
1887 Mr. Calhoun was favor Of the Land Distribution
but since that time he has experienced Of his periodical
changes and intensely hostile to the measure South
Carolina follows, with amb;ke instinct and Mr.. Preston
is constrained to do likewise. On the other hand Messr
JprteAt of n. Y, Buchanan and Sturgeon OF Pa, Ipams
r Me and PERM Smith OF Conn., LocoFo cos who have
been expressly instructed for this measure and The
Pennsylvania Senators by the aid of Loco-Foce vots-a
voted plump against Mcssr-. Buchanan aud Sturgeon
take shelter bchad raltry subcrfuge saying that they
were instructed for equai Distributions but as tins
hi allows per first the States in which the land
is sold is not equal and therefore they against 1t
The percentage to the New is fully countcrbalanced
bv the exemption of the Public Lands from State taxation
ma the increase of its caused by the Improvements OF
,be States Every feature the bill has been carefully
,rcd with view of doing equal justice to each section
the Union while gea, benefits secured to all through
future ages hc Lasd Distribution of 1910 will rank with the
Land Survey bill of 1900, which, by cutting the Public Do
main up into small instead of large tracts secured 1t
{or ever from the grasp of the sPccuator SO with tins
measure The great object of Benton and his allies Is the
yassagc of Graduation Act which will reduce the price OF
all surveyed lands twenty years to twenty-five cents an
acre and after five years rive hc balance nn-old I" Inc
States which enclose respectively The frs, effect of this
would be general hritcssness in the West and an utter
sacrifice of the interest the Old States Very few would
bIv lands today ten shinss which tomorrow
can be had for eight day and down to two All
would hold without pay trusting to Prescriptions and
rifles 10 secure them possession. Little nothing would
fe paid for Public Lands until the lowest price reached
when they would be bought up in townships by spectators
"A, two hilngs acre the squaers taking the tracts on
which they have Prescriptions This destructive Graduation
has been pressed wear after year by Benton sustained by
most of his Political allies and only lost by few votes
With Iowa and WISCONSIN the Unien, they will be-
and the increased of the New States II could
not be resisted. And yet the politicians who have
seen this scheme pressed year after year. without word OF
opposon-who have approved the sentiment OF Jackson
Van Buren, and Benton that the Public Lands ought not te
be treated as source of National Revenueare voc
ferrous in their dcnunciation Of the Distribution bill as
scheme of robbery and spoaon Its robbery consists IN
ia dyestinc demagoguc. of the power manufacture per
sonnl and party capital the West by advocating reduc-
lion Of the price the Public Landsa measure augh with
deep injustice Old and serious mischief to the New
States.
For wears the United States have presented the spectacle
of spendhrit up his estate-cutting down his pa
tcua oaks selling off his inherited acres year by year to
meet {s current expenses Is this wise Is statesman
like Yet Loco-Focosm insists that shall go dissi-
pa,ing our only property order that Silks and
Wines Tea and Broadcloth may be imported free OF duty
from countries which vigorously exclude all productions
that they can rival at home The Wing policy to pre-
serve this noble nhcritauce-to divide the Proceeds in time
of peace among the several States and devote them the
prosecution Of Internal Improvement and the support OF Cen
eral Education We wish the Lands sold and occupied as
fast as possible but the Proceeds should be spent on
Temporary but devoted purposes OF Perinac; use
talncss. Is this clearly night
We regrc, it found necessary admit into this
hill prcvso tina, whenever any duty Imports shall
coed 20 per the Distribution shall be suspended Not
,ha, this any practical efficacy the same that
poses the duty will obviatc this provision But it Is wrong
even 10 attenp, this way the hands of the nation
Suppose Great Britain should tomorrow impose duty OF
M cents per pound American Cstton to encourage
the growth that staple in her Indies; Shall we not couR-
,xvai the exacton any way Tbs whole Industry OF
third OF the Union paray1cd struck down: what shall we
do, ough; we no; say her, YOU nyidously ex-
csde our Cotton will recprocate your Cloths your
Wares vour Cutlery Ye, this absurd prOviso s;puate-
that we shall not do SO; hands and invites
oi t., STACK US But this stand Our friends did
right to accept rather than endanger the passage OF 'hf
b we protest against dccmns binding on the future
action of Congress-
TESSEssxS-we have from all the Counties aN'
the for Governor stands as follows
ISL. 1880.
James c Jones, Wing 1872 J. X Polk, v B. Lost
james X Polk, OPP 49O55 n. Cannon 50, IL