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The debate "a ne 8enuis oa tbs Publ;o
Laads. Finanees, &e., zee closed 20 5aV,
81 sh1gt speech from NJ Rivea. 20
views. IN order % prevent mi,eoassruetios
end misrepresentation. will sadsavor 10
present slssfly but succiacliy. Regard.
lag TIE Public Lands whether those esdsd
b TIE States. e. those aeauiled BY pur.
chase. - the Sommon property Of the
whols Uoion. he declared himself 20 Be
opposed TO giving them away By the
Wholesale operation Of esssioa proposed
By hF. Calhoun, &C dissipsiinG them by
the Pieee meal process Of The prospective
PFs-smP'ion sysssm. He pFogssse5 Q per.
feet willingness 10 zee the Puklie Donain
sdministeFed by he CeasFsl Gosernmsnt
"a pa'oTnai spirit towards the noW States,
10 whose. prosperity ssd pseicsi growth,
be feli the greatest pride sad ialerasi. ssd
fnT whom he DECLARED BE- had sIssys mssi-
tested tie varmeSt Iriendship. Yet seusl
justice 10 eli the StaieS, - well - paieF-
nal feelings towards the zee msmbeFs of
The Union. be Isil OnRht 70 mark TIE course
Of the General CoverB@enl. He held that
the public lands had always been . Iesd-
ing source OF the eonoiTy's Feyeaue. and
although STAGE The e1tinEuisb Of the
debts OF the Tevolutios and Of The lsSt var.
% Uoa not 90 neeesssgy 70 employ that
fund. Jet 81 the psessni time, and 10 view
Of the future. uiih pubic debt inpeDd-
ing. and . FrVsaus reduced in smoaat Ne
thought u iaeEpsdient 10 deprive the Ma
Iioaal Treasury Of the moasys derived
fFom ihis source.
He ihoOaht that IN Ibis state ol things
v the tends dsivsbls from lsads should
Be withdraw u would create the aoess-
si:y Of laying taxes on Imports. cad that
there would b great dagger of re- opening
the whole tsTiG qses,ion. snd reviving the
excitement snd disssasion 10 which that
subject hes heretofore aiVsn Fiss. Mr.
RIves sxPFsssed bis hearty eooeuFrsnea
"a the proposition 10 tax iuGuFies IN his
opiniln they ought nsveF 20 have been
exempted from duiy bot be held that
there UaS limit 90 this resCBres u the
naluFs Of things. snd Ia the eoasideration
o. enlightened Legislation. Lectures en-
terlafgely into our exchanges with foreiEu
nations. and they cannot be taxed With
out aBretiDg 10 . grss:sF og less degree
our relations With the countries which
produces thsm. He Questioned slso vho n
er IN increase Of revenue would Be q Coz
sequeace Of incTrS.iug the duties on thess
articles and 81 leasl 40 one could say
with certainty that sueh taxation would
produce su6ieiPut revenue 10 surplV the
de6cit ia the Treasury. Regarding Il "A
hscSl questioB. tnen, be thought IL should
Be dePentPaI on 90 sasirs revision Of the
Tariff which be hoped would be settled AZ
the next session. AID Be bed no doUbl
u would be umiesbly and harmonIouslV
setiled, He Sas opposed 70 u,skiag any
change 10 disturb the LSad sysiem which
bad been IN OPsFstion sinee the Iounda-
tloa 81 the Govern neat. snd therefore be
declared his dsisFmi0s'IOa TO vote agsins,
CssslOn--sesinsi Disiribuiioa- against
'he Perspective PFs-enplion Bin.
These are, 10 substance. the viaws Of
BE. RiVss. a. ! uadeuisnd them.