The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-19

Al, WeHFftoPsiaFpFpsEe Tie Sismlse
trins are POI noEs closely uniisA - ihs
Gesh lhsn lhess bills HeEs 10 he sPirii.
The sspsrssion Il ahsm eould Lsve. tssp
fasesJ BY 20 nrdInsry sffarL lIrquit
ed lie : iron nerve" and fearful Poasro.
Gen. Jackson 40 tear hen ssnncfr, ~
BID she ope live. and plsri his colossal
looi upon The other. His mere Psf0 40
th.i Ease would have been pawsTless; The
Senate srd he Hob.e of Representatives
stood ready > Eeio ne Pefo. Mare fhsa
iwo.lhlras q boIh Houses IL Congress.
j, had been asesElsiasj. ~ould have voted
far the BIZ. and il wonld have bfeome >
las. had he Presidsni oheysd me Coo
stiia,ion by returning Il % The House IN
which u originalsd. unnl towards The
bresk afd.y ION SunJsy the 80 az March
did they wake and watch for he reiBrn al
lhalbill. They nigh, have waited lill the
break 81 ihe day ~ judgment. Gen.
Jackson hal lelI lie Capital and retired
ioh's slnmbsrs belore The Msmbers could
beiiers that he meant thus 10 hoat The
Lrg'sl.tive authority.
Upon ,his statement Of Tie case. ue
Cannot doubt that il is The solemn and
sacred duty Of every Trend 10 the Com
promise Aei, and Of every Zoe 10 tyranny
m any shape. 90 give The lnTce AZ law 10
that provision far ihe Distribution Of Tie
Proceeds Of The Public Lends, which
rolid hare been lar sigh years ago.
lend would have prevented al Ihe disaster
aad deTsngemFnt which have within thai
tine nverIaken every interest efihe eaun
nv. had nol Cougies. been plsc, under
Restraint by The Pre.iieni. as effectively
- i he had literally ned The hands and
gagged The mouths OF The Members. Let
the lriends 81 The Compromise take heed
10 this. and stand by lis principle in this
hour 81 need. with all the fidelity with
which they would stand BY the cousii.
luton ITSELF.
We now desire 10 ask The attention OF
our readers 10 the consequences Of permit
ing the present opportunity of settling The
Land Question 20 pass unimnroved No
one can have shut his eyes or his ears 10
The frequent inlimalions which have been
thrown ouiIn the Halls d Congress. ant
which have even assumed Tie lorp Of
regular propositions (ur lie reelection Of
The price OF The Puh,ic Lands. and Tor do
usiiurs TO the states within which they
lie. Of what is called - the refuse" land
that il, OF such a. il mol entered Al,
cerlsin nominal prices at The Land Office
AL propositions III WhIch char acltr are
but So many schemes for aliensiing The
Public Domain, aud wrestling from sevea-
Teen states Of The union their equal right
Of properly therein, for the purpose Of be.
slowing ]. upon the nine states which
have been admitted into lie union from
the lerrit"ry within which the lands lie.
These temptations. held out 10 The cupid
~ Of The few states. have been hitherto
resisted BY their patriotism and lhe,r
integrity. The bill which has passed the
House Of Representatives, uh,lsi it cor
fers upon the new states great advantages,
Including The permsneni pre.emplion prin
ciple. Vhe most favorable possible to The
speedy settlement of the vacant lands
within their limits. recognises The un.
Questionable right II The other states TO
their share in this great domain. Tie
occasion is most favorable for consummsi
ing ihe measures embraced in lba, bill
4 The consequences in prosper, shnuld
this occasion be permiued 10 GO by, are
such as cannot be contemplated uI,hnut
apprehension and alarm. Already we
have seen The msjerity in one House in
iay0r0i the measure If tlisiribuiiun DIV ind
ling down from mure than lwo- thirds 10
lean msjotiiy Of the whole number Of
members. Who can say that there will
be al The next or ncreeding session =
4 majority al all in favor of Il! Who will
venture To predict What vii be the eff. CT.
under The ne " superintendent, Of he influx
III members into the next Congress upon
this question:! Isany one saugu'ne enough
10 believe. II this measure be deferred.
upon any plea or argument concerning the
compromise act. the slae Of The revenue.
or what not. to The nexl Congress, that an
occasion will offer more favorable 10 It's
success than the present! II there be
such a man. upon whose vote This bill de-
pends, we envy him his high opinion Of
human nature, his confidence in the sway
Of abstract right, his trust in destiny! For
ourselves, We have already lived long
enough 10 see The right Of the Unned
States to dispose Of The Public Lands
lying in any Stale openly questioned. 10
the teeth Of The provision of the Constilu-
aon which gives to Congress The power
!" 10 mske al ne, dful rules and re gulslions
respecting the territory belonging 10 HE
United States" We have seen the 60
ssrnor OF a rev state. in message TO the
Legislature Of his state. On December.
1879. eIaboraleIy argue that 1.-The Ilnred
Slates have neither The rigM Of soil nor
lof jurisdicfion 10 The lands IN question
4 The public domain within any stale nor