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


sight Of money, intoxicated by the touch OF
ihelr own property, corrupted BY lis posses.
sion, and led into all sorts Of folly and mis-.
chief therefore we, as q sort Of wise guar
dams, must keep these cur little wards from
ilyeDile ud.screiiols-musl defend them
from themselves, by-keeping their inherl
lance Laughter
The States have a right 10 demand this
distribution; and Il they have, their clrcum
stances render il desirable that they should
have what is their due. They have debts
10 pay and uudey such circumstances, think
you that they 60 not, Ike private iadivsd
uals, like TO receive what is due them r
We are thor debtors; We owe them this
money and they ought 10 have it. Ii 1t IS
their Just right; theD II is no argument TO
say "we need this money we cannot spare
it; our Treasury is at a very low ebb, and
five take out this amount to pay tito them,
we shall have 10 lay taxes 20 make up the
deleency.' We have no right 10 use
their property for our purposes. We pos
sess ampler modes Of raising funds than the
States do and, If paying your just debts
leaves YOU with deficit, i IS much easier
for you 10 supply It than for the States TO
lie out Of their dues. Iha, IS nv answer
10 the honorable Senator, and all that be
says about the monsIrosiiy Of my provision.
II is said TO be " IDLE TO pay ever this
money 10 The States, II BY taxation we mus,
raise az equal sun. But thus is a fsliacy.
] have shown tia, the rate OF distribution IS
to be regulated By the principles which pre-.
vailed under the oil Confederation, and not
according 60 the ratio Of taxation establish
ed by the Federal Constitution. The pm.
cple OF distribution applying 10 the proceeds
OF these lands is special AID Dot general 1t
Is regulated BY terms Oh the original eesslon,
which vas made while the Confederation
was yet 10 force tn, We have gone very
wide from the rule then laid down. GIVE
To-. money to the States and every man IN
the State, rich AID poor, will share 10 the
benefit. llIs tGeir ght, aod they ough, to
enjoy IL. lmight stop here, without gong
into any question Of consequences. But 1t,
by distributing TO TIE States the proceeds OF
their own property, we are driven TO taxa
ton 10 make up the deficit, have We 10. an.
pie means Are there not luxnries on
which Fery small tax gill be sutIicIeai for
tbs purpose, withou. reaching the poor man
at al Lay your tax on the Injuries Of
life, aud you tax The itch only. This you
can 90 !fyour Treasury Is il straits. hope,
;oo, iSat the abstraction Of this money nav
operate to bring back the Government to a
JUS. end economical acknowledgements
al administration as gentlemen profess to
desire. Be; how has It been administered
during Tie expiring = uas:y Has the lit
lie stream q u71ey flowing from the sale
:! Tie pJL.c lands lad any other elIeci.h2a
70 Increase tie ez.raYcesGcc Of the Govern
men: More tan dirty millions scar
has been expended during he Van Buren,
administration. II would seem that tins
laldsi revenue, Of which The gentleman
from Missouri tails ID Is So solemulY, has
coae lll,e bit faed their extravaganza
There i nothing, RES upoa it, that so pro
roo.cs eEiraYagance 10 expenditure as - feel
p'eniy Of money 20 oee's packet, A laugh.
! DO not want IBIS Government 10 have any
sach leelng. e3sh il to have % money
aoslng inseasiOiv into is possession. Il
want Il TO have none but shat i, gets b, .
taxallcn-so that tie Feopie nav know and /
fee! shere the uency cones from. Gyea
GoYerrme2t az lGcocic INDEPENDENT Of tax
es, and tie Peor!e Go not feel what theg
are paying. Such mole ofliling the Coy.
efanent coolers Els. he dangerous DO
roi desire ], . c5aHLue aud Asli, there
iore, that justice auJ exp4d.cncy z Ike re
qulre hat Il. s great sui. ct ofihe pubic do.
raiu E.-H oe settled as soga as .sosss be
G.Te tie arF-s' provision you please 10
tie poor J1-g 81, settler. 70 not object TO L
AZ ga ready % % Il. aa3 vii d. I'll free.
~ aaa c4eeF;4. y ba while | d. tbs, |
word Al the slue ame, g. iqs'lce add Dis.
charge NJ tesy 20 lie States, bg aIylaa
item their Us; shares a tie proceeds Of The .
whole DOMAIN.
l bod ih.s 70 be greatly preferable 70 the
scheme Of cess.on proposed By the Senator
from South Carolina. vas. | confess.
greatly surprised, BY many Of the demon.
s'rdflocs oftI4i aoiotbie Seaatof. lie re.
cuced the value Of oae hundred and sixty
nihloas of acres Ct :as pubic lands. Iylay
wiAin nile States q this Uaiou, to tresfs
az =iil.o75 Of dollars lie rsyerses the
position thai each acre Of laud 10 worth a
dollar and quarter, and holds, ca the
contrary, that Rot an acre Of it is worth that
prce. +,
Mr.. Csib01a bere explained. He had
mean! to be understood that the lands were
none q them worth dollar aBd quarter ,
c1h IN hand yalas; and that none we're ,
worth that bot such as could now be pur. 5
CHASED 10 markell II
Tie Senator thinks, that lie can reduce {
tie total value q rbe whole DOMAIN TO ITS +
value as sum 10 haad aad no iaslsls that
The sum, PIT Out al interest, will brtng " ,
more than the lands wa. Why, What IS
he value Of land covered with the ocean
which 90 man Gao dram Or, What IS the i
'alue Of land with ~ human being to cult. {