The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-07-02
REVENUE DlsTRIBr1r,o,

REVENUE DISTRIBUTION
The united States Gazette SAYS ,h,,
is demand enough for The Cnys,naA ~a' 'A'
expenses, to call for high tariff. ;nS.n t''n
dans of any question Of protection p
great demand we conceive to be
demand--a demand made by those
promised il successful in the las, CONF.
reduce the expense Of government To ~
teen millions. II they had come ia ~
Eve millions Of their promise vi"
would be no need Of additional ,a,,,,,N.
The distribution OF the proceed, "r
public lands is sirenousIy urged by the e q
ei'e and the Pennsylvania democarlic NJ.
bers are denouced for not voting for i, y
imagine however. that the cens,Ire w;ll
weigh much with the people The no..
OF ll:is Stale desire an encomicall oovsI
ment. They do no. wish to pay ,aYe.
National Government, for III mere ppr :,
OF having small portion OF them paid h.
into the State Treasury. they know Il
they may as well pay them into The s..
Treasury in the first place, and indeed h
ter, for tha, course will be less likely n
iroduce engines Of corruption. and mn
likely to promote rigid economy.
This project Of relieving the ds,res,e.
the State, is less rational than that Of MI
Biddle for relieving those Of individuals n
borrowing money in Euroupe to lend |
them. which so sigDally failed; fo, All
whig project is merely 10 employ the I'M
ed States tax gathers TO take the monsJ
out Of the pockets of the states. an
promise TO apply i. for their own bene6, \
rather 10 return it to them after deduc,rl
expense, for them TO employ i, ,hemsplvs|
as they might have done I'M had never bs.l
taken from them. Phil. Pennsyivanianl
From Rhode Island. or of warl;.
proceedings are heard from this State. 4,
extra from the Providence Journal, (Wbi]
Chartist paper)states that Gov. Dorr mean,
10 meet his Legislature at ChepaChe, al
the 4.h days Of July' the day to which tbs1
adjourned and, meantime arms, muui,ior.|
and military organization, appeard 10 N
aimed at by the insurgents.
This practical demonstration was aiyeJ
last week;
The powder.house Of Dutee G,eeu,]
was broken open some time between Frl
day evening and Monday afternoon; and
forty.eigh. kegs Of gunpowder, con.ainiu1
l2n0 poshds were stolen therefrom. Ths
building is of stone, with an iron door, and
is of very great strength. The door wa,
fastened by strong looks, and massive bar
and bolts. -Four locks, were broken BY
the thieves.
Further from Rhode IsIand-ws p,r,
ceive by the proceedings of the Cha.,ist's
Assembly, at Newport Rhode Island pub
lished in the Providence Chroniele d
Wednesday evening, that steps have bsss
taken in the matter Of an extension of suf.
irage. A select committee of two psrssu,
from each county in the State was appoiut
ed to consider the subject of suffrage and d
Convention to form Constitution.
The Chronicle also caniains a letter from
Woonsocket. which states that there wn,
decided suffrage movements there Cannon
passed through the village at night. and
armed men are seen after night fall Th
Ciartists keep yigilant watch in every part
of the State.
There have been several other attempts
TO take possession of cannon.
An attempt was also made 10 rescue
Wetherby, who was arrested on a charge
OF being concerned in tho expedition 10
w arren, which failed. We,herbv is now
IN Bristol Jail in fault ofslooo bail.