Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-25

in the place Of revenue by taxation to deiray
tho ordinary annual expenses Of the national
government never more will the people "i
any state IN this Union have the beneht o'
one dollar from this richest Of mnes oi mex
hausiibie wealth. bestowed upon them by
their bounilul Creator for the Improvement
of their own condition. But green difdy-|
yes. To the lat cent gipen oicay, forever To
pamper the reckless extravaganza OF n Gov
ernment forever preaching reircnchncnt ana
economy, aud forever heapng mIlll"n upon
million of annual expenditure Ito suckle ar
mics and dry nurse the land"
The committee submit 10 the House their
unhesitatlna opinion that the appropriation "i
any part of the proceeds of the snles oi III"
public lands To the ordinary annual cxp'ndi
lures would be ,hc only eficciunl and IRE
irlevnble girirg airay OF hat great ana meg
,inable inheritance Of the American people
That. If once that growing aud in"Xhah'
ilble fund shall be doomed ID form the wh"lr
or any part of The aeays and means Tor ne
annual estimates Of the receipts and expcndi-
iures Of the National Government, the Pco-
pie may bid farewell, long farewell, to
every hope of ever receiving dollars useful
improvement from, that gift Of God 10 them.
thus cruelty and perfdIousIy wresied lIom
their hands.
Nineteen Of the States OF this Union, in
the ardent. perhaps, in some cases, inconsio-
cra,cy ardent, pursuit OF this Improvement oi
their condition. have become involved, some
of them heavily involved. in debt. The
rrrnirst portion Of this debt has been con
,ractcd Cor the accomplishment OF stipend
ous works 10 expedite and facilitate The inter-
rnuI,r of travel and of trade between the re-
mo,rst extremes OF this great Republic,
swarning. from year to year, with rcdouhIng
mliinus of population. II is no exaggerated
estimate OF the value of these works Ia say.
iha, the saving of time. Of labor, and OF ex.
pcnse To individual citizens Of the Union. en-
loving the benefit of these public works.
more than rcpays, in every single year, the
whole cost of their construction.
But, while these immense benefits have
been thus secured to the People. as conmn-
nity of individuals, the States which uu'horlz
ed them have contracted a burden ot liabll
ties heavier than they are able 10 bear.-
They need the assistance of a friendly mad
20 Seriu hand, aud where should they lind At.
but in he sylapaihlcs OF the National Govern
menl ? IN their fidelity to the trust committed
To the lr charge IN tins immense and bound
less domain? The application OF the pro-
ccedS of the public lands iu alleviate the bur.
den of these debts pressing upon the people
of almost all the States, is, II not the only,
the most unrNcep,lonabIe modc oi extending
The mighty arm OF the Union To relieve the
People of the States from the pressure oi The
burden bearing upon them-a rclict consist
INC Only oi the distribution among them ol
their own propcriy--a' relief furnishing them
The means OF paying 10 the Uniied STATES
themselves no inCon-dernOle portion ol The
debts due from the States 10 them; SD thai
by one aud the same operation the People ol
the States will be relieved from The intoera.
Bile pressure of their debt. ond the common
Treasury Of the Union will receive back III
payment Of debt no small part OF the same
sums allotted to the States as their respective
portions of the distributions.
|. The committee rcgret that the shoriness
Of the time which they have allowed them
selves for the preparation oi TINS report, con'
strains them 10 pass over numerous oiher
considerations amounting to the ciear'st de-
muns,raiion that the Distribution among the
States of the proceeds the sales OF The pub
lie lands will be infinitely more ccnducive
Ia the ends OF Justice and To the rehci OF the
People from their enbarras>ncnts, than the
devotion Of the same funds To be swallow. d
up in the insailate gulph OF tie ordinary eX
pcnscs Of the Federal Government-to perish
/ m the using like the nine millions of the
fourth instalmen; promised 10 the States. The
seven or iIht millions at stock TO the Bank
Gf the United States, aud the five or six mil
hons Of Indian trust and Navy pension funds,
all sunk, during the Van Buren, AdmInlstra
ton, without leaving wreck behind.
H Tins review Of The reasons of the President
for oblectlng 10 the passage oi The bill might
be cxl"nGtd far more into detail, aud all lead
I ,ug TO the conclusion thatlhey are feeble, ~
consistent, and satisfactory. il remains
only for the House to take, by yeas and nays.
the question upon The inul passage of the
blil, and MS The ma alorIy of the conni'tc"
cannot indulge, even hypohcllcally, lhe nb.
surd hope OF u mhloriy either IN lhlS or The
other House Of Congress competent 10 the
euactncnt of the bill into n law, they leave
the House to determine what further meas
ure they may deem necessary and pracllca.
bls bv the legislative authority IN the present
caaminous condition Of the county.
They perceive that the whole legislative
power Of the Union has been for the last
fifteen months, with regard to the action o'
Congress upon measures Of vital Importance.
in II state of suspended animation, stranglcd|
hy the five times repeated structure ot the
Executive cord. They observe that, under
these uncXampled distractions Ia the excr
cise of their high md Legitimate duties, they
have hitherto preserved the most respectful
fbr5earancc towards the Executive chief;
that while he has. time after time anna'led
bv The mcrc act of his will their commission
lroIn the People to enact laws for the com.
mon welfare, they have forbornc even the
expression OF their resentment for these mul.
tiplcd insults aud injurics-they believe they
had high destiny to fulGl by administering
to the People IN the form of law remedies
for the suil;rri0gs which they had too long
endured. The will OF one man has lrustrat !
ed all their abors and proslratcd all their
powers. The majority OF the Committee
believe that the case has occurred ~ the an.
nnl- of our Union, contemplated by the ioun.
drrs of lh" Constitution by the grant tn the
House oi Representatives otthe power to lnI-
peach the President oi the United States; \
bul they are aware that The resort tO that ey- 4
pedi"nt might, ~ the present condition ol
public affairs, prove abor,ite. They see |
that the lrreconclnblc difference of opinion
and OF action between the Legislative and
Executive Departments OF the Gnvernncni
~ bot sympathetic with the same dscordnnt |
views aud feelings among the People. To Il
them alone The final issue uf the struggle \
must be ,Cit. In the sorrow and uurlIlica. /
ttpu uuut r thp fi1lurp uf nil Ihplr luhprS Al II