Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-08-24

Plus money, give 1t back 10 Its rlghttul ownefs?
This interogatory, and the incidental questions
which would arise in its considerations it would be
very proper here to answer and discuss it not
Tor the fact that there does not happen to be cent
OF surplus money to dispose of-the government be-
ing compelled, while in possession of the land
revenue to resort to loans for the purpose of raising
the means TO meet its necessary expenditures.
There is actual deficiency of several millions
The way in which the wings propose to supply this
dehcit, is to gre array four five millions TO the
States, and then in the shape of high tariff, upon
many nccessarles of life, to tax the people of the
country to much greater extent than all the bene-
fits that can be derived under the distribution. In
other words where they give one dollar to a State
by the distribution, they take two from its citizens
by system Of unequal and oppressive tariff taxa
ton, and this they call justice and berality to the
States, and protection to American industry! Whas
particular branches OF home industry are benefited
by tax upon tea, and coffee, and other ncccssaries
that mi ght be enumerated, it would be Difficult. to-
divine.
This system of dishonest and absurd legislation for
many reasons which it is unnecessary here 10 adj
vert to, the democratic members of Congress op-
they contend hat the land revenue should be re-
tanned 10 meet, as far as it will 60, the pecunary
wants OF the government, and that such tariff only
should be imposed, as in addition to this branch of
revenue, will be sufficient for an economical admin
istralon of the affairs of the Union. They do not
favor tariff for projections exclusively, but they are
willing at any moment to vote for tariff which,
while the land proceeds are retained has for its OBJ
lcct revenue, and for its incident merely protection
The veto power which is expressly given, for
wise purposes, and thus far with good results to
the President, by the constitution, is loudly declaim-
ed against by X. lis exercise is termed q Erecat-
tire aSR1Paton," but a wing Congress may tram
pie upon all principles of expediency and propriety
may spend months in attempts to eubarrass the
President, and aGvance the political interests of its
Presidential fvoure, at he expense and to the in
Jury Of the public-may violate the constitution and
uample upon the rights of the States, which has
been done by the new apportionmcnt bill, and in
various other ways, and this same who writer is
loud in his commentators and plaHdits
But the most amusing part of all is to observe
the consistency of the EDITOR of the American him.
self In one breath, we hear him condemning John
Tyler and his principles, and the exercise of the
veto power, and IN the next we near him lauding
Governor Doty, whose course (to use the language
OF the editor) since he entered upon The duties of
his office awe have upheld for the best of reasons
because we approved of that course" while this
same Doty is out-and-out Tyler man, vetoes and
all, and has himself during the brief period of his
Administrations exercised Glc veto power on three
or four occasions responsibility which Gov.
Dodge never assumed but once.
Gov. Doty, too, in his message, assumed powers
and prerogatives which no Executive of a Terrific
ry, under a similar act oforganization ever assurn
ed. The appointment of all territorial county. and
even borough officers he contended belonged solely
to the Executive; and he exhibited disposition n
concentrate all the authority of the territorial rov
eminent IN himself The county commissioner or
supervisor system, he thought should be abolished
and his justices of the peace empowered TO transact
the business OF the several counties. thus depriy
ing the people of even the very few privileges. in
the selection of their officers which the orcan;c
law doubtless contemplated they should exercise.
But the arrogant assumptions and recommends.
tons of his Exceilency were properly rebuked bv
the legislature, and his schemes of usurpation
checked. The editor of the American, though. un-
held this course of the Executive for the pLOin
reason that he aPprored gift!
After giving few specimens Of the spirit of cam
dor and the regard for truth which characterize the
editorials otthe American, lay present commun;.
cation will be closed
'lt is well known fact that all the States That
are most oppressed with public debt. are those IN
which the SO called democracy has triumphed!'
1t is well known fact, and the editor of the Am
ercan, unless more ignorant than we suppose him
to be, cannot but be aware of it, that the debts of
those States which are most oppressed were con-
tracted during the prevalence of the spcculatnr
mania, and the internal Improvement fever tbrono6
the efforts and influence of individuals of both mar
ties ndlscrlmlnately, and that neither Marty can
therefore, justly be held solely responsible for the
evils, which, by improvident systems of legislation.
have accrued In this respect. Candor and truth
should have induced him state this. As party
the democrats have never been favorable to reck-
less systems of internal improvement either bv the
general government or the States. But for the
of the AIaysyille road bill by Jackson. and the
after course OF Democratic Congresses the efforts
of the whig party plunge the general government
into debt for internal improvement purposes would
doubtless have been successful. The only reason
why the government of the United States is not as
deeply involved the several States is to be found
in the fact that the wing policy in Congress in re-
laton TO internal improvements, could not be car
red out.
The editor Of the American cannot denv ,hat his
party has claimed for itselfn Congress and in State
legislatures, the exclusive title off, friends 10 ner
nal improvements, while the loco-foco party has
been denounced as inimlcal thereto. and that these
systems OF improvement are what have involved the
States
While the democrats, a party, must be con-
ceded IN their course with reference TO internal i'm
provements by the general government, to have
saved the nation from an onerous debt il cnn very
readily be shown, so tar the history OF the States
generally is concerned, that the most prominent 3D.
posers Of the reckless Improvement schemes which
have involved Pennsylvania. New York AIchipan
Indiana, &c. &c, were members of this party,
while their most prominent supporters were wings.
This is susceptible of proof