Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-01
g'0L. xxE.-.yo. 10.


State IN thai respect. IL IN none other. Mr. said he
not only believed that the dis fibution OF the land und
was right IN principle the lands being justly the proper
oi the States but that sound policy required il, in
order thai the land might be put from out Of the reach Of
party agorsn. and because, il the nvails were 70 ha
thrown lno the ocoeds from the tariff for revenue tic
tariff would no longer be ofnny valuable service
protection To manufactures agriculture, the aburing
elasss by reason OF It's uncertainty and constant f:eta-
TONS. Gentlemen talked ofiwo millions as the average
product Of these lands 10 the Treasury and then FIJI
buck for twenty years to gather the calculation 10 prove
IT, hut let them look forward well backvg ri; let
them start with our present seventeen millions of Inpu-
aiion, with large emigration mnevcry naiiunn Europe,
and ook forward few years, and then say whether five
OF six millions might not more truly be set down as tho
future average uf the land sales.
But there was question beyond this. NJ. G. cared
nothing Tor The receipts from the lands at this mosent
but le did care, greatly care that after having haef
IN company wtthegon lrman romN rIina { Mr. Wise
an1 tic gentleman IN Massachusetts,. (Mr Cushing
ar many years against Executive encachnent that
the House should now tamcy submit 10 IT, lie frltthat
there principle involved aud that the assumption
by the President 10 dictate the cnn aud conditions Of
nonoY hill which was 81 peculiarly the province of the
llonae NJ Representatives that the Constitution forbade it
ole oriainaedby coordnaicbranch Of The foels-
atnre ought 10 BE- promptly met and put down Hold.
my this senlment Mr. g. had been accused Of lncuns-.
oncy IN voting Yesterday to take nd tho rejected BILL
and fepass II without the land clause Now ,hc did bnaet
merely from his own feelings the dictate was strength
reception ef the veto message should by his vote have
instantly ali burned aud submitted tho pooale the nues-
toa whether President Of the T. States should be ser.
mitied IN say 10 that lousowhch had Justly hecn de-
signaod a the "pnfse bearer Of tho nation" only
tat Should I'll the Treasury whom cxaosle but should
ill il IN that manner and in none other which the Pres.
lent should point on
MI & would hero say. ihrDagh his Tanse and
through the pres 10 lg dwn constituents that In The
Nia course 81 his YEARS of public SERVICE 10 which
thei1 paralily had called him, he had never given
vote with 50 much reluctance he had been cnsrain.
cd 10 give that Of yesterday. Did any gcn,loman theo
by whom OF by what he had been constrained p.
Let thtm loa abroad the face Of this fair and once
happy land. FREQ and mighty people, who had beea
battling through twelve long years Of suffering 10 put
bowman Administration which was grinding them Il,
the dus-to people who hld been arrested in their re-
turning 10 prosperity by one man, aud he ono Of
the very Whom they had relied for relief aud de-
/ liyeaoee-let any man who had a heart within hin,
eonemp late teir present condition after all hcsenf xan-
pied eserens and csisss triumph at the ballot boSas.
an3 then ASK hme-f whether he cund find In this
state # things sufficient fr sgrrendcring almost any
him Did tis question turn any private and per
sonal sacrifice If his own. Mr. g. World promptly meet
il IN the way his Judgment had dictated when the veto
tame and rs il still Dictated but in the vote he had been
efnflained to give he had surrendered his own ilnet
lie bad felt rs 1.-The was nickihg with the very prinei-
pies Of our Government as he almost baerinp n.
way The spilit Of the Constitution to sec whether no
could not thus purchase relief lar Suffering people.
TIE TARIFF AND DISTRIBUTIONS w
! give, bo0w Tie remarks Of Mr. McKGNN,Y, Of Penn.
sgyaha. made in the louise Of Representatives upon of
lernr motion 10 ndop the Revenue Bill recently Vs.
lued leaving ont the lpnd clatise.
NJ. NEHEMIAH did not rise to discuss the an, stio,
He should consider II unpardonaIc, al So lac period Of
the debate and Of tho session. After hundred and
fifty speeches had been delivered and FIVE or six weeks
consumed in arguing the general subject il ought Ger.
ainly 10 be considered as exhausted lie presumed the
minds of all gentlemen made up, and nothing that
could be said would effect any alteration He did
not. therefore, rise 10 discuss the question: nor did Ito
wish 10 dictate TO the committee what course to pursue
All he desired was omakc suggestion that. under ex
sng circumstances and after proiracIed session.
they should at once como To vote. lie would mplore
The House to decide whether they would at once return
10 their constituents, consent TO stay and yet attempt
10 do something for a suffering country With this
view. he wished 10 offer amendment the amendment
proposed by the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr. ID
gersoll. } and as substitute for il.
The CHAIR decided tina, such an amendment wohi.f
mol now be In order.
Mr. MekENNAN said that the proposition of tho
gentleman from Pennsylvania was an amendment 10
the original bill and this would in as substitute
for his.
The CHAIR reminded Mr.. Mex. that the gentleman
from Maryland (Mr w. q. JouNsoN) had made a SINH
lar motion, but had been overtuled
Mr. NEHEMIAH said that, though not satisfied Of
The correctness Of the decision he should submit as no
always IN favor Of sustaining the Chair. He Wolff
then take ihls opportunity of giving notice that ut tho
st proper Opportunity he should offer this amelldmeh
fyz. 10 bring in bill similar 10 that vetoed but Wthoas
the land clause, and making and coffee Tree In Amer
lean yessels.)
And here he would take leave to say that he had 1,L
posed this measure after deep and anxious cilecon--
lie bad brought his mind at length assent TO do, for
suffering. bleeding country that which, under other cir
cumsances, he would have lost his right arm thar
submit 10. Under The circumstances which did exist,
however. he 10 the conclusion that il his dny
TO yield And though he looked upon the distribution ST
the land fund among the States having ever been o,iB
Of the iavorlte of the Wing party vet if under
arbitrary Administrator. it could be obtained ne
did net. on that account, feel himself jnsted in throw
ing away the tariff bill, which would save the country
from destruction. But let him be misunderstood -
lie enng to surrender distribution unless for
the sake Of securing such adequate protection as should
enable all the industrial interests of the country 10 hve
"Good--that' rght--ao on."l
For Cancellation. and to save The country he would
20 far but when he yielded distribution, he was not
he expected 10 adopt gcnemeh's bills that they might
here hastily propose and give up protection too What
evidence had they that his colleagues amendment would
afford adequate proeclion None whatever they were
wholly in the dark Ii, indeed, there was now limo
for full investigation aud for all the figuring il wond
require, the would be different; but there was
time for HAT. Meanwhile, there before then,
bill which had been deliberately matured By an able
and d,gent committee. who had all the facts bekafe
them. After months Of labor in its preparation and five
weeks o dscusslon had passed both Houses All the
light was had which could be obtained, and the two
lousee had settled Oh this measure giving both