New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-18

mount objection of President this bill should be that
il unites subjects which, far from having any ainnlty
to one another are wholly homogeneous in their character
which two subjects idencally the same with those
which he had coupled together in his recommendation 10
Congress theextra session. II there no affinity be-
the parties why did be join them together II The
union Legitimate who the priest OF
the uphallowed II is objected this bill that il Is
both revenue and appropriation bill What then. Is
the of September T. 1884, approved and signed by
b Does enact that, in the event OF An nsufcency
Of mpost duties notexceedlng twenty per cent ad saore
To deay :he expenses the Government the pro-
ceeds of the sales OF the lands shall be levied part of
the revenue and appropriated 10 the sane purposes
The appropriation OF the proceeds of the sales OF the pnb
lie lands deray the ordinary expenditures OF the Govern
ment believed TO be system OF fiscal management un
wise impoic mpovdent, and unjust; and i'll precisely
for that that the bill before the House provides
that they shall be appreciated The public land.
the noble and inapprecabe Inheritance OF the Whole ma
ioB The sale OF them 10 individuals Is not tax upon the
purchaser but exchange of equivalents scarcely more
burdensoMe the grantee than it he should receive il as
gratutous donation To appropriate he proceeds of the
sales defray the ordinary OF the Government
BY Congress in trust Nj Tyler speaks OF the drbuton
if il gvns Gray the property IL precisely the
verse II is restoring il 10 the owner. To appropriate
the proceeds deay the current expenditures 10 give it
up TO dilapidation and waste.
II is in political economy precisely the Edi
yidual andheder should sell off, year after year. parcels OF
his and consume its proceeds in the payment of his
household expenses Inc first prIncpe OF political econo-
my necessary nation by arafion within the
year the whole sum required for the expenditures OF thar
year. Every departure from this principle is step in the
path OF national bankruptcy and ruin he daily demands
f the Treasury must be supplied by the income derived
from taxation by The year. and not By the dissipation the
COMMON property.
Tie second OF The President for Directing the
passage OF this bill IS not more pondereGs than the r il
is the destitute aHd embarrassed state OF the Treasury aud
the impelcy, not uncopsttoonaiiiy Of giuing G.cay
fruitful source revenue, which retained may be seized
by the Government and applied meet its daily
But the President had just iod that this fruitful source OF
revenue subject wholly diSsnar in its character
from that of raised by duties Of inpos-so dssn
lar that the union OF formed 10 lis mind urmouu
able objection to the passage OF the bill most respect
tuy submit Says the nesage) whether Ibis time 10
nscy the proceeds OF TIE land sales, when the public
land constitute fund which Of all Others may be MADE
most useful in sustaining the public credit" And how
cond il be made thus usefu Precisely by sting them
x-ray. BY giving them away forever
For the principle be established lat the proceeds
o. the sales OF the public lands shall be substituted IN the
place revenue by taxation detray the ordinary annual
expenses OF the National Government never no5ew the
people of any State in this Union have The bezehoi one
dollar from this riches; OF wealth. pc
slowed upon them by their bonntul Creator tar the I'M
proyeent of their own condition But sSes G7ndyyes, 70
The last cent sren acy forever 10 pspeF The reekias eI
r-avarance OF Government forever preaching retrsscb
rsn and economy forever heaping million Upon mil
lion of annual expenditures 10 suchte armies and dry
nurse the land"
Tn. Committee subrat the House their unhestatng
uin,u thai, tie appropriation of any part Of the proceeds
of he sal-s IF the public lands TO lc ordinary annual
pen,u-es world be the only sfestual and rc.resabe
gising Cray of that great and neaiRable Inheritance OF
the American People. That il lhaI growing and c