The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-05-12

"a 81 ifezly. Agreei; but q . he eele0
laads TAI sie.i 81 CO ne grraifr Fsfi q
he proceeds n llle T'rsasnrys snt a. 10
he ashers. lse Consultation contains .
lprsFsiaa broad snansh amply "a esseT
tie whale granad. bqlh Of the esdrd lanes
and glle lsnds srqnirrd 81 Ihe srealifs 81
I.aaisiaaaSs FlsriIa. VIA, - iIs l.ngusesl
= The Congress shall have power 70 dis
pose n. sai mske al nredlui rules and
rrgulssiaas. respecting the territory o.
oiller rsoseEiy helanslng "a ihs Unilsd
SAFES" Tan sny grant II PaEer Be
mnfs rlear. ex2liri'. and Tree from AL
qnall6ranaa % Ies'neli0nl The Whale
snijrei II lie grant i cnH6nsd q The
snuni bns ahsnluie and uncontrolled dis
creiioa III Congress.
utilize Senator from N. Hampshire tells
ns that. dispose II" means anly lS'' seil;'
bat il,is i nal ,hr true and legal farce. nor
The sssEarulsr araaine ~ llie terms en-.
rlaysd. To dispose IL ding. IN Law
and rsason. means 20 sliens'e. 20 PsIi from.
70 give axay. Yes. tagise away. The
words :. dispose OF were probably Trans
planted from lhe deeds 81 cession into The
Constitution. Thus lLal from VIeinis
declares. af.er granting lile lsns's fof he
benfiii al The several States. Ihai Ihey
sh.ll :. be fanhfslly and bana ide dispos-
e.i al far lhsi purpose. and Tor M ether
use or purpose ahleyer;'' m4nilesIly in-
isndiag u employ The words .. disposed
of" in The comprehensive and unrestliued
srnse for ahirh ! Rpw contend. Thsi
The gen,lsmen themselves on the olherside
50 understood these trims. 10 demonsirat
eG By lheir own projects 20 reer The lands.
Ani wha' has hen the practice 81 The CO.
ysrnmrn'! las i not given the indssMay
hy hundreds n thousands nf acres % every
variety Of abjsels!-tn purposes % philan
Ihrnpy. purposes al edncalIon, pnrposrs
Il internal Improvement And u CA not
b. denied that if we have power 10 dis
pose OF The thing itself. we have POWER To
dispose Of The prnrrsJs Arising from il. i,
is great and sacred uust in our hands;
and, instead Of IN ting il on, uf our hands,
aud ceding away anil disposing Of the
public dnnain aiming The new S,ales, my
plan is 10 retain ), in our hands, and 10 de-
tribute lis proceeds as they accrue among
all The States. equally and justly.
Bot Il is said that il This is The Just in
IerPrela,inn II The phrase dispose ii, "
then Congress has prwer 70 dispose Il The
ships aud arsenais and al other pubic
properly ~ Tie Unird States. Add So
u hs'. Ba, d. mol Gentlemen perceive
that this i an argument fInm tile abuse
ag,insl The use " ,hingl You have
power II make aar; and il might IS well
be argued against The exI.ienceo Of Ibis pnw
er tai Congress may m.ke war without
just cause. OF without any cause. Would
The law be vol! because The war was I'M
inst or without cause! all The great
powers snlrnst'.i TO us by The Cunsliiu-
lion are without l,mila,lnn--,i,ry NAV all
be abnsed-'he war power, the taxing
power. The treaty power: aud IL might as
we'll be argued ihs, we possess none oi
these because we may abuse them. as that
VIC canno, dispose az the public land-,
because. il we ran, we may dispose Oi
The sh,ps AMI srscnals aud munitions Of
var.
Here think | may leave the general
irgumeai. where we always have left il.
VIZ. On The terms employed in the deed.
nf ressinn. and The power given By The
Constitution 10 Congress /, dispose II
the ,erriiory OF the United Stats"
Then. as q the question of expelien
cy. Ii is said thit this is but Ieyying
axes Cor the purpose Of distributing them
AIMING The States. deny il. We levy
no taxes 10 carry int elect The di.uibu.
ion proposed hy The land bill. We do
but comply with an obligation incideni-
ally devnlsing on as from a high duty
imposed by the Coast luton aud by the
4cIs OF the ceJing States. We levy do /
lies mol for The purpose Of dis:ribuli,n.
but 10 supply Tie wants Of the Treasury.
But II is said il sou had mt p4rled with
the asals Of the public lands. you nigh,
have dispensed with the raising nf so
much aid tionai revenue. Aud so il NAV
be sad Of all other ac,s and appropriations
Of Congress. IL you made no sppropril-
lions al all. you would want no revenue;
the argument is nf M more force against
this Than against any other sci II Congress
which requires tie laying uf duties 10
carry ii in,o eff, CT. Bot have we not Ill
II mean the Irleuds III the land bill -
protested against The pawsr &c raising r'-i
venue Tor The purpose uf ,lIsirlbuilon! |
have ever maiHIainetI that no such pow
r. is given by the Cunstiiuuoa. Tae
public lands stand on special and &c
,arste groaai-, grnund fixed by the
leeds Of cession aud terms Of tie Consi-
alton relstlug IL them. The pnwer
!rlnled ~ The Constitution begins anil
'n5s With the public lands.
Bat II Is SAID lha, distribution is un
wise, because IL requires sd much more
evenue To be raised. Bat how i. the
acts What have we d me wiih the pub
&c lands! Thto~n them away! D,noi
IN nFnsaasI ~ ftta nae ,.f H.. Dann