Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-04-28

''ta'e 'ie pet'oS I, Tie public lands; both pon
ag tdgehet, aud were expected 10 pass alou the sam
time. 81 confident we all that The distribution hill
With SINGLE amendment. would receive the nppr atm
OF tie Executive, that mono but those VIII, Were IN til,
iitsi1tnl most secret confidence entertained doub
On the subject. The money which the lands woul,
Stld was 10 be applied Tor purposes of internal improve
ment. education and colonization. In that share the hfI
vs. ORIGINALITY drawn, and III that shape passed tht
Senate. While 1t IN the House received ,nrion,
esaes rom It's friends 10 consent tostfhe that RI
tlcton accompanied with the assurance that II hal res
friction VAS STRICKEN ont General jackson would sim thu
Ihhu Hnot, thatit would mcvitnhiy be vetoed and had
ftaoh ~ believe That the form Of the veto mc,4lpn uA
actually prepared IN reference to that rc,rietunnon tht
power o he States For along time held ulapains all
circumstances. and insisted ON retaining the restrictions
but. nereeiNng the danger Of the bill finally welded
/ II nas Ietprncd from the House with that amendment
and the Senate concurcd. After this Amendment he'd
teen made and while the distribution and eomrroma,
bulls moving through Congrcs pd,i }ass,, Tie same
person htng thu author Of both. the language Ia the
promise act on which am commenting. employed,
aud III that shape tho hll passed both Houses. and both
ate sent 10 the Presidents but the compromise hi oh,
Vas ssoed, the land bill having been virtually nepa
lived
And now let again call the attention Of the Senae
10 The express language Of the hitd section II ecarfs
that niief the sulh Of June Si2, such duties shall h.
Ind Ion tho purpose oi laslng such rcrre aa may lie
necessary toan ocon, mco administration olAc Govern
ment'
Can any thing be morocvplcit9 Can words lcempoy
I'd nure implicitly exclusive u all resort the nnd
source lur te,cnuei The Government WAS 10 be eco
noiueallN ADMINISTERED Yes, aud how By meana II
saeh duties only might be necessary r thai pufpnse.
Does mol tins completely exclude all Iosur 10 the pub
lie lands The author If the one hll Nas the uuhaf IT
the otsti the same mdy idual who drew up the land
defbution bin drew up also this third stclin II The
compromise act aud there be any doubt M the IN
tentlon, In both that the Government should rel, aloy
aud exclusively On the duties from the customs and ut
on the proceeds Of the public lands}
VI. Nhlenr here lhtcrpuscd and. as he d,aied 10
discharge himself from the necessity Of making any II
r would beg 10 rcmiud the honorable Senator TINT
ile dlsifli uon bdl was limited ia the duration Ye
years.
hlr Gay. Very true, il was 81 limited In farm ia
h, SUE, the bill was restricted To FIVE years but through
aGt the cnfo discussion treated all sie- ~
lena, III snhstance permanent definite, and final dis
position 81 tie subject, because every body concluded II
4 would b. Il nuccd from time to time its mita
uon Npted. II was 50 treated IN argument hy every
gentleman "hohPpko 10 the bill on other sde lbrre
Nas also another limitation to tho contingency Of the &c
entrenee ol 4 wal War must always brug along with
Its own laws and necessities DUNG ii continuance
ltnay be indispensable TO put into rcquistian tie Nhor
resources OF tho country. Aud the land fund and the
eomptami4c act iuscl both yield to these necessities
will NOW pass 10 another objection urged by the Son
atar from south Carolina II was. that ~ rettenell=
meo Of Npendr's was made at the extra session, OF,
III other words, that an economical administration OF
The Government" has not yet been obtained
Bni Inst let mo stop q moment tu inquire WleEce tins
Objection proceeds The Senators from New lamahire
i'm New York; aud South Carolina, all united in M
ei rud insisting on It, aud they WED with each other
III my WASTE lulnrss and cXrnvaganco Ia the eNia
iing Adm. institution Aud # the charge ncIe W.l laun
d,d. could u cctue with grace from such quartet
Tie senator nuui South Carolina. III lS.7 nlaad ified
his political friends and went their epptHnfs
with whom he Las SAGE remained III close alliance
AndnoN WHO Is il that rcprsachcs us with rutgpte