Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-07-29

Spr!,, oI th2 c1n3t.tui.2n-aIl by violation OF the
nights Of the States
, r'Fen waving these considerations it would be well
~ ~; Ou HIcu' To bear ia mind that to many of tho
Western states the puI,. land o1rs,i,n ia of nara
mount Importance. The Wblrs from these States
a.o ~ !u'Ji VI LOO discriminating Tariti-but they
are not willing to sacrifice for il Tho mora Immediate
and pressing wants of their own cnnst,,no,,a Much
as we Of the North may lament and rerrot tb1t il s
50, we cannot blame our Western friends f,r doing
precisely what We should do # IN tn ir ri,rcsc con,
suit the paramount interests Of constituents and
friends, before those gilmore distant and less immedi-
ate associates and political friends Much aa our
trends may dcslrca good substantial Tariff they must
NOT forget mat Their own immediate Representatives
can do nothing for them without the aid of the West
By uniting with the Loco FJcos they may be able to
sfke out OF the Tariff Il the land suspension clause
but what good would they derive from that! None
'rtdtcrcr. The Tariff would be no nearer passage
than before. BY % doing, they would offend and
drive from them the whole body of Western Wings
with whom the land question is paramount interest
but could they replace them even on this very ques-
ton! No. II Is undeniaby true that they could not.
The sacrifice would still be for nothing. Such q
IdrDbW rs ic1u'd satigyHe rants IF the country
cdHnot pass either House Of Congress, 1cittoM The
t2nd clause In either branch it would at once bs
nailed to the table by the combined votes of Western
members, unwilling to sacrife the lands in any case
or Tor any purpose and factious and unprnclped
Tory minority. Such i plain and true statement
OF the case Now what would our Eastern friends
have Their Representatives. do in such posture =
rive of and ALLEVIATE their old and faithful friends. in
the va hope of uppIyng their places, temporarily,
rom the ranks Of our btlerand unrelenung enemes7
Such procedure would be the very madness of the
noon Neshpuld lose the aid ofgood and fas' friends
without whose AID we can get no Tariff worth hay-
uE' ana gam nothing To rcc0mpense us for the loss
We sh .uli be utterly unable to obtain aid enough
rom the ranks utthe enemy even five drove of cur
iugnis-nni the only result would be, loss of ar
chant" Of obtaining any Tariff that would not be
worse than not having any for the present. Strike
OUT the Lnni clause and stake my reputation that,
in timer House the bill goes to the ia p by a vote OF
hat f,rb.a bad
even the most moderate protection. II would he we'll
therefore Tor our friends to look into the matter be-
fore they condemn and complain oftheir fahul rem
resentat,es because they wiI notdn that which would
inevitably destroy all hopes OF a Tariff aud which
would moreover, he an act of seryIe submission 10
the tyrannca dictates fusurpatona direct violation
OF Their own past professions of principle, and would
be regarded by their Western friends rs little else
than an act OF r,achery and fathes~uess.
The public lands therefore cannot be- given up with
my shadow OF pfoprietv. As q matter of rrincple
the right olthe >tales 10 the BIZ. Laud. should moi
b. 3 rreudered and If yielded now, even with the
Understand hat the ~-on is 10 be bat tefnpor-
aryAul under I'D" prcsslreo circumstances As meas
ure OF present cypeipnry. the right viii be- in all pro-
bnblty. oSt forever. The true goun s to consider
the Ia III and Distribution, as distinct things each to
b. regarded t) rs own merits. and in way de-
pendant one upon the other TINS vas the ylcw held
By oil parties when tn, course Of pc icy respecting
the Public domain came up tor sett ement In cal
linz the a'tcutI n Of Congress the subject, at the
time when the extinction Of the National debt took
away all claims Of the General Government o the
Public Lands General Jackson expressly stated that
that property ought not to be regarded as source
of revenue % the Treasury This ulca was acted mp.
on 10y Congress when IN 1888 tNO important bills wcre
passed at the same sssslon-O.e to provide revenue
sufficient for an economical administration ofthe gov
orumCut the other 10 distribute among the States
jur annual proceeds Of the Public Land sales There
Is nprcasIn why AT tins unclure the principle upon
which the settlement of 1858 was made should lie d.
parted from. Il tine rIIh Of the States 10 the Public
Land, is admitted, 1t viii not do to DISREGARD 1t NJ
Il