Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-07-26


and the act 70 which this is an addition
provides expressly that the Secretary Of
lhe Treasury. whenever having funds.
shall purchase in the stock ITSELF Such
IS virtually 'the resolutions offered The
other day by the Senator from Virgins,
! [Nr. Rvesl and such is the subslsnce of
the Presidents recent message, recon-.
mending suspension.
] larespect 10 that message. | do NOT
hesitate 10 speak with frankness, though
in praiss Of political opponent. Consld.
eribg that the Chief Magistrate so re-
Gently signed The distribution bill, and
with what favor il is regarded by most
of bis party, and with what deathlike ts-
naciiy lis adhered 10, consider his rec
ommendsIion TO suspend It's operation
during the present emergency. a. evia.
/ eng much gOrid ssnse-elevafed desotiOn
10 duty over party fs ling, and no little de
gree Of magnanimiy. lam no Partissln
nor eulogist of those In power. But I
can appreciate fally The obstacles 10 snch
"a lofiy course, and can dnjustice 10 this
p1rticnIar act, even 10 an opponent, now
ever much regret aAd disapproyc ma
ny other measures Of his Administra-
ton.
Nor can forbear to add IN favor Of
this recommendation ald % the amend
ment now nnder consideration, that they
seem to me 10 strict accord With lhe orr
ginaI idea ofa distribution ofthe proceeds
Of The public lands.
The aalhor Of the p.ojsct fMr. ClayI
expressly and repeatedly repudiated the
idea Of aht distribution except Ofa sur.
Plus. BllnDw whatever my have bsed
expected lasl summer, no surplus is pre-.
tended to exist, or is likely to exist Hs
also declaimed, aud has reprobated az
/ this very session, the idea Of a dis.
tribdlion Of any money raised BY tax
es.
Yet ills demonstrate that TO TIE fan
extent Of this distribution, aad most think
TO much greater extent, taxes must be
\ imposed. II il lakes place; and what diff
| ference does itm4ke 70 the community
whether the taxes are imposed for the
purpose af dis,ribdtion, or as III inevs
liable consequences ofdisUibnhon9 Ths
author off also, voted al the last sess
ion FOR distribution. which was to be
suspended the moment duties we're
imposed a5ave twenty per cent. Hethus
vir;usIty stipulated, IS far Gs he or the
law conld,ihs the distribution should then
stop The bill, itis well known, could
not have Ssssed without such slipula-
lion. What, then, becomss Of the pro.
5r;et:JJ, casrie-y, day. Of seeking now to
violate thai siipulationG
+ AMI ifitis not to be violated, aud the
dhtes aresto be raised above twenty per
cent. AZ ohroppanehts ihsst, then does
it not co;npnrl wilhthe spirit as we'll as
the letter OF the distribution act to sas.
pend it, and il 10 suspend it snnn, then
TO do il al once. rather lhan some months
hence9 Nov it viii accomplishtwo great
phiecIs, rather than one, as il will aid
greatly in efecting favorable loan,
| which it.conld not do unless now. In
Eolhsr words, ths original gift Of the lands
was. by lis express terms, to revert on
contingencies, which have substantially
happened sFne amendment is, then,
substantially abiding by the original Prid.
eiplgs Of the Distribution, as we'll as the
sct itself, instcad olbeing wanion Viola-
lion Of them. tits, also, pursuing res
ally sable, rather than tickle policy. Il
is truihfel, honest. SUE, prudent, peo6ia-
/ ble, and. in every view, to my mind, de-
serving the support Of even those who
voted for the act OF distribn,ion itself. on
any fixed principles similar TO those avoW-
ed by its author.
But there is another question conTlec-
ted wiillIhe repeal proposed in this e.
s5I mendment, about which | offered some
Eview 10 lie Senate on a former OCCASION,
/ and which the Senator from Virginia, op-
posite, (Mr. R YES, has urged in this de-
bate. il is oI, a very grave characiersand
Involves an alternative, no less moment-
Gus than this repeal ofthe distribution or
Drobabis necessity TO resort 10 diIect
taxes. Your plan is TO raise At least
, twenty six millions a year BY the tariff
/, If YOU recall the lands, you need not
RAISE but twenty three and il ynu re-
trench properly beside, yau need not
Il raise twenty millions hy tariff. These
last YOU nighl get, but how Is this iwen-
ty.six millions TO be ohiajned from a tar-
ilfin times like these? --times sulbafFass-
ed beyond precedrnt--no State Eoans
] abroad 10 come home in goods -nSi cred-
til, but cash payments, aud those 10 spec.
) Gle, or lis equivalent, instead Of depreci-
/. aled papsr,and new bankrupt bilIins
7 force fur debtors, ralhev than creditors
) aud thus breskiiig up aIllirnsi from abroad
! 10 tho importer, as well as from the inn
porter Ia. the retailer, and frsm the retail
Is er 10 the farmer, mechanic. and laborer.
n Win will be 50 greedy e Obtain heseel-
u ,er mere promisss3 Hollow promises y
y nav for "a merchaadzs, which may all 81
4 sny moment be sPongsd out, and the dss