New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-04-28


iloogt, before resume my eat mean he Lard Que
have hcfcore argued that question 80 esboraieiy as
ur 10 $40 oir al reports Var.1 speeche., psficg,
s- de. yerr he lat winters Session, thst hal
refrt u on tr pfeeH occasion 10 stating Thai Low
been rlv esf~ MOT 20 advocating the pas.,a ~ what
. lr"n generally terned the Lani Biz Irr-fei iai ihs
o-ne,n-a haq~ .l9ken ofte public bands >. they bad
gone rom us having passed Wholly oDl o. our PeSes-
sion: All hes talked a. % tn regrn Of these lands
atn .os resr on Of tie G.nrfai Government would 81
p-aI- sa,rey ile necessity Tor laying DE-" de'e They
eus ta the proceed, Of ID. public domain are inree m'
.. ,r ia sna1aliy. Th. ASCERTAIN they make directly
e OF gefefce Of both this year aud last ye@r
T seuf,r rom south Carolina put the amount At nree
anita bail uiI 1n. Suppose y uue, that would not
relieve tie necessity Of imposing additional d1i@s
Thee AMI ta m lou' y rot be eno1G n fele' TN
IRE .u-y and carry tie Government by Ugh; ten
Ions Gettr return. from III. Department show t.at
900 ie lat three months the lands have produced but two
l3f~a H0-.aa1 dol'ar; and. a.sggng his rs The basis
OF col ea,oo To- vhoe amourt for le year vii rot *
B, who're 18th. lsnl fund.- II a, not gone from
l tie cour-e oi employment 10y the Treasury for TIE
Tea1-v .. have aires iy "A IT, laid Dr.. hands what
ever he could rea,h- ru'tfgnds AMI all ia1Ehl Ths
t, Goyersmen nor say tha'i yet IN any
$50. d from the necessity o. laying duties.
Whit were the motives usder winch this law pss-ed
Tie h- fna greae't o. all va TIE Y'nefal conycono
fe necessity nf aioptn. measure that should quiet
.hlt element of agaion the question If he public l.nt,
iutrs point OF view was recommended by Grner JACK.
hrte and the Necessity recognized arr admitted
hy EVERY senator on all sides Of the Chambsr various
scheme settle were proposed here The senator from
South Carolina STggCsisd ers,0n 10 the states the
n1'pr from Missouri suggested graduation and lbeleve.
7iafe cr,9n. 0ther senators proposed Other plans
pfu. nfc booked not revenue. bot - final disposition
fo ve1ei qge0n. None Of the advocate 81 these Var
.cicac 1r-qd their ow plan discussed The general
question prime psy with any view N rcvenn- 90 The
contrary The Committee IN Public Lands a. much A. zen
years ago, expressly declared that the public domain ought
~ cease 70 bc 4 source 81 revenue and pointed the
reano" 'Gr hat @nd-ihOse very customs
which We now pOu0o 10 resor. TIE die Of these
sac 'r final dspo>a OF the lands greatly agated tie
pHH -, and there general uueasine,s on the'uh
4ci both 10 aa out Of Cong II WIS under these cir
INT f-0 .el %
oln public domain among the States Th mode Of dSpos
ng ~ DE .uieci was recommended by IL equality and IT,
'ly by auty poseriy and 10y the benefits II would
nfrr upon IN the States. Two questions present them;
solves n ronsIorng the plan. ls The question Of power
gn. Fl The question Of eXpeGrucy
Aud, f-t 70 he question Of power shall no' here 90
the around which well occupied by the scne'
inr irom Indian. nj tie head q ihc Land Committee, Mr
NM1Hi ile sustained the power Of Congress 10 make tbs
distribution iy weight Of authority which Wa a,tonsh
,li J5rlson ne at5ffe, hes of their o"n p,r IN
from repeated Of Congfesin word from every sort
ot documentary prnof calculated to carry conviction the
Al-Ian uni. Shall Mt argue the question over again on
tuo' ground Nor sbol 90 At large constitutional
of th. decd, a sion 10 the Drca States The,e c,,ion.
1dc under the OH Confederation, when the several
States eerc required 10 coutbnlc their respective quotas
- genera. trcnli,nrc And what va, the laninaes
employed hy Virginia IN her deed of ccSson which led the
vav o. ~ jc rest That the coded lands "slal be- con
rod c1rs1D fund, for the AMI benefit OF such of
y e Confederation or Federal Alliance Of the said states
fgnia ect'is', according 10 their usual reecf''e pro
PARTON ~ the general charge and expenditure and shall
hc faithfully ant bona 6d disposed OF for that purpose and
', no ON 'ru.' or purpose wliaiever
separate and distinct benefit of each Of the state. inca
sure by ice charge which il liable in the general
expenditure At the Fcriod Of the grsnt under the oil ar
uces Confederation each state liable 20 be called
upon by Icglon to- II, quota OF c neees,aIy charge or
oi benefit 10 which was to be entitled, by the terms
of tle giant. The amount OF that quota TIE Senator
from Newiork (Mr WRiGHr speaks about revcr'ion To
- t , ,,,' ' ro I ,b, lan"uore 81 III. deed q,
tl. IN The Inc pf o.
according To the quota Of each IN the general charge and
expenditure The duration Of the grant j therefore cock
the states Ant the only questi =, in what mode shall
hc several Sias e2lor The benefit Of the grant according
~ Us rnr spirit ard rnraning, Whilst the Conicderacv ex
, i., 80. ,i ,,y y :, ~, I A. ar S - r;et
with each state, which she dchtci with her quota
nrtio fIl ~ lands II therr had been no ec,cral
charge for the General Government. then each state would
M. ,f..l of he land, Bu after the adopiion of the
Fedora. Constitution the power OF taxation conceded to
hr General Government II Is no longer possible to a'cer
tan what tine charge each state or he public eNpen
dilute. aui Nll ought 10 be her corresponding benefit
from tie public domain 80 tar from the distribution law
being violation OF the term, OF the dccd OF ceson,
H. ,,, ~ n.y., ,., 'ii', ~, ~ - ~ . '
nr which the public lands iccged. completed,
Nol 10y c'nnIug 10 hold The Woctes OF the Lands, have
yourselves area violating The spirit OF the deeds OF ccs,ion
BDt couiended that If this argument be sound.
1t 'p2t. 90 the Lands coded and rot to those acquired by
eaY Agreed but is the coded lands that yield by far
h greater part of the proceeds to the Treasury and
the other, tie Constitution contains provision bread enough
amply the whole ground both of the coded lands
anil TIE lands acquired by the treaties OF Louisiana and
foid, Whist j. Language, Tie Congress shall have
power fo dipcse c and make all ncraul rules and rcgula
tons, ccing TIE territory or other property belonging
o. 1lc United Niaic~ Can any grant Of power br more
car explicit. and rec from all qualification RESTRICTION
- Whole subject of The giant eondcd to the sound but
40, late ucpnuo.ed DISSECTION OF Congress
But the Senator from New Hampshire tell, us tia, d,
at" ucli ouy % "sc!. but this not the and
LEGAL force. Tn Veuacuar meaning oi The EN-.
p,,cd. 70 .spo,e Of thing, in law and reason
81 from afNra
Tr woods dispose o' probably tran>plsuiei from
lh deeds oi into the Constitution Thus that from
hc several states. lint Acy shan be iaubluly aud bona
hic d"qo"dof for tN purpose, and for M other
p1fr 'c "iWt,er, m'nie'ty intending to employ the
vur "d.nn>,d o in tie comprehensive and strained
sense oI wach now contend. THAT the gentlemen them
solve, on the other side - understood these terms, demon.
srt, by Their projects TO ccde the lands, And what
ias been ihc practice of tie Government Has uolgven
c sul, away 10y hundreds OF thousand, Of every
,ty of Gicct>'io pm poses OF philanthropy purpose,
cl.earon. purposes q internal Improvement; And
u is,, Nc have power 20 dispose OF the proceed,
i fuu L. Il ,a and 4 sacred IN our hands aud
d..fH,ns ct the paoc domain among the States my
uinN 20 rca.nt n our own hands, and 10 distribute It,
iu,,iy.
Bltu sd that If til, is the lust Interpretation of the
pse 'd,p cio OF then Congress has power 10 dposc OF
te ami it>enas and other public property OF the Unit
e. states. Aud . Il has But do not senilemcn perceive
That ii nn Argument ilom ,hc abuse against the OF
umst Noa have power tomskc war; aad might a. vel
o., lue against D. existence Of this power that CoagTcs,
Void The law o. void because a. M ut or " TIL
ot' ca-sc+ w tc great I1Ners entrusted 10 lN The
Constitution are Wol, limitation; they al be abused
the p1Nrr. The tsNog power. The treaty powef-and
tmsh. rs we'll be 'rued ta Nc possess OF these
Cnu,c may 0oa> ucu, A. that dispose tie
pnhic l1l IS. because, i we can, may C>po,e the
ship, and al, ani munitions way.
Here th0, amy leave the general arg nj where We
always hsSe eu o. on The terms employed IN the deed,
c>on, aud iie power given hy The Constitution % Goa
rr,, Co. ,lse OF TIE territory OF the United States
tlsn, a>t1 The question of cNpedency. II aid that
Ills sNnt ewing lNe>tor The purpose OF distributing them
tHNHr t-e Stiic~ ldcnV II. We levy to carry