The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1842-08-25


The secsad reason cf the President ios ohiee-
ting Is tie passage 81 this bill IS ponaef
Gus ihaa ihe ffsi. Ia u the desttate and smaar-
rasscd state 81 he Treasury, and shc lmpoliey,u
not overwhelmingly, 81 giving away irpii-
Eel source % revenue. whics . retained mry BE
seized bv thn Government and applied Cd meet
ifs daily waniz- Bat tie President bad lusi
feId sa ftst ihit lraiflu. source 81 revenue w7sa
rLtIt ct sshollF dissiml'ar Ia Ice chas4cter isam
ih#i lrreh1- gais<d 81 daiIeavi iHpcs1- 80 4is-
f'sa 'er that the union 81 thrm i9lard pa BIS
niad al insarmounfahle objection ~ lhe oiii.--
~ usofi respectfully subnl-.. ts,ys ,aa mcs-
saEe.l Whctaerghis . q TINE te give away tae
lroceeis 81 Size land sa'ss. when fhe plblc
iltrsaEen*iifufe tuDd which 81 nA cthcls may
te flale lApsi osefui in sustaining tie public
eredit.n Ans how eoald it hs made thus use
igIt Precisely By ttrie4 thcna als4g. bv giving
them away forever! forif thc principles be
once esiahlshed that tae proceeds 81 tue sales
81 he public lsais shall be substituted IN the
place OF revenue bf taxation 10 delray he osdi
nary annual expenses 81 the National Govern
menl. never more " ili The people II any Stale in
this Union have ihe benefit 81 one dollar from
tlis ushesi q mines 81 iRexhaasfihc wealth.
bestowed upon thcm ~ iAsir bouaufal Creator
Tor the Improvement % ilirir oiea condition.
Bot ei,Ea e1rry-1rs. ~ TIE istf ctnf eiger away
iorevcF - painnsr lAc rrcslesa cxtfeea rancc 81
q aovefnleut ierescr prsacntnK retrrne1ueni
una rrononfvs ard foTreri lrslr 1lsilion upon
naaiiion ~ sunual txrsA1ituf-e -.t0 saekla arm
ics sud dry narsc lhs iand.
IAr cemutttee submit 70 ire House their un-
hesitaiing opiiiion that the appropriation Of env
part - fHc pfocecds Of ie sales 81 he pnhic
ianas % the ordinary aue oal expenditures " Guild
be Tie oaiy edcctnai End iuefrievabic eirfag
aicay 81 thar great and intsiimabio inhenfaoce
Of the Amefican People. Thu. it once lie
growing aad inc1lausiaiic funds shall be aoasn-
81 10 form the whole Of any part OF the warsand
means ior he annual estimates 81 tho rscsiots
"a a. ~ "a. ~ So
People may bid farewell. long fssewel g crery
here 81 ever receiving daliars's aselai Improve
inent ir0iu that Qlll 0f EUd to ilem thus cruel
ly end Prfhdiousy wfesied from their bends.
hinctcen - The States of this Union. in me ar
dent. Perhaps "a some cases. iucnnsiaetatelv
ardent. assaii - tl - Improve enf Of their own
conditions havu hccnlno Invoked. some Of them
heavily involved, IN debt. The rfeafest portion
OF this debt has been contracted co. tie accom-
pishment q stupendeous works to expedite aud
facilitate tho Intercourse Of travel and Of trade
between the remoicst extremes of tiis great Re.
public. swafaink. ifsm year to year. with r..
doubling millions Of population. u is a. exag-
Hefaisa estimate 81 the value ~ these uorlss ic
say. tAat ihs saving 81 lime. or labsf. aBd Of a.
peNse % individual citfzens Of the Union. enjoy
ingthe benehf olihese pabiie sorks, more ihan
fepays, ia every single sa1r. the Nloic coat 81
ibsir construction.
Bat, while these inmsnrn htargls have been
ihus secured % the People. o. u community of1n-
cifiurals, the States which authorized thcfu have
~ooniracird burden 81 liabilities heavier than
hey are ablc.to bear, they need abe ssssiance 81
hieudiy and po~cfTal hand, and ehcrc slould
They cad "A buiin the nytnpaihifa af-the Nation.
Al Government in tlrir fdtllfy 90 iht f.nsf COM
niii'cd 60 flieir charge in tills immenrc and a.
mosi.hqanu'ess rubIlc dsuaial The application
Of tie Proceeds II the patfir ianda e. elevate
ihe brflsa Of fhe dcbia pressing upon che PEG.
pie 81 aimesi a the States, s d not ihe onIy. me
ntosf nn~ret t'nnahie mode o. exteudfHs HE
mighty aful OF ihe Union 10 relieve ihe People al
ttc Siatgs from ne pressure a ihc bearing upon
ihen--a relief consisting only % The disinbudou
nmonE them ~ their oHu pfepcitY--a relief fufu- i
ishing them else mems 81 paving 10 tie Uaitei
States themselves no inronsi dcfahle portion 81
SIR orefs due irc.n fhe statcsto fhrm 81 fltfhy
orc IA 1A,llt sil-..- .---- .ila 80 the
SUITS WI - fFlsIted ITEM ne iutqnrabis 1r-.
sura ri their debt. and t'fe commun Treasury ~
the Juion WI yecrife bach in payment 81 debt
no small pa u VI he same ann Allotted - the
Sisies % i'er respective Posioinso y he istnsa-
SION.
TIE committee regret thar The shorness Of ID.
nnue which they have allowed themselves lor tie
preparation Of Tire report eoustrains thor pass
over the numerous olkcr considerations amount
ing q the elsaresi tsuansusiioa that the disifi-
button smoug ihe Sales Of the proceeds 81 tho
81 ss 81 tie pablo lands viii be infinitely more
eeuductre 20 fis nts Of iusiice and 20 che re-
iiefoi t|Ie people IRON their enbsfrassNcEfs
than the devotion Of the same funds ia be- svai-
lowed in The inratnfe Euip 81 ihs ordinary anuu-
expenses of the Federal Gnscfnment-to per-
ish ia ihs usinu like thr nine millions 81 lhs
foarih iussaimen. promised % iho sisicr the sew
en- or eight millions 81 stock in fhe Bank CT tho
United States, aad the if s.E % Il'ions ~ ln-
dian isuri and Navy pension funds, an sunk dar-
ink the Vac Buren, AdminisiFaiisn, 4ithoul lsav-
ing a wreck bth.ud.
This reveiw of the reasons u the President
Tor obIecing 70 the passaEe 81 the bill might be
excluded tar more into dstali, and ul leading 81
The conclusion thar ihey airs feeble. imconsiateAt
and unsatisfactory. IL fomlins only Tor the
House 90 take. " yeas Gnu nays, fle question
upon lhc hnal passage o. the OIL, and IS fhe ma
jou.y al The conlniiiee cannot indnlgc. svethy-
p1ihefica.lY, the absurd hope ga aiufily eila-
er 81 flts ~ TIE other iioaEc % GDngIcFs compc-
tent Go he enactment az fhr bill into law. tasy
ieavo ihe house Co determine what Further
measure they aay deem nccus1ary and practical
hy Sac iegsl=livr authority in lhs present caiam-
toss condition 81 thc county.
They perceive fllai the wa1le legislative pow
er ii ihc Union las been lor ine fifteen months,
with reg1rd 20 t'c action ofCongfcss upon meas
urra. of Fiial Importance. ln q eiaia 81 suspended
animatian. sirangleI 81 the fge fmts rcpeated
sifici ure Of she Executive cord. Ihey observe
thar. under these unczaintlsl ohsirubnuns o.
the exercise of theirhigh aud legitimate duties.
they hive hIlhcrfn preserved Ne most respectful
furhcl rance toward exceuite cillsi; that while
he has. finlc alior fiue. .uunullra hy rAe alrrc
act 81 be wli their ca.lniissina isaai the People
60 enact laws Tor ave eomm1n utIlafe. they
have lorunoTne even - cxpxsssi8A 81 their
icsesfntat lat iltte uiaIplisi iasuItf snd inl o.
fics-iaty believed illey bad hinh destiny TO
fuiffi, 81 administering -. she People in sac
form 81 Jaw reHiedI e. iOT me aHfrrings which
iaey had 10 long endured. TIE will 81 one man
bee Illustrated so fAsif iabors and prostrated 90
thfit rowcrs. Tie mnjnriy 81 the Cnmmiitec
b LEVIED ihAtthc crre Aas occurred 10 iic annals
al oar Unian. couie api ated br he inunlou
% fhr Constitution hy the grant 20 the House 81
Representatives "a tie powell ialpeach the Pre-
s.teat oi tic United states. bias tapT nfo aware
tlaf The resort 20 that rEpedi1at uiiehi. "a che
present condition ~ puo'l ahaife. prove aeer'lFs
They sc ffat tic urccHnciiab.s difference 81
anfNfHn ARA M arf4nua f..fttHFu ale faslat.lfNn