The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-11-02

RtTWhfs0&s 4su U<*n put N0fta cnnrEfnlnl
he pebble lands. ons nf whieh wss. shs
shey belongsa Of tight 10 Inc Ssass Il
y hose limits they wsls situated sroshsr
Thai lhev shouid Be eedee 70 ths.e Sssls,
~ The Uaiisd sisies smother. ghsl lhsir
price should Be ersdsaied down ID slmos
nothing; and ell bad il view ether lhrn
seshal Or virtual sursnder by The genera
gosfrnmsnt. Mr.. Clay saw that IL 10
secured 70 The old States. their interest," 4
ihs pusl,e domain would soon be aoas
forever. snd The rlsn oidlsirlbulicn whisl
bs brought forward ras designed, not On
" 70 settle nur policy 10 regard 10 nj.
Immense m ionsl interest,". b.. 10 settle /
upon The immutbls principles ol iss,ies
-ssfn-hsnded justice 10 al.
Bur NJ sooner was there prosper 81
ihs plan being adopted. Than shs very
msn Who had elsmoafsd Coz " The lIos's
SHARE Of The public domain. Who had
sanctioned scheme sf.er scheme Tor ~ss,.
re and sqraldering The lands. and bad
protested sgsinsi their being considered
- ssoufceofr erenae By he government,
tarned around and beesme eqoslIy clamo
roes sgs'nst The proeesds Of The sal, b
ING taken lIem The treasury. and distribui.
&C equally and impar,islly 10 The people d
all The Sis'es. sueh lathe constituency 81
mere drnsgogusl. In his speech on the
d'siiibui'oa Of The proceeds OF the public
lands. delivered in The Senate, on The 2s,h
Janusry. 1871. Mr.. Clay thus notices The
contradictory and inconsislen, csurse ol
bis opponents -
.All u once ihese genilenea seem 10
be deeply interested IN The revenue desi-
vsbis from The public lands. Lis,sn 10
ihsm nor, and you would Suppose that
therefore, they had olrays been. and here
alter would continue "a be decidedly and
warmly 10 favour Of carefully husbandine
The pubIic domsin. and Obtaining from il
The greairs, practc.ble amount III reys-
nue., for the exclusive use of The general
government. You would imagine ,ha,
none Of them had ever sspoused or sane
tionfd any scheme Tor wasting or squsn-
dering the public lands; that they reesrd-
ed them as sacred and inviosbls fund.
10 be preserved Tor he benefit of pros.e-
rity, 80 well as tbs generst,os.
alt 10 my in,en'icn now TO unnssk
these gentlemen. 10 show their real s,s.
ten for The sdm,ni,hssion of the public
lands embraces no object n resenne. si,her
IN The general government or tho States:
that their purposes otherwise 10 dispose
Of then; that The fever for revenue Il an
intermittent. uhlch appears only 80 }
bill 10 distribute The proceeds Cd Yin
smong all The States 10 pending; end tkss,
as soos IS that bill 10 got rid OF. gentle.
m~n relapse int their old project. OF
away the public lands. and de- |
nouncing all objects Of revenue iron the
public lands IS unwise. ill,bsral, aud IN
nst towards the new STATES. | will
make all This good BY the mos, incsn,ro |
seIahle tssti,sony. . **
al proceed 10 The documentary proci.
In his annual message of December 1.
1882, President Jackson says:
"As the lands may new be consider.
ID as relieved from This pledge. THAT 10,
he expenses Of The Revolutionary wsr,l|
he objec. Tor which they were ceded hsv
ng been accomplished. u 10 in the d,sc,e.
ION 81 Consrsss TO dispose of them in
'uch way as best to conduce to the quiet,
harmony. and general interests Of The
American people, &r. IL seems TO me
o beour true policy that the public lands
hail cease, as soon as practicable, to be
! source efreusnue.'
From The repor. Of Mr.. King, charm an
Il the committee on public lands. to " hon
lie (Mr. Clay's) report was referred in I
SAG. Mr.. Clay read The following: :
Tkis comsittes turn with contidence .
rom the Land Offers to The Custom {
iouses. and say. here are the true sour /
es of Federal reuenue! Give the lands d
D tie cult, a.or! and tell him to keep The q
aoney. and lay il cut in their cullva- I
on!" r
Now, Mr.. President, continued Mr.. =
lay, " bear in mind that this report, n
ada by The Senator fs4,m Alsbams, EN- Il
odies the sentiments Of his party; The a
MEASURE Of distributor eh,ch come frsm Ii
he commtttee on manufactures, exhibited g
ne system for the administration of The p
ublic lands. aud that it was referred TO u
he committee on public lands, 10 enable %
lat conmi.,ee 10 make an srguaen,ati'e b
,por. sgsIns. it, and to present their sys- "
'm-a coun,er-sntsgonIsts system. n
During the whole progress OF The bill o.
trough the Senate, The party dominant Ell
len and now acted in conformity with
he doctrines contained in The report 81 Il
leir organ (Mr. King.) Nevertheless The 81
Il. passed both houses Of Congress by Al
ecisive ,msjori1es. q
i" Hear hsw President Jackson lsys Q,
Dwn The Law in 1888: IL
On the whole. adhere 10 the opin.
N expressed by me 10 my annual mes. u
lge Of 1892, that it is our true policy that Al
lie public lands shall cease, as soon az Is
10 be q source nf revenue, d
e. AZ II ehncn wanaFat In