Holly Springs gazette., 1843-07-07
w HIG TIC KET.
THE HON. JACOB THOMPSON.

The Hon. Jacob Thompson addressed
the citizens ofthis place, OF last Monday. in
a speech of more than an hours length.
His friends profess to have been pleased
with his speech, as matter Of course, but
for ourselves we considered it. tissue of
misstated facts, AMI wrong deductions, with
out seasoning OF wit, to render II palataole.
We will not undertake to follow the Hon.
Jacob through his whole speech, butwe will
notice few of his assertions and offer some
comments upon them. Il was somewhat re-
markable that he confined himself almost
exclusively to re7iling whig measures. and
brought forward no democrats principles TO
r4TssEs4s~
He said tha; The 9th Congress had
whig majority and met for the express pur
pose Of retrenching expenditures and provi-
ding sufficient revenue. That the frs, act
they did was to distribute the proceeds ofpub
lie lands among the States. and withdraw
.ha. amour, from the treasury. He said
that the sales Of public lands were legilim-
ate source Of revenue, and denied that they
were ceded to the general govern
ment upon any trust or for a specific pur-
pose, and that Congress had no authority to
take il from the treasury. Here we will
give short extrat from one Of Gen. Jack
sons messages. to show that he differs from
the Hon jacob as 10 the object OF the
ccssion:
Among the Interests which meri; the
consideration Of Congress after the payment
of he public debt, one Of The most important,
in my view. is that ofIhe public lands Pre-
vious TO the formation nf our present constI
tuition. il was recommended By Congress
that portion ofthe waste lands owned by
the States should be crded to the United
States. for the purposes Of general harmony,
and as Il faRd 10 meeI the expenses Of the
zg1r. The Recommendation WAS adopted.
and. at different periods ftime. the States o.
Massachusetts New York. Virginia, North
and South Carolina, and Georgia granted
their vacant soil for the use for which they
had been asked As fds lands may aoto be
considered as relisred from this p edge, the
Object for s0hich they tolre ceded hariag been
accomplished. IL is IN The discretion of Con
gress 10 dispose Of them ia sueh ,ray as best
to coRdEee TO the q1Ief. harmony. and gener-
al iAterest. Of the American people la ex-
sminiDg this question, all local and section
81 feelings should be dis arded, and the
whole United States regarded as one peo-
pie, interested alike 10 the prosperity of their
common country.
an seems 10 me 10 be our true policy that
ths Public Lands shall cease as soon as
practicable. 10 Be a source Of rerenue"
"It appears 10 me that the most safe. just
and fasraL disposition a0h'e! could be made
of the snrpLns =. rsHne scoaid be its appor
fian=sat among thssereTat states according
to their ratio Of Representation"
He said the wings hsd done nothing to
relieve the country; that they had repealed
the Subtreasury. nnd-ss,abishsd nothing in
In place, bat failed to tell the people that
they tried every sort Of compromise oftheir
feelings to satisfy John Tyler. without suc-
Gees; and that be. the Hon- Jacob. was a
mong those who applauded that Distinguish
ed traitor. for defeating every measure pro-
posed He said the wh;gs were not deceiv-
"a in Tyler. that he vas consistent man.