Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-03-30

ed put Hlenkhe National deb, was nail -
=, slate cf the case and che situation 81 ~
&. fete changed There no longer rr,s1s,s
- same nonfe for silence and scou;esc-,s.
" ne pars Of ne StaNes as 10 he disbosi,ion ~
d .ona-s. 1Af ftaseH had ceased, and NJ L,,, q
be aass ceased isith az reason Ia he anon
o. 1eneral Jaeksons ~ seemed. lheh, our ira
Icy mat .hf Pn6i lands shah cease AZ 500,
I. P'-c,esoie. g Be asOuree Of rspsnis', 10 III
Ie The change Of The poiiics( ,elst;on .r
i States. after lhe adoption Of ne Federsf O..
.ullon, and hecfeaii0n of q new Gov.ss =
vNh augmented powers, esbecisliv q ,s..- -
we means Of raising revenue by sslavj.s - Z
.ec'log iaxess duties, mposfs aud exessss ), !
penseu with The further nsctssItt 81 M =, 80
EcsusfFeIy-t .'s.s
and eonstiiuteda Parl OF their means for proy ~
hs the feyenue necessary 10 defray lheir o.
expenses and % answer the acquisitions Of Il
confederate Government. The relinouisbmen
lpefe.ofe, or these powers BY the States suppli,
yne defect, 10 this particular, ia the coaleder,
uoh, ana superseded the necessity for The form,
relulsiuops for contributions of money. I,e.,
not be supposed that The States ir,ended - u
Up The Power{to raise revenue 81 means ~ =.
post duties, and to part also forever ana shsc
lu'eiy from AZ individual benefit resultine fro,
llne PpolIc lands To suppose this, is 10; in,nut
| y lne states owning these lands a degree
weakness and folly, which neither The facis ~
zoe intelligence and sagac:iy, which disirgn;sh
ga me Siatesnfan OF that day will Al ! il ins,;rv
Inc lar and only conclusion, then. Is. mar he
| sun looked 10 the lands as fund in which he;
nad asePalaie Interest, and from which ihey ex
Pec'ed 10 derive resulting benefit, as soon 4,
.ne national debt was discharged And from
'ne moment this desirable ohjec, was accom-.
piisned, the rToceeds Of the sales or these land,
should have ceased 10 go INFO the Treasury as
part OF The revenue, and rightinsianily accrued
g sne Slaies 70 demand an execution of .lhe
nust Ja'tltGiiy and bona .6de, according 10 The
disposition of them, is falbless
bic abuse ofihe fusi, and base And ;naefsrsiI
bic spoilation Of the proper and eoui,abIe . u :
ets IL we are right in these views. can lhers' -
longer any doubt as to both the authority and
duty OF Congress 70 adopt measures for he i'm.
mediate distribution among the States, accord.
ing 70 some equai and just ratios
W resolves itself then into a simple ouestion
OF expedency, 10 be determined BY such consid.
efatlons Of policy as each State may decide for
l'seli, 81 as Congress may deem imperative in
tes uiating lls aclIon. Upon this point there IS
- uisS1epancy 81 opinion IN the great Wing par
~ me measure, We believe, stands upcn i'm
pfegnable gtounds, and will conlinue 10 gain
sHepsin ana friends, until is ultimate triumph
IS secured. Indeed. The truth is obvious and
cannon oe longer suppTessed-he land fiina be-
i9nss % re Siales- they Canned DO ritou Il, aud
laey musi hars g. Parry spintmsy decfy il, and
,usn atze me wings with opprobtious epitheis
~ Ileir support o. the measure-bul if is i'm
possible ma! me sagaclous judgment Of the peo-
PIE, whose interests are so vitality affected, can
1nv lO0phr he daraivaA .Is.A -
ince. II comes home to their business and DO. |
jfef ID sGepGafRs.t ~ srrAdit sad h.Naas af a.
IN onerous tax 10 be added 10 his other gresous
AID burihens, or whether he !
will relieve himself from il BY receiving fund
10 which he is Justly and legilimaiely entitled
A-plain statement Of facts will serveto Illus
rate. ane present more fbrciby to the mind, the
instant propriety Of adopting his measure. The
debts Of the States are now estimated al some
thing over. 100000. 600. The annual interest
upon this sum would be Sf2,000,000, the FAR
Of which is due to foreign capital
ISIS This, il must be admitted, IS an immense
amount Of money 10 be drawn BY direct fares
from The pockets Of the people and carried %
foreign countries. But The proceeds O.: the sales
Of the public lands FOR The las. thirteen years a.
roanted 10 Ss4 ASS, 747. Had the land bill OF
Mr. Clay, after having been passed by large,
The signature Of Gen jackson, This vast sum
would have been distributed among the several
States; and il applied TO ihe payment OF the
State debts, would have reduced il nearly one
half And in ten years more, presuming The
law 10 he so long ID force, and the sales 10 con-
lnue al the same rate, every dollar OF tins state
debts would be paid off; and the money there
after accruing from that source could then be
Appropriated by the States to the purposes OF ed
ncalion, internal Improvement, the reduction oil
The taxes, and to such other objects OF beneyo-
lence and charity as the several Stale Legisla-
lures might deem wise ard Just
We address ourselves more particularly 10
The people OF Virginia, and we beg that every
citizen, Of whatever party, will take the mauei
maluIely ipto consideration, and ask himself the
plain question whether he is willing to accepl
The benefit o. this fund, or whether he is resolved
steadfaslly 10 refuse il a. Before he answers, we
request him carefully to examine the hnancia
condition Of The State. We owe debt Of near
Idy ss DOC, 600, the interest upon which we mus
epay annually, and ultimately The principal. Be
sides this debt, and the interest annually aceru'
ing thereon, our civil list demands-a large sun
| for its support. The interest upon our debt ans
the civil list together, amount az presep. 10 up
wards of one million Of dollars, 10 be raised By
taxes upon The peoples We have this year, II
order 10 supply deficiency in the revenue, ant
! 10 provide The mears Of meeting our Liabilities
10 increase The taxes more than fifty per cent.
and ibis at moment the r7ost unpropilious j.
lour annals-when deep distress and embarrass
ment pervade the whole Siaie-when proper!
ofevery description is reduced 10 us lowest val
ne, and selling every where at the most enor
nous sacrifices Had the distribution OF IN
/ land fund iaken place len years ago, this cendi
/ nrrhf har snr a V01dpI
The ouota 10 which Virginia was entitled woul'
have amounted 10 about $500 600 per an,sun
which. wisely administered, would have save
! our finances from their present state Of depres
sion. and the people from the imposition Of hig
i and fuinous taxes. Let him, moreover, consid
Or what mihht have been the further effects
i his measure, or what they still would be, wei
/, 10 succeed-how many oiher benefits woul
: result 10 our people from the bounteous sHea
IF ,reasnre flowing into our Golfers from Ahe j
exhaustible sources OF this magnificent domain
{ how the buIthensof taxation would be reduc,
r nos The blessings Of education would be di
nensed 10 INDECENT children in every neighbour
: hood n The Stshe.-how AsyIums would eve
. 1870 he nrovideh for The deaf, The dumb al
,he hind and for those sacred objects of char
+ whom misfortuse has deprived Of reason-ho'
! g. ene. The moral, intellectual and physical !
( sonrces Of our Safe would be developed. and |
!. I;sht Of cultivated and refaed civilization lIt
) | Il onr laud-and then lei him answer the qa'
; ,;arI III be willing 10 sacrifice all these ir
J. unable and uncounled Advantages 81 the unhs
n shrine Of parry les him take the dresdfpl Tespt
a sibiIilv. Lethim obtain forgiveness, II he q
q from Ihe thousands Of destitute childfen--n'
Is reared in ignorance and vice. and suffering
V want OF the c0snmonest rudImenis OF learnll
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