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unconstitutional because politicians fear
that the attempt viii be unptpuaff
The system was popular, and there
fore il was sustained, North, South, Fast
West But many puOllc men thought
that the difficulty oil Discriminating be-
tween the various applications Tor aid
from The National Treasury would bs
obVlaled, and greater equality preser
we'd in disseminating and eqJaIzlOg the
aid oi the General Government, by so
modifying the system as TO induce the
General Government to divide the rev.
eDues Of The nation al once Bmong the
States, so that The States should con-
sIruct such Improvements as they might
deem most prOmollVe OF their interests,
and best calculated tO develop their re
sources.
Az early as 1926 Mr. MahIou Dcker
son had made q report in the Senate pro
posing 10 divide $4,000 600 OF the cen
erai revenues annually among the states
and at time too when the national debt
amounted 10 Ss0,0O0,OO0. There were
many enlightened persons who strongly
concurred 10 the policy and wisdom Of
such recommendation Mr. OIckersoE
was subsequently placed in the Cabinet
Of General Jackson. The policy Of d.
VIdIng The national revenues WITHOUT
discrimination among the States and the
national benefits which the improvements
of the States separately confer, will be
seen in the following extract from Pres
ldent Andrew Jackson's me essage 10 both
Houses oI Congress, Dec 6 1880:
"lt may sometimes happen that the
Interests Of particular States would not
be deemed TO coincide with the general
interest in relation to Improvements
within such States But il the danger
10 he appreciated from this source is
sufficient 10 require it, discretion might
be reserved 10 Congress TO direct such
Improvements Of a general character rs
the States concerned might not be dis
posed 10 unite 10, the application Of the
quotas Of The States, under the restric
lIoO Of colfa1ng TO each Stale the 6TPendi
lure Of ITS appropriate quOta 1t may,
however, be assumed as safe general
rule that such Improvements Os serve TO
increase The prosperity Of the respective
States 10 which they are made, BY CIV
ing new IaclllIes 10 trade, and thereby
augmenling the wealth and comfort Of
The Inhabitants, constitute the SureSi mode
of conterring permanent and substantial
advantages upon the whole. The
strength as we'll as the true glory o. he
Conederscy is founded On the prosper.
Wy and power ol the several indepen-
dent sovereignues Of which it is compo
sed, and lbe certainty with which they
can be brought into successful active CO.
operation through the agency oil the
Federal Government"
The principle and policy of dividing
The revenues of the nation among the
States 10 be applied by them to purposes
Of internal improvement, as Tecommen
ded by the message which have just
extracted from, was fully discussed and
as unanimously settled as any great ques
lion has been since the formation Of
Government. After the sentiments and
princi plies oil General Jackson's message
Of 1900 we're made known TO the coUn
try he was re elected, and the argument
which was familiar al that time, was
that The people endorsed alike the con-
stiturionAlty OF the measure and The
measure itself by casting decided vote
10 its favor Whatever may be due 10
such considerations. it is manifest that
the Congress OF the United States few
years after adopted The principle and
policy OF The message by dividing among
the States thirty seven millions Tour
hundred and slxly'eight thousand eight
hundred and illy.ninO dollars and Dne'
" seven cents. For tho l4th section
OF the law of 1886, 10 as follews:-
"One quarter parI one The first day ol
January, eighteen hundred and thirty
seven. or as soon thereafter as may be,
one quarter part on the first day Of April
one quarter part on the first day Of July,
and one quarter part on the first day u
October, all in lbe same year"
By the report of Mr.. Levi Woodbury.,
Secretary OF the Treasury, the States
were entitled under The law 10 The loI-
lowing amounts:
Maine $l,274,452 O2
N Hampshire o92'llo II
Massachusetts, 1854 23l 43
Rhode Island 5O97SO Al
Vermont o92,ll5 II
Connecticut Ol9,560 81
New York 5,352,694 2S
New Jersey lOi9 500 81
Pennsylvania S,S23,353 O6
Delaware 332,S35 81
Maryland l,27445I 02
Virginia 2,93I.237 81