The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-20

half of the value of thai land by reflain in'
s,alments. That's high move for any
one who 10 in iaYor of ioie taxes. That
would be high per cent. for this Govern.
ineul 10 give one.hall Of lis resources or
taxes to collect the other half, II payments
we're made according 10 contract but when
the money promised fell due, The new States
might with great facility naffify or TePudl.
ate: and then the land and money too would
be sacrificed and lost TO the Government
and the people. If il be right aud just TO
give away one half of all the public lands TO
the new States, II surely cannot be wrong
10 give North Carolina the enc t'reafy Arth
mart of the value of that land. Party poll.
cy NAV decide otherwise; but justice is IN
favor ofequa rights.
The party tina, object 10 distribution have
again and again voted aud appropriated hun
dreds and thousands OF acres of the public
land 10 the new States 10 make roads aud
canals, TO cree, court houses, and other pub
lie buildings; 10 individuals and to corpora
tons; 10 common schools and colleges
But few years since they appropriated and
eare array four hundred thousand acres q
the public land 10 the State Of Aidbama
without having the terror Of The tarlii before
their eyes. They have frequently made
similar gifts TO other new States. When
virgin State is wooed in such an interesting
manner, she is very apt 10 own the tender
passion, and 60 over into the arms Of hei
bounlllul benelactor. Well, If Congress
had power, and it was just to give 10 Ala
bama four hundred thousand acres Of the
public land, do not see why they might
no, give North Carolina az equal number
Of acres, or the value thereof in money
Why make flesh Of one and fish Of another
Why take money out of The treasury, anC
a:re il 10 Alabama, and then tax tho peopl'
Of North Carolina 10 make Il up! SOct
men can swallow a camel, ard then choke
al anat.
To talk about reform, reireDchment
economy, and correcting abuses 10 pubic
affairs, while those who administer the go
vernmeni have the money and the means Il
indulge in vas,eiul and pfoflisaie ex,rava
cance, is about as reasonable as 10 atiemp
TO exlinguish hot FIRE by piling on Il drJ
wood. Power grows on what It feeds. IL
1923, before the land money went 10 pay
The annual expenses Of go'ernneni,l .h'
contingen, expenses Of Congress were ouI!
City thousand dollars and in 1910, (al,e
the land fund went to pay the annual ex
penses Of government the contingent ex
penses Of Congress amounted 10 the enor
nous sum Of two hundred and sevcniy.sI,
thousand dollars.
Similar ouirages can be adduced IN othel
branches of the pubic service to show Ih'
rapid increase Of expenditures sustained anC
nourished by redundant resources, used 0nt
wau,only wasted by the general govern
ment. Such outrageous abuses can only
be corrected by limiting the means anl
cutting Oft part Of the supplies.
i | advocate distribution because il give
North Carolina equal advantages with olhe
, States; because il viii compel the admins
traitors Of the General Government TO kee
strictly within the line OF duty, and max
known every measure which is passed /
Congress because II will hold the repre-
sentative directly responsible and accounta
BILE TO his constituents aud because tina
Just policy will lessen the taxes Of the PEG
pie, strengthen the State governments, al,
purify The General Government.
II the land fund was in time Ct peace dis
tribnted amoug oil the States ioF the U.s.
a0henefi Of the people, to educate poo
4li9jk, TO make good roads, TO erect pab
knlApg, 10 short, to lessen the bur,hen
anS incfease the blessings Of tho commuui
~, such policy would diffuse a genera
joy among the people, aud stimulate then
to useful and substantial Improvements
That same land fund should be always held
like corps in reserve, ready 10 case Of wa
to be converted and applied to the deicnc'
Of our country.