Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-06-20
DISTRIBUTION OF TIE PROCEEDS OF TIE PUBLIC


proceeds always been paid into the national treasury
and have deiaved the national for
benefit of all the people and, have sho~n
sufficient for that purpose.
If the public lands money taken and applied other
object evident that the tariff must be increased supply lis place
If this is DONE what is gained by the operation
In LAYING increasing the tariff for that purpose have
that tie people who buy the taxed articles of the retail merchant
pay the tax at last besides an '"ce on H. IN the shape OF merchants
profits. We have that they pay still greater TAX by
of the tariff the manufacturers similar dmstic articles. But
small OF tins increased TAX, therefore gets INTO The treasury and
of that part something lost by the way, and
officers for the collection of The part which aci, Ic
treasury, supplies place j much money derived from sales
public lands and which the Wie propose distribute the
Bat of these proceeds OF the lands the ho
would not national treasury part goes pay other
officers employed by the Government
But the money proposed to be distributed the States does not reach
the people themselves II goes Tisaurp
will be pmdenty managed whether will share the fate
!, Viii be lem 10 fyores who viii break and leave their ,ccu-
ties to paw or whether uselcssy expended would depend
altogether the legislature The whole circle of this operation,
therefore easily The money frs, paid by the people for
\ part the treasury for the benefit
distributed further Expense the of the differ
And this called gh. But i like the indians Gift
Treasury be filled again. To do tins, the tamil
must II the people had pay but the
back again operation would only be foolish but the
way of manufacturers profits merchants profits and officers lees
they pay back far Lger amount oppressive And IN the
mentioned last wrenched from the hand OF
labor benefit the mcfacfer Away then with this policy OF
taking money from pocket and putting ss back the other
gainf speculation, IS duto"s If regarded gift It Is
moclery. and ii intended a bribc. 1t Is Insult.
Gil this deficiency the occaonc b, taking
proceeds Of the public lands proposed iy leading Wing
in Congress. and The b,
last tariff the importation OF these Articles 20 per cent that
for every pounds of bought pound
paid bd the merchants prots the
proposed this still II stated
three millions Of dcHors could be rased this WAY, these
articles which would about supply the place of the pmccSs Of the
lands be withdrawn from the treasury, for al the Slate Now,
States share OF these proceeds should reach the State Treasury
should be judicoufy ppfd By tic legislature be said
that will much from benz laid the people of the
But rccoloci that the nj
raorcm principle; that pay tax proportion TO the
his property The rich therefore properly pays
than the poor And thus the Fh would b.,
benefited By Treasury receiving the proceeds than tho
poor But in making for this ndnn gift that
supplying deficiency the National Treasury, ond bv
proceeds uie poor ea much
the rich Because beng paid back By tariff on nsosnes
cofeehe poor has - bny al least much OF
these articles the rich and BE has the man luck
he mouths feed lie pay. back therefore ~ the shape o.
k0f much the nch
which benefits the the And Yet II
pretended that this distribution and high tariff policy the poo
mans best friend
Many other arguments distribution nigh, be ur,e boz
forbid regarded only surprising
that the scheme proposed and sui more that should be
persisted intended benefit peculiar interests
and hoped ignorance Of the people would a to detect
its aIacy