Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-04-13

who would be producers instead of con-
sumers of grain, which would be a consi-
derable loss to the farmer. | have not
time to follow Mr.. Stuart any further or
this subject, but must notice remark OF
the central committee for this county.
that the ''late tariff is too hish,& does not
afford revenue sufficient for the support
OF government" --and to supply the de-
hcit, the government will have to resort
to direct tax. | will only reply that
the tariff of 842, is not so high as the
tariff of 1894; for which Gen. Jackson
and Mr.. Van Buren, voted, and suppose
the committee will not tell the people
that they would support any measure
that was inimcal to their interest, and
would also cali the attention Of the
committee to the fact that Mr.. Buchanan
of Penns ylvania, aud Mr.. Wright of n.
Y.voted for the last tariff bill, & will the
| the committee count them out of the
church for it presume not. 1t will
be hard to frame tariff bill to suit the
members of the central committee. |
should like very much to hear their indi-
vidual opinions on the subject of tariff,
| do not expect any two Ct them would
be alike.
The importations Of dutiable articles
and. of those not subject to duty are un-
usually small at this time. owing to the
great scarcity of money. The people
have not the money to buy the goods, al
though they are selling as cheap now as
have ever known them. J do not think.
fellow citizens, that the Woodstock COM
mittee can furnish you goods any cheap
err, with all their financial skill and abili-
ty. The Woodstock committee q be-
lieve that is the most appropriate name
can give them, as all the members Of it
live there) say in their address, The
Wing scheme Of distributing the proceeds
of the public lands is now urged upon US.
They seek to buy our votes by giving US
our own money raised for different pur-
pose" Notable discovery, ge2t!emeni
So you have left the Jackson ranks. Did
not Gen. Jackson recommend the distri-
button Of the proceeds Of the sales Of the
public lands? Did he not also say in his
message to congress in Dec. 1882: lit
seems to me to be our true policy that the
public lands shall cease as soon as prac-
tlcable, to he a source Of revenue;o aud
in his message in 1885 uses the follow
ing language: The cesslons of Virgil
MIA, North Carolina, and Georgia, in ex-
press terms, and all the rest implicitly,
not only provide specifically the proper
ton according to which each State Shall
profit by the proceeds of the land sales,
but they proceed to declare that they
shal! be faithfully and bona fde disposed
of for that purpose and for no other use
or purpose whatsoever'-and again,
1.-The solemn compacts invited by con-
sress in resolution declaring the pur-
poses, to which the proceeds Of the lands
should be applied, originating before the
constitution, and forming tile basis on
which it was made, bound the United
States to a particular course oi policy in
relation 10 them, by ties as strong as can
be invented to secure the faith OF nations"
The Supreme court of the United States
decided In the case ofJackson VS. Clarke,
l Peters, D. 623, 'sthat the General Gov
ernment received this territory in trust
for the use and benefit of the members of
this confederacy." Now, feilow-c citizens,
how do we seek to buy your votes by "gi-
wing your own money raised for diife-
rent ulpose?" Gen. Jackson and the
supreme COURT say that the lands belong
to the States. Ought we not then to
have them, particularly, at this tire,
when the states are SO much in debt?' 1t
had time and the use of the columns OF
the Sentinel, | could show you that the
Trainers of ti.e constitution never intend
ed the public lands as permanent source
of revenue, but that after the revolution
airy wai debt was discharged, they should
revert to the States, or the proceeds OF
them distributed among the States accor-
ing to the terms Of cesson. As to the
lands acquired by purchase, would ask
the Woodstock committee, if the FEEDER
al Government does net hold them under
that clause of the constitution, ''the coz
gress shall have power to dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations re-
specting the territory or other property
belonging to the United States?" If con
gress does not hold the lanes under this
clause, they can have no constitutional
authority to hold them. A portion of
these lands was given to the good La Fa-
yette; will it be contended thai the grant
was unconstitutional? | hope not, on ac-
count Of his revolutionary services. hope
30 such act of ingratitude will ever stain
the pages of our statute book. If I.aFa-
yette and his heirs do not hold the land
under that clause of the constitution
have cited, TIE gift is void. Now, fellow
citizens, your right to these lands and
the proceeds of them is clear and indis
putabe in my opinion. MIR. Stuart is of
the same opinion. He thinks the pro-
ceeds ought to be distributed among the
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