The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-11-02

int 80 takes sn oath Il sun
pof' ne Constitution. ID 4 lsbru, ,o,.s,
port = = he Pncsr,i-nds ii; ana th.t N,
PRESIDENT. 10 This respect. d naeuxxs..l1,
q he saIEsne courl. The tribunal s.,,b
isshed isr lie purpose 81 dscid,eg uaen
sad siis'ing constitutional aus.Iion.: |,
o"cnins ifanght, - lie deelssse. wi,l
nn'erssI Modification. dssnurti.e u 4
standardization, sslhorily and 6rsdpess
sno snbssE.ise Of sfvernnsnt.
~ ihl' sperrh be Ius kttl f.rw,rd w;,l
me sse q . sagscious sl.lssmsn. az
sp"Ae me sarts RI . prorhs,. n.
sad. sieskiHg &c rsrssin centngense,
.DfPfesslon 70 the ssIus of iii property
sheriff ssslrs and ssen6ces-bsnkrsp,ry
must neessssrlly snsus; and, with il,sm,
isliel lsws. psPrrmaney. o prosira,ion .
he courts Of justice. evils iron = hich = !.
have Jastsms'gsd. must sgain. ~,.h II
1heif train 81 affections, revisit eur com.
n.y." Hare moi these evils IolIow.d Il
he train eflhose measures whirh b,g.r
.he saik u distinction By crushing lie
crest baIsncs-w hrel Of he currency! All.
nady ~ have /" depression in he y.lus
Of all propeiy. sheriff . SALES, sacrifices,
Bankruptcies" snd /. relief laws!',
Al Tie same ssssion OF Congress Mr.,
alay bret brought f"ra ard his grss, m, .
sure OF distributing The proceeds III he
sales Of The public lands among The Sts,es.
shieh has sincs found 50 much lsser with
the people Of The United States. and be
come cardinal principle Of The Whig
party. and one Of vital importance % The
r"un,ry. Dir. Clay had been placed on
The committee u msnuf.ciures; 10 ,his
committee the subject nfihe PsbIie Lands
vas relerrsd BY The Senate. q mai.ri,y of
whom were his political opponents. not
wlthslsndins there was Standing com.
miitee on The pnblIc lands, appoinied On
der l'ng established rules! For wha,
purpose suhjec, so incongruous 40 The
public lands l., those expected IN occupy
the minis oi This committee, was referred
10 u. IL impossible 10 conjecture, unlrss i,
vas intended thereby 10 embarrass Mr..
Clay. and involve him in difficulty with
one portion of,he country, or another. The
reference Of, hls subject to that committee
was the more extraordinary, inssmuch 40
there was not single member from the
new States upon il. aud but one. Mr.. CLAY,
from the western Siaies. In noticing this
novel procedure in his speech. made up
On the occasion Of hIs bringing forward
his bill 10 distribute, Tor . l,mllsd time,
'he proceeds Of The public domain, be re-
marks:
:" We had earnestly protested against
the reference, and insisted upon its i'm
propriety, but We we're cyerruled by the
majority. including majority Of Sensturs
hom The new Stats. | will not attemp.
an expression Of The feelings exhibited IN
my mind on that OCCASION. Whatever
may have besn the intentions nf hanoura-
BILE Senat,rs. | could moi be- insensible
10 The embarrassment in which the CEN
m,tee Of manufactures was placed, and
especially myself. Although any other
member of that committee would have
rendered himself, With a; propri.is re-
searches and proper time. more cnmpe-
tent Than | was TO understand the subiec.
Of the public lands. it was known that, !
rom my local position, / alone was sup.
posed 10 have amy particular knowledge /,
NJ them. Whatever emansied from lha, |
was likely, therefore, TO be
sscr'bed to me. 1.-THE committee should
prnpose measure of grea, liheraliiy To-
W ards the new States. The old States might
II The measurs should seem to
can 'owsrds tie old States, the new might !
be dissatisfied. And, if il inclined 10
neither class OF Sta es. but recon mended
plan according tn which the,e would be
distributed impartial justice among all the
States. il was far from certain ths. any
" ould be pleased"
but the suhjsc, being thus thrown up
IN him by those who sought TO involve
''m in difficulty. he brought 10 il sll The
powers of bis understanding. and. after
in-estIg atm, matured The plan
md bill. which he reported to the S. n4,e.
The anemp, made by maj r,y Of the
Stnate. comp"s, d Of his pol,,,csl enemies.
" embarrass him, now recorded uron their
'wn heads. Blu. if the ri,r. nee. in The
irs, instance, Of this subject 10 The com
ni,tee on manufactures was umpire cedeut-
d, the disposition made Of Mr.. Cia.'s
BILE report from that committee wss still :,
more So.
This was hardly read in the Senate be. n
ore II was violently denounced. and with
nt being considered ny The Senate. was Il
tfefred to the committee On Public Lands
the very commune to which Mr.. Clay IL
adj in the first place, insisted The subject
ught 10 be referred. Afer some days
his committee made report. aud recon-
1ended a reduction Of the price Of the
ublic lands Immediately to one dollar per $
ere, and eventually 10 fifty cents per ,
ere. and ihs gran, 10 The new 5 ates Of +,
f'een per cent. on Ihe nett proceeds OF the
ales, instead Of ten per CT nt.,.ss pT'pos' |