The Arkansas banner., 1844-11-13

grass from the public lands, without first havlng the consent of the agents.
 The probability would be, that the wealthy manufacturing States which were not embai- rassed by their State debts, would buy the land oi the more enthralled States, and hay lng monopolized all or large portion of the public lands, these States would forbid the sales, with view to prevent emigration to the new States, and then from the crowded condition of their population, the manuiac- turers would obtain their laborers (like in England) on their own tems-in theirmind, ia consummation devoutly to be wished.n
 Mir. President: This is not unlikely. We all recollect Foote's celebrated resolutions. the purport of which was to stop the surveys and sales of public lands, and retain their poor population at home. Would such course of policy to the new States be likely to pro- mote our prosperity and harmonize and per- petuate our Union?
 But another reason why the law should be rejected is, that the measure was not oriri- hated afd brought forward on its own merits \ Il acquainted with its history, know that it's friends did not pretend to bring il forward or pass 1t for any intrinsic merit or advantage in the law itself The law stands condemned on the simple and plain principles of common sense. Every person capable of reason cal see that money. m the treasury for national expenses, to be scattered out, and collected Tn again, would be an expensive folly. The friends of distribution support the law. just as they would support any other measure, however unwise or unjust, provided it squaE- dered the revenue and created a necessity for a higher tariff. This is the most odious fea- ture of the law, that it's friends support it merely because 1t wastes and squanders the resources of the government No law should be passed, unless 1t was at least supposed to be founded on wisdom and justice; unless it had some intrinsic merit of its own to sustain It; unless it would stand by itself unassocia- ted by any other measure. sustained by the affections and the judgment of the people, I'hls law Is destitute of all these qualities and recommendations; and its only recom- mendation is, that 1t aids in sustaining law (tafiif) as unjust as itself, and which could not we'll stand without it.
 Of all systems of legislation, this log-roll- ing {as ii Is ealled) is the most corrupt and dangerous. It was this system that Mir Clay pursued so successfully at the called session. He associated together every interest that could enlist every evil passion; and by this association he succeeded in passing bundle ol the worst laws ever one body at one time passed-two bank charters, distribution of the proceeds of land, and bankrupt law ] lay Ii down as sound principle in legisla tlon, that every law ofsa general nature should of itself promote some good, answer some end and ints operations, without producing any evil, be beneficial in advancing the inter- ests of society. None but such laws should be passed,
 Do you think, Mir. President, that if the people submit to this law, it's friends would rest satisfied? Never. Some other law, of like nature, will be brought forward If the manufacturers think they need more pro- teetion, they will fall in love with education, or something equally praiseworthy. They will (having strength pass law 10 appro- prlatc the revenue from salt, from iron, or whatever was most productive, to the cause of education among the States. So that the money was drawn from the treasury, and they could pass law 10 raise the duties, they would be satisfied; and step by step they would supply all the revenue of the States' governments. Thus power increased over right, slow at first, and courteous, but at length foster, and more openly, till liberty it. self finally falls. Every advance the federal government makes beyond it's constitutional limits, weakens the State authorities, and these authorities are in danger of elashng with this usurped power of the federal gov ernment. Wealthy whigs are now looking with hope and confidence to the overthrow of the State institutions, the abandonment of taxes on property, the assumption of the State debts by the federal government, and i laws passed to pay these debts by high ta- riff. Then the wealthy and property hold CTS would be like the nobles and clergy in France before the revolution. Their proper ty would be exempt from taxation, and the whole expense of government would fall on the industrial and laboring classes of our country
 Some time since, was reading the const- tuition of Mexico of 1924. One clause in par tcuar struck me. It was, that that constitu- ton shall remain unaltered and unalterable forever. We, to preserve our constitution. inserted in 1t a clause to let 1t change, with changing man. They, to preserve theirs, declared it should remain unchanged forever. Ours is falling pece-meal, by the attacks of the Wings. Theirs is already rent into pieces by the rude hands of the tyrant Santa Anna, and the fragments thrown to the winds What now is the condition of Mexico? No personal safety, no security for property, ag- riculture languishing, commerce crippled and broken down, towns and cities sinking into decay, and anarchy worse than Spanish despotism, like an evil genius, stalking over s the land Mexico ought to admonish lis o the danger of violating a constitution, and oi the desolation that follows constitution des- troyed.
 But from the contemplation of the blight ing influence of Whig policy, lturn my mind to the Democracy of our land. Let but the federal government move always within its constitutional sphere. Letno doubtful pow