Holly Springs gazette., 1845-06-28
From the Republiean Banner.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRO
GEE Ds sFAiRaE Sales OF TIE
PuRIIC LANDS

| DIS OF THE PRO
GEE DS @FAaPk4E SAFES OF TIE
PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. EDITOR: Ii will be admitted byaf,
| presume, that the tariff OF IS42 was pass
ed by Congress having a whig majority,
and that it has been since triumphantfy
sustained by House of Representatives,
| having two to one of a Sdemocraticn maiori-
| iy. 1t will be admitted, TOO, that there has
been session of Congress since the presis
dent al elec ion, with an overwhelming MAJ
jo.iiy of Mr.. Polk's iIiends in The House.
VINO passed through al discretion, every IA
vorite party measure, including the long
agitated subtresury bill, but Left fsntoucssz
aud eren aaagItdted lac great question of
the Tariff. All candid men, moreover, I
think, mCst admit that this tariff, though
assii ed by Misrepresentation and humbuCe-
ry-by statements Of fIct equally iuconsis-
tent with each other and with trulh-has
,rlumphed over all opposition has rcplen-
ished the treaury; and restored credit and
confidence so that, its worst enemies are
comic unGedwlth the utter failuIe OF all
their predictions against it. Even Mr.
Polk stands with bis hand on his mouth.
or else uteTs wolds 50 uninlel'isibIe lhat
no one can noac know whether he Is rs
friend or It's enemy. / iFs signs are, that
he is falling still more warmly iatO the
embraces of the tariff Interests Of Pennsyl.
vanfa, while South Carolina Is retiring
from him with disappontment, If not hostile
aversion. Every thing points unerringly
TO tie fact, that the general principles ofthe
tariff OF 1912 will not aud cannot, oe mase-
rally change1:
This being so, most important question
comes up IN regard 10 the DISTRIBUTION OF
THE PROCEEDS OF THE PUBLtC LANDS
Mr.. Polk aud his friends at first said that
the tafif would not produce revenue
enough; but driven ffom this by actual facts,
they SAID il produced TOO mHch.-Wilhout
noticing this absurd contradiction at length
il is suificien, for my present argument TO
say, that all parties now agree that it is pro.
ducing enough 10 carry on the governmat,
economically administered, sc.houf tie as.
sitance Of tie land fand-And now comes
up the true point Of distinction that at pre-
sen. exists between the TWO parties on this
question. The wings are not only in fa-
vor of sustaining the principles of the tariff.
bat also Of giu.ng the proceeds Of tie Puilic
iaads 10 the States 10 achome they Yighffhlty
belong. The self led democratic paT-
ty loo matter what the professions ofsomo
of them may be) il point OF fact hold on 10
the tariff with equally st;ong grasp; but
not content ,oith this they hold on 10 ofhe fund
tool And feeling for time secure in pow.
er unless the people wake up and speak IN
a voice that will make them tremble; they
wiH Keep and pas.e both the proceeds Of the
tayif and ths proceeds Of Pubiic lands.
Ine pretence that the proceeds OF tho
lands are necessary for the support OF
governmnt can no longer be resorted TO-
If this fluid is any longer kept in the tIesas
ury il is only kept there to swell executive
patronage and be wasted. Ag1 Eas!ed u
ciU be If 10 remGins there.
| 1t has been estimated. that taking serles
of yearstogelher, the proceeds OF the public
lands will average between three anu four
millions per annum. Take the lowest
point of three millions: The portion then
coming, to Tennessee would be between oHs
hundred and forty and one hundred ais1
| Efv thousand dollars, each gear. The
question now arises are the people of Tenn.
essee to have this fund or noI2 1t is not
necessary in the Federal treasury; why let
il remain there The hnmbuggery thai
whatsoever is distributed from the lands IS
collected back from the imposs will no lon-
ger do. Should any one still believe that
| deceptive theory, he is now bound. never.
thetess, TO yield to the force ofthe facts
~ bich render it positively cer'ain that no
material change will be made in the tariA
MoJern democracy has given ahnndeni ev.
| idence of theiEuih of this. Then il tie
proceeds Of TIE iands ase distrlbltedit II Hl-l
no, cause an additional cent to be collected "
| imposi. The matter is resolved into las
simple questioa, shall goveTnmeEt NTa -
the proceeds of The taFIH, which e n5N'
agree are enough; or shall il. IN adjEs-1 2
this, have ibe lanl fund thro va II, u bs
wasted in prof gracy AID iavishet q ~
! ecutive favorites? L has becaD =
t,cal qaestioa, 1h.ch can be 10 los
ed. And venture the psed-ei''
aodsra democracy hes beel t"t
yiell ,othe wing policy N iaFol e ~
III i wll soon have = yield ia 49,
j. ltlhn.isn aiso. Il is I'm. .1oszlos' ibr 'h..
, resis, the soece Ct thar qdessio - sF4-s
/ ,sa.x ia cei C.-H they r.9 ea e =.
/ de 20 l.G r. Eelesal GoyeTnA f.t
/, 'rscse3s Of the tarlI. wD.c.l -
! a. i ago ssasle tas pl'o1es1s s
5 Nsys.! no, neyeil
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