The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-24


II he protective poliry. eannOi be doubt
q. That our commerial and navigating
Interests VII BE enlarged N c0nesPonss-
inr rsli0 with The increase 81 ouE trade. =
eanally certain; while our manufacturing
Interests vii eth be lhe faEoFrd interests
81 he country, and receive lhe Incidental
protection afforded them BY revenue dn-
lies; and more Than this ihey csnnoi just
" demsnd.
In my annual message Of December
las, = larilT> u reFenne duties based upon
the principles Of he existing law was 70
commended, and ! hare seen no reason 10
change the opinions then expressed. In
view of the probable beneficial effects Of
hat Law, | recommend that The policy e.
lablished BY i be maintained. II has but
Just commenced 10 operate; and 10 ahan-
Jon or modify il without giving il > fair
trial. would be inexpedienl and unwise.
Should defects in any Of lis details be as
ccrlained by actual experience 10 exist.
these nav be hereafter corrected. but IN
Ill such defects shall become manifest, the
act should be fairly tested. ta>a. ~.
l,is submitted Cor ysOr consideration
whether IL nay not be proper. % . MAR
measure. 10 impose Ieyenue duties On
some Of tie articles Eo- embraced 10 tie
Zee list. Should IL be deemed proper 10
impose such Jeliss, y inn . yIsw 10 raise
Hyenue To meet The expenses Of Ibe ~ar
Nth Mexico. or 10 avoid 10 that sxleLl
The creation Of q public debt, they may be
npeslsd when the emergency ~hish
gave rise 10 them shall cease ~ sxis,, and
constitute no part Of The permsReLt poll
~ OF the county.
The scI OF the SIKH Of August last. I" 70
Provide for the better orgsnizaIon Of ihs
treasury, and Tor Tho collection, saIsksst.
ing. trsnsf.r. aid disbursement Of Ihe pub.
lie Isyenus." has been carried into txssu.
ZION as fspidly 80 the delay necessarily
arising out Of The appointment oi nss
officers, taking and approving their bonds,
aud preparing proper places for tie sale.
keeping OF the public money. would Isr-
mi. II is not pIopOss d 10 depart IN any
respect iIOm 'he PRINCIPLES or policy on
Which thls great measure 10 founded.
There ere, hossssr. dtfeew in tie dsIsil.
Of the measure, deyel E1hy its pracliea
operation, which ate Bsl forth IN The
report Of the Secretary 81 the Treasury,
10 which The stI. nton Of Cohg'ess il in.
Tilted. These defects would impair d
soDs extent the successful oEeraIisa oil
tie law al oil Iimss, but ara especially
embsrtssing WHEN the Country i, ene,eet
ia war, when The expenditures are greatly
increased, when loans ate to be effected
aud the endorsements are 10 be made o.
points many hundred miles disIanl in
some cases, from any Depository. and Q
large portion Of them in ioTsign county,
The nodl6eslious suggested in The report
oil me secretary or tns 'rrrvrsty 90. 90.
eomasndrd 10 your favorable CONSIDERS.
lion. tt -, ais.
In sonnsIion with THE ssbjeei, I invite
your s'lennon 10 The impor,sncs OF es,sb
fishing . branch of the min, OF the U.iled
States al New York. Two-thisds Of The
revenue derived iron customs being col.
lsc'ed al that point. the demand for specie
70 pay the dVues will bs large; and .
bfsncn mint. where ioreiga COIN aud bul.
lion could DO Immediately converted into
American coin. would greaiIy fscilrl.,s
the HansacIlon Of the public business,
enlsfgs the circulation Of gould and silver,
and be. Al the sane time, safe depository
Of the public puney. .#5
The importance Of graduating and re-.
dueing the prizes Of such of the public
land. a. have been long offered in the
mark't, ~ the minimum rate authorized
BY exi.'in. Laws, AMI remain uusold.
induces the again to recommend the sub.
lsci 10 your favorable considsrsiion. Ma.
Wy millions Of acres Of these lan6s have
been offered 10 the market for more than
'hir'y years, aud lager qusntuss TOT
more than Ten or twenty years; and being
oi an Inferior quality. they musi remain
u"ssleabIs for an incsfnie period, unle.,
The price al which they may be purcll.,-
ed shall be rstueed. 10 plsce a price
upon them above their real value 10 not
only TO prevent their sale, and thereby
deprive the Treasury Of any income from
that source. bui is unjus. 10 the States in
WHICH They lie. because il rs,ards their
growth ani increase Of population, and be.
cause they have 10 power 10 levy a tax
upon them as upon other lands within
lhsIr limits. held BY other Proptretors than
The Un'ed States. for Ihs support Of lber
local governments.
The bsnheisl e feet, Of the grsdos,ion
principle have been realized by come Ut
'he States owning The lands " thin their
Limits, IN which i, has been adopted. Thew
have been demonstrated also by The Unit.
ed Ststes acting as The trustee of The
ChIekassw tribe Of lndi,ns IN the sale of
their lands J, i'g si.hiu the Ststes of Mis-
siss'ppl aud Alabama. The Chicks.sw
lands, which would not command in the
marker The minimum price established by
HE lave Of ,hs United States for The ,ai.
81 their Isnds. were, in pursu,no. IF ,b.