The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-12-13

MAaFA1tA - - - -
shsll prefer 4, snhnlil The legal snd ronsli.
Iulsoszl questions whirh nay arse 10 he
1erisinn 81 lie Judicial tribunals, - was
pr,,posed in bill whlrh passed re Sc.
nsIe 81 your lasl session, IN adjustment
mar he elFerIed in Ihis mode. II Inc
whale suhjeei be rrleTed 10 ihr judirisly.
al paris az The Union should rheerfulls
a,quieses IL the ia.ldeei,ion Of The lribu.
nal treated By lhe constitution fnr The
settlement az I'll questions which may
arise under The constitution. uealies. AM
laws NJ the United States.
Congress Is earnestly invoked. for The
sake Of Ihe Union. is harmony. and our
continued prosperity as = nation. 70 Sd-
Just Al ils present Session this. The only
dangerous question whirh lies in our path
lii nat in snme one Of Tie modes Suggest
ed. in some other which may be saiislar'
Tory.
In anticipation oi The establishment Of
regular governments over the aequircd
territories. joint commission Of officers
Of the army aud navy has been ordered "
pracesd TO the coast IL california aud Ore.
gon. for the pnrpo.e Of making recnnnoi-
sanres aud a report as ~ The proper sites
for The ererIion Of Notifications or other
defensive works ON land, and.0f suilable
situations for naval stations. The infor-
nation which may be expected FROM .
,cirnllkc and skilful examination Of The
whole face nf lhe cossl will be emf
nsnllv useful 10 Congress. when they
cnlns To consider the propriely Of max.
ing appropriations for these great nation
al objects. Proper defences ON land win
be necessary for The security and pro-
lection Of our possessions; and the e..
adjustment Of navy yards. and dork for
the repair and construction Of vessels,
will be important alike To our navy aud
commercial marine. VI ilhout such esiab-
lishments, every vessel, whether Of the
navy or Of the merchant service, requiring
repair, must. nj great expense. come round
Cape Horn 10 one Of the Atlantic yanls
for thai purpose. With surh establish
rnenls, vessels, il is believed, may be built
or repaired ss cheaply in California as up.
on The Atlantic coast. They would give
employment 10 many of our enIerprising
ship builders and merhanics. and greatly
facilitate and enlarge our commerce on
the Pari6c.
As 10 ascerlained that mines Of gold.
silver, copper. and quicksilver exist in
New Mexico and California. and thar near.
ly all the lands where they are found be-
long 10 the United States, il 10 deemed
important ~ he public interests lha, pro-
vision. he made for geological and mine
raIogical examination Of these regions.
Measures should he adopted To preserve
the mineral lands, especially such as con-
tain the precious metals, for the use OF ihe
United States or il brought into market,
10 separate them from the farming lands,
and dispose OF shem in such manner as 10
secure a large return Of money To The irea-
.~t.sPs'~sss .-s-.. .:----. l-yt ssSIlvtdtfs
proprielors and purchasers. To do this,
i. will he necessary To provide sor an i'm.
mediate survey and location Of the lots.
II Congress should deem il proper To dis
pose Of the mineral lands. they should be
sold in small quantities. aud al liked mi.
nimum price.
| rscommend that surveyor generals
offices be authorized tn be established in
New Mexico and California, and provi-
sion made for surveying and bringing the
public lands into market al the earliest
prac,icable period. In disposing of these
lands. recommend that the RICH, Of pre-.
emp.ion be secured. and liberal grants
made to the early emigrants who have
settled or may settle upon them.
| I, will he important 10 extend our reve-
nue. laws over these Territories, and espe-
cially over California. at an early period.
There is already considerable commerce
with California; and until ports of ehtry
shall be established and collectors appoint-
ed. no revenue can be received. j.
! If these and other necessary and ro~
per measures be adopted for the develop
mens Of ,he wealth and resources Of New
hC1lCo Ndttbtutds
riiorial governments be established over
them, such will probably he the rapid en-
largement Of our commerce. and navigation.
and such the addition 10 the na.ioual
wealth. mat the present generation NAV
live 10 witness the controlling commercial
and monetary power Of the world trans.
ferred from London and other European
emporiuns W the city of New York.
The approximations which vera enter
tanned BY some IF our statesmen. in the
early periods of the government, that our
system WAS incapable Of operating viii
sufficient energy and success over largely
extended territorial limits. and that If This
were attempted. il would fall TO piecss by
its own weakness. have been dissipaied
by our experience. by the division Of
power between the States and the federal
government, the latter 10 found 10 operate
with As much energy in The extremes as
10 the centre. II is az efficient in the re-
hottest OF the thirty States which now