New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-02
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
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snnes IN constitute crest national fnnd for the ad
x.nr,rsept OF bene6cent national Purposes
The distinguished Senator from Kentucky, sew
-, y.srs aeo BY his great influence in the coun
- II the rssion, secured the distribution among
the grsfes OF this Union Of portion O! those, with
,,her surplus revenues. | wss, at distance, an
burosle sdnircr and approyer Of that policy The
,esrlf Of il in other States know Tot bat you can
testify with roe, Sir, the result the benefcent re-
sult In tbe State Of New-York from which we
come. The share that was allotted To thot State
was %, 600 900: the sum we received was $4,000,
600 Every dollar Of that 100000 was devoted
ten years ago 70 the foundation Of common schools
and academies, preparatory for higher Institutions
Of Leaning and 10 the foundation and endowment
a hbrares for the common people And, Sir, viii
now state 70 the Senate-snd ! am proud on behalf
of the State Of New York. and proud that am here
this day 70 state 70 the praise aud honor o. the cs
tinguished statesman from Kentucky the coEdi
ton 10 which the State CT New. YORK, the people
bond and free-if there were any OF the FORMER
native born and foreign have been brought BY this
grcs. act Of nstional j1stice-i viii not cal It be
nehcence.
srr, the State Of New.York numbers three Nil
lions Of peoTle and owing 70 the application Of ts
iund there is not 70 be found II that state one child
either the child Of citizen or torelgner-fron the
age Of Ave years 70 the age Of twenty years VIII
10 no. educeted--e educated at the public coat snd
expense.
Agsin, Sir, at the distance Of every mile aud q
nalf upon every mail route, railroad, cana, aoc
crossroad, separated by distance Of only n4e
and half from each other are our school houses g.
10 New Z ngland and the schOoinaster 10 AZ home
"a New.York everywhere, and eli the tiIno sRo
Eex-York 10 thos made 10 initiate tho blessed ex
ample OF Massachusetts and Connecticut That J.
what has nappenedIn Iay day aud in your day, 81
that IN VIVA. hos happened within or expereocr
And more than that, m every one OF these schfF
- tT.af afD srr' nj
eoniaining al that is Interesting IN ancient history ~
modern science, IN literature GEOGRAPHY ana ever
hrapoh Of human knowledge, open and eccessi'."
70 every citizen, 70 every man, 70 every woman aH
70 e,ery child m the State Of New-York
Yes, sir, this s4,sco,ooo has supplied as WIZ
libraries which contain. collectively more than ole
million Of volumes. And, sir more than that, Their
/, scarcely left IN the State 81 New York bhnd
person who has not oeon taught u read ms piD'e
there IL not lefs deaf mute who nss mol pee
Taught 10 give expression 20 his thoughts ana
render prsise TO God aud his scknow !edgments
the State which has brought him from TIE condi'oi
OF IGNORANCE aud degradation in which he wa
placed by birth on accident Of disease More ina
that air. there that unfortunate class has Eot bee!
neglected &C which reference has been maze 0.
NV friend from Gsorgis, who ssks me, why no
consider the free negrof SIR the free negro ha
been considered; part OF thus iand derivea irgi
the publ. land has been appropriated to their a.
yeucensut TO their Improvement, 70 prepare ea'
ouahfy them TO exercise the rights OF sell goYera
mem: and 20 carry on the gree. work OF the eman'
cipaton OF their race wherever they may be t0Vn.
Ia bondage Yes sir, there are q, this day -
coloroa children, children Of the African race, wh
ore being educated ont oil ms great 'Sna OF 10
r.oual bcneiicence.
And Low, sir what becomes Of the reprosch D.
which this 10 called charity What would hav
been the disposition OF this fund had IL been III
hersi Cir, il would have been leit to be exPendt'
es the revenues Of this country, TOO large, too IN
sral always have been expended, 70 improvldence
and 1t Is therefore that have always claimed tbs
thsy ought 10 be distributed among the States
Since this Government has renowned all enter
pr;ses OF internal improvement, and especially O.
works Of education and progress, they should hay
been distributed among the States, that they mlsl
be spilled to those works at benetcence aud iiu
mainly.
And now sir, during all the time nave elgoye
this $4,000 900. there has been waste OF IT, thel'
has been no diminution OF the amount given TO Us
II Ia every dollar there yet. The si3OOO00 ar
9Th Ia the Treasury OF the State Of New York
And what has been done. hos been ouly by nean
II the interest accruing upon the fund. VIII gen
tlemen tell me- sir that il is not wiser TO make sue
disposition Of these funds than II would be to en-
ploy them In encouraging PRODUCTIVITY On the par
OF the Federal Govemnaent--in encouraging
spirit OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT tins lust oil Coz
quest IN which the Mexican war had itA orgi'
main these $4,000 900 OF acres 10 be added I,
the ] goo 0O0, 600 OF acres we had before
Hlr, what has this acquisition brought us A
cording 20 the argument of the learned gentlema
fom Georgia, II has brought us butt Psndotas bo'
Of evils, and we are, day after day entertaine'
here with the intelligence that the Union must b
Dissolved, OF is actually dissolved, and all this b.
reason Of our employing the revenue from the pub
nc land In extending our limits. which arc alrcsd,
unnecessarily large. Sir, IL 10 becsuse | want D.
more Mexican wars il Is because do not wan, T.
encourage this lust OF conquest this seizlng OF n
unripened fruit which Il let alone would fall OF II
self that en- opposed 10 swelling the revenues q
the Federal Government from sources like these
and that claim that the Federal Goveuunen
xhould be brought down 10 responsibility 10 the pee
pie and that the people shall know what it costs
indalgs In wars OF conquest.
Sir, the Senator from Georgia and the Senate
nom Illinois agree that there is peculiar demer
in considering the cause Of foreigners as dlstin
suished from the cause Of American oitirens-
And my honorable friend from Georgia suppose
thai he found in the proposition which have sui
united herenot at all in conflict with that OF H.
Senator from Illinois, as have before remarked 90
with that OF the Senator from Massachusetts,
that Of the Senator irom rexas-s peculiarly oh
iectionable feature because Z provides distinct'
tcr Foreigners without providing icy others.
Su, these remarks--and am sorry 10 see tn
ungracicus reception which they received, at IA
--obhgs me 20 say, what would not say before
that the way 70 defeat any humane proposition.
any charitable enterprise Is 10 bring into oompeti
tien with II some other object OF charity whlci
ought to be provided fos hrst
SIR the religion winch inc0cstes the duty c
charity gives us an Rdmoniuon against such {,
naeans OF defeating the ends OF charity.
NJ. Dopol Ass-Wil the Hon. Senator allow
10 cal his attention to the fact that my bih wa,
hrought in FIRST and therefore, thsi his pToPostio
comes in competition with mine
- Mr. sxwARp--l did not sllude to the Senator A,
bill. The hrst time ever heard OF il or is cot
tents. nom a source TO which could acknowledge
myself indebted ior information was this rnornins
and ea that occasion rendered TO hun the unr'
served homage Of ny appreciation aud gratitude 70
10 and Cor this acknowledgment his esnsure rpO
me. because have provided fox certain class
eseignsrs, was AZ unkind and unnecessary return
Now. was gong to say that the religion willo
nculcates charity above ali things, and which eve
excuses every human being for the failure in "a,
performance OF many duties if he but faithfully
dascAsrse ths one. gives also this edmoniton, tbs
we pour ointment upon the heads Of the sick an
aSsicssd. AMI not say, with the Phxrisee this ON,
ment should have been cold, aud the money give,
10 the poor. lknew OF no way Of paving any deb
OF iaseee oat 70 place the object at once bsfor
ne, and 70 acknowledge when il msets me my OF
Exnticon 70 discharge n Ther. Ga, h. -, -, -.