The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-20

bounes Il destroys that energy OF character and ntrep
I'D perseverance, which has spread high civilization IRON
The Atlantic to the Pacific ocean and which the drones OF
gifts and benevoenees could never have effected
What democrat go for this blll when the argument
IN lis support assumes government duty 10 Interfere
and direct labor skill, and capital BY holding the empia-
ton OF bountes 10 free people, and controlling labor By
legislative bride Men manage ner own affairs better
than government do il for them To be lei alone is
in most instances great blessing oil political Liberty The
peculiar condition Of things in this country will, by the
law OF demand and supply. direct The labor and pursuits
of community,
Will you al the expense Of the rights of the soyer-
eighty and dignity Of the Stale governments, induce the
people OF the United States look up this federal gov
eminent as the only and sole dispensers OF gifts and OF
bouniies-ndeed The great beneficiary OF the people-o
the dscred and dsrepue oil their Stale governments,
who have less means to bnbe with SO lavish hand
Again as the public lands belong TO all the people Of
the United States. does not your bill violate all IDEAS of
equaliy and therefore OF justice, IN besowng in such
that It's benefits will only accrue TO part of The
peope'
arising from the sale OF the public lands Tor the Iedemp
lion of the principal and payment OF the interest OF some
Sy o. oss s I pass
law violate thai solemn and voluntary pledge SO recently
made
Suppose SO improbable suggestion as that the repre-
seniaves OF the manufacturing States should favor The
passage of this bill for the that you withhold the
means by which money will be placed into The public
treasury from the sale of the public lands, you thereby
induce the necessity, in case Of emergency, OF causing
an increase OF duty foreign lmportalons by which the
interest OF your own peculiar labor advanced But sup
pose this effect to follow win il not operate in
other point Of view greatly 10 your injury Why are
the people OF the northeast engaged in manufactures
Because they occupy sterile SOIL rigid climate, dense
population cheap labor and have acquired an excess OF
capital Why are those OF The South, the Southwest and
the Northwest consumers OF the products OF your inge-
nuy' For precisely the reversal rich virgin
SOIL bland and genial climate, sparse population, high
price OF labor with less pecunary means DO you not
hasten condition of things in The West that will change
the relations al present existing, much your dsadyan-
How Ong will the peODle OF the West
portaton and profits articles that they will make then
as cheapy as you do now
A strong objection may be made to this bill from lis
pecuniary consequences. When those lands given
away. no dollar can come into yonr treasury from that
source You will then have 10 look 10 other oil
revenue sustain the OF the system incurred by
veys, registers offices, General Land Office at this place
together with the payment OF Indian annues, already
amounting many millions, incident the purchase Of
those lands
Gentlemen may think it patriotic il they advance the
interest OF their particular Stale district This may be
But to have regard to equality Of rights to justice
to constitutional obligations constitutes, my opinion,
much better and the American definition OF that term.