The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-09-15

|pher) when hs touches upon bic owr
praise. does Il uIlh On iuofensiss delics
Icy. he never. in fscl. doss IL II I'll. bu
When be has ssos great pains in view
and spoa al alhss oscssioas be- 10 sr.
lrepely modest. Bui Cicero. is bic ora
lions. speaks ia such high serns Of him
cell Thai il 10 plain be bad . most inlsm.
perale sanity. Thus he cries out:
L. Let arms vssU shs roas. shs wssashss bros
yisld V shs lonsse'
Al knglh be came 10 commend mol
only bis osn aefions aad operations IN
The commonwealth, bul llkswiss his ora
ions, - wsll those which hs hal only
pronounced ~ lhoss which he had CON-
aissed " writing ~ il. 10 Jasesile vani.
~, be we're vying vllh The rhesoririsns
lsoersiss and AnaSimeses. instead Of DO.
ing isspirsd With The lofty ambition oil
guiding The Roman people,
81 fAres in sbs fsid end arsadfsl 70 The fos. ?"
After remsrking thai {" il 10 mean and
illibersl lerely on such qualification. OF
10 husl sfler praise IN that qusrier." Plu-
lsrch proceeds;
/. 10 this respect Demoslhsnes behaved
with more dignity, wilh . superior slevs-
Lon Of soul. He said, 'his ability 10 ex.
plain himself w.s msrs scquisilion. and
aol % psrlso, bn, that n required sresi
eAador and indulgence on the part ol The
sndienes. He though. il must be. rs in
deed il is. only los and little mind that
can value itself upon such sllsinmenu."
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Tbs Puhlle Domain-A recent off,
eial statement shoSs that a 900. 900 oI
acres or The Public Lands have been e.
zen by Congress 10 the nst0 States in
which The lsnds lIs. Al The late session
OF Congress. 1000. 900 Of acres have been
similarly disposed of--and lhs Home.
s.sad Bill. though no. finally passed, com,
msndsd snf6siens strength 10 pass Tie
House oi Representatives.
The si 900. .00o.sc given away,
would have produced, il sold by The Gov.
sIanasnt. about ellt.00o. 600.
Al the preceding session Of Congress
9, 100000 acres Of land were given to
one Rail Road company in Illinois. Il il
sslima,sd BY the company that in Ten
years from this Tins these lands will be
worth 10 il e2S. 200. .O00l
These are startling facts. and should
arouse the people Of lhs old States. and
especially the 6oulhsIn slsles, 70 . bold
assertion of hsir right 70 share in lhs
public properly. Psonp, ACTION y nsces'
cary. For. under hs policy Of lhs De-.
nosrs,ie party, tbs new States are 70.
pidly sppropriating 10 purposes Of sducs
Gon and internal improvement The vas
domain in which The old S,sles. The origins
owners, ough, 10 be At least equal sharsrs
The effect Of This policy is disaslrou,
70 The South. The Improvements which
shs already powerful North Western
States are enabled 70 effect BY this Con.
eressional ibsraliIy induce emigration
from The poorer and less progressive sIsles
Of The South. We decline in inAuencs
and wealth and population, whilst the
snli-slaSery interest is constantly incress.
cd. by ihs ruinous t.o us) policy Of Thai
party which elaine 70 be the especial
guardian Of our interest.
How long are We 70 submit 10 such
ou,rsgesi How long shall We coniinus
in power. a party whose platform denies
to ~ the righ. Of share in the public
lsndsi Hii 10 right to give land 10 llli-
aois and Michigan, 10 il less right TO give
il 10 North Csrolinai II il II right 10
distribute the lands among /tsD S.stes. il
il Less right TO distribute 70 all Are mol
ss in need Of ,nssns 10 dig canals. 10
build plank rosks aud rail roads. and edu.
ea,e our peoplef
Il is tins iha. partisan prejudice on
this subject should be done away with
Tor We shall never obtain our rights unli
a Wing President and Wing Congress
can carry out the Wing policy Of dislri
button among al the STATES.
Fayetteville ObsspAr.