New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-30
WASHINGTON.
The Censor Printing Job-Split in the Loco
Camp ssuth--sumner on the Public Land
0uestisn--webster and Fillmsfe--John "a
Wis on the Compromise.

The House after much ado yesterday
finally got the bill for giving the printing OF the
| Census TO DONALDSON i ARMSTRONG, the pro-
prietors OF the " Union" "a Job whose enor-
| mitv have before exposed into the Committee
of the whole The contest on It, and thevanou
preliminary votes, give the welcome assurance
Gifts probable final defeat. lndeedIt Is reckoned
TO be well swamped 10y getting II into the Com
u,ittee Of the Whole This Committee Il the
Cbancery Of legislation. Now the personal ex-
planatory, excusatory, bunkum, thrusiing. par
ryinr. mild. savage, gentle, feroclous. all sorts
| Of speeches Of the members can go on with IN
restricted license Massachusetts, may fight ont
her battles and other States may come into 'ne
rinc and fight theirs. There is every prosPec'
of A grand set.to between the Loco-Foco Seces
sorists and the Loco-F oc0 UnioniSts ofthe South
on this printing bill. It IS proper occasion for
such a warfare, because II Is essential 10 Know
what doctrines the organ is going 70 uphold,
which Is TO receive the enormous fortune mat
| this bill proposes 10 confer upon DONALDSON
ARMSTRONG. We are able 70 see no basis upon
which Southern Loc0Focoism can unite. Their
divisions threaten a fatal rupture The TACT VII
brook no denial that the aspect OF things IN that
quarter Is very alarming. L the Baltimore Con-
vertion aiopt the Compro Mise, Southern Loco
Focc Sec, ssionists. OF States Rights men rs they
call themselves VIII rcpuiis'e the nomination
1.-THE, 30 uot,the MON Loco Focos VIII consider
themselves sacrificed, and rebel accordingly
But perhaps It is not wise joy Us 20 grow too un-
happy over the gloomy prospects of our opfo-
nents in the south Though no bow of promise
vet a.'ears. il may be shat the san Willy sllHe
out upon their pathway
VI SpxsER made atarcc-q uar.ers-o an-nour
speech IN The Public Land question The bur
den oft was 10 establish the position tha'as the
Unied States had enjoyed an immunity of taxa
ton from the States in whKh is lands lie. ilr
an average Of quarter of a century, the lands
should be Yielded Up 10 those States. We do
Lc, know how often this argument has been used
OF how often or when = has been exploded out
j., strikes Us as wholly alacious. The Govern
men' Of the United States protects it, own soil
by Amy and Navy, by other physical de'ensas,
and hy the whole machlsery - Govern men.
To whom should such a Government pay tiN
OIL that sol. ana for what Is Is to a subordinate
organization created within rs own limits by rs
own power Upon what principle can state
demand contributions from the United states
ior its own purposes OF internal expenditure
The Government of the United states - not
proprietor holding the soil therein and obtaining
an enhanced price by reason Of Improvements
growing ont Of the progress Of settlement and
population. II asksbut one price from the be-.
ginning to the end of its Transactions, aad his
price does little more than cover tne expenses oi
management and sale Of It's lands. Why then,
talk about State tax rs an appropriate charge TO
the propretorship, while 1t remains IN the Cen
endorsement The lands are held Tor the use
of population, and disposed Of to population, at
nominal cost Bus If --,~I- sArulus be left IN
the National Treasury, how Is II expended ou'
Tor uses that go usi SO far to relieve the States
themselves from taxation
Say, IL you please, that the National G0TsTn-
ment should dispose OF Its lands to popstdtiof''
without rofersnch IN money receipts, because
the wealth and resources OF nation are - is
people and not in It's material possessions GRIN
money and argue thence, wha, legItmately
follows as 20 your policy in the disposition OF the
public lands. But do not talk about the State
Governments having acquired any equitable
ule TO them, for any such cause the immunity
OF taxation for this is to declare IN effect that
the General Government not only owes the duty
of protection to the States but contributions to
defray the charges OF their local administration.
And this Is a declaration that savors strongly OF
what IN this age is classically denominated
"humbug." We must .haye hair-spltting and
peitifogging in the land, otherwise the occupa-
ton of the lawyers would be gone but In legisla-
ton and IN craftsmanship let Us have none OF II.
The present position Of Mr.. WEBSTER and
Mr. FILLMORE as candidates for the Presidency
grows daily more and more anomalous TO the
public apprehension. |, would seesa4 20 neces-
state the reconstruction OF the Cabinet. The
Secretary has all along expected ~ have the
Administration field to himself and TO find now
that he 5 allowed but a very small patch Of
1t, is excessively provoking And It Is lmPossi-
bic that so much poignant chagrln as Is ielt
should be altogether suppressed And /, Is nor.
So that it cannot be long, if there Is no change
IN the position of the candidates, before 1t vii
burst out IN epen elimination. Men oi strong
passions, with cross purposes and keen personal
aims, cannot meet N daily intercourse, and be
always amia5le and polite and eonhding This
is more difficult than
TO smile and smile and he villain
The lines OF the President ana Secretary, VINO
are both boobing for the same big trout will
inevitably tangle. So long they run side by
side On the same course, they will yostle, inter
lock their wheels, crowd, and perhaps JOekey.
We see numerous signs OF this already Such
a state OF things cannot last. and good nature
continue 10 prevail Collisions will he followed
by cODtuslons.
Gov. DAVIS made his speech today on the
Cou,promise Resolutions He gave the truth