Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-09

the money as It did, to the lands or pronar+,,
It is the proceeds Nor acoatzd the ooner:,. VI Which
any more right to dioide the land or H. 'sen hqr,
s z1oal9 me Isl to surrender.it +" 9a
nan 20 fc0lttd hdce to Surrender ana, ueH
delegated polcers If it may surrender o G'T Of i;
States it may also surrender the nov ON 10 to tn
war, laying duties, coming money. tn Ieclais
delegated by the same parties held undon y areS
instrument, and in trust for the execnt, me SANE
same objects: The assumption of such 'Vn Of tie
helther more nor less than the assumption of sIt
paramount to the Constitution tselftba VI =. night
the part of the governmet to DESTROY the =; sht On
and dissolve the Union, from which If dos; uMent
lstence. To such monstrous results mnst 81 Its eI
eple or which this bill rests lead, on tbe cue ue pin.
that the lands-that is, the territories-beI
by the Constitution. i@iN to do
But the difficulty would not be less If H.,
be considered as belonging to the States in should
divldual and separate character. So nn.I gf H.
what right can this government possibly InS"efed
sthem 1t is the agent or trustee for .i lave Over
States; the States as members of comro ,ae United
and not ofthe States Individually. each of Ch
separate government of its own to ropo "ith has
that capacity. For this government tp e eSent TN
represent them in both capacities would he to 10
all Power-to centTalze the whole system in 1S ;
But, admitting this bold ASSUMPTION on - a. Ue1
pie of right or justice if the lands real Ia pfc
the States-or which is the same fbino e GIIiOng
nue. from the lands belongs to them-c.1 wy re'e-
ment impose the various limitations sI'Sf1'
the bill? w hat right has it. on that snnnos;e IN
appropriate funds belonging to the States
to the use of the Union, in the event &c p~E
case the price OF the lands should be increased .
dollar and quarter acre or anv ort;o1 oo'e
tariff a ABOVE twenty per centum ad valorem9 u 'ne
Such, and so overwhelming are the const;.,,.,
dlfhculues which beset this measure No oa I
can overcome them--who can bring bimSo1fto VINO
for this bineed trouble himself a6ont - !Ole
al scruples hereafter He may swallow Ebo,t Lo
itaton, bank, tariff, and every other unconSt;t
measure y which has ever been adopted OF pronosnJ
Yes: would be easier to make plausible aro
for the constitutonality of the most monst1oU ~
the measures proposed by the Abolitionissfo .bO
lltlon ltsef-than for this detestable bill. and W.
we lind senator's from slavehoding States fine VOW
safety of whose constituents depends on a strict c
struetion of the Constitution recording their namn
in favour ola measure from which they have moth
ing TO nope. and everything to fear. To what is a
course SO blind to be attributed but to that fana
cism of party zeal, openly ayowed on this floor
which regards the preservation of the power of the
w ing party as the paramount consideration? HbaS
staked its existence on the passage of this and b
other measures for which this extraordinary session
was Called and when it is brought to the alternative
of their defeat success, in the anxiety to avOdbe
one and secure the other, constituents Constitution
duty, and country-all are forgotten"
The foregoing language Of the great statesman is
Ill that could have desired 1t is clear, pointed
and irresistible. 1t classes division of the lands
with division of the proceeds it takes the ground
that Congress has no more right to do either than
It would have to surrender any other of its delega
I'd powers. Mr.. Venable and Mr. Cantwell profess
o be admirers and followers of Mr. Calhoun; what
will they say to the foregoing? What can they say!
More hereafter