Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-16
THE NIlA.=RD.
RAIEIeH sATURDAY, JULY e. 1858.
},,p poGERs' GARD.

Raleigh Register, wherein ne Athounces n'lnSeA'
ond furthermore, that he is in favor of
fair distribution Of the public lands or their pro-
ceeds among the States" Mr.. Rogers, it is clear,
desires to stake himself on this issue. He would
have the people forget that he is Bank and Ia
riff Whig-that he is the political associate OF
those who opposed the very policy by which
large portion Of the lands was acquired. This Is
Just like Federalism 1t has steadily opposed the
acquisition Of lands, and yet after they have been
acquired, it has filled the air with camors for their
distribution or for their proceeds In this matter,
as in Others, Federalism has no Constitutional
scruples. 1t regards the federal government as a
great centre, around which the States revove like
so many planets in their orbits and its policy, if
carried out would make the States dependent in
fact, as they hold them to be in theory, on this
common centre. Federalism, in fine, is but anoth-
er name for consolidation; and consolidation, if
effected, no matter by what measures, would be
but another name for splendid despotism.
Mr.. Rogers is for the lands or their proceeds
This, then, is all that is left, apparently, of Wing
principles. He is in favor of ga far distribution
of the public lands or their proceeds among the
States" The first point here is, that MIR. Ro-
gers is opposed according to his own declara-
ton, to Benefits land BILL for surely he cannot in
sst that that bill offered &c fair distribution I"
and secondly, as he mentions the lands first it is
inferable that he prefers division of the lands to
a distribution of the proceeds. Will Mr.. Rogers
be good enough to tell the people where these
proceeds are? Can he show that these lands are
not in debt to the federal treasury? Can he pro-
duce the proof that, to take these proceeds, even
if they exist from the treasury, is not to raise the
tartaxc of the people? And is this his position!
Would he take money from the treasury with one
hand to distribute to the States and with the 9th
impose tax the farmers iron, SALT and upon
wooden and cotton goods to restore to the treasury
the money thus taken out Is this bis policy?
Mr.. Rogers talks about North Carolina getting
ther rights in this vast property, just if she
were a foreign State, contending with unjust
and grasping governments government which
had taken possession of her property, and was
holding on to it against her earnest remonstrance
North Carolina, we beg leave to declare, is party
to the federal government anG her rights " are
in the keeping of that government 1t is to her
interest as consuming State that the tarif-taxes
should be light; and she is, therefore, willing
other considerations aside-tLat the revenue from
the lands should be devoted to the common charge
and expenditure for she knows that every dollar
which is diverted from one branch of revenue,
must be supplied by increased taxes on her own
citizens.
Mr.. Rogers says: We are in debt and need
this fund-not only to discharge that debt, but to
improve our condition a State and educate our
people" This is the old Wing song. The lead
made the air ring with it in 1910; but after
they got into power they struck up an entirely
different tune. They passed bill to divide the
proceeds giving the new States largely the advan-
tage and providing that whenever the tariff should
be raised above twenty per cent the distribution
should cease; and then, as they thought more of
the tariff States than they did of the old States,
North Carolina included) they forthwith, them
Selves enacted law raising the tariff above twenty
per cent; and thus cut off the old States from
every cent of the land money! These are facts
and MIR. Rogers will not deny them. 1t is true
we are in debt, and need money to carry on a sys-
tenn of internal Improvements but if an advocacy
OF internal improvement is to be coupled hereafter
with propositions to borrow or beg money from the
general government for the purpose of efecting
the same it will be found that the number of i'm
provement men will rapidly diminish. The general
government has no power to make roads in the
states, or to appropriate money to educate the
children OF the States and if it cannot do this
dTecfy, it ought not to be expected nor permitted
to do it Indirectly We had rather see North Ca
rollna poor and independent than to have her roll
ing IN wealth, and at the same time dependent on
federal beunties and the instrument of federal
power. But she is not poor. She is able not only
to make all desirable and important improvements,
but to educate her children; and she will do it ALL
and do itwell, in her own good time
But after all, what could Mr. Rogers do if
elected to Congress Could his vote secure the
passage OF a land or distribution bill? And if
So where IS FRANK PIERCE! Is he not Just now,
the President? Aye, there's the rub" Pass
your bills of plumber, and the veto falls
&c r. ogers rs young man, full of hope and
me- BE comes out for Congress-to use the en-
phatic and eloquent language of the Register
"ouer has o'Cn signature";; and, like a freeman i"
as ne ls-still quoting from that inimtable Jour
nai-"Ae announces himself" This is all very
hne. It makes ones blood glow and tingle to see
man running for Congress {" Deer his o,rn siona-
I~re. 1t refreshes one to see any one dash as
Mr. Rogers is doing, full on the power of this Glib