The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-06-14

lhdsF he existing flaws tkees2s NJ
wants Of a most wastefal and extrHya-s
ant administration. uhich will appear
1y reference 10 the last annual report
" the seereiars If the Treasury. a
large surplus Is nov in the Treasury.
and has remained there for several
Years past. and If the shove report 10
10 be relied on, will continue fsr a.
many wears 20 eDme 50 the keen imam
eial ssgacify Of The Honorable Seere.
tary enables him 20 antieipafe future
events. ar 10 hazard a prediction. Yea,
the presest demand car the abolition or
reduction Of the duties on Rail rsad
iron. as well as the surrender Of the
public lands 60 the states. might be
complied with, and more than enough
oil money wasld be received from the
present tarsf 90 meet aud discharge
every legitimate want of the Govern.
ment.
But IL this is not considered salts
fatary answer TO the objection urged.
wehave but 20 elaborate what was hint
ed al in the farepart Of this commune
cation 4 valuable part VI the pablo
lands have already been given away.
and urgent demands are now pressing
Congress for further aad larger baun-
ties. The Vest i now growing rapid
II stronger 10 political strength and in
iluence. and what i now withheld may
ultimately BE- taken BY force Of num-
bers. Political parties aud shrewd cal
Chatting. ambitious politicians. antici.
pate events. and are using this fund
under many false pretences. for obtain
Ing or continuing power and control.
ing the pnlics and d.stinics OF the
country-it is therefore going and will
20. and in It's course as at present ma
naged will sweep along with il, thing
OF much more value. much OF the integ-
rity Of public aud official men. and per-
haps excite an angry sectional contest
between the East and West. feariul in
its consequepces-leaaing 10 the elec-
ton of President upon this issue adj.
verse TO the interests Of the Atlantic
s'a,es, who will administer the Govern.
m,ntupnn marrow partizan view ofh.s
duty bestuwing the patronage vested
in him upon hisewn section and friends
to the exclusion of ours, putting in jeo.
pardy, and perhaps destroying the in-
tegrity of the Union. So the Whale
question resolves itself into this: In.
asmnch as these lands have ceased Ia
b. source u revenue to the General
Government. and must be parcellvd OUT
among the States or squandered Tor
party advancement, ought not North
Carolina to press her claims to fair
and Just portion Of them. This is the
qaestion-one that presents itself now
and must be met. How shall il be
done
have already said that Mr.. Claws
bill. fairly carried out. is. in my opin.
ion. the wisest suggestion that has ever
been made upon this subject. But
like that derated patriot himself il has
the prejudices Of the country to con-
tend with. Fallacious reasoning may
be osercome--prejudicc never. Apart
from other considerations the pride Of
consistency is sufficient to prevent
most men. and especially politicians.
from acknowledging an error and sup.
porting by name and in every particu-
lar, a measure which they have public.
~ for series Of yours repudiated and
condemned. And il passed, this bill
might and probably would be repealed
by western votes. after the admission
OF few more, States. and new APP
portlonment Of representatives. aud
long before final disposition Of all the
lands under the system could BE- made.
The democratic policy ,ocn't do. il
for no ether or better reason, because
it Is not carried out IN practice. Nor
does Mr.. Benefits bill meet and pro.
vide for the whole case. 1t contrm-
plates at this time, only partial dl.
visor, leaving the matter open to agl.
tdlc AUugEtss anu tNC tbuuh USttW-
ter. a fund for corrupt trading pollti-
clans. aud finally, as soon as they be
come strong enough, to be absorbed
Jy the Western States.
In lieu Of these several measures. |
propose that Congress shall. alter pro.
riIins ir the claims Of soldier, upon
the Government, enact statute de-
clarlng the General Government trus-
tee Of these lands, for the benefit Of all
the States-such as may be hereafter
formed out of the same aswell as those
now existing--vesting in them an ire
,ocable pecuniary interest, to be ap.
purtloned upna some equitable princl-
pie. When this is done. in order TO
make the gift available to the States,
continue the present, or provide a bet
ter system, for surveying aud granting
the Public Lands. and Fix limit cor
responding with the. probable demand.
and to be enlarged from time to. time.