The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-31

1 aF ths debate must, besides these {
nzttsrs. haze embrared tie queation
whether such 4 grant WOald - eonali-
If geneal and equal In me
lorner case there must have 5esns
general aeqaisxcrneeo Of the Senate IN
The constitaripnzlifyof II. II Il had been
Tor agener4l and equal purpose through.
ont rle United States. and not local
and partial. And in me aihrr case
there was the Judgment VI an oser-i
wheIming majority fhat IL was consti-
tnfiouai. Notwithstanding It's being local
and partial. Now. SIR. among those
who voted in fasor Of that bill Ind
the following names: l viii not read
.shem ali L viii not undertake 20 read
some names which carry great weight
with me but l will read the names oil
gentlemen known for eminence m the
Democratic party then and afterwards.
Take notiee- that this vote was after
discussion il was alter repeated dis
cussion after "a debate ut wide en-
tent, asd considerable duration" A.
mouy. the yeas find the names of Mr..
Benton. Of Missouri ; Of Mr.. Dicker-
son. of New. Jersey; Of Mr.. John H..
Eaton. of Tennessee; Of Mr.. Johnson.
of Kentucky Of Mr.. Kane. oil lllinols;
Of Mr.. King. of Alabama. our late Vice
President |; and. passing over several
Others. Mr.. Rowan, Of Kentucky Mr..
! Hugh L.. White. of Tennessee and
Mr.. Woodbury., of New Hampshire.
. late Judge on the bench of the SUI
preme Court Of the Units.i States.
Mr.. BrTIER. Will my friend read
the names OF those who voted against
the bill 2
7 Mr.. BADGER. The nays were Messrs.
, Branch Of North Carolina, Chandler Of
J Maine, Chase Of Vermont. Cobb Of
Georgis, and Harper and Hayne Of
South Carolina.
Thus in 1896. nearly thirty years
nearer 10 the adoption OF the Constitu.
ton than we are now, that bill passed
by the vote which | have stated. In
the House Of Representatives. also. the
yeas and NAYS were taken on the pas
sage Of the bill, and it passed By vote
!. Of 100 to IS. Among the yeas, | hnd
: these names: Mr.. Buchanan. oil Penn
syIvania, then in the House, since il
this body, afterwards at the heal q
, the State Department, and now oul
: Minister nc the Court Of SC. James
: MIR. Crambrcleng, of New York, ther
an eminent member Of the Democratic
party; Mr.. Livingston, of Louisiana
; Mr.. McDuliie, Of South Carolina, Mr.
McLane, Of Delaware, Mr.. Polk
!. James K Poik---of Tennessee, Mr.
!. SAUNDERS. OF North Carolina. and Mr.
Wickliffe. Of Kentucky.
;. Thus. sir, that bill. after discussion
, in both Houses in the year 1896. pass
!. eel in the Senate BY vote OF % to 9
+ and il the House by vote of leo &
: AZ; and what an array Of names sup
|. porting il IA both constitutional and
!. . rightful application Of the public
lands! Why. sir, President OF I'll,
} United States, u Supreme Court Judge
foreign ministers, heads of Depart
ments, persons high in the confidence
/ or the Democratic party, members Q
! the Cabinet Of General Jackson, mel
:. Of the highest character, strict construc
|, tionists! Who more eminent for tina
!. than the late Mr.. McDufiie ! VIII
, more eminent for that than William X
King s--than James K. Polk
!; WHY, Mr.. President. il we can plac
: any reliance on authority /; il we cal
{ imagine that it is possible. an exposi
ton may be given to clause OF the
Constitution BY the concurrent ju,lg
. tRents Of the ablcst and best men u
our country. we have got it, as i secm
to me-. in the proceedings which took
place upon the two bills to which tn
! President has referred. Tan il be sal,
that Congress has no power to dispose
! of the pubic lands to the States tor tn,
benefit Of the INDECENT insane, by a bill
which distributes certain amnunt 0
the public lands. according to Certain
fair and equal rules. amans all tn
. States in the Union, for the benefit o
: the INDECENT insane and vet that, il
1919 aud 1926, both Houses Of Con
gress, after discussion, should hay,
passed bills giving to institutions Y
two States, separately, grants tor tn
benefit Of the deaf aud dumb and tina
they should not have been wise enous
s to discover then, that if there wasan Oh
lection to a grant equal and general
} there>uust be an overwhelming objec
ton to i grant singular and partial
4 These twe bills were not only passes
/, BY Congress. but each received the ap
proval Of the President. Mr.. Monro
was President in 1919, aud his Cabi
net was.composed Of gentlemen Of til
, very Instability that this country la
ever produced. Mr.. CalhouB was
{ member If h;s Cabinet. so was Nj;