The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-10


like twO.edged sword /; il will depre-
eiate the value of land in the old States,
and az the same time il will diminish
their population. The reason for this
is Obvious. People will not buy land
IN the old States when they can get
better elsewhere for Nothing. In this
way, the men, by whose blood and
treasure the public territory was ar.
quired. will have II snatrhed from them,
that. Ton. not BY receiving in return
its original cost. but il viii be follow
ed BY a great depreciation Of the value
Of their property. and a diminntion Of
their business and population.
There are some other matters Ia
which | do not now wish 70 alIude, but
to which may probably refer before
the bill shall be finally disposed Of. il
J get an opportunity. In regard ia
the policy Of il, am almost constrain-
cal To say that, rather than see located
on the western borders Of Missouri a
people aliens and strangers TO Us in
blood. aliens and strangers to Us in
language, as confused m language as
we're those who were endeavoring 90
build the tower Of Babel; people who
do not love us. people of a bad stock.
lfor the yagabond. the purper and the
refugee from Europe, or fSoR our old
States, are those who are 10 receive this
gsatuity 3 rather than see such eon-
fusion Of tongues. such a ring. streaked
and speckled set put uP ia oar far 90
territory. as a sort Of fmperiam III Ina
peri0 to hold the balance af power aud
control this Union, 4 would wish il
destroyed like SodoR and Goporrah,
asd lost to the Union forever; for we
had better have no public land than
have suck aeighboFs.
Again; when the Senate coGe to
consider this question, | wish them to
bear in mind that there are Rsw great
troubles in Europe, and that. according
to recent calculations, il would cost
from $500, 900, 600 20 81 200, OO0. 900,
20 make our navy equal to that Of Great
Britain, to say nothing Of the navy Of
France. Suppose three or four be!Ii-
gerent Powers Of Europe should unite
to send feet against Us !; they could
lombard and burn down New York,
COME up the Chesapeake and Potomac,
and take this Federal City, lie OF in
the Chesapeake Bay DESTROYING pro-
perry, blockade California, and cut us
OFT IRON all communication with her,
except by the tedious overland route,
and not feel The absence of that portion
Of their navy which wogld be required
Tor these objects.
In this Periloss. in this helpless con.
dltion, looking to these emergencies.
Knowing the neeI Of our naval and COM
mercial marine in a proper situation los
defense; KNOWING the importance and
value OF The property which we have a.
iloat upon the ocean for the protec iion of
which our navy is necessary; Task you,
IN a time of peace. if we ought not to
be prepared for time of war, and for
such as may possibly a.
rise Let Us NOT act like drunken |
BOY who wastes away his inheritance BY |
his dollars to the crazy mob
him; but does il not become |
Is, as American statesmen, to husband
,ur resources, to look at eventualities,
o look to justice! Let US not Offer
inducements to bring in reckless for
'lsners who will lie down, like the To-
'usts upon the land Of E. ypt. I.etus
consider whetherit would not be curse
o the country; and whether YOU had
lotbetter have all the plaques Of Egypt.
oeusts, frogs. and lice, thrown in, ra.
her than have The country settled up
y this way with state or colony in the
Vest, holding power, performance,
nd influence in the Egion under thr
oBtrol Of alien and wrong feeling.
SIR. J have no more to say It present
pom this bill. and | do not know that
shall have anything further to say
pom It at any time. prefer that sumo
ny else should expose It. lprctcr that
Dme one else should investigate the
tatistics. lookat the real position of the ,
uestion, and expose the wickeaness
the proposition. have, in a some.
hat lncoherent way, given NV con.
letlons and feelings and notions about |
!. think it is based upon mista. b
en- principle. II is a radical change n
our public land system. No Presi.
mt has ever recommended it, There
no call for it. 1t is not needed by u
y pressing public necessity. 1t is N
iastlng away our mean. for nothing. ii
hope the bill will moi be passed; but ii
It should pass. though | make no Ii
'oinlses, | must say, Notwithstanding IN
hat has been heretofore urged in re-. !.
renee to the veto power, that IL Pre- !.
lent Piarce should veto the bill. / =,
not so certain that would not be- :
HIM Tor the succession such is nv "
ns'ctIan Of the improperly Of the =