The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-17

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az lhe extension. Mr.. Bragg, replied,
that Ne had no Tighf 10 ealeehise him!
I asked him again. and received The
same reply. Then charged him tcifh
dodgine. and asked the further enes-
ton, whether be (Mr. Bragg Was not
in favor Of borrowing money 10 bald
this extension. and he replied that he
mas NOT! The General then proceed.
ed 20 show that this amounted 60 hos
tilty to the Road. since no Rail Road !
was ever constructed without borrow
ing money. unless IL might be in the case
a the Rail Roads west, which were built
By donations of the public lands. lie
commented Upon the Resolution o. the
Democratic Convention on this subject.
upon which Mr.. Bragg. from being a
strong anti Internal lmprosementman
had planted himself. and showed its ut
ter insincerity and spesiousness. What
did il amount to- Generalities. Re-
solved, &C., /" that il would be polite
and pruper Cor the Legislature. from
fine 10 fine. toextend such further aid.
&c., &C., as a just regard Cor the means
and resources of the State will pru-
IDENTIFY allow :" What is "a Just re-
gards" Who is to be Judge 7 When
will il be prudent TO make appropria.
tionss Nothing definite. nothing tan
gible. No direct pledge Of assistance
TO Internal Improvements. either those
commenced or to be commenced. but
simply a vague declaration, that "such
further aid" should be rendered. as ga
just regard" &c will "prudently" al.
low. What a miserable equivocal Re-
solution was this. Ii amounted TO mo-
thing, and the Democrats knew IL. Yet
this was the Resolution ON which Mr..
Bragg relied To make the people be.
lieve. him an Internal Improvement
man.
/ General Dockery next alluded to the
Improvement Of Rivers and Harbors.
and in this connection referred to our
own Bar, and paid high compliment
!. to the efforts Of Mr.. badger in procur-
ing through the Senate an appropria-
ton of 5000. 900 for its Improvement.
He also commented upon the Efforts Of
Mr.. Ashe in the same cause; and while
he charged Mr.. Ashe with no .lelin.
quemcy or inattention as regards this
very important business, because he
believed he would exert himself in be.
half Of the interests OF Whining ton. he
nevertheless showed that thus lar his
efforts had been unavailing. and pro.
ceeded to explain the reasons therefor,
Ii was impossible to obtain approprla.
tions SO long as the Democratic doc
trinc prevailed; for no member Of Con-
gress could get an appropriation fol
his own port. when he steadily refused
to vote for appropriations for .uther
ports, on the ground that it was M
constitutional to do so.
On the subject Of the Public Lands
aud their disposal by Congress, Gene
raj Dockery was clear and satisfactory
He gave a succint history Of the ques'
ton. and claimed for North Carolina
her just. equitable aud religious shar,
Of the Public Domain. Mr.. Bragg, hi,
competitor, had declared that he would
not see North Carolina a beggar at The
foot of the General Government. Nol
would he; he wished her legal share
only. and he deemed il true manlines,
to insist upon our rights. The Land'
were being given away. 1t was per
fectly constitutional for the new State.
to receive them, but il was unconstitu
tional for North Carolina to do so
This was Democratic logic. Demo
Gratis argued that the Lands should be
used to meet the expenses at Govern
ment but the time had come, accord.
ing to Gen. Cass. one of the great DE.
mocratic lights, when Gen. Jackson's
prediction was verified, and the land,
were no longer necessary as a source
M revenue. We had now surplus il
the Treasury Of $50, ZOO. 900, and it va.
daily increasing The General alluded
10 his vote on Benefits Land Bill, Gin
reply to remarks by Mr.. Personl am
stated that although the bill did moi
render to North Carolina her full jus,
tice, vet that he voted for il on thu
principle that hall loai was better thar
nv bread and he would vote for it again
were he in Congress. His remarks OF
this subject were extended, and W,
cannot fnllow him as We would wish.
/ The Editor of the Raleigh Standard
said the General, was very DESTROYS o
knowing his postum on the Ncbrask'
Bill. lie, the General, had no ,lisgui
ses, he would CRAFTY him. While re,
putllating the doctrine Of sqnatter 50.
,creignty, and stating that the bill con
tanned exceptionable features. yet, that
recognizing as it did southern prin,
ciple, were lie in Congress he would
vote Tor il. lie occupied ground simi
lar to that Of MIR. Badger and Of Mr.
Kerr on this subject. But. why did no,
the Democrats pass the bill they had
/ l.