Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-05-18

from those who are to be thereby al
iected. If the time shall ever ar
rive when, for an object appealing
however strongly to our sympathies,
the dignity of The States shall bow
to the dictation Of Congress, by con-
forming their legislation thereto,
when the power, and majesty, and
honor of those who created shall be-
come subordinate to the thing Of
their creation, | but feebIy utter my
apprehensions when ] express my
finn conviction that we shall see the
beginning of the end.'
a can but repeat what | have
before expressed, that if the several
States, many Of which have already
laid the foundation Of muniticent
establishments Of local beneficeEce,
and nearly all Of which are proceed
ing to establish them, shall be led to
suppose, as they will be, should this
bill become 4 law, that Congress is to
make provisions for such objects the
fountains Of charity will be dried up
at home, and the several States, In
stead OF bestowing their own means
on the social wants of their own peo-
pie, may themselves, through the
strong temptation which appeals to
States as to individuals, become
humble snppliants for the bounty oil
tie Federal Government, reversing
their true relation TO this Union
so assume that the public Ian IDS
are applicable to ordinary State OBJ
jects, whether Of public structures
police, charity, or expenses Of State
administration, would he to disre-
gard, to the amount of tho value o
the Constitution, and confound, tc
that extent, AL distinctions between
the rights and powers of the States
and those OF the United States
I For if the public lands may be APP
piled 10 the support of the poor
whether sane or insane, if the d!spo-
sal IF them and their proceeds be
not subject to the ordinary limita-
tons Of the Constitution, then Con
gress possesses unqualified power TO
provide for exRendi lures in the State
by means of the public lands, even
to the degree of d efrying the sala-
Iries of Governors, Judges, and all
other expenses of the Government,
and internal administration within
the several States
|. We regret that the President did
mot Cd intent himself with the ex-
pressid n of these sound and states
menlike views, which are amply sui
ficient to justify his official action.
We regret to say that, in the judy
ment Of many, he has gone beyond
his necessities i'll the present case,
and has npou need a general princi-
pie which cannot be endorsed by a
large portion Of the democratic par
ty. We allude to that portion of
the messh ge which is regarded as viz
tuallN a veto in advance Of the
homestead bill. We think it barely
possible that the message may be
misunders Stood in this particular, and
that the President is not, in fact, hos
tile to that great measure. We Will
not, however, discuss this point here
We content ourselves, at present,
with respectfully entering our an
qualified dissent from any general
principle which co n0icts with the
homestead policy. We have ever
regarded it 3s a benevolent and con
stitutional nj easure, and We should
regret its veto By the President us
alike unfortunate for the country and
for his administration.
E@ Our friend Of the Bedford
Yeoman, in lengthy article, has de-
fined his pc ton in the rnce for At
torney Gen eral and Reporter for The
State at large taking strong ground
in favor Of the election Of Gen. H..
~. CanpbeH, of Browns vile. We
designed copying the Yd oman's ar
ticle, but lack Of space for bids, Suf-
flee it to say, Gen. G. is an affaB lie,
courteous gentleman, in the full &c
of the term is an exdel-
lent lawyer, aud if elected, we believe
would come ds near giving general
satisfaction, as any one aspiring to
the station.
Cotton is Klng.--Charles Dick,
ems, in late numberof his House
hold Words" after cnume Grating
the striking facts of cotton, says:
"Let any social or physical con