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

leatinies. I proceed now % he eon-s
OF the second objection.
The President 0f TIE United States
suggests thatthe particular provisions
Of this bill assume some control. diree-
ton. or interference with the local sf-
fairs Of the States which are not within
tie constitutional power Of this 0orern-
meat. Now. sir. IL this bill, faisls
considered. assumes any control and
direction over State in this Univo IN
the management Of its local concerns,
in mattess reserved 90 IL BY the Gen.
stitutiga 90 the United States. then.
beyond all doubt. il is a violation Of The
principles Of that instrument. and Il
ought not TO receive the sanction OF the
Senate. But does ili What does u
dos II proposes TO give these lands
to the several States; and the substance
ef all its particular provisions Is this;
That the lands are to be sold. the mo-
ney invested. and the interest only APP
piled TO the support Of insane INDECENT
persons under the care and Jurisdiction
Of the State. What pawer Ola State
does IL invade Does Il assume the
control and direction Of her INDECENT
insanes Does il undertake 10 pre-
scribe how they shall be treated. where
located. who shall govern and manage
them. the rules regulating the institu.
tons in which they are placed. or any
requisition as to how the accounts are
to be settled in these institutions 3
Not at all. IL gives To the States a
certain amount of money 10 be produce
ell BY the sales of these lands. the in
terest Of which is to be applied by them
to the support Of the INDECENT insane in
such institutions. under such regsla-
tons, and subject m all respects, to
such control as the States shall see
proper to exercise over them. As
had occasion To say once, in some re-
marks made incidentally upon this sub
ject, il is no more an invasion of the
reserved rights of the States. or an at.
tempt to control them in their domes-
tic conduct. than a grant made BY. iay
honorable friend from Illinois, who sits
beside me. MIR. shieldsl to myself oil
$4,000. to be applied for promoting
aud advancing my sons, for educating
] them, for putting them out as appren-
tees. for teaching them professions. oI
: for giving marriage portions to my
/; daughters, would be an invasion Of
i my right to control and direct my own
; family.
But, Mr.. President, if there is ans
apparent force in the objection, how
; are we To resist what has been done
from almost the commencement o.. this
. government: have before me a list
Of grants of land to States for varlou:
! objects, approved of by General Jack
son and Mr.. Polk during the time they
were at the head Of the government. in
, which such conditions, or conditions
. liable to equal objection, were imposed,
! If these acts are Looked through, !
will be found that Congress uniformly
:. undertakes to direct what shall be done
! with the property which it grants. to
: what purposes il shall be applied, anc
{ prohibits its being applied to any other
purposes. These grants are immune
rable. have tables Of them here, but
will not fatigue the Senate by going
over them. but will hand them over I,
. the reporter. to be published in ceunec
( ton with these remarks. See Appen
dix.
e Now, sir. IL il be demonstrations
u for Congress to grant to any of the oil,
States certain portion of the public
, lands, with direction that the pro
, ceeds, the interest upon the amount
, realized from the sales Of those lands
! shall be applies, to the support of Al
ASYLUM for the insane, wish to-knov
e whence the power was derived to giv'
] these directions, impose these condi
tions. and lay these restrictions upoi
, the grants made to the new States
! Are the new States less sovereign thar
{ tile nd States? Are they not equa
! members OF the Union DO they no
: all occupy relation Of perfect aud pre-
I else equality of rights aud powers :
The Observation-Disclosures these grant.
to the new States from the general con
stitutional objection, upon the groun'
. that they are dispositions made by
e prudent lan,lholder for enhancing til,
! value of his lands. But, putting asid,
y for the present that as source ofpowet
: who was the prudent laniholders III,
I United States. Who represented Oh,
!. United States in the transaction: III,
Congress of the Z. States. We'll, sir
i il Congress. in giving these lands I,
: one State has not power tn direct th,
c State authorities in their application
: where does Congress get the power Z
{ do it in regard to another State: !
5 we hare not the power as congress
a then there is an end OF. the matter; bu