The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-05-06

deliberation of Congress- He adds, in the
same message: "To avoid these evils, IT
appears to me that the most safe. just and
federal disposition which could be made OF
this surplus revenue, would be its apportion-
ment among the several States according to
their ratio Of representation, and should It
not be found warranted by the constitution,
that it would be expedient to propose to the
States an amendment authorizing it." He
does not, however, insist upon such an
amendment. So, also, in his second mes
sage he presents the same views. Having
afterwards, as we learn from Benton's
Thirty Years View, chap. 50, page l03,
come to the conclusion that the public lands
should no longer be source Of public reye-
nue., he insisted that they should be granted
to settlers, or in other words given away to
squatters, Benton says: /" He Gen. Jack
SOM adopted the principle fully, and in one
OF his annual messages to Congress recon-
mended that as soon as the public (Reyolu-
| tionary) debt should be discharged, they
should cease to be subject Of revenue. and
be disposed of chiefly with view to settle
ment and cultivation. His terms Of service
expired soon after the extinction Of the
debt, so that he had not an opportunity to
carry out his wise and benefcent design"
Gen. jackson ever after insisted upon dis
tnbufion of the lands among those who
would settle upon them. This was Benton's
scheme, upon which he delivered speech
after speech, in the Senate--for which see
| his Thirty Years View"
jackson invariably opposed the mode Of
disposing Of them for revenue, for which Mr..
caskie is this day eontending, and the De-
mOcratic party alung with him. IN his 9Th
message he declared should there be any
surplus reyeaue, /" for it to remain in the
Treasury unemployed, was utterly imprac-
tticable." Now, then, gentlemen, here Is the
authority Of Gen. jackson in favor of one
mode Of distribution. VIZ; To squatters ;
and here is his violent opposition to The mode
advocated by MIR Caskie. Suppose may say
that Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Calhoun, between
them, represented the two great wings Of the
Democratic party. shall show you that
Mr. caskie is equally, but in a different
mode, opposed BY Mr.. Calhoun for he too
was for getting the land found out Of the
revenue, and far scheme at distribution,
viz: Among the states in which the lands
| lie, upon condition that such States should
repay from time 10 time one third Of their
net sales TO the United States. On p. 567,
vol. 5. II Mr.. Calhoun's works, speaking II
the public lands. he says: My mind is
made IN, after the most serious and deliber.
ate reflection, that there i, aud can be, bu.
one remedy: to ceie-nO, that is not the pro.
per, the constitutional word--to dispose Of
the public lands to the States within the
limits Of which they respectively lie, on such
trims and under such conditions al shall b
Just and liberal To the new State. aud safe
10 the old. We must, 10 a word, part riH
The ownership and administration 81 HE iana
rifhin the States, leaving ihuse in the terri
tories and beyond, under the operation Of the
present system. The erH lies II Ownership
aii administration, and withOm putting riii
fhem no permanent or eGectire remedy can b,
applied. Italics ia the orignal.)
Mr.. Calhoun violently opposed distribution
t among the States, as will be seen, vol. .. p
615. ct, seq. where he gives an account 81
the whole mptter, SAYS i originated with Mr.,
Dickerson Of New Jersey tiemoeratic.) and
know, General Jackson to have been IN faynl
d IT. lie equally opposed distribution
among settlers or sguatteis. For Mr. Cal
! hnnn's views see also Wi. 5. p. POS. I,
, 20. So that General Jackson aud Calhoun
both advocated schemes Of distribution 81
{ THEFT own--bpth had formerly Iat different
. periods as il would be easy 10 show, ii Tin,
I permitted favored pro rata distribution
, among the Siates--but unfortunately III,
project was eventually brought forward b,
! Mr.. clay, who nn two occasions had il car
( # III a.
) the House, also, lShen II was vetoed b,
General ya.kson,1 and rivalry sutircd &
/ suggest IL them other and more obnaxiou
/ schemes. General jackson settled dosn %
. on distribution to squaHtrs, Mr.. Calhoun 1
! tile states III which Tie lands lie, with i pro
; yiso that they should return one.third a
! the net revenue. Ny friend Mr.. easku
finds himself to-day opposed 10 bolh u thes
i great leaders Of the right aud left wing Of III
national desnncracs-and we'll lie is sn--lo
: he objects To distribution pro rata amung Al
! the States ~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS it's 10
l plain that il The furmer lie unconstitutional
: DESTRUCTION among a few states OF TO squatter
{ j. much more 80. Buthe puts them buih 0u
!. 81 the qneston--both Jackson aud Calhoun
/. Both, however, eoncurring 10 two points
j against redundant treasury aud again.
putting the proceeds Of the land, iulo III
G federal lise. But besides thosc--oiher au
]. ihUrities within aud without this state, 4
o Democratic suufres. might be- cited IN lava
Z ~ disfribntiOa ~ the fullest sense gnot
i here from very able speech II los Sega
Il Esq. delivered in the House Of Delegates
Il January 1ih, 1851.
i "Nor, sir, i our own sanction waniin:
e The House 81 Delegates 81 this Slale-th
d House Of Commons 81 eurs--by q unan
n nous vote, adopted az the session Of Is5!
e the following resolution:
II THAT The public lands held by he Unite
il States belong IL Common 10 all NE Sfates, an
e that eacli aud all are entitled 10 participat
d in the benefits dcriysble tlerelnrm
,e And by tie like vote vas the following ar
i. proved
!. "Resoired. That il j. amongst The mo-