The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

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parted forever.
Our present financial condition Ia withou,
o parallel In history. No nntiOn Inns ever he
fore been embarrassed from too lnyge sur.
plus in its treasury. This almost uecessarily
gives b'th 10 extrnvngant Legislation. II
produces wild schemes II expenditure, and
bege,s rnce Of spectators and jobbers.
whoso ingenuity In rxe,tcd In c0ntrivinv aud
promoting ~xledirnts h obtHin public uiof,ey
The purity 1t official apents, whether right
fully dr wFohgfnlly, Ii susp, cttd, and the
character of the government suffers In the
estimation Of the people. This is IN itself a
very R.ent evil.
The " nj mode Of relief ffum this EN-.
bsrrnssment 10 To appropriate the surplus In
the TREASURY to great national objects, or
| which n clear warrant can 10 found In the
Constitution. Among these might mention
the ext'ng0shment If the public debt, n
reasonable increase Of the navy, which 10 nj
present inadequate Ia the PROTECTION of our
vast Tonnage nfoat, now greater than that O,
any other uati"n, ms " ell M 10 the defense OF
our extended sencOast =, l,S .s
IL IL beyond NIL question the true principle
1 that no more revenue ought 10 be collected
from the people than the amount necessary Ia
deiray the expenses Of a wiss, economical and
efficient administration Of the governmental
T., reach mi, poiut IL was n, c,ss rv II, r...,,
TO n modification of the tariff. and hi. Inn,
trust, been acrop,pished In sucb mnpn.r -.
10 do rs little injury nm NAV have b..n n,,c-
ticnblr to our domestic manufactures. s.n,.
,ul,y thoae n.r.ss,rv In the dsf.ns. ,r H.,
country. ANY discrimination nvnnst , nar.
ticulnr brsncb. for The n,,rnose ~ h.n.. 6,,;,.,
favored corporations, individuals, or interests,
would have been upiu,t Ia the r..t ,,f ,hr
community, and Inconsistent with Tim, s,;r;,
of fairness md ,ou,l,y which ou,bt n, ,,,vs,n
in the adjustment of n revenue tariff
But tl. sounpdprnp OF the pubiic monev
sinks into comparnt.ye insipnifcrnrr ma n
temptation to corrup,jop 81 hen cn,pp.red with
the sqnanderinp of the public lands.
No nn,iun in the tide Of time has ever been
blessed with ~ rich and noble inheritance. M
We enjoy In fhp putlir lands In administer
ing this important trust, whilst il mny be
wise To grant portinps If them for The i'm
proyempnt of the reminder. vet W., ,bould
never forget that Il il our cardinal policy 4,
reserve these lands M murh M NAV be far
actual settlers, md this Mt moderate PRICES. -
We shall thus not only hest rrou',,e Tho
prosperity Of III. new States and Territories
by furnishing them hardy and iudpn.nd.n,
~ n Ia,t
shall secure home, far our children nnd mr.
childrpn's children. us well n. far ,Loss ax;l.s
trom for.iyu sI,nrps "a ho m,v ...L /, ,i,;s
c,nntrv. te innrov,. tb.;r c,,nd;,i,n md 70
.ni,v The blss;ny. nr c;v;, ard ,,,,;n;,,,,. nj.
rriy. Such entrants huye done much IN
pr,innte The urow,b md urosn, ri,v nj ,h.,
country. They bny. prrvrd rai,hi;, hath ~
renc. md in war Altar b.c,m;n,, .;,;,.,,.
thew mr.. entitled. under IN. I.nns,iiu,inn md
l,ws m IN. nl,..d ~, , n.,s.,, .,,.I;,v ,.,;,L
the native brrn citizen. and in I'll. .h,r,,.,,,
should ever h. kindly r,rngniz.d
m. t,dsr,I ,nns,;in,;,,n /. :, ,,ra,,, r., ,ho
~, ,es "a, Cnnyr..s ,r ,.,, !, se.,;6 n,,,.......
and IN. ou.stinn wb.,h..r ih;s ,,r,n, shnn,J
IN. literally mr. .,,;ctlv c,ns,rr.d ha, =, .r.,
NJ i.... d;v;d.a noi;,;,.,j ~. rio. ,," H.. :"
ginning Wi,hon, .nierinr I'M, ,h. n,on,.u,
d.sire To- stu,.. N, the enn,mcnr, msn1 nf n, .
,dn,;n;.,r,,;o, that I,,u ox,,.,,;.,.... .,,d -.
,pryminn hmm ,unvncrd ms ,h,t , .,,i., .,n
s,rn.,;on of m. n,,..,. nj ,h.. ,,,.,r,r.,,, =,
the only trur. M wall nv I'M. onIv ,o,,. ,l,.,,,,
nj tho constitution Wh.n.ynr In nr, ,,,.,
bis,orv. donb,fuI nnwars bny.. hssn ov.,,i..J
Inv l.nnures. ,h.s. bnv,. magyar r,;I,d II, me-,
| du.. ;,;ur;,u and ,nI,,,,,v commencement,
unnv s,ch u,.t,nr, /. n;,ht L., adj ;r iii,
were the pr,,n,r oecnsiun. Neither 4. !, n..,,.
surv far III. ',,h;. sprvi,.a M az 4, ,h., In
| ,,unv, or In. cons,ituti,,. b.,.,,,.u all th,,
ur.ni md us..tul uowers rponir.d far N sn.-
cesslul administration of tbs government.
boib in prace md in war. hive b".n granted
either in express terms or by tb. plai".., inn
p,icntion.
While deeply CONVINCED of these truth,. I
vet consider II rl,ur Tint. uud.r thu war ~ nh
| ing ,,,w.r Conyr.ss ,nnv .nuro,r;o,, ,,o,,v