Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-17

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~DlsrRdBUrloN.-1t had been our on;,;o.
very short time past, that this DisribuoVu' until
mad Deen allowed itmain undis,urh0S9 question
tomb which the popular voice had assd in hs
very long period. But upon examne,;e 1t, fora
that from time TO time the Opposition We find
render it an issue upon which to sustain ~ ssayedto
in the State elections. We have beo"o 'nemselves
Enquirer, Of April, 1853, in which an US an Old
gwen OF an abortive effort made bv the We StIcount
in the Legislature to resurrect the iscu.sn party
Land bill, and pledge our Senators in Cona.o the
oracle by which the truths of Vireinas .a e Chosen
from debt were to be preached and tbs ,e:u,empton
Bennett of New York. the defender Of 1 ,h Of Mr.
ern corrupted members) was adonted 90 .e North.
of accomplishing SO desirable resuI, % TN sne means
effort, indeed the successful attempt to earnest
Spring elections on that principle was m.d uuct the
how different are the facts they then nr "de But
sustain them in their position from hosra 10
SO imposngy array How eated the WI. u,ey now
ponents OF Democracy must feel when tho outrn op
fore their eyes this example of the holdn see be.
tire disregard of consistency which has and En-.
characteristic OF their party. Here is an wv. oeen
Mr.. Staples powerful appeal: A''actf from
when we deduct from the amount Of Ill.,.
the amount OF the appropriations made f., ~, Saes
lie lands we will find that not only is ,hero me pub
dollar of revenue derived from that source not one
the administration of the public lands has , uul That
ior the last few years, brought the Goverrmauuaa'
debt. by an examination Of the documon,ne IN
last session Of Congress it will be found th' {" the
count stands thus Amount Of sales in a.. ne &C.
and three quarters in 1861, $5,5OS sos. ,oO
appropriations from June, 1850, to Dccem Iount Of
$5,O5l, 975-thus showing that the sslas 1851,
years and three quarters amounted to bnt W. Two
more than the appropriations for one ra, Nl,ie
half For the years 1912 the account will a"a
thus Appropriated for the public lands !, S ,s.
COLLECTED Coll from sales dn,;Do II. co.,, sa5lsass
period, ,o,-o,.
Excess of appropriation, 81 600,
1t is easy to calculate how much rcvrnns ''Sl
rived from the sales of the public lands whns w.
expenses OF one department are in round n,a, "e
about 600, any the amount of the sas " S
not exceed 100000 annually" "Os
Thus does itappear that the Wings of 50 coD,ora
ed that the land fund was public burden vhl", %
same party IN o7 contend that it ain inex,aus,iLs
source of wealth. "S''Oe
We suppose, however, the firm of "Wbir ,,a
American" are not responsible for the debts d,a au
the old firm of "Whig." Let it be so then we shons
be constantly employed were we to unde,t.ko ,l
task of bringing to light the enormities of thu r"
alliance, independent of exposing the glazing incor
gruites of the aged member.
| There Is one beautiful feature, however which
prevails in both, that is the wonderfully Just basis On
which this division of public property is PROPOSED ia
he conducted. Their respective advocates renuos,
that The land be aPportioned among the States ac
cording to their Federal ratio-that is that Now
York, with her thirty-sx representatives Should
have three times as much land or the proceeds from
the sales thereof as Virginia with her thirteen men,
bers although Virginia cedcd more than any other
State, and New York less. How powerfully does
such proposition appeal to our in nate love of ius
ice, and what effectual remedy would this be for
the evils which attend the present system
There is one view of the case suggested BY ths
mind of the great South CaroliniaE which seems to
US wholly unanswerable. We know that the major
portion of our territory has been acquired by mr.
chase and conquest. Now, how was the money es.
sental to its purchase and to the prosecution of the
war leading to its conquest, obtained? Evidently by
means of taXatcn-from duties and that class Of re.
venue. 1t is of course denied by all men tina. Con.
gress has the right to distribute this money collected
by indirect taxaton-none so absard as TO take
such bold, untenable and unconstitutional ground
this; yet there are many who, whilst they would be
indignant that Congress should usurp so unauthoz
ed power over this branch of revenue, are yet will
ing that it shall be converted into land, and in that
| form disposed of to the States!
Such logic cannot fail to convince not Of its
unsoundness, but of the utter recklessness of those
employing it to defend their policy. Consider the
proposition, fellow Democrats. The money itselfcan
not be touched-oh no, that's sacredly defended by
constitutional provisions; but change it into land
and then convert it into money again. and it can be
scattered by Congress in whatever manner that an
gust body may feel disposed. Upon such egresious
folly we forbear to comment. convinced as we are that
the popular intelligence, however overrated it may
be, cannot fail to detect and condemn so contemplate
because SO palpable fallacy. Var. Flag
4rsest Of Hon. John Wentworth on Charge Of
Stealing the Mail Bags.
CHICAGO, June 9.-Hon. John Wentworth, Mayor
of the city was arrested this morning by the United
States Marshal, charged with stealing mail bag,
and was held to bail in the sum of 5000. The
mail bags were found his premises, and the proof
against him is said TO be positive. An examination
was held in the afternoon, and Mr.. Wentworth was
discharged from custody by Judge Drummond. lie
decided that Mr.. Wentworth, in his official capacity
of Congressman, received the mail bags, and that
unless special demand was made for them he had
a right to keep them.
BY ]. e. LEMOINE & SONS, AUCT'S.
Jarratt's Hotel for Sale, on the 9Th July, 1851
vUNHE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS WILL OF.