The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-03
A. d. BANKS, ESQ.
RIcHNosp, March 20, 1851.

DEAR sR: presume tbs. one is chimer,
cal enough 10 think Of proposing rsdr'.oa q ne pub
lands M.spssrss Such proposition at this time woud
virtually commence issoire fhs lo IL would be in.
practicable. lawful and The latter is AZ nntenabe the
former paes, there 6e HssoirRoa Of ht Casoa smor
posed to this because opposed 10 disunon. The question
must be treated then, proposition TO dispose Of The
proceeds Of land and easons in the ts1sRyy; undisn.
guishable Of money there surP!us from time
time NAV arise Bat two modes Of disposiDg OF swpla
he trec,ary other than ia pointed out in the constitution
have been proposed and each has been tried-d7o,k
,cah the States aud dsr5aion 10 the States. The ob
tons to both insuperatle
Uoneu iu the treasary Is aot distinguishabe by Nd.
ist The from whence it comes- Whether CONS
from lind or ess,o,as its defined by the constitution
and it is eoulon fund for national appropriation
The land fund has two sources:
lst Cession.--aeeds BY States TO the United States.
"a. Acquisitions, by
LIST. Purchase or
I'd Conquest g4
The deeds express that the object of their cession %
the general charge and srpRiurea phrase equivalent
the provision OF the constitution respscusg cRsto 10
provide for the defsnce and general welfare &c
And the acquisitions were generally and originally made
By expenditures on. Of the treasury from money COLLECTED
from custoals certAiny ircm common fund OF money
tbs fsc for eemE#eR general aud federal ends.
ID. Nor is money the trsssary dstingrishable by
2i. The ends Of the powers of government
Toe Land power 10 10 make al needfal rnles and
la,ons respecting the iri'Ory tlsadl or ehsr propns
tie United States The cardinal end Of this power h
great object Of snsa OF territory. The end Of tho rev
power is he rgaiatioa c commerce Money pay
debts is secondary that great end OF the eus
Accordingly, the lands have been administered toh
sold at a price TO cheaper homesieads low TO yield
revenue or where has accumulated from the se
Element o! territory 10 aid nc cher great end Of regulating
comnitrte, reducing tdIrs, and u.fe,tering trade.
Congress- then, whe ther look 10 the sources Of rev.
enue to the ends of governmental powers con Dc no
more nth lard funds than rriM evstcms funds II they may
give away the former, they may the latter
81. There surplus from the proceeds Of ss ofpS
lie lands Debt and credit of purchases Indian war;
Indian titles surveys registering, r,csivng pensions
teInatesecton system, 81, Sc the one side, and Fe
ceeds the Other and the lands will be found many mil
lions in debt To the customs. Seeing this
4,h. In 1886 Mr.. Clay conceded that there was
surplus from lind, and he resored to dspos for
Obliged conctde, Also that supius from custom
couldn't Be distributed gssa a5solsly array Thin The
supposed surplus was SO millions; 20 millions dis
fributed, and before 1910, there deficiency under Mr.
Van Buren, OF 10 millions. The surplus fell below
FIVE millions and the fourth ins'slmen arrested
Again:
9Th. In ls4l the parties distributed d.feiaey-i {,
passed distribution bill rhen there surplus w
treasury; showing that n.hher surplus its want will
restrain the abuse of power from making deficiency fe
larger to ncreasc protective tariff and to defeat both The
ends Of the power free trade and Of tie land
power, the settlement of the West The act was made per
petual until unless the tariff compromise Of 1928
was disturbed. This condition, unfortunately carried NJ
Calhoun. What followed Tie tariff compromise wa
Immediately broken, and the distribution was arrested
virginia refused 10 accept any portion OF her share OF
Another part Of The system was, that in case OF war
the States sa2Hld be returstd 10 te treasury. War with
Mexico, which made the country bleed purse and e"T
pore, came, aud, though debt and deficiency run up
Goo yet not breath aoout return OF deposites
the treasury Was ever heard Of The unrepealed law
dead end executed on the siatuiebook and there h
provision still sxres Of eountenanCe chow s
mmoraiity, that it in its very inception "ia aan
coHsiifu tonis'
Again: If Congrss mar so regulate land, as to
give them away so iley may oer property" for the two
stand together in the same category.
stprrs iu,nla and
corruption ia ths Salts well as AT Washington. VIZ
ginis got 81 9s o0o from her three instalmen in s
What became Off Did it diminish taxation? Fuuh
and foolish The hope S2 600 only went to sme
expenditures snd SL95s 900 went hank loans at time
when the amount appreciate il comparison WIN
State debts sni liabilities and il inflated appropriation
so that We up State debt from about 10 or IL @
milionsl Taxes Increased largely from that very dsS
and have been steadily rising ever since.
9Th. The nordl Argument against looking 10 the iedtn
govsrnment for its saralusand il needs every dolMV
now has and more for jus, and general national obc
the moral argument against calling npon Hercules TO "
MS shoulder to tbs Wheel Is stronger than a the mses
ressons put together Teach toe people depend on N
mode of making their great works Of II hiening tbsf W
BURDENS and of paying the publc debt end every nsire@
etesnce and OF manly sclfexer ion will st once oeV
lsNcdt You will ernssrula,e yorr paoplet
This IS bat an eptoTe Of what bare time to ds@
rate You have bat 10 go back the journals OF Copg
TO see speeches aud votes aud mr. opinions there b
not changed but been fortified ~ tine
HENRY A. WISE