Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-27

That exist ibtbe municlpai governments ~ ~
city Of New York and other Of our laige seaports
provide adequate security agains, the influx oil
foreign p.upers aed crimisals without the aid OF
ihs people Of Bedford. Did not tbs same regu-
lsiicns exist two years ago when he was hh'an
gueing ,he people of Bedford upon the oiLer
side of the question: Ia order to defn instrn'e
that the policy Of the American party respecting
u modification Of the naturalization laws had
been pretermited or completely ignored. Mr.. b.
cited the action Of the last House of Representa-
ii,es in refusing 10 concur in the Senate M disn'
lowing unnatural1ed foreigners to vote for dele
gates ta form a constitution for the inehoaie
State Of Minnesota but be- did not inform his au-
dience that when that bill went back 10 the Sem
aie every North Western Democrat, including
ths author oi the Kansas bin. aud the present
Secretary Of State. voted in .olid phalan1 with
Seward, Hale, " ll-on, &c, II strike out tho iu
hibtion upon unnaturalized foreigners. which
,h"y did in spite Of remonsiranoe from Southern
Democratic Senators. Why was not the ptoi.
truth stated
After Mr.. 3. bad sat sized himself fully in
depicting The gloomy horrors connected with
tina; awful phantom which dsturbH him by day
and del riyes him Of sleep by night,--"the mig
ger question. he passed to consideration Of
the Land policy and pronounced the present lnnd
system "she best thru could be devi-ed;' We
will do him tn justice to say. however. hat no
had not the hnrdihood TO justify fulIY ia I'M
equal appropriations that have h"en made of that
doman. though he did ultimate putty strongly
that these iands of more ,nlnr IT, the States
where" they lie,than they would be 10 Virginia.
We presume that nobody will denv the e,is
tence Of settled purpose upon the pnri of the
bind grnhbers nf the West 10 show ia pfnctce
their appreciation Of the force of such m argu
ment. Mr.. Burwell also attempted to make n
false Issue, by declaring that he, an aasorat"
Of the Kansas Bill. WAS b liter Dl-trbu'innist
than those who opposed II ns the Americrn party
did in its platform, for he would give lie South n
fhir chance at nl' the new territory. whilst they
would exclude il. To those who ara attentive
observers Of passing events. and can understand
TIM it is the settled policy of the prc.cn, nd'nin-
i,frniion. and has bern from thu b ginning. TO
mike Kansasa Free state in order TO recover
Democratic a,cendancy in tho North this seem
ed 10 Pa ~ M idle Jest. We would no, give II
fig for tho 'immorlal principle" of the kansns
hill SO much laulea by Mr.. b. with the abomi.
nablc f"niurn of Squatier S"Yeifi..ntv superadd
cd to nu'hly all the ptacli, al ndVnntnEe which
the South could reae nuhly hupe t. derive from
tie measure. NJ Il, arguments upon Disiri
baton were neither we'll uno,nel nor foroibly
e.prcssed lie asserted. 6rst, tint IT,. govern
mcut had nothing TO dstrihuie--thnt II owed
thirty million. tueai,y as much "a, Virginia., be-
.l5es debt Of twenty two -lilliens to tho In
dians aud that The redlc, IN the tariff would
reduce thu revenue to nn amount not more than
sufficient IN meet the wants at the government.
Now We know what tho effect If the reluc.
iion of the taiiF Of AZ which was
made I'D 40 when many predicted TINT
Il o low rnto thea adopted would prove ruin
ons. whilst tho Democrats commended that tho
receipts from customs would BE- augmented. --
Tho growth ii our population, aud tho increased
demand. stimulated by low duties, did realize
this expectation. aud as the same causes nrr still
tho revenue from imports ne1t year twi,h"ut
some UNLOCKED for rsyasiou in iradr) viii fully
equal III II of any past year. Wa have thu AL
ih,iiy of President Pierce also. for saying TINT
the public deb, could be- paid Oh IN sin, e yenr
without serious Inconvenience" Another argu-
ment against the policy Of Distribution was ''iho
lands did net pay. by many millions tho cost Of
them and tina, Spnin-poor.
distracted, enfeehled Spain "hnd been trying
in vain for two hundred years IL cnlunize tho
territory of New Mexico" Without attempt
ing to contrast Anglo SsKon eansgy with Gas'il
lian surineness and indnlence. To shos that
could sw arm tina. country whilst old Spain would
be fitting mp few "f her decaying old hulks-we
beg To remind the reader that there are millions
OF ecre. of pahlic lands in other quarters ihun
\ CIV Mexico. and lying in many Of the partially
settled States aud Territories Of the Uninn.--
S"theris tho argument valid nu-ho one
that lands, casting the neral government more
than tb y are worth. should no given a. few ia
vored States. thus taxing tho whole Unon FIR
the special benefit of few States. There Is unnth
er argument deducble from these promises; if the
general government canno, manage the pntrimo
ny the old States gave her. let her uc dral, with
~ an impruviden child. and the OH gina patrons
resume control of the property. Wa do not,
however, admit tho truth of this view, for we
regard the public lands rs constituting one of the
richest treasures ever entrusted /, ANY nation,
aud source OF untold wealth.
We regret that our space will not allow US to
extend our notice If Nv Burwells speech, and
must therefore conou le by appealing 10 our
friends in Il ford 10 look after Mr.. Is. on Thurs.
day neAt They heye noble ticket as any
county in the State, Of which any county or
party might well be proud, aud have no doubt