The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-16

Of Ways and Means. indeed the whole De-
mocracy of the land States, have fled forever
from the Baltimore Platform-haye advoca-
ted and taken the benefit of land donations
Mr.. Perkins Of Louisiana, fayorite Of Gcn'i
Pierce, and to whom was committed by the
State Department to reform the Diplomatic
and Consular system. introduced bill but
little different from Mr.. Boyd's, by which the
whole Of the land was 10 be absorbed BY the
States in which they are situated-oniy he
postponed for ten years the completion Of
the iniquity. Mr.. Andrew johnson. just elect
ed Senator by the Democratic party Of ren,
nessee, not only has favored these gifts of
land, but has even gone far beyond. BY adj
vocating proposition TO give away At one
lunge, One Hundred Millions to individuals,
natives and Foreigners. who choose to settle
on them and cali them theirs.
Tie Cincinnati Convention which nomi.
mated Buchanan, broke down the Baltimore
Platform on this question, and passed reso.
luton to build the Pacific Rail Road nut Of
the public land, by giving tile necessary
amount--a hundred millions Of acres or
more--to Corporations or one mommoth
Company, and Mr. Buchanan acquesces in
the measure and support it.
ORTHODOX
In no State out Of Virginia. North Carolina
and South Carolina. Is the opinion Of demo-
crat on the land question made test Of or
thodoxy. Ii is manifest that he who clings
TO the Baltimore Platform on this principle.
hugs ghost. phantom that Inelts before his
eyes; and th,se who profit by our action.
laugh in their sleeves at the folly Of our
simplicity and credulity.
| put this questi0n--and a satisfactory an
swer will change at once nv convictions.
Why should the children Of Ohio and Iii
nois and Iowa be educated out of the mutual
property Of the seyerals States, given TO them
by the common trustee, and the children Of
North Carolina go uneducated? !?
Rail Road Donations.
All the important Rail Roads Of the West
have been constructed by these grants Of
land, and individual subscription and State
aid have done little or nothing. This sys.
TEN has been justified upon the ground tina,
the alternate sections reserved sell for double,
and Thus the Government loses nothing; that
as prudent proprietor the Government does
right TO give away one half TO double the
value of the other. A more srtfuI bait was
never set for any gudgeon, and no trout was
ever more caught by an artificial fly than
were those Southern presses, and Southern
leaders who darted at this suggestion.
iHas e any ~! man IN North Carolina been ever
double the value of the rests Do Rail Road
Companies 60 through mans land with Us
scot Tree on this principle: Or. are there
no prudent proprieiors among our sturdy old
farmers Ii would take long argument tO
convince any Of them thus to diminish their
broad acres. A grosser fraud was never at.
tempted.
| take the case of the Illinois Central Rail
Read, and this is the most favorable case.
The number Of acres received by this com.
pany amounted to 2,595. .O93 acres; reserved
at double price ,e25.92l acres. The lsnd
granted 70 the Road was worth al Govern
mcnt price, five millions two hundred and
iorty -one Thousand two hundred and ninety.
six dollars, and If the whole of the reservation
sold for double the Government price, i
would fall short Of this sum more than on,
hundred thousand dollars. But say toyou
without fear .. truthful contradiction, Ma
the phole Of The ressrUed sections hare mere
IN single instance bought fhe double price
Indeed the Company usually ahsorbs in il,
alternate sections the best land, and The re
serve thus cut of and Of the worse, far iron
bringing the double price. i injured IN valu,
and does not sell for the Original GWernmen
price. The people have No idea oi the cor
ruption of this system. or they would not b'
blinded by this delusion.
Blu. if i we're true that these donations
improve the remaining land and indemnii.
the Go,ernment, would not donation 4
North Carolina. in freeing her from debt
and enabling her TO complete her works
lead to improve her property, build up he
population, aud greatly increase the reyenn
10 b. derived from her by the General G"s
lemmentf The Argument snsisins distribu
tiun as well as tie other system.
casliuiionaify Of D.iiritsiioa.
The opponents oI distribution say that
is Unconstitutional. wlthuut claiming '
find the power TO distribute 10 the clsas
authorizing Congress 10 "dIspose oi ID
land &c., | answer. the land has been DIS
tributed from The earliest periods ni the tioy
ernment; only il has been partially and un
Justly distributed. But hnd the power I
l,Iistribgtc, exactly where Mr. jefferson loun
, the power to acquire territory.
There is no constitutional right 10 aequir
territory, so said Mr. jefferson when he par
, chased Louisiana vet he derived the pnss
. lrom the necessity of the case, and he va
sustained BY the Democratic party. through
out the country. A necessity equally az "
gent and pressing demands distribution. III
. land system has become by all authority
source ol the must iniquitous corruption, con
1 suminu much oT the time nf every Congress
prolonging its sessions, increasing its rKpen
| liitures. producing log rolling. Lobby canss'
E sing, bribery and all sorts oI dishonest cor
: binstiun. Butihe oUsr popering rricessRy =
!. that this valuable dunain, a common prcpert!
s which al have contributed to pay Tor, ail
{ which belongs alike 70 all. = melting ava!
0 i being distributed tos part, aud The balanC
e Of the owners left who'll, without IT, ben
6ts