Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-05-02
The Registers Distribution Policy.

The Register says 1t Is to our Interest as State
to call for division as often as possible" of the
surplus in the federal treasury and adds: owe get
some then; we get our share; set some more than
our share, inasmuch as draw for three-fifths of
slaves" Mistaken again. Under any deposit
act based on our representation in Congress, we
would get less than our Share-just two-fifths less
than the free States for their entire population is
counted in making the apportonment. But the
Register wants division often possible
What would that be but collecting money from the
people with hand for the purpose OF handing it
back to them with the other? How much would
be gained by such policy? Why, would gain
loss of about twenty five cents in every dollar, for
it would cost that to collect and handle the moneys
and then pay them back. Is that specimen of our
cotemporary's policy of distribution? To collect
money by way of tariff taxes and from the sales Of
the pubic lands, Just to return it to the sources
from which it was derived why, any government
that would do that would become the laughing stock
of the world
We concur with the Register that we of the South
have paid most of the imposs; but let demand
our rights in this respect and insist still furth-
er reduction of the tariff North Carolina has al
ready paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in du-
ties Railroad iron, we'll iron for other
uses and she is now paying twenty-four per cent.
on this indispensable article for the benefit of North
ern manufacturers. Yet we hear demand by our
contemporary for reduction of this duty. He is
captivated by the glitter of the land dollars-he
would receive few hundred thousands in assumed
proceeds and pay back to the general government
in tariff taxes from two to three millions fdollars per
annum! That is his policy. He complains of
State taxes but never word does he utter in rela-
ton to the millions we are contributing mainly for
the benefit of manufacturers in abolition States.
Let him look at and answer these facts if he can
Lawrence, the Butcher, had some splendid beefin
market the other day. lie paid high price for it,
and sold it at twent five cents pound. Rather
dear eating, but there was no lack of buyers.
Good beef, we would say to country friends,
always commands good prices here:
Wilmington HERALD
Is the Herald Joking? We suppose not The
subject is serious one and should be tendsry ham
died Twenty five cents poun1 !"-that is price,
we confess; but we have price here for the SIM
pie reason that we have no beef Herrings, are
glad to inform the Herald, are somewhat abundant
| in our market; and now and then the shadow of a
shnd makes its appearance, and speedily vanishes-
At crisis like the present in the feed" department
as they say in Jersey and York States on ali their
provender stores-no prudent Or sensible man here
stops to inquire for prices. "Our country friends"
know this and 1--WE would say" with the Herald,
that "good beef always commands good prices here.
The Herald, we feel confident, meant nothing out Of
the way by the above piece of information but ia
ken in connection with that "twenty five cents a
pound, the quiet humor of the thing shows itself in
a manner altogether worthy Of Burr.
By the way, we should be glad to the Will
| mington Editors here next week. Come up, gentle
men. We :an promise you something to eat-some-
thing also, in the moderate of which, Editors are
always moderate and modest } you show your
respect for the temperance cause; and also cordial
hand shake particularly and generally Come!
ICY The Registers "Ariel" is at fault in its in
formation in relation to the Franklinton Convention.
Mr.. Cantwells resolution was adopted as reported,
with the exception of a verbal amendment, which
did not impair the force the object of the resolu
tion Nor is Mr.. Cannady correctly represented by
the Register. Our contemporary appears to be labor
ing under the impression that something very seri-
GUS and very exciting took place in the Convention
on the subject of the resolutions; but what that
something is he is not able to say. We commend
to him patient inquiry and ndefatgable research in
the premises; and when he shall have discovered
what that something is will be obliged to him if
he will trouble himself to communicate it to the pub
lie. Thus far, repeat, he is in fog.
| INSANE AsYLUM-The time for the meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Insane Asylum, has been
postponed from the 9th of June, heretofore pub