Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-10

all Of which have appointed full delega-
ton to tho Convention here, next Tues
day.
rfy> The growing feeling, in the South
in favor Of an equal distribution Of the
pnblic lands among al the States, is call
ing out expressions of opinion from some
of the democratic organs, upon this vital
question. The Union d american, true
TO its instinct as humbuggcr, takes
ground against it, on the ground that is is
unconstitutional Now let US look, for a
moment, at the gross inconsistency of the
position.
For twenty years, democracy has been
denouncing distribution and internal inn
proycments by the General Government,
as grossly unconstitutional and what has
been the practice? Millions upon millions
OF acres of the public lands have been dis
tributed among the new States-yes, dis
tribu;ed--that is the term-by the demo-
cratic party; and for what purpose2 For
internal improvements by the General
Government One unconstitutional meas
ure TO carry out another, and in the face
OF the declaration that both are unconsti-
tutional. This is democatic doctrine and
and democratic practice; and TO make the
matter still worse, southern democrats vote
to latish Government bounty upon that
section which is waging war upon the in
stitutions of the South. Colleges and
aud canals and railroads are built by the
General Government, through the agency
of democratic votes; these improvements
multiply the wealth and population of the
favored States, and they testify their
gratitude for southern democratic folly,
by dcnouncing the South and stealing its
property.
If democracy had 70 other sin to answer
for, this should damn it in the estimation
of every honest patriot and truo-hearted
American. Distribution is unconstitution-
al, and so is internal improvement by the
general Government yet not a year passes
that they who thus pronounce upon these
measures, do not violate the Constitution,
openly and shamelessly, and return to their
constituents and rciterate the doctrine
whilst they defend the practice And why
this inconsistency? Because they know
that southern democrats are either too
great fools to detect it, or too great knaves
TO resent it; and it is absolutely necessary
that the public lands shall be retained as
bribery fund TO buy up the new States,
even while in embryo. WhPt matters it
if the South remain poor, so that demo
cracy fattens upon public plumber? Who
cares if the institution of slavery now
totters under the blows dealt by northern
hands, so democracy maintains its ascen-
dency? Who cares if the abolition ranks
arc recruited by aliens, so those aliens are
dcmocrats2 Who cares if the whole
country goes, headlong, to the devil, so il
is sent there by democrats? Not thcyl-
4 violated Constitution, outraged justice
polluted ballot box and degraded
populace--al attest that democracy has
but one aim--its aggrandizcment and but
one means--all that can deceive and cor
rupt.
Look at the millions Of acres layished
i1pon the North west, for Internal improve
laents, and then listen TO the cry, that dis
tributon and internal improvements are
10th unconstitutional look at the election
fauds and tho rights Of natives trampled
uader foot by aliens, and then listen TIC
tho boast, that democracy, alone, is pure
patriotic and national, and say whether We
have judged it harshly, or used Language
unlcsQredly severe.
rH- Nj McSIullen, Of Virginia, has
declined the appointment as Governor OF
Utah, Ho fou2ht hard for tho spoils, we
10 not blame kim For declining the portion
rilottcd him, Capt Ryndcrsi who Is as
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