Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-05-26

they may sometimes be on new and unknown natl.
their vision msy b ohstructed and they may be nn
able TO see where they are 10 emerge-sayave e aa'
may be around fhem and the armament NAV th, .oeS
let them ~ learnso follow the compass sas
stick TO the meridian Nor will they lead as,r"a
until matter is in revolt against God and his aw.
yield to no one in the earnestness Of nv d..
to secure Tor North Carolina just par,icnancr =:
the benefits to be derived from the public lana. !"
She is entitled to- +; and my vote will news -
wanting in favor Of any scheme that in NV nd ~
ment will secure il to her more effectuallv 49,
present policy None Of the sci mes bere,of .as
proposed will in my Judgment so well effect tS's
end as the existing policy Of selling the land n,a
ing the money in the treasury, to be used fo, ~
legitimate wants Of the Government. and ~ % hS
same extent reducing the tariff hold the maj, Ss
tenance of this policy to be of the fund.msn,.,
principles of the Democratic party The Democ"ssA
of the new States on I'll other questions, and moss
Of them on this question, have displayed ROW"
frmnes in maintaining the right against sec,;ona,
and local prejudice and we have no sufficient r..a
on to distrust them. II they should at anv ,'
depart from that cardinal principle, of the ,s., '
which guarantees to all the States and all the neoa
Just share of benefits from the public pronort"
they need not expect the continued Cooperation J,
their associates in the injured States. Thew ..v
tainly would not receive mine. WI
have faith that party interest will restrain Them
even if party principles should lose their potencr
and, in that faith, will trust the rights of INV S:,,
to them rather than to those who have opposed sv
cry acquisition of territory, whose votes have n,s.
ed every scheme for squandering the public lands
and who never had fixed principle that did M,
look to the promotion protection of class inter.
ests
Of the large quantities granted to railr ads s75
7S5 acres were given under Mr. Fillmore adminis,r,
tion the remainder of Is, 81 $50 acres was pvsr
by the Congress, in which The House of Reoresen.
tatives was controlled by the Know Nothings. Tho
intervening Democratic Congress refused ali grants
Not acre Of the public land has ecer been AMEN
to railroads by Democratic Congress Our oppo.
nents squander the lands, and then urge that as :,
reason in favor Of distribution. 1t is only reason
for keeping them out of power. Give the control to
the Democratic party and the land will not be souan.
dered.
Having thus presented to you. fully frankly, and
l think | may say, fairly. my views on the whole
question Of distribution, will make no apology for
addressing you at this time The question is one to
be acted on, if at all, by your Representatives in
Congress, and not by your Governor or members Of
the Legislature. | do not question their right to
discuss it; they certainly cannot question mine
1t is only by the fullest and most unreserved com.
munication between the representative and his con
stituents, that they can know whether he is worthy
of their confidence, and that he can know whether
he possess it.
| L. OBJ. BRANCH,