Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-02-03

A RESPONSE FROM PENNsYLvANIA-The PennsyL
cani0n, the able organ of the Democracy of Penn.
sylvana, publishes the resolutions adopted by the
Democracy Of Forsyth, North Carolina, at their late
meeting in Winston, and in the course Of its re-
marks warmly approving and commenting these
resolutions, says that this warm and manly greet
President, cannot fail to produce a corresponding
effect in other States" The Pennsylvania, while
dwelling on these admirable resolutions of the For
syh Democracy, utters the following sound and pa
trotc views in relation to the question of the pub
lie lands:
There is matter for much reflection in the last
resolution in the series we publish above. The sys
tenn of giving away the public domain, Of donating
it for every conceivable purpose, from building
railroad to erecting township school house, is a
fruitful source of fraud, speculation and obbyin.
triguer! at the National Capitol. The public lands
should be looked upon as means Of national
nue. out of which the general expenses of the gov
ernment is to be partially met, and the industry Of
the country relieved to that extent from taxation in
the shape of tariff exactions. just in proportion
the pubic lands are given away, and thus the reve
nue. diminished from that source, will the consumers
OF articles dutiable to be taxed in order TO raise the
amount necessary to meet the annual expenses of
the Government. But apart from this view, it is
undoubtedly the policy of the nation to preserve the
public domain for the of those who desire to
settle upon it, and make part of that large class
of small property holders who constitute in small
degree the life.blood of Republican form of gov
ernmcnt. Nhen men are personally interested in
the preservation Of law and order they will Of
pursue that path most likely to lead them to the de-
sired end. But if the public lands tie poroned ont
to large companies, and the National Government
becomes partner in the sales of the same the price
soon advances to a point far beyond the reach Of
such as have but limited capital to commence with,
and as consequence, the whole tract falls into the
hands of spectators, and is used for their benefit
The practice should not be countenanced by the Ma
tional Government, for the reason it puts the Gov
ernmcnt in opposition to the people, and in league
with land brokers and spectators in all their
schemes of plumber and eXiorton. The wicked and
mischevous effect of this public land movement
most signaly developed in the last Congress- where
not only members of that body proved to have
taken brides to pioneer land bills through that
branch of the National Assembly, but editors of
leading Black Republican journals paid for
their services laborers for the corrupt and
swindng schemes 1t is due alike to the fame end
tional Assembly, that stop should be put to the
practice of squandering the public domain. For
this purpose we hope the Democratic party, in all
sections of the Union, will initiate the example set
by their political brethren in North Carolina. and
set the seal of party diSapprobation all schemes
for disposing of the public lands for private pur
poses"
ing from such source, the compliment so grace
fully bestowed upon the action of the Democracy OF
Forsyth by the Pennsyanian is not unworthy Of at
tention." The Washington Union also copies the
resolutions of the Forsyth meeting, and speaks in
terms of high commendaton of their ability and
spirit.