The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-27


lion What Is obtained easily aud without responsibility
viii he ,nyi.hlx eSncnd,d
a 1bls biI should IL beco,ns n law will operate
Greatly to the injury Of the new states Tie pertss Of
settlements and Inc ic,ass 81 al industfous population
A,Sn,.g Am ints,csi Ia the soil they cultivate are the
4 eus which viii ,ild tem nm into great and flourish
inc Nothing could be more preiudical 10
thc;y than e,r wealthy indiias 10 acquire large
tracts ~ t ou,lic hand and hold them d., snecuativo
,,ooas 1q,lov mice In which This land sch win bfo,-
s.y ~ ,,dod win tont sbeeulators 10 Inv IL In large
auoani ana locate a. ON te hest lands belonging 10 the
povernuent The eventual consequence must he that the
~ ,,. 10 .,ttvate tI,, siI ,sv,u ~, ,or,,ellei IN
! "a -. 49,, -, i.,l, "a 49, ,,,,o, hi,,or tba,, tbo
49, :, ,,, ,,o ou,d h obtained from, the gover,
mant
II "a extremely lo,btful 10 saw the least whether
i , vo,d co,tyih,te a, the advancement of arricui.
! t, and a.. mechanic arts ohiccts tbe dignity and
| vain. oe which cannot fe too b,,Iv annr,eiated
Tho cISr,, sovarnnbe,t which makes tbe donation
Inns coofsllv M constitutional noysc, 10 f,loy Il into
~ e,,, aoI enforce ,h an,,ioao, Of Tho fund ~ ,,a
l,t,,.d o,6ocs Io,a,s ,ve sb,, ,,ss,ss no central
over our own Gift after II shau have p,sed from our
hand =, H. trba rat tho State legisa,urcs are ,eoued
10 stimulate bai they viii faithfully execute Tie trst III
tbe manner ns,,ied Inv tbs I'm Rat sboud they fail
IN do Ills What ,yonI Ina lie oonseo,ence The fed
e,, ,oso,,Icnt has IA nouer and ouebt 10 have no
hover 10 oop,ne the execution OF the trust II would
H. In as b,n condition os If even IN this tbe time
AZ ,o, re, ,vn ,ves =, de,,,nd any nortiop of the
many millions Of surp,us revenue deposited with the
s,,,as ca, SAT, lkeeo;n,, und.r the net of IS36
TBis h; viii ,nioyio,slv ner(r, WITH existing col
,es IN ,he d,a,rcht States in MANY OF which asrcu
~, = ,,nsh, - SILENCE and IN All Of Which Il ought
10 Inc 81 taught These institutions OF learning have
GROW, mn with the growth of the country under die i
,,;oo caro- of the states and the nuni,opoe Of indvid
i 20 oe, tlo ,dyonc;no demands for eJucotion They
h ,o,.l ,,.at blass;ngs 10 the neonlc Monv--;n-
deed most If Them moor and sustain themselves
with ,;oicnJtv What the effect win be on these istit,
,;ons &c ,t;no an Indefinite number Of rval co,leoe
s,,.,,ino, hv tho sndowmcnt Of the G.,ra government
/, !, no, d;o;c,,t 20 dc,c,,o;ne
rrd. Ella h,lI n IL nrov;ed that scenti6, and los
s;o, stules sb,Il not bo excluded from them Indeed
i, ~ a,,,o., ,,noesi,, 10 s,stai, tbo ,;thort
sueh ro,soo fr no e,tbe, would ncur t,e exnenso
e nor son T., one Of these institutions q, the sole
Z, ,olinn liz, sie,td, farmer a. nach,r;
M In ,,e ,oo,,iycs ,h; leo ,,J Jc,s that their
l;, 4, a., ,n,o, In, 1;oyoI and n,act;c,I educ,ton
IS as,r;, ,asscs Il, the sevcral nprsu;ts md nro
ss;on. M, . This certainly ougt 10 IN, the c,so
Ia ~; ;, ~ Tho spLicct II wou,J he far befier IL sucb
| - Ito, e Land o,,st In made 10 ;ns,itnti,ms If
80; !; A., .,e,ol st,,es n, a,nlv "A d;rectlv 4, tbe
., ,,;shn, f ,ro,asso,.b;ns Of ogr;cultu,, AMI t,c
Il. ,;st;n,, o,i,oss ,y;tI,o,t IN. ;nt.ryon
IS tho st,t. ,.;sIot,,ss II, won,d ,e Ji0iep,t 10
,.,..o how ,bcs jccis,atures will MANAGE This fund
E,, nreo,t,tiye In Congress- for whose district the
rot;on Of twenty thousand acres has been granted will
nroh,h, insist that The proceeds shall be expended with
n n, limits Tbere will undoubtcdlv lie struggle between
,, ioa,;,;os =; ooc ctato concc,,n,, a., III v;s;on ,s
~ ;s, witch NAV end in dis,nnoiotinc The homes of
a. 49,. s;n,s ~, a,,r;e,,,,re F,r th;e state of things
~ 49,. ;,h. ,.,ne,lv Nat az i, ye,,,rl IN Stat. cd
,. We might Grant land to these corporations to es
.,lla agricultural and mechanical prof.ssorships and
lJ ,,o, Ill In con,n,v with the conditions on which
frnancc of these before the ordinary courts of Justice
Bu does Congress possess the power under the con-
tuon TO make donation of public lands to the differ
cn States of the Union to provide colleges for the pur-
| nose Of educ ting their own people?
presume the general prop sition is undeniablc that
Congress does not possess the power to appropriate money
in the treasury raised by taxes on the neople Of the Uni
ted States the purpose of educating the people of the
respective States 1t will not be pretended that any such
power Is to be found among the specific powers granted to
Congress that it is necessary and proper for carry
| Ing into execution any of these powers. Should
Congress exercise such power this would be to break
down the barriers which have been carefully construct
thorty We should then not only clay and collect taxes
duties imposs and excuses for federal purposes but
for every State purpose which Congress might deem
pedcnt or useful This would be actual consolidation
of the federal and State governments far the great