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TUESDAY, JAWVtfRY .10836.
i DUMBER 10.
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r i5 1 tiUTSday IJee. 17.
MrJoyner, froitf' the Committee on
Internal; Improvement, to whom was re
ferred the memorial of sundry citizens of
Citteret county; praying the Legislature
to obtainfrom the General Government
appropriation to deepen the channel
of Core Sound, and toMmprove the navi
gation thereof made a reportthereon ac
pompanled by the following resoiuUon$:
Newbern ;y?nd this, too, he was in form
ed, without the slightest detriment to the
public worjks atil)cracoke. If this ob
struction were removed, it would afford
all of otir vessels from the north counties
Jtetolved, as the sense of the General Assem
bly of North Carolina, that it is expedient thst the
Cojcigre?s of the United States should order and di
rect JfogjLBeer in charge ofjthc dredge boat, now
o.pe,ratjBgt Ocracoke, to remove the obstructions
in Core Sound, between Beaufort and Pamutico
Bound, in this State, by means, of said dredge boat,
whenever the same is not equired by, and cannot
operate, .upon the public works at Ocracoke
' ' liegalveibrfil&he; as the seY.se of this General
Assembly, That it is expedient that the Congress of
the united States should make a sufficient afpro-
filiation tio :inoney to clear out and remove the said
r Obstructions io Core &und, so as to deepen the
channel of the same, and to lmproye the naviga
tion Aercof. "''
Retolved, That his Excellency the Governor be
requested lo transmit a copy of these resolutions to
- ach of our Senators and licpresentalives in Uon
ress." M' '
- These resolutions, fpatsed their first
reauins, anuTiavins ueen reau me seconu
les
sen tie men
time;
r." Mr. Bryk said, that, as
seemed to be isnorant of the object of
these resolutions, he must beg indul
gence of the Senate, whilst he submitted
n explanation of Jlhe jteasons which had
influenced his constituents in thus solici
ting the aid of the General Qoyernmen. i
It would be recollected that there was
now a chain of internal communication
by water,, from Providence, in Rhode
Island, to the port of Beaufort, m this
Stated completing which the Congress
of the' United States had contributed
largely from the national treasury. The
Canal connecting the waters of the Del
aware and Chesapeake bays was aided
by the General Government to'the amount
of three hundred thousand dollars; whilst
tb at pass'mgth rough the Dismal Swamp,
and uniting the waters of the Chesapeake
Bay and the A1 be marie Sound, had re-r
c-eived from thec.same source the atnount
. .t 1111
,o4one mraareu ana nity tnousana uoiiars.
Casting yput eye on the map of this State
you wi 1 1 jaerce 1 ve, ail u n i n tefru p te d pas -
sage vnrougn Vruaiitu tx rauipiicu ouuuus
to the jiarruw body of watec connectfng
this latter? sound, with the Popt of Beau-
an easy access to the Port of Beaufort ;
whence they j might be at sea, with al
most any wind, in the course of a half
hour. 1 ;'
Any Senator who had directed his at
tention to the expenses incident to the
transportation Of munitions' war, du
rimjour last war fnust be aware of the
very great saving that would accrue to
the government fronvthfs improved com
munication with our seaports, on the
coast. . There were but few points on
thewhole coast of theiJnion, of more
importance, in any point of view, to the
Government, than the part of Beaufort.
He believed that with the exception of
New York and Norfolk, its inlet and
harbour were not surpassed by any in
the United J States : the former affor
ding on the bar, an uniform depth of
ter, or irom twenty to twenty-two &ncr&
half feet ; and the latter, being hand
somely landlocked, and secure from the
influence and ravages of storms, was ca
pable of affording mooring and security
for a thousand merchant vessels of the
largest class.: The ports of Charleston,
Mobile and New Orleans, with inlets and
harbors far inferior in point of capacity
security, and depth of water, were ma
king rapid strides to prosperity & wealth;
whilst thi neglected port was not known
and appreciated in our own State, which
was daily contributing much of its sub
stance to $well the resources of other
States, on the ground, as alleged, that
there was no place in the State whence it
could be exported. This was a mista
ken idea and he could assure the Sen
ate, that ijwas a matter of great surprise
tojevery stranger of distinction, who had
visited Beaufort, that the State of North
Carolina had remained so long unmind
ful of the fact, that she possessed one of
the hnest ports in the Union. It this
port were located in one of the Northern
States, everv point, nook and shoal,
would resound with the busy hum of
life ;" and shall we who have so much
just cause to complain, that our coast is
not one of nature s favorites," reject
and neglect to appropriate rightly, this
bountiful bestowal of her gifts ? If bono
rable senators could have beheld the gay
and heart stirring scenes which this har
bor exhibited during the Jast war. they
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would have been struck with wonder and
astonishment that our own State, which
so many thought was hermetically sealed
up against the approaches of friend 01
foe, should have been the resort and de
pository of the gay,the warlike,the riches
and the splendor of other climes. Its
waters seemed to be a floating mass of
ships, privateers, merchantmen, and pri
zes, laden with the wealth Ind spoils of
the enemy; whilst the town was alive
with speculators and purchasers 'from all
parts of the Union. There might be seen
men ot ditterent nations and tongues
some the prisoners of bur daring and suc
cessful privateers, and others in quest 0
gain and'speculation. And whv was this?
Because no point or harbor on the coas
for he could not suffer his mind to dwell
upon this subject without feeling that
pride and excitement, which should op
erate upon every North Carolinian.
These advantages must not, cannot be
lost. The removal of this shoal will
give a large portion of the Country a
ready access to this fine port, at a tri
fling andiJ insignificant expense; and
whilst Congress is lavishing its millions
on other States, it surely cannot turn a
deaf ear to the high and honorable call
made upon it by the Legislaturifjof North
Carolina. The Senator from Martin had
asked hirat whether an appropriation for
this object was not a violation of the Con
stitution of the United Spates ? He was
ever ready to answer the proper inquiries
of any gentleman, andhe could assure
that Senator, that this work was as na
tional in its character as the contempla
ted improvements at Ocracoke, and more
over that all similar works' are recogni
zed as such by General Jackson, in his
famous message upon internal improve
ments. Inftime of war, we shall have
an unbroken internal communication with
he north, and, if our coast should be
blockaded, our intercourse will be con-
inued and uninterrupted. The route
through this sound has always been a
avonte oner as thereby the difficulties
of the navigation at Ocracoke and the
dangers incident to Cape Lookout, are
easily obviated and avoided. He would
mention to the Senate that the enterpri-
zing steam navigation company of Char-
eston contemplated, it the improved
navigation of this sound will admit of it,
to run a line of steam boats through this
sound, and up the Pamptico and Albe
marle sounds, to some point of conve
nient access, near to Norfolk ; which
route would enable them to avoid the
dangers of Capes Lookout and Hatteras,
and shorten much the passage in the open
sea. This shoal, which is now sought
to be removed by the aid of the General
Government, was the only impediment
and obstacle which prevented them from
carrying into operation this useful and
enterpnzmg systejn of internal commu
nication. He had known of several of
lis constituents, who in order to go to
Newbern and elsewhere, had attempted
me passage inrougu mis sounu wmi meir
vessels rather than encounter the diffi
culties of going to sea, Weathering Cape
Lookout and entering Ocracoke, who had
been detained .on his shoal, with their
vessels and crew for many days, in con
sequence othe difficulties ot the navi
He trusted that he had shown
to the Senate the obvious necessity of
this improvement, and enumerated some
of the advantages that would arise there-
fronu In confirmation of his views, he
would read to the Senate a letter recei
ved from a gentleman well acquainted
with this matter, which was also accom
panied with an estimate of the probable
expense:
the memorial to improve
Corel Sound, and will lend my aid in a-
ny other way it it can be usetul. ihe
LDredge Boat is now doing nothing at
Newbern ; the work can be carried on,
in my opinion, to advantage in Core
of the Legislature;-of those States will:
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pass sucn taws as win pur, mis matter 10
rest.
Estimate for one month.
40 Hands, including provisions, at
$17-pjer mo.
2 Overseers, at $75135 finding
themselves
L Engineer,
Calculating to work 20 days in the.
month, requiring 4 Cords of wood
per day, 80 Cords at $3
Contingencies for Blacksmith work
Iron Oil Tallow, 8tc. &c
$680 00
110 00
75 00
240 00
100 00
1.
1205 00
He felt assured that trie Senate could
not refuse its aid in this matter, as the
importance of the work, when contra"stedjRePu-blic, butits name.
wun me msignincance 01 tne expense,
must affect every member in a striking
point of view. His constituents deemed
this work to he of a national character ;
they, therefore, asked no pecuniar aid
of the Legislature, but merely solicited
their assistance, so that the united voice
of the State might be heard in the coun
cils of the nation upon the great neces
sity and utility of improving this high
ly important point, in the line of our in
ternal r communication. H,e trusttd,
therefore, that no Senator present would
raise his voice against it.
Whereupon the resolutions were pass
ed their second and third readings, with
out opposition, and sent to the Heuse of
Commons for their concurrence. They
were also subsequently adopted by that
House.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. ,
nest and intelligent men, .who Jove their
country more thatf they regard those who
administer its affairsfUve have nothing to,
fear ; but let it oncepecome corrupt and
venal, let it engage in the, strife of con
tending factions tor the spoils that are
said to belong to the victory regard less
of truth, regardless of the value of freer
dora, and regardless of every thing safe
the millions of surplus revenue ,in the
Treasury, . and then sir, we mayfxpect
fb find those streams of corruption, which
the gentleman from Cumberland spoke
of, flowing through every corner ofjnbr
country, sweeping away the tat hopes
of the Patriotand every vestige of the
Sound, any season of the year, say at
least 15 days in a month ; and such is the
nature of the bottom, and the short dis
tance to dredge, f not over one mile, if
that,,) to give sir feet water frotnPainp
tico Sound, through Harbor Island, to
Beaufort, three or. four months would.
in my opinion, effect it : so that
drawing the above depth, could pass : it
could be widened hereafter, if required,
to a beating channel. I will mention
what would be the probable cost of the
work, per month, as should you apply to
Congress for an appropriation, it would
ii uc ucsl iu aiVuiuuaiij u tvnu an csvuiiaiv.
ou 11 ' Should this succeed, with a Light Boat
be unmindful of the great importance of ow ready to be placed at Harbour Is
h; U s K and Bar, which would admit of vessels
ano Qieam poais passing in me nigni as
well as the day, there would be a very
large portion ot our coasting trade car
ried on, as well from the north as the
south counties, I trust you will make
.. ... ..w. ..uu 4 U t Vn id iio i mm, wk u
f, . l 1 . i 1 Kim ! t K I i.-L I UIC a (, It 111 Ii l fw. .vii MVS "llliv
r.taiinnn thn nun ii wnr L-c ar i iirarniro. I iiiiii iiiait av liic iicjll SKSsinn. wnpn i rt i . ...
t. ri. r .1 r ,i:, - I mof nn. ua n 'iL there is a ureuge isoai
lie would iBionn we oenaie mat ior se- us vuiisumuon, uicy
'veral Vears oast. anEnorineer under the would almost move Heaven and Earth to
direction and at the exnense of the Gen- effect a communication with Beaufort, at
1.-1.. r "? . i ill v Dm' liov.r1 anil ovnAnrn 4. li ! L t.
erai uovernmenu nau oeen .enffaired in a"j 6u6uScw ici it icsi
attemDtine to imorovelkliat art of the now. He had "full confidence in the ex-
" a. a " m -v i I nwna e rT aP lhaif I iKapq 1
navizaiion in tne vicinnv or iicracoice. i " taa,u" v ""ct" "mhuuus. auu
dertorainated the Swash, being a shoaly cou'd n(t believe that we were to remain
obstruction, within the bar, which pre- tributary to Virginia and bouth-CarOhna
vented vessels drawing over seven fpp.t lorever. vye naa been newers ot wood
'.... . . .-. -
fort, which is denominated Core Bound.
At the point ia this sound denominated of the Union afforded a more easy and
Harbour Islandj,he last Congress passed convenient access, with such depth of
an act appropriating a sum of mbnej to water, as this, and none could be found
locate a light boatjh which is now in prp.- which would give such security, after i
gress, .'and will sodii assume her station.! was entered. Such ever will be the case
t is in the) vicinity of this station that if this country should again be involved
the obstrpctions'coin plained of exist. in war; and of so much importance has
TKe surface ofthe SJioal is t)i an undula- it been regarded even in a national point
ting form, between one and two miles in of view, that Congress has caused to be
length, and. ot such a character-as to Ue constructed, at the Inlet, a fort that com-
stfsceptible of easy improvement, and, Lmands its entrance, which cost the Gov
when maue. m remain permaneniiy so. i eminent a halt ot a million ot
v. He could assure the Senate that is ne wouiu repeat me question, shall we
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information upon this subject was de-lDe.unm,r
l e. tUr. m r t- jc, u 1 I this nnrt
iiycu iiuiu me must itsucLiauic suur- v "w s-
rt. TKp first resolution suo-o-osfprl itnl The spirit of improvement was' abroad
lbe General Government the expediency en the face of the earth, and he hoped
V of ordering the Drede boat now onera- that its general influence would be ex-
trnf at Ocracoke, to be transferred to tended to the land of his constituents.
this shoal, whensoever it could not one- Gentlemen from the West had assured
.water
teru
sition
?
tbtir
in ourwaters.
Very likely she may be sent away be
fore another year, it so, it will be more
difficultto get an appropriation. I have
kept an accurate list of vessels passing
through mis Inlet, lor the last month,
and find 123 sail of brigs and schooners,
averaging about 129 tons each, have gone
out with full andsaluable cargoes of
cotton, wheat, corn, naval stores, lum
irofRouuMning an easy and umn- a,lu u awera Ul wucr, mi ujc.u long v7, rQ rrn,n ii, .,n.
ptedaccessto the ocean. The po- enough already, and it was time to wake f 3n
whih the dredge boats and other. up.Ka. Uoads, intersecting the Mate m Q, nf . . . h ' nd Cfiast.w:sp
es-selspnlaged injh.s pub ,c work, kre n Wry d.retonhadf been chartered 2 q' West Indies At the most
peueflo assume, in order to carry on m uinj session. anese were so many mn.ttk lh:e nrftnprrv ' ,!
orations, ts so very weak and ex- streams upon' wfi.cli the wealth -of our a hf nr f J
u IIS '1 -II ill fii.fn ..-T1 ,rl v
puacufcas f9 BU&pcuu an upeiaiiuus mere J m icaic uajixe ivts uu ciiciuj I'fbis is
ourins me Winter monms and in stormy t mieriipu improveraeni ; dui mey were
t-. ,tiiti.;.-i2.K .iJ l nAf ..ti J-ii...fi .1 ..I..,: perceive
weaiuer. . ia mis oiaie oif tilings, mesei"' ncu vaituifieu iu pruuute cim-i
boats are carried to Newberh where they jtentnient and happiness among our citi
,ne mie aurinff me vnoitf ni these monms
one month. You will, therefore,
North Carolina ia not yet de
populated, and that she does not get by
:;,r vr mMt tm abroad, i win
ul? -1, ! au'"'S c"M gtateralso, three-fontths, if not more, of
and are prober injured more thereby of wealth and prosperity among" us, as ""i r:'.:
Ithtn fronarefit Ve, The point in one terminating at our un ports. He " "Kv! ; " " . C
tftttji SoundiswhicMiig xontemnlateii to d,(W) kftlithat he should again
improve affords a al seasons." a safe thekonor ot a seat on this floor : but if it
ha vi
, secure, and snugfjarbouri where jthyl J 8PiH?,m "aPRef e could assure bono
boat might
tage, at and durip
she is compelled
tions at OcracoKe, and lay m ordinary at I this seeming digression, (go on"! go on !)
tteto very great .advan- rau,e gentlemen mat he should call upon
tbewhoWof fMtime them to, rerJeein their pledges. V
t6 suspend her onera-l The Sefiate he honeff. would nardnn
produce of thi State is owned by persons
residing in the eastern States. Where
would they look for. ernploymeE.t fqr so
large a pprtion oi ineir ,yes.seis, saouia a
separation of the 1cbto4 -for-'
bid 13' take place in dHsqu we of the
course pursued by the;abolitioniits of tho
north ? I trust and hope thegoo4 ifUse
The Resolutions on the subject of the Public Lands,
introduced by Mr. Clixsmak, being under dis
cussion, and Mr. Johdah having moved an en
tire substitute for them, and the Chair hating
stated the question to bo on striking out the ori
ginal Resolutions and inserting the Substitute
Mr. Ralph Gohkell, of Guilford county, ad
dressed the House as follows :
Mr. Speaker As4he House has dis
agreed to the proposition of the gentleman
from Beaufort, to lay these Resolutions
on the table, and has thereby manifested
a determination to pass them in soinej
shape or other , and as I deem it impor
tant that the action of this body should
be correct and set forth, in such a manner
as will entitle it to the respectful consi
deration of those to whom these Resolu
tions are addressed, I beg the indulgence
ofthe House, while I make a faw remarks
in reply to the observations made by the
gentleman from Cumberland (Mr. Jor
dan) on offering his amendment, and in
opposition to his amendment.
The gentleman is opposed to the dis
tribution oftthe proceeds of the Public
Lands among the States, because he be
lieves 44 the disposition so much mo
ney among the States would open streams
of corruption that-would inundate the
whole country." My fears lie entirely
on the opposite side of the question, I
think there is much le$s danger of cor
ruption, in annually dividing 4 or 5 mil
lions of dollars among 24 States, lobe
disposed of by them for purposes of Edu
cation, internal Improvement, qr in any
other manner which the Legislatures of
the respective States might devise, than
in permvtting such a hoard of unnecessary
treasure to remain on the hands of the
General Government, to be used for the
purpose of deluding and betraying the
people through the medium of a hireling
press, and in paying off the mercenary
bonds of political speculators, who throng
around the footstool of power, and are
willing to embark in any cause for the
sake of office.
I apprehend it would be no difficult
task, to point out a variety of ways in
which this surplus revenue might be used
for the most dangerous purposes, and yeU
like the canker escape detection, till its
destructive course was marked bv the ra
vages it had committed. I will mention
one instance, that of the Public Press
-the greatest friend and safeguard of
Liberty, when pure ; when corrupt, Its
most powerful and dangerous foe. Al
though 1 know ot 110 paper which is in
the enjoyment of the patronage of the; Go
vernment that has in the slightest degree
disapproved of any act of the present Ad
ministration, and some of them have been
sufficient to startle the most devoted ad
herents of the powers that be, yet, I will
not take it upon myself to say that the
present Administration hUs corrupted the
Press. It is sufficient for me to betieye,
that such things may be, and that sujth
will be, if 1 the reward of iniquity" is
so near at hand. And if the Government
should deem it expedient to increase the
number of Presses in its employment, to
any extent whatever, I suppose there is
hardly.a gentleman here who does not
believe that these new recruits would all
open their batteries in defence of those
by whom they were paid, support all their
measures, and denounce every person,
however -pure and patriotic, who should
Jjave the presumption, to oppose their
measures. And with such a league of
confederated Presses, all acting in con
cert, but acting in different places and
striving to produce the same result, desr
potism itself could iot desire a more pow
erful engine to accomplish its purposes.,
While the&ress remainsuntramellea
and pr? while it itfe hjfn4 of ho-
But we are told 6y the gentleman from
Cumberland, as another objection to the
passage of these Resolutions that 4Jbe
public Western domain is indebted';to
the Government upwards of eleven mil
lions of dollars.
I suppose" the authority of the gentle-
fnan for this statement, is the Veto Mes
sage of the President upon Mr, Clay's
Land bilf. I tjoubt very much whether
that assertion was trueat the time it was
made by the President, but certain I am
that it is no(tJie fact now. The Presi
qjenin thaKelebrated Message, by
which he deprived North-Carolina of se-
nverVl millioSiOt dollars to which she is
as justly entitled as she is to the house in
which we are nowassembled, anH in
which he displayed an overweening spi
rit of favoritism to thnew States, says
that the Public Lands cost the Govern
ment $49,701,280 that the proceeds of
their sales Bad amounted only to 838, S86
t? a 1 . 1 1 '' : i if. r.. u
ozt leaving a Daiance against uie ruu
lie tand of gll,3i4556.
If the gentleman had taken the trouble
to examine, he would have found that
the estimates in the Message were bro't
up only to the 30th of September, 1832.
it we take the proceeds 01 tne sales since
that time, and add them to the amount
nreviouslv received, we shall find that
the account wears a very different aspect
Amount of proceeds of Public lands, up to the 30th
September, 1832, $38,386,624
Sales of 1833, V . 3,3;67,681
Th sales of 1834, I have notTiad th
means of ascerUininjr exactly, but
they were more than - 5,000,00.0
I will estimate the sales of the present
year at 8 millions of dollars, but 1 have
no doubt from the great quantity of
valuable lands brought into the mar
ket and sold within that time, it will
greatly exceed that sum 8,000,000
Which shews the amount actually re-
ceived, v $55,354,305
Take from this amount the cost 49,701,330
And we leave a clea surplus of mo-
ney actually received, ot $5,653 025
This is independent ot 4,452,760 acres
of these lands patented for Military ser-.
vrces, during the last War, for which
the Government would have been obliged
to pay in cash, had it not been for these
lands ; and which certainly Ought, to be
carried to thetr credit. It then, we es
timate thesse military bounty lands, at the
low price of 21 25 per acre, it will give
the sum of 85,565,950, which added to
the above amount of 85,653,025, gives a
balance in favor of the Public Lands of
the amout of $11, 218,970. j
But while weare estimating the costs
and the income of these lands
not to be -forgotten, that Congress has
given away to the States,
involvetf ina foreign war,, or meet with
some domesticcalamify, . which will re
quire, mure than the ordinary expenses of
a peaceful (rvumuiiHijaiiuii, inc jianu
afteV lA42, will not onfy ay all the x-
pences otfthe uovernmenti.but Jeayejt
large balance in the Treasufy. j I am -
clear for the Government to have money;
enough to payfTfr the expenses of a fern j .
dent, a wise, an tl ' e ve n a I ibe r a 1.. Ad mi ni -stfation.
Beyond that, I do not wish tat
see it have a farthing. Bejrbncf that there
is dangers I would not wish to arnv q
giant, already too power to.!, wuh the
means of crushing a single atate, or en
dangering the liberty of tliei obscurest
member of the. confederacy. ; v
I have heard other objections urged by '
several gen tie men, lout f the. House, a
gainst these Resolutions, udqt? whicU! ''
will take the liberty to make aTOtt&k'OJ1' '
two, although they have not beeifnsed
in debate on this floor. One objection
s that if Congress should vgiye awav
thee lands or the proceeds thereof tbthe;!
State8that she would part with a vast
and qverflqlving source of RevenuewhiclV
may herealterbe needed in some trying
exigency of our Natipnal aflairsV3, If ao
act ot Congress, making such a disposi
tion of this branch of the RvemieV waa
like the laws ot tlie'Medes and Persians,
irrevocable, this would -be perhaps an
insuperable objection to the passage of
these Resolutions. But they do not ton
template that Congress should give awjjr
the Lands. The gift would be too mag
nificent, and would rather cripple, thanf
strengthen the donees. I am informed
that the General Government owns 130Q .
'ii e f T..i-1! 1 1 . 1 ""
millions 01 acres 01 ruuuc ianust wuicn, A
no doubt, at some future day wil be
crowded by a busy, a prosperous an
happy populationaffording territory foe.
the formation ' ofmany povferful and, in
dependent States, which will het'eaftep.
spring up in the wilderness, aQf which
will add strength and glory to the le
public. Let Congress cause these" laVdi '
to be surveyed aid brought into, ro,arket -
as they shall be required to satisfy a r
pidly increasing population, antrto sup
ply the wants of that mighty crqvfdf
emigrants who are dally jU)rotging ftuy,
highways in pursuit of new settlement
in the West. In the mean, tinte leT lh
proceeds 01 these lanos oe aivioeu anjons $
thQ Stated in the manner contemplate
in the Resolutions before, us, until the
General Government shall really need
them for some honest purpose, and if
such a contingency should arise, it YfilJL
be an easy matter to repeal the act ma
ing the distiibution. & i know ' no, re'aion,
why such anjtc of Congress might' 130
be repealed at any time, as easy as
repeal an act of our Legislature.
While suS a large amount of .moder
is permitted to remain in the National
'rreasury, as surplas Revenuej it wilj
afford continual cause of guspiciont
against the Government, he a temptation; ,
to prodigality and corruption in its r
penditures and be an endless source
contention, strife and jealousy Aojlgth.
States. And henpe, we niaj espect that
the National councils will be jpepetttKU
harrassed with schemes for .itsdiipd8i
tion. The oli doctrine ofilnternat Ini
provement by the GreneVal Goyernirtn.tt ' -against
which the Soath has set its' face
as unconstitutional, partial ahdjjihjust.
will be revived, and millions pfj dollar.
til "I A it I.'-- IP' I- L A
inwhich they
are situated, more than 11 millions of will be' expended to the benentof ihii '
acres, for the purposes of internal 1m- north and "the west. whil tha winta iand'
nAr Am An f nnil t? 1 a n 4-1 r 4U a ktilf t .1 P . w rt., . v t ft ' 3 . J- '
uiu.cuicuv a.m iunuuun, me uuuuui me c aims oi t lie state wnicn we renres?
of ; Asylum, Hospitals, Court-houses and ent will Be ehtirely.oyer looked. .And I
oiaie-nouses ana me mie wnicn were should not be surprised if proposals
ceftainly worth a great deal of money were made toCODress for the distribur
and ought to be placed to the credit of tion of these fiindi, which ill be roof
the Public lands. obnoxious to the South than the doctrtna
iiuf notwithstanding all these facts, 0f Internal Imnrovement ever
we aie gravely told by the gentleman fratn which.' wilf.be aiming a bloxat soiS9 ot
Cumberland, that the Public Domain is our domestic relations, concerning wiuck .
auiuauv iiiucuicu iu me vruvt
more than eleven millions of di
our qomesuc reiaiious, couccrmn winca .
rovereut we feel the greatest degre"e of ftensrjlityX
lollars ,r l-.i ..2-r
Another objection urged by the gentle
man against the passage ofthe Hesolu-
tions, iSj that it will cause a new Tariff to
be laid.
I can see no iea$on whatever for lay
ing a new Tariff, or for disturbing in the
least the satisfactory compromise ot that
convulsing question, winch has been a
greed upon till the year 1842.
If 1 am not greatly mistaken, 'roerno
rials have frequently been, laid ,(before
Congress concerning the abolition of Sla
very in the District of Columbia j and
frointhe great xeal. of , certain societies
at the north, which have become too nu
merous and too fatally enfon This
chief," for the security and repose cfjht
MA..iL . . 4. A. 1 A. s.1 !J1? -f
At the sou.th' exPet that - dieie applit
y idi uormi?
Congress has
- "II I 17! -A .! tn . "
p.fiio nf th Ucf vparl tiiPrP anrilii UW w'11 pereneweo. mj int uonaxi?
.. J ' r T"- Ji: l...;- r .u-ff-:.-! q....
ns m the Trea-Ff " " V w c ncu oivivi.8
during the
iof
r ? 1 ; 1 1 : .
e..rv whirh ,v,Q nnr rppHaH fr tnv .,. right to exercise excTusive legisla-
wif v lit VII sVf .wvw bvt aw yaS . . . m m w .
rinsft whatPPr. AntUt here is little dnht I vaici wiiaieici, ww
r .... T r . . . . . -r r, , . . wr,.
Irntn hp orrra amnunt nt mnnrfilinna vuiuiiiuia. jliict w" wis'J
Jresentyear, that the quantum! m th District ibertjrt Dere
-it . ! .firiHYinnB ir inn v n nnfi a rm am an. , - a u
surplus revenue win be greatly in-1 v;mv.v --.
creased. It is said that the importations as we adoiiiiodism meinse yes, 1 presume,
of the present year have been more than WOUld &ot be guiliyof thejnjutUce i -rt
100 millions of dollars. The ad Valorem depriving theiffellftw, fiief Uheit
duty, which wilt he levied afte
on the imports ofthe present
give twenty millions of dollars
a sum, I think, as the, Government can
require to del
penses of its adipi
the rapid increase
the consequent increase of produce, and I Tfiisnilj hie; their fi'Keod JfM
tke'extension of trail e, it marbe reason-1 ceisrill tbeio'nd.w1lilXWwill
ably expepted, that seven J'eairs hencelsafficieiikioipaj. fr ths00a8!iifetii:'
the amount of our importation will great! the. District of Cpluiabia iiexf Htfr
y exceed that of the present year. And 1 be to recommend to Congress to iwsr i ni.
MiaU the" revenue prising to5 the 4 Gqf- .apjprppn9t)Bg $S;fnn4;for4$$ tp495i!r1
ernment from this increase of trade wtl thsepf th laveaiony of tlje- States J
greatly exceed 20 millions itdotlars. where tlwUo ;
So, that if e dp not get uqfgrt jhte4 pot of tj(ri f t " ' - f ' " S