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-SJ. ' . . . 'if" . I ft Vi-t - -1 -TJ i 1 V. ft?. I- - 'At! : - c p II U-ii? l r..; II 1 1 vj i & II II ' I II; i. ii I I TTi . m . ... . t -r OnrgW.thejplam of fir dellgiitf nl acc, nairid by par rage, to live like brothers THREE BOiaUARS Per Annuin ' ONE HAIiF: ADVANCE. T runtisiiKH-EVEiir TttssnAT, Sly Joseph Gales & Son. 'Xirt TER1IS.'.- ' Tiitiks DotiAns per annum one half in advance ' Those who do not, cither at the time of subscribing or subsequently, gie notice of their wish to have thf ' Paper, discontinued at the expiration of the yoar, will be presumed as desiring Us continuance until countermanded. ' i f ' " : . ABTE&TiSEiTiEN'BS, lVot exceeding sixteen linet, will be inserted rArrt ime tor a Dollar ; and twenty-five cents for each subsequent publication: those of greater length, in proportion. If the number of insertions be not , jnerked on them, they will be continued until or- Jered out. and charged accordingly. ;' ister, that it is "glory enough for one day. it may be glory enougli for Ivim, but for US VOOr US it io 'nil nlirKf rf J - -" niiliiv Tltt 41 11 tl .Carolina JVatchman. MM ft . wlien shall morninj; ever breaki?" DOMESTIC ITEMS. ; The following paragraph, which we copy irom the JNew York Journal of Commerce of Monday, we havef read with -equal admirationiand gratification : " Not a Failure. It is a matter of grateful congratulation, that not a mer cantile failure, of any importance, has occurred in consequence of the enormous loss of property by the fire. If any thing were waniea io estaDUsU the mercantile creoiL or our city, one would - think? it might be found In the loss of fifteen mil lion of dollars, together with all the con fusion consequent onMtufningsix or eight hundred firmsout of doors, a considera ble number with the total destruction of uieir uooks oi account,-without any one oi tr.ose.nrms ot any considerable impor tancepermitting a single bill to be dis honored at the banks , and this notwith standing more than half the Companies in which their property was insured were rendered bankrupt. The fact is honora ble, gratifying, and astonishins." Good example. A mercantile firm i in Fayetteville N. C, on hearing of the i great fire in New York, immediately ro. mitted g20,00Q with orders to anticipate the payment of alTdemands against them held by nersons who had suffered by the fire. Journal of Commerce. Jlnli-Abolition at the North. Mr. Slade, of Vermont, assigned one very ex cellent reason why certain persons at the North Were anti-abuJitionists. He himself "was opposed to them, he- said, because they were flooding the South ern country with anti-slavery pamphlets prematurely ! It is not the proper .time for that.- Wait a little longer, until all things get in a proper train and then we will flood the South with our anti slavery pamphlets.! And this is openly avowed in Congress j and a Van Buren majority, by the previous question, pre vent the Southern members fronrdeliver ing their sentiments on the occasion. . Telegraph. Abolition. The secrets of abolitionism are beginning to be disclosed. Mr. Slade let out one in the debate yesterday. He quoted from the census, to show that the I r it. . .i :r staves oi me oouui were increasing in much greater ratio ; that in the course ol a few years the slave. .representation in Congress would bear a greater portion to the white representation" of the North, than it did at the formation of the Con stitution. May not this danger," said Mr. Slade, fairly justify us in using means to restore the balance fixed by the Constitution 1 1 . i ' We; need scarcely make any comment on this. It shows that there is a Diinci- pie of political power involved in this question, which is instigating the abolition ists, secret and open. U. S. Tel. Mr. John D. Brashiers, who had worked in this place for some Inonths as a Journey man Taylor, was taken up on Wednesday last on suspicion of having stolena pocket book containing money, and committed for trial. Not having any jail in this county, he was ordered to Person county. On ar riving at Roxborough, he was found to be speechless and, insensible, and remained so until the next evening, when he died. It is supposed that he destroyed himself by taking laudanum. Mr. Brashiers was a bout 36 or 38 years of age ; and we under- srana was a native ot the District of Co lumbia, served his apprenticeship in the City of Washington, and has resided a part of his time in the city of New York. Uillsboro Recorder. Thomas G. Broughton, sen. the able and amiable conductor nf tlia.Mm.fniir Herald, has taken his son, Thomas G. Broughton, jun. into nartnershin. in the management of that Daner. From th . . testimony of his neiahbor of the Beacon. and general opinion, the new candidate tor " toil and trouble" is richly entitled to public favor and kindness, by his mo desty and moral worth. The Herald has been always well worthy of patronage. vv e nope it may receive such an accession as its proprietors deserve. severity of Pouteu, poured forth in a rapid stream or fervid nrafni..,' i. i . " ' r iiic searclrm, .singe ing denunciation, and the thrillinff eloquence of PRKsw-the pleasing oratory and withering denunciation ot the plain. r.niiKi; on T- Of and is in re l t u.c uuuiiucrings or HKirxos, against the abol l.onists hv contradistinction to the Norther .....v. v. nil y xx UTTllKX th nlt 7an nunc.ations of Bnowx, against Southern agitation (it interfered with the success of Air. vfl 1 1 iv . i.i . . e ,oua 8nd c,ear voice of Buchawan - an axiempis to interfere with or distu u.c astern or slavery at the South (as such in Vr n olDut ,nJure ,he success -'" A Li UHrf Ot rmir 1 1. i I . , -mv,i nit (.ami ..w.-wucu vuitc or Xieigh, giving in brief h .cw3 upon ine SUDiect. and nnn.r,,.:,, : tention to deliver his views at larffe. at afutu ?n7ln .-,le bS straiffht. forward, constitu. h.,- f 7u u w "okhi8. ,?a great many mem bers of the House were listeners to the debate. a"1B 5SH nusried save the Speaker as r" KtLIu- "ruru"y in ease. He first -Ih.: : l.aS.sma,i compass as pos : "J." V J.""u coming scarcely up to the 'I- iT a u &otn "ands thrust deep in to his breeches nnrtoio m l. j T5- w .au-iuu io tne unair, and commenced waUr mg aoout. Now would he take this seat, and now that. At one time he would parade him- .M. uuccujr under the nose of the Senator V.T K Xt ne W0Uld try sme other place. me piaces were all alike to him. Each seat ' ; Vi , . .cotnt dunnff tne discussion. He Jackson Ct'fy Some Capitalists of New York have purchased a tract of land op posite George Town, oh which they in tend to build a manufacturing town, to be called Jackson City." A corres pondence has taken place between a Com mittee of the Stockholders and the Pres ident, stuffed ad nauseam with flattery of mc lanei, me resujc or which is, that the City is to bear his name and that he is to lay the corner stone on the 8th Jan uary (this day.) The President is styled the second man of the nation, and, there fore, it is argued, another city should be reared to his fame along side of that bear ing the honored name of Washington, and prophesies are indulged, that these cities are to flourish in rival splemlor. For our own part we are gratified to find lormern capital about to avail itself of the water power presented bv the Poto mac and the Canal, and hope the enter prise may be well rewarded ; but are in clined to think, it will bear about the same relation to the Metropolis, in fu ture size and wealthw that the name and character ot the living hero do to thoe l' il I I -w m -r oi me ueau. vve tan not, m stronger terms, express our convfetions that the existing city has nc thing to fear from the city that is tobe. Fredericksburg Arena. ii V V. . " uur,Ile u,c discussion. He actual y lost his courtesy, and for some minutes, while the hot Java of Piiestok's eloquence was (, .uu,.ii, sciuauy turned Ins back D TiT - . - j ...c uobiw uuun r. INlTEa h. n..,. r. . j. . cw Connecticut Tsenator, and. in lus une.s:ness, pushed his chair back against th roniiKl! T-v-.i ..... S"""1 -.- .,JUx,.au uocior, mucn to tiie latter 2 on. ine discussion finally ceased, and the Senate adjourned till Monday. The House adjourned over to Monday also. Then, I pre sume, the subject will be resumed in earnest. . I ne South are determined ta cease nof, to tae not, until their rights are granted to them by an act of Congress, clear, strong and une quivocal; Mark my. prediction. The South will, must go together on this question. If the Northern members, being in the majority, put them down, Vah Buukx loses all chance of an election. 1 his must not be done WW rLI-y Prediction. A -u.u....t numoer or members of the tartv m..st veoracred over to the Southern side of the ..Ti; ",c a.eea w.no re lne mst pop "v "vjiiir, or mtnpr who hove .on,i:4.. . nZ:' ,"ana iAin for Van Huren's sake. t ts ' Ca" U,e question be settled favorably r " . r" l""specis. ! ne bouthern ZirV 7uc,,l,u- van kcrkjt m order to sue wiui ine South send over some House." extent of unsettled country whii. xr0,r Hampshire, Rhode-Island, New-jersev, Delayrare and Maryland, possessed little or none. The latter contended that these waste and unsettled lands should be con sidered s a common property among all the States, and appropriated for their mutual benefit. It was urged, that all the Statss, having a common cause in throwing offthe yoke of England, ex pended their blood and treasure equally, to effect the same object?- It was inif. eu, and very justly too, that the lands were wrested from the Crown of Rn. 5- . - ris. ...... - - " : . - 'JLjl : '-: si disclaim all right and title to the PubliOvecnmenlt have the jwWer'ttvk " Domain within its limits, it must be ob- Jhey nothe power to pr eiwiV alIt, -' vious, !that to give these lands to the Affafffl9SufaK,tfW States m which they are situated, would proceeds olthe tfurcfiasedlands,' ' SSvv be a manifest violation of the deeds of ral Goverment sliould prescribaaa Vf,H ' ! Ci0. - ! ilitiohapoii which thto.StateV Wuld E ta T-S' 'I lhe lands acquired bv the nurchase of reiv theidit;ihutiCi'sTiiirVal'klX7A : ! upon alshould appljrthe monies, lopurpbseof It ' Whether I Tutprnal Imnmvp mpnt.1 th -u-mJ'k. r -i' ally,st)r our State Officers, and the suddotV 1 1 j- .'II Liouisiana and Florida, stand somewhat different ground. they were obtained constitution iiui, i l is ii u l now my nurnose toenauife. State Institutinna ? Whnf ivnM cffi- u ii. A . ----I- "-u c in umc ii io say, tuai iney now consuiute consequence those States, whosA d. r. 1 1. - 1 I I . I - . .. .. - w . o. nan ui me nuu c nnmain. aim wtrp vn inn tn nnnxm u vni n. pui tiuscu iiiiu nam ror out or tne com- Dove the naltrv consideration nf h;n Ian by the joint efforts of all the Sts ; L Tr.,e,, n I ri " -f J "l c!4l,uu 01 s"mg and n,rni., ;nBft r rri .17 . . . i-7 . " laics , a..u a.v a..u pence, wouiu uisoain, io receive thft ind cl "the-VHV.hM K S,? S i?!??fM?!- th.e Unit!d b?Qnt UPn thecondition oMfi- Muuiu y i r i nr in ilk i rif i m i 0 u in 1 111 nri nrui a xxr i 11. t ' ' - . Maryland, particularly, re- which they a're situated. wouM iF 7h. fi... " . ?' jaK'-PA . I A J I T T m 1 - 5T ' " " II VUVIUI XJi UTLI I 1I1K1II in m olation of every principle of equity and different aspect, would receive the ,mo j 1. on mis surnect. must 01 111s Jaitijul adjuncts in the The cause of Judge While. We have copiedfrom the Raleigh Register, a j list m of the County Committees aonointed to adopt the neccessary measures to ensure the formation of an Electoral Ticket, and otherwise to promote the election of Judge White. It is hoped that they will not delay to act, that we may have. every advantage of a proper organization, Sand of that concert for'which our opponents are remarkable, and which has been I the secret of many of their successes. A meeting of the citizens should be cabled in every County, atjthe first Courtor oiher public day, and the proceedings commu nicated -for publication. In this Coun ty, it is expected that a meeting will) be called during the week of our next Colin ty.,C.ourt, in March. Fuyttteville Obs. JRaleigh and Gaston Rail Road A. ve ry large andlrespectable meetin"- was heid in Raleigh on this subject,' and jas the tinie for opening books had not arri ved, a provisional subscription was.j o pened and 2150,000 immediately taken ; an agent from Petersburg, who was pre- em at the meeting, announced that ;he was authorized to give assurance, tat the town of Petersburg would subscribe gl50,000,?6o that the sum necessary un der, the'eharter 'to constitute them a cor poration, to wit, g300, 00Q, may be con sidered as made up, afrd . measures wMl no doubt forthwith be, adopted . for th march of the first Rail Road in N. Car ol'na. We' most heartily rejoice with the good people of Raleigh at this glori ous dawning of their prosperity : but we cannot agree with our brother of the Reg- " It is the pleasure of the Dean that the eclipse be postponed." Life of Dean Swift. In consequence of. the inclemency of me cainer, me lounuin ot the r.itv nf - - w- vi Jackson has been postponed to Monday. Alexandria Gazette. Msguided Patriots. It appears that the 28 persons taken prisoners atTampi co, at the defeat of Gen. Mehia'a abor tive attempt to revolutionize that place, were summarily condemned, and shot Mehia (or Mejia. as it is spelt in Spanish) is a Mexican ; but having been obliged to leave Mexico for not coming into the measures of Santa Anna,, he came to New, Orleans, beat up for recruits to revolutionize Mexico, succeeded in per suading some 40 or 50 to join his stan dardmostly valorous young Americans who sailed for Tampico, assaulted and captured the town, and kept possession, we believe, one day, when, a Mexican reinforcement arriving, the place was re taken ;the invaders overnowpreil. nn.l x.q lasen prisoner care to make his prisoners, -j.o were whom were shot. Remarks of Mr. HOKE, of Lincoln, un the Land Resolutions. t in the General taking escape. Of these 28 Americans all of Appointments by the President, by auu wun uie auvice ana consent of the Senate. Powhatan Ellis, to, be Charge d'Affairs to the United Mexican State. R. M. Patterson, to be Director of the Mint. ;J. C. Pickett, to be fourth Auditor. Franklin Peale, to be Melter and Re finer of the Mint at Philadelphia. Edward D. Ingraham, Henry Toland, Cheney Hickham, James Rodders. David Herishaw, to be Directors of the Bank of the United States, for the year 1836. Mr. Van Bnren and the slave Question. We take the following interesting ex tract from the Washington Correspondence 7 r x ne4 writer -is,: speaking of a petition just presented fbr t,??)oI!1ffSlaverY ln the district. of Columbia I have said the " vexed question" is now fairly before the two Houses of Congress U came, before the Senate yesterday, and produ ced a magnificent display of eloquence and ora- "PHcaoui an me strong feerin-and powerful reaionm of CAwopjr-the eloquent I Carolina and Georgia, included vr O -r. - iir. C3PEAKEU- Belore the question is laivcu upon ine resolutions ottered by the gentleman from Surry, I must be- the muu gence ol the House, not only from the cksire I have that my opinions should uc iuny Known upon this question, bu uoin me lact that I intend to chan -i . . 1- O some measure, the vote I gave last year iicsuiuuoiis in everyway similar to thoe now offered. It is well known to many gentlemen present, how precipi tately the House acted upon the ResolV lions uftered at that time. They were offered at the close of the session, and upon a subject too, not generally under stood. I acted then Mpon all the lights I had before me ; subsequent reflecting has taught me that I was parti v in error. I will, Mr. Speaker, as I did before, vote for the first Resolution- offered by the gentleman. It contains two distinct A substantive nronositions ; Hip fi't that any act bv which the I ,nn rrroso nf the United States shall give the Public Lands to the States, in which they' are si tuated, would seriously affect the pros perity of all the old States, and do great injustice to those States by which thev were originally ceded to the Confedera cv" Tlie second is, that any act by which the minimum price at which these lands are now sold, sholl be reduced. vouiu senousiy attect the prosperity of 1 I I tUr. ..l.,l O.. II 1 C.J. me uiu oiaies, anu uo great injustice to those States by which they were ori ginally ceded to the Confederacy." ' Upon the first proposition, I presume there can be but little diversity of opi nion. It must be very obvious to any one who will examine the land history of the. country, that to give the lands to the States in which they are situated would bfe a violation both of the acts of cession and the first principles of equity and justice. How, Mr. Speaker, and in what manner did we obtain the lands now owned by the General Government? It is doubtless well known to all gentlemen present, that England made settlements at a very early petiod in this country, and erected Governments, which now compose the States, from Georgia to N. Hampshire, inclusive. These Govern. ments were of two kinds, Royal and Pro prietary. Their charters were in fhp .nature of grants, and their Kr..;te c 1 r, , ....... uui.ti, IlAl'U and defined by them. When the Bri tish colonies dissolved j their connection with the mother country in 177fi. nn,i erected themselves jnto indenendent btates, it was wenerallv ao-reed. v.f should hold by theirformer limits.and that each should possess the extent of terri tory that belonged to it while This indeed was not 'readily nn,i vJrJ vuuaciiicu to, as the limits of the several colonies as Massachusetts, Connecticut, N. York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North &Seuth justice, the lands should be a c"om mon fund. .fused to accede to the Union, until asome 01 the old States, which possessed the most extensive territory, should relin quish their claims to the Confederacy, to be applied to the common benefit of all the States. And, in conseauence. of the refusal of Maryland, to accede to the U nion,on the 10th t)f October, 1780. Con- gress passed the following Resolution : Jtesolvetl, That the unappropriated lamla-whli may be ceded or relinquishea to the United States by any particular State, piirsuantto the rernmmpn. mendation of Congress of the 6th . of September last, shall be disposed of for the common benefit nf th TT;t,j oi...- u .i.i. i 1 v . J ucu oimw, auu ue seuieu anu iormed into distinct Republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union, and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independent , the other States ; and that the said lands shall li granted, or settled, at such times and under such regulations as shall hereafter be agreed on by the uuiicu Places, m congress assembled, &c." The Delegates fr.om Maryland accord- nly siarned the Arfir es nf f s- 1 c ..w-w v . vviiitun a ion, and, in pursuance of the Resolution t Congress, the States ownin"- the ands, animated bv the same natrinri. txi-.i. 1 . r . 1 .t-ai uiai causeu them to throw oft the oppression of England, magnanimously surrendered to the common country, the great extent of territory that they then held under their charter. The Cession of New-York was made in March, 1781, and in the deed is found the following condition : That the lands &c. shall be ceded, transferred, and relinqnislw ed to, and for the only use and benefit of such of the States as are or shall be come parties to the Articles of Confede ration, all right, title, &c." The Cession of Virginia was made in March, 1784, in which is found the fol lowing condition : "That her lands shall be considered as a common fund ior me use ana Deneht ot such of the U nited States as have become,. or shall be come members of the Cnnrpdurot;. Federal alliance of the said States. Vir ginia inclusive, according to their usual repective proportions in the general rhanre' and expenditure, and shall be f ill t h full V " uuua nut; uisooseu oi lor 19 pose, and, tor no other use or II IIUIV1LM The Cession of Massachusetts, ivnc made in 1785. in which we. find th f.j owing : ' Cede, convev. transfer. &r to the uses declared in a Resolution of Congress of the 10th of Ortnhpr i ron The Cession of Connecticut was mml. n 1786, in which we find the following 4- Ceded to the United States, in Con gress assembled, to the common use and benefit of all the States, Connecticut m. .. - elusive." The Cession of South-Carolina made in 1787 the conditions the as Connecticut. Tke Cession of North-Carolina wnc made in 1790. after the r!nnrif..t;,.n 7 .'oiiLuiivu niil formed, in the Preamble of which we find as follows: "Whereas, the United States, in uu-ress assemDieu. have renpatPi lv o n 1 n I 1 . anu camcMiy iccommenaeu to the res pective states' in. the Union claiming owning vacant vv estern territory, to make w.,.. pan ui me aiiie, as aiurther means as well of hastening the extin guislunent of the debts, as establishing the harmony ofthe United States, &c." Aim aiso, the following condition : " that the land ceded shall become a common lunu lor the use and benefit of uie united Mates of America, North Carolina inclusive, according to their respective and usual proportions of the general cn.arge anu expenditure, and shall oe lamuuiiy disposed of for that purpose, and for' no other use or purpose whatso ever." The Cession of Georgia was made in June, 1802, and its leading condition the same witn tnat ot North-Carolina, and y.gima. mis completed the title of the United States to all the lands ceded to 11 oy the states. .In the Constitution of the U, States, we find but one section, that has anv re ference to the Public Domain, Which leaves all obligations, existing under the Cession Acts, in full force, Jt is as fol lows ; justice. As to the second proposition contained in the first Resolution. Iam decidedlv of opinion that anv reduction of the mi nimum price of the lands, would reduce greatly the value of our own landed pro perty, and take from us thousands, where we now loose only hundredr. of our po pulation j and I am unwilling to add the fostering arm ofthe General Government to the now great physical advantages of the western country. If, I thought with . ney j anil, the consequer.ee would ,h that great injustice would.be vdoae. 1 The second Resolution nlaces nil k - lands belonging to the United State nn- ' " " Resolved further, as the opinion of ihia neral Assembly, that the public lehHho; been extinguished, and the object for whiclT the Cession of the" respective portions of UiW" Pub'ic Domain by the States which held them, having1 thus heea aocomlicKi. tiio a: ' r.i.- . .. -i."".-r. v..v .uvii ui me I'uouc Lands o uirht with the proceeds ihereofl eusrht to be maHpum the gentleman from Hertford (Mr. Rav- th,e States of Ue Vttft 7.hall be proportion- eferdi v - . 'i'" -vuui-o ana expenunure ner) who addressed the House vesterdav. that nothing could retard the progress of emigration j that it would roll on,, and continue to roll on, I would not oppose the reduction under certain circumstan ces. As a matter of national wealth, a graduation and reduction, in certain ca ses, would be demanded. But, sir, I look at it as a matter of self-protection and State policy. I am for maintainiug and protecting "the glory and prosperity of my own native State. I am for old North-Carolina.?, and the U. States next. Yes, sir, I will dinir to. her so long as there is a spar or a plank lefu I come now. Mr. Sneaker tn orainino the second Resolution offered by the gen tleman, fur which I cannot Consent (to vote. I think, sir, it is plainly deducible; from an examination ofthe deeds' of ces sion, -and the causes operating upon the States making them, and the circumstan ces under which they were made, that me united states holds the lands in the character ot a Trustee, under certain specified and existing trusts, viz: "Tha Congress should dispose?; ofthe lands for the use and benefit of all the, States, ac turning 10 ineir usual and respective proportions in the general charge and exni niomreu uy mem m support of f ie rTn!t. States, or at least in proppition to their Federal popiilalion." t . f v' i .a it 'A .4 j 1 pur- purpose expenditure ; and shall bona fide dispose of them for that use, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever. " These trusts were expressly stated 111 the deeds of Virginia, North-Carolina and Georoia. and clearly implied in the other Cession deeds. it becomes necessary then, to enquire wimi i meant oy ciarge and expenditure: During the Confederacy, its civil and iiiiiiiarv au or a great a ne congress shaU have power to dispose of iiiu uiaa.c an neeaiui rules ana regulations respect ing the territory, or Other property belonging to the United States ; and nothinsr in this shall be so construed asto prejudice 'any claims of vu umiea oiaies, or ot any particular State." From the examination J have given of the caue and manner in which the lands were ceded by the States to the United States, and, from the fact,, that each ter ritory, as a condition of its entrance into the Union, was eqUired expressly to ministration was snnnnrre.l by charges made upon each of the States, and each State was required annually to furnish its quota for that purpose, This was found inconvenient in practice, and was one nf the first muses r . . .-- .- . , nit tormatmn ot the present Constitution in which we find the power to lay and col lect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to maintain and support itself, without the necessity 'of relying upon the tardv and uncertain contributions ofthe States". The poiicyof the General Govenment appears now to be, to collect its revenue indirectly from the people of the States by means of duties and imports. But, sir, if the General Gnvprnmon proper to resort to a different mode of charging the State for its support, it does not thereby destroy the existence of the charge. That charge is as much in ex istence now, as it ever has. been the only difference ist that now the charges are made indirectly ; before, they were made directly. The lands acquired by purchase, I presume, the General Government holds absolutely, untrammelled by any trust whatever. When a power is claimed under the Constitution, "it is the duty of those affirming its existence to shew it beyond a doubt j otherwise, it should be abandoned. The only part of the Con stitution, that has any bearing upon the Iands, is the part before stated. And, I think, sir, upon a fair examination of it, itj will be found to refer exclusively to the lands ceded by the States. And the power to dispose of and make all need ful rules and regulations respecting the territory, refers entirely and exclusively to the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the objects of the trusts, de clared in the deeds of Cession such as forming the territory into new and dis tinct States, and establishing all the of fices necessary to the lauds becoming a source of revenue, and thereby lessening me geoerar cnarge upon the States. 1 cannot think it possible that thesefands were ever intended to become a 'distri buting fund, and source of largess to the Slates. If, then, the General Government iV the. unconditional - v. wa .itf ..M. UUIIV Domain, aniLthe States have no claim under existing-com pacts, thev certainlv stand in tho relation of donx n tk nJ. neral Government, And if the General The gentleman from Hillsborough, fh the language of the Resolution, assume the fact, that the object for which the lands were ceded, having teen accorni plished,that therefore the proceeds shou ld be divided placing' it on the ground oF a resulting trust andthe publicdeb't having been paid, the period of division had arrived. Upon, this position,. I taka issue. This error arises from mistaking the Act of Congress of 1790 pledngtho ceded lands to the oieditoVs lf the ITni- ? ted States, for the navment of the nnhi; debt, for; the acts of Cession themselves i' It is true, Congress after the landsTwera -ceded, pledged them to their credifors-f 4 but this was a contract between new par ties, and when the debU'or which; they were pledged was. paid ,the compac'ts, V ' rising under the Cession acts Remained t . in tull torce j and it is to these compacts , alone, and to the trusts therein 'declared, ,, vve must lokfor the mode and manner of ? disposition. If the lands are then t., h ' disposed of in nronortion 'fctthvtnrrhi charge expenditure, and for ho other u or purpose whatever, and 1 here is a charge now existing, has the period ,of division arrived, or can it ever arrive, so long as the GeneraLGovernment has an exist ence ? How then, can gentlemen sustain tne second Resolution as it will be ob- ' served the ResoLution places all tne Iandi upon the same principle. .'.-; Adiniltiuir the nower of CnnrrA c ' a distribute the proceeds of the nablic lands can this Resolution be suatained on St- ny principle of expediency ?. I think not, V In the first place, have "the gentlemeV who advocate .this measure shown to thi House, that there is in. reality any thing to divide ? Some estimate the surulus al' one amount, others at another. I would presume the most correct data by which we should be governed in estiiriatinV lh amount, would be the Treasurer' Rn- jjort of last year and his estimates therein stated ior this year, jle states that there, will be on the 1st day of January , 1836, an available balance. anctr,..Q,i kr 85,902,690 82, battfutlier utate" ki Should the whole.; amount of .former ' appropriations, current and permanent, ' that will be outstanding on the 1st"; day of January, J835, and be heeded to com plete the services of former years,amounV ir-gir alfto the sum of -S.M jpI: , .'. uc -ianj uaiieu ior aqnng tne year. 1835, there would be an anDarenf defi. ciency in the Treasury on the l.st"of Ja." ' .. nuary, 1836, It usually happens;1 how- ' ever, that of the new and of the old ap- ' '1 propriations, aum of fivtofsixrrnllioni r . remains uncalled for at the - end'of eacli . year j and hencei no real deficit js theii' V anticipated, nor much iany excess, af- v ter defraying all the "expenditures then T'' ' chargeable to the Treasury." .Thus it "; seems, if all the appropriations ar cailecl A for, there will be an apparent deficiency on the 1st of January, 1836, ; But froii t the manner in which business is transact ed at the Department, all the appropria tionare not called for, and thougH in reality there is a deficiencythe Depart- r ment wily have an available surplus of about five million, .i- But sappose'siri there was; an actuarsurplai -of fliira mount? Can gentlemerind 'not Con- " r stitutional means of disposing qf it ? -.-Is there no apprehension of difficulties with i France ? Our ; Fortifications1 .are nu -finished, our Coast' unprotected, fand our Navy in its infancy, " ' Should,, a . " collision with France occur, do gentle-- if r men wish to cripple the enargy and! Ac tion ofthe General Qovernment, by tak-r ing away a 1ixe1ILn(l certain source fin- away ; ternal revenue, thus causing a ielianca Vpon the duties tri imports alon e' inor particularly, when the difculti would be entirely of a co'mmerciacharactr The Resolution does not propose todf vide an unavoidable surplui,which would be fomewbatless objectionable j but, irt it propoiM to lop (rflf led aud, prmv A 4
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 26, 1836, edition 1
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