JEFFEHSONIAN REPUBLICAN.
JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
Sfrou!sburg, Pa. February 5, 1841.
i erms, 57,(111 :n advance; $2.25, naif rcarly : and $2,50 if not
jiaiu uciuic iuc cnu vi ntc war.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
JOHN BANKS,
Subject to the decision of the State Convention.
Democratic Republican Meeting.
At a meeting of ihe Democratic Republican
citizens of Monroe county, held at the Court
Mouse in Stroudshurg, on Wednesduy evening
last, the followilltr nersoiis were nnnnintpil iffi-
ours, viz:
JOSEPH V WILSON, President.
Thomas Stone, t..
James Palmer, c Presidents.
John W. Burnett, ) 0 M .
Samuel Snyder, Secr'ta-
On motion the Pillowing persons were ap
pointed a committee to draft resolutions expres
sive of the sense of the meeting, and to nomi
nate a delegate to represent this county in the
lOih of March Convention, viz: Silas L. Drake,
Edward H. Walton, William Dean, William
Eastburn, Eli Bush, Mark Miller and loseph L.
Keller.
The committee reported the following pream
ble and resolutions, which were unatiimuusly
adopted.
Whereas, the late glorious triumph of the
Democratic Republicans in the Keystone State,
shows conclusively that a majority of the citi
zens of the State were not only dissatified with
the administration ol the general Government, un,ieu otares, anu jonn lyierto tne vice rres
but also with the course of the State adminis- idency, as evidence strong as holy writ, that
tration. And whereas, our success in securing lne destinies of the American people are sife,
a majority in the Legislature, and in giving the and lnat lno administration of the general gov
vote'of Pennsylvania to Wm. Henry Harrison, eminent will be conducted according to the con
proves what can be done iu a good cause with 1 stitution, which is the bulwark of our liberties,
proper exertion. Resolved, That the 130,000 majority of the
Therefore Resolved, That we will nat pause PP'ar vote in favor of Gen. Harrison, is a sig
ns if there were nothing more to do, but that!113' rebuke of Mr. Van Buren's administration;
we will use our best exertions to banish from ' lnal n's leading measures; his Sub-Treasury
our Slate government as we have from the gen- scheme; his Standing Army scheme; his retain
eral government the last vestige of locofoeoism. m public defaulters in office knowing them to
Resolved, That we do not adopt as our oe sch, and many other measures, has caused
creed, that kind of Democracy wh:ch opposes ,ne American people to believe that the finger
itself in ii nest interests of the State, and that of despotism was displayed, that there was dan
we caimiit but disapprove of the course of our gcr danger to our liberties, danger to ourrepub
Represemaiive whu refused by his vote to in-'10,
struct our Senators and Representatives in the! Resolved, That in the face of these facts, the
Congress of the United States, to vote for the 1 supporters ol " Maitin " an Buren have the ef
dis;rilun..ni of the proceeds of the public lands ffwery to call themselves democrats, friends
among the several Slates a measure which if of the people. Foul libellers! Their actions con
carried into effect, would enable Pennsylvania -'"diet their professions; where is their democ
tu p-iy off her euormous State debt without re- rat7- l' 's not anong them; it has long since de
sortiug to direct taxation. parted from them; it is a mere shadow without
Resolved, That William Eastburn be tho substance; a thing that might have been, but is
dull-gate to represent this county in the 10th of n(,, The democracy of the United States have
March Convention, and lhat hebe instructed to sad in a voice that resounds and reverberates
support the nomination of the Hon. John Banks, Pea's f ihunder from all quarters of the Uni-as-1
he Gubernatorial candidate. ,m ln lne election of Gen. Harrison, that the ad-
Demotion Resolved, That the proceedings ' ministration of Martin Van Buren has not been
of this meetiii"- be signed by the officers, and democratic.
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published 111 the Jefiersonun Republican, and
the Northampton Whig.
(Signed by the Officers.)
Au Earthquake iu 2ew Jersey.
This city and its vicinity was very severely
.-wiurvtii .uwiiuay lliuilllll" U 1 -i II CHICtv. aS I i- . -l . .1 T .
11 J . . 0 . , a law to distribute the proceeds of the nub ic
1 generally supposed by an earthquake. We 1 .11 1
, h r ,, ' c. 3 . , 1 ; domain among the several states,
hear from all parts of the ciiy that families were p 7. mu . r c 1
,. ... i r . .1 : 1 1 , . , Resolved, I hat we are in favor of the passajie
roused from their sleep by the shaking, and r . , ' ot . ,. , LI ., , r . a
1.: r.i 1 ii- c? . ola law to establish an Hospita for the insane
some say rocking, of their dwellings'. Several r
gentlemen rose expecting to find the walls of!' r" j tu . 1.
Ti.ir u. . i 1 1 .1 . 1 11 Resolved, 1 hat we are opposed to tne appro-
theif nouses oneued or cracked at least, and all; . . ' . . llu
concur in speaking of the rumhlinz noi which !
is understood to be one of the indications of au
earthquake. We hear of the same phenomenon
as far west of us as Springfield, and at Belle
ville on the north, a ranjje of some 10 or 12
miles. The shock appears to have been felt
for about 20 seconds. There was a similar
quake in this vicinity about 40 years ago, which
is said to haye been in the same direction.
Newark Sentinel.
The bill before ihe House in relation to the
appointment of Canal Commissioners, came up
for consideration on the 30th, and passed, want
ing only the signature of the Governor to be
come a law. We will see whether his demo
cratic Excellency will act in accordance with
a suggestion in the last E as ton Sentinol, and
veto this Democratic measure, or not. Whig.
Damages oil Delaware Division.
A report from Mr. Hoflnagle, engineer, who
was despatched to ascertain the damage which
had been sustained on the Delaware Division
by the recent freshet, was eent to the House on
Saturday by the Canal Board. It appears that
the following estimated appropriations will be
jequired:
Damages to Mechanical work, $56,4 10,00
Caual, 83,510,00
Ordinary repairs on work not affect
S ed by ihe freshets as per An. Rep. 10,500,00
$J50,420,0C
1 This total wil! be requiredto restore the na
igatioii. We irtist that speedy action will be
taken. It is the most Iterative division of the
'state works, the tolls la year having amounted
-it more than $90000; ffarrislurg Telegraph.
Flour at Cincinriatron the 28th, $2 37 and $2 50.
WiJgJicy 16 l-'i witts.
Democratic Whig County Meeting.
At a meeting of the Democratic Whigs of
the county of Pike, held at the house of Samu
el Dimmick in Milford, on Saturday evening the
30th January, HENRY BARNES, was ap
pointed PresidentA. Kenner and War. C.
Crawford, Vice Presidents, and C. W. De
Witt and Dout. A. A. Lines. Secretaries.
The following resolutions were adopted.
Resolved, That though the fell monster, des
potism has presumed to trample on the charter
ed rights if the American people, and for a time
has seemed to triumph. The lime has arrived
when its power has turned to weakness and
the light cif liberty is beginning to blaze like the
sun in the heavens. Its standard is planted on
every hill and its flag waves triumphantly over
every vallev.
Resolved, That we will ever defend these
rights, that we declare an open and eternal war
fare against every foe that would batter down
the walls of our republic from whhout.and pro
claim hostility against every principal 01 hypo
critical friend thai would sap its foundation from
within.
Resolved, That if the sons of this republic
are true to their country; if they watch over her
1. 1 , . . -
riguts, ami sound tno cry ol alarm when danger
approaches; if they tolerate free discussion, the
liberty of speech and th press, she will roll on
in her glorious career, till she reaches the ha
ven of peace and the temple of fame.
Resolved, I hat while the safeguards of our
constitutional existence and national glory are
guarded with untiring vigilance, we need not
fear the storms and tempests that gather around.
It is despotism that fears discussion, it is dark
ness and corruption that shuns the light.
Resolved, That although the zeal of political
contention and party strife may sometimes roll
up the clouds that seem to threaten us with
destruction, it only tends to learn us in this as
in other cases, that it is the storm and tho rol
ling thunder, that rids the atmosphere of its im
purities. Resolved, That we view the election of Gen.
Wm. Henry Harrison to the Presidency of the
ITT '- 1 O . 1 T I in 1 1 t -v
iwsoivea, 1 nat we recommend to the bena-
tors and members of the Assembly of this com
monwealth, the passage of a law, granting our
banking institutions the privilege of issuing bills
of the denomination of one, two and three dol
lars., and also the passage of a resolution in
structing our members of Congress to vote for
i!"3"0" ..more onyir internal improve
ments at this time, except for the completion of
the main lines.
Resolved, That we heartily concur in the
nomination of tho Hon. William Brodhead of
this county, made at tho Democratic Whig meet
ing held inBethany, Wayne county, on the 1 9th
iust., as delegate to attend ihe 10th of March
Convention, to be held at Harrisburg, to nomi
nate a candidate for Governor, with power to
appoint n substitute in case he cannot attend.
Resolved, That we will concur in the nomi
nation of the State Convention, which convenes
at Harrisburg in March next, and that we will
use all honorable means to sustain the nomina
tion made by that convention.
Resolved, That the Hon. William Brodhead,
Samuel Dimmick, C. W. De Witt, Doct. A. A.
; Lines and A. Kenner, be appointed a commit
tee under the title or the Pike County Demo
cratic Whig Corresponding Committee.
Resolved, That tho proceedings of this meet
ing be signed by the Officers, and published in
the "Jeffersonian Republican."
HENRY BARNES, Prest.
A. Kenner, t.
Wm. C. Crawford. A ,cc 'dents.
C. W. De Witt, )
A. A. Lines.
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Secretaries.
The Farmers' & mechanics Bank of
New Brunswick,
We lament to say,,says the N. B. Frcdonian,
has finally suspended payment; and its doors
were closed on the 3d inst. by an injunction
from the Chancellor, Receivers are expected
to be appointed this day. The Directors are
oi opinion, wc unaersiana, tnai tne assets oi uiftkth"e record was falsified.
lianic are sufficient to meet its circulation wtjic,
is near 90,000 dollars. The Bank owes
or nothing to depositors.
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Arrival of General Harrison in
Pennsylvania. .
extract of a letter, dated
Pittsburg, January 30th, 1841..
General Harrison arrived in our city about 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was receive
with a degree of warmth and enthusiasm, which
must have afforded htm the ingest gratification.
At a public meeting held the day before yesterday,
a Committee of 313 was appointed to make suita
ble arrangements for his reception. Inded, our
whole population turned out, or the greater propor
tion of it and the "Ben Franklin" was greeted
on her arrival at the wharf, with acclamations that
made the welkin ring again. Walter Forward,
Esq. acted as Chairman of the Committee. It is
understood that he President will address the
people at 11 o'clock this day, from the front of
Irons Hotel. Ihe old Hero never looked bet
ber.
From the Pennsylvania Inquirer.
The Ball.
The Harrison and Tyler Ball, which took
place at the National Theatre on Thursday
evening last, was a brilliant and delightful af
fair, and was enjoyed by a thousand of Ihe la
dies and gentlemen of Philadelphia. The in
terior of the Theatre, which was arrange!! into
a spacious ball-room, presented a most gorgeous
and attractive appearance; while the decora
lions, the paintings, the flags, the lights, the
superb chandeliers, the music, the rich dresses
of the ladies, and more than all, the fairy figures
and bright eyes of the fair beings who partici
pated iu the dance, served to make up a scene,
which at once captivated and dazzled the spec
tator. The music occupied the second tier of
boxes, and as the throng of youth and loveli
ness poured in between the hours of 8 and 10
o'clock, 'the excitement appeared with every
new cotilion the general delight seemed to
receive new impulse, eyes shone more brightly,
and sweet voices thrilled with a more delight
ful music. Where all presented so much taste
and propriety, it would be invidious to partic
ularise but there were in that gay and delight
ful throng, many bright beings who seemed
pre-eminently attractive on the nijjht in ques
tion, and spirits were exuberant to a delightful
degree in the circles in which they mingled,
and of which they formed the centres. The
floors were richly ornamented, the stage pre
sented in prominent view, the figure of General
Harrison on horseback the American flag at
tracted attention in another direction, while
young Sully's porlraitof the Hero of the Thames,
excited much notice and elicited genral enco
mium. Much of the choice scenery and many
of the gorgeous banners of the "National Queen,"
were judiciously disposed, and long before tflie
hour of midnight, music, gay voices, the, happy
spirits and the lights, seemed acting iiinarmo
ny and together, and formed a spectacle which
all the energies of the enterprising proprietor,
and they are great, will be found inadequate to
rival for years to come. The Managers .ex
erted themselves to the utmost, and, as we be
lieve, with as much satisfaction as possible.
The demand for tickets increased very rapidly
after Thursday, and we fear, from the many
applications lhat were made at our office after
nightfall, that some persons experienced dis
appointment. Every thing considered, the af
fair passed o(T with full and brilliant success.
Certain we are, that a more dazzling collection
of female loveliness, and Philadelphia may defy
ihe world in this particular has not, on any
occasion, been seen at any public or private
festival of the kind, at least in our memry, in
this city.
A Disgraceful Scene.
In the House of Representatives a day or
two ago, Mr. Wm. Cost Johnson rose to ex
plain a personal matter between himself and
Mr. Duncan. After stating that the antiduel
ing law would have no e fleet upon him, if he
was called upon to demand or give satisfaction
for a personal insult, remarked that the language
imputed to Mr. Duncan in the report of the
Globe, to wit: "a base liar, a contemptible pup
py, a scoundrel, and an infamous coward," was
not used, and he appealed to the whole house
to sustain him in the assertion. He further re
marked as follows:
"I say, as regards this statement in the
Globe lhat it is false; that the language im
puted to the member from Ohio was not used;
and that there is no member here, of any par
ty who will rise and assert that it was used:
lhat it is not my purpose to engage in a per
sonal controversy with him; and that I shall
never resort to the use of Billingsgate myself,
nor allow myself to be governed by it. But 1
will not suffer the manifest position I assumed
in this matter to changed, and which was pre
dicated upon a fact for which I was ready to
vouch, and of the truth of which I yesterday
gave abundant evidence to this House. I say,
in conclusion, that whatever I'might know to
be the true character of a member on the floor
as depriving him of the rights of a gentleman
whenever, as in this case, 1 had directly and
unequivocally assailed such a man I should
not lake the grtiund that he was not a gentle
man, however I might know such to be tho
fact. But I repeat that the language which I
have read was not used: and if it had been, 1
certainly not have noticed it. I have not been
taught that an insult, direct and unequivocal,
was to be revenged by Billingsgate words: and
if the member is satisfied with that revenge, he
is altogether welcome to its enjoyment."
It is worthy of remark, that the repor!er of
the Globb, in justice to himself, stales that he
is in no way responsible for that portion of the
report declaimed by Mr. Johnson, and we in
fer from this that the language was not used in
the House, but was an afterthought, and that
lour at New Orleans on the 20th ult., $4 12
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HARRISBURG.
Correspondence of the Inquirer Courier.
Harrisburg, Jan. 28, 1841.
THE SENATE.
The resolutions instructing our Senator.viu
Congress to vote for the repeal of the Sub
Treasury bill passed to a third and final read
ing, and were sent to the House for concur
rence. The following was the vote on their
passage:
1 eas Messrs. Brooke, Brower, Case, Coch
ran, Ewing, Hiester, Huddleson, Killiuger,
Maclay, Mathers, Pearson, Reed, Smith,
Spackman, Sterrett, Strohm, Sullivan, Wil
liams, Penrose (Speaker) 19.
Nays Messrs. Brown, Coplan, Crispin,
Fegeley, Flem.ng, Hays, IJeadley, Kingsbury,
Miller, Patterson, Plumer, S::yder 12.
The bill incorporating the Philadelphia and
Havre de Grace Steam Tow Boat Company
was passed through the Senate, and sent to the
House for concurrence.
The resolution offered on yesterday, calling
upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth for
information relative to the sending to Washing
ton, of the resolutions .relative to the Public
Lands, was taken up and passed.
The Senate then proceeded lo the consider
ation of the bill to repeal the law allowing the
Recorder of the Mayor's Court of Pitlsburg a
salary of S600, wjien he has no duty to per
form. On being amended, by adding a section
to repeal the office of Recorder ol the city of
Philadelphia, the bill was passed through se
cond and ihird reading. The providing for the
election of Mayor of the city of Lancaster by,
the people, and abolishment of the Mayor's
Court was passed through Committee of the
Whole.
The Departure of General Harrison.
General Harrison left the city of Cincinnati at
noon on the 26th ult. for Washington, in the steam
boat Ben. Franklin, which conveys him as far as
Pittsburg. Crowds of citizens were assembled to
lake fa'rewell of him, and to witness his departure.
Several military companies, without any previous1
understanding, were on the ground to escort him
from the hotel to the steamboat. The Cincinnati
Republican adds:
I he crowd upon the wharf was immense; from
their friend and benefactor, and of the Nation's! Ir' C,a7 of K'' ai? that be. had upon sev
President. The scene was touching and sublime.! eral occasions asked the attention of the Sen-
The martial music, the military display, the can-1
non s roar irom cither shore, the vast multitude,
the mingling of those who had so recently been
engaged in fierce political strife to get a last look
at him, who was the Nation's hope was a scene
which no one could witness unmoved.
" We never saw the General more :leeply af
fected, than when from the deck of the boat, in a
short address he took leave of the assembled thou
sands. He spoke of the difference of his feelings,
then, from the time when he had landed at that
spot in his youth, an humble ensign in the aimy of
his country. iir briefly contrasted the appearance
of the country then, when ail round was a oense
and dark forest except where occasionally the
humble log cabin varied the scene. The panther's
scream and the fierce yell of the savage were
then almost the only sound that broke upon the
stillness of the night. The hardy pioneer who at
that day had thus far penetrated the Wilds of the
West, was exposed to danger of every kind in es
tablishing a home and procuring sustenance for
his family. He spoke briefly of the condition of
this rich valley now of the highly cultivated
fields the beautiful cities that had sprung up as
if by magic of the security, peace and plenty
that every where prevailed oi the noble steam
boats, which had in so short a period taken the
place of the rude canoe of the pioneer of the al
most incredible speed with which they wafted to
our doors the comforts and luxuries of every
clime.
45 When he spoke of the part he had borne in all
these changing scenes, of the interest he had al
ways felt in the loved West ot the slanders that
had been heaped upon him, and of the proud vin
dication by his countrymen from all these charges
by the recent triumphant verdict of a nation of
freemen, there was no heart m all that vast crowd
unmoved.
"When he spoke of the vast responsibilities of
his station ol the importance of the duties that
awaited him of the anxiety he felt to discharcc
them aright; no one unstceped in the position of
prejudice, could for a moment doubt, that honesty
of purpose and tho nation's weal would be his
compass and his polar star.
u lie asked that his opponents would cease their
railings against his measures iu advance that they
would judge him by his acts; and if they found him
varvinr from the course be bad nrnmiseri tn nnrsnh
if they found him deviating from the high road
of genuine democracy, he felt that he would merit
their condemnation and rebuke.
McLkod's Hair. The Buffalo Daily Re
publican says it is now of infinite importance to
the people of the United States to ascertain tlm
precise number o( hairs (hern arc upon the head
of McLeod. Would o heaven he was as bald
as a friar! Only think of it the Montreal
Transcript says, a hundred thousand lives v i 1 1
be sacrificed for every hair of his head, if any
harm befall him! Ten hairs of his head to a
million let us consider. We will suppose his
head to be of the ordinary size, and that an or
dinary sized head has 150 square inches of sur
face covered with hair. Now suppose each
square inch to contain 1000 hairs, and we have
three factors, to wit: 150, 1000, 100,000,
which multiplied continually will give the num
ber of lives that will be required to atone for
lhat of McLeod. Wait a little till wo multiply,
and we will give you the number. Here it is
15,000,000,000!!!!!!!!! Trier's for you!
Fifteen thousand million for one! New Era,
Deaths in New Yoik for tho year which has
just gone by, 8,474. The ratio of mortality
was 1 to 34 among colored, and 1 to 40 among
whites.
Flour at Kichraond, V., $4,62 1-2.
CONGRESS.
, Correspondence of the Baltimore Americun.
Washington, Jan. 28th.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
-The galleries and lobbies- were thronged this
morning. Mr. Clay intending to speak after
Mr. Wright closed his remarks.
Mr. Smith of 1 rid. introduced the joint reso
lution of the Legislature of Indiana, instructing
their Senators to vote for the repeal of the Sub
Treasury Bill.
Mr. Smith commended the resolution to the
consideration of the Senate ; and assured his
constituents that he needed no request or in
struction to perform an act so grateful to him
self. The resolutions were laid upon the table
with an order to print.
Mr. Pierce asked leave to introduce a reso
lution upon the subject of the Post Office De
partment. Mr. P. complained of the present
rates of postage, and especially of the fraction
al parts of the rate, the quarter of cent and
half cent rate of postage. The subject of frank
ing was also alluded to, and a great many other
matters relevant and irrelevant. Some good
remarks were made, however, in reference to
newspaper postage; the end of which was, that
newspapers siut more than 30 miles from the
place of. publication should go free from post
age. A resolution authorising the Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads lo inquire into
ihe expediency of adopting such a measure, was
asked. Mr. Clay of Alabama, presented the resolu
tion of the Slate of Alabama upon the subject
of fugitives from justice. The resolutions were
read and laid upon the table.
BANKRUPT LAW.
Mr. Tallmadge presented a largo number of
memorials, one of them from the Law Reform
Association of New York, in behalf of a Gen
eral Bankrupt Law.
Mr. Allen presented a memorial from Ohio
for the same object.
Mr. Benton from citizens of Missouri for the
same object.
COPYRIGHT LAW.
Mr. Preston reported a bill securing to Dra
matic Authors the protection of their own
works.
a'c to a Dill more extended, ana designed to se
cure American authors in the copy right of their
own works, and all authors. At the next ses
sion of Congress, if he should have a seat in,
it, he would bring forward a general bill em
bracing every class of authors.
The present bill was refeired to the commit
tee on the Judiciary.
PRE-EMPTION BILL.
Mr. Wright, after the special order of the
day was called, continued his remarks upon the
subject of Distribution.
Mr. Clay, of Ky. followed in reply at two
o'clock. With the measure of distributing the pro
ceeds from the sales of Public Lands, Mr. Clay
said he intended to have remained silent, be
cause of the wretched condition of the public
Treasury. The proposition was made by his
colleague. I shall vote for it, and for the tea
son which at once meets all the objections of
the Senator from New York. It will not go
into operation until the first of January, and in
the interim the deficit may be supplied by tax
ing articles of luxury.
Honor and good faith would prompt a just
administration going out of power to supply the
deficiency in the Treasury, and leave the
Government in a condition to he administered
and well administered fir the year upon which
we have entered. My worst fears are to be
realised, said Mr. Clay. had hoped there
would be no denunciation, no recrimination of
the new administration, but we have both, and
in advance the new administration is attacked.
The Senator from New York says thai the dis
tribution question has been forced upon the
Senate. How forced? Withdraw vour pre-
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cmptiou bill, and my life upon it my colleague
will withdraw his amendment.
The Senator from New York, said Mr. Clay,
I had thought was the guardian of the poor, but
how does he treat the proposition to tax arti
cles used by the rich? The deficit in the trade
proper between France and her dependencies
and United States was from 14 to 17 millions
of dollars. Vfhe $5,100,000 we received from.
France went back iu the very gold iu which.it
was sent over. And yet the so called friends
of the poor were against taxing the rich.
Mr. Clay spoke of tho Compromise, concern
ing which, as he said, the Senator from South
Carolina had preserved a most portentious si
lence. Gentlemen told us that there was tube
no tax upon articles of luxury, when one half of
the residue of duties would he taken from cus
toms under the Compromise Act during tho
present year. If Senators are ready for peace
and harmony on the other side of the Senate,
we arc ready for peace and harmony.. If you
are for war, come on, Macduff. We are ready
for peace or war.
Mr. Clay next met the argument f the Sen
ator from New York, iu opposition to Distribu
tion. The land power and he taxing were nf t,
as the Senator said, identical. 1 hold, said Mr.
Clay, to the doctrine of '98 in regard to the
Constitution "ihe laying of taxes and the
general welfare" provisions, he admitted, nev
er intended to favor distribution. This was
clear and unequivocal.
The power of Distribution was in that clause
nf.l,,
w. ...w vuiimihuiivh nuitii gave vjiuigress pow
er over tho Uuiled Stales' territory, and other
property btlonging to the government. This
provisios was distinct from the taxing power of
the country. There waj no provision which