Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-14

mands. aud 10 sraut rsliet to his d. b,or volan-
tafi'! ,wb.ch lac might resist as al act OF pow
er Snrh, u il sspectiui,y conceived, is the
s'l"at,1n Ut The gov iDMent, in reldtion TO the
purchasers OF pnDifc iaud Who. in "a me m-pi OF
i"i-tuation have engaged 10 pay Tor a portion
OF TN national domain sum greatly bsNord
u, value aud which never viii be paid. In
all eases OF this kind, the forfeiture OF the
sum already advaoced. Will inevitably occur,
~ teief 10 soine cN,eut Is not srsUied-
AZ conformity with the foregoing views, the
following propositions tor the relief OF the
purchasers OF pEbiic Land, ana tor The purpose
~ incteasing tue payments Into tie Treasury,
ted.
1. That every purchaser OF public laad he
permitted. on Or before the 3Uth Of Soften.
Der next, to abandon any legal su5.divisiou
OF his purchase and, that the payments
made upon the part abandoned he applied
10 the discharge ct the iDstai,nent due upon
lie remainder the right To abandon. in no
case. 10 involve any repayment by the GO
verDmentto amy purchaser. In all cases,
Tue part retained, to he in the most eompact
FORM That the situation Ot the whole Quauti-
~ purchased will permit.
= The diife ence between the former aud pre-
sent minimum price for Cash payment bpius
cpua, TO 23 az un the former. ii is respect
tu'iy proposed, that. on payment OF the
Whole purchase money, for auv ttact OF land
on or before the 30th day OF eptem bernexi
DEDUCTION OF twenty five per ceui. shall be
made and that any interest which may have
accrued to the Uniied States, ia such eases
shalt be RENTED. An act Of greater liberal
lily. aud which would stiil fur Their iucrease
the receipts into the Treasury dining the
next yea, ,woulhhe to allow .de,iu, ton Of 375
per cent on All such payments, which il p
qnal To the Il difference between 200 aud l2j
cents.
Sd That all sums which NAV be due by mr.
chaSet. of Public Lands, who shall not av all
themselves OF IL" preceding conditions shall
ne payable IN ten eqnal annual instruments,
N Had ,l.aN
ment, shall be puncimaily made, upou the
several days ia each successive wear upon
w"ich the pu'chasetswrrcr respectively made
--anyda'iure IN making snch payments TO
revive The i.iDal terms aud conditions OF
sale.
IL these or analogous provisions should
Dc aoopteJ, Tue payment from the public
and during The year 1881 will be great,
" Increased; the debt due Of that ac.
count greatly diminished: and the revenue
resuitin. from that source acquire in future
,earsa mere uni,orm character
~, then, II h.- assumed thar the revenue
which viii accrue from tho customs will be o.
quat TO lie mean sum between seventeen and
twenty millions of dollars, the annual revenue
ior the four succe educ years may be estinat.
ed as follows, viz.
Customs. Sis 500 600
Iun"c 'ahhs 2 500 ono
Bank dividends a per cent 42O 600
iHciuebtdl receipts so 900
Making All aggregate of S2i 500 OOo
Bu; II tile animal receipts from the Gus. ON.
shall he estiinated, tor the next four wears al
the average suni of IL coo eco dollars the am
mai reyenue for that period will be equal to
20 900 600 dollars
Til" au.uat expenditure for the same period
may be estimated as follows viz
Civil, diplomatic and
misc slaurous So coo 600
pnoiic debt san 900
War department, in
Guiding ior,iica,i-
ous, ordnabce, Ind-
an depa,tpent nil
litaiy aud revouti-
opary pensions arm
ing the militia aud
arrears prior to the
LIST of january 1917, $3.50 600
Naval department, IN.
Gliding s 100000
fOr the permanent
increase Ofihe navy 100 600