Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-03-17


sOth tn amy one individual in va tue of ibis CT;
aud the same shall be bounded b, the sec,iens
al and DIVISIONAL lines iun, or TO be run, ac-
cotding 10 law /: Prorided also. That no lands
reserved from sale nv to.iner acts or lands
which have been directed TO be sold in town
lots, shall be sold usder this act
re AZ further enacted. That every person
Claiming preference in bee omiDg the pur-
chaser OF d uact of land in virtue 1T this act,
shall make known his claim by delivering a
notice, IN writing, 10 fhe Register OF the land
Once Tor The district in which the iaud may
De, wherein he shall particularly designate
inc quarter section he claims which notice
Inc Register shall file in his Office on receiving
twenty-five cents from The person delivering
the SAME. And, in every case whore il shall
appear to the satisfaction of the Register and
receivers OF public moneys of the land office
that any person, who has delivered his notice
OF ciaim. IS entitled, according 10 the rrovis-
IONS OF TINS ac,, TO a preference in becoming
the pnrchaserof a quarter section ofiand such
persoB,so entitled, shall lave rich; TO enter
the said quarter section. OF half thereof, with
the Register of the land office, on producing
ms receipts from the Receiver OF public moneys
tor al least one twentieth part OF The PUT chase
money, as in case of other lands sold at private
sale: Prorided that all lands TO ie sold under
,hiS act, which shall not have been previous
~ exposed TO public sale, shall be entered with
The Register at least two weeks before the time
when may be appointed for the commence
mrnt Ut the public sale thereof. And every
person having right OF preference ~ becom-
ing the purchaser OF a tract OF land. who shall
iaii 80 10 make his eutry with the Register
within The time prescribed, his right sh all be
ioiielted, and the land, 10y HIM claimed, stall
We oHeied al public sale with the other public
taias IN The distIIct 10 when il belongs.
MIR. KiNg, of New York, observed ibas
II The change Of system were favorable
10 SPECTATORS, he should be found ~ The
negative. Bat. SO far from this being
The fact, lie considered the change as
highly iavorable 10 the poor man; and
lie argued al some length, that il was
calculated 10 plant in the new country
population OF independent, uncmbsrrass-
ed ireehoiders that 10y offering the lands
In 80 acre lois, il would place il in the
power OF almost ivory mao To purchase
freehold. The price OF which could be
cleared III three years thai ii would cut
up speculation and monopoly that The
MONEY paid for the lands would be rarria
Ell rom the state or country from which
The purchaser should remove that il
would prevent The accommodation OF an
alarming debt which experience proved
never would aud never could be paid, a. c.
Mr.. johnson, of Lou. was decidedly
opposed 10 The bill, because he conceived
II would be Injurious TO the interest of
Louisiana, and Of the nation at large
he argued that the present sN stem had
been III existence twenty years that the
people were satisfied with il that fhe
country bad ihiiven aud prospereu under
u Thai the change would operate OPP
pTesslveiy on large class of actual set
Tiers IN LOUISIANA aud elsewhere, who
ought to be secured by some provision,
&c.
Mr.. Ruggtes had no objection to the
ameudment but he spoke to shew that
II the Change took place at all, II ought
to be total thai he should oppose tue
change unless lie price WAS reduced, and
NE land offered III half quarter sections.
Sc.
VAR. Johnson, of Ken. despaited # de eat
ing The bill berr, but expressed hs hopes
that 1t wOnla meet lis fate IN the other
house. MIR J supported The amendment
aud argued al some length against the
bill. de commended that no system which
the government had ever adopted bad
been productive of so much benefit to
the nation as that under winch the public
lands had heretofore been disposed OF
&c.
Mr.. Tjim5ie repl ed 10 certain remarks
OF Mrssrs EHiCdJdS and johnson of Lou.
in reirr r TO the operation of The land
sys'en IN Ohio, anil also in support Of The
proposed change.
Mr.. Noble next rose, and entered into
very particular examination OF the sys.
TEN, from It's commencement, twenty
five years age, up to The present time, 10
show the impOlicy of tie contemplated
change, and The propTIety OF 'hr amerd-
meni. He replied at large TO MIR. Hing
and others, 90 silew that il would be EASY
Tor Spectators aud monopelists TO com.
bine aud destroy competition at The
public sales. 10 purchase up the best
nI al lie I'm,
poor an exnrhitant price, 10 bring their
purchases into competition with the
government lands. &c.
Mr.. King Of N. Y. replied, and Mr. Noble
Teloinrd ; after which
The question was taken on MIR. Eide
tDardsS amendment, and negatived, as
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Brown, Edwards, Johnson
ny. Johnson Lou. Logan, Noble, Smith,
NAYS-Messrs Burrili, Dana. Dickerson,
Eaton, Elliot. Gdillard. Hunter King of Alab.
| King OF Ny. Lauman Leake. LOwrie, Macon,
| Mellen. Morrill, Noble Otis Palmer, ParTOtt,
! PleasaDts, Ruggles, Sanford, Taylor, Trimbls,
| Van Dyke, Walker of Alab Williams OF Miss.
Williams often. WiisOn-25.
Mr.. Noble then moved TO amend the
! bill by striking ont all that part thereof
| which provides that the sales shall be
made Tor cash ; aud leaving that part OF
the bill which directs HE lands to be
offered for sale ia halt suaftcf sections.
| This motion was megGtiUed, by yeas
and nays, IS 10 8, tho members present
voting precisely as on Tie preceding queS'
| lion.
Mr.. johnson Of Louisiana offered TO
amend The bill by inserting clause, pro.
viding substantially that such lands as
should not bring the minimum price,
should, after remaining unsola cerlaia