Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-18
UNITED STATES.
KENTUCKY.

VI
Lands:
The committee to whom was referred the
communications from the Legislature of the
states of Maryland and New Hampshire, ask
leave to report
That the communications submitted TO
them embrace reports and resolutions there
upon, adopted by the legislatures of those
states, and the objects of which are to direct
the attention of Congress and the Legislatures
OF the several states of the Union, to the ma
tonal lands, as source from which appro-
prlations for the purposes of education NAV
with justice be claimed by those states for
which no such appropriations have yet been
made.
Your committee, highly sensible of the i'm
pOrtance of the fact, that the most efTcctual
means of achieving or perpet,Iating the fiber
ties of any country, is to enlighten the minds
of its citizens by a system of education adapt
ed TO the means of the most extensive class of
ITS population and alive to any just means,
within their power, for thu advancement of
this great object, not only within their own
state, but alike to all the members of the great
political family of which they are a part, and
for whose common interests they are tlus
united-havc, with much interest, examined
the facts stated, and the arguments used, in
said reports, and do not hesitate to concur i'm
the opinions thereinexpressed, that the nation
al lands are strictly national fund, and in Just
proportions, the property of all the states of
the Union and that from the extent and ma
ture OF the fund, appropriations may, with
great propriety, he extended TO all the states
ofthe Union.
1t is deemed unnecessary, in n report OF this
kind, to enter at large into all the arguments
| that might be used to establish the opinion
! above expressed. A few of the facts which
have presented themselves i'm the investiga-
ton OF this subject are submitted
1t is ascertained, that all the states and ter
ritories whose waters fall into the Mississippi
have been amply provided for by the laws of
Congress relating to the survey, and sale of
the public lands, except the state ofKentucky.
why these appropriations should have stop
ped short of Kentucky, your committee are
not able to see, especially when they take into
consideration its situation i'm relation to the
| other states of the Union the contest it has
maintained in establishing itself, protecting at
the same time the western borders of the old
states, and extending the more northern and
western settlements.
kentucky long stood alone in forest of al
most boundless. extent, separated from her
parent settlements by extensive ranges of
mountains and fit receptacles for her savage
| enemies, and by which she was cut off from
the succOr, and almost from the knowledge OF
her friends yet, maintaining her stand, and at
the same lime forming barrier by which he
| more eastern states were protected from the
| common enemy, she has not only established
herself, but has also gone forward to the es-
adjustment and support of those states and
| territories which now form the great national
domain, which is the subject oftbis report.
| Notwithstanding many arguments might be
used, which would so to prove that Kentuc-
Ky has claims to appropriations of those lands,
without extending the system TO all the other
states, yet, your committee believe, that such
| arguments are not necessary, and that few
facts here submitted will prove that those APP
preparations may be made general, without
materially affecting the national revenue
Relying upon the apparent correctness oil
the able document before the committee, re-
ceiyed from the state ofMaryland, it appear:
that the total amount of literary appropria-
tons made TO the new states and territories
will amount to l4,576,569, acres that tn,
additional amount required to extend the same
I system 10 those states for which no such ap
preparations have yet been made, would be
9,57o,76O acres that the state of Kentucky
as her part of such appropriation, would b.
/ entitled to l,066,695 acres and, estimating
the whole quantity Of unsold lands yet owned
by the United States, at 400,00O,000 acres
that the additional amount required to extend
the same scale ofappropration TO all the state
which have not received any, would not a
mount to 25 per cent upon the landed fund a
above.
Relying, therefore upon the foregoing consi
deratiOns as sufficient for their purpose, an,
believing that the magnanimity Of their siste
states in the west will produce an unanimit,
in the Congress of the United States upon thi
subject, your committee are prepared to clos
this report, and beg leave TO recommend tn
adoption of the following resolutions
i RESOLVED, by The Senate and House of Repre-
Sentntares Of the Commonwealth Of Kentuck1
That each of the United States has an coma
right, in its just proportion, to participate in TIA
benefit Ofthe public lands, the common pro
perty of the Union.
(, heSotued, that the executive of this state b
T requested, as soon as practicable, to transmit
copies OF the foregoing report and rpsolutio
to our Senators and Representatives in Con
grcss, with a request that they will lay tin
same before their respective houses, and us
their endeavors tn procure the passage Of
law to appropriate to the use Of the state {
Kentucky, for the purposes of education, sue
part Of the public lands of the United State
/ as may be equitable and just.
All which is respectfully submitted
The report had not been acted on at the Ia
test dates we have.
o ILLINOIS.
r Governor Bond has Just completed tou
l. through the eastern part of this state, hayin
reviewed the militia in twelve counties. TIL
Z Governors said to have been highly gratifie
: with disappearance of the troops who came III
Q der his inspection. Though few in numbe
J. they were generally well armed, and exhibite
the greatest good order and decorum.i
II appears, by the Vandalia paper, tn;
judge Phillips and Col Coles. nRcgisfer