Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-05-18

~ various other periods, between
lf9o ard 1917, Inc lusive, has this sub
jet been brought under the review oil
uluefent congresses, and as often has the
same pledge been renewed. And thus,
has been created solemn compact be-
tween The United States, and the public
Creditors. Seing 1t then, supported by
so many repeated attachments, and sane
TONED as II has been, to this day, by the
pubic sentiment oil the nation-shall we
now vloiate il ! Have cur predsces-
sofs acted onJustly, or unMlseiy, in ma
KhB Il not, We ourselves, though
bound ny no previous obligations, ough,
ior The sake OF justice, 10 be wiling 10
10 The same thing, il it were now 10 be
acted upon tpr The frs time: for this
ernnent ought 10 be lus,, before i
pfe1eHds to Tie generous, especially al
the expense oil others.
Ait. Z. here READ several sections Vi
si's .""s eoi'tal".n5 ,i.e ft~s'ss= -.--- =
70, and contcnded that the iiIlh Oh &c
uniied States beng pledged thai he
7Yhole OF the public lands snou ID remain,
inutoH6ty appropriated TO he pay mehI
oi The public debts; that they snoutd b.
appropriated, dolety, to ina, use, unll
hose deots should be iu.ly satisfied; and
vast amount OF Them s!ili fenanlng
unp ala to par. 81 the national DOMAIN
coulu be rtSh"Aly appruprialed 10 lhe
uipuScs conlefa plAtcd by the resolution
unaer consideration. Aud ii, Indeed, sir,
sad be, we have on any former coca
sloi.s, through iDads ertence--or from
olhcr causes, o,isappiied any part OF ms
tuna, so lar iron. furnishing an argument
IA favor oi perse'eling III course, SO
unjasuiiabie, aqpeai TO the cando: 0;
the gentleman FROM Mary land, US he has
doa.. o lHne, to say wne her ii docs not,
incontest.b.,, 6ife to TIC public credl-
tors, an additional claim upon us to ior-
bear al! iarlhcr, wll;ul Interpretations
But, sir, lct US Inquire INTO the extent
OF The al fropyat!on We are called upon
y make. Instead OF the g sulail sii. {"
Us described By the gentleman FROM Ma
~ iand--lt is TO the enormous amount d.
aboul ten millions oi ceres OF tue nation
al domain; Which, a. The average prics,
Al which host lands have hith<r.o been
sold, would produce sum pcafiy equal
Il oot oplireiy So, 10 the whole amount
oi lie net proceeds oil he sale OF public
ards, received INTO the Treasury of the
Un,cd States, during The last nineteen
u twenty Yeas. It would be. needless
% review The extraordinary circnm-
stances winch, ID tbs period, SO power
-Iaiiy uUutr.b.-l-,. L. AZ ,lnenl tie receipts
.! the Treasury, igui.l ,als source otoar
revenue. Similar causes are not iikei5
to iecur iOr many years 10 come; aie
caic la,ina upon lie sales that nave been
made since those causes have ceased e
operate, much longer period, proba-
b.y no, less than double that lcns.h ut
| ime, would be requisite TO eject sales
20 he same amount.
| " tal ih>n, MI. President, is to be
,la conae quence Of granting tins quaint
I " OF iHGu 10 the states, III whose ta9or
i, is applied for? /, surely cannot be,
seriously, intended, to vest The old states
Wnh power 10 plant colonies Of tcnan,s
| n the new ones. Tbs would be ln-
pfactic able---and 10 those statss utterly
useless. Waving other inpartant con
sidlra Ions, wl..ch ! fotbear, even 10
a.aude 10, The vas, extent OF the national
DOMAIN, and the cbeapness OF unin
proved lands, Thank Cod Jar it, afford
but little prospect oirenIins such iands
10 advantage, or, even OF having tben
settled, and improved, Tor the use Of
lhein.
The object, then, must be, either It
authorisc the states 10 dispose OF iht
ianu---or that this EoVernnleht shall BIZ
come their aActioneer iur thai purpose
| Tne former wouiu DC irai.seriins 10 ,nos1
states, a power, ea'clttstveIy, delegated
TO Congress- rl;,At 10 40 thal, winch
according to the stipulation, before re-
ierred 10, can o.ily bc performed BY
Congress. For, take II tor SrAnle,
that, il you Cannot ves, In the states ths
right 10 dispose ot their respective ~
,ercsts in The whole OF the puonc lanes
you can traiisier TO them no power 't
dispose oi any par; OF Them. bul, ssr
supposing there IS nothing solid III th.s
ubleC!.Qn, what is 70 be the effect upon
your Treasury, oil authorizing the sla'e S
10 sell the land proposed 10 be granted
% them They must enter INTO coihpe-
tition with you. lnproporlion 10 The eH'
tent OF their sales, whatever tney may
be, yours mus, DC diminished; because
not only the price, but he sale OF iaHd
must depend upon the relation winch
supply bears to demand; ior Ii the
| prlce be so low, and the supply Sc
great, that it ceases 70 be an digest o.
! speculation, there can be no motive &c