Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-06

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.fns sss,i.ma, from, has ,s,d s,;d Al,
Men ga o.,n irad,os ,.san .y 'hs 1oy.ousut should
ske road, 10 the We,, thu, ,bes. roads have tendency -
ts,,e the ubl,c lands ,h., thew ncea a. the M
rr.,;@her, aud ,h' S ~ s,;osi ssse, S %' 20
ussly hom his view, o the ssirct thk that the public
(Ands ss,oy oue cuoush: people wan,
no .tu,uus ~ s,gs ,a, ,h,r hut wan, rabs, chscr M
mai .i6c;si 10 W.s,er, settlement, which Ia %
arr. gy,",s V 80 ,h,, tho ,re,, oh,., n f.
with re.,sc, ~ ,hoss land is moi u, maj ah,, s ~
ro,, If this srs,pent m he old ,becn S,.,. A amon,.
to ih thai those bonus OF their own i'm,
to create vortex TO ,walluy nm our aoat;n.
populaon Look sir AT tina mr., scn n,pcc, nj ,ha sahss
oS decay Deserted vi,r.s-bou,es falling 10 ,;nimn,va
khed lands thrown out of cuyation Sir believe tha n
The public lands bad never ren sold the anouni of
te national wealth would have been Al, his
Our popu laon, If concentrated the old States aud not
more wealthy But every ind cenent Ina, been held oul 10
settle the West until our population has beoomc
sarso and Then the effects of this are now TO be
by artificial sy stem SIR say ,hee
any object worldly the a,enoo Governments il plan
limit the sale Of Tho public lands if those lands
sold according their real value But while the
Government continues does, give hoy
VIII draw the population of the Older States still farther
urresse effect which already felt aad hc,
past 10 diminish va!- OF all States poess And
TINS, sir held out to us motive for granting the present
appropriation. would not indeed, provcri formation of
tldS these considerations but Certainly would not en-.
Courage it, Sir, there additional item in the account Of
Government has conferred ON tina Ne.
States IL the sale Of tie public mi,nu,
Prize Al this moment selling the ,ope of the
Nas, lands dollar aud twenty i've cents whoh ere
worth hfcon, and which would sell that price tue markets
vere no, glned"
"lr WEBxrta observed, in reply that gentleman from
,h Carolina had mistakes iu. If supposed that wa,
bs wish so 10 hasten the saeso the public lands
usm into the hands OF purchasers vto would ss again His
dea only went as FAR as thus that the price should
low rs not the settlement Of the lands
low as TO tempt uatos purchase Mr. w observed
uat he could all genannn from South
Cspona, wishing labor NJ classes of popua
Tan in tho States from going
where thsy could thuir condition;
scn an idea was any whor. entertained Tbeobservaons
the genendn had opened bin policy on this
sbJec, and be thougt he could perceive
cor States continued have such had roads must be for
tho OF preventing going them The
gentleman from South Carolina SUPPOSE that If our popnla
ton hsd been confined the old States c,se
yeah of the country would have goalcr
bot sir, IS au that tho os:tcssn the
uatonaI wealth. the object chiefly pursued by govern
eut The distribution IL tho national weahh an object
qoe as important its actease lie surprised ihs-
ne Old States mt increasing population
cted or no believed nothing like decrease was proendcd)
should bo an idea by no agreeable gentlemen iron,
oose States all reluctant submitting to the loss OF
relative Importance this nothing naG
l condition Of country dcnsey populated in ono part and
another
OF tho gentleman Of nature
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