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

PIE child! en- Ter The OnofS ana dlrnitics Of tho
country. This is What the people wish to d. How
prevent ithow To keep them from stray,ng oil M
this m,uncr4is the question. The late Secretary OF
The Treasury could discover no better mode shan in
the idcl OF bounty upon non emigration, in the
shape Of protection To domestic manufacturer
most complex scheme of injustice which farss the
South to 0jure the West, pds,psrlse tho moor Of
the North! All this is bad enough, butt is trifc
n lame, weak. and mp0tent contrivance compared to
Gic scheme which Us now or the table. Tins resulu-
t,on, winch we arc now considering. is tho no meas
IRE Ter supplying the poor people which the manu-
factories need. II proposes to take away the induce
'ncnt 10 emigration. II sops the SURVEYS. aboshcs
the officers OF the Surveyors General confines The
srt'enenis limits the sales tn the fuse ofiuudmc-
bic pckingS; and thus annihilacs the vcrv ob,cc,
o! attraction, breaks and DESTROYS the magnet which
was drawing the people Of the Northeast to the
blooming regions at the west
Mr.. ID. said, that 10 felt himself con,pe,d, bv
these perseverng measures, tn stop emigration 10
tho w st, TO rccur to the cary history OF the cone
dcroion tn shaw Tho origin ond policy OF these mca-
su-cs, and 10 do Jus ice 10 the pat riots by whom
s,rcs that he would bring 10 the notice oiihe Senate
was, the famous attempt abou; the year 1886. Ia
surrender he navigation Of the Mississippi 70 the
King OF Spain fof period Ur25 or so years So
ven States ;o;ei Tor tina surrenGcr* six. beginning
At Maryland and gong South voted against it
The articles Of confederation required the consent
Ct nine States 10 make treaty, anil therefore the
Surreadcr was not accomplished. The Spanish ne
his court, said that the object Of this surrender
TO prevent the growth Of tho West. Bat 70 IS not
necessary n have recourse 20 foreign test munv We
have that Of oar own countryrcn who were actors
in tho scene. The seal which covered al tho donge
iH the old Congress, has since been broken; their
Journals published; and besides the evidence of The
Journals, we have The testimony fjhe Virginia de-
legation, afterwards given in the Convention OF that
State. which ratified The Constitution OF the Unit
States The Convention required them 10 report
wba, they had witnessed Oh this subject. AMI they
did so under ali the responsibilities OF so greet and
scrjnus an occasion.
5Tr. 3. then read from Mr. Monroe's statemen,
several passages, which Showed that Spain viewed
With jealousy sciiiCnenis IN the Western coun
Try, and wished them checked, and had msiic com
muuications "a the old Congress, i'll srCret Sc sion
to that effect; that the surrender or the navigation
ii he II SslssrpI IN SPAN for . 50 wears. would
have hat effect that thi surrender vas resisted BY
the Southern States, because ii would dcpyess the
growth Of the West, and sdyocn ed By Tie north.
eastern staies tEut The pcrsuit Of this object was
animated, and mat WIFI warm opposition from The
southern members; that he believed the Mississippi
safer under tic articles Of confederation than under
the new constitutions aud thct rs uankird in gene
sal, ami States IN particular, were goyGrncd By m
,ercst tho Northern States would nc fail of avail
Ing Themselves OF the opportunity given them by the
Constitution of relinquislng that river, in order to
dcprass the Western country and prevent tho south
err ntrrcs. from prepoaderaiinr.
Alr also read IN support Of Mr.. Monroes state
rors passages iiom the secret journals Of Congress
for the year 1890, contained IN a cUulmun cation
from he Spanish Court.
IT IS tic idea of the Cabinet of Madrid, that the
U. States extend - the westward no farther tnan
settlements were permitted by tie royal British
proclamation Of The 9th OF October, 1865.
x # That the lands lying on the east side o
the Mississippi, whoEcoH settlements were prohibit
cA by the aforesaid proclamation, are possessions
ofthe crown Of Great Britain. and proper objects
galnst which the ofSpsn u1Sy De employed fol
the purpose Of making permanent conquest for the
Crown OF Spain. That such conquest may probably
be made during the present war. That therefore
il would be advisable TO restrain tic southern States
from making any settlements or conguests in those
territories" No'. p. $40.
Having read these extracts, Mr. d. remarked, that
here was the germ of lhst policy, which, 30 years
afterwards ended in Remembering the valley of the
Mississippi, ampuaing two Of its noblesj rivers, and
snrreniering two hundred thousand square miles Of
its finest territory to the Crown Of Spain
Mr. also read the following passages from Mr.
Graysons statement.
"Sscrcsy required this subjeCt. I tolC
Congress that imposing secresy such great oc
cnsion wus unwnrrantablc. Il
Seven States were disposed to vi Id thc
navigation Of the Mississippi. speak not OF apypar
ticular characters. | have tho charity to suppose
that all mankind act on the best motives. Suffice i
for me to tell plain and direct facts and leave the con
cluson with this honorable House.
They The Northern States
looked az the trIc interests OF nations IlClr Ian
guage has been Let US prevent any nc,c States from
Tsi1g IN tie rtsera tcorld or they nil ovI cote us--
icc ,cR iose Importance, and become 0sno,tjae .
Tho scplc If nations II tre do not prevent IL, on
couUrymeg rN remove - those p'aces instead e(goin
u ecu a1d cH receiUe particular tribute nd
rqairge from MeU" This, sir, hnS been the Ian
cuage and spirit Of their policy, and ! suppose ovn
Will. - Whr
the act Of Congress passed, respecting the sctcmcn
Of tho western country, and establishing a State
there, It passed in lucky moment. ] was old tina
that State (Maysachusetts) was extremely uneasy n
bout il, and IN order to retain her inhabitants, land
~ the province of Maine were lowered 10 one dOia
per acre"
Mr. H. here rcmstkod. that siUCe the introducSo
Of he graduation bin in Congress. the price Of Ian
in Maine bad been still further lowered. That h
had seen adycriisemens Offering fresh lands. tb
first time they were offered, at minimum prc
Of % cents per acre, and also al 20 cents per
Gre; aud had been told that these minlnumg Ia
jceu as low as 10 and cents an acre, and lho
fifty cents was above the ayersgc Of the auc,io
sane.
Mr.. T. also yc1d 'he following extracts from
loFtcf contained ~ the Ith volupe Of tho secret our
nois of Congress, written from the Falls Of the OH,
Dec. j., 1885, ana addressed to- gentleman in Ne'