Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-17

and all the legislators a"u
world" ancient and modern. OFF, 20 sue" mig"
au,hori,v i, rs certainly my duty, ina becom-
in, spiri, of humility, to submit. And vet,
che gentleman will pardon me when say, that
:, ;s riul. unfortunate Tor the fame OF THIS
prea, legislator, that the gentleman from Mis-
sonri should have proved that he was no, The
,u,hor of the ordinance Of '87, on which the
Senator from Massaoh uset,s has reared so gio-
rions a monument 10 his name. Sir, doubt
no, the Senator will feel some compassion tor
our ignorance, when tell him, 'ha' so li'tir are
W. acquainted with The modern great men OF
Nv ENGLAND, that until he Informed US yes
,e, day that we possessed Scion and lIycur-
gus in he person Of Nathan Dane, he wss only
known to he South as membet oil celeora.
ted assembly, called and known by The name OF
Z" The Hartford Convention" In the proceed
ines o. tina, assembly, which hold IN my hand'
(at page l9) will be found, in lew inss, lne
history of Nathan Dane, and little f'r,her
on. there is conclusive evidence OF that ardent
devotion 10 the interests Of the New Sia'es'
which il seems has given him jus, claim 10
the tide of " Father of the Wes'.' by the
Cd resolution Of the " Hartford Convention,
il is declared tina, il is eXpsdirnI to a"emp'
to make provision for restraining Congress
in the exercise Of an unlimited Potcer 10
make ne,v States, and admi'tins them INTO me
Union" SO much for Nathan Dane, Of Bevcr-
ly, Massachusetts
In common ing upon my views in relation TO
the public lands, the gentleman insists, that II
bring one Of the conditions of The grants that
these lands should be applied 10 The common
benrfi of all the SAFES, they must always re
main a fund for reuenue;" AID adds" hey
mus, be treated as 50 much treasure Sir, 'hr
gentleman could hardlv 6nd Language strong
enough to convey his disapprobation OF he po'
licy which had ven ured to recommend 10 the
favorable consider alton of the country Aud
what, sir, was that policy, and what Is the DIT
ference between 'ha gentleman and myself on
this subjec,? threw gu, The idea, that the
public lands ought not 10 be reserved forever,
a, grea, fund for revenue;" that they
ouph, no. 10 BE- " treated as a great treasure"
bu. that the course Of our policy should rather
be directed towards the creation OF new States,
and building up great and hHurishing commu
mites
Now, sir, will i, be believed by those who
now hear me and who listened TO the gentle
mans denunciItion of my doctrines, yesterday,
that book hen laid open before him-nav,
that he held il IT, his rand, and read from II
certain passages Of his own speech, delivered
10 The HOUSE of Representatives in 1925. In
which speech he himsel! commended for the very
doctrines had advnca'ed, and almost IN the
same terms. Here is the speech OF the Hon.
Daniel Webster, contained in the Isl volume OF
Gales * Sraton's Register Of Debates, Up 25D
delivered in the House Of Representatives on
the 18th January, 1928, in debate on the
Cumbr rlsud Road the ve,y debate from "hlih
, tn. Ssna or read yeserd.y shall 'ead from
this celebrated speech two passages, from
which i will appear that, both as 10 the past
and tue future policy Of the Government in re
la,ion % the public lands, the gentleman from
Massachusetts, maintained, in 1925, subs an
italy The same opinions which have advanc-
ed; and bu, which he now so strongly repro
bates ] said, sir, that The system OF ceGt
sales, by winch the West had been kept ION
s,anly in debt to The United S,d's, and by
which their wealth was drained off To be- ex'
pended elsewhere. had operatd lnjurouslv on
Ihe ir prosperity o hi, p"in hr gen eman
from Massachusetts,, in January, 1875, express
sd hms If thus:
There could be no doubt if gentlemen looked at
the ney received into the Treasury from the sale OF
he public lands to the West and then looked to the
whole amount expended by Governments (even includ-
mg the whole amount of what laid out for the Ar
m, the t,, must he allowed tn be incon>Ider
able and there must be cnstnf drain Of money from
be said thai inns han he VI frnce OF cap
t,l which had previously gone over the mountains
BE il so S,l It's practical effect to produce in
convenience, if not distress, by absorbing the MONEY Of
the people,
| commended that the public lands ought not
10 be treated as ." fund for revenue" that
Ihry oueh, not 10 be boarded q" as great uea
sure " On this point he Senator expressed
himself thus: " Government, he believe, bad
received eighteen or twenty millions OF dollars
from the pubic lands, and il was wi h the
greatest sal sfsciion he adverred 10 the change
whic h had been introduced in the mode 1t oav
lag for them; get he could neuer think The M
t,onnl domain WaS 10 be regarded as any great
source o. ,evenue he grte, object OF The Cow
| eminent ~ respect TO these lands, was not so
nue. IN, money derived from Their sale, IS i, was
the Ceiling them settled. VIVA he meant 10 say
as, he did not think they ought 10 hug that do
main A. A GREAT TREASURE, tohich rds 10 enrich
The Erehsqusr."
Now, Mr.. President, it will os seen that he
very doc,nnts which the gentleman so indig-
nantiv sbandons were uig, d by him in 1895 /;
and il | had actually borrowed my sentiments
] from hose which he then a,Owed. | could not