Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-08
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
DEBATE,
On Nj Foot S Il, solution.

In the Sehhe ~ the lnntd states. TN Wed
ne.da., January 2oih, the fol ow,ng resolution
offered b, Nj. Fat, cam up tar considerations
the question be Eng on the an ndmeni of Mr.
Woodbury..
kesoired Tina tee conmttee on th, Public
Lands. = nsi'pcird 10 enquire inio the cApr
diency ~ liniung Tor = cetfain period. tue sales
Of pubic Ia ads such bands OILY IS have
heretofore been offered Tor sAlr AID "A e sub
ieci o entry NJ he minimrm price Aud also
Whclher tn" iii OF surveyor General may
not hc abolished withou, de,c,meni 10 the pub.
&c interest
NJ. Foot Offered n mndifc ton of his ,esolu
tim viii he sntd was prepared with view
of meeting the tiJec,ions Of gcntcm
MI W rbsier ~ although he mig 1 =
Among those who saw 40 Necessity for ther
iinuon. yet he va ~ unr u no saw any harm
IN II II cn"trirrd no new power IN ihr com
mlttrs on pu,c lands. Bnl wha ever he mignt
think of the resoluuoa alter what had fallen
from SENATOR from South Carolina (Mr
Havur) "a could no nvnid saying what I'M
presstbu II had ma - on ms mind. Ii he Jaw
No uecrs IL, or III, first resolution, i'll les
Id h se. tn nrc's,Iy 10. e amsndmeut Il
the senator f.. N New Hamp hire, (Mr Wood.
bury) J. hw,ss the tao that We hau nuc
! nj IN the max 4, conti IL be snppus d tat
h. public Iauds, OF 10 lhaw any NOR mo ia.
mark.l tie 'bpng /, tn Eat evil, So iai a.
here Was an wi. The decrease OF popuia ,on,
hnd MI kept "a with qnan,ay of lauas
hrOAn into ihr mark What ". ed wa
not acres ~ hanis. lore was aud onough bu
~ IL them al prl,,s mr. rly nominal II
Civ ~ IA III aw,y. cOn accelerate the phpua
tlon hey d i H. pr seti Inc,easc.
In Ssuelor from =. Ca,o In seens To tbink
the p lie, 81 IN u. States his ben hat ~ "a
hard Sip nj towards the Western cuun-
try lie had ai.naed 10 tue 20 icy oi Enropc ~
poNeIs /, pan ing colonies. VA. tnrre anl
aaalpgy between cases o. WI Oh q SITS
man could stand a., make an alg4nr, = /
W - the Western settlements cptunie, II -
they led tom the law II II. [, untn +,
iTom it--tht4 nd gOn, andef the shadoa ot ,#c
wig Of III parenl country. Hadnot the L. )
pad millions on mlliious for e1 ineulshlng In.
disn tles, Il for the defence Of the people
Vas thee an omparIson between thai aid
la opean polio,
lake tu, state Il Onio-Wh u nd she bpgio
10 hay reSp-c hhle existence You knna
tha donn TO the yeai % Of pf III only 81
ti"mens VIZ, lItiie viiags onr hasN ~
gun, auh perhaps auo.utT nclnuaiu The
FIRST seulrinrnt ~ ghl ~ dated ON The vicloTy
Of VAN, ~ 1874 Ia 30 yeas here was a
Stat II "A million aud hail of people. Was
tins proof Of nnppiness The oln md run
IVA from the Old thirteen States l. woud
be- prrriods 10 any man 10 say Ihai this ape
I'M d nad succeeded. lie looked wi h
wonaer and amaZ"m"nt ii the wisdom winch
III governed the c uniry, aud rnngod the
IN j q oi the pubic lands, and given an Ihpu-
'as IN fb" population, whIch hnH gone IN
cr"asing almost unnI he presen moment
Gu public lands w.re derived from tour
prn ipi shurces. The cesslnn by ih" STATES
n 'he clos 'hr wa Oh the csssi u of
q urg'a; the thu purchase OF Louisiana ihe,
f1e pnrcha.e of Florida We're noi tn ands
pledged TO the public debt1 Bn ihs WAS NOT
thr original mn tga =. The Gfsi lie &c was
TO til whole states Tor the q pub lc good, aud
Virginia among tanse states Vince thls crs.
slpn made some I the States wrir 6,ird
Ia heir charlie ED IN, >. ahI = some ii III ~
conlnIuei vast quantities OF tnscttsd crow
lan1 Dur The Revolu ionHi, war tar
smaller states complained he remon,i,Hn q
was thai inriI ess.nn by he States Of - Dor
ton OIL the cr0s innd, winch ~ political q.
crssfiy ~ did become he property ofthe States
woui benefit he States, holding them, as well
as otheis.--In Cougres., ~ 1880 the STATE
were requested - make these cessions, and
e ,ngre ,psu,ved rtat he iands thus acquired
should b beld for the common benefit, aud to
he settled an disposed vi IN such msunrr as
Congress should irrct-re.r Ing these lants
uu Ter IN ,se express supulaltOns, was Il posi-
bic la' tongrass cuu'd Civ. t,ese lands away Z
Could t..ry CO, slider II il any way than us so
much m,ley N the Treasury
twoald be fount mat othpr State disposed
Of ands on III. sam gtouo=ls n, id Virginia.
M sachu,elit, Conner ,ud N ih Caro-
ed them under stpuiuons which good faith
req IL Il the 10 observe One OF them as
MAI fne Unr,d sta ; Should not g,y ~ them
Ioug AS Tnrllorir. Had the United States
not doap his Had not he States been ad
United a, soon there was any pIansiblr rea.
son Tor II stats having twenty mrmbers
in thu House and tto members here, ani CIV
en- all ihrlr support 10 Hdmit q 9tai. with 'qual
power her, which would have but QUE inen,-
Der IN The House. LIS Was vast dspro--
portion pbnIcal power But he d. not
know that any Pe'so" had opposr thu nitro.
ducuon On thai ground. lie had not-nis
rrcnds had not.
The condition that they should form com
mon tnpd, had been observed The money re-
ceIyti from the u had gone into the public lrea-
sury, and had ia nee cen disposed oil for the
public nece slIies The system OF the Govern.
mrnl wa, ~ exact pursuance with The resolu-
ton. IL WAS necessary Tor the government not
only 10 hold bnt 10 se'tle.-There was 40 man
IN the ountIy Of 81 nng arms, who had not the
opinion OF becoming Il nee man. OF standing on
his oNnS1l Was this the condact Ola hard
step molhsr7 II different policy had been
p .rsued II would have been a breach of duty
tie ought, there fore the conduct OF the Gov.
eminent nas Tree from repfoach.
The gentleman from South Carolina said,
he did not regard the pabhc domain as a source
OF revenue, thai the distribution ola large
revenue tended to conso idate the Government
and OF up the people There were men ia
the country whose opinion led them to think il
desirable 10 weaken every thing leading Ia what
They eah consolidation, but which he called
the Union Those who formed the Government
told us that thu, whole object had been to
cons ohdafe the Government They meant as
he did. unon.-Ihose TO whom he alluded
would See il 50 arranged that there should be