Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-02

These are the practical effects of the resolution E,ri
g'ahon TO the new States checked--their settlement IL
'neu-a large portion OF their surface delivered up
the dominion of beasts-the land records removed -
Snch are the i,iu'ies TO be inflicted upon Il new
states and we. the Senators from those States call
." upon 10 vote in favor Of the resolution which pro-
poses to inquire into the expedieney of committing all
These enormes! ], for one will not do it, will vote
LOT no such inquiry. would for Inquiries
INTO The eXpcdescy Of conlagratng cities of devesat
ing prov'nces and Of submerging fruitful lands under
III" waves of the ocean.
take my stand upon great moral prncipe-,hat ii
tcrOng.
The proposed inquiry is 10 20 wrong; TO inact un.
mixed, unini,iga'ed evil upon the new States and Ter
roi's. Such inquiries are not 10 be tolerated Court.
OF law VIII not sustain actions which have Immoral
foundations; legislative bodies should OF sustain nou
RES which have riquous conclusions. Courts OF law
maze II on object to give public sasfac ton in the al
miutraion oil Justice; legislative bodies should consult
the public tranquility in the prosecution of their
'ures They should not alarm and ag,ate the country;
yet ,his inquiry, goes on. will give the greatest die
satisfaction 10 the States in the West and South
IL VIII alarm and asiiate Them and snght 10 do IT, IL
WIZ connect Itself with other inquiries going on" o
make The new States source OF revenue 70 the old
ohe' to 'eiver them up TO new set Of masters. to
'nrow 'hein as grapes into the wine press he rod
ana squeezed az long az drop Of Juice could be
pressed from their huls. These will 90 TO.
gether and tha resolution passes and this one passes
ne rsnSi'iou viii he easy and natural from divileg
the money afer the lands sold, divide the lar
before thy sold. and then TO renting the land and
drawing an annual income, instead Of selling il for
price In hand The signs poren'ous the crisis il
alarming; IL is time for tho nav States 10 wake M 10
their danger, and 10 prepare for struggle which car
'ies ruin andd'yrace 10 them il III. issue is against
them.
MIR 3. alluded 10 the coaxng arri,nent Of soma gen.
lenen, who endeavored TO carry this resolution thro
by promising the Senate that the Committee on Public
Lands TO whom il to he referred would reno A.
gn'n>t It, He ridcnled this specie. of arguinen,.-
Such an inquiry would become nugatory and idle
why send resolution &C inquiry 10 be returned non
tSt mren'nT Why send your bucket 10 The bottom of
ury wen! why this perseverance for three weeks o
get the inquiry before Committee who are TO reject
H Surely Tor some pufpo'e and that purpose NAV be
70 gam ioo,ho t. get juri'dcon 10 get the subject
a-goug, and Then refer il 10 another Committee that
would report hvorasly, under the plea that the rst
Committee was composed OF interested members from
the States.
He then took notice Of the terrifying argument
which was used TO get the resolution through. IL was
SAM it would excite suspicion and prejudice against ne,
u we did not agree 10 il Suspicion Of WHAT PREM
dice IN WHAT Explain these terms. Name the thing
foul or hidden. which the States have TO avoid in
this Inquiry. There is none. Meme can be named. II
an attempt to terribly little chidpn and aged women
Prejudice indeed The way TO avoid il, and TO com.
inand respect, is 10 shew knowledge OF your rights
AID determination to defend them.
lie next adverjed To the class of arguments which
undertook 10 smuggie this sou ton throue h-to con-
vey il along unobservedly one OF the harmless or
beneficial inquiries which daily passed as matter of
course. This was putting the enemy into a covered
wagon: but he would pull off the covsr and she the
character OF the cargo
He animadverted upon the sugge ston, that reisc-
ton OF The resolution suppression of inquiry. III
thought the attempt to send il off 10 committee
was more like smppressing debate But he had no no
ten OF letting IL escape under flash and a smoke. He
would wait ill the atmosphere cei red up and then
call gentlemen back to the character of the resolution
and urge them TO meet him on the perniciousnes. OF
that character He Disseminated between resolution.
Tor coed ard for evil; tie former passed OF course the
later should be resisted If not, the whole country
may he alarmed. agiiared, and enrased with miscbiey.
slA Iu,i
he West Gbou, its lands the Norh-eas on the subject
oil fisheries, its navigation its light houses and it's
manufactures What would be the condition of the
Union; what the chance for the preservation OF hamo-
ny, If each part struck at the Other in system of per.
nicouS and alarming inquiries! And yet, unless the
discrimination il made which propose, all This may be
done. The argume N, used by the Senator from Aaba
ma, (N'r McKinley.) and the Senator from Connect
cut, (Mr Foo) and others would carry through every
species Of inquiry. the most fatal to the interest
the most insulting 10 The pride, and most destructive to
the harmony Of the States.
But this resolution il not only unjust 10 the new
States, but IL Is partial and unequal in its operation
mong them IL bears hard upon some, and not at all
upon others. Ii woui lock up twenty-five millions
OF from sale and settlement in the State of Lou
isiana and no, one in Ohio; il would desolate
Florida and do comparatively but little mischief in
Michigan.
II il not sufficient to reject such resoIution-the
sentiments in which ii originated, must be eradicated
We must convince gentlemen that il is wrong 10 en-
terrain such sentmen,s-that il will be ,Vtonp 10 act
upoD them in the progress of OF ouT land bills
This whole idea of checking emigration to the West
must he shown TO he erroneous; II is old idea and
lately brought forward eth great openness of manner
aud dlstinciness Of purpose Mr. Rushs Treasury Re.
port OF 1921 placed it before Congress and The People
since then, thefe has been ambiguity about IT, The
doc ,rne has taken decided turn The present reso.
luton s, in eft CT, part OF the same sy4teIn end
most eff lent past. The public mind has laid hold of
this doctrine and subjected the ordeal of reason
and discussion Professor Dew, in The College of Will
liam and Mary in his atIe lectures has spoken nv sem
'imens this point and will avail myself of his Ian
guagp, 10 convey them 10 the Senate.
Mr.. i. then read as follows, from Mr.. Dew's Lee.
lures, page 10:
'In The second place. these Tariff measures ipiure
the Sou II and West, by preventing that emigration
which would otherwise take place. Now, this il an
injustice committed upon those States, towards which
the tide OF emigration sets. If there
was bounty upon emigration, then those States would
have tight 10 complain Of the adoption Of any mea-
which might counteract the effects Of the bounty;
hut this Is not the case. , It is true
he Secretary OF the Trea.ury in his annual report in
December, 1927, thinks the low price al which the
Public Lands are sold, operates bounty; but
doubt much whether government price is TOO low;
were this the case, would not enterpri.ing indpidn-
ais, with large capitals, quickly buy Government out
IN order that they might Speculate on The lands and
hus raise them 10 tb~r proper valus!
One Thing s certain, that the prevention Of emigration
10 the Western country il injurious TO the West"
Mr.. B agreed with the Virginia Professor tfat the
prevention Of emigration TO the West, injury 10
that quarter Of the Unior. He said farther il was an
Injury the people Of the North East who were to be
prevented from lettering their condition by removals
AMI that II wa injury 10 i<o whole human race 10
undertake 10 preserve tie yAst aud magnificent valley
Of e Mississippi for the haunt of beasts and savages
Instead Of making il the abode Of liberty and ciyiliza
ton and tho asylum Of the oppressed Of all States and
natons. He inveigbed against the horrid policy Of
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