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

mr. ID has furnished for the press the followins
extracts hom MIR MAdison's statement W. viii
ei"es. '.e's; psF@gs we may diff a. 'opin-
never was the sense of the peop,r a, FARCE mr. 'h
v"ng character oil The Eastern States to approve of
the measure (surrender Of the Nlssssippi If into.
rest should continue TO operate on them bumbIv con-
Give they viii! derive more ADVANTAGE iro,n Lo,,n
Va, M'.si-sipPi than evenhe Southern States" Mi.
Madison also said that the Southern States b,d her
Tor giving up the navigation Of the Mississippi 20 Spain
r""ck Henry powerfully replied that that wa. when
ney ana not possess Tin the gloomes period of the
revolution aud TO uchase the aid OF Spain In estabs
h-hing our id-pends nee
Nc b said, Fat he had now given one great In.
nce OF me attempts TO prevent the growth aud set
"e"eh'o OF the west. Nwas diplomatic instance. He
would now give another instance OF the same poIicv
from The legiative department OF the Governmrnt-.-
rofa 'hS Congress of l7s5, which he must be permit
@ 'ons'der as the origin and prototype of all sue
eeed,ng measures for cranping, cripplny, and sitting
te west u IL in The ordinance for the sale and dis.
position OF the Western Iats TIL first one that passed
alter the States bal surrendered their claims 10 thai
"Ni"ry Tor thu paymeat OF tn, public debt. This or
u.nahre was rePor'ed 10y Committee of twelve mem-
pefs, eeht oi them from the north eide, four from the
'ou'h SIDE OF the Potomac They were:
Me:srs Long Of n. II 'mps.ir-. King Of Mass, How
81 o. johnson OF Conn., r. II. Livingston OF NY,
son oil Va, Williamson Of N. c., Bail Of s. c. uou,-
ton OF Georgia.
IT,. ordinance reported by the Committee, con,sined
ne plan OF surveying the public lands which has since
teen followed. ii adopted the scientific principle Of
ranges OF townships, which has been continued ever
| s'Hce, snd iotlnd 80 Oenehcial a
the country.
The ranges bsgan the Pennsylvania line and pro.
ceeded west 10 the Mississippi and since the cauisi.
toa OF Louisiana, they have proceeded West of hat
river; he townships began upon the Ohio river and
proceeded North 10 the Likes. The townships were
divide into SECTIONS OF mile square, 6i0 acres EACH
and the minimum price fixed dollar PEI acre.
and not less than section be 'od together This IL
the outline OF tie present plan OF sales and surveys
and' with tho notifications it has received and may
receive, in graduating the price of the land to the
quality, the plan is excellent But principle wa, in
corpoa,ed in the ordinance Of the most IA character
At ioas Mof Ell toicnshp shall 6esoLD complete
BEFORE any land could be OFFERED in the merit oucI
ihls was tantamount TO law that the lands should
not he sod--tha the country should not be settled
LOT us certain that every township. alnost every
one would contain lands unf for cultivation and for
which would give six hund ed and fjrty dol
lars Tor sN hui dred aud acres The ere, of such
provision may he judged by the fact that above one
hundred thousand acres remain 10 this day unso!d n
the hrst Land DistIictthe strict of Steubenyiile In
ONO, which included the first range and fret
tht provision had renamed in the odnance the set
Elements would not yet have got ant Of sight of the
pennsylvania line IL was wicked aud rrepost Gus
prSvi-ion itrequired the people 10 take the country
c!eah before theIDbuy all az they went-mountains
mills and swamp; rocks, CLANS, aud pra.ies They
were TO max" clean ok, The CLAN, Pc ypi.m mus did
whtn lie ate urthe companions Of Ulysses
"Nsr snraiLs blood solid bone romans"
Noihng could be iniquitous Than such nrovi,s
ion. IL like reluir ny Your guest to eat all tbs
bones on his plate before he should have more meat To
say that Township No. shooI be soId out co,,,,,
before Township No. should be offered for sale wa,
ike requiring the bones of the first turkey to be eat nm
before The breast OF the second should be touched
Yet such was the provision contained in the frat ordi
nance for the sale Of the public lands. reported by
Committee Of twelve Of which eight ere f,om lie
Norh and four from the South side OF tee Potomac
How invincble must have been the determips, i'm ~
so ne politicians T. evep he settlement of the We.t
when they would hus nersct The sale of tho lands
which had just teen obtained after wears of imrertu-
nifty, far the payment Of the pubic deb!
When fls ordinance was put uron ito nasssge in
congress, Two FHgnisns, whose names for that act a.
zone would deserve the Lasting gratitude Of the West
rVeed th'ir blows against the obroxous provision.
Mr. Grayson moved strike it out md Mr. Monroe Sc
conded him; and, after animated and srduo,,s con-
test hey succeeded. The whole South supported
me.n' NOT one recreani arm from the South; many
scattering members from the Nor'h sIo voted with the
SOnih and in favor OF The infant West proving fbeu
as noln, and asst 6'tcGys has been that the We. las
true supporters OF her rights ani interess-unbappilv
noi enough oil them-ln that quarter OF The Unien from
winch The measures have origna that several times
threatened 10 be fatal 10 her.
- MIR b. here adveried 10 a statement made by Mr..
t'rayson, in the Virginia Conve n'ion and which n.
had read just h. fore, declaring hat the language Of
some Northern members had been that thew ~ sn,ed
no ateS ~ tn" West Sc, and veniured the assertion
OF The belief that it in this Committee that re-
ported this ordinnce tia that language was used The
occasion was natural one to produce such language,
h a,n mere was gentleman upon that Committee,
known 10 entertain that opinion and of spirit Too
proud and lofty 10 dssembIe his sentiment9 The
occasion was enc which involved The direct quess
ion, wha'ber there shouII be new States in The
IN ore town hip to be sold ont, before the mkt
was oh'red, was t'ntimomut "a saying that tho
lana should not lie sold-fhe count y Should moi bs
seuheh-ihat new States should not be formed The
part acted by Mr. Grayson ~ the House. in expuneing
nus obnoxious provision authorizes the belief that he
oJrc'eh 10 IT IN the Committee, and took the natural
GROUND mat " would prevent the formation of nav
states 10 the West. The character Of Mr. King of
View ork, who oil the Com fnitfee authorizes
,he belief that he aDswertd frankly thai il was his in
"noon TO prevent the rnation OF such States Such an
anwe- would naturally 1ow from the lnliy spirit which
az Subsequent period and upon the n or Of tits Ses
maze, dsdainng all Disguise and discarbing all hypoc.
r'y openly proclaimed hat the Missouri contest was
'ruggle Tor political power and that he would sooner
see Mis'cut remain brewer haunt for Wild beasts,
thdn como into the Union Oh The side OF the slave
States.
These are two great anil signal attempts to prevent
the settlement OF the West. Olher measures tend.
ing 10 The same effect Gil up the Ioag period of her
history from that day to this. Refusais TO vote mo.
ney Tor raising troops 10 def-nd the early settlers ON
the Cnmberlaud al Kentucky borders; refusals 10
vote money Tor holding treaties exnguish Indian Il.
Ues aud lately during the last administrations tn re-
servaiion OF iron lands the withdrawal OF tbou
SAND square miles OF territory from market in the STATE
OF Missouri. 10y Presidential authority and in violation
oi an act Of Congress, down TO the resolution nov I'M
der confederation are all Of the same cass
all tending 20 cheek the growth, and TO iuiure bs
prosperity OF The West, and all flowing from the sans
geographical quarter.
Mr.. u. now spoke Of The yoful improzjdenee Of the
new States IN parting with the right TO tax the Fede.
"a" 'ahus, wnsn thoy came into The Union and obtain.
ing no sIpoauon for the sse of the lands in reason.
a 1 une, ana Tor lair price. Such improvidenee,
Waceu mem ut the mercy Of tboe who not respons
fle lIseU uiv oh.