Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-09

been ch-iued without cordial co operation and sunror
rcm New Englaut.
Sr, pat the gentleman 10 IN. West i,s!f lie,
gem'cr"n who have sai here ten v~ars, come forth
AMI ii, clH", hy what aid, erd hv whose votes they
have succeed H. IN measures deemed OF essential ir.
Nort'ncs TO tIrir part ot th- courry To AL men Of
sen'e ~" cannr 10 or OFT of Congress who have any
<noNe'S' n'on the snbjecl, New England may ap.
p'a' Ir reii"t'n Ut the eprcach nov attempted to be
cast upon L. r. in this respect
take hhe'ty to repeat, tia make No claim on he
hall OF New Englaud, or account of that which |
have I stated. She does no; profess 10 hav, acted
~ o. i,ycr; inr it would not become her so TO hay.
acted She sohcit, Tor especial III nls but, in the
conscousmess of having done her duty in these hinge
uprishty aud hone lily, and with fair and liberal sn
rt, b. assured. she will repel whenever she thinks
'he o'cason calls Tor II, an unjus aud gouudess i'm
pu alton of parts!ijy and ss!fshncss
| The gentleman alluded To a report OF he late S.cr..
tay OF the Treasury, which, according to his r. .l,nr
or construction OF 1t, recommended what he call. ia,
a'ih policy or branch OF that policy; that is the re-
s"anng oil emigration to The West, Tor the purpose Of
Keeping hands a. home, 10 carry the manufactures
| think. Sr, that the gentleman n,sapprehendsd I'M.
me mns "t tn Secretary, in the alton given
to his remarks understood him only az saving that
since the low plice OF lands at the West acs Az
'tan aud standing bounty to agriculture il il. on tina,
account, the nose reasonable 10 provide rncourays
mrht Tor manufactures. Bu Sir, even if the Secreta-
rvs obSer' alton TO be und rsood a, the y.r,,
~ m understands IT, IL would not b. sentiment h,r
row"d Il ON any New England source Whether /, no
iigM or wrong 1t does not originate in that qusrter
In the ccurs- of these remarks, Mr.. Pre- sd-nt. |
have spoken OF the supposed desire ON the pnrt of the
Atlantic States 10 check. least 10 hasten We, r.,
emigration, a. narr0'o p Iicy. Psrhaus ouch, 70
have qualified t'e -Npr sSion; because Sir arm n,v
ab'ut TO quote the opinions of one In whom 7 would
lmpnte nothing narrow. | am now about to refer YOU
10 The iansu'Se OF gentleman OF much and deserved
dsiinction now member OF the oher House and oc
cnrying prominent situation here Tn. gentleman
Sir, Is from south Caroni In 1925 debate arose in
~" II n~e of Representative OH The sub -, of ,h
\ IN
IN that debate was answered by the honor ,hl. ron
'leh'n TO whom have alluded, and replied Nav |
b" p'doned, Sir. il read part of this debate.
The gentleman from MA-sachueet,. has urged. !"
SAID Mr.. Med, az one leading reason why the Gov.
erimeht should make roads the West tina, the.
roads have tendency settle the public lands: thar
'hey increase the inducements 70 eeement and that
TINS is mari ntl object. Sir dfr entirely f,cn, bs
views on IN" su'i'c think he public bn,s arc st,
Ing quite ias' enough; that our people ne. yant No
stimulus TO urge them thithec; bui want rather -
at lsasi or that artificial tendency to Western
settlement which we have created hy our own Laws
"IEr gentleman saws, that the great cbiect of Gov
crnment. with respect To those lands is no, 70 mali
!hein source Of revenue. bur get then, settled
"ha' would have been tiought of this argument in
n" old thirteen States II to this IN Al those
States are 10 bier bonus of their own
To- create Vor'eX TO swaio w UP our hlang popul :
u"h 10 X sir al The present pcct o! n. Southern
SLATED In no pat Of Europe will Won see IN. ..u.
in'iclions OF decay. De ,erei vi.lag s--ho,sas In
ing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES land thrown ont of cnlv,
ton Sir, be:vH tiat If the public lands had meyer
been 'oi, the aggre amour # the na,io, a - % i,,
"oull have been g'eaer at dis nionlct Onr mann
laon, " concentrated in the old ae. Al d no,
down by Tariffs would have been more pre. rarone md
more wealthy Bnt Every iniucculent has been heid
out to them 10 tile in West. uut our u. u,l,,io,
has hecom sparse, and then the effects Of tbi, snar.,
ness are no" 10 he Counteracted hy anoiler ar;
sy-tem Sir say il there is any o ct wnrtnv IN. at,
"hlon OF his Government, il j. pla4 which shall linn,
II the sale Of plbc lands II those lands we're sold
recording TO their real value be IL So Eui ,yb,, M
Government continues as it now does, 20 give. tb-tn i.
way my VIII draw the population OF he older States
anu sun urn increase ihr effect which a,rpaev
reSsIngy tell, AMI which must 20 10 ,liiu-h The %
rue oi al! Thee States possess aud this Sir is held
ont 10 us AZ motive for gran the present spprop,i,
ION wound not, indeed, prevent n ior,r,,icn -,
roads ON these considerations but certainly sQouIl IN
encourage IT, Sir, there is adj tiona rem i'm lhc .c
cunt OF me benefits which ihis Government has con-
errra on tie Western States 1t is the sale of the
pno'lc lands. at the minimum price A, his nomen,
we are selling 10 the people the West, lands A nm.
do"' ami twenty-five cents, which are worth fifteen
'nd winch would sell at that price ii the market. were
not gluttrd."
Mir W.b.ier observed in reply TIA, the ssntl.rac
'ro" south Caroline had mistaken HIM he suupo el
ta' Ii was h'S with 10 hasten the sales Of HE puh
Ian'- as 10 threw herc t. he bonds # urchaers WIN
would sell a. cole. He ida only went as lar - ,hI,
'h"' h' pre- s'ould tie iNed low a. mt TO
'le settlement OF he lacds vet not - low - to ind cs
'pecuIaoFs to purchase. Mr. W. observed. thai =
c"uI 10 al al concur with the gen len,u iron, South
O"'""", w WI'''l.e 10 RESTRAIN lie labOTns
popuaiio' IN III. eastern ates from going 10 any ,art
oI our territory, where they could better their co",
uit; n r dId he surpCs such an IDEA was any where
Iet-f'alhe". Inc obs fvatious OF tie gentleman had
Opened 10 hun new views OF policy on this subject, and
ne 'hfn2hi he now could perceive Why SOM OF our
sales continued 10 have such bad roads; t. must he lo
| me purpose OF preventing people irons goug OFT Of
ih'm. The gentleman from South Ca dina .,pDosc.
That II our poPn zion had been confined 10 e old dir
,een Sthes The aggregate veal oi tbs country would
nave been greater than il is But, ,ir il i. an
error, tta' the Crease OF the aggregate of ~ ustion
AZ "ed Ii, - HE ol- Ct chiefly 10 he pursued hy gov
eminent. The distribution Of the national wealth il
IN o ct quite as Important as IL. increase H. va.
not surprised hat h- old Siaes not increasing in M
puiton 30 last "a WIS expected (or he believed roth
ing like decrease was pref, nded) should be an i'll.
by 10 neans agreeable t. gentleman rom those atee
r are all r'lnr III in submitting the los. of relative
imporiah ce-but this nothing more than the IA
u'a CONDITION. OF country denseiy populated in one
art, possessing in another vast tract of unsettled
Anis he plan OF he gentleman ven to rever.e the
VI nature. vdiniy expecting retain men within
small and comparatively unproducve ter,i'ory .who
have all The world before them to cboo.e" For lie
own part. Ia was in "a 'or OF letting population ak. its
own cour e; he should experienc, nv feeling of NOR
hcatOn any OF hi constituents liked letter 10 s.ile
on the Kansas or the Arkansas, or the Lord knaws
"hete, "nhis our territory; let them 60, and be han
pier It they could The geGtl-uan says or
Of wealth would ave be g5taitr II our II null zion
hid been res ldned wi hin IL limits Of the Il S:a.es:
but does he CON id,r 20 uaton 10 be wealth? And
has nos This been Increased by the settlement of new
and fertile country? Such country presents The uost
dluring OF all prospers 10 young and ldbourrg man
u gives him iieeiOidit offers 10 hin weight AMI re
@brciabity 10 society, and above all il sns 10 him
prospect OF permanent provision fir hiS children
sir these are inducements which we're resisted