Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-16

extinct ana indeed the doctrine itseli Ia founded In
good seLse-tor, when the right Of any individual is
lost extnguished, other individual car, with pro-
priety, claim he property but Il must jointly to
he whole communal y. But the great difficulty is to
apply The principles vi E'chea 10 the land system OF
1873 The right Of an individual may be extinct but
'wen'y other individuals may have legal title % tie
same land, by gent tom he Commonwealth. Tho,
Sir, put IT 10 any gentemrn to say, II II is fair Tor the
Commonwealth b, by her off OF inquest, to turn a
out OF the possession OF HE tract OF land ard turn
all he ht,y yea.' labour into a fund o educate her
ciz ne. Let u, for hs sake of argument, place tie
una ter upon the Lroad ptiu ples OF Equiy Suppose,
Tor example, ~ to purchase a tact Ct land from
u, TO which be he no Ii IL, but Afterwards acquired
one: Would not Court Equity deer the lega'
title {! Nest assuiedy. Then, upon the same princi-
pie, If the Commonwealth IrAns away land for val.
liable consdsrat on, Tor which she has title at The
time, should she not, when she acquired ;he legal title,
gran l. to the person TO whom The hal sold it Ii
seems to nus there can be uohue more jus. Il ask,
wi h what grace can the Cannon ealih enter upon
ard., that she has by her solen act grsnted awa?-
What good she assign to the individual,
when she orders her cer 10 enter his dive Him house
aud takes his b d from under his vile and childrens
lay il out OF doors, and eke possession of building
which was reared at the expence Of he individual
upon tract OF land granted to him by tn Common.
wealth What answer can she make to her citizen,
when he shall say 10 her officer, have not complied
with the conditions OF my gran Have not paid taxes
Tor this land for h'y years Nay, ST., he may 90
much further. He may tell him, he Stood forth ia
the gloomy hours OF rs, united with that patriotic
band-fced the s.eelpoint.d ba, olet-hslped to ar
rest the proud arm OF tyranny and oppre ssiOn-and
lived to see the e0ugent blaz. of liberty break upon
the Colonial World. But all is vain: lie must fall a
victim TO worse than Roman / QUESTION
Mr.. Saeakee-0ne word upon the expediency Of
tuch law as the one uLd; con liberation, then have
done with the suti. ct. No man, when bs turns his
att nion TO the actual .ition OF he
ny country hu' will readily admit the policy OF such
measure What man but must deplore tina, state OF
hings' that Will drive our population from the limits Of
our own sac, and give wealth and vgor to oil or
states Such 10 the precaiou tenure by which they
hold their right to the SOIL that il danps the bols
spirit OF en'eprize, and leaves that part of the ate
pleased with the greatest portion CT Natures bounty
IN state little advarced from tle unciviiz wds Of
Ma ure. Where is hese any rtiou Of this S,ae that
can combine more natural advantages than the Trans.
Allegheny The rich mineral prod ctions that abound
Ia abundance, from that part of the ae-.he sau-
o'ous climate and fertility of The soil, upon those
streams that issue from the spice OF hs Aleshapy
AMI worm their way to the rich valleys of the Misses
sippi, all OIL inducements for settlers But, alas the
wr tchei unceriauty of the land titles, drives the
de OF emisra ion on IN, West. Yes Sir, The ma.
tive born CITIZENS Of thu country, compelled to
leave the land tina, Graded their infancy and contains
the sleeping ashes of heir ancestors TO sack home In
The Western Country. where they sit down 10 Ger.
tainty.
Will The GOD Dominion" any longer suf.r mi.
state Of things TO exist, How many OF our citiz ms Of
the Eastsn part OF the ale, that are daily moving
to ONO, Indiana, Illinois, AMI Missouri that would
sop 10 the Irans-AEekhauy country, # they coulI gel
any right in the soil Does any see that when
we lose our population, we lose our wealth Does
not every man a, see, that when the arm o. the
Farmer is pdraiysed, all ella sss OF the community
must synpaihiz-, aud more or less partake of the
same caiatrophe! The Farmer Is The backbon oil
Society. Hence the great necessity of placing him
upon sure iounjaionYes, Sir, settle the land titles
ct the West aud wealth will spng up in that quar-.
tr-indu'ry be fosiered-all that country will be put
in a high state Of improvement-ihe waste and un-
cultivated lands will be reduced into actual
oa-iem o'ary colt ges will be turned into comforta-
bl, dwelling houses. Yes Sir, the desert shall bloom
as the rose, and peace aud prosperity the nd
wiz our Eastern brethren turn deaf TO our cries
because il is said to be Western measure. No, Mr..
Speaker, they Will no!-I read in iheir countenances a
different verdict. They feel thal part OF the
Society to which they belong, and that our prosperity
10 their pro'petity-tha strength Is their
that they ssh with signs, and mourn with our
gilti We are held together by he Strongest ties
nat Is, communi OF interest. Mems feelings ~.
ways accompany their interest," and il is natural for
hem to form attachments, and seek political associa-
ious and political connexions, with those whose inter-
es's are Identified with the own Their efore hum
ply rust that The Senate will pass this law.