Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-01

pacts before made in full force, IA the
rights Of all parties remained Il same
unter the new government as thi were
under the confederation.
The deed of cession of North drolina
was executed in December, 17b, and
accepted by an act of congress, approved
April Cd, 1890. The third condition of
this cession was in the following words,
,IviZ:
'sIhat all the lands intended b be &C.
Ided by virtue of this act to the y. States
OF America, and not appropriated as be.
fore mentioned, shall be CONSIDERED as q
common fund for The use and benefit af the
United States Of .Ameraca, North Carolina
amclusaOe, according to their respective and
usual proportions ofthe general charge and
Expenditure, and shall be faithfully disposed
Iof for that purpose. and for no other use o,
purpose zchateper."
The eession of Georgia was completed
on the 18th June, l802, and IN its leadii 6
condition is precisely like that of Virginia
and North Carolina. This grant com
pleted the title of the United States ID ali
those lands generally called public lands
lying within the original limits OF the csn,
tederacy. Those which have been 49,
lquired by the purchase OF Louisiana and
tlorida, having been paid tor Out Of the
:, COMMON treasure of the United States,
are aAmuch the property Of the general
{ government, to be disposed of for the com.
elmon benefit, as those coed by the seve'
raj states.
D B, the facts here collected from TIT
a early history of cur republic, it appear
10 that the subject of the publE lan1s en-
70 tered into the elements of its Institution.
y II was'only upon the condtionthat thos,
al lands should be considered al common
property, TO be disposed of for lie benefi
d of the United States, that some Of the
l. states agreed to come into "prpc,ua
II union. The states claiming thoe land
IF acceded to those views, and Transferred
n their claims TO the United State. upot
n certain specific conditions, and IN thos,
t. conditions the grants were acceted.-
II these solemn compacls, invitedby con
oi gress in resolution declaring the purpo
Is ses TO which the pro, eeds Of thee land
J. shonld be applied, originating beore tn
At constitution. and forming the hsis O.
d which il was made, bound the L State
9, to a particular course of policy ioreIatio
J. to then, by ties as strong as car be IN
IT vented to secure the faith of nations.
As early as May, 1885, congress, in ex
T. ecutloh OF these compacts, passt d IN ord
2 nance providing for the sales of binds il
II the western territory. and directing tn
IS proceeds to be paid into the treasury Q
t, the United States. With the same OF
ject, other ordinances were adopted prio
{ to the organization of the present &c
is verument.
0 In further execution of these compacts
IS the congress of the United States, unde
. the present constitution, as e,rly as til,
II ath of August, 1870, in ''an act maxim,
$ provision for the debt of the u. States
II enacted as follows, viz:
e "lhat The proceeds Of sales which shall
e be made of lands in the western territory
now belonging, or that may heteafter b.
:, long, to the United States, shall be, aux
0 are hereby, appropriated towards sinkin
{, or dIscharging the debts for the paymer
: whereof the Uaited States now are, or t,
: virtue of this act may be holden, and shal
t be applied solely to that use until the sat
debts shall be fully satisfied
To secure to the government of the
S States, forever. the power to execute the.t
: comPacts in good faith, the congress 4,
r the confederation, as early as July st,
1887, in an ordinance for the governme,
OF fhe territory of the U. States norh
! west OF the river Ohio, prescribed to tt,
peopi' inhahitirg the western territop
certain conditions, which were declare
to be "ariicles of compact between til
original states and the people and state
I in the said territory" which should .fa
5 ever remain unalterable, unless by con
mon consent" IN one Of these articles
, it is declared that
"The legislatures of those districts, O.
new states, shall never interfere with tn
primary disposal of the soil by the Unite.
States in congress assembled, nor with an,
H. gulations congress may find neeessaI,
securing the title in such soil to tn,
fde purchasers
., - condition has been exacted fron
f the people of all the new territories, and
E TO put its obligation beyond dispute, eacf
. pa1u ctat, c,rvaJ o,,t r. A.