Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-21

,ear< uilI to- reduced. II his noi ueti ott''''" wv
:, estimate tn. receipts, tor pa1iis purposes """
sales of land il 1886, al more than iouf ''o"s VI
dollars. -,
Besides these receipts, the sales Of the Clicha-
cav Lands nestpoued Is before remarked, to tie
.,x,,,, vr., Will prabably be considerable, rs TIE
ou,ptiv offered vii be- about siN millions 81 acres
and though. by treaty, the proceeds al mem mus
NJ. ;,veseJ lor the Indians, vet the sales WIZ, 10
,h.ir ,,,e,,f. diminish the demand for other lands,
rha,e proceeds would 20 iaia the Treasury. In
l,okinr hcyand the neat, aud lew succeeding
wears, as conneelcd with tie sabjeci, II Is lfu''
;h., The whole Lands still owned BY tire United
States, within the boundaries Of the present States
and Territories. exceed tie vasr quantity at three
hundred and thirty milliofs ii acres and west
missouri and Arkansas, perhaps seven hundred
and fitv millions mor,. al which only seventy or
eighty millions have VI BEEN special, asslg"'d
10 ,he Indians Ut In az other Wy ABSOLUTELY 'p'
,tonrislel But though tlrce lundr''d ana u'lIN
;lliops OF acres would alone lie enonz II IN qu'n'N
,,sy,n the rat. OF the fc eut arse sales TO continue
fora consiera he timc, se.d An important sh're
ofrryenue II n1ast be renfenbefsd, mat the o.
mand for it viii II lin,d generally ~ tie eA'ohI
Of ,l,e increase Of Cur population q n esptai; ana
that large nartuas et y. perhaps oHc-,oerf, ought
10 be deemed waste AID water; AID probably
half of IL. as VII a, much Of that which hes west
of,he present States and TeffHor.s, L. con,ldc-
cd Of such an inferior entlI.Y. fI.a II ea. TIT brN ii
for cultivation Ill cur population fftch an -
mount and density Which Vii probably require
ages TO elect. Il Husiu.Iuu 81 sumo 81 tcSc
views, il Is a remarkable fac, t631. 81 lie "h"r
quantity Of land surveyed aad offered At public
,slr, from l7sp II Isl. ben, about ons hundred
and ,venfv-ino al3hs Of aetes, eet une-thfrd Of
it has been sd 1r any purpose Rhai Nrr and
thu the wole receipt, le1a. ilite und.t my
millions OF dailaf,, ltan Tie whole stes oil pubic
lands during thu period, hNr FURNISHED only .
small amount, noteNecelHg hfcc or tnnr millions
of nett revenue. b,.toHl Tie whole CT, N va
riou> Wis, Attending taeH purchase ana manage
ment.
But eon,ilsrate Lit revenue from them,
hereafter If nrilhor gieen IVY naf tni3cd, can
with >aity brtksccle5, and fh.s would tlen tend
10 furnish tat relief under In eema On bnrtc0',
and TINT I'D taWlfls Ito Common ani legitimate
objects Of ,ip Union, which #Hele lafendcd to be
pronoe ed bg lheir erigina eessl9n 10 lhr General
Gavtrnmenr. ihg lr.sent tafo oi increase in onr
population engaged IN agricultural pursuits, vii
not. II is pesune3 iet SN Of ses,a years. create 4
regular annual demand ar e,-leaate cultivation
ofosci one n1llo1 81 aflrs Of Tic public Lands I;
il is calculated tl4i ron W. 10 lar millions more
will he bought 4eals fof fas. slment q eapItd and
resale
Tler>ilnaie fer liai TIM Ifoeeeds oulhc arab,.
lie presumption thai uo VI, afc' p ZION OF our
old cultivated lauls vii b. VII Is abandoned, and
lh,t new lands Annually pr iala GU iyriau IN the
whole Union, have BEEN, aad vi le, II the n
mount II quit. ohe-i al Il tIo=e fought oi the
actual settler. nj Directly 81! tic Uafrd STATES,
but by h. ,e,efal States 81 - 3eaI,ldu ] owners.
As the viii ltad, wed sep IL II the States,
and bs companies fniIs .lft4s, Whether h.luuc-
ing TO them .hroafh glif, 81, u otherwise hcn'