Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-08
Sccrn'0yy u tic Treasury
Extract jrcm q Lrfttr, datcd

LAaD OrricE. KALAMAZOO. NoY 10 1886.
D"a! 5T-ih. Land Oii!cr ka!alazyo opciIr.! to-
day after recess Of between three and oTr m0all!s.-
The rush tremendous; and the applications thrown
in TOR land, F!tci 6Hsic JGSS,t! We have business
ea"u.! b1Tr 10 10 keep actively engaged for at rast
month. am happy 10 inform YOU, that niueienI$ of
these applications deposited by ACTUAL SETTLERS.
which circumstances is owing to the specie circular,
rallied against by caviiIng Spectators You NAY
ni"nbcr article in the Michigan Statesman, some
months ago, headed Specie Circalar, wherein stated
tic 4C 81 President of one OF the Eastern banks, who
visited Ibis place with quircs Of blank bank notes. which.
being filled up al his pleasure, were, under the
then regulations, equivalent 10 miles OF public lands,
witch thus wrrs;cd from poor. industrious settlers.
The large tracts u rich farming land thus mOaoppl2cd
by The bank man, still laying unimprovcd. and will,
doubt: Tclz!n waste until the farmers 0! Stale
render propi;iS sacrifice In his avarcr THIS is not
TIE only INSTANCE o! rsOltIng speculation encouraged
by the paper cnrrcrcr. when 100000 dollars could be
carried III packcl.bQuk; bGt nuw thanks 10 the
policy u President: speculation III public lands IS
Gae different matter. 1t is no, easy 10 carry such
a;uan III specie IN your becChes pocket The stE!ei
surveillance kept the receivers b: the Department,
pr.c.uss all fictitious specie payments, and every cqu
tail" opportunity afforded TO the actual settler, who
seldom wishes - than halt section, toT
which TIC circular allows him 10 pay in hc usual paper
currency. 1hr rca! cause nt the QUERY against this
r:gll!"n n specie parncs is he trouble ii gives
It. specua.s. in III" succ":s OF their schemes The cir
cu!ar las alarmed Tie hanks wu dure longer arrd
the tcl!'!i>s Cor Land 0bbin WHICH USED to swell their
revenue 81 enormously .-ti.Dtc.
IrccnGiary harencntS nj TIC Yticgrgpi and tie Ttic-
nraphs Parry lie .,Gth.-lt will be remembered with
w hat trans port The ie!rgTap hailed tic election OF Sladr
a. Il member OF CnngIcss. from Fernon and how it
now ,roices, only al the success Of Harrison in Yer
mont Lul wherever WhIggery has given INN The vote of
STATE In the spirit, this incendiary print, yes.
tcr!ay prc!accs the movement OF tie .aboonIsts
in Vermont with caption expressive of the feeling Of
triumph with which Patrick cnry spoke Of lirginas
pulling the bail OF tx, REVOLUTION nluton. 1t gives il
in Capitals, thus:
TIE BALL ROLLING.
Ex;rac! frcm the proceedings in the Legislature 0;
FtI:nrnt:
senate, Nov IL, l::5.
Ereag Session. Re solution by Nh. Phelps, appoint.
inn committee 10 investigate the cnnccrIs Of the Yer
mont State Prison laid upon the table.
Sarcry-flr Briggs, from the Committee on The Ju-
dciaryTrpned :e resolution upon this subject referred
to them in the afternoon, with proposed amendments.
wch were coaCured in, excluding the report, and The
first resolution adopted, as follows:
Resorcd, by the General assembly Of The State Of Itr
mont That neither Congress the State Governments
have any constitutional right to abridge the free EXPIRES
sion Of opinion or the transmission Of them through The
medium Of The public mails.
MIR. Waterman demanded the yeas and nays on the
second resolution, and 1t was adopted as follows
ReS0tred That Congress do possess the power 10 ahol
sh slavery in The District OF Columbia.
The third resolution passed without debate, follows
Respred, That his Excellency the Governor be re-
quesed 10 transmit copy of the foregoing resolutions
10 the Executives Of each of the Staes and TO each Of
Our Senators and Representatives in Congress. I