The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-02-24

NrIsrnme.
Having established these points. neEi
underlnnk 70 shas Ehsl lhis bsll would
eonsummais hose speealallans. and g.
tablish me political sseendeney sh'eh lhe
experiment had given 10 me Admanlsira
ZION. In prof af the farmer. ! awaited
myselfol he declaration Of The chairman
nr the committee ii pnhlie lands. Who
had stated that the speealziaEs had slres.
d. purchased and held vast amount ol
public land. not less, - ] understood
him than twenty Eve OF thirty millions
~ acres. and thai If this bill did not pass.
the scenrs Of the last iwo years would
be repeated in this and the coming
wear. I then undertook IN show. from
the showing ri the Chairman himself.
that these speeulalions would prove ruin
Gus wllhoui ihe aid nf this hill. he had
stated thai the annual demand Cor public
land. resulting from our increased pnpu
lalion. could not exceed Eve millions Of
acres. tr@
Nov, assuming that the quantity on
hand is thirty millions of acres, there
would be SIX years supply ia tie hands
&C spectators. even if the land Offices IT
the United States be closed; and that IL
| the bill did not pass. according 10 his
showing il would take double ar treble
the lime TO dispose Of The lands. which.
IN that case. will be IN the hands Of sPe
culaIars. All mus, see the certain ruin.
| in thai event. Of Il0se VIM have borrow
ed nancy to specuiaie IN land; pariieu,
lafly. il the sales Of public land should
be free and open IN every one. - IL now
is. 10 purchase d. Ihr extent Of hrs means.
next showed that the contest Was be
tween the Government, IS dealer IN
pubic land. aud the spectators; that they
held IN market al least an eqnal quantity
IN value IL Tint which the Government
now has offered Inr sale. and that every
RESTRICTION imposed upon the sales IT Go
vernm.ui land. must 1T necessity increase
| the advantages of IIs rival dealers.
I then showed that very onerous and
Oppressive restrictions. Of an OdIous
character. nppn the sales of the public
lands. would he imposed. VI the ball sh"uld
pass. No onr thereafter could purchase
land Of the Government without lirrnse
IA license, in my oplnlan. - offensive
aud ndions as would be q lisepsr an the
! press. To oh,alu this liceute. the oath
of the appliranr was required; and then
! u could euly be obisinfd on pay Insnt Of
! one dnllar and twenty fve cents per acre.
nr which he r'uzen may nOw receive
. graft ~ fes snnpta. Alter ne had made
his. purchase, ~ auihOnsy Of his H.
cense me .urchast. has 10 comply with
the cund,,lau cf sclsle,n.uta aud cultivation.
aud must siihln the period II H., Sears,
prnye IL tht ssnsfacunn af the Register
aud Receiver. who arr made high jud,
e,ai othrers q compliance with these
conditions. helofs he can receive his u
tie: and II he tailed 10 comply. nv aeci-
dent or otherwise. lie l'rtrts both ms mo.
uey and the land / sisted thai his
was a vr,ual Incr"asr of thu pr.cr oi The
pubic lands To the srsusl settler: >" much
so, thai any sabrr M, d'ed man wuGid pres
fer to gIte The specnlslors two dollars per
acre for land 1t the saDr a., ali'y. To Civ
Inv the q .vrrnineni que dollar aud TWEEN
five cent. Tor a license, with these op.
presstVe eOndumus.
Having established this point. ] then
und rtnnk Ia shaw that IL would increase
vastly iiF power nf tie Government ~
thu new states. u the, chunse to exercise
this patronage tor pahucal purposes. -
That Ihel would So Use H. vt have am
pie pr.'nt IN the past conduct IL the Ad
'nInIsrauon, and IN the principles Which
have been openly av"sed b. its friends
A former Sraslur from New York. hIgt
~ the rnufidence of the party, and now
Chpi Mag sllate If Thai State, had open
ly avu~ed IN his place, on this floor
tina, to tie slc,or belongs the spoIls. fol
which he was reprimanded. al the lime
by the Srnst1r frum Massachusetts. (Mr
Wrhsler.) IN a manner worthy Of hi'
distinguished talents. Assuming. then
that the power would be exercised VIII
a vles 70 political influence. shovel
thai u would place vas, number 0f The
ci,Iztas Of the new STATES. probably no
less than me hundred Thousand, in ;
rnntiilpn of cumple,e dependence on ,ht
Receivers, and of vassaIage to the Co
vrrnmeut.
! These are The sentiments which de-
lIvered Oh turner occasion. and which
now reilrrale 10 the. full exten.--omit
ting nothing that this material. as far Al
connec,rd wrih The letter Of the Presl
dent; and for the delivery of which. ny
privileges as Senator. aud those Of thli
body, have been 70 grossly outraged.
]; Mr.. GRUMPY and Mr.. Wakes
! rose and stated that they had been aren
tive listeners during the debate alluded II
: in the President letter. aud corroborstet
J the correctness uf Mr. Cathoun's state
ment Of What he had said on that occasion
NJ EaIhua,, th.sn sa,d h.a IN a. ara ~ (. q,