The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-12-22


since cannot be accurately known, but the i
whole NAV now be safely estimated at over
three and half millions Of souls composing i
nine States, the representatives OF which /
constitute above third f,he Senate, aud
over ono.six,h of the House OF Representa- /
,iyes of the United States.
Thus has been formed body Of free and /
independent laudhoIders, with rag.iity un..
eoualed in the history of mankind aud tbs
great result has beenproduccd without eav.
lug any thing for future adjustment between
the Government and lis citizens. The sys.
TEN under which So much has been accom-.
plished cannot be iatrlnslcaily bad, ard with
occasional notifications, To correct abuses
and adapt 1t to changes of circumstances,
NAV, think be safely trusted for The future.
There is, IN the management - such extern
sve interests, much virtue IN stability, and
although great aud obvious improvements
should not be declined, changes should neN.
er be made without the fullest examinations,
aud the clearesi demonstration Of lheif prac-
neal utility. In The history Of ihe past, we
have an assurance that safe rule faction
viii 20, lie departed from In rclAliun e. the
pubhc lands nor is Il believed that any ne
cessity exists for interfering Hlh 'he iunja
mental principles Cf the ; stem, or that The
pubic mind, even IN The new S'eles, Is de.
sirous Ut any radical alterations. On the
contrary, the general disposition appears "a
/ be, 10 make such mo5 tliCa;ous and additions
only as will the more efiec,ually carry oul
the original policy OF hlau. car new States
and Territories With an industrious and N
dependent population.
+ The modification most pesaycrin2'} Dress
+ ed upon Congress, which has occupied -
much oi its tine for years past, and wil.
probably do 50 Tor long time 10 COME, II
not sooner satisfactorily adjusted, IS a n
ductinu IN the cost of such portions ot the
oubhc lands as are a>certained to be unsafe.
able al the rate nov established b, lay, ana
4 graduation, according 10 lhr,r relative
4 value, of the prices at winch they mas
hereafter be sold. Il IS worthy Of cous.d
Grafton whether Instice may Do; be done go
every interest tn ihs matter, end a veXed
question sei at rest, perhaps for ever, hy a
reasonable compromise o: eoGihr;uI omn.
,ns. lilhef,n, a,,er being cil.red Il pub
lie sale, lands have been dt-r'u-yd Of q, ore
uniform price, vhata,e, Ference thore
piIhi be IN their lp'ttl>lr value. I'm
leading consultations a. sd ~ ttyar II ths
measure referred 10 are, tina, iI aims, all
lie land districts, and paIncu'atl ii those
! q l. q 4
and exposed to sale, there are slt,i remain
,ng numerous aud large 'rac.s eYe2 IRA.
d4tinu at' y he, from the G. yernae6t price
downward, that these lands vii not BE-
! nurch1s d Al the G. yerDmeuf Price, 81 long
az better can be conveniently obiaued luf
tie same amount; and there are large tracts
Ahtch even the improvements Of the ada
cent lands wll. never raise 90 that price
and that the present uniform price, con5,u.
ed WITH their irregular saiGr, opera'es %
prevent a desirable conpac'nrss cf settle
ment IN the new States, and TO .ctafd the
full deNelnpemenl Of that Wise policy ~
which cur lad system = tou ded, t. thu
injury not If the several States ahorc the
lands lie, but of the Ua!ed S,atel as a
Whole.
The remedy proposed has bcen redac
ton Of prices according 10 the length o.
lime lie lands aarr been 10 market, without
reference to any other circumstance. The
certainty that the effluy Of time weuId uoI
always IN such cases, aud perhaps not even
generally, furnish true criterion ii value
and the probability that persons residing IL
the vicinity, as the period ior the rcduc
ton q prices approached, would postpone
Z purchases they vnn.d olnefOl,e make, lgi
the purpose Of asaGiag themselves Of the
tower price, with other considerations Of q
sialar character, have hitherto been sue.
cessiulig urged 10 defeat Tue graduation u,,.
: on time.
. llay not all reasonable desires upon lh.
: subject BE- satisfied without encnunief4ng an,
: Of these objection An vii concede IN.
= abstract principle, that toe price d the pub
c lands should BE- proporlloned 10 Their
relative value, 50 Tar as that can be accom-
yfsbed without departing from the ruc
heretofore observed, requiring fixed prices
90 clsas q private ENTREES The dahcnlly
ct the subject sons to IL ~ the mode 81
asce naGuu- Nhut that value -. Would no,
'he safes pan he that which has been adopted
;. by mi1y M the states a. The basis 81
'ANaiiPo, an actual valuation Of iaud,, and
Classification of them into different rates
Would 4 n't b. practicable and expcdient
/. {" rrse We iiia feiallye value " the public
lands ~ he old districts, which have been
t9r certain leugth Of time IN market, 10
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