Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-12-12

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ID, eeVb,,s h, nan, of our " ,sr.t .t1ic,mrn Al
800 ~, a., - ia L.c,,,,. a source Of s-orJ. and
20, CARED f.it .put.brn.nn, 90 fst as 70 ..c ia
en- the .ced, o. f1f, Of The CouftGrfs
~ hut Lspptlr our ..psfsnee has already tfen sut
Er,pt lo amt IA er..i Il, gte soc be
The posan &, one tinr sssau-d--thal the admission
Of ne STAT. mt the Union au The t0utug ~tb
the orriia Ssi.. was ircot psiblc with got II snH
"a the nii,d States ana y-atcd Surrender there
OF not4 outstanding the Of tIc compact uY Whch
ll,it admisso ca va. gncd TO o. sicd has been
I, .sel, abandoned
Nhe'her thu uer 90 the Old State, tii nov agree
that the ugut 81 sui the public lands remains "a The
Federal Government, and that these LIQUIDS constitute
common properly. 90 hc dsposrd of tHr Vie common
h-nrtt Of" 81 tie sAi's, old sh4 utw Aequescenc ~
t- JusI principle by the people al the hc" States las
uaturtIif promoted Disposition Co iopt the most iu-
eiai policy 80 the sale Of tie public lands policy
which should be iimitrd &C. h' mere oJcci - selling
lands Cor the greatest possiUlr sum % money, "Iu
.t. fcsar 70 d Eltr considerations, hrds lui j." tt.
vecatrs On il.c contrary, u ~ generally concedtd,
mat Whilst the mode e deposition dd' pea o. hir Fo-
vrrHurut should always be Piud' III one ycis Lead
irE object ou.h TO BE- The early scriishi ana cul wa
non az lh' lands sold and thai IL should ostouhlc
nance. u u .unut prevent The accumulation 81 large
',"'- 80 80 .,''" hand i''Hl nus @ "a .,
' ~" va ~ li'' new 49,, W 1f'' '''
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y qI,S',on ei1fao'ng S9,u ~ a'a
y W. 'r'a'u 70 'h.'s' 'i' ~ vac f'f's -
every Pa' 81 We mon. Ha' N,'l "''-'"', Zoe
" '.us Pl@is '"' '"e i"F''''"i' VI '' -i"-
system 1he distinctive irn'uirs "l tLe plttJ th'l i''
hl'n'i" prevailed, are ' dispose gu "'e u' '"''' a.
MODERATE 'crs' thus cni"iIhg Eie''et H'h'c' W
yer '"'" competition ipf lhrir pug muse ailI "'V"P'sH
ing uo'uI' "yecl o. promoting 'h,li I"P' se'"t'
y e pu,htcis, ana al me same ui"e h,i'"4'iE inc
receipts Of the Treasury TO sell Tor cash. thereby pre-
venting the disturbing influence OF large Uats Of pm
vaic citizens indebted to the Government which they
have voce IN controlling 10 bring tn, IN into market
no faster than good lands are supposed TO be wanted
Tor lmproyent nts, thereby preventing the aceumula
ton oflarge tracts in Jew hands and TO apply the pro-
ceeds Of the sales the general purposes O the Gov
eminent; thus diminishing the amount to be raised
from the people OF the States by taxation, and giving
each State its potion of the benefits 10 be derived from
fund, in manner the mos, quiet, and AT the
same time perhaps the most equitable that de
yised These provisions, with occasional enactients IN
behalf of special interests deemed entitled 10 tie favor
OF the Government I'VE in their execution, produced
results beneficial upon the whole could reasona
bly, be expected in matter so vast, so complicated and
So exciting Upwards of seventy millions OF acrcs have
been Sold the greater part Of whlch beirved TO have
been purchased for actual settlement. The population
OF The new States and Territories created DOT OF The
public domain, increased between l-OO aud 1880 from
less than sixty thousand to upwards OF two millions
ttee hundred thousand souls constituting at me lat
ter period about one fifth of the whole people OF the u
States The increase cannot he accurately known,
but the whole may be safely estimated a, over three
and half millions of souls composing nine Sates,
the representatives of which constitute above onethird
OF the Senate and over onesxth of the House OF KEEP
refehtatives OF the United States.
"Thus has been med body Of free and independ-
tory Of mankind and this great resn mas been pro-
duced without leaving anything Tor inue adjustment
between the Government and It's ciilzens he system
under which so much has been accomplished cannon be
intrsnsica'y bad and with occasional moo hcaohs 10
correct abuses and adapt IL TO changes oil crcums'ah-
ces msyl thinkbs safely trusted Tor inc iture mere
Is, III le management 81 snch extensive in'etcss,much
virtue III slaoiiity ana athough efeu' anu obvious i-
Pfo'einchs shon'u hot DC aeciheo cha"Ses shoulu nv"
or Oe hade without 'he iuuest examination, aho 'ie
dearest denohs'rauoh OF tnei' pfaei'cal uy' ;" we
history OF 'ne past, we nave an assurance tha s sae
RUE OF sc'ion w not be departed from IN reauoh 10
we puDlc lands nor Is IL 1-iieVed mat any Necessity
efs's iof interfering with ihe tut damen'a' principles
81 u'e system OF mat Tue pubc Ihd' even III 'ite ne"
'atesi Is u-slTous OF any fhuich al@'ali"ns Oh we
contrary INC general dsPostoh appears 10 pc 10 maze
ssch h'9d'hc"toHs ana additions only as WIZ ie more
eh"c,nay carry out the original Poey OF -hl'ng our
new states tnd Territories WIN an INDUSTRIOUS ana m
The modification mnst persevcringy P'~ss.. .,....
Congress which has occupied so much oil ITS time for
years past, and will probably do so for long time To-
conn., II not sooner satisfactorily adjusted, is reduc
non in the cost OF such portions oil the public lands
axe ascerianed 10 be unsuitable at the rate estab
shed by law, and graduation according to their rcla
tive value OF the prces at winch they may hereafter be
sid IL is worthy OF consideration whether justice may
mol be done ~ every interest IN this matter, and
ed question set al rest perhaps for ever by
Die compromise OF conflicting opinions Hitherto, az
ntl Mt tat4h l-u Hoe.