The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-02-10
Congress.
GRADUATION or THE PRICE or
PUBLIC LANDS.
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tn Senate. and Mr. Ewing. Of Ohio.
having delivered his sentiments a. large
on me general subject NJ the bill.
Mr. Upton moved an smendmenI,
proposing that all land. remaining uasnld
Tor Ten years. should be subject N entry
az one dollar per scre; and all land re-
naming unsold for fifteen years. should
be subject % entry Al seventy fye cents;
provided that not more Than 100 acres be
sold 10 any one person.
.ir Upton said that. a. the subject of
the graduation OF The public lands had
been Frequently discussed. he should not
trouble me Senate with any, remarks IN
support 0f lhe amendment. but would
content himself hy requesting that the
VOTE he taken By yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays having been order
ed. aud the question being about 10 be
taken.
Mr. CLAY said he should BE- clad 10
bear some reasoa advanced in behalf Ol
proposition which went 10 reduce the
prize al all the public lands. alter having
b..en IN the market az the low prlce Of
81 25. siown 10 81. and then lo 10 cents.
Vast vas the compliant whIrh had been
81 .irsnuously urged 10 behalf 81 The hill!
1. as. that the public domain was sell,
luz -, fast. and At prices 50 low thai
psr,hns who dId not want The land 10
eel. = upon sere having u up IN vast
quantities far speculation. What would
present. itself as the natural rrmrdy
for such . state Of things! SunlT IL
would he either 10 tax the land on. e
ih~ market, or 10 Iscrease Its price; for
thu Senate we're told BY the advocates ~
tn bill, that the land thus bought up MS
worth. al once. from SIS |" $50 al acre.
In the name Of Heaven. then. why re-
durs the prlce! Had any reason beeD
gwen for ~ We're our new states sci,
ling too slowly! On that question. he
would call the attention Of the Senate Z"
. table he had occasion To compile somr
years ago. exhibiting the ratio Of settle
mra. in the different states The liable
W. based On authentic returns. AID u
shna 4 .lhs'. 81 that time. she lands IN
the STATE II Illinois were settling al the
rae nj 49, Der cent per sn1um. 81 that
hef . pHtIm protrediHg al that rate,
xnuli duuble iisrif ~ lu,le mare ihan
five Years. A. The same time. the Stale
Of Delaware was Inscreaslng Iis popuias
lioa II the rate III one-halt III que per cent;
bayng the cheering prospect of doubling
her population in period Of two hun
dreh wears. Illinois Vas populaung more
rapldlv. at that tlme. Than others Of the
new states: vet the table would sh0S that
thu ,.hers approached IL nearly the same
ralr; and h. thnngm II would be safe 10
81, ia, tlssourl. Arkansas, and MIchi-
gan, acre seitlng Al a rate quite equal To
il. What earthly motive, then, could
there ne 10 reduce the price Ut the lands!
Wa. II 10 bung IN more settlers! No:
fay hsse states wer. settling ton last Al.
n,ty There was great truth m what
b. heen SAID ~ that subject by his
fir. frnm Ono Hr. Ewing Win had
re-, ,rked that. when vast numbers Of peo-
NJ. we're suidenly collected iron differ
en- Iarlers. and thrown INTO close neigh
b., nd having no previous connexiOn
win each other, 90 common sympath'es.
NJ similarity nf edncauon: nothing homo
q ne nus. 10 form 4 Rstural bond Of union, |
the lmral aud necessary result must be
strn gsies in legislation. aud loose. un
stt,4 4 state oi society for long period.
/ nust surely he admitted by every re-
4, Tag man. thai The public lands were |
sell ~ quite fast enough Yet, here was |
a ~ ,,,tsiIion made. and from that side Of |!
IT, 4ruse which complained that the ,
pa olsr i1nain was selling too fast. aud
~ waved thi- bill 10 pass IN ord"r 10 !,
ch-rs The sales of IL. whose effect would
b. accelerate those sales al a rate that :
pn.,- could estimate: for, even al the pre-
sent rate Of 81 Is 'wenty five millions ,
oil 4cres mad been sold within the last |
year: and nov. should the price be re-
duced suIl lower. wha, must the effect be. !
but sill further to enhance the temptation
to monopoly!
Mr.. e. said thai he had not risen to
speak to the general merits Of The bill. /
bat merely to inquire on what reasons ,
the amendment was founded.
Alter sn.Ga remarks from Mr. DANA, j
OIL tire general merits Of the bill.
Mr.. TIP ron SAID that it had not been
his purpose tn trouble the Senate with
sia.4a word on the subject Of the amend.
m >, he had offered. nor shoul' he now
h. done so but for the call Nhich had
b. made upon MN by the Senator from
X lucky tn state the reasons on which
H., inendment y as grounded.
lie should present these reasons as
briefly az he was able, and, having done
50. shOnld trouble the Senate no further.
NJ man said dt. T. knows better than
Ii Senator FROM Kentucky that, when
tn population first began TO cross over
th. ONO from his own state INTO what
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