Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-09

CoNGaIss In The Senate on Monday Mr..
Rives replied 10 Mr. Benton on the Treasury
t,rs"let sTe wefe oisappointed III The enor.
II was not high toned, as we expected II would
be 1t VA, snbdned Effort lie BIT, bnt he did
not h hatd" lie seemed 10 seek 10 conclato
father Than offend Mr.. Benton The speech
' went oIin without eject Mr.. Rves bad bet,
lei have left the Missouri Senator entirely TO
the tender mereica OF Nlr walker
The Land Bill THU canc up, and an interest
ng debate most which lasted until late in the
evening. The principal speakers were Mr.
Walker and Nj Sewer for the bill and MI
Clay and MI. Calhoun against II. Never shall
we forget MI. lay ; indignant reJoinder Ia Mi
Scslet, when The latter gentleman asserted that
the public lands were as free for use as the ny
crs and high way, aud might 30 be used by
those who got posscsstou oi them. " here
SAID Mr.. Clay Is TIN, declarIton made In
the Senate OF the Unned States Aud when Z
At II period when the most important
principle OF law and night seem To be forgotten.
And it is come to thls--that the public domain,
the common property OF The nation-th proper
" OF the citizens of each aud of all the states,
Fan be rudely seized by any and every lawlcss
ndvcniutef who chooses by force and wrong 10
take possession of n pat Of II and appropriate il
to his own use W here then is II To stop 7
Rccoqnl,c this, and whit security has any midi
uioaI Tor his own private property against the
force OF tfnud OF reckless rluudeiers aud rob.
bcrs " Ihr thrilling ,onr with " hich this was
uttered went home To every bosom. The Sc
nate adjourned without coming 10 a decision
l(f.r. TdaCHe.
FRArps IN TIE PrnLio LANps.-T In the q.
States SENATE Tuesday, while the subject of the
sale of the public lands was under cons liberation,
Mr. Ewing Of Ohio proceeded 10 poiut uut tho
various and enormous, abuses pract,sed IN obtain
ing the public lands, and the frauds perpeifatrd
by persons To get titles, and the force resorled to-
10 obtain possrssiun The District Attorney If
Louisiana, The sald) had limited at the probabili
" oi thrRcglscrs and Receivers being implca-
ted in thesc fraudulent practices. The Black
Hawk war, with the millions OF the treasure
which it compelled Us to cxpend, was The conse-
quencc OF the grcedineSs after the Indian lands,
which pervadcs the West, and the aggrcssions
which resulted from this gree dlness. lie was
not sure that the war now raging with the Sem
inoles aud The difficulties with the Creeks, had
NOT resulted from the same cause. The pre-rmp.
ton laws he regarded the ierIle source Of evil
having led 10 constant violations of the law
Combinations have been formed which extended
almost through the whole frontier They have
their constitutions, their somlannua meetings,
one of the notices Of which he read } and these
associations will have the public lands. lie read
also extracts from IA constitution OF one of these
sociailons IN Indiana, which was sent to him 10
show him tia, the settlers are not such a law
less SCI Of fellows they nre represented to be.
+ he reading of the constitution cased some con
sderablr smiling throughout the Senate. Mr..
Ewing stated further that settler came To Chi
caeo and asked permission 10 erect his shanty
under the guns, 10 be protected by Them against
the indians. lie was permitted to remain there.
lie afterwards applied for "A pre-cmption of the
fort The garrison has been removed from that
fort The right is now worth million aud
half Of dollars, and was divided among indlvidu4
ais who are high IN Office hrouglou the state
There was strong suspicion resting on the regis
tcrs and receivers in rctereuce This hagrans
act 10.