The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-02-17

lie lands. except 10 actual settlers and in
limited quantities. was taken up az The
special order; the question pending was
on The motion Of ~. Walker 10 recon,
NIT The bin 10 the committee on the pub
lie lands: his object. he said. was To have
n 80 modified as 10 meet the views Of
every gentleman. il possible.
Mr.. Buchanan asked for the yeas and
nays; which we're ordered.
Mr.. CALHOUN said he could see no
possible good whatever 10 be derived from
recommitiing The bill. Ii was. indeed.
quite apparent that large portion Of the
Senate we're OF the impression that no.
thing ought 10 be dane on the subject
The difficulties connected with the bill
we're totally Irreconcilsble; and he was D.
,nong those who believed 10 10 be radical
IL wrong, and that The Senator could not
modify Il in any shape thai would rem.
der il expedjeni that il should pass. lie
would state briefly some Of the general
objections he had TO the bill. Such were
the magnitude and number Of the objsc-
TONS entertained BY gentlemen all around.
shat il was really not worth while 10
proceed any further with il. The object
Of the bill, as stated by the chairman Of
the committee from which IL was report
ed. was to restrict The sales If the pub
lie lands. 10 order TO put an end to spe'
eulalion. and 10 diminish the revenue de
rived from that source. Now all that
vas very good. and sounded we'll. to the
ear. Bur. really. 80 many were the
means of those in power by which they
might fleece the community, that n was
enough almost TO make every lover Of his
country despair Of it. Well. then. II he
was not very much mistaken. the bill so
far from depressing speculation. would
lead To the greatest speculation this con.i-
men, had ever witnessed. The specula-
ton. which particular state Of things had
given rise to. had been produced by those
10 power. They had Profied by that
state Of things. and should this bill be
passed il would only consummale their
sishes. The Senate had been told by
the gentleman from Mississippi, (Mr.
Nalker.) that az large territory as any
state IN Tie Union had. within a few
wears, fallen into the hands Of specula
tors; and the Senator from Georgia. mir.
King had said tina, twenty eight or ihir.
ty millions Of dollars worth OF the public
lands were now in the hands of specula
trs. VIVA, had produced all this spe
culauoni Why. nolhing bu. the state Of
the currency; the enormous increase Of
paper money What has brought about
ths, state Of things! Those who were
nov in. power They began their ex
pertinent IN 1893. and they were told
what would be TIE result of IT. Aud Just
what they were told had happened. The
authors we're those very men in power
who now came forward and attempted to
procure a remedy for the evils existing.
Was il not NOTORIOUS that an individu-
al. a relation of the President, had been
connected with the purchase OF public
lands! Yes. the experiment land
Mr.. G. delighted in the word was The
cause of speculation in public lands and
if this bill should not be passed. speculs
ton could not 90 on. and the price Of
public lands must consequently be re-
duced. He commended that every man
conld mt but see tina. il would be utter
ruin to those who had borrowed money
to speculate in lands. If the system was
not To 60 on.
The bill contained one particularly
obnoxious provision. and that was that
no man could purchase lands, unless he
was provided with license. OdIous as
he held license OF the liberty of the
press TO be. he regarded this feature Of
the measure as even worse. What! a
freeman not to be permitted to purchase
without a license. the public domain! He
would say that nothing on the face oil
Gods earth would induce him TO give a
vote which would place Csrolinian in
such q condition. as men were liable to
be under such circumstances. We were
living under dynasty. who fancy they
have right 10 use all Offices, and all the
money. and all the means under their
control for their own benefit. Pass the
bill. and by the year 1912 there would
be 100000 voters depending upon the
patronage and wishes Of those in power.
Could any thing be more odious! Was
license on the press more odious!
The fact was. the Senate had already
speni too much time on the bill. and he
hoprd they would not spend another mo-
meni. Putting out Of view The political
consequences which would result from
passing il, what. he would ask, was to
he its monetary effect! The Senator from
New York (Mr WrighD had stated that
he was averse TO raising the price Of the
lands. Now. he Mr.. c. would inquire
whether man would not rather at once
give two dollars an acre for land, and
haze nu trouble about it, than give one
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