Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-10

ha! strong feelings g. The settlers. They were
the men who tad performed The labor, whose hard
hands had ic!ied lie trees, end cleared the forest.
and brought the wilderness into cultivation; ana
AMI he would no; hesitate - give ihsm the pref
creme" over = state.
Nj X said. in conclusion, that he was fo-
first ,lisci,argng the Committee on Public Lands
from the further ccnsc .a,.on ut the me moral.
and then the question might subsequently octi-
ken on rclcre nee 10 another committee
Mr. Linn suggested 10 the Senator from Incl
ana q farther modification, TO which he thought
both parties might assent, II VII: thar We satu
committee be instructed 10 -ercT: tiil granting
20 the state Ill the unsl-rcyc! lands within their
li.i,s covered by water. 1t was well kno"n
that large portions o. land in some OF tho states
were Mt times covered with water TO an immense
extent, which tn, GO, rnncnt officers had rcpor-
ted IS no: worth the cost CT survey. II III, s.
lands were ceaci - tho states in which
they lie, it might he attended with the 'aoS'
beneficial results. Those inundated lanes MORO
a curse % the states; they were the very bot
beds OF! disease, generating that dreadful maiaria
So fatal ia lis influence upon the surrounding
country Ii -. Ich were given 10 the staies,
nj least such as were iecnsd unworthy the cost
of su.scy. they .igt: bc reclaimed, SO as 10 pre-
vent the IL effects usually arising from t.ori
NJ: Dl,:s SID he thought tia; we were now
in fir way Of ,.rivir:r bargain IN relation to
outli, lands Cue state wants the lands Ter
nur9ascs Of &C irving Inta-Ga. i.nnro' clllcni,
while aaothe. asks FIR ihoin that she may DC al
lowed to reclaim s;.ca Is .hc Gov orn:ncEi decia
..o-:h!css. bc.a-c lie could vote for ccdinT such
lands II lie states whore TIC, lie, lac should i,ao
20 have all the nee sarv Information before him.
NJ. D. said &c had some experience IL these mat
tors ,-earsaeo When in Tie olaes branch OF
.ha Legislature lie had introduced Ian ly winch
the States had eYcl II the.i, t.. cal al, and osher
ialp-o. cgen;s, cci: alternate socti2n wAeFe INC
improvements were. The committee had judged
l., ft,-t. ts~a.,r A-'.s.l
were what they ought - be, each alternate soc,
ion would tc worth the whole; and he WAS glad
! 20 find that his early impressions were cotIec'
What he should i,o - know. however, WAS,
whether he G9ge-Gtlen: or I;i.i' nl,:2is hau re-
cc,yc;i .se .cacGt. IiaI VIC not. y c-Te.lss leg
islaion Ibis sa.joc ven i;i,i' iuis. $ i.ceise
TO go ana avail ,llcI Of I'll TIC benefits OF
these improvements? Il no ono csc DID, 10
w,uli himself in;ruilcc resolution requiring
the Committee on the p.,iic Lands to Inquire IN
+, tho report on tie matter. The question no"
was. who,hc. We should give the State OF ind:-
ana the l2nLs CT her Improvements 1t the mint
nun, price: AMI Tor that he was not prepared to
vote ISL nox Il, wanted further information
before he woni! feel Justified in giving his vote
He mss. be ;.ipxclto say th.t h. Ga not con
81 e. the rcr..:l.s CT tie Senator .o,n Alabama
IS y, oil applicable . h.n'.
M-.Cl1v ofKeniecky SAD &c wot.d repeat what
he had said in relation TO these people who had
.roac "a the publ: lands. and they might mako
The most or i; ".e h-i denounced all persons
vi! had gone on the pi.ll:c LANDS without The au-
t;oritv of the law ia,rudcrs end t-csspassers on
me public tt,n,aia'' That was wia. he had said,
and what he siial na:nanej and in relation to
the aliar.i reserve, h. wou!! 50 fJc the State q
a;ns, all other persons.
Mr. LINN expressed himself determined TO
battle for h:s Observation-Disclosures was no diihcu!ty
in ascc-tain:n" the quantity c!land. All had been
returned 81, tie plots surveyed, and gentleman
from Missouri had made most elaborate and cl
o0:en, rano.t on the very subject, ono among the
mos: able and comprehensive document, that had
ever cnc,lated from any source. ii public officers
hid reported these lands no: worth the cost Of sur
vcving. Congress wo,ld lie giTinr very little
On motion Of ,ir. Smi;l. Q. Indiana, The whole
suffice, was laid Gil Ike table.