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

mendment offered b. the Senator from Tennessee.
Mr. While.l 70: which mos: choerfu.!y voted,
prohibits the granting Of prescriptions to any
person who settled upon the land before the indi-
an title had been cxiinguished When all the
facts about the Miami treaty are properly under
stood ii seems to me they should quiet the
fears Of every one who opposes tie granting Oh
individual presumption rights 10 any portign OF
that valuable tract Of land. Although this
treaty was entered into IN 1881. 1t was net rati-
fed by the Senate until October last. BY the
resolution of ratification, it was directed 10 be
submitted to the Indians to- theg sent to GER
tain alterations made on the part OF the In!tea
States II was accordingly Submitted, oid the
assent Of the Indians obtained III November; bat
will my colleague say that tic ce>son was com
p.cte, and the title OF the United States TO the
perfect, before the pcomulgation Vi the treaty by
executive proclamat;on! THIS publication was
not made until the 22I Ct December. ask,
then. how can presumption ri.at be csfao!isiied
to lands ccdod bv this Mann treaty, wheH the
bill under which they 10 be claimed provides
that the settler shall nave been n actual occuPa-
ton Of the land the LIST OF December last,
near IL month bcf,rc the promIlGltl"n OF the
treaty which completed the tile OF the United
States 10 the land in question! Cn the ist Oh
December last the !c;.I Indian land, AMI
the amendment c: the Senator from Tennessee
mr. Whtc1 eyprcSs'T prohibits the extension G.
This rir,t to individuals settled -.pon such !ahd
before The Indian title had been xtingu:shci- /!
hone IA. Joint resolution viii pass our Legislature
and Re sent Oil here. instTlc;ing Us - make an a
peal 10 the lbecalty OF the Scnate; to grant TO
the State prc-cinotion right 70 these ianls II
the minimum r-icc. We vii! then have an OPP
por.en.tv Of testing the nccrty OF those who
oppose indivii;Iai prescriptions, and have told Us
that they would greatly prefer granting 1t to the
State, in aid of her public works. 10 granting It
to sauattcrs on the public lands. II VIII afford
me great pleasure exert my feeble abilities IN
forwarding the wishes OF our St"tc. i'!t greatly
fear we will be left in Il lean minority. Ny COT
;eoc tells us he w0;i: vote against an i1d:' iaaai
presumption right, an original proposition !;
that ii he votes for it now, 1t VIII! be because II
has become the settled policy OF the country.
view the matter IN different light. Hoin!ng
can afford me more sltis. ton than to vote the
most valuable pubic land owned by the govern
:.,c.t to a poor bat honest pioneer, who seeks
home in the western woods. Those "hc. ut this
cay crn;rrate from the Old 70 the Kew States,
arc generally from the taris, Workshops seino's,
Or colleges. in tac cast, no MAKE citizens o.
s7raat moral worth, anl who wond srraca any So
c:c;y: AID ask. how can a c1an, whose hos n
lows with patrottc DEVOTION 70 ms country ocny
to the .,scscn: settlers On the public lan's tic
privileges enjoyed by others ior more tam !.
cciit.. c."not, wiii not
We are asked when the States vii! cease
to tease Congress to pass prescription laws !!
Never. SIX; never. said tlr iipion- Until tAe
IS covered with hardy, Industrious, and happy
pop.lat!on who travel ives: along the Gambler
land road 10 iin; homes ',r tcic ih'n.!ics hnen
this road and these ems grants reach the shores ~
the P.c.:i.. then. AID not unit! then. VIII Con
.-.ess hc relieved li:om passing prescription laws
and from ;naa!n; appropriations ioc tao national
road
The Senator from Kentucky III. C.ayl says
there is no clla,itv in the pre-ein1tioE sEstc.n
FIAT it produces Dissatisfaction. by going before
the survey and Selling upon The choice sI'''s-
admit that 1t produces Dissatisfaction IN two
classes oil in liv i,,ais: orc. the politician III the
old States. who is loat. 70 give up the poor but
Industrious portion o. their popu!ltion; and the
other is the capitalists. who arc anxious 70 get
possession of these choice spots. and wha, by at
tending the public sales. and overpldiIng the
poor man. compel hin1 II retire. and content him.
sell with land of an inferior quality lney are
dissatisfied, but not wronged
NJ colleague complains tia: politics have been
,raoesd INTO this debate. He admits that there
are those who vii, he Influenced by political COLI
s;dera.ions hope it will be recol.ectcd that 1t
was no, wao first introduced politics into this
discussion. | did not bring forward newspapers
here and read what had been sad on one side In
the Indiana Legislature. l admit. however, tha1
political considerations do sometimes influence
the actions Of public bodies III tndiana' as wei as
N Other States have carefully examined the
votes on the resolutions heretofore referred to- and
find that every wing Senator. with perhaps ore
yeep;ion went for il: while the little band that OF
posed IL urged the claims OF the poor p.onees. aia
the policy ofthc late ami present administering.
Both the Senator from Kentucky and my col
lerue referred with great satls!actionts what was
said b.. whir Seniors, but avoided aiiuaing to
what was said b. Senators on the other SIDE
think !, would have been act Of justice to pre-
sent both sides of the questian. 1 confess re-
cur witt. satisfaction what was said IN favor OF
the actual settler: and ifadvocaing the measures
81 the administration IN relation to the pubic
lands be dragging in politics. then am content
to plead guilty 70 the charge.
, Although IT has been shown that the resoiu-
ton was adopted b. large m, lori;y OF the sen
ate Of Indiana. DO not wish to be understood as
admitting that The vote on that resolution Is
ia,r index of the opinions OF the people 1t large
rs to the policy OF granting individual p:e-enp-
tons. It only goes to show how rsany members
If the State Senate were willing to ASK another
GRANT from this government to AID her IN com
nle,lng her public works; and advise the non.
senator from Kentucky not TO be too hasty III be-
Iieviag tina, Il maj ,riiv Of the people OF INDIANA
are opposed TO seeing Congress grant a pFe-einP
ton right TO a quarter section os land 20 an acta
ii settler. after he has improved II By the labor OF