Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-02-03

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ton system ought TO be put down it ought 10 cease
-that no more prescriptions should be granted On
The contrary, Mr.. B. 70: preserving add perpetual
ing It. !he system wes as old as the Government, aat
he hoped would continue is long as the Government
had public lands to be sold What is pre- emp,ion -
lin nothing but right OF first purchase Il is no dona-
ti"n-h is no gift is grasutous distribution Of the
land II is only privilege in the man who has set
tied upon the land TO buy Government price; and
that price is 81 - per The pre- emphon merely
eps The oettler from the competition of spectators at
the auction Sales and these auction sales have in reall
~ produced nothing for the public Treasury The
ton system has been the fruitful of ccnabnsons
among capitalists and of oppression s-triers but has
produced nothing 10 the Treasury. There is
official evidence OF this fact for return of Tie Com
mISscaer of the General La nd Office shows that all
the lands sold for fifteen years past freu, Lc23
SS inclusive, there is but gun Of sad
half per the minimum price. To be precise Is
is not Two and half cents, bu, two cents and nine
twentieths u cent The Whole number o! SOLD
in that time is SO l0 acres and the recev-
ed is s23 l02 which gives average Of 81 81 92n
per acre Thus the G"vernnen, has gained nothing by
the auction system; and Of The two systems he would
prefer to gee the auction oystem abolished, rather Iei.
tIs pre- emption system.
Mr.. E. said be opposed 20 this amendment and 10
all provisions about cGltira,ion There object
now IN requiring cultivation. Formerly. in the infant
settlements OF tie country was an OBJECT 10 induce
settler to raise crop that cTo?w necessary 70 sus
tain the Forthcoming em grafton bet now 1t is eb-
ject Settlement IS the object L. Is the settler
against the Spectator that claims attention; and all
want ie evidence of the intention 10 be settler and
building house, and preparing for cultivation, cons,i
lules that evidence fully actual cultivation. All
he wanted in the bill was rssidencs-a sett!rc.ent-a
house and a commencement TO improve and OIL this he
~llllng to g!GnL the pre- emp"n right Tie objected
TO cultivation prerequisite and would wish to see
every present settler the public lands allowed the Pri
viiege.
sir B. had spoken oG the n.ertorious character OF
the Weston cu.ITaors and u documen; on the table
gave evidence of it. i document :foC'' the
Treasury Department. in answer TO call from the
Senator for the amounts OF specie received and dis
bursed By the Federal Government since the stoppase
Of the banks III May last That doccnenL showed tina.
there had been received from cusoms during tina, p+riod-
than the SUM Of 81 5lJ BIZ OF which SoUOO0!b
had been paid back TO the merchants leaving but 52,-
BIZ for tie whole G'Oun Of revenue received ~ specie
from tie custom houses that period while the same
doc1nenl shows that there has been received from the
land officers, in hard money, during te time, the
the large Of S3i1i ,135 dollar Of which has
been refunded 10 farmers for tebenures for that Is
in which the docine OF drbenture does not ap.
ply. Here there is proof Of their merit The banks
shut up the merchants ceased 10 pas specie (; TIE
Government WIS III danger OF being reduced entire.
" 10 the OF rred-emabe paper; but the farmers,
the cullyators, the settlers, had poured out their hard
money the Government. In spite at the soppage
of the banks they continued 10 pay hard money tor
pubic land and actually purchased as much as ever had
bought before the two years ot speculation on
bank facilities. They paid THREE and half millions II:
eight months since the stoppage OF the banks which Is
the rate OF five millions per aonum and live millions
per is than the lands brought previous
T. he OF latioD-ihe years leo and lSU
spec uatioIs which the most glorious Treasury order
put an end TO- That Order pu. end TO bank facility
specualions II expelled the spectators from the held
and saved the lands for cuvaors These cuIlivators
paid three and half allions in hard money after the
,toppage Of the banks last year, end they will pay double
or treble that amount this year They will pay double or
treble lbo, this year, for the surveys withheld
from sale by the wisdom and rmness OF Gen Jackson
in 1885, will into market IN lSc. and the farmers
will buy them. arc pay Cor them in hare money whether
The banks These merI!orous settlers are
dependents Of banks Ehey do not hing upon bank
iavors, they do not live upon bank facilities They cul-
vate the earh they raise the food which susains the
life Of and beast: they work hare: ana uiey love
hard money, aud wise &c demand t. and have
a. and then they patriotic enough 10 give 1t TO their
Government, for lis lands Mr. b. eg2alia,ed upon the
wisdom of General Jackson, both IN issuing the most
glorious Treasury order, which stepped The sale of the
anfs for bank notes which cannot be reGeeme and also
for Withholding all tie surveys from market IN 1870.
~ these he had saved many tens OF mil.
hons Of acres Of fresh lands from falling into the HANDS
OF SPECTATORS fo the Of banks which suspended
payment as the Treasury was full Of their notes
and ne had reserved all these lands Tor tcrmers anc
for 10 The country during ts failure OF the
banks and the merchants, to pay hard money Inc
only resource Of The Government for hard money has
ben for eight months past, end may be tor year 0.
two TO come, in these settlers the public lands; anc
safe Yesouice it 10; for if all the surveys are
brought into IarA-t this year, eight or ten millions
Of acres will be oId and hard money will be paid for It,
Mr. did lake anoihe! view Of this large specie pay
men, for land mace since the banks stopped, but every
body mus III that effect the highest proof OF the
Treasury order and also tie lg hest proof OF the Wis
dom of the Divorce bi!that bill which goes 10 separate
tie Government from the banks and exclude their
"a per from lis Treasury. !: 10 omnipnent fact u
prove tina, the Government collect at:s revenues
in gold and silver fer, when farmers who handle eou'-
pafaliveiy bu, little money, can buy more lands anc pa
i,rtp nj he han
ever was done before the years OF speculation, what
cannot be done when the banks resume:
NJ. did no, enter in inrdious comparisons; his
object vas 20 defend aad not To attackto defend the
settlers in TIE new States from Is untOunted and
unjus,6abe impu,alons upon them; but II was lmpos-
sbIe 10 look the document to which he had r!ersd
without seeing bow J.ge The merchants had done, anG
hoy mach the farmers had done towards sustaining The
Goyernne ri in the loss OF its revenu-s by The banSs-
The formers had paid three and hall millions IN hare
dollars sinae lie bank suspensions Tie merchants ate
deiucting the atnoant refunded in deScntafes, dad only
paii about half million Yet The merchants were the
class 10 which We gran, every favor, while The poor Pr
viez e preemptIon-a protection against specu
Iaors is here YehrmentIy dened them. We keep "
ambassadors all over se civilized would h he 5eheh OF
comIrerce send fleets and ships OF war. into all
seas for its protection have brought home incenn!
lies in gold from France and Naples the benefit Of
the merchants have given them delays on the!.
bonds have done all for them :ey can as" yet they
ha paid only half Ion ca hard dollars TO the Gov
ernIRenl N TO Ci5uesS "Hie HAVE
maid three md half millnns in The tine, 10 b.
de- prived If possible, of the humble privilege Of tho
right of p7e.eMpiIoa.
Mr. Cri,lenden said he would not contend with the
gentleman sboui Tie glory of the Treasury order or the
wisdom Of the immortal Jackson; they were subjects
tina, MIGHT very sac.y be Jeff to ta had and lndulgent
feelings OF the Senator from Missouri With regard 10
tse ame aGras At however, which he had he Donor 10
otr. he must say tina, it only nsencrd 10 sho" "h0
were seiua settlers Nothing os s:ig'na!si"g or re-
-os,bC, ,au,, apaias: the n had fallen from his p-;
but he did say eA i.apostors had come IA and wIes@d
from The sclua, settler his claim he Vas satisfied IN
his own mind tina, numerous frauds had taken place IN
dor these p,e emooa laws, aad as persons had By per-
49,, 80 h. s.borna,ion Of perjury secured 20 them
selves lands TO which they bad claim. Fne obec, Of
re- ,o,en6rsat was. then, make The claimant give