Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-10

ing in obedience In n single will their disc pinned ef
iorts would DEFY all opposition.
Is there noihing alarming In this simple satementI
10 tlc'e nothing anii-republican in the proposition
10 centre this vast power in the hands II the Pre-
s'deni Are no ddnPsrs 10 be dreaded from me
esfdbhshment 81 th's standing amy 81 Official agents
nnder me control 81 me Ndhonat Executive
Ae there none but imaginary teUos in this
view al the operation OF thu Sub Treasury system
Wi the sp,,, OF liberty survive such an innovation
upon republican principlesI Ara the Prorle pre-
pared 10 delegate all tins power 10 one man
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EXTENT AND VALUE OF TIE PUBLIC
LANDS.
In previous nri,oleswe have examined The rights oi
TIE states To Tin public lands. and the policy OF the
administration IN regard TO them. ms opposed TO The
r"hcy OF thu Wings. Both parties admit that they
a'o hc'd nv Inc 6enefs Government IN trust NJ the
common property Of the Union, to bs disposed OF IN
good faith loi the common benefit Of the States. and
Tor no other use or purpose whatsoever. The char
aeIef oi ms trust results ifem the voluntary pledge
oil Congress- precedent TO tho ccssions, aud iam the
express terms OF the cessons themselves. In fulh-
men' of this trust, We have seen that the present ad
min's'at'on proposes To reduce and graduate the
price OF Inc pnb'c lands to Withdraw tho land ma
eh'nc'y oi the Ge"ern' Government, and forthwith
To a"nndon The lands TO tia States IN which they lie
on 'ne o'hef hanh /" ~ urged that such course Is
violation and not fuhlment Of the trust; that to
'ed"ce mo price sa ero" injustice aud wrong to all
ire farmers anu 'andho'den the county and VIII
ne'"o'y 'enu 10 'niow INC "h"lc national domain
'n'o inc hanus OF nu"'dn" SPECTATORS who VIII sell
'"e' 20 'ooa' se''efs NJ 'hrn own prices. runner
ma" '"''' "'s r"n'enocu mat, Tor me perfect accom-
p"snmen' 81 mo rust It Is necessary that the nc"
l'".ee"s 81 'ne 'anus 'houdho Distributed among
tue S'"'es 10 DC arp''cd ny their respective Legs
a'oics'o purposes OF education aud internal improve
"'e ,m,
me 1"estonlh en comes up whcthrr or not these
are 'hey OF such ex'"t aud value, that 'hey may be
"""e '" tcnaef sneh annual resources M are worm
looking a'eff " the opetty u OF small value ana
sA'" " may DC oeuef '" submit u even TO ',J"suor
'hhn I" nsiate The country Tor tho enforcement OF
nEh' he principle Is tho same TO be sure. whetl-
f app"e" 10 million OF acres, era thousand mi
no"s M, IN one case u might 10 exreulen, 10
.oa"u'n ,"s"' on me same Inducements when Tea"
'""'''"""'s sometimes 10 abandon JUST CLAIMS ne
cause 'hey are moi worm the expense ana "onbo OF
''' W', A., ~. ,.-
" ne, WI. Gay maze p's report 10 me sonas'
Nv" "o e"'''''"'oo VI "a"",o'"'es. '" HP'''' 'oeS,
ne presented an ss'ma'e oase" on o'he'a' reports ""o
s'"en'ens, ny "h'en " appears INA, me nnso'n ana
'""Pi,op''c' ANUS y'"e "'"'" ''e ",s ~ " ~. ,"o
w" ',' NJ" ".'"o''es was we" ''o .o,. 80
'e.es' w" e q"'""y pe.""o ,n"se ''n,.s .o WV
NV, u" 'sR''tNe VI ''o'"'o' % avs
'"e'"k us ,'no ~ '''e minimum p''ee :" "n' W.
'' Wy NV. ~. ems W. ".''' '"e INV
'p''s '"'' " S,''"''oo'op, '"'' '"'' ~
s'n"" Po''o" vi 'n'' 'e''''y "'' "'o" oe."P'' "
actual settlers. mncn 'a'gef portion has passed
mo me hanos OF specoIa'ofs' " government ale"'s
IKE botd' iiaf',s aud other Distinguished ae'aa"efs
an" ct mammoth 'and associations ',Nc Tue amer
can Lana company. got up to enf'ch bu'ct, hsn
na''' b'af' Si'as virgin, lios~eII' ana the van
bnrens' ny combination OF government influence
ana olhc'' information with The riion and activity
oil 'no"'uu"'s, Inc "neno' mus absorbed however
's'neonsuera'e' when compared WIN tho immense
'e''no's s''" remaining rs 'hc common properly OF
OF dollars you please Tor tho value o, the properly
mus "os, 'c'c", ana we nave 'et AZ inc minimum
sa'pe OF ,ne national d",na'o' Si3oo'ooo'ooo' ms
s'on tes'uuafy 'a'ns o the vtsl territory ceded ny