True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-09-14

nLasM anu r1fue Of he Public L"nds.-In previou
a''es we hive examined the lights Of the states to Tin
P"p; i"d', and t: policy of the administrator in re-
Gafd |" 'he'n' as" Posed To the 20 rv of The whi,s.
n'''' parties admit that they held by the generu
in,r ~: ~, i' rust M the common, property Of tn
"",, " ~ d'sp" ed of in good faith the common
:" "ch' w me States, and Tor other u.n or purps
"la''"e'T' III" Character OF ;ls tru.t results iron
~. n pledge OF congress, pr cedent the CTS
s'ohs, "'' rom the express term. Of the cessi,s Them
selves. III nhlnlant Of this trust, ". have seen lu
'he present administration proposes reduce and gru
nlntc the rrcc OF tn public lands, to Withdraw Tic
a'ln i''c rry OF the general goveru,Hent and forth,
with To abandon the lunds to the states in which The,
lie. On tho ether hand j., urged that such cuurs,
~ VIOLATION and not ufIment u" the trust; tina, I.
reduce the Price IL gruss Injustice md wrnno IN n,
The farmers and landholLers Of the country oid vii
inevitably tend to throw the whole national douuin mi,
ha hands OF Individual SPEC ulaors, WIN ill sell Them
70 actual settlers at thrir"~n pricSs Further than this
H's cnttendrd, that, for the perfect accompli butu
o. me trust it is necessary that the net proceeds Of the
LANDS should be distributed ne the States to be up.
r'ed ny their respective legislatures IL purposes Of
education and internal inprov enent.
Inc question then comes up, whether or nor ,bes.
s"us are worm the effort necessary to preserve them
Are they OF such extent and value that thew NAV e
made To render such annual resources M are will
looking atter7 Ii the properly is of small vnIus vi
tAteh'' II may be better to submit it even to uus,c.
ah 10 ag'nte the country tor the eno,cem mt OF right
ITO pI,mcIp'e Ia The same, to be whether appcd
10 mutton oi acres, Ur thousand nilliou bu IN n
cass II might DC expedient to abandon them ON I'm,
same Inducements which lead individual. sometim.s to
abandon Just claim, hecau-e they are not worm IN,
expense hnd trouble Of litigation.
hen MIR. Clay mad. his report to the senu,, fro,,
,o ep"'o'tfe OF mhnufactnre< in April 1872, lie pre-.
scented an est,nute based official reports and stats,
mes, oy %l.h i appears thu. the unsoId and Jump.
'oPIateu lands lying within the limits of ih, u.w
states and territories was then 34O7SI753 ucps md
!ne qhan''ty beyond those mts 7JU,OO pOu-preseut.
'ng an aggregate If l,o,o87I7j3 acres. Placing ito
rh'ne at the nlnimu,, price Of dollar and twenty.
I'VE cents IN acre ii presena the enormous sum Of
,363, ,69l.- Since that time Il small norton If
t"s territory has been occupied dy actual st,,lers
.Gm ,afser PORTO" has I"ssed into The hands
u'"'"'si o. government agent, like BOYD Harris
ana I" er dsting ushed defaulters and Of nummn,l,
land associntinns like the american land eomnonv
-, up 10 enrich burLEa, kESnAkL, BLAIR, S1L4s
" RIG IT, CR"swELL and the VAN RUREss by a ro,n.
o'iat"n OF government inf fence and official l,r M
lion, with tile effort and witty Of individuals. Th.
amount thus nhsnrbed, however, is incon> siderable.
" hen compared with the Immense territory st ren,n
ing as the common property of the states strike m
the odd sixty 'rre lions of doors If YOU please FIR
tc value OF the property thus distracted ID We have
XII XII tile minimum value Of the na,iona; duai a.
:}0O.0tO, 100 w.
his IS the resinnry lne of vast terri,or, ceed
10y the huteen original Staes to Congress- a. n c m.
inon property, to be disposed Of for the common benefit
al prices Sufficient Il, the mere expeuses of sale
Or !" surreadcr as grant the staies And the
same ADMINISTRATOR, which proposes IT, abandon ,pi,
territory, objected |" the grant of lei Il,
the new sta,cs from the pocees of tho sales Thin reir
i'ns. on the ground thai it GROSS yolarmn of 10
c"n'lns'E i" the original deeds Of cession.
WIS a remark OF Napoleon. which hardly requires
'a "sn an'ofHy to commend its obvious trnlli that
s"u "cannoi at Que and the time rob the Dson,
ma persuade them You are their friends The present,
federhl administration however, .eens to have nc,ad on
inherent belief II Ar"Is the exrhequer'' hy filling
public Offices wi publ 1oisers, and claims 10 Inc nm,
especial TREND If the people. Il r.isss our national ex
pend lures from $40 Qua y.ar to giving
an''t "pF'i'u.r': Tor The mot gross pecua,ionS and
ial .C,l
y would sInan'!sr the public domain or abandon II m
he new states, I" tn. infinite dlriment pf all the ion
tnnt OF all the oil" sins, n say nnng of The yrnss
Mon. "nd 'l""'ic' and sill would tain rcr.u,i ,hs