The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-17

and uniasl. 20 give the public lands % e.
nzens al The new states - = lo~er price
than they wsrs sold 70 citizens Of The old
sIates.
Mr.. Walker spoke in support of the
amendments. Mr.. Smith 81 Indiana
spOke Il grea, length. lsking . general
slew af The land system. Mr. Walker.
Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Roane made some fur
lhsr remarks. when Mr.. CriIIsndsn took
the haor. and The Senate ADJOURNED.
On the slh. The ball Vas again taken
up IN The Srnale.
/ Mr.. criusndrn spoke for some time
against The proposition 10 make any dis
eTiminalion in IsFor Of The people Of The
new states, in selling the public lands.
We wrEe the trustees Of IhIs mighty IN
herilanee, and were bound Ia look 10 the
interests Of The whole people in sPPrOPri-
sing il. The people Of Kentucky were
Just - much enlIled 10 have the land Al
= given price as the people Of the new
states.
| lie protested sgains, the policy Of Civ
ing any peculiar or pecnniary advantage
I0 Ihe cIIiZens nf new states. lie DIS
/ claimed al hnsIilIues 10 the new states.
and complained that the friends af the
proposition had attempted 20 browbeaI
the Senate into the measure BY represent
/ ing that al hostility IN il would be con-
demned as hasIlliy To the west. What
ever might be the views Of gentlemen
here Who represent those states. he did
not believe such sentiment could pre-
vail among the people Of those states.
Euemirs 10 the vest Is not Kentucky
a part nf the wesi!-slInnst the heart aud
soul 81 the west! kenturkisns were
spread over I'll the new states. and we're
intimately connected by commerce and
kindred. and ii hostile 10 The west. she was
hostile To herself. But Kentucky, proud
az she was Of the growing importance Of
the west. was true 10 The interests Of the
whole union. and would dn equal justice
20 the whole. without selfish eohsIlera.
lions. AZ an American ciIIZen. a. .
warm supporter Of the Constitution. he
would not assent 10 give . western man
six hundred and forty acres Of land al
price three hundred and twenty dollars
les, Than that which citizen Of the old
states has ~ pay. lie would withhold
no land from cultivation. lie would dis
pose of il on easy and liberal terms. Had
these terms been otherwise than easys
Had not the population OF The west in.
creased al rate unexamplrd in the world.
Where was The evidence of any check
'wha'e'er upon the growth Of the new
states!
Gentlemen had as vel given no earthly
reason why a lsndh"lder IN The west
should have 3 section Of land Tor nothing.
or at less price than the people Of the
old states. II was a proposition unjust
and unequal, and for the benefit Of rich
Spectators.
Mr.. Young. 81 lilin"is, made speech.
the main object Of which was To prove
that VIZ. Clay was an enemy 10 the West.
inasmuch as he would not agree to sur.
render the public domain in the West.
aud because he had pronounced the pre-.
emp'ion system as one Of fraud and ill.,
justice.
Mr.. Clay. Of Alabama. and Mr.. Crit.
tenden followed. after which Mr.. Merrick
iunk the anor. and the Senate adinnrned.
On the 9th. the bill To reduce and gra.
duate the price Of the public lands again
coming mp. Mr.. Mrrrrk and Mr.. Fulton
addressed the Senate. The amendmr II
was modified on the suggesIinn Of Mr..
Niles, 81 as 10 require that the purchaser
under the amendment should own (reside
upon and cultivate the land adjacen, 10
that which he should purchase under the
provision 81 The amendment.
The bull was farther amended. on mo
ton of Mr.. Buchanan. limiting the
amount To 800 acres. aud its operation to
tive years.
MIR. Clay, Kentucky. (,he question on
the amendment as amended vet pend
ing. now offered a substitute for the
Whole bill. providing. IN lis first part.
that any actual settler on public land
might purchase so scres, or less. at so
cents per acre; from 80 to 100 acres at 10
cents per acre; and from 100 10 800 acres
al 81 per acre. This substitute. IN its sc.
cond pari, was a transcript If Mr.. Claws
land bill. so called. with necessary mol
iliralIons, one sf which left the d,strIbu-
ted money tn free disposal by the States
on whom IT should be bestowed, which
was ordered To be printed.
On the 10Th. Mr.. Clay addressed the
Senste a, length in explanation and sup
port Of his substitute. and contrasting
some Of its principal features with those
Uf the original bill az amended.
Nj. buchanan teplied, in opposition
to the substitute, and in favor Of the orr.
giasl bill.
The substitute was lost by vote of Ii
TO 90. The amendment from The COM
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