Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-04

lead To an increase Of duties imports and conse
qaen, sreach Of the Compounds Act. On this part,
OF tho subject. Gov Tyler was particularly happy.
tie gave an interesting narrative Of the events which
preceded the adoption of,ha act, lin the course Of
which he declared that he had never approved Of
Tue course oil South Carolina, and that he had al
wayssa'd 20 publicly and prsa,ely,) and declared
that IN that crisis Of our fate, when the first steps
oil Civil Revolution were already ,aken there was
hut enc man. either in OF out Of Congress, who
could have saved the Union from dssolution-and
every one in the Hail. whether friend or foe had in.
andibly uttered tho name Of HENRY CLAY, be-
fore it was pronounced by the orator MI. Tylerex-
pressed tho CHEST Vdniration OF Mr.. C. conduct on
that occasion, though, hc said, the feeling n, Oh,
hc somewhat scl6sh-ior hc loved Virginia bet
Tor than all lands besides, and Mr.. Clay isa Vir-
ein,an, born in the slashes oil Hanover, in the heart
of the district, which ho tMr. Tyler) formerly rep
resented in the popular branch Of Congress. sir"
said Mr.. L. - il I ever cnyicd u man, II was
Henry Clay when he entered the Senate Chambc,
with the Bill OF Compromise in his hand lie pro-
tested that in this expression OF his admiration,
he Ind no political or sinister design. lie only
speaking the truth, such the voice of history would
proclaim to future times.
In relation TO the distinction which lind been drawn
between the lands acquired by conpae, aud those
quired by treaty. Gov Tyler confessed his inability
10 perceive its uslice, aud IN ioreibe, and to ny
mind conclusive argument. showed, that though
acquired in different modes that difference does not
affect the ghts of,he States The duty of the gen
ersl government as their trustee, 10 make an equal
distribution Of common fund. lie also poine to
of the consequences which might result from ad
uniting tho justice of this discrimination. He pre-
dioted that ,frecognized aud acled upon, II might
lead 10 civil war-as II cannot be expected tina, Lou
isiana, Florida, Arkansas aud Missouri, which were
acquredby purchase from France and Spain, will
consent in the disposition OF tho public lands within
their limits. TO he subjected to different and perhaps
more oncrous regulations than Ohio. Indiana Illinois,
sion iromIhe old States.
To those who expressed an apprehension tina, de-
Gcit in the treasury would BIO the result OF AN uucon
sti.u,ional distribution of tho public lands. Gov Ty
Ter addressed the very significant enquiry how they
would prevent this dedcit,or how meet il. when
Senator Benton aud his hackers {" Robin Hood and
his merry mon," AS Mr.. Dorman had spty eharac-
tcrized them on aprcvious oceasion,) should enter
the Senate Chamber, and demand lha, this great Ma
tonal inheritance, won by our united arms. or
boogh, with common fund should be cedcd to
the States in which they are situated Tho ques.
ton not answered, ns indeed il cannot be, with
out forever stopping the mouths Of those who OBJ
ject TO tho distribution, hen 1t is every man must
see Is the only alternative for the confscation and
seizure Of tho lands.
The conclusion Of Gov. Tylci's speech was adj
mirable, aud have TO doubt produced decisive cf-
tect. lie SAID that efforts had been made to con-
vert this into Party question. For himself he
utterly dsclaimed all scuh design. as he did the in
nnence of such feelings and he deprecated such an
even, as most caiami,ous. lie tesousht members
to discard all such feelings But il the appeal
vain, he said the controversy was not with him,
but mih Their constituents lie babe them to 20
home, and tell tho people. that, the great improve
mcnts which Viginn has commenced. on which sho
meditaes. anguish aud ngcr. for wan, OF means to
push then, on with vigoi aud energy--te them that
her own treasury isemptyand that while these facts
exist you Witnessed the unjust, unequal aud uncon-
stituliona appropriations. by the general govern
ment, of the funds derived from tho sales Of the
Public Lands-ell them. too. thai an equal portion
Of these lands are ours,-justly ours--but them IL
ras d party question, and you would not claim it !
lie cmplra,icay pressed this view of the subject
upon the people OF the West, whose condition so
imperatively demands the energetic prosecution of
these Improvements. aud who have long appealed
IN the State to furnish them with road TO market,
but have appealed in vain because the treasury was
empty-and yet, strange to say, some OF the dele
gates from the SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES
lcrs phrase, because some had whispered in their
ear tho raven cry Of " Party Party :" and their
better judgments were blinded by that magic
waichword.
beg /, to be understood, that, in this hurried
sketch, do not pretend to have glyen all the ar
gumcn's of Gov. Tyler. nor to have recorded such
of them as remember in the order in which they
occurred in his speech. Much less have repeated
his words, say this Justice that gentleman hay
ing desire that he shall be held responsible either
for its logic its language.
RicuMoSp. Jan. %, 1889.
The House adjourned this evening, about o.
clock after another days proftless discussion Of the
Land Repon-nay, worse than proftless, since the
question has degencrated from the high ground upon
which ii was originally placed, into marc party
struggle. There are, it is true few individual ex-
ceptions but in the MAN, it ha, assumed this char
acter.
The gentlemen who engaged in the discussion to-
day were Messs. Chopper, Lang horne, Wood.