The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-07-25

States Tor the beneni OF common sehoOss
and obey had received On lthis &C.
count. up b the 3O1h Of September lasi'
about s,4ov.OVv acres.
10 addition 10 this.
they had received
for colleges. canals
and other purPos- |
Is, about 3.4O0. 900 acres.
In al. near l2.s0O, OOO.aeres.
In addition 10 these direct grants OF
land. IL is also provided By existing laws.
that TWO per cent. Of the men proceeds
Of the sale Of all the public lands shall
be reserved and expended BY Congress
upon roads leading 10 new states; that
three per cent upon The neil sales oil
the public lands within their respective
limits shall be paid TO the States oil Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois. Missouri. Alabama and
Mississippi. and Eve per cent upon the
same nell sales, 20 The STATES of L.oIl-
sianns. Michigan and Arkansas. for the
construction Of roads within those sIaIes
respectively.
Under The two per cent. grant has
been expended according TO lis prov,
si0ns, sI'499sz9i
Under The three per cent
grant has been paid 2,lsi.s76
Under The i've Per cent
| grant, SZo,aSV
Making the whole amount --
! paid for The benefit Of
! Of The new states. out
| Of the proceeds Of The
public lands, up 10 The
30.h Of Sept. 1888, s3967.23l
Not content with This generous treat
meni, the new states Of late years have
set up q claim to The whole amount Of
public lands remaining within their lin
ns!!
The total amount Of his land is up
wards OF zoe. 1000. 900 Of acres, on some.
what more than twice The amount al.
ready disposed Of. A large portion oil
il is Of quite Inferior quality, consisting
To q considerable extent Of pine barrens.
swamps. or inundated lands.
10 addition TO these lands within the
limits of The existing States aud Terrific.
ries, the greater part Of which has oil
ready been surveyed and brought into
market. there is another vast tract ~esl
Of the existing settlements. and extend
ing 10 the Pacific Ocean. which is es
Iimaied To include upwards Of 100000.
900 acres.
! The present value Of this tract is how
ever, very lIt;le. Il consists indeed 10
great extent oi barren mountains, AMI
vast plains equally barren, upon which
lilile rain falls in the summer. destitute o
wood, and 10 a great extent incapable o
cultivation. |! seems impossible for suct
country as this to support ciyl
! lized population, and il will centuries .
least before those patriotic visions ~lll b
. realized. whIch on every fourth Of July
as well as on sundgy other 0ccssons. re
present The population Of The Unl'e'
States as rolling westward with rapid
" that Will soon extend IL TO the coas.
OF The Pacific. Along The shores OF III
, Pacific il is likely that settlements wi
, be formed, indeed some are formed alrea
, dy,-but the intervening county. on bot
sides the Rock Mountains, will for age
. have no other inhabitants Than the wan
denug bands Of bufaloes, Indians, an
, hunters, by whom il is at present posses
sed. -.
: With respect to the disposition Of u
; public lands. that policy ought 10 be 10
n lowed which will secure their speeches
r settlement and cultivation; and sue
d seems 10 be the policy OF existing law
e Any nan can secure under those law
y and al The minimum price. any tract
n un0ccupied land which he may select oil
i Of all that quantity which has been SUI
9 yeyed and offered for sale. Were all u
/. lands given away by the United State
|. whether 10 states OF individuals, u do
q not appear probable ,lla. actual sellle
n. would obtain lands on terms so isvofsb
as they now DO. A general division
the public lands among The existing ins
yidusls OF the nation, might indeed be
their benefit, bot it would be much 70 y
y damage OF every succeeding generasio
= which instead Of obtaining lands from |,
" government ., fixed and moderate pro
= would be compelled TO chatter with M
y yidusl owners. Who would often pref
y = 10 keep. the land unse tlled and uDoccuI
!, ed ra,lfer than sell il Tor wha. il Is worl
=, The iasl result OF all which would
- that The unsettled lands would iall into ;
= hands Of few gres, specula,ors, v
would combine to reg0laie their pr
=. to suit their own interest Under
.s present system no such combination {
"a exist.
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