Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-02-27
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From he National TateiHpenrer.
TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.

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all aud every ote of you should know that a nrono.
st'on las been made IN the Senate of the Timed
states. Al ia" present Session OF Congress 10 err
dtedy Tie PG6he Lands making donation Of them Ia
The individual States within whose boundaries they
happen 10 he
inelnde,t IN what VAS formerly known ps the Noth
western leuiIoiy, out OF winch luui States have nj
ready efowd up, aud more are In a SIT. nj
puilaEe, was once pat OF your Ancient Donin.
'on, ana was coded IN the first day OF March, l7s1
TO Congress, by Virginia, IN u deed which hears
the signatures of her Delegates VIZ Thomas Jrner
son, sam. fia,dy, Arthur Lee. and James Monroe
Ana the following, To which We ask ynur attention
was among the several lnttnts. uses and PURPOSES
Tor which the cesslon OF this Northwestern tefil-
tory was made,vz.
That all the lands within the territory so coded
" to The United States. and not reserved for or an.
" pioprla d to any OF the before menlione uurposs
= OF disposed Il in bounties II the oiee,s md sol
" dieis 81 the American Army, shall he considered
" as a common fund for the aud benefit of such
" OF tie unlicd States as have become OF shall he.
" come members Of the Confederation -, Federal
" alliance Of the said States, Nirginil inclusive.
according 10 Her aSRat respeciire proportions an
" ne general charge and expenditure. and shall be
- faithfully aud bona fde disposed OF 6,, tha, pnr.
pose and Jof no other "se ar purpose nhasoercr."
The domain thus rededl Is n part OF Ihai hich $50
much oil II as remains unsod) is proposed in vio.
la'Ion 81 tins most solemn. compact, 10 grvr away
Upon such proposition II would be an nsult 10
your undsiandlogs 10 doubt Ter Il moment voor a.
mnion. \ uu will stand by your rights We have no
doubt oft. All that We desite u.s. thai YOU should
recognise them
Henry Clay, by birth a Vireinan, uulersfood This
compact, as you must all understand II aud, when
the public debt oil The UNI, States was raid on
ioreseemg with mnHve sagacily The rapacious pro-
Jec's TO winch the extinction oil the public btwoud
give fise, introduced aud GAINED through Congress
a q HIS raj / lie Gtl.
Public Lands an,ong lie several States, ~ proper.
u"h 10 lhelt felit oi plupe l. there n. Fhst will be
s'eh III once, was proposition IN the spift of the
compact by Which these lands we've acquired and
hId II pas sed, would have been filhlnl perform
dnce ot the obligations To winch the Couer IS 81 the
United States bound its.li III accepting the Ges-
SION.
Bn this bill, though il passed both Houses of
Congress hy .mse naJufltlts, did nol become 4 law
because General Jackson then President Of tlcU
nIted States. IN utter contempt of the auth 0iy ol
Tie two Houses OF Congress, .uuld neither
approve nor dI,approvc it, but kept II bark until
Congress Adjourned, by which operation lie netally
killed The measure.
The sutjec beng now u ain acitaied, and il be-
ing The obvious purpose OF the giea leaders Of he
Administration party, directly or indirectly, irtme- /
dmtely or gradually, To snip you of youl share OF
his property we have thought II our Guy to pun
you on your guard against design ntiafiuus.
lo1nihess upon your minds more plainly The
consequence oftle high handed aud most despo
Tic Conduct OF the President III ttaupling an Ter foot
the Will ii Congress in lhr case Of Mr.. Gays Land
Bill, NC have prepared the subjoined t,be, from
oor OF The The Treasury Report, show What would
have neen the effect oil Mr.. Gays Land Bill, had II
passed, IN the SIX years ron 1882 to IS Ito winch
date the report CONES up) upon each county in
your State rom which You case readily calculate
What would have been lis Effect since 1888. aud what
night have been its effect IN all time To come.
The whole sum hlch would have gone into your
State Treasury under the provision &c Mt. GAYS !
Land Bill, up 10 LIST October, 1898, would have /
bren four million llree hundred and sixty nine
thousand one hundred add sxiy-nue dollars. OF, for
each year seven hundred and Iweny eight thousand
one hundred aud ninety four dollars.
This sum would lave paid an interest on pub
lie debt at five. per cent 10 tie amount OF fourteen
aud a hall millions Of dollais. Or II would have /
given 10 all citizens OF Virginia Of % years Of age
las per census 81 le30 upwards Of twenty nine dol
lars ea' h. On divided among The several counties ol
the Stale 1t would have yielded to each. upon coul-
putaon acc ofdlDg 10 the of le30he amounts
respecuYtl y annexed II their names in the follow
Ing table:
Idbie sh0l0ing TIE amount Wtict each county IN The
STATE Of V'rg,aia 1couid hare recersd from 1882,
Iro'n which pe1iod Mr.. Gays Land Bill ras 10
hare taken effect. up TO lS3b-SiT years.