Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-06

N"sn"h"snt of iadAa uuc, survey and sale, has
| zen applied without variation to ooh classes OF
,"us' The country has hour>hei under II. An
| VIC great purposes contemplated by cesS,on and
| P'e'ase have been accomplished. Harmony aud
we OK linguistic cnt OF the Revolutionary debt have
| oeeh 'hectcd 10y the hssi, and uncx IMPLIED mo.
s'es. OF national strength and resources Ly the last
we now propose To subject the whole of these
anus TO une uniform systomior all future time-as
ven Tor the purpose of again restoring harmony ON
eh' SUBJECT o>of rcp,ying to the States somcthin.
| 'ot the saeHhees they have made.
The hrst lands were coded lor the puvpnSc of nav.
ing the debt ol The Revolution, and were cxprrS>y
app opsntrd tn that purpose hy the net oT c,n.,,S
| landing this debt passed IN I7gO-almost r,n,.,, :
| p'rtncouSly with the deeds of ccS,on And me
aods never did Pay Oft thai debt, rs insisted ON L,,
| ,ne gentleman hom Maine, (Mr Cha,rd) vet, Il
| mas o'en paid OF 10y = common treasure The NO.
erodS ~ common taxes contributed by oil the States
| u the Lands acquired 10y purchase have never p,,J
OH the millions incurred 10y Iuditn wars, Indian r-,-
onN INC SNunSu Shment OF lni'an titles, sc. as in
sisted "v the gentleman i,om Viccini,, (Nir WISel
yet he balance has been paid by % revenue ,,is,J
from taxes, the buucns ut which have been felt bv
] all the States. " ~
! am by no means, however, to be und.-Siood ne
s,neu-r'ns with tue estimates oC the gentlemen from
Name and Virginia, OF the comparative prcupi,r,,
costs aud avails o the public lands-eyen nrc,rn',
.o s're' counting house cnlcu lation find IN the
NNlonil lntc,ligcnccr Of this mornin. n very ali,
article ON tins subject, the estimates of ,yb,L
iulIy concur; aud, to an examination of wbirb I
cha"ensc The attention of those gentlemen and of
the whole country. From this It appears that after
stating the dsbr'S aud credits properly arpr,b, IN
them, there Is balance ia ftvur of the pubIr Land
oi-more than a hundred millions of do!lars..
The following more detailed statement apre,r.
CD IN tho lnieiscucer OF July :, the day after this
speech was delivered, which the nuthoT ,nS.r,s a.,
preference to the one in that paper OF July G. be-
cause II goes more IN details:
E,"gi' Of ~ direei pscuHary 6en,fts aceruins from
M- sNth September, I>ic ''' 20
By amount ptid 10y the purchasers of the nrhl;.
lands, including United States stocks ana land
sclps OF every description, exclusive of IN, mr.
chase money OF lands sold Tor the benefit of tb,
a. i" ..'''I. 2O,iIS,Os5
INTO the Treasury from the proceeds
"i the sales Oi the pub &c lands 62 $50 5oo
By value at 81 p Of the lands granted
10 the States tur school purposes
H.. ro,ds, canals, Sc l27ooOoo acres I5,s75,Ooo
by value At 81 % Of the lands grant-
ca IN lieu OF money, ; bountIcs to
the soldiers OF the Revolutionary
and late wars, 9, $50 900 acres l2ls7 500 |
By value at 81 % OF the donations to
uLNIdualS, exclusive of private
claims to 3ISt December, 1881
ami exclusive OF grants TO the deaf
ana Gumb, &c. being 2si,5jS acres 2sO,6s7
r. 10 ''e rr'ut OF inc public lands 2il,3il, 500 .
tho CONVENTION with
France OF the 81 of
APr, 1903, for the
purchase OF Louisiana
IN money and
stocks SI5,OOOOUO
To amount
paid IN
tcreSt on the
stock uptO
tbs time IL
became
deemable s,529,353