Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-07
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groitcr than beyond the power at any system t.
| reimburse While thls General q Government. as
nation, has been p,id hundred fold IN i's lncroaS
OF rcsources ava gre tness the States, especially the
old States, have lost power aud cpn,eq ueuce al
home Il strus thcStacs as ntrgril poIIpns Of the
Republc, share IN the pride and DRY OF the naiDn
yet the very system which has cnurh"d IN Is Gov
ernmrn' has Impoverished macy Of he Old States
especially At the South. Their p,trl'usm their read.
mess 10 pblr thcIr treasure Tor the support
of this Union. has ultimately b.ou.ht upon them
poverty and decay. But It IS not IN the Surrender
OF their lands, the p,ymcnt of taxes Tor The pur-
chase oro;hcr territory their regular contributions
IN dClriy,ng the expense Of the cNuugJshmert #
lhdhu tiIe, IN the survey aUs sale OF these lands
not m all these their greatest loss has
sisted. No. sir; Il IN something Tar more va.ua-
be stall. IL Is thnt the opening market TO- IN
Western domain has operated as a regular dam
upon their most vital resources dCprvIng them ui
their enterprise, their intellect, their character, and
their wealth Whist the new States have rapidly
grown into opuoncc aud power the old States, Is.
psc,Ny in the South, have barely maintained their
position. | know not how % may be IN the North
crn Atlantic States, as have never visited that re-
g!on but let any one travel throughout the South,
and he WI. see my position Us correct. lie wi. see
the very soil, conSecr,ted Ivy having been the battle
4 grounds Of the Revolution, being f'Si converted
into It's org nol vase. Tie viii see that the drscCn-
dant, urt''u 'oty men who origin ATTY 81 biUed the
soil and OF those who afterwards rescued It from
British power have, ike the HUOrlS Ihensc ives.
dies RED The graves Of their fathers for more pso-
p,tiou, chine. lie will see nothing c. cua;ed to
eniiven IS feelings or CNhit his hopes our IN.
ture destiny. lie viii he foot prints OF rut n aud
dcSosuon IN every direction. lie WI, see our once
fertile but now barre hCIis chokcd up with hricrs,
or bguwsci Ivy the lone herds He wall sec the
remnants OF mans ons once The aNoies Of refinement
and gllrty, now tuMb.ng MO dIlapGdi'on mi RUN.
He will see the uv'shbprIas ucos, under whose
q1ic' h'do ihrir once happy tenants recuned, with
eng and dCcayct lie will see the very graves of
;Hr.r once proud owners either without osures,
or tnt p,oIsh otsomc nel.hboring cottagcr IN
trenrhing on ,hci, coutnes. ii may had some geo
s2cvtnt at the nmy lingering around the home ui
his early days, and he ask hin where the sons
and srandsons OF the former OF those posses
sions, he viii receive 70. an answer, They nfc 80.
soH. 90 she far West"
This IS no picture Of fancy. bu, q sta'rmen, o.
ftct / 30 not complain OF this, sir. | know Il Is
the nature Of man to pursue that course Which W.
secure Ia enterprise ITS highest reward. know u .
j. inpo siJlC TO retain our population OF or barren
ant exhausted lands, while the vast West pre- CU,S .
her fer e and yIrgn sol. TINS rCsst,csS tId- OF F.
omi.rIuoa viii sweep on, and must sweep on, tai b
;l. Rocky Mountains are sclIci and cyi zllnu s
planted her standard on the shores ct the Ia lE-.
BIT d, insist that as the OLD States, uy then
toln'v and the contribution Of IEeIr treasure,
have prov jri the means Of their own de eey. nov,
in Tins day Of their decline you should not iO.se:
their former sac.rutcs hu; that YOU should ncstuw
upon them portion ct the mems winch they have
put a. HnHr .'.rue., loo the purpose OF partially
restoring their prosperity.
Tue pls.'l.H mas seen frequently taken in this
debate, and ]; was pressed by the gentleman from
G.o.ga. N.- Aic.l Ihat This distribution Is
grlury. aUi 10 He nave no nigh. TO give away
THESE lands, or lr,. r'cs'ds, to the State govern
m-u;s Il to- .a-C 20 raise dis argument. even
il were we. founded Has not this Government
uu. ormIv gwen 20 the new States, their aLmis.
sion into the Union, ev-ry 10Th section OF ai. the
land within Their Limits, for the purposes OF cLIcI-
t.u' Has % .ot granted 20 them tens oi thousands
at acres as sites for pu'lc buildings tor charitable
institutions, &c.2 And # this Government mas ,Ue
right 10 give away portion o, the public IrcS 10 tic
NV states, hes not right To give them the whole!
ArA .ri l.va I#..
TO the new States, has Il not a right TO divide
them equally ny gl't among all the ) atesl Ihr
gentleman from Gtorgu IS e. Opped from using this
5gumCD 10y the uniform practice OF the Govern.
meu', ever since the land system mrs; went into
o. rEIoa.
Asliu: The party which is 50 much opposed to
THIS measure have mostly been a. favor Of grad.
OF prices, NY which the prica OF taa iJul rs
10 Ha gradually les culd al,eC % has been long
l1 MARKET and that 'hc lands .ess valuable aTC IL
tmUey 10 be given To the States IN which they lie
b ta,s Government has right to sell these Lands
foe less than tuCs value, :. has the right % bin.
DOWN the price Of all 10 d nominal sum; anL
u. Ines right to- give away The Iduts At er hey
have been 80 .onG ~ market 10 mast have the r-hl
% give he whole OF lHgm4wuy n the FIRST instance
So see that the power OF ti3is Gpsrrumvut 10
i've away the proceeds Ui the pubic lands Gtc1s-
Missed no, only by lie uuIiorm practice eft the Gov
rrnWs M, but by the uno. course o! the very ptt
~ who nDw oppose this measure SO strcuuou-ly. .
As 20 the power u' Congress To dispose OF these
lands and TO 80 so not Tor the purpose OF revenue,
w..l GIVE an authority from one whose wod has
!org been as potent with the present Opposition
party, as is the language or the Koran with The
followers OF Nnhomet. In his annual Message Ut
ID ccmber, 1882, President Jackson says:
CAS- the lands may now be considered MS relieved
from tins pledge the object Tor which they we're
cel-d having been accomplished, it Is 80 the d.scre
ton of Congress 10 dispose OF them 20 such way as
I-s. TO coulGce 20 the quiet, harmouy, aud general
in'cresto o. Tie American People" &c. 1T lo
To be our true po. e., that the public lands suI
cease soon practicable 20 be source oi TCvc-
noe" sc
This authority commend especially to tEe con
alteration Of Tie gcat eu,u Ion Maine, (N, CI!
io.d)
/. appears from tine report OF thc Secretary oftac
Treasury Of July TO- 1871, that donations u, ..ai.
ip ,Ae amount OF millions oi 1rgs, have been mode
% Tie States, for the purposes OF their iUmes
Hs improvements Now, .ir, | DO not find fault
SD this am not one Of those "hO look with
I...ug,y upon the rising glory and power of the
west. Far from t. Tine west Is part Of my
country. Her citizens ure my fellow cDuutrym. n,
AMI many OF her champions Of In'elec and earning
arc scIOus uansp.untcd from tue sol. Of my oNu
STATE. Ny heart euis with Joy whenever iUyh
10 me mup, md uthO my country which, uut
HE years SINCE consisted Of O BET on the Atlantic
eps-t-Suetchug half across ltIs road CUHlr-u',
and aGLng fresh iuslTc 20 The American name no
proportion 10 ITS progress In strength and greatness
s.r., when ] contemplate tlc rising prOspeu y OF
'Ic l'urshng West, am the more urcD.y ra.
minded gi tHg decay ui my own Atlantic region.
and after n.., owe the old North ) ate the land
90 my nativity ouJ my home, better than any re- ON
mrecr the SIp. 'ier rights aud her interests de-
mlnd my first rcgfd. Sir we arc wuHrg you
should lavish your bounty or the new SHrCsi rui
we insist tba', go distributing your n..ss.u. o, you
should not forget our sacrifices unj our ssrvces 90
Inc hour OF peril. We ask for nD'lilg uu' I'm
rIIa.ry Of benefits, as we l8vc % .r an equality
90. burdens. And as tHc lands we're I.s' coded Tor
nc purpose Of d. CstOuus h,rmOry' ss sc as pay.
lug ~ ,hg Revolutionary ,cut Ho nov insist, inr
roe purpose Of Ia...ug harmony On iAIs vtzcj