Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-08

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references had been made. The course o he debnle
10 day To tie policy Of Nngin,ain connexon with
the question oil the public lands, that he felt HIM
sell called ON 10 make some iemarks the subject
before the question taken the pass ape al The
bill. The Senator from Illinois. or Youna,1 who
had just resumed his scal says that the great OF lec
OF Virginia, IN her municent endowment ol the u
niou with the largest and best patton Of her territory
was the settlement Of the oeded lands. And has
this object been faithfully AID steadily pursued i
las not the policy al the Government, with the
hearty concurrence oil Virginia IN every measure
looking In that end, been Invariably dispose OF ihe
pubic lands on such LIBERAL aud accommodating
Terms as Il promote the rapid settlement al
canttcnitoty Aud have notthe ltuis oil that policy
j IN The mntipcaliun and growth Of The new States,
been absolutely marvellous, paflaking ldt mofc Of
the character OF magic dian of sober teaiit, Al
ready have III States In all the ptide f wealth
and "a pire, sprung up "llhin the limits u the
cession OF Virginia one Of them destined Ia take che
lead even OF The pMenl Commonwealth M the APP
lortionment Of representation ana political power
under the new census. The annals al the world
may be explored III vain ior any parallel 10 the CA
uRotd aiN progress 81 settlement aud p pulAtion il
lhosr new States, under The benign and fostering
policy which has heco pursued towards them l., lhs
Government, with the cordial sympathy and acqnies-
cencc al The old States. The ScEatot's own Stole
(lllnols) presents an example that would ab olutey
DEFY bclel, but ct the nconlrsnhlr evidence ii an.
lhemic letuus, having dtb,td her population, II
mistake rot. ii tie sbot interval between the Two
deeennal cnumclalluus Of 1910 aud 1880. AID Is
moi lie same pnhey oi settlement ltthtulIy aud nos
lbcliy pursued Ia tie hi Low beIote us For die tiis
lne, general aud P1oPeciae PIE enlrtion enaet-
men Is madr by lbs bill IA la,ot oil actual selr,s
ou the public lauds. Iluh9to the Utmost eat of
concession hasbeeu 10 pass easioanlly retfoar We
law III The nature al an deI 81 amnesty, allowing te-
eap1on tlshs Ia such persons as inay haHe aro1dy,
within limited pftlpd, settled upon the pubic
la DIS without hwiol THE. Bat thts bill secures, ~
ddfdnfe' PIE mPilon nsh's' at Tie n1n,m9a Pftee,
10 persons entering upon tue pune Itnds without
any mcslohs itle, aud selecting the eheirtsi spots
AT wi" TOT ihef hahfatio9, thus eivng the strongest
slmnius and encourage mcnt o The Law 10 settlements
/ Tho b also, sill ldlhiul 10 tie sumo policy u SET
teme t. gives a perpetual guaranty against my ia
crease oil tie pncc OF the p0blc lands by rrual
provision HAT II Al any TIM hereafter Ia shall be
pas ed 10 r'se hn price, the distribution among the
States shall ito#n thai moment cea-c.
There Is, h"nesrf, another I'D iundan enta lerl
that Virginia had IN view IN nah'ng tn, mag@t eat
donation 10 the unIa1, winch the henet"ble Seua.
Ton seeoS iot ''f moment !" We I9i gotten, Il vas
that Tie ilois o h'l nobe e'nrlo-ly should be pan.
HelPalrd tgnal9 ahd alhf by all the mcn6eis III the
common l1"i!- mat het GIT Should BIZ common
t"hd Tor tie bench III al the Sa'es, old as vol as
new In hef DECD Il efsirnn u March, Ed, she
eAPheltly declared, as to cto"11ng stipulation Il
the act, that "a tie lands thereby coded shall r.
Considered as common IHadloftle use aud be1ch al
such OF he United States as have become u shall
nance oil me san 9ia'eS, Virginia 'neuas aetOi-
'oS 10 ma se"tf&Pefuc PfoP9ftohs IN ne gene
RAJ ehdfge an" t'ieaatAtfe aud shnll lie IaiAGHey
ana eond t"t a P'sed y Ief maj purpose, anI ior
/ no eIffr use OF is"sFesc Fhattrer,'
llete was tie Sacred stipulation which VnLi0la
made with The Other States "hen she molly sniteu-
dered tie artcst aud finest portion Of her dom4Iu
+ the Cnlou. 1t was 10 be- u common JuRa lor the bru
eft Of all The Saes, hefsell included, aud be lah
lnly and bona hde disposed :" Jor hdt purpose. and
jar no Other use or purpose ehaceer. Bur, disregard
Of this solemn conpa attempts hisn, lory ears pas
been pcisrryetngly made, y stdI earnestly renew
cd 10 convert thls eom"oa JtHd iof the bencbt Of all
The States INTO pecdt land ot the oAcluo'e bene-
III OF The new > a'es'
ii Is The bold and vigorous prosecution Of these
attempts which has nj length aroused Virginia 10
thus great Rational interest, aud to the vlndca IioD
oil me oHg'p'i ,fncll'es oI her tfonl. What Ian
guage nave We heard III the course u Tue debate tbs
I ~ Lave we hot heard the honorable Senator'S
colleague (Alt. MeRopERrs) openly and frequently
Appealing 10 the Representatives OF The new States
this hout u stand shoulder to shoulder, Ia remain
fnly banded together, that thty may finally cary
The i'ntle measure OF The Senator from Missouri
(hf bthToN,) "hich, under The plausible n1me o
Sfda""Ho", "ouil Suifehnr ne pup &c lands at mere
noinlhdI prices 10 the ne" states What, too, dad
W. near nom Tie Senator ltom south Carolina, MI.
CALHOUN a lew days ago, IN The incidental Discus
slon which arose between HIN and the Senator from
Ieuisy lVana,l Mr. BUCHANAN = Dad he not aG"
noupce his determination stlll 10 push his propos.
ton for Il ceSSt0n Of The public Ia DIS 10 The
States, defy lie Senator rom l'ennsy lvania pas
sage AT o,ns on the subject when il should come up
aod, wllh triumphant AR Of confidence. declare hls
he would, dtsD l. all sIlIuu