Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-02-18
THE PUBLIC LANDS.

The resolutions in favor of distribution
OIL the proceeds ofsales of the Public Lands.
among the several States, which had pre-
Vlously passed the Senate of Pennsylvania,
passed final reading in the House, by vote
Of 81 to 44.-While under consideration in
the House, Mr.. Cox, of Somerset, submitted
an amendment, in the shape of second res
oiution' instructing the Pennsylvania deleea-
ton In Congress to vote for such an amend
ment or modification of the tarifflaws. as NAV
render the revenue arising from imposts equal
to the wants of the National Government
so that no part of the proceeds of the sales of
the public domain the common property of
the several states-be applied to the uses of
the Federal Government. This amendment
was adopted by vote Sc to 81. The reso-
lutlons as passed by the House arc as fol-
lows
Resolved, &c. That our Senator's in Con.
gfess be, and they are hereby instructed, and
our Representatives requested, to resist all
attempts, under what pretehce soeyer The
same may he made, to deprive The people of
this State of their just proportion of the com.
mon inheritance in the public lands. and that
they be, and are hereby further instructed and
requested, to introduce and advocate the pas
sage OF bill, providing for the distribution
OF the proceeds of the same among tile sever
al states, In the ratio of their representative
population ofone thousand eight hundred and
forty.
Resolved, That our Senator'S in Congress-
be further instructed and our representatives
requested to vote for such modification or
adjustment of the tariff laws az NAV increase
the revenue upon impost5 equal TO the wants
VI INC Nat!onal Government, so that at no
time hereafter, under any pretence whatever.
shall the money received from the saies nf
the public lands be used by the General
Government.
Resolved, That the Governor be reopeefe5
10 cause copy of these resolutions to be for
~arded to each of our Senators and Reorc-
eehtatiVes In Congress, and to the Governors
OF the several States, with the request that
the same may be laid before their resncct;va
State Legislatures.
The amendment OF Mr.. Cox will carry the
Resolutions back to the Senate but there ia
no sort OF doubt but they will pass tina. BODY
as amended. wy
we shall then see the effect Of this move
ment by their constituents, upon the Senators
In congress from Pennsylvania. The Pub
anu al lie questions which they
involve, are too grave and impottant ~ 10
trlfed with. The ''Old Thirteen, c,nno,
aiiord to permit this common property to ba
mro'cn a'cdy, or used up in high bids for tba
Presidency; and therefore it may be hoped
mat when any one of them take positive
grounds as Pennsylvania is about to do, in
favor OF Distribution, their representatives in
the Senate will "Obey or resisn.''
Since writing the above, we learn from
Harrisburg that the Resolutions, as amendeJ
by the House, came up in the Senate on Sat
urday, and that on motion of Mr.. Miller ~
Adams, the amendments were concurred in
without division. The Jnstructing Resou
tons have therefore, passed both branches q
the Legislature. The next thing will be. t.
,ld.k ana ma note their effect upon the instruct
~;o az Washington is. There will be prodi
gi9us twistliication Of doctrines heretofon
held, If there shall not be in Dhe case At lcas,
ooed'eace or resignation.