Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-07

tnprnpe meiit4, and hundreds Of years after The settle
ment of tie State, Whole counties are averaged Iron
SEVENTY ccr,s TO eighteen cents per acre; aud part o
which will read {, the Senate, 10 show to the gentle.
man the injustice II the resolve which he has ap'
plauded, and The eject upon Virginia herself, II her
own lands had been sdd Ly the rule which she p%rescribes
for others.
Extract Jram ,e fode # asse..,i iands in pTrrin;a.
Counties. NJ. ot Acres. Average value,
TYLER ga:.sl. u cents.
Tazrwc!l ssi.s2i ~ do.
Scott tUg,Gii ~ do.
Russell l.as,.Il ~ 10.
Randolph l,6jG,3il u do.
Patrick .07,l ~ Il DE-.
Lewis tgi,j.3 ~ do.
l.co atsl6ts1 l. a..
Eanawha 2,g91, 5ii ~ IL.
Giles 1aG.I3} IA do.
Graysnn ai,s7 y do.
Here, CONTINUED Mr.. b., is 4 return of assessed ga.
Ines Of Virginia lands, eleven counties, containing more
than twelve millions Of acres, constituting the one. third
part Of the superficial contents Of the State; and the
highest average Of which y seventy-oEf cents per acre!
4 fraction over he one half OF the minimum price q!
Congress land, and The price at which the enemies Of
graduated prices intend Ia hold all the public lands
What wonId hive been the condition Of Virginia tn
dag, if her lands had been held up at that price? A
wllde:ncss-an unoccnpiod wl!derncss-to tie extent
of a third, or perhaps. 4 half Of her entire domain. and
what would be Tic condition Of the new States, subject
ed 10 The came arbitrary price, lust the same. Cen
turtles hence they would have millions of unseated and
nnsold lands. Centuries hence they would have m.l-
lions Of waste land. For every State in the great
West, even the richest of them, possesses land of gfn.
dnatcd qualities; from the finest quality, to the mean
est, and 10 tina, which Is worth nothing. Every State
possesses poor land; and If one uniform price is demand
cd for the whole, 4 large part is condemned TO %perpetu.
al rrcnness-prrre;u waste-perpeimal dePriva,ioi
ofan owners care, and a ca.tiva;;ns hand. And Jet
this is what Tie Virginia resolve against my gradua.
lion bill would br Nc r?on the new States. II is The
injustice, so unworthy Of her ancient noble character,
which she wouid commit; and il IS the Injustice 10
which tue new States viii never submit. They will
never s;hnit. 10 il. They have a right TO the purchase
Of the lands At prices adapted 10 their value. That right
exists independent of this bill, but is also guaranteed IN
il; and the scheme of treating these guarantees as nm!-
lities wall fail in the trial, and bring confusion on lis
authors. The new States will protect Their rights; and
Virginia herself, cutting loose from the rear Of Rhode
Island, Connecticut and Vermont, will again resume
her noble attitude, and become the liberal and cnlight-
ened friend Of The rev States of the West.
Mr.. Il. said the friends of The graduation policy had
been in TIE majority for j long time IN The SENATE, ana
might soon te 40 again. The leader in tie present
Congress, and the author Of the Distribution bill, AIR.
Il. Clay was even Tor i, himself two years ago, and
proposed a section 10 his Distribution bill Of That ses-
son, carving the graduated prices down to fifty cents
per acre. II, made it tie first section in his bill IN ia
nuary, 1890, and why IS il not IN his bill now: iiisb
contains 4 pledge for it hereafter. Why not grant il
now' Why de promise in place Of the deed? llis
section was 4 good start, aud may be improved upon TO
accomplish all tina, IS desired. ! will read il 10 the Sc
nate, and before ST down / Will move The %rccommit.
ncnt Of the LII, with instructions 10 amend j. hy the
adoption Of this section; nnd unless the Senator rom
Kentucky vo:gs against his own work. | am certain
tan, We shall earryi II. THIS IL the section which nc Of.
an ssna.s afii. L. s., Ian. ., 1879.
aAnon1mert proposed hy N. clay of Kentucky 10 The tl'
providing for linz reduction aii graduation a me pti,e y w
pniic lands. tnwir; Strike out all AFTER The enacii;iI clause, ana
ins"Tt TN: in!:ovim:: -
the pablc su,cs. ih- sanr may he entered and purchased hy &C,
lua. settlers "a lie fph"ss, ng terms an c":idiiiuni, 10 WIZ -
n s.tder Is drsi.a- 10 purchase, for his residence, eighty or irs-
than eighty ac~., he may enter and pntclia.c me s'int y NY
ce nis DC. acre; ifhe IL DESTROYS TO purchase aqi7niiiy over ellh'J
arras and not e,ccrding one hundred AMI sixty acres, be inay
enter amd pir,iae Tile same al seventy-hy Gents pc. acre; anu
IL hc desires 10 pIrcliase 4 quantity aver on; hundred ana shy
acres aud not exceeding Three hundred and l"rn : acres; he iha!
purchase Tie samt at unr doll. u per acre; hnt n" settler sh ~ pGf,
rr,sc , .rcairr oIuutity than three hundred and tneliy acres III =
price below The u, nhmum "i Que dollar aud a quarter per ee'e. l.
~ i,.rc. SIR. ,spradustinn, Tia, de,ested thing which
;s uow forever killed by lie bI! which contains .
uietre in its f;yor. THIS section IL the first ~ n"
Land bin of January, iS.al, and shows tnatiic Seha'or
!rota Kentucky and his friends, dor they oil roiTd ";''
him. "crc :hrs in favor u my bill. why are 'ney
now Dscsinstit' Why omit il in the present DIsir,hu-
In, b,lL. after nsrrl,ng II in one two years ago Why
,l,is chance WEy, crc"pt thlt tho members from the
,a, Stairs. without aiinsc votes II could not pass,
ia 20 taken tie promise fr the deed, and dispensed with
thc fact Of Graruation, for the pledge when me "'t
Contains llyld them responsible, fur tbey cnnld hn7c
- do y,ha, ,,rt,s ,hAy pleased. They coild have pre-
.cr;hrd ,hcir own terms. And hero owe IN apology
/, The Sr..ator hoa Michigan vino sits nearest me-, vi
W,oahr.!nel promised han That we should save an
;n,,,r,ani amendment il lie would stand BY me. lie
did stand by me but The amendment was lost ! iaheo
m nv ejaculation upon Tie \ ;rci;;ia Senators.
SIR there is no difference between raising The price
If ncr lands, and keeping up the price OF old lands
Keer;nr IN the price of old lands IS raising Inc price
for !, raises bad land 10 The price Of good land. IL -
nh tyranny and injustice, and must be resisted as suc"'
Look 10 tho eighth clause of the Declaration oil inoe,
nondence. You will there see that raising inc price OF
i,ud and thereby preventing emigration TO the Ioio'
n y,s one Of the causes Of complaint against the
kim of Great Britain. And now let our new masters
the old States Of the Atlantic board-take neea no"
they give us the same cause OF complaint. "e nea'
N have Justice; and under that head comes srauua''u"
,ssrms Grants like that of Ohio, equitable settlement OF
od claims. and restoration of the lard revenue |" us
national destination. Upon these terms, the new ano
Tho old States will be in harmony: without them, uey
will be in discord. ..nuo
.,n,;ny = posi.ion which facts condemn. They say the
new States will seize al these lands to The exclusion :,
Tho old ones; and, therefore it is necessary lot ,"e ON
c,,es to seize them first. The Senator from Arkansas
INr. Seyier) gave a full answer 10 TINS deIosatoiy 's-
sumption; he showed il 10 be untounded ana s'a'u'.
inns. will add, that 1t is contraoicted ny '"c 80
,.nor NJ our conduct and spcechcs-ihat none Oh US
claim these lands as the property Of Inc ne" 0'a,rs !, ."a'
tho claim TO that effect set up by two or three "esleI"
politicians some wears ago, was condemned Ny every
h,odv-and that, so far from seizing upon ks ."" ::
u" have Chen proposed, and repeated lie proposition IN
1 ss a amer offered to this very bill, to pledge The
nroceeds Of the public lands to the noble purpose o. .t
common defence. My colleague mir L'nnl nhtfe1
The amendment, We voted tor 1t. Inc sehnem,,
from y,rr;nia voted against il; and now charge - w"
a dssinn 10 seize upon the lands Tor OUT o~" USE, "n'
a a,ose ,h,, CHARGE an excuse for selling them them
seIyes. ''l Here is the noble proposition of my colleague
Iis,en 10 it, and enjoy the moral sublime OF sasac,on
u, Bsr,on moved lie reeommitnent of the bill win inst'ne
..ous :; q mend .ay acalns VIZ. Ciay's graduation sections VIA
wa w.. " TessI,. Alien. Benton, Calhoun, Clay Of hlahan's
cn;bhcr,, Fniton, King, Linn, SeiIohers, Morion, N'eno,san
p;src- sey;er. Smith OF Connecticut. Sturgeon, lafpah' "aAhs
,"i,i,m, woodbury., Wright and Y~oune-sl. H.
"s " sie.srs. Archie, Barrow, Rates, Bnynrd, Eerrlen' nn
80 ci,oate. Cjsy OF Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, kvans, Gra