Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-06-26

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'..Delipouency, on the part OF the debtor States,
would he inevitable, and there would be no efiectu'
nj remedy for the delinquency. They would come
AGA in and again to Congress, soliciting time and in
diligence, until finding the weight Of the debt in
tolerable Congress, wearied by reiterated appli-
cations for relief would finally resolve to expunge
the debt; or, If Congress attempted to enforce its
payment, another and worse alternative would be
embraced. T..
"If the proposed cession be made for price mere
" nominal 1t would be contrary to the express con-
ditions of the original cessons from primitive States
TO Congress, and contrary to the obligations which
the General Government stands under to the whole
neople eff the United States, arising out Of the fact
Thai The ACQUISITIONS of Louisiana aud Florida, and
from Georgia, were obtained at great expense,
horne from the common treasure, and incurred Tor
the common benefit. Such gratutous cession
could not be made without positive violation OF
solemn trust, and without manifest injustice TO the
old States. And its inequality TO the new States
would be as marked as its injustice to the old would
be indefensible. Thus Missouri, with population
of i4O 455. would acquire IS, 292, l0l acres; and
the State of Ohio, with population Of 935 ,SS4,
would obtain only 5,5e5,S34 acres. Surprising
division of the lands among the citizens OF those
two States respectively, the citizen Of Ohio would
obtain less than six for his SHARE and the cit
zen of Missouri upwards of two hundred and sew
epty-two acres as bis proportion.
"Upon full and thorough consideration, the com
mittee hive come to the conclusion that it is eXpe-
dent either to reduce the price of the public lands
or to cede them to the States. They believe,
| IN the contrary, that sound policy comedies with
the duty which has devoved on the General Gov
eminent TO the whole of the States, and the whole
of the peosle of the Union and enjoins the preser
yatien of the existing system as having been tried
and approved after long ano triumphant experience
But in consequence of the extraordinary financial
prosperty which the United States enjoys, the ques-
. 80 matt lSt Gpnp-
raj Government steadily retains the control Of this
great national resource in its own hands, after the
payment of the public debt the proceeds Of the sales
of the public lands, no longer needed to meet The
ordinary expenses Of the Government, may not be
benefcially appropriated 10 some other objects for
a limited time!"
The Senator from New York has adverted
for another purpose to the twenty eight millions
, OF surplus divided a few years ago among the
States. He has said truly that it arose from the
, public lands. Yves not that in effect, disr!bu-
ton? Was it not so understood at the time? Was
it not voted Cor by Senators practical distribu-
ton? The Senator from North Carolina (Mr.
! MANGuM) has stated that he did, did. Other
Senators did, and no one, not the boldest, will
have the temeriy to rise here and propose to re-
D qure or compel the Senate to refund that money.
: If, in form, it was depose with the States. in
: fact and in truth it was distribution. So it was
! then regarded. So it will ever remain.
Let us now see, Mr.. President, how this plan
OF cession will operate among the new States
themselves And appeal more especially tc
e the Senators from Ohio. That State has about
0 million and half of inhabitants. The United
= States have (as will probably be shown when tn,
returns are published Of the late censrs*) popu
: lation Of about fifteen millions Ohio, then, hal
= within her limits oneenth par. of the population
= Of the United States. Now let us see what sor
re OF bargain the proposed cession makes 70
e. Ohio.
ID IMr. ALLEN here intefposed, to explain tina
is the vote he gave for Mr.. Calhoun's plan Of ces
ot sion to the new States was on the ground Of sub
y stituting that in preference to the plan OF distrbu
!. ton among all the States
=, 70 Oh! ho!-ah! is that the ground Of the Sen5
&c tors vote?
2. [Mr. ALLEN said he had had choice betwee
Is two evis-the amendment of the Senator fror
TO Sonth Carolina and the amendment Of the SEM
I'd tor from Kentucky, and it was well known on hi
II side Of the House that he took the first only as
10 less evil than the lastl
u Well; all will say is, that that side Of tn
" House kept the secret remarkably well. Lou
,h laughterl And no one better than the Senate
himself. There were seventeen votes given i
a favor Of the plan Of the Senator from South Ca
nd DINA, to my utter establishment, at the time.
n had not expected any other vote for it but that
=. the Senator from South Carolina himself and tn
ns Senator from Michigan, (Mr. NoRvELL.) n
* other did, or suppose would rise and vote to Gee
ge away, without any just or certain equivalen
on more than billion Of acres Of the public land
IN the People Of the United States. If the vote
in the other fifteen Senators was also misunderstood
"a, in the same way as the Senators from Ohio,
i hu shall be very glad Of it.
, re But was going to show what sort Of barga
lc- for Ohio, her two Senators, by their votes, a
Is peared 10 be asserting to- There are 800 900 acr
emit OF public land remaining in Ohio, after being cu
ro- ed for near half century, thirty five per cent
u.s. the proceeds Of which are 10 be assigned to tn
CT, Stately the plan OF cesson. For this trifing co
" slderation she is 10 surrender her interest in II
Tor millions OF acres-in other words, she is to gi
lis. l6 millions Chat being her tenth) for the slns
pre interest secured to her in the 800, 900 acres
the as believe and have commended, the principle
er. cessicn, being once established, would be final
ley extended 10 the whole public domain, then Oh
Us would give 100 millions of acres OF land, 9Th
~ being her tenth part OF the whole Of the pub
md lands) for the comparatively contemplate co
,er, sderaton that she would acquire in the $780,
CHI. acres. capital bargain this, to which 81
the posed the two Senators had assented, by whic
au- in behalf Of their State, they exchanged 100 m
nat lions oil acres OF land against 900,O 900 IA laug
do not think that the Senator's explanati
$50 did MT ,o,a r.. oo.a;S / - ~ W 80,
we No! that is very bad, but, bad as it may be, ii
ice. not so great an evil as distribution and he p
hat erred ii to distribution. Assuming that the pl
low lie lands will yield only five millions Of doll