Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-02-20


The extlnguIshment OF Indian title, that could take
h measure without great pecunIars sacrifice
substitute for the distribution bill. Senators
I nav think reniurInr upon bold ground, and
| ara very sure the Senator from South Carolina.
IN my eye, believes that the position cannot be
maintained: bat lei him hear me, aud then answer
the argument growing out Of a statement OF The
case-for fortunately FIR me the is not to be
made out by argument; the proof lies in the state
Of the facts Of the Arkansas, by The bill
Of The Senator from s c., would receive 30 per
upon the sales Of her unso!d lands. She will
( receive, as the law now stands > per cent, which
taken from her by The bill, and included III the
thirty-tiV per cent; this leaves her thirty per
cent. The distribution bill gives her twelve and
half per cent, and leaves her IN possession Of
her five per cent, making seventeen and one-haI
per and then gives her proportion in the ra-
ito of representa- ION OF the other cIghy-two and
one-haif per cent, which would raise the aggre-
gate amount TO be received by the State to over
twenty per cent, without any expense Of tho land
system, or the eXtIngushmnnt Of Indian title;
leaving, at tins stage of the calcuIltIon, less than
ten per cent. in favor Of Mr. Calhoun's bill. For
this ten per cent. the State would be compelled 10
pay the expenses of the land system, the surveys,
the saes Of the lands, and the eHt1ngulshment of
the Indian tile; for the provisions III the bill arc;
This cess0n, together with the portion OF the
sales to be retained by the States respectively,
under the provisions OF this act shall be in fall
Of the five per cent fund, any part thereof not
already accured to any State; and the said States
shall be exclusively Liable for all charges that
hereafter arise, from the surveys, sales, and man
accuent of the pubic lands, and cxtlagplshmcnt
of Indian title within the limits Of SAID States
snecttvcIy-" Now, SIR. ANY Senator slv that
tI.o Stale could do all that required Of her for
lac ten per cent? Of would any State accept of
Ich proposition IN lieu of the Distribution BIZ,
# both were presented? II may not be amiss to
- IL iittc further INTO the cost Of ibis matter
or, IL the of lmbe the bcadle, to exam
me the spoons, and see if they he pure stuff
VIVA, is included in the cxtInguishmcnt Of Indian
tltc? Ny eye has been turned HIDE 10 that mat
ter, aud there may be some items that even some
# the Senators from the States, now flyor-
ing this bill, have not considered. | will name
some OF them for the consideration OF the Senate.
The cost or expense of cXtIngushinT Indian Ii
lie Includes the expense of holding the treaty, in
Guiding the support ofthe Indians IN their encamp-
rient and IN council; the cost OF the commission
10 hold tho treaty; the price given for The lands;
The rempVal of the Indians wesi the purchase of
lands for them for their new home; their support
in their new position for al least year; tho
ponse OF commission 10 Investigate claims a.
Gainst tdOm-tor all these enter lnto the cons!d- .
eratinn of modern treaties. Would ten per cent.
pay these expenses? Let 0. the States try
II, and, my word for il, such State will be large
Iy minus III the account. Then, sir, the bin is
clearly decisive to the new States-most certain
IL rot 50 intended by the distinguished mover
f'r give him iuI! credit for good faith To those
States--but II seems to me he has not done JUS
t!re to his strong and vigorous mind, by bringing
IL 20 bear fully upon the subject, he would not
have presented this bill as Ist 10 all, special
ly beneficial to any OF the States.
There Is, however, another view OF the CUES
tinn which should settle the matter beyond con
troversy. The argurnen, have introduced has
been confined to an examination Of the bill with
reference 10 the lands living in the State; this is
Ihod yInKy It tna | IN
tended II, rs 1t only one hundred and sixty
millions OF acres, out of the ten hundred millions
OF acres; but still 1t must not be forgotten, thai
while the bill of the Senator from South Carolina
confines Itself to the one hundred aud sixty mil
hons OF acres, the distribution measure the
whole, and distributes not only the proceeds ofthe
ohe hundred and sixty Millions bnt also of the
residue OF the ten hundred millions: and while the
ccssion bill establishes the principle, that so soon
as state is admitted into the Union, the lands
must be coded, the other continues the distribu
tion. Without, therefore, going into the great
variety OF important questions which have been
discussed b. othess relative to The power and ex-
pedlcncy of the amendment Of the Senator from
South Carolina, am compelled to arrive at the
conclusion, that IL Is my duty to vote against it,
and IT II should pass and become law, and the
question should be put to whether the propo-
stion should be accepted by nv State | should
have TO answer in the negative
have now, Mr.. President, arrived at that point
OF the argument when it becomes necessary to
discuss the main subjec before us-I mean the
proposed amendmen, of the Senator from Ken
lucky, (Mr. Cr,tenden.)
Here Mr.. MeFrick asked Mr. Smith TO give
way for motion to diourn. Mr.. Smith having
spoken an hour and half, and II being late
IN the evening, the Senate adjourned; and On the
next day. on the calling Of the special order, Mr..
Smith rose and resumed his remarks.
At the moment Of the adjournment, Mr.. Presi-
10 10 be the m in question before the Senate. .
| had said something about tae graduation and
p presumption bills, and their kindred subjects |
had attempted 10 examine some OF the provisions
nf the bill of the Senator from South Caroiina. /
had admitted The Importance of Inc question be- .
lore US, and ! had urged the great Importance, !
and the urgent necessity, of placing this whole
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