Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-25
THE ISSUEi

small the State receive or rriec, ;,s ouo,, =, It,
Land Fund7 This is the question. Tb, il Tho
| issue Tor The People themselves TO decide WI,
GOOD viii DC accomplished by rejecting il. wbO, evil
| incurred by receiving i'll The money clearly he.
| longs 10 the States, and il held by Consrsss in
trust for them. 1t does not properly pertain ~ IN.
ordinary expense, of the Government. and c,nro,
TO used for that purpose, without a violation Of ,ho
trust Congress has, in the exercise OF its undoubcd
right reinquished, by an equitable distribution
among tho States, the trust fund thus held bv I, I.
there any thing immoral in ths-anv thing sinh
versive Of the rights OF the States3 Arc IN. nov..
ct the Federal Government increased by s,ripning
toi h'IeVenuesf Is the sovereignty of the States
impaired Ivy repenishing their Golfers with their
own money!
But the distribution has been ordered. and III.
states have TO refuse receive their shares If
any State rejects its quota, it is to be distributed
among The other asserting States. Will Virginia
oe one oil those to reoudiate her own hes,age1 Will
size IN ut ofabs,rac, folly, bite of her nose to sp,e
her lace Is her Treasury so redundan,-Are her
people SO hourishing-have they so much money
'hat they know not what to do with il, that thew
VIII court additional Taxation7 These are living
practical questions for the people to decide
Wo would exhort them, before they reiec, this
land, to consider well the consequences. Unless
THIS land fund s distributed among all the States
now, the time Is not distant, when it will be appro
pt'a'ed 10y the new States to themselves exclusive
~. Threats of this kind have already been made,
and they will be carried into execution as SOON nc
the West has the ascendency in the national Coun-
Gus or even controlling voice in the Presidential
eeetIon. In this view then, the question with ViT-
g'nm, Is something or nolhingi But if the fund il
not distributed, will it 81 into the National Trsa-
sdry, IN mitigation Of Taxes1 Not at oil. Tn,
antagonist scheme TO distribution submitted by MIR
Linn OF missouri, IS TO squnnder il npon harbours,
'o''heailons and whatever wild project the profit
sacy OF FEDERAL rulers may be able devise for the
purpose of debauchins the people and bnyIng
votes. The incxhausiible character OF this fund.
too, Is consideration, which ought not TO be dis
regarded IL will last for hundreds OF years and in
crease every year. During the las, year, the pro-
ceeds OF the sales were small, because very few
lands were put into market; and for that very rea-
son. they mus; be very considerable during the pre-.
sent year. writer in The Enquirer even admits
that Virsin'a's portion will exceed S9OOOOO-it
will probably reach nearer 100000 sum al
most equal to the entire revenue OF the State And
TO crafty the factions spirit Of Locoiocoism, tho
people are called upon to reject this princcly in.
soms, which willrelieve them of taxation complete
their improvements, and educate every child 10 the
limits Of the Commonwealth.
We take issue with the Locos on this point, and
VIC eheerfully so before the jury Of the Common
wealth upon II.