Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-01
(Erom .popdGa's Giobs.,
rur nIsTpInI'r.uE Act

now arrived at point display part Of lis lruit; and
right for the people 10 pause and contemplate II,
and what manner OF fruit !, bears The Isl {" July Is
Jus; hand; and by the terms OF The act hall year
income of the land is payable TO The States;
hat - 10 say the few Of them who have rot declined
the miserable gift FIRST, hat is the amount TO be dis
tr,bued3 THIS we learn from the li'e tbates IN The
cnatcwhere lie grass amount OF the land sales Tor
the half elapsed, ascerained 10 be about Sioo
GGO From this, ali the expenses OF the land system,
and The per cenups TO the new States, to Se de-
dnc,ed before the grand distribution Of the golden prize
can commence among the States. These are ascertaned
in Senate document No 80, TO be as fellows:
l. Amount of expenses of surveying tie pnbllc lands,
and Of salaries and expenses of the Offices of the sur
yeyors- general, ascer'aned and estimated Tor The
wear ISL S2c5 732; Of which take The half Tor
The half wear SOL 81
Amount Of salaries and expenses Of the
General Land Office FOR The year ISL,
the sum of 1921 SOS; Of which take half GO,ssl
- Amount of incidental expenses paid at
TIE land Offices, including salaries COM
missions and allowances Tor the Transport
ia,ion of the public moneys for three quar-
,ets of the year l-ll the sum Of Soi,3e6;
Of which take two.thIrds for the half
wear $3.50
l. Amount of ) per centum for roads and
canals, by the compacis 10 the new States,
ON the gross amount OF the sales, 2o'oVo
sa37 ,755
This makes the sum Of S237 1:,3 to be deducted from,
the 500 ,000 before any distribution under The act
commences consequently the gross sum ($lU0,Ooo) IS
reduced to SlG2245 before the division OF the spoil
commences. This small enough in all consci-
cncc bu, j. De made a,ll smaller before the beau
t;ful rcpar,on begus. The new States are emit
tied 20 preliminary division among themselves be-
fore the grand division among all the family takes
place. and ,hs ten per cent slices oil lo224 from the
aoresaid 62 245. leaving the universal grand aggre-
rae Of Sl50G00 to be then divided equally among
iwenty.sx States three Territories and District Of
Columbia! containing population of eighteen millions
Of soul.! This Will give to each SOUL II fairly DIVIDED
the Of 10 lS;hs of cent that ~ 10 say, divide cent
into eighteen parts and the happy recipient of the
tional bounty will receive . OF those parts This will
be the dividend by The head and, the division ought
to be fairly made and there fractional parts
of silver small enough 10 make it, would suggest
and prouse issue OF small copper Tor the occasIon
snd-to avoid delay that the branch mn's he allowed to
coming the copper before the bill Tor their abo
liton is gagged through Congress.
This is the amoGn for dstributnn: Sl50,0G0 Sure
iy this mountain has been delivered Of mouse But,
small as it miserable contemplate, ridiculous, and
lau 1iabe as il is-t is still more than Federal Wing.
rery able pay; and the doctrine Of reputation has
been applied to il! The little tariff bill has postponed
the rayment-and that without asking the consent OF
tie receiving Staes-uni The LIST day Of August; and
thus the States which had condescended TO make pro-
vision for receiving their magnificent portions on the
!.t day of JULY find themselves humbugged BAN.
For two most powerful reasons. In the first place, be-
cause the land money has been used up and the Urea
suy has neither got il, is able 10 borrow 1t, to
make present Of ii 10 the accepting States In the
aext place, because the delivery Of the dividend would
expose lis nsgn fcanoe, and produce revulsion in
Ike public mind, which would cover tie authors of the
scheme with shame and disgrace. These are the rca'
sons for he pos porenent. And when August comes,
how will it be pad BY borrowing at per cent and
selling Government; stock under par This IS the COM
p!exion which the great bribery scheme has GENE:
sIn,000 10 divide among eighteen millions Of people:
NJ nouey ready ay.day put OF; loan 10 be made by
shaving Government bonds. aud no credit at home or
abroad. Such is the issue Of distribution!
To;he States which expected great things from this
miserable attempt 10 hrte the people with their own
money! the result, must be notifying TO the last degree.
he States which have made provision for receiving
tie money, must feel themselves hun5ugged those
which have refused TO receive il, may feel proud that
they have The wisdom and The patriotism to keep out of
tie rid culous scrape To the States in which the
pubic lands lie, fact is revealed which justes all the
ante ;Iaons from this ncasure-hat it was TO change
tie whoe policy Of tle Federal Government towards
ten ad 10 make them the tenants and vassa.s of the
old States. This proved by the fact, that lands
haze been brought mic market since the distribution par
" g into power; and none Will b. brought in until they
buy up all the Gla lands Federalism intends that the
old lands shall b. all bought up al dollar and quarter
an acre, before lands are brought into market !;
and when new lanes do come in, the lords and
,ers Of the new States CHER lords and maslers
will take car have bidders the ground to up
the land 10 the hshest possible price for which IL can
be sold These facts now apparent; and let the
new States attend 10 !!.er rights time. They have
increased representation under the new census and
not man should be elected 10 Congress who IS
not in favor Of pbol'shing Tie tyranncal and corrupt
Distribution act and of selling the old lands at gradu
aed and reduced prices In the mean time, the design
of Federalism to make the people buy all the old lands
81 % per acre, only be met by doing as tue peo
pie have already done-lha is, refusing TO buy them
That is case in which Tie gag cannot apply Old
lard canno, be crammcd into The mouths, and thrust
down The Threats Of the people, BY the gag rules OF Fe
derasm People cannot be found to buy up all the
fuse land before they allowed any more fresh land
Federalism may think so, but its mistake. They had
as well try 10 make man cat up all The bones on his
plate before he is allowed any more meat, thus Try
10 make the teopc Of the States buy up all the
fuse land tefore they are allowed any new.
TuE GAG WITH 4 NENGEAScE The twelve line
tariff bill underwent an essential change IN the Senate
The change 10 strike out proviso inserted by the
House, which prevented the posponemt Mt of the dislr