Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-22

.T,kat accumulated Gep'. WIZ; 'He ueo'S
The revolution, and II thc late 'faT,)
.be deflay,ng of the ord'nsry expenses 81
,,t the conditions of"thc compacts made
,,r,etor States may be regarded TO nave
Observed = bat 1t contends, that 'ney
..b, n,5,ic deb; had been cischarged-ior,
no; thea wanting Tor the purposes oil
>asn;. when mixed up too with The MONIES
-, the duties on foreign goods-that iarSe
,i is actual wants was thus ahnuahy
=, ,ae public Treasury, and the pr'ncipie oi
ds,ritnt,ou among the States 'r"s, Tor
.n,ir,ly lost sight of-that "large sums had
~ ~ r,rl,crlar States lille all par,ici-
w., benefits of common fund, &c, &c,
|,,o,ber States OF The Con.cdeiacy, except
with which they found II impossible TO
''., ,La, no, orly in the shape OF money, Tor
',,hr lndsA but that the lanes themselves
,.,.d hv Congress in large quantities to
:,a S,,,es. while no corresponding grants
~.rs :, o,hcrs-and that those grants, other
,r,< made for common schools, &c, nc,
"rla acres. Nc, &c, &c. l his argu-
~ - state, ,ha, 'by placing at The disposal
,hs,- dls,rlbu,ablc share OF The proceeds,
,.r,,,I At once be afforded against all VIOLA
Il ,,,,s.ls, IN regard To them, vigilant sentiaels
.,., il, ulaced over the action oil Congress,
p,s,,nbia further went on TO state, that Gin
.bc amount OF the proceeds OF the public
the pubic revenue, there is no sooc reason
',.n- un!er prudent administration OF the
o., the imposition ot additional turMens on
III /, lcicrcies Of revenue should arse,
,.a,v 70 BE- permanent, II becomes the So
80 ih,<e 10 whose hands are entrusted tie
. ,ss,s o. the people, 10 lock narrowly TO The
tons. and, as Jar rs practicable, 10 restrain
Fl ,t... - - annual income.
4 r,esabie Of THIS report was not unanimously
/ ,v the House OF Delegates. The fact was, that
c,,s made 10 strike IT out, and adopt the Re-
a.. themselves. This was lost, s. to 29-And
,Gss;,on was taken on the Preamble, and car.
Nd, DIVISION Blu; il requires some stretch
,..,v 10 saw, that If the House had been poled,
ave been carried unanimously. When the
/ -. carried 10 The Senate, the Wings could no,
j through
.y,n ms Repor, does not claim the lands as the
-,oe.ty oi The States. IL only sets up the doc
1 ., the tfpsi for the common interest of all the
IS MT en At all times carried out by Congress
a.s / likely 10 be so-and, therefore, that 1t
h.. yes: and most expedient to distribute the
.nony the States. The resolutions, how
scl were adopted by various majorities, show
~ ,o.n, which was then taken by the Wings
se-e IS follow
,e rr!r! ~ ;iu>; ior the benei, Of all the
tu. Genera! Assembly doth earnestly urge upon Con
w ,lna,un of some equitable pan for The di>trilu
ereer,t> OF the sales thereof among the Sta,es.
, , acquired bV The /. =, hy purchase are held
,t ,u;,a benefit ui al, the States, and this General
t.h declare ihr cpuon that the m"> JUS, and ciu:ta
.pit. 81 he ngtt pfoc'tus of Tie sa'eS ,icfe" Is
AKIN r sane IN a.t proportions among all TIC States
,t4..l Rs,oa'ioa srsSef.eaiiy mered BY ;hr Eyer.
r-.!.it.. Tha, h, ,hr foregoing resolutions urging
a...n Il The proceeds Of the sales OF the public lanGS
..,t4,. tot NO
tc,cf Congress passed the ID March, 1883 Tor The set
fr waflH commonly called the Compromise Act; bat
,.vr Il, ls5y ecre, and -rS'eei aGt me sad C0"p''
.4r4.. b. tot Jsertl an! Usr'o!ci'
Preamble aad Resolutions, then, so tar from max.
q ,lr case that the lands belong urqnaiItiedly
4. States. As the t. Wing would contend, contain
.ameu, to suppor, tins proposition. There are
3, Of It directly at war with it. For, If they be-
lie States as States subjec, only TO the payment
debt of the Revolution, how comes it to pass,
ia, .hcy coeld have been applied 10 the discharge
!s5.s d! II, l..e w:r: ii How could the broad
,e Ice laid down, that they may be distributed,
tie customs are now sufficient to pay the
IS OF the Government; DO not both these
,ioas admit, that II there he any new debt
r. rs ,here now is; ii the other resources of
ycrnmen. fI,l TO pas is expenses, Us they now
ieqlo;ably DO, the proceeds may be applied, in
amer, 10 the reliefof HE Federal Treasury) low
!. / 10 pass in the - place, that the States shall!
t,eye the proceeds, il the duties are 10 exceed ~
a, and il the Compromise act is TO be violated
Us conditions indeed, with which TO clog the
-.sble rights OF the States! How comes the DIS
IN &c. t,eli to impose such conditions: Whence
n,ress Obtain the power TO lay such restrictions
.e rights Of the States, ii the doctrine o.: The K.
|. Dc correct And again, whence the ether pTovi-
l4l IN case Of war, the States are not to receive
,,rbu'able fund: Every fact is at war with the
ls.eroa Of the Wing.
!, whole scope Of the argument, and in TACT the
so;ds of the Report admit, that if the Govern.
e IN deb, as 1t viii be III the course Of this year
Ire than 20 mlions)-if the revenues fall short
. binary expenses (as they deplorably are at tho
ID, TINE: (-ii s'Gdditiondi buTihens are 10 be i'm
~ commerce. las is now TIE asc,)-if the ZIP.
atoms are not cut down to the ipts-wliy,
sny Of these cases, and much more IN all the
r1c.s with the proprietor States would be fai:h.
5.eryel," by appropfating the proceeds 20 the
rel expenses, and the States could not urge sha.
+; pre,ension. Such is the legitimate deduction
The boosted Repor. of 80.
Al warrant is there in the Constitution for the po.
Of the Wing: Congress may dispose of the public
.aG otter property Dispose OF the lands, ofcourse,
n, - the strict principles Of the Constitution
y as ''tomWoa Fund for the use and benefit OF
States. And If these lands can be distributed
the several States. why not the other property
81 lae money IN the Treasury, the ships, aud forts,
&c
ut warrant is there in the Deeds Of Cession:-
confer them as Common Funf, for the benefit
.ie States as L. States, not ofSeparate States -
SO nigh. say 10 the r. Wing, as al able writer IN
80; L?uchbuFg Republican tells his compeeT, Mr.
81! II. To!er, after recitng the Deeds OF Cession
e lace OF these facts, uncontroyerted and lnconro-
g. ho~ is II that you and your party can boldly
people that these ceded lands 'dciong' 10 the
s r'Spsrtireiy, and not to the Government OF the
@ We're they not ceded did not the States, in their
--sds expressly part with 'ad their right, tue, in
T. sEtSdcii0n, c!aim in, over, and 10 those lands,
y scribe that their proceeds should constitute a
So irSD 70, Ike use and benefit of the Uai,ed
s- liHw then can you venture 10 assert that they
- l. the States IN their several and separate char
). the WIG IS guilty Of n still more unfortunate
The public lands are Of two so.ts-those waich
celcd, aad those which were subsequently Jouah!
" 'ana and Florida, and paid for out Of the pub.
ma
a. to taac the weakest caseD how can even
@aec lands be claimed as the property OF the
= al has been concIusivelv showa, from au-
e public records, that the lands, unaided BY
revenues derived from imposls, would never
pa'd the Revolutionary debt, if indeed they
&, Up to this period, have betrayed the expenses
iec SIMPLY on their own account; that that debt is
annually being paid from the Treasury Of the
n N the shape of Revolutionary pensions, in
MS cutie equal 10 the ordinary proceeds Of the lands
nat The deeds Of cesson merely conveyed the sove-
y over the territory and the right to purchase the
"a Tile, that beng al, the States held and could
- all which they did convey in full and absolute
~ without reservation or condition, other than
We lands should become a common fund from
~ ytry State thcn in existence, and every State