Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-26
THE LAND MONEY AND THE PURIsTs

THE LAND MONEY AND THE PURISTS.
The National l,tsgencer tells good nnecdoie
Of the Hon. Mark Anthony Cooper ard the Govern.
or Of Georgia, touching the land money. Il well
illustrates common. place truism, thu, those who
meke the greatest pretensions to virtue, are those
who are least burdened with that rae commodity.
Georgia was the first State to turn up her nose at
the itsl OF touching the unclean thing, 1.-THE land
money! and she is the frs, to beg for her share
Richie and his chas,e crew will scarcely wait for
violent measures 10 bring them the same pass
1.-TWO days since, demand Of rather an ex,r,
ordinary nature came from the Treasury-nothing
less than order from the 'democratic' Governor
of Georgia, MIR Mcdonald. for tina, States dividend
OF the land distribution fund,
''we may here, Just incidentally remind our read
ers that Georgia led the way, lesslativey in re-
Jecting, with indignation any share m this fund As
n base bribe,' with which she would not CONTAINS
nate her fingers Thus G.orsia has had The don
! be honor OF giving the first example both of feneI
/ ling and OF soliciting the pollution OF this distribu.
tion.
"As if Fate had owed Democracy n further gr,,dge.
| It was I've learn) the honorable Mark A Cooper
B., whom his excellency the Governor delegated for
the discharge OF this delicate duty; which, IL is said
| Mr. Z. performed, alter all due Iepugnancs and
with every proper protest. The matter was some.
what pressing, there being no other means forth
coming to escape the sionoring Of the State by
failure 10 meet a certain impending payment of in
terest on her public debt.
''Mf Cooper it is further said, would have hesi,a.
ted hut for the notary public-a func ionaty ns in.
flexible as p u;o himself. MIR Cooper bsihourht
him Of all the sloties OF democracy all is hIgb
prineiples.-Was he TO sell the large space Of lis
eternal honors' for the vile trash Of a share in the
land sale,i All his republican blood cufdled At the
thought, AMI his State Rights soul sank within him
at the bare suggeson.-Since the distress Of Cato
over the fall Of Romln freedom, never was patriot
reduced 10 such a catastrophe.
"ln shot. MrCoooper might perhaps have finch.
go, oui that, rs the story goes, while hi. heart was
org with ccniending emotions Of magnsnimiiy ard
shame, certain director Of the Central Bank Of
Gsorgn (sfnt for the purpoge) plucked him by the
enr, rs Minerva does Achilles IN the HAD and 70.
. minded him that the United Sites Treasury was
notIn very pelhouc state; that the rule there was
rs al grist mills FIRST come first sorved' and that
since application igos to be nndc, IL had better be
made while there was something TO be so'; for that
the shame Of asking, bad II was, was nothing 10
\ the shame Of asking IN vain.
"At these opporture suggestions MIR Come,
4 frightened up. ID you say tasked he) that the
Other states hay'n al put IN long ago for the mr..
hey' ana leli The Treasury as completely cleaned
y out os when Mr. Van Buren, went awayl
. The director insured him that he believed the
Sales which had assented to the Inv were not Ia If
rs Keen Tor the money those which had refused ~
T we are MOI sure that the dialogue was precisely
~ The words hot We have given. we tell the toie
as It was tod 70 u.s. and have IL from several sources
the most undoubtcd. Of tho result Of the appca.
9 ton we shall probably be obc 10 sneak hereafter
, some doubt, we understand, yet hangs over IL.
= The President Bsad TO have some tcfuples about
INC duucs nd whether they are not now TO be con.
'idefsd having risen above the 20 per cent Of the
compounds oc"
5 10 reply to tho above Mr.. Mark a. Cooper Ia
I made kind NJ response which closes as follows:
: u have made no dem1nd for tho money ct any
Tune, and have declined 70 do 50. n any ono else
, has, am no, advised. NOdoubt the intention was
ana r., on the part Of tho Governor, 70 demand and
n receive u. This he does under his views Of EIEcU
. TyE duty.
will thank you to publish his correction. and
n obise yours, &c. MARK a. COOPER
q NoTg IT THE EDTroRs. -- Certainly, Mr. Cooper
VIC VIII publish YOU note, To- courtesy % you thoug
We 10 not perceive that " controyers the essentla
m incis NJ reported In conversation and re- produee,
4 N the Whispering Gallery" l.i true, Il seems
10 th1t power of attorney has been Transmitted by
me Governor Of the State Of Georgii 10 Nr Coop
~ o. authorznZ him TO receive that States DIVIDEND
3. Of NE Land Fund; that Mf Cooper has pfesenttt
% mat claim >, tho Treasury; and that Director o
Df the Ceniul Bank Of Georgia hrs been here, II
communication with Mr. Cooper on the subiect
if ovncing vefy natural desire 70 know whether th
- money would 10 forthcoming IN me N puy he in
Of ,efo on tho 5ate debt, &c. These VIC take IT, az,
ID a'I The iics that oro material IN tho case.
ic " not inuma'ed IN the article In our last that
IN m dcm1ndnc tho money, Governor Mcdonald act
II 81 m any o'hef Than an Executive capacity, no
v mt Mr Cooper personally aPpTOpsd Of his demand
ie ns N any capacity"