Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-28

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plSrRIECToN.
Those who advocate The DISTRIBUTION o. Tue P''e'1u
Of The public lanes anong the scGerd! safes s'sao "
applying them 10 the common eNrsna'nFes So, o' '';,
States rsly chief the c.dlm oi ui' ih"y 'hs,>'
that these lands do no, belong to the = ou' are W
prnpertv of the several Sa'cs that they were gwen ~
trust to pay the national ceh incurred ~ Tue 'e'p'u
iionary war and 4. ;Gsi debt y exiingniShed 'hti
n-ocerds now eanrc 20 the benefit Of the indv'duai
States and cannot, as'ce, be applied 10 the naoH'
u! expenditure. ., -
To ascertain the soundness Of l'n' seninen, re
course INNS, be had - the Maternal records There
~, b,ye tho sti,nI,,iens on bath sidesihe convey.
onces bv the States Oh the part, aad the nation ;
solemn pledge, A,,, they should be- appropriated or
the other
bvindvduai S,rtes was evenly iiassachusri'S, Con
necl;cut New York, virginia. ; Carolina aud Geor.
ga T. these SIX STATES t.e Un.on indebted "F al!
The public lands winch he wit'." the original hou"ca'
res Of the L. :
On tho 6,a ray of September. 1cD, anterior to any
Of th. except that of NeN York, Congress pass
d am net ~ vh rh tn, siccp.nm"nI To the several
STATES 10 TIE [ aon having c,an> to waste ana ntaP-
propfla:ed luJs the "c',esn couAtrr, lhrra COS
son 10 the / S,.t"s, n; portion al lhcI F's! CIV
claims e., The c3,nyaoa benefit Il the Uni"a Soon
afterwards on The IUa day %! Oci"oer, IN the san"
yeor. they passed resolution containing r'p"ii'"
Of the pied. IN these wcId- A'S"rcd, that Inc unap
propr,a,ed lads :aa, he "'",G ~ ei'"GnSlec u
The L. $ hy au9 uaret.jls $40. PURSUANT 10 He -
last shGN be posed u t,s lbs common pes. "i 'ae
Us"
Thus the national f4.a :2s ,a.jce s,lemny pledged
appropriate Tie proceeds u a.! !n'a's @'"'' -" wy
fonai1R bv&rbt oi ne Ei0a, G"d h"s '"s st''' -" "
The iaG:r.duai states
O., the frs Inv Of narch, i7so, the SAT- of New
York made The ffst grant Of ~esefn TERRITORY 10 me
l. : by James Duane and others, !clr snlF, ~ pur
suaace Of previous act 70! linear rtis'4u' passed. "F
for. the F,A.ral all -nre was full: perfected the
.,c,,non, y.s mai HI; ,,rr.,5ry to coded re!in-
c,,slcd by v!.,ae e. ih act ''sha BE- ana "!tFe !oE
no . ana benefit g such of the :. shall bec"m"
members az the Federal al @, the sad States, ana
for no altar rse o. rurrcS. 'ctgScercr. Ihe agents
reca the l,oru1ge .f tins and make the convey
ance com ,,ru5ata = n ~ terms Now I" chose be-
neGt did all the I,a aad G.sres', thus gfan;sd, eanfc:
T'ba decd answers. t. t.iat IS tie ~. Safes i"P
g,an, contains no in;iuatoH that any StreT@ ncfes'
e. ore, % vest ~ The Stats bn. expressly negiies
arrb ci,m |, mot ouiy declares that the title shall
ennr ..f,r the t!sr ana benefit o the : but adds
tse n,gatre declaration, land othtr use or par
nose whatsoever ina ablrst cpnvsyaaccr could nf'
ayse Ieo,o 70 mere albeit; he lie and pro
coed, Of iEee land. In liz. Ion, AID epel eli Claim
IA, several interest o5 Distribution.
In the preamble to th;s Act II IL. indeed, stated as
or, ,,nr,y. I, ,a,tiac the Grant ''that whereas the
-. ~. c,e,i., .l,n, and ny+rc,,;a! union recon,
'.ni.d t., ,be L,ra4o,lr .'.u..e,s Of thu q. S OF
ta,n, L,y. m, p-nycd acccn,asie 10 all The States,
:, b,vi,, L..n conceived that 4 portion o. the waste
,i,;,,,d .s,,,tnrv y.,tIlio tie limits or claims OF
-, g., ,,~t,, ., ha ao,,onriacd as u common
.J e.. ~. ox,-.,.c, of The, waf and the people al
~ St, = ,. -, III nccasions disposed 10 nantes
81. -a,,a H., ,ba r .i-r States and earnest dcs,re
=, ,r,n,e ,I. sene,a Hare" &c. From this !; has
hem INFERRED, IN, IS ;hc d. III incurred b. the Rcvo
l.onary wa7 is paid tie a. jet o. t!ic grant Is salts
fed far the |. ) are cnnoc!"eo ana t't'f tt''
consequently Terminated il 'his CONSTRUCTION o' 'h'
grant eoani, II would not ""y G'ses' ''e nao
States of all farther clam Oh 'e '""CS e'"'" y "
State OF Ne" YORK, "u' ai ".u''r' ''y w
"o ,aout ca'n ihe title tno't 'iie sa'e I".t! u''s
and would tie as 10 that properly, conclusive avg"
ment agiinst Distribution u 'he grant were 'ius =,
Ined, II would De IN Tue nature oi III ''SaSe W."
power SAT-, and tire title to tbs surplus when shou'
remain unNo'd aiet the dro' WIS Ius,
vert 10 the g-aa;ors; 50 ta' ne''hcF 'hs
;he individual States could cia' any 'ef'nsF ~ u
IN the land out I. "o"'" 'est, - VI. -
ot New sp'k. N9ll'',- c""'" " ''''e '"'' 70 "s
.ocates G" d'Si,|1''1A ''1" ,''," "''' :" ;,ir :
:rom ia c"asi%T'a''"a. nu' ~" ~ -"' " NO
sron"Gi'kS, = '''' t: '''' "a VT" - ~ ,',:
10 the II HEs@ s'ats, &'h'l' ii''1'"h 20 '''u'''o"
Fortunately inf u'osr ~ ""''a '"' 'e""is'' % '''
p'"yed tttFe Is "'','"- /" e''''' - sax "''' e'""
which, lays ahy i'"hoa''n" ''i s"'" sl''".'' - .
The ntN, grant VI We ".a'' y. N''' 20 100. 80.
virginia, 80, %, ,.,,, iS2 a,,,,,1"d tho,
$40" hs'a '' .''s 49, ~ . =. M ,In,t,d Sioics H.
'f' S"'ss 81 7-tae, Il -, ,;ycr o., N e,n-rs
'A"oS w ,' ,, .b,r. ,,sriioned recomnenda
'''r'r' - C s.,.srber 6. 1850. ".or til, com
''. - g, - ~. II,ien ard they enac, that III,
49, ,.,.i ,,...,. certain reservations "sIaii BE-
$780,. o',o,n,n f,,d far ;he use and benefit O
- - ,r I,,;s,, States rs lave become or shall te
soch "a '"' M, ,-.,or ~ rederal alliance
>,.he cid States Virginia inclusive, according Il
~ .e rn,n,,i5ns IN the rrntf raj charge an,