Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-13

,e. and benefit of the States, ana mol 70 VIC
mon uso s. 80 ~ ,h.m The fund not an maj
.;dvaI but aeommon fund, and there was no
vaon or remainder over TO any one OF Ths funds
IN; "a The Main language of the oeeos. Inc 'u"o'
"' a. lands was to be as the Treasury no" is,
i.on. fund and the only difference between Inc
md the present u.s. that, then, each Slate Pau 10
yn s,varatc quota while, now, the "hoie IS pau VIZ"
ont particular reference TO the STATES. m. |nns,;
o'nd i not now divided, it was then ne Consu'
- under which we now live makes the dii1etence,
~ - The character of the fund.- but in the mode OF us
application: -. ,,;,ns nrev;ous 10 the 9TH Of
March, 1859, when our present ~, a..s ~
| ,o,;on The Constitution, which took the place 0,
,h old articles of the Confederation was framed anu
flied nv the very States which made the cesS'on,
above referred TO. This instrument contains no WIN
designating specific applications, or recognizing ,e.9,
s;on1ru claims, in regard to the lanes. Nehei w
Jsads IF cession from North Carolina and Georgia, Inc
Sr executed the 25h February 100, and the secoho
the 10th June 1902 contain any clause or mila'ioh
Ike character but expressly declare that The lanos
coded 10 the Union TO be disposed OF oy congress
and the proceeds to constitute "c0mMoh JuHu ~.
Inc use and benefit of that Union. Nothing is sa'e
,bou the s'propoyons" in the general charge ana CT
,nduurcs as in the previous deeds tor the PLAIN fea
son that the States longer contributed qnotas' a.
under the articles Of Confederation but the money
necessary for lis support, was raised d'recuy oy Inc
| deral Government
Now in the face of these facts, uncontroverted anf
how is that you and your party car
boldly tell the people that these coded lands "0siong
10 the States respectively and not to the Govefnmen.
The Union, Were they no. coded; did not the states
in their very deeds, expressly part with ""l met,
rish, tile interest," jursdietion claim in, over, and
TO those lands and prescribe that their proceeds shou
constitute a COMMON ruSp" for the use and beneht
the IT, s.. How then you venture to assert ina
they "6eiOng" to the States in their several and fepa
rate characters!
know that you and your party, taking the idea from
Mr. Clay, pretend that these lands were gwen 10 Con
gress in the way of special trust; which trust being
answered the right results back 10 the States by wa,
of reverson. But where, sir, do you find this speeia
trustp Was for the payment of the Revolutionary
debt: So your party leader Mr. Clay ventures to IN
innate in his speech in 1911. But neither he, nor any
one else, can find any clause to warrant the assumption
in the deeds OF cession. | defy you 10 produce any
such clause in any of the deeds Of cession Sue,
if such had been the sOie principal object oil tht
cession it would have been mentioned; and that, too
in no doubtful language.
But am not content, in this instance either, to res
upon the mere negatrc will take the responsibilities
of the atrma,ire, and show, frs that the assumption
is inconsistent with ITSELF and second that if admitted
i, gives no color of in favor of that humbuss
which your party leaders are now playing Oft upon tue
people will make this The subject of another letter
JEFFERSON.