Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-27

,s vour remarks, that the land money was
"yor designed to meet the ''oT@tnaTy taPenAduIs y
N, Fed.rei Government ! How can you Poss'Dy 'e'
concile these conflicting positions ne TASK 70
r, mn; re,y On H. will require some labor
~ :, the above GIola. follow these remarks:
..When the Constitution was adopted The r'sh's OF
Tho States we're not IN ANY manner anuoSeo' uu' VIZ"
on the contrary, in express Terms ainfih'u' a.
1900 40 nuch entitled 10 their dslr5utire share III me
pm; lands as they then. Aad 1t is manifest
ly nv distributing the proceeds of the sales
,h, Tho ;,;1reftoa # tie deed can be comped WIN
Car r. ,hos. proceeds flow into The National treasury
10 he drawn out by appropriation, Tor .ne pu' u
,r,y;n, IN, ordinary expenses OF the National "oVel
men, it is manifest that so lar IRON eacn
:, ,'s and benefit OF The lands according TO then
- o,ac,;ve proportions in the general charge aho
a,,nrc few of the States in which there are al
,,nllv larr. expenditures, Will receive more a 'e
sho- While Others not 80 fortunate, VIII get less, AM
" r The interior States, in which there nre no iorts
- canals no docks no ship yards nor vessels OF war
49, ,ao,s will obtain scarcely dollar IL IS only oy
Mh,rr, the proceeds that the right Of the States lt
An eon participation IN The Lana iuhu can ee sccute'
,h, E.dsr,l Government is the permanent trustee
- ;cb IA entrusted the solemn duty oil protecting ano
,Ea riuh,s Of each and all OF them. ANA we
- bere hy the wav, though not strictly ep
,ey,,, q, The subject that Mr.. Calhoun proposition
r. d;ras tho Federal Government OF control OF The SUD
10; h., snrrende.ina the management OF the lands, or
cert,;n conditions TO The States IN which hey e' woulo
no n.l3ablp breach 81 trust, ana Iahess u'sieeio
of the most binding obligations. -. a.,
IT,, views are, indeed, most extraordinary one
word hive supposed that the adoption ot the Cons'
,r,ion ,brocated the articles of confederation ana al
previous Limitations OF power inconsistent win l'se
'Th. must be so, or it is no Constitution at all lhe
lands once held under the articles oil conledeoh ae
now held under the C0nStatoa by the consent OF the
c,dYg States themselves, who framed and ra'lheo IT,
You do moi rlean Go you tn con nre up tS dead car
cass of the confederation 10 irgh,en the livng spl OF
The Constitution from lis propety: But let ths pass
for the present. -,
The aJonti0n Of the Constitution, it having become I'M
rossbe to "nsceran nth absolute certainty the IRE
spec,iye proportions OF the several States IN the
urr,i clars. anil typendtu1c, aud the deeds oil ces
sion having required tina. the land money should oe
applied according ia these "rfopoTit0aS, the "hoie
affair fails and The fund yeriS back to the States ana
.he Federal Governnment as trustee Is oo"nu 10 nfS
fribuie il amongs. them. TINS is your aTsumeht.-
And here you are met again by difficulty you d'o
not anticipate. Observe You cannot apply the pro
ceeds 10 the "ytRerai charge anil sTpeaattafe, be-
cause you cannot 'aScerGin, jih 0bS0i"te certainty
Tho ..r,.,ec,iee nropoytVas OF tie States IN thus
charge hut when you come TO DISTRIBUTION liie
linn" is easy enough, i. seems. How IS this are
Won ma, IS ,nnch bound 10 follow the limitations ct The
Greds in the one the other: IT you canh" ap
py the proceeds 10 the ccaerat eipcnHdhfe tecause
you cannot ascertain the ratio, how can you 6tstf'o"'
Them The rattp is the in both cases.
Such, Sir, are the difficulties into which you are
led b. p-cconceved opinions. rs to your remarks OF
Mr. Caiicuns proposition, they are equally 'nap' anc
inconsistent, Cons rcss may sell the lands either L
STATS or 10 individuals, or 10 bodies corporate In Ell
Their case ii parts, the deeds enjoiaed it 10 do, w'i
the control OF the subject" After the lands are sold
Congress has no control over them for any purpose
contemplated by the Deeds no matter who onys lein
The 1aoRsg comes into the hands oil the Government
ia, its own USE or for disri50on and there IS ia pat
poIic Greach ri trust, G'hless disregard ct tie mas
5inding allegations" These are your prG@diees tina
spea-not your You shall hear from me agaIn
JEFFERSON.