Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-13

IL 10 not my purpose in these leITers To- de rpnre
han group together. wIihost extended cosameot
SOME iacfs and cUissideraisr. an supoort n rd H.
us'raiion Of the reasons sIs the necessity of tha
measure which propose. which space did not al
low in the address 10 my constituents, which has
been published.
The Necessity for The measure is apPNreat in The
general distress o the county, IN fin.pcal bene.
ats u the ~hOle cOuoIry. aud IA the fact uanle,l
to every rejoicing mind. that the Government il.
sell can never have credit and prosperity until cred
u and prosperity IS restored To the States; the bJy
| Cannot be vigorous when the members ar. p,r.Itz
cd. The general benefit 10 the enure naIion Is
therefore tive sufficiently slrolg to in Iuc, the
speedy adoption of the measure
B"i al were necessary To urge mare specific
reasons Than have been adduced they are n
hundanily numerous aud fOrcihlS to serufe IN,
passage of the measure.
The Sluies have a ccnirlhng reasnn 10 d.m1ni
The measure the ftci Mat the public land. were
never intended, when the Constitution was formed
TO be a &c national rcyenue fer the supp,rt
1T the General Government. The States gave To
Government Otlef 0nd abundant means of r,isu.p
oeveuue for oil ITS ordinary and extraordinary ex.
PeadiIures. The States surrendered To the General
Government the public lands Tor their spe,iaI ben
eft. They made the General Government the a.
gent or trustee To dispose oGthe pnblic lands and
Ia distribute among all the aes the product of TIN.
trust fund upon an equiinbls aud just basis
/ When The General Government rs, umed the deb
of the States IN 79O. the proceeds of the sales ol
tho public lands were pledged until the liquiJa.
On Of that debt; hut he Limitation of that law ex-
tended only To the time OF payment. If an account
4 were opened and the Government credited with
| all the mnney II has expended 6r the pu lie land.
and with interest to Seplember 10; and IL the Go
vernment were charged with all the mouey It has
received from the public lands. and the dunaiiou,
and grants which Il has made VITA interest To- the
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| ted ia my address will exhibit. that the General
Government will be indebted To the States ia the
sum Of 81 - 000'g0O
Then the States have right TO demand n REIN.
! hursemeni. IN this pei iod OF their utmost need oil
| this sum used by The Government for its own nv
| Iional purposes. The amount Of the stock, accnrd
| ing 10 this showing. which The public land fund
should be pledged To redeem should he hui 500 900.
600. OF little mere than onc.iourth Of the $500.
| OOO,OOO OF stock which the Government should is
she. But when The States propose To pledge the
proceeds OF sales Off entire public domain until
the liquidation OF the S200.000000 Of public bonds
the article becomes irresistible 10 all but those who
maintain that the Government is not The agent but
the master oitne States. and ITS purpose is.no, t
aid the Siatos in measure OF relief bat to remain
inert aud Indifferent To their snfierings having no
ieeling ~ common, and claiming to have interest
but what y antagonist nnlngnnsing
| The public lands estimated to he worth ten
| hmes'the amountf propose that the Government
should issue in stocks; ami the very measure woult
make the land fund prolific, by restoring confidence
andrrelteyIng the farmers fTom IaHaiion, who weul
Thea be enabled 10 purchase the vast millions now
surveyed and almost wholly unpreducIive. When
prosperity restored aud confidence re-esta b ishcd
the land sales will be greater than they have been
in past years because popular ion has increased
and the demand for public lands would increase
| in the sameTaiio.
Tho following will how that G,r eIeyen anrces
q Tra:' he hInd-sale have averaged nearly eigh
millions dollars annually.
Purchase mons sc.i. ! - heraleS of Public land
for IL success Iue yeans.