Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-02-20

years. and then got two and half of millions hc
small claim the shore OF Lake Erie. Georgia held
Out unlil 1902, and Then got million and aqnarer IN
money, five millions VI o land scrip and obi
CATION 10 exngush Indian titles and remove Indiana.
which has coat tens of millions, Tor the territory alone
which formed the single State Of Mississippi II requl
red The most reseserug eNerlions, We all know, and.
by The kindly spirit which then prevailed and The o.
'ero"efng necessity to provide for the Revolutionary
debt, To obtain from the great States the contraction IT
ihe limits aud the cesson of their surplus territory to
me nnn Our ancestors accomplished The work. and
they took care as they fully believed to guard against the
IKE danger IN all time To come. They took care. al
once and IN the very acts If cosson 10 fix the number
aud exleAi Of the States. making them of proper
number aud size, 80 that the denger of overshadowne
States. 10 prcdumuae In the House uf Represent
or oi small ones, To rule in the Senate equally
valdrd This VAS wise IL was necessary prrcsutnn
against future dangers aud difficulties. Aud shall such
an example be last upon us Texas is far larger that
the Northwestern Territory YET our ancestors would
moi ilsk the danger oi single State there nuf of
multitude OF snail ones they wisely fixed the number
of the whole aud the extent Of each. avoid the
danger othoh extremes
Grnemen suppose that Texas will voluntarily reduce
herself II ~ supposillon contrary 10 all human
perence But suppose she does; what then Cnnsr>
qnences immediately result which II Ia impossible 10
cnuner. BY the pint resolution Texas is To keep her
lands aud pay her debts. These lands would lie
without the limits OF the reduced State, aud are covered
by Indian Tribes. To pay her own debts out OF these
! lands tl, In,in
land system IN a different State or in territory belong.
ipo Ia Tho Initial States II ,,o,ll ,,s, ,ny 10
management of Ind ian affairs in Tho St,,, -, re,,,,v
where Indian tribes held the lands All this would be-
imposs,be Nnh,dy cnpI1 ,binL nt snrh /, ,hi,o Sat
onarrcs India, ,,,Is d,sr,c,,n, and cno,,1 ,,1 ,h
inyolymen, of The Timed S,,irs in all ,L dinicnb,,
tbat Nnnli .oso. ,,,lJ ho ia, ,,,,i,all. ,on.a,,,
of such po,ruson If State au,bortv into ono,brr State
or INTO Territory and among the Indian tribes. Re-
duetlon o limits would be about rs calamltons reen
c,t,,i,y .h. ,,a,ld NJ, r., ,h ltd Ca. ,,I
mi even have Tho n,nr NJ, er. az chno.,, ho, :. can
Them All vnnld La n, ,h, ,nii,n nf ,ro,,s
/ Is,y ,bis n,nn DO ,ss,mn,,, ,., ,rvas ..o,n =.
ran, an, ntnn.s.l and .nn. ;,,, ,h iI,n m a..
erm. If the III, rsaln,,,,n h, io, h., shs
,nld d. ,ny smell linn ,y.eni Gr no n,u,no.s ~ o,
I ,,.;l;,. l, go, ,,,..N ~ ~. - ~ " r..
II, and ,eIooL; L .,1, =, b.. .','';,, ~" , '..
Inn, Nv ,l,n ,,ms of Tho ,osn,ti,n Le IL n, n,,Ier
hot e,s,ao h,sas h, ,a,a sn,,,a c oa , -
he, d,b,s nm, If I,nds =, hI orr, r. ,h b.nJs n III. e.,
n,i1ahIe C,manchcs and ,,hnt sayam, InJ,ans
and wbirh will c,s, ,bpi, v,ln, il, money ,nJ
more Than their value IN Llood 10 ob,,in from
these Indians she meyer eon acr,n ,nnexn,ion an
surb tAtt, cxrhh Ia n,he no, ov, ,,,,. .t,.,,,o,ds
for the ,rdction If her Limits and the cesslon r bc+ "a
n,aniug ,,,ro,y. and Inn, ~ Tho ,,cs, WV o
rnited States sinud sottle tb,se ,e,ns bcc,,h,nd
do moi d,el unon oiIe, nb,ec,ion,hle G,,,n,,s il, o
oiut resolution, bu II ia innossibe IN overook tho do
feet in ,ol,tnn ~ naturalization Wa ma, ho Al, Him, Ia
recaivo III. no,nl nr ,roy,s Nc ,lns h,i ,'i,hio -
of our Sai.s and rusi yes IN then,
after; bur, IN matter so essential IA Ib,,r r,hIs md
honor they may wish !, s.,l.d haf,,el,,d n, i,,,
resolution is silent unon This min, c,ussine,s md,
The p'.n p,o,,os. can .,,l, -, and a, ,,r ..omanl
If Thai point ar nn,yer In so,,lo II ho,l1 o.,o !, mo-
less 10 send our proposals f., Texas
In vtbdr,vipo fo,n NJ, mn ,lo ,,,,,s ,,J ,o,,;
tions ~ hich had b,on ,,,,ns.J nc L..;a ~ ,,;o,,
do nat ni,ld,,v uen from rho oons,,l.,a,;7 oc ,ln
who NAV direct tho peou,,i,on | oyn.c, hon IN IL.
considered and nc IA, as ;ndn,d ,,o,.r n, mo ,c,d nm
The ,rmnr,mise nrncnle h,,ueen sl,v,bnlIi,a and
non ,nri,o,v ia sa,c,,oped Ly tho vote If
the Huuse n, Rrnr,son,aiives and bv IA, o,n.j v,c
IF tbe connt.y In ,y,d,,wi,, !, fran, tha h,lI III, MAJ,
witb,ira % l,om IN. con.,d.,sto, Al tho p,.s,,oni
only IL, We him free and un,,mnied IN do Tho host ho
can for The hafhonv of ,be I1niuu IN del,ca,e and
Ibotrassing min,
The assen, of Me>icl 10 tho onney,,,on is indeed in
he unnecessary INT ma one ;ndo. Lo, ,ssnu, -, u,,,
bnndaty line Ia he unnocess.Iy. ma one ,,oes !, n,o
cessnrv Ia ,rese,yo nor co5r,,,,a d 11 ,,I, a1
ber fore every consideration ~ ssf roe, and n,"n
al nolicv rqou,f,s ,n, el,,, IN no nade IN sa,,i hi,
lhnnndary ,nd m ,,osoryo ,his md md r,andli d
shalt cons,de, ali ,h;s =, ,an,;nio s, as CIi, =, ,I
mind of ,be prt4i,pn, 40 # snhni,d n him ia = lii
i The bII ubcb / no, n I,r IL tho s,,a ,Lih havo
nresen,od he,e,oG,,n' ,,vos,od Of ne ond,,;ns a,J %
mit;no tho suhioot IN ,Lo d,sn,a,; ~ H., pa;l,, =,
! a,co,nnlsb ,b, obioc, IN ,la l.s, ,a, ,h., 60 J
either neooa,c, i,c,,y IN he .uhoi,,d y, ,o Sn,,o az
to eoree unon articles If MIN IN no snhn;,,,d Ia Tho
Itwo Uops., ,f Cnnnr.es / do.,n lie ,ho h, i 90 -,
nr,ceeding undor eye,y asnec, /, is tho s,C, , r..
it will soIlIe all ourslions heGreband and lo,ya nm most
eoos IN baicb c,rbo, disnr,es Il i; tho ,n., enad,
way for comnlssnncrs cnlrr,oc (,c 10 ,ace viii n,,
to conclusions much sooer ,b,n deberaye hod,es