The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-19

| "iouo hoSs GEAR ana manifest, mat me lands de-
scribed by the public surveyors as 'unht for cult
yaton will not sell for 81 IS per acre From this
table, u appears that IN the State Of Indiana there
were three land Offices In the year 1928 and by the
returns OF surveys then made there appeared to be
452l O69 acres "ht for cultivation" and 764 at un
Mt Tor cultivation. In 1910, after lapse Of twelve
years, there were sold ATS lag acres and there
NAMED unsold sO7, 1879, leaving only 42,923 acres
| "ht for cultivation unsold. ~7.
In 1923, Missouri had two land Offices. The
proportion returned NJ for cultivation was 6i3 ASS
sores, proportion unit, 6005993 acres. In 1910,
9l6,72i acres had been sold, and 7,732, 725 acres
remained unsold, selling in this case 273, 26s aeres
| considered unfit for cultivation. .
10 1928, Mississippi had two land Offices. The
amount OF lands returned fl for cultivation 1856 9l2
acres, unit 3,9036l9 acres. Amount sold in 1870
| 563, $50 acres, unsold 276 679 leaving 373 262
acres described as 1T for cultivation unsold.
will take one more example, to show with what
general accuracy lands described unit for eultiya
ton will not yield you one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre.
In 1928, Alabama had two land Offices The
proportion returned III for cultivation was 697 37l
unfit 1854 $40 acres. In 1870 there had been sold
0l6 70S acres, unsold ,635 1892 acres showing at
that time 3l9 3Je acres were sold, regarded as unit
| for cultivation. q,
ID must be remembered, that between 1923 and
1910, speculation 10 the highest point in public
lands, and IN that period there was the highest
pansion OF the paper currency Yet, this is the re-
suit, and the discrepancy between the different
States is explained in the fact, that during this
| Time large tracts Of fresh lands were thrown into
market in some OF the States and no such occur
renee took place in others. Now, il | understood
| the gentleman from Georgia, he would send out
appraisers TO classify these lands 80 TO attach
TO each tract Of land a fair valuation. No PLAN in
my estimation, would be more impractcable and
preposterous. Throw out OF the consideration
the Executive patronage necessarily attendant upon
4 a. alIfh nla m
iieye that the profit derived TO the Government
/ would be equal TO the necessary expense OF such
an arrangement because | do not believe that a
large proportion Of these lands could be sold any
price whatever. At all events, the anxiety thus
| shown by government 10 exact from the poor set
tiers the uttermost futhing for these refuse lands
would be unbecoming, and unworthy Of our legisa-
! ton. .....r.
But the argument mainly relied upon by all those
who oppose the passage Of this bill is that time Is
test Of the value saeabeness Of land; that the
demand for new lands requires not than 2, 900
600 acres per annum for its satisactioni and that
| dmnutlon in price will not increase the demand,
and that therefore no more land would sell at any
rates, and that failure TO sell is evidence Of the
inferior quality of the land unsod. To prove these
assertions, reference is made, and special stress is
placed, upon the sales Of land in the Evansville dis
trct Of Ohio, where the same had been in market
between thlrty-hve and forty years But moments
examination will be sufficient to remove the whole
force Of this example. In the first place, by the
turns OF survey in 1928 IL appears that all the lands
in that district are described as "f for cultivation"
and therefore il does not present fair 10 the
second place. have been informed that in that dis
trict coal has been discovered and salt springs
wells have been found and sunk; and this extraor-
binary circumstance explains the whole matter The
land Is not entered for cultivation, but for the wood
and for the coal supposed to lie imbedded beneath
the surface.
Mr. vMros, Of Ohio, interposed, and said that
he had never heard that there either coal salt
in that district, and the lands could have been
| entered on that account
Mr.. THOMPSON resumed. ! do not understand
the exact position Of that district | give him the
information have received to explain this anomaly
Of lands having been offered for thty-seven years
| at 81 25, and suddenly selling off. In the absence
of positive and affirmative proof will not, can
not believe that these lands entered for pur-
poses Of cultivation, after they had been passed
| by, and examined and re-exnmined for thirty
seven years. Having thus disposed Of the Zanes.
, vile case, will notice the singular argument of
the gentleman from Vermont, Mr.. CoLLAMER
that time is no test of the nferiory of the lands
He says, with as much truth propriey, you may
say, because gentleman selects one lady for his
wife, that therefore all the other ladies' of the coun
try inferior and of no account; or because man
buys~ten bushels ofcorn in Tennessee, and does not
buy it ALL that therefore all the of Tennessee is
of bad quality; and concludes the explanation by
saying there is no demand Take these very cases by
way Of illustration, and would desire none better
suited to my purpose, or to the case. Suppose the
lady to have been in market fifteen, twenty, or TWEEN
ty-hve years. displaying her charms with her bright
eyes and smiling lips, and her fascinating manners,
using all the arts and appliances necessary to arrest
the attention and win the affection of the ready and
inquiring swain who was in eager search for part
neT of his bosom; that others all around her, day
after day, were happily led to the hymeneal altar,
and still fresh supply, with fairer reputation than
any who had preceded, were brought into market,
and the beaux, old and young, were loud in their
praises of some beauty, or were lavish in their
attentions to some accomplished belle, 10 her entire
neglect; would it not be the irresistible conclusion
of all that her stock had deprecated in market and
that the estimate she had placed upon herself was
too highi A laugh. - @'" hs"A .h
"A voice: Would you then cede her away'l
If she was my daughter, and | considered it my
duty to dispose of her, should certainly consider it
proper and right to cede her away the first occa
sion, when found she would be well used. A
laugh. In the Of the corn, suppose purchasers,
anxious to buy, had passed by at different times du-
ring the season, and, after examination, each had
gone and bought enough to supply his wants
elsewhere, would not the seller find it nessary to fall
in his prices, in order to induce buyers and dispose
of his corni Such is the natural course of trade
with individuals, dictated by the simplest rules Of
prudence and common sense; and the rule of con-
duct which an individual would adopt in his own
case would be wise for government.
the graduation of prices, no land would sell until
the price reached the lowest graduation. And this
is likened to the boy who carried potatoes to the
Market and stated to the purchasers that his father
had instructed him to take no less than 25 cents per
bushe till after dinner; then he might sell them for
shilling. Ofcourse he sold till he fell to the
shilling. In the absence of competition this might
be fair illustration; but home is too dear and too
essential TO the happiness of to admit of such
experiments of delay. As to the practical operation
l =. 4 l. L ~
experiment made in that part Of the Mississippi OBJ
tanned from the Chckasaw Indians. 1a.
In the year 1884, the treaty with the Chickasaws
was ratified, by which they coded to the United
States country covering an area Of 6,7lS,5S6
In this treaty, reservations were secured to
each individual Indian and orphan, which we're first
located of course upon the choicest land of the ma.
ton, and covered 40l $50 acres; which let to be
disposed Of public sale, and afterwards at private
entry 4383, S27 acres. As it was stipulated on the
part OF the United States that the proceeds of the
sale Of these lands after deducng all the expenses
incident the bringing Of them into market and dis
If IN he aa fund