The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-23

N i rsalnaissl tllEs l0t less than tFn
.alllis.ns u SRA ~ Ne I'aalit lalais NIL
= safsssrl and i,e u ! rsnIiiliah inis
psara aiard 90 sole dsnag die year 1873.
Inmy issl sanaai messsgs tpsessaed
he rrasoas ahirh. IN lnS jnlsnsFni. FeE-
derel Il proper 10 gEsdlaie and Frdnce lile
pEi.s Df sneh Il he pullic lgnis As have
TrsnainrlI unsoid Tor long PrTiosls sfrr they
hsa i,een nlirntl Gar sale a Plhiic aarlioa.
Many millions II srrrs q pul,lir lands
king 9iihia lhr limits AZ srvrrai uf lhr
we.leFa slahes have bcen 0ilrrrA in de
.narkrl. and bern sui3erl 20 sale u private
rnlay for mase dim lwcnly years. and
large qaaaliiirs faI nlnrr Ihan thiny yeals.
n lhe lowest price prescribed ~ Ihe ex-
a.ling LAWS. AMI II has heen foand that
lhey will not command Illsl prize. They
masI remain nns.ild and nnrnlliValed l,r
an indefinite periOtl, urlrss IIle prire de-
mandral Tor them by the government shall
he Te,lnred. No salislsclnIy Eeas0n j.
pererisrd why llry shopld be langrF hrl,I
u ra.es above their real sslBe. Az The
prrsenl period an additional reasan eAisls
iar adopting The mrasure RECOMMENDED.
When the rO'plEy - engaged IN larrign
var. and We must necessarily resort 10
l.,sns. il Would seem Ia be llle dirIale Ol
wisdom that We should avail ourselves
nj al our resources, anil thus limit tie
amount Of the public Indebtedness 10 the
Lowest possible sum.
recommend that the existing laws On
lhr saJecl VI pTe-rnplinn rights be
amended and modiiied 80 a. Id Operate
pp..poeGirely, aud IN embrace all who
may settle upon the public lands and make
Improvements upon lhrm before they arc
surveyed. ~ well as afterwards. in al ra-
So where sucli settlements may he made
after The Indian lille shall have been rx'
nngnIsled.
II the right Of prescription be ihus ex'
tended, il will embrace large aud merl
larious class Of our citizens. Il will in
crease the number Of small iTeeh"lJer,
upnn our borsleTs, who will be enabled
thereby 20 educate their children and 9th
eTgise improve their condition, while lhey
will be found II MI times, rs they have
ever proved themselves 10 he IN NE houl
Of danger io their country, among our har'
dIesl and besi volunteer soldiers, eVcr Tea
dv TO ender their services in eases a
emergency, and among the last TO leave
the field ~ long as AN enemy remains lC
he encountered. Such policy will alst
impress these patriotic pioneer emlgranl'
with deeper feelings Of gratitude for lh'
parental care Vi their government, whel
they ind their dearest interests secured Il
them by the permanent laws Of the land
aud that they are no longer IN danger a
losing their homes and hard-earned in
proyements by being brought into compe
IilIon with more wealthy class OF pun
chasers al the land sales.
The attention of Congress was invited
al their last and the preceding session, 1
the importance Of establishing ferrilor
al government over our possessions I
Oregon and ii 10 Ia be regretted thu
there was no legislation on the subjec
Our citizens who inhabil that distant Tt
gion Of country ATE still left without Il.
protection Of our laws, or any regularl
organized government. Before the qucs
lion Of limits and boundaries of the terri
tory Of Oregon was definitely settled
from the necessity Of their condition, III
Inhabitants had established a tcmporar
government of their own. Besides III
want Of legal authority for continuin
such government, it is wholly mad,
quale 10 protect them in their rights I
person and property, or TO secure 10 ihel
the enjoymen, Of the privileges Of olh'
citizens, 10 which they are entitled undo
the constitution Of the United State
They should have the right OF sutlIag
be represented in a Territorial I.cgisl
,ure, and by delegate in Congress: al
possess all the rights and privileges whic
citizens of other portions m the Territ
ries Of the United States have hereiolo
enjoyed. or may now enjoy.
Uur judicial system, revenue laws. Law
regulating trade and intercourse with Il
Indian tribes, and The protection Of o
laws generally, should be extended ov
them. 8. .,.s.
Ia addition TO the inhsbi,snts in ih
territory who had previously em'grsl
to il. large numbers Of our citizens ha
followed them dur,rg the pre'en, yea
and nis no, doub,ed that during the ne
and subsequent years lhisr numbers "
DO greatly increased.
Congress, al its last session, establish
po,t-ronies leading II Oregon, and b
tween dItIersn, points within that 'err''
~. and authorized the establishment
pos. Offices al "A,troria and such 9th
pisces on the coasts Of the Paeifir, With
the territory Of the United States. as
public interests may require" Po't OF
ess haze accordingly been established, d
pu'y postms,ters sppo n,ed. and pro''''
made for the trans porIauon Of the mai
The preservation Of peacs With Il
Indian tribes residing west at The Roc'
maintains will render Il proper that