Washington telegraph., 1848-11-22

10 tAA fAHIA AAiA Va hhtlAhlA W lllAl NV
jurisdiction. II i true justice requires
hat the uniled Suites Treasury hall be
reimbursed iaf the outlay in the purchase
of the oi4llHl territory, ont OF which
the State has been carved rs well also
for the extinguishment OF Indian titles,
and the expenses of surveys aud sales OF
the public Rnls. hut the remainder OF
the soil, of right, IS the property OF the
State aud it Is even tardy justice when
Congress occasionally anticipates the
rightiul appropriation of that remalnder
Under this view of the case, this General
Assembly should urge the claim mmedr
atelv by memafiali2ng Congress to grant
10 the Slale such portion Of the public
lands remaining unsold, rs she Is OF right
entitled To nn1er sneh consideration
which it IS hsliete1 wpullamouut To one
halt of whal remains unsnll, numbering
many millions ot acres.
The fnn1 aeeumulating and arising
from the. sales ol previous donations Tor
internal improvements and for education,
are nean.iderahle. when oompnred with
the vast wants OF new country, aud
the lust right 10 the soil within lis limits,
ms was enjnyrd by tn old States aud in
asking for such portion OF the public
domain We ask M hnpn but simple lusica,
Il is not supposed that Just government
would claim M exaeiion ~ rnlnous to
the interest oi Young and lellcfed State
Ithefeloge would suggest, that thr lagis'
laiufe present tins subject TO Congress IN
its true lishti-ihat tn government,
now, that she has we'll nigh completed
the public surveys. aud nsc',lalnud the
expenees Incident 10 thu public lands
within our hmits, be urged, to make on
nm aecount cnffnnt with THIS and other
new States IN whieh any public lands
NAV le) aud determine the amount neces.
sary to indemnify her for every outlay
on account ol such lands, aud urge her
forthwith. 10 felfnquish the balance to the
State. And should It appear that bal
ance on such aeeount l. still due the
federal government. 10 make arrangement
with the SUITE, 10 pay over such balance
ont OF tue proceeds OF the irsl sales OF
the lands, 10 be sold by the State.
The STATE i involved in heavy aud
ruinous delf. the Interest on which Is
more than can possibly hn Paid nj this
time. Nor ihan hall million OF this
debt is due and owing to the General
Government in ifnsi. aud unless The State
be permitted Tie iainediais u-c OF NIL her
nghtinl advantage, aud among those,
the pfiyilsss n iasinF the sn,l-and ol
antieipaiiua lhe receipt nj whatever pro.
portion oi he pi.bliu lands. as conSilu.
iional Justice shall award her, nothing is
more certain iaan iha, she must conliue
u. suiIcr hHf credit aud standing to be
eAome down b the cupidiiy Of Il
M afhitmfy, and unjust government,
withanl snsh n display oi jusllce-or
HimmeaIala disposal ul their lands IN
he Other way. - as 20 insure its
Geedy settlement aud occupancy, alIora-
Flng the n.ual iaciiiies Of raising revenue
~ by taxation. neither the principal or inter.
a est Of the public debt can ever he mot.
The Sinte OF Georgia was relieved ~
her Indian tribes aud IL I, believed the
Indian title to lands in that State was cx.
tinguished by the General Government,
and the indians removed TO the west. nj
a like expense, all tor the banehtoi Gcor'
gia THIS was Just and liberal on the
part ofthe government hat We have been
,ncumbercd with the same indians aud
thousand. Of others belonging 10 different
tribes. from Alphaua. Mississippi, aud
Florida, thar have been removed oy the
General Government aud located in dense
masses on the whole line OF our western
frontier, and n belt Of territory 10 miles
M width aud extending iron, the North to
Red River ON the South, which original.
" belonged to the territory Of Arkansas,
cedod away TO those ludians
These circnmsiancesare not referred TO
in the spirit Of dissatisfaction nj the mu'
niieeace OF the government having the
control, but TO exhibit the stiil stronger
claim we have upon the favorable notice
oi that government, TO ouy claims, 10
which have ju,l called your attention.
rhe recent acquisition 81 territory oh.
tanned BY treaty on Our west. aud tie OBJ
legations entered into 10y the Government
of the United States, aud the Goyerngicnt
OF Mexico, to maintain peace IN her
northern frontier, by preventing the rccnr'
renee Of iuroads upon the peace and que.
Of the Mexican people, will in iurhemncc
Of this object. require that Gordon oi
posts be established from the Rio Gmndc,
westward, to ihe Gulf OF Cniiqrun aud
the supplies Of the troops necessarily sta
toned AT each. Indicates also the necessity
Of opening ani establishing, along sand
line, great national highway Hence
the required ligc Of posts should be lorotcd
ia reference to the character Of the com'
try laost favorable to the construction ol
such proposed road il is also OF the
highessimqorancc that The place olcom.
mencemcnt v at, or near the uppcrmost
point OF navigation. ahordiug free safe aud