The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-04

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right to tax them also stipulation against laxlag the
property OF non-residents higher than residents and
the usual stipulation against taxing the lands sold
But il be borne in mind that these stpfatons were
required. not conditions her admission but as the
terms upon which Congress would make her the dona- m
ltons OF land and money after she was admitted The
act authorizing Missouri to form constitution and come
into the Union was passed March oh, ls2o Inc nrsl
section provides for the admission OF the State upon an
equal footing with the original States IN all respects what
ever" The fourth section contains proviso "-- x
That the constitution. whenever formed, shall bs Tepnb
a.es and al re- u said STATE never shall
esre with ne primary disposal Of the SOL by me uns'ea
nscessary for securing The c in snch soil q the bond fds
pnrchasers and that shall BE- imposed lands The
resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents
In order to guard against misapprehension \ must be
observed that this proviso like the third section Of the
bill under consideration, had the force OF law but was
NOT compact i was not submitted to the people OF
the State in the form OF proposition Tor an ordinance 10
accepted BY them The assent Of he people was never
asked given Ia that respect these provisions in the
Missouri act stand on the same footing with the same
provisions in the bill before the Senate But in the SIKH
the people Of Missouri "for their acceptance OF rsiec-
4 ton 8Ast a
These propositions were five in number and related to
the sixteenth sections for sch0ols the salt springs the
five per OF the proceeds of the sales OF the pub
lie lands four entire sections OF land for the seat OF gov
ernmsnt and thirty six sections Or one township for
seminary OF learning. Then follows pr0viso 70 this
section, hat the five foregoing propositions herein Of
fered are on the condition that the convention Of said
State shall provide BY an ordinance revocabie without
the consent OF the United States that every and each
tract OF land sold by the United States shall reman ex
emp Ipm taxation for the term OF five years from and
after the day q SALE and the bounty lands granted or cs
late (sl2D shall while they continue to be held by
the paientees their heirs remain exempt as aforesaid
the date M Of Tie M patents respscvey Here we find ha
even while Congress was engaged in making compact
with the State in regard to taxing bounty and other lands
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deemed necessary to insert any provision in respect 70
the title OF the United States 70 the public domain or in
respect 10 the right OF the State TO tax the lands while
they belonged TO the government The men oil that day
were not wise enough to conceive that the moment a
Stale admitted into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States had right 70 seize upon az
the public lands within its Limits, and convert them 70 it's
own use They were too simple minded 70 suppose that
there any difference in moral legal point Of view
and thai Of privas Individual This new
doctrine, that you may seize upon the property the
federal government wherever you may lind il within the
limits OF State under the magical influence OF the word
sssovereignty is refinement upon law and morals
! known 10 the statesmen oi that day
have now reviewed in detail all The acts for the adj
mission OF States containing public lands within their
limits, during that period when the United States sold
their lands upon credit We have seen that in every
case. except tennessee there has been stipulation
sened to by the States asking admsson that the lands
sold By Congress should not be taxed for five years after
the day OF sale, in order to prevent any one from acqu
receive the purchase money We have also seen that
with the exception OF Louisana and Mississippi, no State
has been required to enter ine compact as condition
fere with the primary disposal Of the SOIL the prop
OF the United States and that these Two exceptions
were under peculiar and Tor reasons not
connected with the public lands, which have been fully
explained;
for the credit system in the disposal OF The public
lands, compact of any description has ever been
tered into with any State as condition 10 It's admission
into the Union Some Of them were required TO change
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period TO which refer Michigan. The act of ad
mission was approved June IS, 1886 The fourth sec,
be construed to authorize the Legislature Of said State
to interfere with the primary disposal OF the public
lands by the United States The &C, also provides that
agree to the change OF the boundaries prescrbed but
there was provision requiring her TO agree TO the
fourth section, respecting the public lands. On the
law. The eighth section OF that act like the third
section OF the bill before the Senate declared the State
TO be admitted on the erpress condition that the peo
pie OF said State shall never interfere with the primary
disposal Of the public lands within the said State, nor
levy any tax the lands OF the United States within
said State This clause was declared by Congress to be
condition 10 the admission Of the State but The people
were never required 10 assent 10 it. or TO enter into any
compact TO that effect. The act for the admission OF
Florida and Iowa into lhe Union was approved March
g. 1915. For the FIRST lime in the history OF the gov
eminent two States. were admitted in the same act.
The first section is in the following words;
That the States OF Iowa and Forda be and the same
are hereby declared TO be States Of the United States Of
America and are hereby admitted into the Union
equal footing with the original States, IN all respects what
soeyer
The second section changes the boundaries OF Iowa,
and the fourth scclon in reference to this change requires
owa TO agree to the provisions OF the act Florida was
not required 10 assent TO it, because no change was pro-
posed In her boundaries The seventh section provides,
" that Iowa and Florida admitted into the Union on
the express condition that they shall interfere with
the primary disposal OF the public andsyng within them,
nor levy any tax the same whilst the property OF the
United States" This section, il will be observed, s pre-
csely the the third section OF the bill under
sderaton In consequence OF the dispute in regard TO the
boundaries Iowa did not into the Union for nearly
two years afterwards, when different boundaries were
agreed upon and compact entered into in respect
10 the school lands and the other usual donations TO
States The ac admitting Wisconsin into the Union was
approved March 3, 1s47.
The first section declared Wisconsin 10 be one of the
United States and received into the Union equal
footing with the original States and the fourth section
declared that the State was admitted on the fundamental
condition that the constitution which had been formed
and had not received the sanction OF the people, should be
adopted BY them. This was the only condition required
and II was not complied WITH as the people rejected the
constitution In consequence OF certain provisions IN Il in
relation 10 banking homestead exemptions, and some
other matters Of internal policy. constitution
formed, however, and the State admitted on the 29h
| OF May, lS4S, without any conditions.
/ Now, slrs, have given you detailed exposition OF
the Of Congress for the admission of each OF the
States having public lands within their limits, from the
organization OF the government to the present time.
The senator from Louisiana seems 10 have been aware
that the statute books would not verify his assumption
that there had been compact entered into with each
Stale admitted into the Union, reserying to the United
States the public asds exempt from taxation; and hence