Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-08
rI1r ni.pLIC, LAKE


THE PUBLIC LANDS.
,:,; an: harry :, fal IL I'c-na',a:!: r,r". !.
i, be p.incT!. II p.mnrE' TX "''o~ 80 1919.
! lie qietico. IL III. R1i - ~. @"its7.'''
n,, S;ra.-uayinE a:waya coos'ct t1a distribution "i
,h occrds o III, itc lands among the A:atcs 10 &c una
Ihotiyc y my grant power III NJ: tcn-i!tIlon Hri ~
-, e,hyrrsi.s Of the sovereignty III tha States,
INNS, confess that f.al e srllcitlr a. u ~" "c!!Hr
-, 49, n,'.,,r. :. m regard III" iai resolutions nuA
5c!rc that ody; and rns s3r':hdc Is h't MIG incisfs.
fon Ia Fac, ia; our wing Hnonh"n'7 r siE' liis
rrnrr. nf mis- irln5us ncsti on2nd tn2t /: sG5G!i
mn, h. mad, Marty question: a1d 'aHt Il ~, TIE Demo.
Gratis wIIl BE- held strictly responsible III me os s.c,o
INV how, nr rs Bic argument that '!!n!a d!siri-
butlyc share ,ul aivHid."osH "'2r' ~ "p.N ~
internal iu,;r,rn.cu ard - ;h" "juc"1n O. III o;
ind!.en children in the common "c'ti :. 'A-'e t:'a"
be some detection t!en from oar 1nHa Won! HG' s"fc
m. rch, m, th.. the QUESTION viii D. se'de; .? N: De-
mocsts n Mr. holts declares, c.h:"r WI! not believe:
/ unl The r.sr acciui deed y consiinnnlr1.
orn,o,e Mrssis E:iit- VIII! your re:l;:s3,,: 70 oe-
nm, nrr.ic, n yJur cD!uG;ua 10 assist y"u IA IL. tN2i
YOU are making sustain the hitherto un'"'nGa hno o
Vireinr Is cxfo"rs ot .s a'u TIE
Injustice TO tire SoG;n OF Tie distribution pocy Ahc N
doing a. sh, notice l.s the lands acquired by csssOs
from the Old Sa.c and secondly hoss acquired ay iose
quc purchase Ia rel um 10 TIE list des*ra''on u aTa.
fbr crr ,n,ll sha announce iru Pronostlc tue ruth
OF which snail eliiedsor 10 ostaosn.
1 Thai he States thu, originals cetea their lads ~ The
C,y.rnn.nt never coutsuTal.! or intended the,
the proceeds Of their uaIt, saoud BE- distributed nong the
States OF the Union.
2dlr rim, u distribution Of the proceeds Of the coded
lands according 10 the ratio of federal representation would
Dc nraulabu aud !nrscon o; tie te!!s VI Ito deed OF
ccssun
To establish the frs; proposition will oa!y be necessary
to consult a lc.'ns OF te deeGs o.! cssso and 10 inter
IRE, ti N hy lie lights Of coempoaneoua history hbou:
the termination If lc revolutionary var the auJ2c' OF ne
public lands was The 0: considerable controversy aud
estburnnz the States Il commended 81 iIias=
STATES that mad no :nas, Tx. tie public domain
had bssn acquired by me expenditure OF the common 9ood
! and treasure OF the Union il should &c held by Con
gres common property f., the benefit OF Nil the Sistea
To remove exciting cause Of cohroversy, ConGfc', in
1880 recommended the States the crssion OF ,rr back
| LAM th-r puyc
suf.d sucn OF STATES should ccjo tie lands thai "!
eds should DC t9s"d Of TO- IN" COMMON bsrI, e
Uniun In acconiincc win lI!Ia rcninc;!l 0n .: Con-
SICes Massachusetts Connecticut Ntw "rk, Virginia and
North and South Garolna. ccdcd tur LANDS upon condition
that they should he disi"sed oi IL" c co1':'n benefit Q!
all line federal STATES Virginia. )wnca ,iin Two
thirds u! those rG-. c.,t en n-n c"ndi'! i'it i!.t
should be considered ~ idn i the a aud ,cuci
Vt such oil the Cntc Siats hi'. ,c'inc, :nl BE-
come I;l CONFEDERATION OF FEDERAL ns!-Ecr o!
tho said States, fl.4En inclusive hccofaHI to 'rl! nsn'
respective proportion, III TIE general ctare al! exp i'ne
and sla.; faithfully 59aJ c disposed o. !,f t'. par
pise aud inr no other pGro"s= wi,"cser" Ard
preamble the authorizing te'-a;'s t. ir1 Con-
grtss United State. Ia ce'e sc BACK LIMOS III" "a''n
ly presses upon hex sister States the pf"pty OF t1ks
cesons equally loeal for the conlon hsnt; and sap2oH
vi the Cnnn And the deeds rom ms ot'tr: States co"-
| tain SUBSTANTIALLY lie srne conditions.
Now is con,sndrd By the advocates o! aisi:i.na 'i!'
il the Stnes did nut contemplate cls2at1H OF t pro
cecds u ubl!c lands, why should they specify! IN t
deeds OF Cesson tho proportions In which The Iani lund
should re t posed vi Tor each St:trl sswc that iaa
deeds o. cessiuD .de while tho oh acla Of con!rie
lion unC-r which Congress could NOT raise
by taxation Uu conh only nl,e rens:ior. nan
the States for their respective qIIt' towards doia"in" Ill.
genera! charge and expenditure Is s1'f - Congress
tanned tho proportion that particular S4i MAJ ~ c-
tribute, required a.acG 10y Poltax levied
ey the upon lis citizens 1n9 manifest ica vi the
States was Tia; he land iGnG Dcud uc ai,oP:1ira - de-
Tray onal xpen=rs ard otnr Puro,s" ups sd thai,
while the fund lasted They should 3r relieved u the yi;chs oi
taxation "accoding 10 their usgI rsaccte proportions IN
the general charge and expenditure Nov, II tinu hal
nt4 c upon the uf Conrt=s over the land
fund il gh have been applied 10 some Other purposes AaE
the general charge md expenditure and thnS Tie Staes
would have been 10 uu:2 relieved ION lie Ou!ch= I" a-
tiun cessions fad been made. 70! nsirce:
some geltiy III arrears u tie e. .r"i
yrrn,su md Congrcas might !aye applied the rlG
make their 3eiceHce ad Yet m tH iuS- require! 'hr
utIle! States still IL contribute e usaa quotas ih:sinr-
nishra Inct, satisfactory explanation q lnc feas ~ WY
Congress required apply tile liant un4 according % The
usual respective proportions Of the States IN the sene.al
charge and XDcn!uc" But, n2:: II cT:nt ls under
the articles U confederation there cou!a nave ": ic
money in The national trctEt'fr a was nh-oaSy isrss-
sary 10 Leray the expenses al the Government. For Con
grras having power lew a&ca, au: bssa: tpa.v
pcnden. on the for stpp!cs, whcn III a-d
with great RELUCTANCE required c STATES - CON
Tribute than absolutely necessary to detF hs ma
tonll expenditure. To sn?pos hn, TIA! The Si-s5 Goa.
distribution OF land fund Ha3sr 1c IrLe q
confederation ~ Ia sGPrOac tc:n gHiIy vi The stupidity oi
rrqu.ro Congress drrbGle the nonnt Ut lhc sales ot
public lands IN" very States thai would nave otcn
req utcd ihg mrr b: Congress 10 repay niu iae
treasury the i"irsl amount tius distributed, ny l2Ty!nE
potay upon er ci;izcs But Ii tic States Hld not
contemplate d.tr5u.iOn under the articles OF Collaborating
they contemplated il ALL unless o sunHos"
thar they gifted |h the 0or OF prophecy an" t'Tt.
that tic ARTICLES oil confederation All perpetual un!on
Guull Do a5TUgssd eight ten years afterwards,
by the adoption uI Federal Constitution aal th4t alter
lat,ur sInul be IN operation Tor Iory-l"o Years,
then there would be surplus In the treasury Such IS The
conclusion which forced by thu con-
strucnn u the deeds OF ccsson contended or % the a
vocaes OF distribution.
But coneult page OF cotemPoraneous history, we
will find the public land. always considered
fruitful 10 deirhy the national expenditure
In the Virginia Convention which met i'll li55 20 deliberate
On N
the adoption at The Constitution and among Other Oh" cton
commended That the power Of direct Taxation ought no /" DC
In Congress that thu other resources were aG!Ec!tn! lie
sud "wiUn view The extensive territory, and
contemplate The fertility .. its sOi TIE noble fTers "!c
peryddc it, ai the .s@i.nt navigation wG!cn y ne NAG
here, may dcrcad or THIS j" very 'ho-''la' re-
" tp 5s "a. Daiacsi ..Ein = !39 i!.iMis ISIS
blci Oan,, w!tA acquisitions it s'ai Gums on
the States viii Se amply nHiucleh; tor all ih cSiec'e' %
the Uniyn." See the OF Nj GRAY -on page
200 and col and Mr. Pendeon page RIO We mud too tn,
Congress early 1890 by RESOLUTION appropriated he
sales of me uaal!c EDWARDS iscnsrC!ns the nDnal
debt Ius do OF the deeds % ccsson aud coen
poraneous history es,rrlis tact, that the States that
led their au. the General GlsefhmE never cuhicIr.a
intended That their pEocrcds should DC distributed
ain"ng them:
The 81 proposition ;haI announced t:i.t any dis
trbuton Of ID: proceeds u the cced lands, accodnito
the nti federal representation would be- ncqui9c ana
81 int:iciiUn ~ Ihe terms u the %cua, v cte-I"!
AS the cunracts which the STATES cuied ,cr IIEcs 10
the Genera. Government rrr adoption 81
Fedcsni Cunstituton and they INDEPENDENT at
and unrrcd bv in-iruneli vii! De ccm:=isG that
constitutional question 1r,s. Ill The authority that Con
gress lA.m Il ~ D. asc0ainct ~ reference
the c0nigics ic!I3 scs. CUag.Is. Ans ihe sSt; 90
cess.o, Is appointed ;T:t:t t1r the bv.tGt : it "a'.s
and lie regI:ei 20 appropriate the ;vcceG. ~ u. i"Ge L.
purposes specified csd. an! Cila: G;p'a"
whair.e The do,s rgyvlL. i!a. the ants saa na c'i
deTed common nd :uT The benefit 9" :te ta:8G states
"accuTiny 10 their usual respective proportions n !s S.tc
raj charge aud expenditure" Hence l. : mlni;ea that "s
Congress GaGc:tak., E.ai!s vi tie ceoc
lanes among ii. STAT the a!e al Cac: 'ai" mus % az
corjlng her usual :Ipori!Jn the s..-:a. ca .;a
Apemdi!u!r The lCsy!Inls ii VI: Sec II :.G |t+
Le-s!atu!el PROPOSE IL ,!1uie u" proceeds u i@ As'
!ans (tose cedsd IS vel as purchased ,"JCg the >s' 'c
c0in 10 the ratio ." Gdera: presentation. L. izc - pt!
nodU distribution Contemplated - a morn.
-, lae question, tn, ptS@nts ,st =. "a;5-iiJ.! "i
TIE rrIcetI VI tt@d ANS J:.ya- Tie ., @c.1!"s
!edefa Representation. Obstruction 'hccr'gn II "t'
s.a Tc"pecilTc proportions - mo pGara. t!" l c.'
aiiur. :" Let E..cu dag Ir. ,tat.ars :e:"i III
ISIS ard -, lie wola d! dGtt3 ct-cts! 1t ~!
70 Juas SIS, -"dGc'ing tn" drawbacks os=:- .@s
chaniIo :sYortfi So! $50 G4i; Of E,ca si1l ;h'
Sou;n PAID sill 900 01u Ay s1J SIS oc. thai
say, :r dollars .ceL ii"' dn-
ties Imports, tie SLAVE STATES do.!l!- whic TIC
free Sa:rs pay only tsU dt.Ifr. The annual pro-
cccds oil the public I.aLs al :,sc!Iti n. h'"e
seen heretofore believe. c.it,L a31ai - yit JUL
imyr!"! w5Gt proportion u -. 9Iior,ut9 =
obtained tom tie cerI lrt=: a. NJ! Suppose III !: |