The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-11

can do the thinggive the land and avoid compom
ths PROPOSITIONS OF the Baltimore platform, which lie a
very desirable thing (Laughterl Why. sir, gentlemen
laugh II were sport; but consider IL very dcsa
Bile end TO be attained, 4 we can bring about the very
thing in this way which would be accomplished by a
general SYSTEM and thus consistency and Keep
he platform whole to go into another presidential tight
upon. without the necessity Of any new issues
The honorable senator made AN admission in the
course Of his remarks which very glad to hear He
say that they have iunatIcs Georgia. Taught
thought that the lunaics and fanatics all lived in an
other section. am glad TO hear this admission asd |
hope the will give some light upon the matter
and inform US OF the proportion OF and fanatics in
that State. do no, remember whether the senator men
toned that there were fanatics there or not
MI. DAWSON, lin his ssst.) did not say fanatics
did not intend to be personal. (Laughlerl
MT HALE No. SIR; nothing but lunaics there
Well SIR there is proposition to make grant for the
benefit OF the unatcs in all the StatesI do
Der whether fanatics wee included in that not.
hope i will bs passed; bi zee reason why The pas
sage OF that bill should 0bstruc the passage OF THIS
have still another Tor voting for The bill. II
understand IT, IT is TO make good in fact what we have
already done in name before We have granted Just as
much land 10 Wisconsin she asked but, as Colonel
Barry said the British Parliament, have granted that
which we did not II turns out that some OF the
land granted had been up by private entry before
If understand The character of the bill, ii is simply
make good what undertook TO do time ago. We
have undertaken TO grant 10 Wisconsin just exactly what
have granted other western States, and Just what
uey asked and turns out. from the situation Of the
land, that they will not enjoy the fall beneh. of the
grant seems to me, whatever may be said about the
system, that this is but carrying in fact what we be-
lore dld IN ePlrt, and dong IN good faith just what
intended 10 do
The subject Of grants to the old States which
TOO old 10 make speech upon. New Hampshire has
received anything from the general government
the way Of lands. and she will All she do
is to pay 'axcs and hght and she has always done thai
from the beginning OF our history and she always will
have TO do il She does not expect anything else, and
never will have anything else It s too late now to
think Of anything else think in the old Continental
the great State OF New York But things have altered
and vastly altered. When the old States Stood IN the po-
son Of commanding majority, they could not get an
think Of getting it, We shall have share Of the ex
penses and shall pay part willingly; and for
seeing that i 10 inevitable. will never make an effort to
the contrary know the lands will go To the West You
take the lands and what s you take children.
young that till the soil and give characterize
the State. All are going West, and carrying their means
with them. When we grant to the West, grant to
own kndredour and brothers. They have gone and
going from the sterile sell and the hard climate of the
eastern States TO people those fertile valleys Of the West
1t is idle to ask dollar iron this fund, OF
the lands for the old States II do not give TO the
is the inevitable destiny and fixed fact per Sc,
not be avoided.
Mr. CASS Mr. President, know the country where
this contemplated Improvement is TO be made. have
passed through before there single white settler
IN II, and know the importance OF the work, II will
communication
Mexico and the Northwestern Lakes and cannot fail
become immense avenue for the business and inter-
OF The country and there is great justice in what
The from Wisconsin says respecting the heavy
amount Of the sales OF public lands there showing, as
does, the advantageous effects Of settlements and i'm
poveInen upon the property OF the United States by in
surfing TO it a speedy market
The senator from Georgia mr. DAwsosl has now, as
on former occasions-and always ably-when similar
questions have been before presented issue
really involved in the proceeding He treats qnes
lions which urged against the power OF the general
government 70 establish great system OF that knd-ob
.ctlons applying as well 10 the constitutional right OF
Congress to make the expenditure interfere with the
proper jurisdiction OF the States. The analogy does
exist; and 10 proper. whenever this view presented
that we should be brought back to the true principles of
action Nor j. il any question OF showing favors to
the new States al the expense Of the old There is
no favor in the case We acting great land owner
tage. and who is wiling therefore, contribute such
as must necessarily enhance It's value and
expedite Its sale z
The constitution gives TO Congress power to dispose
of the public lands Here is the grant OF authority, and
very general one it is The expression is SELL
but to dispose of'evidenty looking to the necessity Of
making grants. not for cash only but for all the other
purposes connected with the rights and duties OF land
owner. The national domain immense, and, even
before the adoption OF the constitution. grants involving
this principle had been made; and during the admnisa
lon Of General Washington land given for the pur
bho. from Wheeling, in Virginia, to Limestone. now
| AentuCky. Anu must DC PeItuitieu W
protest against any attemp. to consider these grants as
touching any Of the old party questions, they have
been called They touch no Questions, new or DID, which
have been made The test OF party They belong TO us
land owners, and not n general egslatures and this
grant and oil others recently made have been made to
the legislature Of the State 10 be applied under their
authority, and thus there conflict Of jurisdiction.
Now, sir, there two principles very familiar 10 all
acquainted with the settlement of country and
which foy justify requethe action OF Congress
these The first that the fair duty OF such
land owner 70 bear sOme share in the Improvements
which give additional value to the property; and the
second equally obvious that improvements like the
one contemplated raise The value OF all the land within
many miles OF them and thus contribute, by far greater
amount than the worth OF the grants themselves TO the
value OF the property that remains We gea per cent
2hge, in fact, with which Jew tight be sa,lshed.
Now, sir, ~ owners oil vast domain, ~ II not eQuta
BILE is it not Just, that should do something towards
he progress and improvement OF the country, where we
pnce owned the whole and large part
heavy taxes paid by the hard working settlers and
he forest falls before his industry and all this lime the
ubic property receiving its full share OF this vast AL,
anage OF this rapid progress The sales are not only
aeliaed but extensive regions are sold, which, with
ui this progress would not be worth cent You for
ney put the selling value Of your lands at two dollar,
now dollar and quarter an acre. But what sane
in uncultvatsd state, worth anything like even the
maest Of these sumsi No; il becomes 80 by the pro-
e OF Improvement the progress OF settlement. the oll
md money, and industry Of the emlgranis, Now, what
ind OF land owner would he be thought in this COUP
~ any country, indeed, who would stand still and
nohing-eaye all 10 the exertions and expenditures
Others. while garnering up the profits for himself
Why, the mind rsvolis inssncvey against such inius-
zee, and our duty il plain is trse interest
Now, sir, with respect to the policy OF aiding, by the