The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-17


South, Ii the population and production of the West
should be doubled, tho mutual of the North and
South, in all these particulars. would be doubled also
and IN like progressive and corresponding proper
tons ~ 8fs1 tss H9 u
But. the argument be still deemed fsacous, let
test il by another general Argument What sir is il but
q knowledge and nowedxment OF my positions that
have caused the Atlantic States to vie with each other
in extending their public works toward the
there been Wests No; they have been and are so
acting with view to making their wosks the channels
and their cities the marts OF western trade Woud New
York and Massachusetts now, they could have rolled
back upon them all their immigrant people, with the
wealth they took away, consent in view OF their pecu
mary interests to the West depopulaled and its pro-
ducton stopped No, sr--noti ii you would give them
TO boot the entire cost Of their western public works in
money. Ii there West, they would have TO lay
~ q their boats and shipping and diminish
would reign where now the tireess locomotive. never
resting. rolls, and commerce floats When the West has
s
they could and il would promote their interest to
advance her in population aud production fifty years in
jealoases Of the growing greatness Of the West While
we remain of the same family politic-and God grant
we may ever 80 remain our greatness is your great
ssss the prosperity OF each is muuaiour dsstlnes the
1.-The Senate here adjourned, and on the next day
Mr. WALKER resumed as iollows:]
Mr. President, have 30 far used general arguments
only TO prove the interest which the old States have
the measure before But let try figures. The net
proceeds o. the public land sales for s49 9s3343
Ii this distributed directly to the States according
to population, New York would receive about $4,000
only. supposing the population OF that State to be
$3.50 O0O and OF the Union 90 500 900 Now assuming
the freight on the Erie canal for the same year 10 have
been greater than for the year 1885, the freight
from Lake Erie 1880 tons, and the up freight
ns ss soas 6a this Inc State toll was "a cens per-
hundred pounds, yielding to the State W 867 1884 in tolls
only The freight this tonnage, and above the
more paid 10 the citizens OF New York for freight The
whole amount Of tolls the Erie canal for 1917
1928, ,347, and on the other canals OF the State
estimated the relative proportion OF western
merce to the aggregate will state that 1852 ions
were forwarded in the same year from Lake Erie alone
and reached tide water while only 3l303 tons reached
tidewater in New York from all other quarters No
can fa TO perceive the immense Importance OF this trade
70 the State Of New Yo5k the West is
people received from the throngng travel TO and from
the West what from the manufacture OF western
products and what still from the barter trade
neced with them here aud in foreign markets cannot be
known but the amount must have been immense
deed. Immense ~nay have been, however, il would
be doubled IN future by doubling the production and
population of the West. s4-ra
The same may be said, to great extent, in regard to
most OF the Atlantic Saies-classing Pennsy ivania
have New York and Massachusetts Can they them de-
sire to reiard the growth Of tie West Can such de-
gree faulty have seized upon them to have
have in settling the West with aboers and producers,
and putting her lands under cultivation Sir, if they
owned those lands exclusively would rebound to their
have doubt they would do it. France did in Loui.
siana Spain did the in Florida and Mexico and
Mexico the same in her intendencies.
There s then, Argument against the under
consideration TO be drawn from any supposed injustice
in il II contains not only compensaing equivalents. but
inducements 10 the old States to yield their
But you may say you po.:sss and retain n those
advantages without cedlng the public lAnd. We arc ar
nf hae Ma Lka
one OF right based upon the OF necessities.
However, let il pass. That you possess these advan-
taSes eoncede; that you can per force retain them,
to you in having them doubled in ten instead OF fifty
years Is the annual double OF $2,6o7,9ss nothing
to New York as Slate COMPARED with s4s ooo-her 4,
received not directly, but incidentally only But you
retain these advantages by your present policy
agricultural people when woe-betde the commerce
and manufactures Of New York and New England, at
least SO far as the West and South shall be concerned
We have equal facilities with you IN waterpower, and
greater in sieam for have cheaper combus,ibe. Our
resources COAL iron, lead, copper, TIMBER lumber clay
and limestone inexhausble We can beat the world
in wool n owing and than you to the cotton
regon-wth the broad Mississippi to float our inter-
changing products its contributing branchesthe Arkan
sas Red river, Ohio, Wabash Illinois, Missouri, and
WIsconsin and their MISUNDERSTANDING past
domic and hamlet with railroads and canals in pro-
gress, unite the whole All we lack IS capital, which
we are fast acquiring and shall soon hayehe sooner
ions receive population such as desire and will be
contented with small possessions we will receive those
who ured by the increasing value OF western lands and
resources, will bring capital with them, and employ II
where there is less compeuon, with to obtaining
large possessions When shall have capital you will
find no mean competitor in the mighty West IN manuac
turing nor will Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore find rfng compositions IN Charleston, Mobile,
and New Orleans, commercial marls. The latter
is our natural mart anyhow, by oil the down
stream ma aton without toll or storms, to her very
wharves; and the two former will be more naturally so
than the eastern cities named, when the great central rail
road from Chicago to Mobile, with its branch roads,
shall have been completed As manufacturers too, we
will be in the centre Of population and home market,
while we are far removed IRON competing imports, with
which you will have TO contend after the embarrassing
withdrawal OF your now western and southern market
II will be perceived that may be kept Voiu,fary,
but can never be made compulsory tributaries OF the old
eastern States Settle the pubic lands with agrcultu
raj peopIe and we remain the former drive US 10 man
ufacturing, and will neither be that the latter.
The practical bearing Of the upon the
OF the government is of next Importance, ! will re-
peat uism and opinion, expressed by me on former
occasion for the purpose OF briefly enlargng upon H.
promising however, that II 10 little wonderful that It
should not have struck tho senator from Michigan while
presenting his side OF the same subject II is this:
Until direct taxation shall be re,ored to- the great and
the must be du-
foreign imports Now cvery one knows that the
thus be received s enhanced as the numbe OF
foreign imports increased Hence con-
would he increased by the policy
posed for, by increasing the number OF sgcnural pro-
duccss you increase tho number OF import and
their ability TO IN other words their abiy 70
vwvehass tor ption The government, have no
doubt would be the gamer in her after snref~g
her receipts from the public lands !" E