The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-14

the government may have no interest in this matter
school lands university lands, and lands for works OF
public Improvement in all OF which the State interest
ed in getting the highest price she can. but in regard to
which the government has thrown embarrassments in
the way Of their obtaining anything for hsm the ar
Kument OF some senators be correct. by the immense
number OF land warrants that have been issued
! AND nov 4 Y proposed TO bring IN composition with
Inc school ands, with the university lands with the
lands granted for the construction OF public works.
millions OF Ten millions of acres are 10 be thrown
into the market without any Limitation upon their price
we are to be asked Tor votes for this bill, do not
AJAX 10 to vote thus to cripple the most vital energies Of
the States we represent You do ask cripple
these energies and interests by asking for this
bill at all But It - going too far it to when
ask us not only to permit sister States step in and
become the owners OF vast bodies OF land within
limits, bui also 70 permit them TO throw these ands into
the market IN competition with own, and, would
aeam, with An mutation that ~they Ahouid uAdsSss M
Az look ai this matter lis the last thing that the States
thus situated should do. 10 permit this bill to pass in its
: Mr. PEARcE II the senator will allow me, will
correct Of fact into which he has fallen. The
senator Is mistaken in supposng thai these lands will
market The lands proposed 10 be appropriated those
now subject to private entry which already in the
market, Hence = does no, increase The competition. and
that effect may be produced BY the bounty land law OF
the last session
Mr. WALKER. Does tie senator presume that |
have such unqualified amount Of ignorance as his
language would seem to mpus' know these lands
subject to private entry, but they subject to be
purchased at fifty cents or hppennybt acre! The
government has price set upon Ills lands by law and
you cannot throw them into competition with school
lands university lands and our lands appropriated
for public improvements ! am not complaining Of
competition in the sale OF State lands if you will put
it upon fair basis But the senator is making effort
TO bring n these lands to be sold al any price compe
ton with ours. That is the objection which raise.
did not intimate that the lands at dollar and quarter
per acre would be any more in composition with us when
the hands Of the States than they in the hands
OF the general government but il is this proposition TO
suffer those States that lands other States se
them at less price than the general government sells
them for, that object to-
Mr. President, there are too classes Of senators. ii
would seem to me, who should vote against this bill n
any iorm One class is that representing the States in
which the public lands situated. We have long felt
the burden, and have long been complaining OF the gen.
era government being the OF extensive tracts
OF land within our limits but here is bill the first
ton OF which proposes that there shall be another great
land proprietor within borders The other States
ders. States which have no public lands OF their
to be permitted become land proprietors within
other States thus increasing the embarrassments Of
which we have heretofore SO long complained. These
States have what they suppose tobe benefit from
the passage of this act which will result to the injury Of
the new States The benefits which they obtain. II they
Of taxation and if left that privilege what they
now suppose will be benefit to them will, in my opn-
ion, result in their injury for, 90 lar from these lands
designs them the States will become tax payers one TO
another and the lands will in all probability become
exhausted by OF wbich the States in which
they lie will impose upon them. N tt
But there is another class of senators who ought 10
vote against this BILL and that is those who disposed
do justice to the other States under proper consdea
tion Oi the question Of State rights There senator
here who feels that Stale ought 10 be sovereign within
ITSELF except far it has given up its powers under
the constitution. who can for moment consistently en-
teain the idea that another State should be land pro-
prietor within the borders OF thai State. e.
These general considerations that are applicable 10
the bill, which throw out for the consideration OF
tors and hope that those who are similarly situated
present them better than can, will take them up and do
the Senate | know that never impue ignorance" to
any senator II thought any senator were ignorant or
know too well what is due TO the deco
rum Of the Senate. and to the courtesy which should
pute any such thing am not presumpuous enough
to attribute presumption 10 anybody But apprehend
that member Of the Senate may. without any mpopri-
ETY. and without the least offence express his belief that
gentleman labors under misappfehension shll think
the senator from Wisconsin is under misapprehension.
These lands said before are those which are subject
private entry the ordinary prices. The amendment
which adopted committee al the last session does
not vary that The amendment Of the senator from
Maine, as l understand H. does not vary II at all. s
lust precisely the OF what the senator from Wis
consin has supposed. He has therefore presumed"
that was ignorant of the amendment OF the senator
from Maine |, not | but he who has made this
4 not chargeabe to me.
Bot am still surprised at the observation OF the
senator from Wisconsin that going 10 do great IN
Justice to States to whom large grants have been made
for purposes oil education and internal Improvement BY
these lands TO be sod at very low prices
am surprsed that such objection shoad come from
hat SENATOR OF all the members OF this body because II
mistake not he has brought forward measure calcu
ated above all Others to destroy the value oI The grants
which Congress have made 10 the new States. lie has
introduced bill 10 give away the lands to every iandess
man Has not the senator, BY the introduction OF that
bill done forty thousand fold destroy the value OF
those grants than this bill any other bill OF the KIND
could possibly dor think But the senator IA ms
TAX en- in point of fact The amendment before the Sen
ale does not propose destroy the value OF these grants
10 the States, by bringing these lands mo msfke
a rate below the minimum price. think this abatement
Of facts answers what the senator has said
Mr.. DAWSON Mr. President, il seems to me wbea-
ever anythg is said in relation 10 the public lands by
which Justice be done TO every section OF the Unon
The senator from Wisconsin Mr. WALKERl considers
hmseif the guardian OF the rights OF all the Saes save
the old ones Now, what is This proposition u tisone
founded in philaaho opyn the kIndest feelings OF the
heart Here u class Of people known AZ unatics. scat
throughout the United States, who have not the
power OF even going and becoming settlers IN any new
country They cannot gain the right OF pe-empiion, or
he rish of the location OF 1870 o land they
have moi The mind To do III and when, for humane pnr-
po~s. plan adopted by which this unfortunate class
If our tr o " creatures shall be provided with the com.
forts Of life and that necessary protection which shal
"a them from want and injury. the senator from WIS
cous. rises up and says this charitable measure cal
culaed TO d~isecste the value OF the public lands IN
The State he Representative is 10 say the pf,ces OF he
lands will be diminished by putting these lands INTO
The market II s Tor the interest o the new STATES
to increase their population and will you not increase
II VOW public lands And have not The new States
heen tvvins 10 do that for And has not the