The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-25

advancing settlements in the Northwest have sometimes
been assaed by hostile Indians and that their women
and children have also fallen victims 10 their sayage
warfare but let tell the senator that the difference In
the two that such dangers and hardships were
but as exceptions to rule and, in the other, Of con
slant recurrence.
Far different indeed, were the circumstances under
which The new States have been settled from those
States have sprung up under the protecting arm and os
eng care of strong and powerful and paterna govern
ment. Wherever the Indians have manifested a hostile
temper, large deachmsns Of regular troops have been
sent to guard the settler; and when Indian wars have
broken the distant frontiers the military power of
the Union has speedily IspIesssd them Strong posts are
and every dollar expended by the new States in their
defence Immediately refunded The Indian ttleto
every foot OF land within their borders except small
portion Of Iowa, has been ex,ingushed by the United
States. The States have not paid dollar, except
their proportion of the whole expenditure OF the govern
ment The old States paid the expenses Of Indian tIea
ties and acquisitions, well as OF their Indian Tie
territory within the States OF Kentucky and Tennessee
may be said have been conquered from the Indians by
Tho sasiasA hardy courage of the early settlers.
am reminded, BY the course OF The srgument. into
which have been led upon this point, that omitted TO
amount which this government has paid in the pur-
chase of the Indian title 10 the lands in the new States;
and believe thai The whole S hD sxDendurs dd e Of the
will be found that not one cent has been realized by
the treasury from the sale Of them The senator from
Michigan [Mr. FELcHl will allow respectfully TO in
quire OF him how the fact is Have not the expenditures
attending the acquisition Of these lands been equal to the
Mr.. FEICH. had-though | have not now here
a statement from the department showing the whole
amount realized from the first to the present time after
service OF the public lands, far they have progress
sed and for the proportionate OF expenditures in
administering the public domain appears from that that
there have been received into the treasury about sixty mil
lions OF dollars than the expenditures II you add
to that amount the value of the lands which have been
used for the purposes OF the United States, there appears
hau haan ptn
millions of dollars than the amount expended. This
including all which has been used for the purpose OF
exnguishng the Indian title, and acquiring the territory
which obtained under treaties from Spain and France.
MIR. BELL Does il include the outstanding annuities,
and instalments upon annues, payable to the Indian
Mr. FELCH 1t includes all that has been paid or
undertaken to be paid II includes also the amount
which was paid to the old States when the cesson was
made Of that portion Of the land which was originally
ceded by them may be permitted to say that when the
cesson made, portion OF the expenditure on the
the general government Virginia. and other States upon
the borders, had expended in extending their urs
dcton the territory They had charge OF the forts
and Indians and expended money for the very purpose
to which reference made, taking OF the Indian
tlle and maintaining the jurisdiction Of the State gov
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ed for purposes of that sort Georgia received two mil
lions and quarter. The amount not stated in the
the State The lands Of Georgia also
subject TO certain outstanding claims They were also
States should extngush the Indian titles not merely in
the territory ceded but in that retained by Georgia. out
of which the large appropriations for the expenses
OF the Cherokee wars.
| MIR BELL never went into that calculation; but,
from my general reading and observation Of the facts
connected with the matter had the impression that the
treasury of the United States realized cent
from The sales of the public lands in any shape ex
cept indirectly in revenue from the customs think fur
her inquiry INTO mat subject VIII Is SHOW % Una, am % Ign,
include the OF the Indian and disturbances
which grew directly out OF the treaties for the acquisition of
Indian lands. The Florida war alone, which pro-
duced by eager desire to extngush the Indian title
all the lands that State cost the government not less
than forty millions OF dollars The Black Hawk war.
which had similar origin, cost not less than three mil
lions There was also the quasi war wsged against the
Creeks and Cherokees, to IepTess disturbances and TO
remove 10 the west. The concentration OF the large
military force for this service could not have cost the
government less than three four millions more II
should say six millions, would perhaps be nearer the
truth. Now, AN quite that, if could from memo
y, refer to all the expenditures OF the United States
neeted directly and indirectly with The purchase OF the
and full statement OF the account could be made, the
balance would be ia favor of the government OF the
United States; the public domain would stand largely
debtoI mean there would be balance Of expenditure
receipts In the administration of this fund un-
derake to Say down this broad propositlon-tha the
treasury OF the United States derived cent OF
profit But the subject OF the beralty due to
the new States. l contrasting the mode IN which
these new States had been settled under the protection OF
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there even in advance, and sometimes when they
not needed. Every panic that arises military force is
sent to relieve the fears OF the settlers speedily pos
sibe. Ii not in The settlement OF the old States
Besides great highways have been opened the expense
OF the United States, leading to the new States. We
have expended five six millions for passing the Allie
ghanies and penetrating the forests OF Ohio and Indiana
to get to the borders OF Illinois Is not that liberal
And we have given the States eleven millions
OF acres worth fifteen twenty millions OF dollars
or more, for school and educational purposes We have
done more We have given them five per cent: OF the
whole OF the net proceeds OF the public ands after de-
ducng the OF survey and sale. would ask nave
not the new States received about five or six millions Oh
dollars from this FIVE per cent fund three per cent OF
which was given be applied within the States io the
purposes of internal and TWO per cent OIL
which was to be applied in making roads leading TO
them and the States, towards which tnose ROADS nave
not been made have received the money instead oi the
aynendiiure in roads In addition to this, upwards OF
eight millions of acres have been granted to the
states for internal Improvements Is not all this liberal
Is il moi qeaerous And did not the honorable senator
from Michigan tell the other day that we built their
con houses their State houses, and their Iails and
believe we have furnished libraries for their courts. Is
not that sufficiently liberal But the honorable senator
SAYS il is not liberal enough and should give at this
time TO the States addition TO all that has been
done heretofore twelve or fifteen millions OF dollars
worth of land EACH out OF which they may lay the ioun
datons OF permanent income for the support oi their
local governments, ls that required upon any principle
OF liberalityl
To show that this government has acted with prince
y beraly, and generously towards the new States look
al the rapdty with which they have grown up and be-
come powerful Look at Ohio. The settlement OF Ohio