The daily union., 1852-02-13

fused these States left unproyded for by legislation
these States 10 any distribution in which others partlc
pate OF the common fund In proportion 10 their usual
and respective proportion OF the burdens OF government
paid by lmposts they entitled 10 their share They,
however, excluded entirely from participation, IN
utter disregard OF the conditions
The senator says he will be liberal TO the States
But II the old policy is TO be abandoned and the capital
lsef Instead OF The profits be distributed prefer
10 be named IN the articles OF dissolution and Partition
Il is OF no consequence, however, whether the States
omitted in this distribution receive greater less pro-
portion under other acts OF CopgIess IL they received ten
times much, il would moi justify violation OF the
compact, The same rule must apply TO all. The same
Of benefit TO each must be used the power 10
make the disposition is denied
In 1888 Congress passed bill having objects kindred
to those OF the amendment now under consideration
present Ii permitted the land TO con nue 10 be held at
present. and the sales TO be continued but arrested the
net proceeds when they arrived at The treasury and DIS
tTbuted them among the States This bill was arrested
IN its progress by the President General Jackson, whose
message of the date of December A. 1888, on the subject
fully exhibited the for Withholding his sanction
he principles OF that message will never be subyered
But the present proposition is more bold Than that OF
1888 The sale Of the land, and the receipt OF the pro-
ceeds into the federal treasury were there permitted ac
coding TO usual custom and in accordance with the spirit
OF the several acts OF cesslon Here the proposition Is TO
arrest the usual proceedings at an earlier stage The
land is never 10 be converted into money II is never to
find its way TO the treasury II is never to be received
at the only place where it be used for the benefit OF
al the States in the established proportions.
The deed Of cession. after declaring that the land shall
be common fund Tor the use and beneht oil all 10 the
proportions before mentioned adds this clause "and shall
be Faithfully disposed Of for that purpose, and Tor no
other use orpurpose whatever"
Here lands. amounting TO Ia 900 900 oil acres
proposed TO be disposed oil by aenaton and nothing re-
ceived INTO the federal treasury consideration. The
clause which have read prohibits their disposition
cept for the specified purpose The government may fix
the price at greater less sum, according 10 its dis
creon, having in view the great objects OF the trust but
it is not within the scope OF its authority TO turn it from
It's Legitimate channel, and bestow 1t gratuitousy on
States or individuals Unless the proceeds 20 to the
common fund for the benefit OF all the States according
10 their usual and respective proportions OF the general
charge and expenditures the right TO dispose OF It IS de-
MED by the deed of cesson That such is not the
provided in the amendment, trust is sufficiently made
| to appear.
MIR. President, fear have weared the Senate by the
length TO which have extended my remarks. cannot but
regard question of much importance The great
anxiety on the subject OF public lands which agiates the
community as well as the public iunctlonaries to whom
It's is committed admonshes us that il is no unim-
portant subject This resllessness of the public mind
and the great variety of opinions what
dictated by due regard the various interests involved
only render action upon II more difficult and embarraSs
ing.
MIR President it, in the of my remarks, have
found necessary 10 refer 10 the interests and views and
rights OF the western States. and to certain extent 10
contrast them with the older members OF this confede
racy 1t has been only because the proposition before
was founded on such conparson aud could not be dis
cussed without such reference have had occasion 10
refer to The Argument by which this amendment was sup
ported No commands my respect TO greater extent
than the honorable senator who introduced 1t, and
always greatly distrus self when find my judgment
differing from his Sir no will do me the injustice
TO believe that have had any feeling in this discussion
but that o kindness and courtesy towards those who may
take d different view oil the subject have desired TO
ascertain the right. applied to local interests, North,
South. East West but 10 the whole country No poll
icy less comprehensive than that could receive the ap-
prova of the country or the sanction OF It's Congress