Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-02
The Great Question.

J hat question, which Is al most Vital ana
pra, teal interest 10 every citizen Of the com
nonwcalth,r - whether Virg mia shall receive her
portion Of the public lands. She has an equal
right To n share ot that vast domain with all
the rest of the States. She needs It quite as
much, il not more than any other State III the
Union Long continued Locofpco misruc has
increased her debt aud her taxes, delayed the
completion of her improvements ind augmen
ted the number OF her ignorant populalion
while the same controlling influence has dem
ed to the State all benefit from that vast do
main. which was once exclusively her own
and which a few rapacious States are now ap
proprlallng to themselves.
At the last session of Congress, Mr. Bennett
of New York framed bill, having for its oh
jcct the distribution of 60 million OF
mong all the States--Ihe new States were 10
receive their share in land lying wrhin their H.
mits;-the old States were IL have theirs in
fand wa,fa@tS, thus avoiding the OF elton to
conflicting proprietary interests among the
States. The idea was an admirable one, and
was supposed to remove every difficulty to the
old States Receiving portion of the great do.
main. The bill passed the House Of Rcpresen-
tatves by large maJorlty-every Locotoco
from Nlre inia unless Mr. Beae lie an exception
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our Democratic Senators voted against taking
1t up, and it consequently remains among the
unfinished business Of The srssion-and thus.
toy the achon OF our own representatives., the
State loses, at single dash. upwards Of three
millions ufdollars. But the bills is sill in ex-
iorence. Its consideration must come mp next
winter, and it is Of first importance To the we'll
being ot the State, that our own Represcnia
| ojy l..
of the State for Pierce would be tantamount 10
instructions to our senators that they should
vote against that bill.
lnthis aspect, this till possesses LIVING inter-
est to every man and woman Ia the State, and
| Is worth thousand times more than all the
distractions that all thesky scraping politicians
put togethe have ever dreamed Of The till
assigns 10 Virginia land warrants for 2 500,
600 acres of land-which ut the lowest Gov.
eminent price, " ould amount To upwards of
three millions of dollars.
Now We wish Virginia To get that money.
We do not fear that State Rights will be i'm
paired In the least by her receiving it. We be
ieve her people-.aIl, except a few irnpract-
cable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. To have it, 1t will
AID us IN our present enrbarassmeuts 1t will
enable us TO complete the important improve.
ments-which the various portions of the State
desire. To enable them to get to market
Tins lisa plain practical question. within the
comprehension of the simples capacity. 1t is the
locoiocos,wlth Yankee President, and no mo
ney,and high taxes,and no improvements on one
SIDE or Wing policy, Virginia President
three millions OF dollars now aud more hereac |
ter reduced taxation and vigorous prosecu.
non of all our works of Improvement on the
o'her-Can any patriotic and sensible man hes
itate which 10 choose 7
bnt TO get this money, tie people must he
stir themselves. The Locofoco politicians are
all opposed to III some on the score of what
they call consistency, and others from an ap-
prehenslon, that it may injure the pro .recrs
OF the New Hampshire Yankee from HON
they expect, IN the shape of fat offices. more
personal advantage. than they " ould derive
from the general prosperity of the common.
wealth. We, therefore. call upon the peope
to organize LAND MONEY CLUBS in eve.
fy county in the State-Cmbs not to expire
vii the Presidential canvass-but TO contipue
uItil The State has received her