The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-06

Mr. INUENANfn M3&N
III PGEslDTSri / have said thai whea ths amend.
menl which hsd The hoaof - present shoad bs sssss.
al / would oay make btsi regl,ss % shs ehsclons
assa s., sSosluasl. lSsss srs s, s,s,sms". - ss
wish 20 call The attention OF lhs Sensiet and Mi az
il now, with view 10 economics TINE which am ssfs
have evidences enoagh that the SeAsis m feA "a th. az
bate [pOntiLg 10 the empty seal. before bal igAs
that considered ne Gauss % uRasesssAry assess
sion regret HI bat still must Do iustcs ~ my smsnd
ment and TO myself think oar Constituents viii and
ought 10 feel Interest IN regard 10 the Sable lands Il
we do not proPoss 70 notice very bFlsay soms q ne
has been said both BY hun and other gener thar wss
thrown away upon me | subscribe most heartily 10
everything that has been arsea q favor q making ihsse
sea" Hooking at Mir SuasnR [ au a wing, and
have all my life politically gone Tor The power 81 making
S .Os' Directs sc and throw away oass sss y
when they address me n behalf OF these measures.
make no issue with them, either IN regard 10 the policy
orpower OF this government the subject OF internal
improvements II 1t be the object OF gentlemen 20 con.
vince those who no, wings, perhaps veil enough
II my friend shall propose pan-ior military purposes
make road to the Pacific, with the public lands or with
the money OF the naon he will find me standing By his
| am one Of those who believe that thu. government,
has constitutional power 10 construct roads fof military
and post Office purposes. through the States OF the Union
but unfortunately for there class oil politicians 10
this country who deny it, You cannot get these poiii.
clans march boldly up, take hold OF the whg plinei
pie, and directly, openly, and aboyeboad, construct
works OF internal improvement; bat, they dodge our
principle, and seize upon the proprIeorshp Of The public
lands 10 get roads and canals made through their States
avoiding The platform upon which we wings plant
selves. That is The partial, sided game that played,
giving advantages and aid TO the land States which
refused to the old States that is the game against
which protest make no such issue as that ofopposng
the construction OF roads and canals in the States
and have made it, Why what did say the other
day. said, if you do not vote for my amendment. if
you throw it out have voted for this bill i'll committee
and shall vote for IL here If /
fund applied to assist all the States, and old; IL
cannot do all the good desire shall act the part OF the
boneIy adage-. half loaf is better than no bread" |
will lake what can get OF these great public improve
nenIs BY this one-sded operation rather than get
aan ii senators from the States will aid Ken.
lucky, will still act upon the Christian principle, and do
good for evil can that railroad in Iowa or Mis-.
souri, is national blessing, and will promote the general
welfare. The only thing that astonishes me is, the
blindness OF the senators from the States, who can
not see how railroad in Kentucky can be national, so
clear to their intellectual vision that Congress can
build railroads in Iowa and Missouri have distinctly
declared my intention 10 vote for grants OF land the
new States even ii my amendment fails. and repeat
again. that all arguments 10 prove the importance OF the
Iowa roads, and their utility for national and State pur
poses are thrown away upon me. / admit il all.
The point which have made from the beginning is,
that Congress has administered this great fund that
section OF the country obtains advantages another
class of States obtain advantages which all enl
tied share equally in proportion to population That is
my points and to tina, the senator from Missouri has
Just answered, "You want 10 be paid in equivalents
and smpossibe that you have exact equivalents for
everything you grant" True, sir. know you cannot
give every family, every neghborhood, and every Saie
precisely the amount of blessings from public i'm.
provements The road or canal cannot 90 by every
bodys door. Some will be benefited than others
You cannot have system OF exact equivalents bat does
follow from that that you cannot approximate towards
hbeiween the States My argument was based upon
an approximation TO these equivalents, showing that II
you could not do exact justice to all the States, and all
the individuals OF the States you might approximate to.
wards ii and my amendment offered with view 10
such approximation The gentleman has shown that it
lsimpossbe 10 make us all precisely equal Has he at
tempted 10 show that my amendment, ii adopted, would
not make equal thaa will be without III That
is the question cay that it will make more equal
than we will be without IT, and that, conceive. has not
My friend, thought. charged me- in the opening OF his
speech, with having acted ttle unfairly. He said that
spoke the Senate of the original act OF 1885, by which
The lands northwest Of the Ohio were distributed in kind
among the States but that took not 10 read the act
which repealed the act OF 1885.
MI GEYER did not say that the honorable sena-
o took care not TO read it but supposed be had for
gotient for could impue to him ignorance OF that
repeal nor did say that he had desgnedly RETAINED
| Mr. UNDERWOOD. The statement was, that Ihad
aled 10 read the act By which il had been repealed
S ,, mol think was necessary opocaim TO the Senate
ssnoullon OF these public lands among the States for
my years and did think il necessary, alter
msm that The law authorizing it had been repealed.
od Them what bad been the practice and If il had
ceased, must not everybody know that II ceased by
pea oi the law And was il necessary for me 10 say
a ceased by change alteration OF the law II
tne position took needed support IT would have been
fuectuay Afforded by reading the act OF l7SS, repeating
ne aet oil 1855. To show that have not acted unfar
70 lhe Senate, wish to read the repeating act to
MnSh my attention has been particularly called by the
s.huema9s remarks. shall read IL 10 show that, in
eau o. having motive 10 keep the Senate in the dark,
| its: ~ ~ "S " "
tb "nereas Il is found 10 be nconveniont 10 execute
Az par O. the land ordinance passed May ~, 1885, which
,, sns certain proportions of land be allotted TO the
anS states, 10 be sold BY the loan officers in each stale
ths heA suihclent quantity OF lands Tor satisfying
n Counues due TO the late army apart by the act
congress passed the 22d OF October last whereby fur
G uaughis for satisfying military bountes in lands from
- m"nshiPs lately surveyed are become necessary
,relore therefore the law of i7s5 was repealed. and new
S Ssrn adopted. But why was IL repealed They say,
Hnsfse u was inconvenent TO execute It, Now, re-
ao ], and putting il upon the footing OF inconvenience
Cne' Woves that the members OF the old Continental
gess believed that they had the power to divide the
nn among the States. But what is the argument made
Ts senators on the other side OF the question
Ny ueny the power they say that we cannot give the
Ss ates hese lands and divide them in kind For what
pp,Pose dd advert TO the original division in kind
~ me States! did It TO prove both the power and
~ e Po,cy. The original legislation proves the opin-
- The Congress OF the Confederation the rights
81 q cession, and shows the extent TO which they
,ased power Did the confederation repeal the law d
NJ, me lands in kind because the power denied
~, an The reason assigned in the preamble for the
Tfa is, mat II was "inconvenent to execute" the law
NJ eason assigned proves the existence OF the right 10
1es he division which my amendment proposes Since
oWng TO the Improvement of the country and the