The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-18

expected assaults that no compelled 20 defend his
position by further remarks He had suggested to his
ground against general system of international i'm.
psovement, and that there danger in barking in
this partial the party hai taken ground
against the dtributon Of the proceeds Of tho publ,
lands among the States and that there danger in
this partial dstribution Of sSds themseve, to psrcu
Lar States He was sorry that of his democratic
friends thought proper to differ with him these points
He then repeated revra arguments used in support Of
this bill, snd replied to them. He could not perceive
great public land fund. He would be iu favor
law granting to the State Of lows all the land lying
on TIE route OF this proposed railroad, at prices
even below that which the government coud get for 1t
IL no road was there in such the United States
made Of unequal grants The State in suoh case would
derive all the benefit resulting any enhanced value
othe lands caused by the construction OF the road On
former occasions be had said that the public lands had
been squard.red by Cone This remark had reused
the nnsiblites Of the honorable Senator from Massa
cbueetts (ur. sumser) Who in bis speech under the
title ofWropgs OF the Laud states. had dealt largely in
figures both OF arithmetic rhetoric to show h the
Unitee States largely indebted TO the snd States
The hon orable Senator had to this subject oil the
power OF bis eloquent fancy he knew not whether 60
style the honorable senator's Bpesch poeca arithmetic
more correct than those OF his arithmetic the honorable
Senator would not enjoy the reputation hs does his
arithmetic metal horical Dir Hunter then mined
the e'timates and calculations Of Mr. sumner which
wss based the argument that the United states in
dsbtsd 70 the land States in hundred aud twenty
Rians sf dollsrs, account CT immunity from taxa
tion OF the public lands lie msintained that
the honorable Senator's calculations sl rested upon
incorrect gaound the result Of the honorable Senator's
argument would be that II the United States owned
three times as much lsna as they do, thsy would be
three timer irretreyaby in debt 70 the land 3atss
He coutended that Senators estimating o. taxstion OF
one TWO or three cent too and wild
lie maintained that the government has been generous
10 new states They given sixteenth of every
township 81 land thus receiving six ana epefourh
cent On the capital itfelf beeiis this
ohev grants for varous purposes, snd there also
over eleven mions OF Tor internal improvements
He repeed the charge that the general govern had
beer W Just 20 the iard States. He then replied
versi nattcrs alluded to by Mr.. Bell aud otoers He
denied the constu'ionsy OF the distribution Of TIE
public laDoe or Of the proceeds Ot Their saa lie in
isvor Of graduation Of tne price 81 the public lands
cordipg tc the length Of the tns IL the market The
honorable gentleman then referred spi denounced
the rapidly increasing applications and schemes set
tcot by Individual to which grants Of public
Lard were demanded he opposed the sytsm of grant
ing bturties Of public land 70 emgrants. lie looked
upon emigration as hcahful an6 beneficial 10 peo
pie received IN quantity not too large for gssnts-
Doni but II let ~ quantity great 10 destroy any
section The identity Of the American peopr its elect
Was injurious. lie would do nothing to rrtard give
undue excitement to emigration lie thought the too
tea OF public land prejudcia to State where these
bodies Of smgfants settled.
Mr BELL (ehie) of Tenn, replied to poitio Of
Mr.. Hunters remarks
Mr sumner, (fr.e soill Of Mass replied TO him also
cor tending that his argument had not beon touched
beirs breadth BY the Hon Senator.
MIR. UNDERWOOD (whjg) OF Ky, rot tie floor when
the furhgr confederation of the subject postponed
Attsr an executive session the Senate adjourned.