The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-02-20

day, IN support of the proposition 10 distribute The public
domain upon some equitable mode among all the States.
was based upon power in the constitution and that
have pat my hngeI on IT, Having done this am salts
fed, and yield the floor. For answer 10 the other
points made by the honorable senator to the conss
leney or rather the Inconsistency between my argument
and tue vote proposed 10 give upon the bill before the
Senate. refer 10 the explanation gave on yesterday
sS The senator ons yaa Mr. ps
kindly given notice that | am 10 expect broadslde
from the senator from Kentucky. MIR. UKp1Rwoop ]
For this am properly grateful 10 him. When few
days ago. undertook 10 discuss important question in
this body, expressed certain views deemed by me OF i'm
porlanee Those views submitted TO the candor and 10
the judgment OF The Senate iel confidence in their es
senlia justice. and nothing which have heard since has
impaired that confidence have listened with respect
and attention 10 the address day from the senator from
Virginia. as il becomes me TO listen with respect and at
tenon 10 everything any senator in This body undertakes
10 put forth here. But hope 10 be excused if say
that IN all thai he has 20 eoqueny uttered with refer.
10 he has not touched by hair breadth my ar.
gument He has crllicised-I unwilling to say that
he has cavlled at-my cacuations bul he has not by
the ninth pant OF hair, touched the conclusion which
drew Tha, still stands And lei me say that il cannot
be successfully assaled in the way which has been at
tempted 10 day.
said that injustice had been done 10 the land States
OF this body and in this bodyout of this body be.
cause often heard them called Gland seaers and Gland
pirates " IN this body by the senator from Virginia, when
he complained of The partial distribution OF the public
lands, and particularly pointed out the bill now before
the Senate instance Of this Partially said that
this charge was without foundation. And why did |
say so and what grounds Because there was an x
listing equity q called itnohng moe) on the part oil
the land States against the general government And
on what this founded On fact OF record in the
public acts OF this countrythat s the exemption of the
public domain situated in particular States from taxation
The senator from Virginia has not questioned this fact
OF course he could not question il, Tor it is mboded in
the acts OF Congress.
The next inquiry then was, what Ia the value OF this
immunity from taxation which called equity the
part of the land States In order TO illustrate this value
went into calculations and estimates, which presented
after study of the subject-no perhaps such study
the senator from Virginia has found time give to il
such the senator from Kentucky in the pende OF
his researches doubtless has given 10 IT, On those calcu
laons and estimates attributed certain value to the
equity in question My calculations and estimates may
be oversated they may be exaggerated. The senator
from Virginia thinks them so. Other gentlemen with
understaed But however this may be- it does touch
the argument may have done injustice to my argu-
mant by oversating them. intended to undestate them
still think. from all that hear, that have undeslaed
them. The argument, however, still stands, that these
States have conceded 10 the general government i'm
munity from taxation; that this immunity has certain
value-l think very large value-and that this large
value constitutes equity TO which the land States have
right to appeal for bounu, aye, for munifcent treat
ment from the general government Has the senator from
| Virginia answered this Can he answer it
But forbear TO 60 into the subject at this time.
simply TO state that the senator from Virginia
has kindly given notice that am 10 expect broad
side from the senator from Kentucky, am to regard
what he said to-day. so far as concerned simply
signal gun. The senator will pardon me il say II il
noihng for il has not reached me- anything tina
said Meanwhile await with resignation, and whou
anxiety, the broadside from Kentucky.