Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-03
nISrRIRUTION.

pc., ,yiir ,ress have called upon The wness'sahur
m .T,.atanrurs Gazette, in opposition /" TIC CohS'es
;,, "t,rrymandrr which they denounce as most IN
robreous and deteslabe They cannot therefore, complain
-, sbcud bring forward their own witness, TO expose
ia l.,c,e ,rckefy of the WING press, upon the subject
Of Distribution. The Tuppahannoek Gazet'n says:
we have no dout. sonle good Wings sirceTe when
sv t us that tie distribution OF the public lands amongst
the States .he only ing that cat tes'oe Virginia I" nc
potical Importance, elevate the saEduid u education 10
This Stale, complete cur woRS OF "cFnai IMPROVEMENTS,
&c, &C. hey 10 be under me impression that mere
is virtue IN lie public lands which alone can accomplish
these great ends and that the ends justify the means
Well sue may be the 1t may be that when placed
in the crucibe of the States these lands will turn TO gold
Ills certain that they hav" not proven profitable 10 the gen.
era government From the report oil secretary CoF%l', II
appears that The receipts rom safes Oh Puoc anns lot ne
year ending Both June, 1881 was S<,352oUo ~
And The charges upon the llnds are
Annual expenses Of collecting revenue from =
EXPENSES Of Indian Department., necessary
charge upon these lands being for annulies
md other charges growing out OF these lands 2b3 bal IS
MAKING s2766 O57 O6
Besides these expenses there the Of maintaining
army in the territories which being put down al one fourth
the amount appropriated Tor The army increases the annual
expenses $l5OOO00 making the annual expenses
81 269 o57 90 or about millions above The receipts
We are aware tina, the wings good hnuncers, but we
do MOI believe that they can make out of the public
lands when divided between thirty one popetors Than
when held by one The effect would be inevitably 10 Increase
the and lessen The Tecelpts.
Al present. the sales O public lanos are sshty affected
BY the donation of bounty lands but the largest sales OF pub
lie unds did reach Than SIX HIiohs al peroo
when immigration this country was above what 1t VIII
reasonably he for several years. owing the
rents TO Australia other countries whose advantages are
being made known. The expenses are however, In the
SAME ratio with the sales. II Is certain that This picture
does encourage those hopes when Inc wings would
awaken. ,
We will place the subject in the best light In order that all
its beauties can be seen Give the 81 States The whole Of
The pubhc douan urencunbrred except with lhe expense
of collecting revenuc IL which we presume mere can DC
objection by the wings the moment me o' passea CIV
ing TO these States the public lands would Ind these 81
in the market with their andscp all ANXIOUS 10
make sales -, ,,,r, -, ,
In Virginia the internal improvement party would sell al
,nv sacrifice IN order 10 pct the funds in hand nor would
they care a pin who purchased. Aboonsts or tVen The
auocat of Russia would be acceptable purchaser tne 3D.
ect being get hold Of The funds Inc qaohy VI iana
pushed into market would, necessary consequence,
BRING the price below the present rate ana instead VI fiea
no as nuw lwu three and four Millions these ahaS "oud
weld only fifty per that amount per annum or about
s0O 900 Virginia. and lnasmuch as inc genera govern
ment will whole expense OF the pubic lands and
minus the received from this SOURCE lns amount
must be made from other source ms must De
from m increase in the tariff which Is al present scarcely
sufficient with other resources vi Inc government 10
meet the cApenses. This must TALL upon the consuming
States AID Virginia would pay more IN Tue way VI taflh
lan Size w,u;I receive from public lands. lhen sch DC
the case il. wnst is Virginia henthleo II you
from Tie General government sluu oou ana ceac .e
tariff up that deficiency hho Tue OUT. VI 'ht
rnH fail up1a States IN proportion ~ lelt cohsuhp-
ZION it is obvious Virginia must lose by me fansac'
iiun l, is absurd the distribution OF t'e puohc
lands as donation the States and especially 10 ne con-
Stunning States For every million OF dollars received oV
Virginia from this source she would pay one mlon ano
uuaer al the lowest calculation Could the lanes De man
aysd without expense; could The Indian Tribes inhaong
Ibis domain be kept in subueatlon without an army eoua
The Indian annues he paid without funds Inc quany Oh
land forced into market would oil itself bring Inc price 10
such standard that the amount OF revenue derived from
This source would much below what II 10 al present.
that il would be found worth the COST oil extra eglsia
which would necessarily grow ont oil this accession 10
Virginia. -, ~, ,o.,..,
Give Virginia one million annum from ihs SOURCE
and what guarantee be given that one cent OF Iha'
amount would be expended public schoolsi None Inc
whole OF ,h. sum would 90 10 internal improvements ana
The people would be tuXcd in the way oil tath 10 'na1
amount Those who promised the benehl, VIZ me
poorer class in the way of schools would be compelled 70
pay their proportion line increase ta ceitan
pon the mercy uf the internal Improvement party OF ths
Stale for ctumb that might ial! from their taole.
The friends of distribution bot speaking promises 10
the ear which heart never realize Ds'iioloh Is
one OF the iusdious urns which those seeking pow"
or can assume and carefully considered, ~hen sp,
ped of It's fancy garuture presents noing ~ ,eCoh"enu
II 10 consideration II tho ast plank r ne VINES ano
il is NOT surprising that they Gang 10 with a! cr :xf.
ing efforts.