The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-05

settlers ami lei them, when they thought their lands
would be eahanccd in value, subscribe the stock and
The Missouri and Illinois legislatures have given the
ands 10 railroad companies who have sold land
to ond the road, and have large quantities slll 10 sell
aud by this have ms ie immense fortunes Uhai
been The custom to advertise aud sell all the public lands
mat would bring $l 25 per the balance was sub.
ect to entry at that price BY this plan the lands
bought by capaliss and held until they were ed
for settlement and cultivation when the settlers had 10
pay high prices for them. He in favor OF repeating
all laws tor the sale OF public lands The government
must necessarily own the lands; and it was able to
wait I'LL they wanted ,r cultivation as the specu-
latoTs and be thought il should hold them for that pur-
pose then, if they must be sold, to sell them low
Another plan was known as Benne's bill, which pro-
posed TO divide the land according to congressional pop
ulaiion by this plan Tennessee would get twenty
millions, which II was proposed should be divided be-
tween railroads and schools, and which is being adyo-
Gated 10 tennessee Mr. Clay proposed to sell the lands
and divide the proceeds, which was much better than
Dennes hiii, but that Lap been abandoned Mr. j. con-
ilnued' You cannot 60 TO the new States and enter
land and Mr. Bennett proposes, 10 avoid this difficulty
to issue fifty millions Of land warrants. The sales Of
pubic lands now amount TO about two and quarter mil
lions annually, at 81 IS per bur throw fifty mil
lions into the market and what will they bring! New
York and penasylvania would have their warrants the
supply would be SO much greater than the demand that
ne verify believed they would not bring than five
cents per acre; They would necessarily 60 into the
hands oil sPeculaors, and be held by them until the peo
pie wanted them I his plan he had also opposed = I.
Mr. Jones said he would aude to another plan that
had been proposed and which he appoved the honored
and able author of which is asking the snraxes OF
,he people for the Office Of chief executive of this State
Thus plan would give the actual occupants OF five years
TILE to the land lie to this country at early
day-whenthe cane was s,andingand he knew that the
pioneers Who had FIRST settled the country who had un
deKone all the tolls and privaions Of opening and i'm
proving the country had paid higher for their land. than
those who bought them now for $40 per Knowing
this to be true. seemed to him there could be no more
Just or equitable plan devised than TO give the public
lands 10 actual settlers, the plan proposed by Andrew
johnson. EI #s.# .#..# .f .#f a'M' LAX. t u. # ri
Here MIR. Jones was interrupted by his honor Judge
Marchbanks, who said he dslked to interfere but tile
business OF The cotny required the Use OF The cour,
house Mr. J. remarked that he subject TO his order,
aud wsuld bring his remarks to a close He said there
were many other subjects that he would have been
pleased 10 aude TO, but would defer any further remark.
to some future occasion. N'sh .5' t74 III
The foregoing is brief imperfect abstract of the
address, II IS not pretended to do justice to what was
sad, OF the manner in which il delivered but II is
given to readers because Mr. Jones has not consider
ed 1t advisable, from the delicate state OF his health
during the last spring, the district thoroughly
as be has generally DONE and many OF readers will
have no opportunity Of hearing him and know they
will be pleased TO read even meagre outline OF his
speech. ..@7 g# ur## . q. &Ts##. t.#"-.# "a 4