Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-04-22
v,pc,N,. AND TIE PUBLIC LANDS
ERID.Y MORNING, APRIL tx ie"'

Wa have done our duty upon tins i"p"ai'' s'tIs'
have exposed prenostefous anu Sill! meg ~ nov
d,,s,t scheme of Wing party OF Virginia TO gel ia OF c
npbc snds They protested vast amount oil concern "
the interests Of Virginia n these ands ihey e'a'"ea
he the exclusive guardians OF her rights In these a
They had begun appeal TO the people 10 dehou"ee 'o
srencs and the opposition OF the democratic party 10 '"e
maenihcen, they protested 10 be preparing lo'
monweal,h We have shown the reople whs' 'ha' oo0"
,,
Their measure originated In the precincts Oh wa"
;, ~, ,-ioi, IN New York amid the monled caP''a'
boarded there for magnificent spcculatons In ina puo
II bore The nome OF New York Representative : ""S
vented by New York Representative II was sI"''''
throw all tho public lands worth having all Tue p"0'i'
living within the organized States, IN one 'aS
the marke, together Tho capital was all feauS .'' ''
ration The most magnificent schemes OF sp'cu'a"o ~
ripe for the piundsr.
To make The scheme nj suIfehoerlns Hiese 'a'u' ~
yho,v and eratuitousy to States IN which they ne
taking and captivating to The eye Oh Tue ''u ''a'''
some show OF compensation was necessary 10 %
20 he old States That poiier this famous BENNETT '
made II offered these old States liberal quantities OF inc
,ber nubic lands lying beyond The limits I" me or
oanzed States beyond the Mississippi river 6eyono e pre-
cncs OF civilization beyond the limits ol market oehanu
lands utterly worthless for every purpose except ha' :"
70 the States which intended 10 be cheated ahu 2ueo
in the cunning transaction The profier was apparently
lsgs ou, not even that respect commensurate WIN '
lights Of the old Stacs,) and the bait was naao tempting
Ia order that people of the old States might Dc deceived
and caoled the readily tn!o The measure
Such was the scheme Tor which The WING party oil 'hs
Mo demanded that her congressional delegation shou vote
Such was The scheme Tor opposing which The representa-
tiyes of their party Virginia capitol denounced he
Democratic colleagues in formal public address >ueh
was the scheme which ;hey urged their candidates III '
spring lecture the people upon 10 otoet ~
popular approval oil Ii was combination oet"ee" 'ne
Wing politicians OF Virginia the spectators OF WAL street.
and the plunderers Of the West
IL was scheme to divesl the old States oil all their fsh
tt.e and whatsoever III aw o equity III pos
session. reverson remainder absolutely AMI petpe'uay III
csx HUNDRED ASp MILLloss Of ACRES OF LAND
being all they valuable, all that coIlaeo
market price all that Tor years VIII be worm haSne y VI
vest them of IL too without the payment ol dime WITHOUT
the consideration pepper being given IN exchange
The inducement offered the old States Tor committing ms
magnificent folly the granting 10 them OF iahds a'ao
.he-s lands. which, however valuable they may DC MAJ
century hence, never command even inc r"Pense' "
surveying them until the intermediate domain OF one nun
drsd and fifteen millions OF acres surrendered graul'ous
shall have all been sold and occupied
The granting by Congress Of te" hundred 1housah>
,cres of lands ia bounlss 10 soldiers and wdo"e within
few years past reduced the prices oil The lands soa 0!
government for several years afterwards 10 make The "a
pepditures Of the Office exceed by TWO mion
OF dollars per its receipts from sales 10 view
xiii, notorious fact would be the effect prices
che sudden usherng market of bundled aud heer
millions OF acres grGtuitousy surrendered lands
II the Federal guyerun2 n! should De guilty OF max
M a afauituus surrender VI all LANDS lying wlhii
she States should keep the residue OF these lanes
fthose living beyond The organized StalesD and ho,
thsn for SALE what must be its continued loss iron
ito land If the States receive ,hs residue and
land saos what calculation sdduce profit 10 any
Them from businesl The Times argued the other day
that The very VI the Federal already re
suitnp from large giautie= 81 bounty is were all
2ument In favor surfenderIng The business 10 the
States; forgetting It's party coupled with The proposition
Cor surrender stupendous grauity 70 The new Staes
which entirely destroy tho value Of Tho lands received
by the old States and which make III" surrender no
oniy worthless but worse than worthless
Iis now for the Wing parry and the Wing to defend
themselves the and the "duwaic will attach
with the Virginia people 10 The Inqnoua scheme OF fraud
Of which they the advocates There 10 but mode o.
defence for them There IL but 10 which an 10
dpnant people wil isen from Tho advocates Of
strous measure As Renncs Bill. 1t - ths:-ha, they
did the SCHEME iha, they had not examined
Il, that they did know what they were recommending
shat they trusted Mr. Staples sagaciy In regard to II
who did not al al comprehend lis design ihquy, hhl
that they are surrised mortified and repeHtah having
committed 80 signal and dangerous blnndcr.