Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-01-12
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hiri 6etnsh's Distriba;iolbilI, pow before The
Lar i Committee Of the Houl Of Representatives,.
ems 10 be fose il coaiesat 10 ,Ae Objects Of he
-tession Of aie paSie lananaa8 both BY New t
Yotk aul yirgiaia ,sas al MEASURE heretofore
Tbe dad 6f csssisn froraLs sale Of New York
va, made "a lac Isl Of MAJ RS .atd was ae-
cep,el br Congress lie agl1 oeldber, l7s1. one
Or lie conAi,Go was, that laaJass ceded 70 he
United States "sAsll be GO fnure fer tie use and
teneh. u bu4h ofths Uniis4 iates Is shallbecarAs
members Or he federal alIias Of hs said States
and far 5otssr use or 5sasesi.a'srfr"
The Vitsi4ia deed Of cess p vi extca'qd ana
accepted on. pc hrs. day Of iafrh l7si- loas q
he conditions OF IBIS cessiOnI a. f1llo9s:
That dll lhe lands wishinle territory 50 coded
to he UaHed States, and not lssrx iur Of apPro-
prialed 10 hnY q the beloreni tioaed purposes OF
disposed d I'D bogntes to The tieeEs and soldiers
III the Am4giian army, saqit snsB asred asa e7e'.
mn hn2 l5r the use ami bekii lei such Of The
United Saias as have beeoH Oh shall beeosas
members fihe United S,atesTF3inia inclasiys,
according 10 their usual RESP live proportions in
the gtnerh At aha &C and expeAluft. aud shall bs
flaAtlg alt8I b8aa "a eispessf f ts iias PeTP9ss
AND F4R NP SrHgR usg on Ptasos9 wHATsasvEa,
MassaeA AUS, Conneetica9 NPrih Carolina
ssglh cafolina, and Gacfs4 afterwards esdeA
taeis ppblit lads a terms al osd precisely sia
liar
Thsf- ida Eisposi.ioaoa iAelar Of in7ny poll
tieiaus 70 teepr frequently 70 fh4t are called d
/ Jackson dae.aiass upon ,his aul oiher saaec's i
his ceiebTzies Land Bin Es'e 1ss{ase, Pfesiten
Jackson qi5i4s these AMI olhsrhushoriiiss q sao'
.tT,. ~ .TbT. t,rd- ga ~ ISL tfsppSsl Of IL
\ tie commah Aeuef;of an tie St4es Hyw Ii
+ dissinguisli.d man would act bnl ths Subject Z
| tits day ii living in aahorhyi itis not toy u
say; batih4 Fsflioas abovs gao4i fRould eefialal
PCT him III opposition TO ans ilr3ial d;ssFita.iq
! 81 either thf linds or their proeAaj
/ III his objections 10 the Land Bill of 1850, PFC
i iaeat Jack4pa took the ground lSAk he distribute
was uaeqaal because twe.ve aaia hAlfpst g
tun oE lie Proceeds was 10 Be ma $y.nIo The n
+ States yeioFe anything was given 10 Virginia a
o;her 5;a.eH which had ceded the l4adsi and t6ei
iote hat iAe biil proposed violation o. the 60
pae.s which III aerlaEed 10 be g iHydluable mon
raents Of all age OF virtue, PATRIOTS n and disias
esedness.'I
4 The aiTltenre between The Lapf Bill q u
Am That navy pending IS that ias ffsi proposed
dis43st ~ a9kis prs-asas ii lie d. 1la..3 mana
n \ ff siesai II arksaa seemed 70 haft hish opgni
II oi HE HesEern people in Feffen,e to This mar
II oEfisiribati9n.t lie said
X !. /" tn tte Ipst men who iahabit}.he new Stat
II itif suiheiFns reason 70 ftiecl th.{ system that
II ,Ii yi9iA,inn the fundamental lhess Of lheTI
\ Pq5lie and IL Gonstitalior.p
! ii'his ppsl''oF oe imPFegaab's, what can be sa
q : syfflem IWsieh IS daily gaining strength,
infHins aoaAhosis o. land "f7F oti4cts 81 a loc
es S1 F'Iaia The States r. The Western ri
A P's " hol cgnefiVe y 10 be q ail II cen1ict nj
snqif iaeA1 lps1iee' On iae CONTRARY, they a
aaliY 2sSiug iof grants for LEGAL PURPOSES" al
! 'tey San'fa aFy pfsceaeni as 70 s3e bes meth
q Maiklns anE Mefk 7Giiona! IAsy Would resofi
NE JseksOnAh el,a FOR notable examples