The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-01-18
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Nc, hsnnsits Discrimination bill. nou
beioae the Land cHmmiitee Of h,
h6use q Representatives. szems 20 ),
more IN rIasuEIaisy "a the objects q
the eess.n.. u tl.e pubic lands made
bosh b. Aew York zad Filginia. dan
any mczsure htrrtuiore proposed.
The deed 81 cessson iron. the srais
of New ioss mas iaade on the LEI q
March. l-Bs, snd Was accepted hv Con.
grcss iae Eth u October, i.S2. One
of the cGealtions nas. that the lands
eeded e the United States shall BE-
and enags for the use and benefit oI
sleh u the United States IS sLal,sbe-
come nrnbers II tie federal alliance
Of the AID Siatrs. and ior 40 other use
or beneiil whatever
The Virginia deed of eessian was
executed aud accepted on the ist day
.lef March. I7si- One Of the conditions
s.Of this cessinn i Is follows:
THAT all The lands within he ter
ritsrt 80 crsied TO the United states.
aa'l MT resercd for or appropriated 10
any II the bcforr-meniioRed purposes,
or disposed u In bounties TO the OIL
GERS and soldiers Of The AmericaR. ar
ms. shail be considered a. a common
fand. for the use and benefit Of saehof
the United States - have become or
rhall became members of the United
States, Virginia Inclusive. according 10
their usual respective proportions in
me general charge and expenditure,
and shall be faithfully and iona fde
disposed Of for that purpose, and no
other use or pprposewhntseeyer."
Massachusetts. gonneeticut, North
Carolina. South Carolina. aud Georgia
afterwards ceded their public lands On
seruas slTasst precisely similar.
-ttlerc j. disposition on the part of
many politicians to rccur frequently to
what are called the Jocssen doctrines
upon this and other subjects. ia his
celebrated Land Pill Veto Message.
President Jackson quotes these aud
ailer authorities 70 shnw that the pub
lie ..4--ds eau only be disposed for he
common bea.M Of aHfhe &a'es. How
this distinguished man world act ON
the subject III this day, If living and in
authority, IL is mt Tor US 10 saw; but
;he positions above quoted would GER
tainly put him IN opposition 90 any
partial dis'ritutioa. Of either the lands
ar their proceeds. n
In his objection TO the Land Bill Of
1882. President Jackson. toak the
ground that the distribution was une-
quai. because twelve and half. per ,
sentnm of the proceeds WAS to be- first
given 20 the new States, before any ,
thing Was given 10 Virginia aud other
States which had ceded the lands, and {
therefore thar the bill proposed VIC. /
alton Of the eOmPaefs, which he de- 4
JARED to DC invaluable monuments.af S
n nge Of virtue, patriotism. and disin- :
LIZ
The difference bots:ecn the land II
Jill Of 1882 and that now pending is, Il
hat the first proposed "a dispose Of an
ne proceeds in the unequal manner oh. ii
cetcd = 10y the then President, whilst ii
nc latter proposes more equal ,listri- ID
ution ola portion Of the lands. IL
President jackson seemed to nave n,
igh opinlun o. the Western people in Ii
eierensc TO thismaiter Of distribution AZ
lc said; Zoe
With the just men who iphabit the te
cw. States II 10 sufficient reason to ia
.ject tbs system that il is in violation an
the Fundamental laws ot' the Rcpub. i,
: and It's Constitution" OF
u this position be iinpregnabIcr alrt1 Il,
IN he said 90 system. which is daily CO
aiming strength, Of making donations
land for objects Of local charater
lthiT The States :" The Western DO
'ope 30 not conceive Il 10 be al all in IN
.Eiiict with their IDEAS Of justice. On v,
Ie contrary, they are daily asking for In
ants tor :" local purposes" aud il III,
cy wanted any precedent as TO she mi
- method 81 making any work mo- nc
luai. they would resort to the Jack tin
MIA era FOR notable examples. fro
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