Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-03-17

nei Of this an can ony be claimed when the chatter ,
ter Generally Tor forcing rail road Company or M
form the said aWard or when in the OF Companies pa
tered, the cn can be elected by contracts and stpuon hd
SEC AndGeh further enacted Tina, the land. purch,s.
Stale under be applied by said STATE or oy IT,
ton the rail road or canal for which they esery4J
time and manner OF selling them and the mode Of aporon,
fund belongs after its application 10 the conIctnn
public works Pord, hocerer That the acceptance S u
Stale Of the benefits the provisions OF this b.
implying objection on its part TO appropriate "
Sec s. A"dJe Hirths- enacted, That this &C, shall Ak.
''0'' 40 r'''1' APPENDIX
add an extract from the speech of the late JUDGE Wa
bury of New Hampshire delivered In the United S,,,ao
maize February % $780, the subject of the dsposonS
The public lands, which s worthy OF attentions:
prBL,c LANDS SENATE, Fej5uary23. 1880.
Mr. woopBURY Not examining the particular kind Of .,.,
an MAKE the benefit such grant,
new such schools, receiving Hrtua! compensation b
or by having Of ;e land freed from taxation mse
ey down what suppose be ;'s general principle
On lt principle, reasoning has been offered which conyjo,
we no; legally appropriate money The lands are as much
properly OF the Union It's money ~ the Iea:uty The o
Collection Of the money The Constitution, as comm NJ
sense ecognz" no difference and The CT
ouy he arnroprialcd specified follows that land
only appropriated Within those specified objects have er
and sLa be- fr" s.s
give either Towards cer enumerated objects C1nI
th"se objects we're supposed 10 be better anset
their Than under that OF the State but the care of the
ted hy the common funds in division or these uui,
prorricors. be expended az they .rcn judcnous
The debate these points satisfy my mind
correctness construction o. the Constitution which holds
Grants mnney lands valid unless advance some Of the
objects entrusted Congress When We once terT ir
a Gca; landmark the appropriation OF lands or money
nto Indefinite notions OF common good or OF the c
ul se!iare my opinion, without compass r.
der and Of aekno~ledsed limitations We pu:
Thing the Caprice OF nucuans iori'y here pfonouncs
10 be for the welfare today which tomorrow may BE-
nounccd general Were,e government not lmledi
bnL discretion would OF be necessary aud right Buha
every grant power defined Many not coded 10 the
neral government expressly withheld 10 the states and reol
rich. my opinion given TO promote the general wean
b. canG money lands but IN the exercise OF seche poS
not granted and III the modes prescribed by The Con'tltuon
line III. government, the principles at s!Ict construci
Constitution cannot be pospcrously eus
prophecy UrrScr that IN lew hrci years IN
crisis approaching before Indicated must AZ cone'eTaE
probably cease 20 administered a. all Will III my judging
eocIc government u,upcd, alarming, urdelned oweIs
the acrcd rights the States Will become oVcr'hL lowed IT.
-r,c We, cphe more neatly approaches unless
tea, pes 10 the government shall arouse aud IN some
cre and scue nom consolidation. will follow, as darkness m
he ay that the government ends like all republics % olden tina
81 anarchy ,eslutlsm