The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-05-17

constitution for themselvss." .6e. In
April, 1884. the committee .rsportsd q
plan Of government m parsuanee. Of
the preceding resolution. which. among
others. contains the following prosi,
sions.
Thai when any such sisls@ shall hsvs &C.
quired twenty thoossnd free inhsiissuss. On Civ
ing due proof thereof 10 csagrssz ikey shall re-
eeiss frem them authority. riih sppoiaimenis Of
time and place. 10 call q convention sfrepssssn-
tsiises 20 establish permanent constitution and
government for themselves: P1sidsd. That both
the temporary and permanent gossrnnsns he CO.
isblishsd on these principles. smsng sshsrs. a.
theis basis:
-Ia. That they shall farsssr remain pan Of
this csafedersry Of the uniied STATES of Ansri-
CO.
IA. That they shall be subject 10 ths Ani-
eles Il Confederation. in all those in which
the original sisies shall he 30 suh)ect, and 10 all
the acts and ordinances Of the Unissd States IA
Congress assembled ronformabls thereto.
IA. That they in no case shall inisrfsre with
tho primary disposal Of the coil by The United
States in Congress assembled. nor with the ordi-
nances and regulations which Congress may end
purchasers"
Relieving that the Congress of the
United States would never violate. the
trust proposed by the resolutions of
september and October. 1880. and
pledged in the address of 1898. aud the
report Of the committee Of 1884. but
perform il sacredly according to the
terms of the deeds Of cession. which
should be made consistently with them,
the States claiming lands. with noble
magnanimity. relinquished ,hem.to the
United States. TO be held in trust for
the use and benefit Of all the States.
ace ording to their representation upon
this floor This is not the language Of
the resolutions Of Virginia ot the ad OF
January, 1881; nor is il the language
Of the deeds Of cession from Virginia
aud the other States; but il is the
meaning Of them. and the only mean n~
ing which fair construction of .them
will allow. as | expect to be able to
show before concluding my remarks.
| March l, 1884. Virginia made her
deed Of cession in the following words:
That sil Tho lands within the territory, az
oeded 10 thc United Siairs, and not reserved for,
n0 appropriated 10. any Of the aforementioned
purposes or disposed Of in bounlies 10 the officers
and sodicrs Of the American army. shall be con-
sidered ~ . common fund for the use and benefit
OF such Of the United Sisics a. have become, or
shall become, members VI this Confederation or
Federal Alliance Of said States, Virginia inclusive.
according TO their respective and usual ITopor-
TORS in the general charge and expenditures, and
shall be faithfully and bona 6de disposed OF for
that purpose. aud Tor mo other ute or puiposs
whatsoever"
\ November IS, 1884. the Legislature
Of Massachusetts, passed an act autho>
rizing cession te be made to the Uni>
ted States Of all lands claimed by that
State between the Hudson and Missis>
sippi rivers, for the purposes mentioned
in thetesolution OF Congress of Octo,
ber 10, 1870; and in the deed is con.
tained these words:
"To be disposed Of for the common bene6. Of
the United States"
September Ia. 1886. Connecticut
. ceded to the United States all her in.
terest in the land one hundred and
twenty miles west Of the western line
Of Pennsylvania and used the words:
For the common use and benefit of said
States, Connecticut Inclusive"
i August 9. 1897, the Delegates Of
South Carolina cedcd to the United
States her claim to her public domain.
!. and their deed recites:
Whereas, tho Congress cf the United States
did. on the 9th day Of september, 1850, recon-
mend 10 the several States in the Union, having
J claims to western territory, TO make Eberui
cession to the UnItod States Of their respective
claims foI the common benefit OF tho Union,"
&c.
II February IS. 1870. North Carolina.
BY her two Senators. especially EN-.
powered, oeded her vacant lands, af-
ter she had opened her land Offices
even, to the United States upon the er.
press condition.
" That all the lands intsnjej 10 be cetled, by
vhtue Of this act. 70 the United States Of Amer.
ca, and not appropriated aforementioned, shall
be considered as . common fund, for the use and
lbonent OF tho Unltcd otatcs OF America, Norm
Carolina inclusive according to their respective
and usual proportion in The general charge and
expenditure, and shall be faithfully disposed Of
for that purpose. aud for no other use whatso-
ever"
Now. Mr.. Speaker. | appeal to eve-
~ member upon this floor, | appeal
10 every citizen Of this country, has
not this trust been violated, and gross
ly violated, by the past legislation Of
Congress? Millions of acres Of the
] public lands have been given away.
. not 10 the States according to their re,
J presentation upon this floar; not to the
, States according to their respective
D and usual proportion in the general
D charge and expenditure" but to parti-
. cular Sfafpa and rnrnarafsa sn,l IN