Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-07-02

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; IL s,.s Seics, An Interesting and a.. ,isS {. 3.
,oy Ices on the question Of land distrib-tico 81
: IN anzTer TO letter of inquiry from 40 ~ o-
raj ard personal Il: ~. In his own franz anu
straightforward style he yes directly Il s- e
prscticsbilityus S-i hc r1policy Of division ce
the lands. " az, however, more hopeful than the
Governor seems to be Of the "good time coming
when this measure of the old Wing party viii rise
into favor: 81 Z
CorfAoE GRovE, Tenn, June %, 57.
70 ". L-BuehaEGn, Esq,
Ny Dean SIR-On my return home few days
since, found your letter Of the 18th inst. thank
you for the kindly ter1nsin which you speak of ny
past services TO the country, and your codti.uet
confidence in my devotion TO these gree ,inr pies
which, in your Judgment, are best CO. 10 pre-
serve its honor and promote its interes'.
Having no wish to conceal aav opinions Ienier-
tain, proceed at once to rep c. PIT inquiry.
You ask what course hay" e., OF wall lake inr
gard TO the public lands? E
i, as you know, was eiGS d 70 TIE eenate of the
United States as Wing, committed TO the doctrines
of that party, and of course bound by every consid
Grafton of duty and honor TO sustain and cart out
those principles as far as could. Hence s-siled
myself of an early opportunity 20 epdesvor TO en-
graft the policy of the country the old Wing doc
irine of an equal distribution of the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands among The States, accord
ing to their federal population. In this attempt l
was most sigIaly defeated, finding large majority
of the Senate opposed to il. Failing in This, then
inquired what was the next best disposition to be
made of them, one that would .proximate to some
thing like equality and justice? My attention was
called the policy Of granting them literally TO the
oilers widows and children of the war of the
4, LUTON and those of the of 1872 This
tea ing in accordance with my sense
and u iiude 10 those gallant defe"anrs
iry an I , leir defendants receiv ..rut ~
hearty - ort.
There rls vet another mo. ,isposip., Of a
portion Of lhe public lands . ed o M lrsid-
GRAFTON, az 1 IN which W allied = act This vas
the policy gurate' -Io' hea- Ie member Of
the Sem * If yrc to Ae = RS. -. ndi-
| ted,) IN vi ;F los tr1s Ia, in altP - Ions
| for spectre aGnter of miles o. ell. u, ,. DO
| contemplat ed rail roads, for t. pr .iciing
/ in the construction of sach .ads S not, in
| my judgement as equitabl - osirg Of
| the lands as a general de tito proceeds
/ among the States. Yet, finding Il I'D not get
| what thor q be It, was no. vi reject every
| thing beca !, did not c. g.. ny standard of
| what = 1e.t best7-I wa ilI-dg to play the
! PAT - dog in the hence l generally
! ,ported the policy ) alternate sections
/ of land to the States the lands lay, to a
| them in the works of n improvement.
am aware this sv - As been by some stro1 x
| " condemned, and = cree to admit that il OF
| wholly exempt fro sel ion; indeed, it IS i
| BILE TO conceive zysf"r1 Of disFosiu - -
| public lands to WI nr 0qje Sons nay no. urge
This was the Oh ,c-.I 's'om p.. d, the
| only one that ha, Ig enough stan and
| l, as legisls o., bed % s.ris. self IL al the
| good TO .Hal i ,-e.'|y r-- 1derated over the
evil, and .os. 7Gt l.gsra INT of benefit would
accru"' See s, nose o., by its adoption than re-
| jeeh .. & l..l,. to give it my support.
- Er &c objection to this system, that ii