Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-04-02

sev Sisiss have auskessj d. stirasios q shs
people Of ths old States 10 iAs saijees and Of Viz
giois especially. where he ssrd<s q saxssos for
isisrnsi inpfesesesis has h>~s errs,iy increased.
"a s,rikes as shsrsfoss, that brief rseunrncs 10
he hisiofy sad eondtioas ofibs t<asre Of ss pas-
lie doasis say b Of general ioiere., al ,hs tins.
AZ the conDsse~nest ofths Revoianosary var
,hefe belonged some ofiAs States iasE- tracts of
Wild and unsppropris,sd lasds. whilss Ia eshers
sen. such ssisisd.- The siais possessiss no such
lanes claimed thar % tae war vas vasei viii
usissd meass and seasi sasrifess. the waste lsnds
which might be eosqasrsd iron The eneny sAoala
become eounoa property. and. under the recon.
neadstioas Of congrsss. ioA October, I7so, "tAai
the uaappropr,aied lasds whIeh niSht be eeded
10 the United sises By any particular State, par
'susst 10 the feeoss nendaiioa Of C0sgress Of the
9Th OF sepsabsf last sAall Be die posed Of fer IA
'esnnes bss.ff ef the uaised states"
vHrinia promptly made . eessisa Of her vas,
domain north Of the river Ohio. ost Of which six
States have since been formed. The eoaditioa OF
her es.sioa (adople5 Substantially By other ssaies)
was that AL the laacs coaveyed Sshail be eoa.id-
erred a. q esanss fs.I Tor the sss and bsne6t Of
'saeh Of The UaIted STATES a. have eeesne o. shall
become msmbers Of the eoafedsraey or federal al
lance Of The said States. vifsiaia inelesiye, &C
'eordisg 10 their usual respective proportions 10
the geaeral charge and erpesaiiurs. and SHALL Be
faishfaily ssd b-ss Eis dsposed Of Tor tia; per.
'ps>e. asd Tor - sfA<s ss 80 ysyyss rAsirrer.S--
Thss we're The lsads estsd. accepted, sad held ~
frrsh How they have sieee bcsa disposed Of.
vhhoei regard 10 he eosditieas Of the uass the
history Of the e0aniry tells 10 The annals Of Con-
gressioaal lesislaiioa.
In disregard Of lAs plain oblsad0a Of The ;rssi,
Presisent J.cxsOs, In the early days OF hi. ad-
nihi',a,ion. Proposed 10 esds The lands thus &C.
quired. aud all subsequently, Pureha,ed, TO he
States ia which they lie, graIui,ousy or for aOn-
inAl price.
To eoa0teraet this Increment, which ct that
time met viii no favor 10 Congress, bot which has
since seen SUBSTANTIALLY adopted In The system Of
Partial grssu, Mr.. Cor inuodeeed hi, veil
tnsva disiribeiiOa BIN. which Vas passed By Con-
gress on The Cd day Of March, 1875 by . vote Of
~ 10 % 10 the Senate. and 96 70 40 10 the House
OF Representatives. This bill Psssideni Jackscn
refused 10 approve, and u did sot become lag,
the popular Will dedicated By the vote OF the
HSuss. 70 tho es1sts.y ecswiihs,sndiag Some Of
the western mennsrss tsd no, hesitate 20 avow the
purpose Of svsstaaiy approprisiing 10 the State,
10 which they lie, all the pablo lads, and oae Of
the most eninenf OF iAsm declared that aher las
census Of 1850 the power 10 DO 80 would be ire
sisiibgs. The falhlment Of this menace is almost
complete and ssr the esusas OF 1880 the old States
win be utterly Powsfless unlsss tAsy uais cordially
Tor their eommos protection.
The whole amoual OF mosey which would have
gone into The Treasury OF virginia under the pro-
visions Of Mr.. Csy's lssd bill, from is3a to 1872
period Of seven ysass, woulA have beea fosT nil.
isa Ltres A.Adrsd aad sizty-.ias iAsusand 90 LHn
dTrd ssd siriy SsliGsS or for each year seyea
hundred ssd tweny-eIghl thousand one hundred
and nineiy-fosr dollars
On September 4, Isii, an act vas passed 10 APP
Pfopfials the proceeds Of the sales OF the public
lands anongst the several States. The 6rss sec
iioa provided that from and after the lis, Deeem.
Der, iSai. iesfe should "be allowed and paid 10
each OF The States Of Ohio. Iadiana. Illinois, Ala
'bams, Missouri. Mississippi. Louisians, Arkas-
sas and hiehigaa, over aud above What each Of
the said States y entitled 20 By the term. Of ID,
'eomPae;s entered iaiO te,veen them and the Uai-
ted staies. upon their admission into the Unfou.
the som Of ten per eso.om uPOa the net, proceeds
of the saies Of the pabe iaads. which subsequent
TO the day aforesaid, shan be made Within The
limits of each Of said STATE. respectively"
Amer deeuetipe the said per eeEtum, the Te.Idue
" INC heN Pf0Sceds was 20 % divided amongNt the
then twenty-siT States Of the Uuioa aud the Dis.
trici OF Colombia. add the Territories Of Wiseoa.
sis, Iowa, and Fiarida, according to their resree.
tive federal representative popuiEiion, as asecr.
iaised By The Last census, (Isto to be applied By
the Legislatures Of The said States 10 SAGA par.
poses as the said Legislatures might direct provI
ded that The aissribaiivs share 70 uhieA the Ds.
uric, Of Colombia shall be eniitied shoald be an
piled 20 free schools or edaeatioa 10 sons other
form, a. cosEress nlght direct In The sisth sss-
tion Of the AT there was Psoviso that i( AZ anY
tine there shOuld be al ImposItIoa Of duliss eoa-
sisisa' vita the act Of Marrh g. Is53, beyoad the
rate day. ttSssiy psF eseaas. 6ssa By thss ses
The disuTibuiioa shoue Be suspsnasd unsil tAis
cause should be removed
The proceeds we're hiss Sividsd for oae year.
asa accepted By all The States, Ne believe eress,
Yhgiaia- Ths Legisiaiars af that STATE rsfa..d
20 receive The forty IhOasaad dOliars Gos thar var
q 9aea snsil.r aaE ihsa he average NouA havs
eern lad the ias b-ea eos,iaaea on N. sscuna
thas is vas an atsmps "a The psFs u coasress ,e
sOsraps The people Of The State By gias fron he
FEDERAL TresssFy.
sy lAs epsSalioa oslbe set q Aseusi (. lssS 70 |
Psosias revenue from impoTts. &c, Or ukieA "A.
rates q daiiss sEessdsd Tvsuy pes cent? sAs Ala.
ribstion 81 he ssit pfOsssds q ne psSsle l.OS.
s@Oss The States vas suspeBded. Ths proe.~S.
Of he lshds 70 shd iaelneine TIE Of Isss..v
1913. a@ousied 10 tAs saR Of go All $50.
The fBiiOufan sunss sfnes f~rsfv.t.