The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-07-22
Substance Of Mr.. GlImers Remarks,


Statement IL ans Views.
Mr.. Gilner first read report of the com
missioner Of the general land office, shoSin
that the quantity Of public lands remairin
yetto be snld. is $50. 0-0, 68I 89acres--ori
round numbers, over thirteen hundred m,
sixty millions. He showed nv 4 stati.tirn
calculation that Nnrih Carulina having 8 ou
OF 234 representatives. would be entitled I,
receive a. her share. the nett proceeds q
more than ifiy-eight millions &C acres; tI,a
the number of acres in the whole State y
North Carolina was. in round numbers
thirty-two millions, and that The share al
North Carolina ia this rich inheritance oI
the public lands, was twehty-six millions ri
acres mare than all the lands in the whole
state 81 North Carolina. 10 show Still far.
Their the Importance 81 this question, he show.
ed that the share &c each Congressional dis.
trict. IN the public lads, wmaIti be a.er sew.
en- millions OF acres. lie also showed from
the repart of the Commissioner of the land
oihce. ihat-tl'e whole cost 10 the goyernmen,
IN surveying, keeping up the hand ofI,ces,
salaries oi officers aud expenses. all tull, was
less Than seven and hal ren,s pee acre, and
that the share Of Norih Carolina "a the pub.
iir la'as---itiy eight siiil,aas ---at Che moder.
ate price II anc dollar pr acre, (ahnch w.uid
b. allowing the general government twenty.
i've ceots per acre loo selmg) would, ia H..
end. bring into the Treasury vi tie Stat,
mare than fifty eight miiinn, LA wh.ci, each
Congressional district would be Interested
~ amalm 10 over sesrn millions III dollars.
Mr. Glmer Insisted tlat hawe,er much
itmlght be attempted 1. yet round this anes-
ton W caiiingit Ill hsmbog, unia,erestiny.
de-, yet Go all tix payers add pets.ns deslr.
Gus 10 see equality aud justice tween the
States snd the bnr,trn al laying taxes inr in.
prr.enents. educ tim and other necessary
public wants. removed. vauld lopk at AMI
CONSIDER Of this great question with much
interest and concera. With all la,r.mIndr,l
aud Considerable men, af all parties, in The old
states indebted Tor improvements. aud .lesir.
Gus 81 educating their children, Il had he.
rohe questions m.s, imposing ia it, cliarac.
ter aud vial ia Il. importance.
Mr.. Gllmer showed the terms on which
N"rIh Car,iina, Virginia, New York and
Massachusetts conveyed the land, 10 Tie
Genrras Go.ernment, went fully iutu tile his.
tory at this question tron Mr. Jefferson dawn !;
proving that msjarty of all parties, untii
1882. when Mr.. Clay AZ hlirman Of the
Committee On NJ ,nuiactpries. To whnm the
subject had been strangely referred, in,te "a
Of The committee on public lands. made HI,
rep,ri and bill. had favored distribution that
then aud not before. did anv seriuus sppo.i.
'l"n sppear To just and equal Distribution Of
the procreds Of The public lands. or sonc Just
rePart,linn ~ them anung al the States ttat
up % this time, Il was MT seriously qae.ton.
Ell. but tina, when the debt growing out II the
revolutionary war was pad. tlur the pay.
meat anu ,llsclIrge IT winch, these land, had
b"rn conveyed 10 part. to the United state,
Gosernmfhi,l there would be distribution
or r.p,rt,ti0n II said lanl. anla.g III m.
ststes. Itwss not scrial.ly ,lou tel or de-.
hi-h, but that the terms ct the trust tleels,
ueu i be lliriy aud honestly CARED out;
that Is e ply III the debts aud liaaillurs they
were conveyed IT, seeare. the c.sts Of
surveying and selling. aud III ,tribute the net
balance lairly aud raleahly among The stttes;
including the new as well a. the old St.tr.,
whore blood aud treasure had purchased
thru.
Mr G,lmer insisted that had not the labor
81 investigating aud rernrtIng on thu, sub.
JerI been lmP"srd an Mr. Clay. 10 whase
'ar,nory be paid handsome and feeling Tn
butte. there never woul have been auy .erI.
ou, opposition TO distributing the prpcesil. ii
the public lands. alter the purposes 81 the
several tiust deeds b. which ihr, we're cr,Ird.
wee satisfied. which las been done. IN al.
diiion 10 the great aud insaiculable aI,an.
iagrs. which distribution would be 10 Nurth
Carolina anil the old Sisies, he showed that
Il was long time brIofe u was po-.ibl. Tor
trading politicians d. make dIsrrlbntiun IN
any degree party question. --ihat IL hal
never been iully effected. That ~ ever, IN.
stance. when 10 the House IL Representatives,
u had been bought Ia direct s0ie belufe the
immrd ate representatives IL the people IN
Crngress-tno matter Whist party va. in
pnaer,l their sUir showed That very large
msjriiy 81 The people At tie uniop we're 10
f-sor oil this measure Of distribution. which !
had up 10 thu honr. been delayed and deiei.
ted b, pallilcal 10 nagrr.. WIN were ms ir,.
lng % deceive anil trek The people, by The
e. that sllat u,ey need. want. anI LaI
right to have. has been delayed - long. that
Il ha. betome an sl,l qurs,idn; well knnwing
The popular ,enganc. that awaits ibrm. ,ltoald 4
the people 81 the It'd States uniie, ,lrmtnl, <
aud oblain their Just rights. - long deferred
b ireaelirry aud deception.
Nj. GImer showed that Mr. Claws land
bill passed the House. then overwhelmingly 1
Democratic, by MATURITY Of 90 10 10, that
only sates were recorded against concur.
ring 10 the Senate. anl that Il would have
passed t.rngres. ID defiance a the executive
veto. had u been sent back before the ADJOURN.
ment; which occurred beiorc the 10 la,s rx.
pred. the tine which the President had the
right to keep the bill.
Ne then showed that in Congress. and In
tie State Legislature u this State, the pre-.
tended opposition 10 di.lriDution was. that
Mr. cla,'s bill dbl not do equal ja,ticr 10 All
the states. that they were Tor equal distfibu.
finn, giving the neg States no additional al.
vantage. o. account " the increased value
which thsir settlements among the public