Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-14

Disfribu,ion.
! II vii. be observed from the annexed para
graph, taken from the Philadelphia News, n ma
| tional American Journal, that we are not Singh
lar in the opinion which we expressed yesterday.
/ to wit that efforts would be made shortly to
/ dispose Of the public lands in such WY 10 put
| il entirely out Of the power Of the old States aud
+ especially the Southern States, 10 command
single acre ofth, vast domain BY an ingenious
device the NORTHWESTERN wing of the Democra-
cy, aided doubtless by the free sellers of the
North, will attempt to construe the doctrine of
popular. alias squatter soveroigniy-as contain
ed in the Kansas b--in such Il manner Is 10 g-
more the authority of the general government
over the public domain aud claim its relinquish-
ment entirely to thu control and proprieinrship
of the new States in which the said lands may
lio This would not only have the effect to en-
rich these new States at the expense Of the old,
but by giving them the entire control Of tho lands
would enable them To offer the greatest induce
ments TO immigration. aud give mn immense i'm
petus towards building up new Western States
with Northern aud foreign emigrants TINT would
effcctually overshadow the Southern States. We
are amazed at the perlinacty with which South
ern fire eaters and the disc plies of Mr.. Calhoun
who contend for keeping up 1.-THE equilibrium Of
States should pursue policy so suicidal to the
object which they claim TO have upperlnost in
their affections mud desires There is nobody so
simple NJ not 10 be able 10 comprehend the full
effect OF the unwise policy that has been hitherto
practsed by the government upon this question
and that the fnyoritism shown 10 the new States
in the liberal donations Of lands made 10 them has
built item up with astonishing rapidly pooplcd
them with inhabitants hostile to our institutions
increased thor political power and Importance
and is thereby fact destroying the equilibrium
which Mr. Calhoun believed to be necessary 10
preserve the integrity aud permanency of the
Union.
We say thnt the thing is absolutely inoomprc-
hen-ible, and can only account ior il upon the as
sumption thai sone Of the description 10 whom
We have alluded would rather see thu Union dis
solved than not. As friend of STATE ii CHI sand
yet sincerely deslrous Ia see the Union inaintnin
ed. we protest against this UNJUST aud unequal
distribution, OF rather monopoly. The article
from the News is subioined:
"Thc public journals OF Virginia. Maryland North
Carolina and Geurgla. are filed with discussions of
The issue now prominent in those States the sub
jet of the Public Lands. The subject IL of gen
cnl importance, aud involves the single question.
whether the old Sates OF the Union shall have inr
dtslrbutve interest in the public lands, abandon
them wholly To the eupdity OF the States Of the
Couledchcyi Unless we greatly mscaleuatc, the
excitement now rising in these States will sweep
all the old thirteen States, aud prove further STUN
bling block 10 the progress Of Locoiocoism in any Of
them.
cit is alleged TINT movement is in eontcmpla-
based the Kansas uOpuAr SOVEREIGNTY pTin-