Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-03-26
"MskIsE an aggregate Of,


These moHihcent grants Al govern ment prices
dollar add aussirr per acre, anounts 10 the
large anm Of THiHTT rogE MILLIONS sEVEN HuNDaEp
AND rirrT -EiohT TnoUsAEp poLLGRsli
We shsu aOi eater the afgsmenl TO show
;hat VHgiaia - ebtiird 10 share IN this imm ase
treasure. All are familiar with The historic fact
that she generously gfaaIed Ia the GeEsfAl Gov.
eminent The largest pcfIion Of this domain and
that by the terms ~ her grant these lands were
dedicated % tke ard b,EsEf ~ IA Eatird Slate
pafg'Ata sHeisArs- u b tsififsEy asd sgHz fsr
d"P'Ses 81 i0r iAsi PSrYoss ass JSS OtAe va or
PHrPsS rAafsrsr."
"oaf fga,tA fee has mamenious eons.aneoe,
We pause to measure its taaKnitude before The "a
payers and voters oi ViFEihia. COnsress hes the
disposition y ,hese public lands. Tor ,hs bebe6t 81
the States, TrgiHfa ereisSrs aHd for no ofasy VsS
~ gErDes risfsv0 "iii
What - ihr annual yalae Of these lands-and
what their ultimate value are questions Of vAst
moment TO the people Of VHgiGiA We wish 10
give facts Tor the cool judgment Ol The tax payrF.
ia i5J2- the average annual proceeds Of tbs..
"a d amounted 10 80 600 900 The portion Of
Hirginia void thrn haEe amoahied asnaatty 10
S2is. 593 The sales have Increased each YEA,
since 1872 With Ger incfeasinK population nail
10 iaS5 and '56--ib,y aneant 10 ihs con OF sIi
SIS 39f The share OF vngieis W8sli zoe p,
shout $3.50 600 snaualiy Bat IN the Term Of ten
years these aBnual sales wiil greatly Increase
end our pofiion 81 coarse viii b. sbisfgsa We
mar fairiy tay that Virginia faf the nert twenty
years viii have al average smoabi Of one milton
soliaFs pr annEm. from ihe sales 81 this domain
Hos long viii these laBds continue 20 De q
source 81 disifibnlioo Whai quansiiy- What e.
lent shat npmbsT II acres are iAos hsid ~ Coo
Efess 10 - aisPosed of feS az II fAs EEif,4
Ssasf - VfgKiaia FscisHps"- a4d ~ 10 sfksy sss
psrpefs rclatsoeVg ?"
10 iHt5 &C, afats eKsmina TICS resulted 10 an
oaeisi dsrlafaiiou ihat ths puhiir dva ale tbsa
go raced q sugfaee II eae iAsHtand asd sfgstv
ssaiisHs q aersffU since ibsn ~ have sequifed
almosi = coniinsnt q :, frilory from MeHioo We
Nod V slated ~ The Hoo. AF. Cariiir % a recent
sP-seb 70 ConKrsss-tbai Oaf patlie DOMAIN -
~ more mas - iAsssaad s.iiii0Hs II aorsifl
Ysieyf sd Tar Psysrf. Thssg are not sgaSss
81 fnetofic. This 10 40 isBry sketeh pTe.entsa 90
dazzle and mi4lgad wear iudEmsbt Thev a..
facts iahsn IRON efBeial pseesa preserved N a.
a'chi YES o. year sevefamssL Voc vill sse
ihersffosa ihst fel mere has oHr hussrss rsars
he Share u VtFiaia b. this Fissi nstiaaal ,rsss
ore Ill anouui annually 70 more ihan oas nil
iion 81 eoilanNi
-TAis ha All The prssfisstia Bic rs,.ssrs
eiiha1 abd - STATES ibsi ihsss lands alter dstitnz
thsm whb 81 The eosi of acqaisiiiun Ia8lan tifIss
Surveys Gales &c have YIELDED b ihs s,ss.a.
~ ~ ihs Uailea 9rai~s fhs large tum Of 6Hr a.,
aiiiiaaf ~ 6aisrsi Vfeieis u sira fEfl.isa i,
hef disidbstve thafe n ibis fuBf- heg bv ibe
ifiefai fogerhmeHi. "fsf a. 80 II ~ Cst,,
"Fhia clsiu n Nfalaia - ~ fsssfs fJrssury
amounls 20 naoui nssf uaiisag 81 tsasyss assf.
go da1srSu
we csii upoa ihs isx rsrsfs 10 pssss az "a
papfeg EsH ihsse facts Why noi cialm sd ,s.
ceise ihis moasg d b sEf dps--a - 49, d..
hasos The frdsni ussssfv T. faH ~ mossy-
thsY are psfpeEtd Ella . fsrpias, shf hoi eay
q ~ esbi ~ Ne infiFifasi 5iaiss.
hsh0it ne hifssi8Es Whirh fhia maasv sau3
tfinf Ella y % ihs De a YfHinia q So a.
90 coo -fan hs Bad 81 neff % slmfls ciaiai 80
hrtidss gtlth We I'll tsvs "a sanafyofEl 90
o1e pef aaanm ~ 80 tgHdfsd yesw fresmsf ff I
Noi-fs u FifFinia s--This great laleFrsf Ia
- psblie ianaais he ksrstoiefs Zee msts
pafiF sHesii9a foa haze hes kspf oni n gosf
tshffi,a1ce ~ rouf gga representative IN Coz
sfsss so u Ger aisis Legislature Ttis raa -
leefff - aiiouef.
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- usn uha niii noi piefss ~ lfmsst sresiie.s
pa o. Cangfcs SCI IN Rirhnosf ~ harr lssiIr- I
tnas Hs - lais Frsai 9leglios Tbs nfnsg I'm 4
sssa Pifie yer Effal iiess 81 i8FroFensafif si5 i
az eaf alaif eth sehenis sd toiirsft-H al 4
~ ~ aaf isfEs s'sis isdftsrsrtst- b . nI isfs
= zen ~ he'ast q iasaiion ihat see fgiass ihs
istFt a. cof FfrEis
-eenfntFf fssi ~ ehs oPFosft ~ nrsrs,s
4ose ssat,nes $50 fea az ~ evils e assffss
tat PoFfny setsf uhish Ysu Hev Etsssa