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which hs4 t-rA ped cor roiies
Amongst o,her ptopo-iti,ns for di,posing Of
zoe public LANDS was one from Mr. fsulknef. II
virginia 70 STSHi SVz,fr ,sefiez a lead 10 sr,rv
-''4rr Uir 81 sas tiTiA asS,d tgrs, sSaS -
ttf Sfrsg ~ ava rprUlcftsr 81 IAs AcpeSi.e
ihAt sowc case Oi that Kind hsi occurred 10 bis
driiet shieh excited the interest OF The people.
snd which led TO q pstition 10 Congress. The
COMMITTEE On Public Lands vas disposed to look
iarorahly on the PRAYER OF the petitioners bot
Congress.
The above is taken from the TirgiriA Re.
pEbIicaa the home organ' Of the Hon. Cha,
Jec@'. II seems that il not only escaped
the notice Of tha. editor, but also, Of the
other typos in my district" How so mo
mentOus and important . proposition could
have been buried in "ths tomb Of the espu.
lets" where it would have doubtless remained
IN total observation, but for tho allusion Of
aNsrthtrn paper, passes our comprehension.
Our contemporaries Of the Spirit, yirginiau,
Mirror, Constitution, 81 hsD,isi g.aHs, have
been sadly remiss and iuatteutive, surely to
the interests OF ih. people in general aud
Mr. Faalkasr's teasL constituency in par.
hcalar, when they siled to motto. so speci-
lie aud intensely interesting constitutional
'asih'i of'disPOsius & ,be public Land Y.
almo., amounts to \ criminal negligence on
their part, for who knows-uho can calcu.
late the loss tho population of the Republic
has suffered IN consequence Of this PROPOSE
ton no; being heretofore generally known
just TO think, One HuNpKGp AND TWENTY
1--WE AcEEs ito DO granted to every mother
vhs at on birth added three (not less) or
more sons to the strength .ad population Of
the Republic aud for these paper. whose
business it is to lay before the people week.
u all matters Of public concern to 30 so
ineIcusably negligent as to let this impor>
TAFT matter escape their notice viii the
female voters in my district" ever forgive
them. Can iyGred pos,eriiy bold them
guitlessl
1t is, to, al equally unfortunate omission
considered in political point of view, and
dam cling TO tho extent at least Of the one
case which it seems had already occurred in
bis always his) district, twill be rsnem.
Iered thu. Mr.. Faulkner said ia bis Rom.
aey speech TIA, hs was aga:ns. protecting
home manufactures that none but 4 IN adman
could hirbor the thought Of fostering one
domestic interest to the disalvautage Of
another Aud yet VIC fiad from this North.
ern journal, way up there where thi. pro-
t,c.'e policy is most reedcd and where
Yankee like they arc continually prying iD,
TO the question who's for and against them,
that Mr.. Faulkner, the man Of 80 ia with
them not only on the "nigger question" but
has actually offered proposition favoring
ksae raHniae'HreS-in fact going farther
than the most rabii f4Ti6ife in not only pres
tecting the articles after their creation but
of,ring lOaRS to slim ulsts their pToduc.
ton. Well, who would have thought ii
Who would believe that the lion. Chsriss
Jeems-beiDg the rigid, scrupulOus demo.
crat that he IS, would ever stand up 10 bis
own proper place in the Congress Of the
United States aud premsdita,ely aud Of
afore,hOught offer proposition, the very
e'seecs, OF which, is, q protective fostering
Of domestic institutions. This fact may ae>
count for the non appearance Of the pro-
position ia the democratic prints Of this lat.
IHts and may Of itself be = suficiert e1-
elss for the omission BY those Of Mr.P.'s
peculiar supporters in my district" who
seem to lie moro sOlieiious to preserve GJ
democracy without spot or blernish than to
ha r u
transpiring in regard to their welfare. But
upon the other hand it is loss, a positive
loss 10 him aud the district in 90 far. that
had the proposition become Law commits
sionsr to dispense the bounty, would bAvo
undoubtedly been appointed, aud soms ono
Of the many disappointed oi6oo seekers
which our neighbor II the Spirit persits 10
declaring are only those Of the democratic
party who are now opposing Mr. + in this
district, would have obtained place aud thus
one more vote aud QUO more democrat would
be eoun,ed in tho now meagrs list Of bis
supporters
4; would, too, have been ysTy iats!cst.
ing ofies 70 have held, perfect sineeure.
Imagine, ior a moment, that some old baehe.
Tor should bold the appointment With
- at ioexPressible aud pee altar gusio would
he c3usiIer ths petitions which would DO
made to Tin a. Commissioner, and which
would rup, Vs suIposc, 90 in the petition
Gr other bount CO somewhat after tho follow.
ing sshion:
!, Betsy Baker. q the county-asd
State Of Having been safely delivered
Il Three msle children, aameIy. Charles.
james snG Faulkner, on the - dsy Of
-- A D.-l hereby humbly petition
that the Bounty under The Act Of Congress
"a that case made aud proyids j Tor the pro
lection and fostering Il such 6xtfaordiu.
srJ ef'ris, to aid strength and population
10 tho Repuhlia DO SET apart Tor my, the
sad Bstscy Bakers. own proper use aud Do.
h0of BETSEY BAEBR
Hire would follou, Of course. the eeri6.
cate q The Magistrate ibat Borsey bad
personally spPesrsi AID made the Gus onisry
osth.as 20 the aciuili,y sad certainty n
tho facts sos forth 10 she petition that the