Western Statesman, Volume 3, Number 43, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 4 January 1833 — Page 1

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i moment that Congress have the right to the adoption of such measures as insure ; most advantage from a distribution of j does not enable him to state what thu j vest in any other State a portion of her f a continuance of the favors of the Gen-5 the proceeds arising from sales of the ! cost is. Eut it was recently staled on : territorial limits, or the land within it, ; eral Government in the appropriation J public domain, as proposed in the bill ;! the iloor of this house, by an opponent would be to surrender her equitable of money, from the treasury, for pur-: or 1st, from a cession of the lands to of this principle of distribution, that one claim to the same as an independent poses of roads and improving the navi-jtho Stalc;or2d, from a reduction of the j of the ablest statesmen of this country 'i;;to' i gation of our rivers, and further dona- price of all the lands now in market. had estimated the value of the public.

iM,i,.iv H '.-numnt be ucavci! until .!:;V 1 . . r . ., . , , .'. , . , , ., -J. , i , i , . J , . ' .. I . ....

, x ,;,-,; ,,,,,(,;,,, vr;,, ' " . .i.t. i-uMdiu', nciween vesting m tne oi tne Michigan road ana tho W abash . tuc urst to no destructive, and as liicy ! per acre ana that results had verified r i -e r, e,-.v, i!i.-u- naju-r- by private ft rm t several States the right to a portion of canal, which has hitherto marked her ; recommend the latter, it must therefore this calculation. !:i.- t ie nonage, or it wii', lie ailileil to their subscri p. ,1. , i ', i i ) T . . 11 , . ... .' , , , ., , . , . ,.: rr 1 ,1 . , 1 1 .1 ;i... l"e piojeeos ol the lands sold, or to Legislature, and characterized the lib-i be concluded that either a cession of! 1 aking this to be so, and the amount

,.,? ,he1"",:"r ti!eUK.'':3i',"v.?''aI!tto M,ch S:lff- the right to the ,: crality of the General Government to-"the lands, or a reduction of their price,

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in a vai.(:e.

ie(!Ty a (Itr-mntinuiief :lt the nul

i ;!, niil tic ei'llrlcreit anew en tr.'l'.ifit t t;i til; Kthtjr ir.tlt lie pun !vvtiitv.iut$ inseii-.M at i;,. tibial rnfs

the tiuui.- same portion of the land itself within wards us. and under which as a State, ! in their view, will be more beneficial lit. I .... i 7

Mate, l he panic riht that will wc have increased in population and in to the State, than the provisions of the

authorize Congress to grant to tiie gcv- wealth, beyond any former example.

e..n vv.aies an eouai poi lion ot the no-; : cccds oftlie public lands, reserving to1

ivi.iut. i, Ks.i,iin. iu the new States PJi ner rent.

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Fi'UJ.IC liAJfDS.

Mv.. I,Nr. from the select committee f ni.ii it was referred, so much of His

V,X( c lh'iM v t ie (iovp, nc.r's mi ssae

relates to r.iDnc j.ands. to?rctt

bill referred to.

As this is purely a question of interest, it becomes important to ascertain what would he the practical results of

: these different propositions, if carried

Tne undersigned, one of the minori-i into effect. And the attention of the

Xr. ETtmsrs Report,

Call I RELATIVE TO THE Pi ni.Tf! I.tKns.

srrant tiie s;;me without any such rc-i

sti iction.

It isalso believed, that the same rirhfJ ty of the committee, to whom was re- House is renuested. first, to those that

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of unsold lands in Indiana on the 31st of December, as follows: Lands to which the Indian titb was extinguished, r,699,O0G Lands to which the Indian title was not extinguished, C,GS1,010

it conceded, would authorize Congress , ferred so much of the Governor"? tnes-'must How from the operations of the i

lG,3Sa,13G And deducting therefiom tho on2 JGth part, which is now the states bv

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to grant to the several State?, as ten-! sage as relates to the Public Lands, bill, mentioned in the Governor's tnes-i virtue of the present compact, and zko

a resolution of the Hou?.-, en ilie nunc subject, lne hal the same under con-

of tie comto make the

deration, arid a majoritv

tr.ittee

oi

have directed me

loi.'iwing report : The committee tc which v as referred

tiie jcition of the Gove

to the I'd hi

i;l n-ia taken nnd a porta', which u.and.

pics

:;on

the f:m:e und l-'-r giving ii th: ; e, and the hi

it cm-i'.aied

ado; tc

ic-.-i

rnor s ir.ess-.ige ;C I iiuls. have co;i?iderati'm.

.at aitentii.n its inia;u!iori;y iVom would ,'t in to de-

. are ofopinion, that the printiiecommended bv h.is t:coilencv.

wenld be destructive of the

ntervl?, and uieek the growing erity of the State.

l:.e sui iect reieireu is me cpeiiei:cv of instructing our Senators and re(;u ting our He preventative-? in Congress to use their inllu.-.tice in the pas-

. .ii i- . i : nam: nevoiu! me prmcin

ia i ,i nn.- tim! Pi iv : ( s inn s :n . .. 1

., , i 1 i . i ' , j ' i . his Lxcelle iv-r.atcr ard passed (hat ocdv the last , . .

are oi opu

ams m common, ail the public land mi oegs leave to report, that having been ; sasc. tiie bow States. I so unfortunate as to differ from the ma-! I'y this hill, I2i per cent, on the This would exhibit to the world the 'jority of that committee, he feels him-' amount of the sales of public lands in hort-1 spectacle of twenty-four inde-.self compelled, by a sense of duty to 'the State, is fust given to it, and then pendent States holding the land within ; .this House, to lay before it, a full ex-1 the residue of the proceeds of all the a single State as tenants in common. ! pression cf his peculiar views, on the : sales divided between the twentv-four Tie one would make partition, the ; important subject, committed to the , State?of ths Union, other not. The one would survev, the charge of that committee. ! Tho amnuntofsalesof the other not. The one would sue, the! The matter referred, at all times per-, lands in Indiana, for the other not. Against such a state cfi plcxing and involving questions of the I year ending III Dec, 1831,

the one 20th part being the 5 per cent, allowed for roads, by virtue of the same compact, it will be found to stand thus:

One 3rith part, One2Jth pari,

Total acre?,

155.003 S19,W6 " 1,371,039

15,100,137

thing and such a principle, it is be- i most embarrassing nature, looses none ; was (J5.8 IS and 124

pros

Leaves 15,100,127 acres of land at

! 20 cents per acre, making 3,021,235

lieved everv citizen of Indiana, would . 1" these, qualities from the fact, that a per cent, on this, would ! as the clear amount of this cession and

; raise Wis voice. Vet it is believed, to : difference of cpiaon, is supposed to ex- amount to .$SG,0Si Co the full extent of the benefit that would : adi-nit the ri"hturaed in his liXt eilencv's between the majoritv of our renre-i The proportionate part j accrue to the state, not being as much

.message, it would be n concession on l scntation in Congress, and the Govern- o the residue to which , the part cf the State, that Congress had ; or of the State, on that subject; neither i we would be entitled, is 89,121 11 ; nr t only the power.butthe right to grant j l-is the recent expression of opinion by i i the land or the proceeds at pleasure. ; t!c President of the United States, i'n j Mailing 170,102 15 : and expose the citizens to all the evils ' liis lust message to Congress, in re la- j In addition to this the hill j incident (o the exercise of it. j tion thereto, tended in the least degree ' appropriates to Indiana I Should it be admitted, that Congress i to remove the difficulties and embarrass-! 1 lo,'272 acres of land,

would never press the power, or the ! nienls which environ it.

which judging from the

le contained in I 1 "C material point, to which the at-, sales oi tne .Michigan road

ency'smcage,the committee j tcntion of this House was called by the arid Canal lands, may be iion it would be sufficicntl v ! Governor is, the propriety of instruct- fairly sot down at 1 50 per

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ie of the Public Lands,

172.903 00

; prospects of the Slate, to deter every Stale, to procure the enactment of a

law, similar m

m so dangerous a measure.

its provisions to that!

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1!1U le:i 1 nvi-i linti. u(c iiiiiiic . . .4 ... ..." :i.M., irnm such r.U s for tlx,- vea, sJpltn ln lhe !m a participation

be divided among the several states inj

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;;.t to a port ou oi (he ' t;ie procccus ot the 1'ublic Lands lor ' reauceu in uie last year, yet in Indiana

r iorortion to thetr l eoerai reprcsMila-

tive population, after deducting twelve pc r e:it. of the proceeds for the Slates in which the lands lie. ' The committee differing in opinion with his Excellency, and the Senator of the United States, de em it due to themselves, the autl:ority,and the subject. rcspect fully to submit a few cf the reaions which influence that opinion. Tosome.it mav be deemed presnmp-

319,010 10

which passed the Senate of the United : Notwithstanding that the whole

The moment each individual State.! States last winter, making distributions amount of sales of public lands has been

s'. all have a ri

proceeds cf the public land.-, sold in! limited period. they have increased; and when the

large amount ot lerlile lands yet m

new

'tales, tr;e

citizens ot such

1 1 on . to cau in question so ! n nn authority. .,, , ,..-! .i I Kt-r- tn Im-e , 1 ... -, ,, i would oe to raise. instead of reduce the ,KI- 10 ,1,lve ' l o these the committee iff say, mere i c , v i ' i i i . : i) wbnlo -.m , .. j , price of public lands, and in order to Uie w no)e ,im are searcr.s when tne opir.ior.s and acts ! J- 1 , ,,, , , ' f!1P;r jmriinra. . , . ., , : force te.e s;.! :s,wouh! be to stop any !ur- i me.r noiu rs, . of great men are cntul-jd to (lie, most. . f , ,. , J i roeda of the rv ' . , , , ; tt.cr surveys of th i public lands, and cceus oi tne p

by3G7,77G dollarg as we would obtain in 20 years upon the distributive plan. If it is said that this estimate of 2J cents per acre is not a true one, ths undersigned would be willing to test the question upon a calculation of the annual expenditure for the lands and their products. But it is Rot in his power by reference to any public document now at hand, to date the exact amount of appropriation for the Indian depart

ment for the last year. From recollection however, they are believed to exceed $1,000,000, while the sale of lands within the same pcriod,wasonly 2,000,000; and if Indiana is to be taxed with her fair proportion of this expenditure, taking into consideration, the ultimate reduction that must be. made, after the choice lands are taken up, while many

ol the expenditures will continue; many of the annuities paid to Indian, tribe? being permanent; audit will be found that the proposed cession is not what its friends have supposed it to be. Should it still be contended, that this ia not a fair view of the subject, the undersigned feels no hesitation in

meeting the question upon the broad

prelouiul rcjsect; oi..ers wi'.n in

purity cf vaniA, b ciiit n.

dr.es cf ihc-ir jndgt rr.cn l, and the

'.iieir nvvivc-, n.rty. w iU;n:;v e doubted bv the humblicst

hicn they were si

;e time.the siiuaiicn of tho-

th

ah. or t!.

t ircumstance

roundet

ill was rc j'orteii aaa j

at the time ased th.ai

highly honorable body, are contidtied by t' e committee as propitiou? for the f rveicise cf a r,re and patriotic motive t,r a 'o;;:i'i an-l impartial judgment.

committee vou;d iruuirc what

This bill passed the Senate by a cor

Sum -.vlll t ;.. ii. i.,,i ! til pr:in n mninvitv. -ii.. imc l.ict in i !- : market is taken into consideration : fo-

MMU.. ii.M HA1 .U HlltH-.M 111 II ".t. 1:11111 ( ..... . ..... v. , - j itself, and consider it as their own and ! House of Representative by only one' gcther with the recent purchase, and

a corresponding feeling will exist in ' vote, (he whole of our delegation in that ! tlic lands yet to ha purchased of the each State, tiie consequence of which j House, voting against it. j Miamies, there cannot remain a doubt will be, a course of legislation will be j Ity the provisions of this act, tiie new j but that these sales till continue to inadopted, that ill enable them to re-', ttt:tes in ad.lition to what they arc cn-j crease for at least iJO years to come, aiize the creator possible um of money ! tilled to by virtue c f their existing com-1 Should they, however, barely remain n . . . . -' ! . , i ,i , i ft J .lit. .it i i i

as a source ot revenue. To tficct this 1 pacts wua the General i.overmnent,i at uie announi tney were last year, ana

received 12i per cent, of: the average sales in all the districts be

imount of lands sold within i reduced lo 2,000,000 dollars the per-

md tho residueof the pro-! tion oi Indiana under the principles of ! grounu oi an augoiute ana unqualihed

,.M:.. 1 1 -i- i... i: i t'lic Kill n lll l O 1 ('.! firifi r ..nrs,,, cession.

DUtlllC lanJs. anu i1-'-1" ' i' panne lanu-i was iu ue (II-i "-"n "in, "in iiv- -j luujvuu ifv- "iiuuiii ;

b-i- no row I W- into rrarl-et Thisivided anions the twenty-four States, ' a'i(' H operation is continued lor 'JO nsuo ucmmu ;imeMiioe gnen to course won! 1 not oidv enable them to ' according teTtheir population. years she will have received $ 3,3S9,- the lands, owin to their varied quality, sell the land now in market at any price,! The majority of the committee, bold- j 010 10, and if still continued, as if the j a comparison, according to quantity of but would produce such competition in ! ly denounce the principles contained in ! principle be a correct one, it doubtless acres, will be the most appropriate and tii i market, when thev should brin-' this bill, as destructive to the best inter- j " ill be, her children and her children's j certain. a new district into"' market, the ': ests of Indiana. They also, as the tin-; children, will be receiving the benefit, i 1 he whole quantity of public lands,

11 at l.joh prices. This ' dersigned believes, step out oi their ir ages llierealter, until tne wiioirt ot i 111

j jL'eceiuijei , iooi, was us iouows: j Lands to which the Indii an title was extinguished 227,293,831 Lands to which the Indian title was not extinguish

ed 113,577,869

ri-c.uld retard the sales cf public lands, : w;iy, lo impeach the motives ot those, i r vast territory snail be settled.

f , ...,...., t i. v.... j ctnv.ncrtc, science, and the arts. .induced such a charge, she li,'.-. in equity, eur.er of l!e sevrr,l; . v ' .. the etfeet to make this'lious. I.,.,,. .,.,v ro'-foM of tlei His excellency, m his message, says; i. , . , . . ,a.s an i.ac. . .a. o.v.t.a or u.e . ' J i the reasoning and cone usio VI i:,- 1 -r.'v rer'l.-wt -t oft'-.-lM b 1,!lt ,or our '"'-muers in Congress vo-, ... " . i.i . c i ...i. .-. i.ei .1. " t . l ii.. vi,,(. . . ft ; maiontv, a verv patient and ri.-ral'.v ro 'th 'ai'i existed r-ehiUnwuh the enemies oi this measure,;. .. . .' fl 4, i i , r. a 1 1 r.o .i.i xisit.it. " . ... . .,, , . 'investigation. be(or (hov nec

ck emigration, and blast the brhd.it wlu) v'cre instrumental in its passage-' Against these results what have the

and sililteritiir prospect, tho cheering ! not l)e expected, that this exam-; advocates for the opposing system to of-

hope that the day was not far distant,! Im; si'uiu oe ionowcu; nui tne remarlc; ter? when Indiana should vi with her sis-i will not be improper, that this exhibi- It will be first neccsiary to know on I ter States, in population. acricnltureJ tion oi the feelings, which must have ; what terms, this cession of the territory

iKKiuceti sucn a cnartre. stiou U have i to l ie States is o ho ia, he ore it a.--

e give to vantages can be fairly estimated. The

sions cf the majority of the committee, in their rend thorough : port, have allowed themselves so much

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tl;e State would have had nearly i200 -! ,ui:suai,w" '"cj absem. io uieir latuuue in tne expressions usea " on

000 dollars." i LLllll's ! s"ci trrms as vntl oc most javornblc to the. n,. ' . L If the course of policy, which the ma- interests of her citizens and least prcjwli-

,rr- , n , . . , i . !,,,,uie '"M"eio no.,Jorily would recommciul in preference i ciflo Ac GcHera fform.mcn," that the ir-mia owned all l,e lands nerth-west i ticc so ttilung a circumstance as thejto iKat roniainpdin ho Si-,!..' lull, i, ! u, I i,.

of t.eOh,o, to which tne committee wdl dmerence neU cen NJ00,(Uhand $LL ,-; lo ,)e found in the resolutions which form a definite oninion on tbo subiect.

ion i a reference loo, fotiie message oi ttic tat-1 President has in no manner assisted

ci;lc rmp.se.-! i.e pavm . it of the debt : each other, in agriculture, commerce,! co?sion, by government, to the! to he for the United Slates to sell the of (he Revolution. I his territory or ; vntue, religion, in the arts and scion-1 S(aH, oi all Uie lands in its limits, oh I lands fo etlltrs inVimited parcel at a

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Mate owned tho Ian oriai limits, a:;d d

i ltliin it ternc:ed of them at

ot t;.e UIho, to wtucli tne committee will umeieuc e .eicenuu,UiM.anu j lo be found in the resolutions wbi cf nfine their inquiries. These lands. ' t!i:. Lut wii, remark, it is not money ( u h:lve 0HVred for the con -ideraii :v. ah the right of ten i iory, she granted ; Indiana wants. It is human souls, tilled : 0f(lJCl0USC they may be shortly st lolho (icr.eial Ucven nient for a ?r.e-1 ith patriotism endeavoring lo excel ed t j1UJ .

certain i.iinitior ot .-daks upon ccrfain; Mony in the hands of the Govern-! interest of her citizens, and least prejudi conditio!. .... .1 nit nt, or that of a Slate, beyond its im- cial to the General Government.

isncl 'f.rs 7v znll be most favorable, to the price barf ly sufficient to reimburse to

In tr.'. s gr;

nil risrl'.t f territory am

irgima parte.! w:t!i 1 niediatt

demand

soil, and ifave . :iiil ends in follv anil mmmlin't

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cads to extravagance '

the U. States the expense of the pre

cut system and the cost arising under

Fliat if a cession cannot boob-' our Indian compacts." And

i taincd. the mice of the oublir lands now

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k) " i!.u!vic.u.;i .!.:,. nor i.as j he wealtli ot a Mate depends upon: 1:1 maiket be reduced, the G-n- ral Government ever vested in! the ia provements of the country, and j 3. That further appropriations be obany Male. th' right oi sod or territory. : the wealih and independence of its ' taincd for the completion of the nalionary portion of liiis r;; ae.t, exfejit tho c i , itizens. Its strength and its secuiitv,i nl road and the improvement of the f ,rri'( d t' creir:. I'r ni ti e 'jrant, it i ,,non their number', their viifne nn.L Wabash liver.

ru'd ft.-t in the General ( lover: ment , bl r intelligence.

L That a donation, of one half quar-

" that in convenient lime, this machinery1' (the Land Otlice System) "be withdrawn from the States, and that the right of soil and the future disposition of it, be surrendered to the States respectively, in which it lies."

Whether this surrender which is to

, 11, i--4l l.i' i .... . .. . 1 iiiirtuti una Biiutimn iiiimiu iu hao but a enuted rht.(r a spccilic pur. he committee will readily agree ter section, be made lo each free white bc madc at somc convcnicilt time is to

, , t. m ...1,... j ... . i..v .1. ..I ..m.i WWl ,lH s.xcciiency, ana enter into all maie cuizcn 01 Indiana, wtio may nave

organize wie o : i i ones ai ti ailmit ll.cni( bis icws upon the subject of his mes-! a family, of any lands that may have

ss State, into tho Union, upon an equal

Icotir g u ith the old Stale s. This done, and the debt paid, the right nfsoven. ign1 v over the territorial hmitsof tin- State, was ab-olnte, and to the soil equitable, the power and rijht of the Government

having f luted. j lie ibis however as it may, upon ro principle cart any other State claim or urge any such right. Upon what principal of right or justice can any State claim cither a portion of land, or of the proceds cf the salcr- of land sold within the limits of Indiana? To 4'rant for b

sage, when tiie immediate use of money,' been offered for sale for ten years, for fhall bc preferred by Ihe patriot and j and on account of an actual eettlement statesman, to the ble-ings of civil and! for five years. religious liberty. When a scattered j So far as relates to applications for population shall produce a greater sum: further grant-, for the works named, ami of human happines, (ban a dense, vir- so far as relates to donations to actual tunus and enlightened community. ': settlers of refuse lands, under nrr.noi 10-

Wbcn the forest shall be preferred to trictions, the undersigned must he uncultivated fit Ids. When twenty-three ' dcrslood as havinir no obiectinns nor

masters frhall be preferable to one.

Then,nntl not till then, will iho com

to those measures at all conflict with

the general principles of the bill, to be

mittee subscribe to the policy rccom-j investigated.

mendf-d. The subject matter of diflTerence,then, The committee would recommended ! will bc, whether the Stale viil derive

be an absolute one and without remuneration, or whether the States are fo reimburse the government for what may remain of the cost of purchase and the machinery connected with the land sys

tem, and take upon themselves the fu

ture expenditure under the Indian compacts, cannot bc ascertained. It may

however be imagined that the favorable

terms of which the majority of the com

mittee spak, must mean, that the

United States will charge no more than cost, as any other rule would not be

just to the other states.

The limited means of information iwithinthe control of the undersigned.

310.S7L733 The one twenty-fourth part, to which the state will be entitled to under the

bill, will be 14,20J,9S9 acres, 1-1,202,9S9 In addition to this there are beyond the states and territories, lands belonging to the United States, to the amount of 700,000,000 of acres, to which the one twenty-fourth part would be about 31,000,000

43,202,939 In all 45 millions of acres, while all the lands in Indiana, unsold, amounted to only 10,380,130. Showing a decided preference, for the distribution principle, of near 30 millions of acres. In making these calculations, the portion of Indiana has been set down at a one twenty-fourth part, although,

from her present population, 6he will not be entitled to quite that amount.

It is however suthciently near lor general purposes, as by the next census she will) perhaps exceed it.

Under whatever circumstances then, these propositions are viewed, that of distribution, under the principles of this bill, has vastly the advantage. E?cn to confine this distribution to the land within the states and territories, and it almost equals the whole quantity of land we should get by the most unqualified cession, and surely we shall not be told lhat, no revenue will be derived from the 750 millions of acre lying beyond? thet we arc calculating on thing! at too great a distance? Twenty ve.ir Continued on lait Pgt.