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y . 1 ? VOL. XIX. NpWBERN, VV11DNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1 836.' NO. 980 PUB1A8UE1 hit r touvs watsos;; . P v;o iPpP, term$pqpp ,Pppppp Three doliaTs per annum, payuoir .uv, 7GE E RAli ASSEMBLY. J. Bryant Speech on the Laad " I Senate.' SaurrfajffDee-l?'l835 i Tho Senate tesunVd tt conside ation of the unfinished business of yesterday, the resolutions cWpeciins the public land. The resolutions bmitted bv M(. Waogh'are as follows : Resolved, by the General Assembly of Worth Carolina, ;That if Congress should cive the ,i.ld territory or Ld land are eituata, it wU be a Pe of faith and a daogerous yiuiouuu u w public theSUte. .'-rfF-. --.- " - r;-.--- vn Mr IL Ioloedurfr,-That.nthepubUcrevenae9 mre lJ,,-A th neobltf. directly or indirectly, and ou-rht never to exceed the amQrit of expenditure neees- arV to an economical administration, ot tne governraeiu; j K,P,rR whenever the proceeda of the sales of the territory or public lands; of the United States are nol reauired (in aid of other revenues) for the legitimate purposes of the National Government, w oeiieve upe duty of Congress to devise and recommend .some safe , tw n,r Hiatribttiinir. arnonz all the states, any sur plus proceeds of the Fblc ,ands whicb ? r, Um tA time remain in the Treasury of the United btates, after defraying its expenditures. . rr r.i.A further. That Congress cannot distribute tlie proceeds of the sales ot the territory r public lands ' belonging to the United States, orbthe puWic lands them i....:.:.no 'mnnr which eives a preference 4o:tb new states ill which they re located, w4thont violalinjr the rights, and jirejuaiciiig lue ciaici ui an iuC this U iioji. r 1 , ir r?..rrA "further That I we sincerely deprecate all Uempts on the part of the citizens of mis state to In crease the dimculties, and magnify the jealousies, already eihibit-sd upon national questions, in respect to our pub- ' tic lands, by giving to them a party character, which does not properly belong to the subject, and thereby ho ding out inducements to the ne w states to put forth urgent and ! unreasonable demands ' arfd on the other band, by de nouncing their claims ilh bitter reproaches, so as to kin dle a blaae of discontent m the iiation, which, however , intended by lliose wlio raised it, must ultimately endau. cer the peace and prosperity ot the best 'governme on Sarth. if ; - '- -;f I : V. Resolved. That his Excellency the Governor b this Slate, be req iested to transmitt forthwith, a cypy of the 1 foregoing Resolutions Jto each of the Senators and Repre- seiitatives from North Carolina, in the Congress of the lUued States. ; , .? ' ! ' - : J f resd- upon by her own LegisUturei because she thereto as serts a right . which militates against the opioioos of a certain political favorite, who is said to be )u the line of sfe precedents- , ' L' J jiVVhat hs tliU Legislature t.dobwiih Prc dent making 1 w im what manner 4s it bound the political o inions of anv candidate for ike Presidency f Our constituents seat us here to enact vholesome and just laws for their benett. anq to advance the prosperity and - welfare bf North (yaroltna. Vi recognize! therefore, hft auihority, save their will and the constitutions of the i State and : Federal Governments. WW interpose the nigral ii.fluenc of auyinans ofti- niint which militates against the interests of qur State? Why thus deprive iiis partisans of the independence of ibeir opinion. ' When it conflicts wjilji .the dearest' interest of , North Carolina? -Sit, I love Rorn more than I do Cajsr and ifj the influence of Mr. Van Buren's opinions are to b1 thus brought in conflict with this great inte rest of my native state, I can only say, as. every p;itn t out.'1't to say, tearless ui the".con.equen ces, I love North Carolina more than' I do Mar tin Van Biin-n. "What will he: or what can be o for us. compared with the great and transcen 11 aiaica iu, iu territory was never uispirieo, except respective proportion by the states' of Maryland, New "Jersey and ditur;-and shall be Rhodi, Island: alf of Wbich wereVurrounded and that purpose, and ed upon an usurpation of power re-asserted ;her ,ual1 be considered as a common fund for the use .and own, with the evidences of her titled ' . "t benefit of such 'of the United f States; s have become iThn. r ' mi t ,.i . t.i. .-.t t .i " meuioers or-tne confederation or federal alliance ot the Thus I will be 'seen that the . title of .ihese $aid 8la(ea Virginia inclusive, accord lo their usual is in the general rhnrge and expeiw faithfully and bona fide disposed- of for no other use or purpose whatso- protected bv the other "old States, and wbirb - i wiien tue lands were considered not only as a 1 1,e ,ans conveyea ny tins deed, Mr. speak Duraen anj expense to those contiguous to be incommoded ' Jersey and Rhode Island ' nt being 0 pertina- State of Michigan, and the northwestern territory cious in ttietr demands as Maryland, acceded to OI "UIS L-onsm. A ins latter terrttory is in lencth; the aiticlestof confederation1: whilst Jhn latter from east t0 west. about 550 miles, and 400 in state" still continued to man fest a soirit bf dis-Ihreadth; - from north to south, and -contains an content and insubordination, as will appear by tarea, about one hundred thousand miles square. reference to the instruction to 4ter deletratts. "urmS M,e ears 1 . 1 and J77, 3tassa I .1. : . -. J 1 -' 'r . 1 B .llilcol IB1' ronnoKl ini.'t n ,1 "C..,il" ill.w."'1 4 l.'.k which were snrpan iinnn iiw Jiuirnji in ii.h i -" v-vmih-hvui. uhu ouuui aiuinio, 'y Congress bf 1779." 1 ' I " " I" I deeds of. cession, conveyed to the United States tit j: 'i.:..u.: " .i" j ' i a" tneir claims to tne vacant and unappropriated ah uiuicuilics uciiil! opualvllliy lcimivfU, alVU I .. ,. , , , tt " " 'r ' . k.1 , but as exceedingly injurious p" . wmieu oiaies, compietrena tnai. itn- states, WfcrO very willing not niense tract of country which now constitutes the thereby. The stales nf New plates of Uhio, Indiana, Illinois', tha would be iiij the. Virginia deed of - - wv. i miv.iiuii aubiiiiucii v II 111111 I i. i "'- i prutecueu iu opeu u iniiu oiuce, -aor ine sate oi her western lands, which act again excited the, p i i Jf. .i... ...:T: l, which, after suggesting that " wfereas ihe United woa ciu'ilcu. Liy uio unci uushiuii aiiu icLummcu- r o. . ' '".. - L i t ' , .- , .- , i . ' e r 1 V T. i. ,Wn u Jr 5 ; States, in Congress assembled, have repeatedly - - ; i ... . . i- : - i antl narnf-stl v r(rnmm(nniii1 in iho rccnortiVM . .1 . ' i - ..i .. in a - - 'i ueni auy-niHges wmni we Mian aerive irom a bear from settling or issuing warrants; fur theuni o J - y"'n " "r n"""' proper and Useful application ,f our share of the appropriated lands, or granting the slime dinj lR lhnlJ',,on' lg' Or owning vacant proceed of; tle; public lands ?j I deprecate the the (ihen) present War ; :T ardent wist S l?rR lJfr?,or' tu niakjj cesstoi.s pf part o the introduction, of. party politics into. this, debate j ever American patriot, in this trylig hour of Same 8? r630?;1 but he that was guilty, having cast; the first stone, uoritruggle, was'to present an undro front ll mgoishment of he dpbtss ovstabl,sh.ng the .,de it incumbent duty to jjive.a passing noi our comnion eneiny ; and this obstinaW aud jperf rf U; .S tales, she authorized the ilii Pittr imlinarv rtft.-.n uiro IV.m tb ! j' i' - . . ., c benatois of this btate, in the Congress ofi the lice to tins extraoiuinary oepaiture irom tne le- verse disposition, evinced on (he piirt of. IViaryr TT , 0 . ' f . 0 ! 6 , . . oiii.,;,tJ subiwi-t matter nf disriissi.i..; - 1 LnA .:.i. e. ...i .1 United States, or one of the Senators and two of . . - . J . ' : - " - - I VVUUICU W It II 1ICI UC LMJUIUI T CIU3III . , 1.1 T' . T.! "; . V, 4Thn Senalf witlpardoir -lie, whilst I callitsat. authoriseT,ef de,PCfltes inFGongrsso subscribb the Rpreenta I ves of. this Sate;jo Congress to . .- I 1 , I ' ' . ----- i v wcii tat- 1 thatauy act by which tut Congress of the U J ... j iL a..AA mik urn; ..-) '..-! r a ii .11 . - J Mi - Lime having -moved the tollowiog 1 tti..n as a Hiibsiiluie, the qusltoii was stiikiii" out the oriina'J resolutions, und mseiling the atiietidinent, viz : ,.. i - : . vj, j r n,inln,A- As he .opinion of tlisi ueneri tciitiou 10 iiib iiisiory 01 1 w puyuc lunua, nu wie to the arlirlns ot contederation." wh rights therein, which are reserved to the Stages culated to retard the crosiess .f ourgreat caustL by the deeds lof cession; and recognized by the and to destroy 'ail Viope of uitiiiatc . puccess In constitution of the U, Mates. 1 he early settle- March! 1780. tM Leeislatureof Xevw Yorkj)assed m'-nis of our country were inade upoir the --Allan- an acti? which, kiei- stating, ill the! i preanibU, Slate, conveying to the United States all that portion of teritory now constituting the State, of lennessee, upon certain conditions ; one of which was, that all the lands in ended, to oe ce ded, by virtue of this act, to the United States id not appropriated, as before 11 be considered as a common, fund U I it. ' -j L-.j;m I - m t . rT:i.j oij. and Calculated to havn not nrnvRrt ai-cprttuhln tft ill of fli Sfat J.. . .1 ! . J. 1 y i -, . ., . ' fVnm wild nrft:. k-:1-- u'ua -...... j 'r .iL! orrA Carolina incius tvet: acoi umg ' to tnen " i ua inj; uccu tuiaciicu ilia i 4 uui 1 iuii ui iiic 1 1. . 1 1 . - , . - . 1 : . 1 ...... 1 racnirii vp anri iiiii nrntinriinn 111 1 : 1 u criari-rsi 1 sava?e :ioe. and Hie nuknown daiioerg oi an uoiu. wain anH nnm 1 .atari tor, .nriJ;il. .. t m limns I : rr"".v . " r-ri, : r b " : 1. . -1. . . I.- 1 J 1 r I nho Vm nnrl a r rt u r 1 S s- a.i '.' ' . 1 f 1 , . ? rr r'i disposed of to,, t no border, as affordiiig nbt only a more easy among other things; "that the nicies of coii- y 'r ue communication with each other aud the old coun- federation and perpetual union, jecommended by .e V ries, but as being better :idajted to commercial the Qdngress of the United Stajes of Americji, "?e,,llonea' p:i. suits and social Happiness, and calculated to have iot proved acceptable to ill of the States, IlVTT -T," .......i..;n a.,i .A.!i. r. t - .1 . , .1 iiiuirin xuruiut Ill.UiC pi U1CI.IIUII aiiu. v Jf were only cued for a certain purpose to U19 Uniled States ; and as the government could oqi ly use hemfor'that purpW; when that purptfs was answered,, and the payment of the debt for -, for which they were; surrendered to the- Unite! States effected, the United States could have bb Y other title lo them than that of u faithful trustee for lliose who were entitled to them.' . :':it. What was the object of the cession of thissb lands to the! Uniled Stales? : It was, in . the lilnT ! guage of. the deed, to pay "the usual respective proportions.! in- the gHneral charge and expeadi ture of, each of the: Stales of the confederacy Let us . see; sir, what constituted' this general ' charge and expenditure. The war of the Revo lution ;:.".volyed the Slates in a debt of between 60 anc 70 millions of dollars, '.with no apparent means; to liquidate and: discharge the same; tUu articles of confederation, were so weak and powV ei less jas to disable the General Government from raising, by. taxation, :a sufficient amdunt-jBf monies to meet its necessary wants ; and oacli State was Required to make fixed and knpwrt contributions1' in aid of the contingent charges and expenses of the Government. The largo and repeated demands upon them, arising from ' the exigences of the times and the prosecution of an expensive war, exhausted their meaos and im poverished their treasures :. notwithstanding jtho. States, byl iincommuo and highly patriotic .elec tions, j continued their respetive contributions up 10 ine lime 01 ine cession 01 tuese lanas tino tne- adoption of the Constitution. . In this state' of things,; with a .large and iricreasirrg national debta ciiplcd,vvilli the discontent, and dissatisfaction evinced, by the States to which I have already al- luucq, 111 - consequence oi tne exciusivo ciaim 01 the other States to the lands now denominated the public domain, the General Government, anxiously 'directed its aiteution to these lands as' -the only means by which ."the respective propdr- j tions of tile several States, ift the geneial charge and expenditure," could be raised and discharged and the malcontent States satisfied and appeased ; and, accordingly, sir, we find tltat, in compliancy with the urgent and repeated solicitations of the Government, they consented, to yield their lands. the condition that thev should be considered shall eral Assembly, lited States and shall be faith fu II y t . .1 jr. nai purpose unu jur nu viuti 1 unon j itr aiiiisniiw iiir ainirx .111111 n iiiiinriiiniriW 'iiii 1 uinii uo iinmniAii ntmi iim iiiii vinnii'io 111. inu i - - - . r 1 ..i.wr'iJ.' l.v il... u.l.i.1. i,.r . nn.A.0n iil, IT-.... j c.i... el. -J- J- .i.in 'M dolr M-cuted by !iiiiiiieU olmslon i and U.'ii- sucx ,hB Uniled Slates as liavo become or ... i..iti.i...0 st:.i immdLii'ir' in thoi. rP . - i. - .r. i rrLf Jzl.. Lr jauiin Hawkins, our ihen Senators in Congress, become members. of the confederation or fed wHlstlthers were circumscribed by no .definite Nw ? Jn-W 25 lh d?f Wf' W Wg aHMcef :he said Slatos," the Slate ceding1 lioiitsnd ; contained a unknot (erritary, in- by MalandSdga s.S.T?!! "i7 l 'f "SUal Uabited only by the Indians, and the beasti of stranceoC Virginia aWinst the laim and interfe- 79n oT. f1 an ac tiy ,roPorUT gn."L charge, and. Urn foists The former of tiese states, thus eli- renCe of fcrlfih .tafil " werreferd to a Com- 02, afty reserving ,o !h-, -:iIiiUi.!ii oif.il..- ,i,;ua,.fl,inni1,.nffir0M "i.. 'ri "jl !.V : .L net proceeds of the lands ceded one mllion disposed of for thatpurpose, and for no otheriuse ' t.-F , .r..u, . ....... v.v. r-v...v uiikcd ui vuiiiicM wu, - u SUUlKi M i , U.....Ua and ftH v tHrkiinI t.ll.irt. ronvovoii .... ... .. J M j .1 I .Br tain, and deoendeul noon the mother countrv. nrnmM to il.pir rrh how aaaentinL to'faublic 1 7 -TVT-.- 7 V - 1 v rr P" t 1 l'"f. ",,rtl!oeeij. . ; abo mUS we SeeJ . f ; r 1 . i J , . '.- - . . r -:,..- - j , r . 1 to tne uniteJ otaies ner waste ianus, tipon ine that when JYJarvla id. New Jersev and It.. ;..-...! ..f it, A cufiinlt. jF ll.ir cilM'.ti.in iir.-l (ill- I ...J:. .J rt R t. ..ini.i.l' i-it . tilt r I ... . . . . I J" ". .'mi I lu.iu, pEii bl OC y UI1U .... ... u w. " ... ..-v.- .. ..v. . M . I V. I tUH QIIU VVIII1UCII1.C, IU . . I V- OUIl'VI f P- I , t . , . , , . r. . . , I. , 1 . n l,n '..I .... I shall eivetue puWio tanas 10 ii- ' '""f J"" Situated, or any set by which the tnmim.im price ot these find, are now sold, shalle reduced, would seriously af- I I I 1 ' at. . !ipfrllialltf justice to those states ty vraieu iiy pTT.''-' ceded to the Conhiracy. -1' ;- :( h: H. Resolved further, As the opinion of this General As sembly, that the public debt hav,ng been extinguished, and the object for which the cession of the Respective Worti.sf the, public domain by the states wM or.g.. nally held them, having thus been accomplished, that such disposition of the public lands, or the proceeds thereof ought to he made among the States of the Union, as shall be proportioned to he respective sacrifices and expenditures incurred by them lo support of the United States; or, at least, in proi-ortioii to their Federal popu lation. : j j ; ; ".- - j . .J. 1.1- ' I nx Resolved, Th t the Governor be, and he is hereby requested, to transmit copies of these resolutions to the Senators and Representatives from this State in jbe Con gress of the. United States, j ,; ; . I ,: - ,- - I MR RR YAN said ihat the advocates of the 'resolutions which hid bt n introduced bis amen rd bv the gen- been i.i..i..r,F r Iiikh bioupln torvvar tinman 'from Surrv. I Mr. W .ogh,l had charged with an attempt to give to ihis debate fa ri.irv charactei. No expres ion of opinion, Iwhich could be citdias evidence ofi the cor. Vectness of the charge, hail as yet reached his ear and he believed that a consci usness.on the -part of the accuser, ; that the oiiginal resolutions Were intended M shield" certain party f rom all 'responsibility to the country in the just and; cor rect disposition of the .vast ad "extensive public tlumin. was the mam indue ment why tins charge was made in idvanee. We will .not bear ike Vurden of the'n political sins; they are hot Vpsnnnsible to us. but 10 theii constiuents. and KftrM iIihiii we will arraign th ir opinions aud iuhmit our own. as being the only tegiiimatei biters, whose duty and interest it is to decide this important controversy. , What has any govern ment or people ever gained by an abandonment of nrincinle. and an adhr-rence to men? In what manner have the honor and prosperity of North r.arolina ever been : advanced by a blind and easeless. devotion to the political elevation; of anv man to the Presidency ? True, in better .... A. rin honest v was a iHWel" and merit the badge of distinction,, a Davier am) I an 1 Iredell were iinnnrid and ditiiiiuished : and in mure modern ii. h uoliticai reCosnttiou was made of Guate mala, as if thereby 'o create an heir lo.m for the tiolitical inheritance and distinction of twe of her sons, neither of whom seem to Uave Deen aes- With 0oe other exceptiun, th-s constituie. the .only in the I honors which the General Government, long lapse of now ne iry sixty-years, have seen fit io confer upon our good; old State. Why have her jusr' claims. been thus overlooked? j ;VVhy has thk preat distinction and prefer nc been made .antf shown I between Iter) and iierj sister States? It is not because her sons are deficient in merit and ability ; but it arises from ah indifference to her own interests and rights, a. want , of state ciiaracter and independence, a blind devotion to mn Lviihout a kmiwledire of their merits or qualifications, and a too ready credulity to the wilful inisrei-rr'sentations of designing politicians. But her putt icat regeneration is near at hand. Comint; events cast ther; shadows before them, and givo sis; ns that jus lice at. last'; is about to be done- to ! our much injured and long neglected staled " The influence of att these causes are ow in A!l operation heie, and 'be just .and rightful ' fifed her 'protest a clraim of North Carolina to her share of the pro- - some of the states -cedjof Uhi public lands is about tape sacrificed i he therein depouueed u,u m"u.nv . .ue.r .,uai.o. nu iu- credit ana connaence, to tne support, o .-m. same conditions specified, in the deeds 'of. ces .yOyedlLthe beiiefits 40 be derived there- ,y, to the vigou. :o( our counciU, andiSucessf ions offVirginia and North Caiolina. -This whi.si uirtojr f :th other suilest which bur measures, to our tranquillity ai home, qur . .1 . lJ ' .' J L . ? 1. ft PUk'CHII W n rt KJl all u r V 111! I fl J' 111 !tlU WT AMIITII . L MT A i VbcaivUt tuciiici wins ii sif.iva VT vwuiii voi v- bad a , unprotected frontier; wet exposed to reputatioB abroad, &c., was a libfraf surrenaet Iinav tompbended that ex.ensivefand fertile 1 e- .he mfrc.less incursions of the savage Indians; of a portion of the territoiial daani, recomme,d- ij(n of uuW constituting the Slates rf sujijeried to all the horrors of their cruel and un- ed the adoption of tha following esoutiou : : Vl,,ha na Miss'issnm &c and romnleted the dfilize-i warfare ; compelled to Incur the grievous eThai cops of the several papers referred T oL funhedtaies iind heavy expense of protecting their citizens, to the committee be transmitted, wim cony of thisVe- ,M,e' w"a - X.be,othetJn ted State inl.heir then infant and helpless state; and jeop- port. toi-the.JUgislatariiS.pf. the several ates,.and thatit to the public lands lying within the boundaries s. ( , . - 1- ..1: J.-.I . L. . . iL. : be earnestly recommended lo tlpse states, who have of the old confederacy. ' j I : : laitns to the-we$tern country, to pass such ; laws, ind ted S Tlf . a in til eutedi clara! dele vernme 1 1 ' 1 the w tales. of Maryland be ! earnestly requested to authorize their delegates in Congress to subscribethe said articles." us situated, the American colonies engaged enl theVeon living failed U produce I lie de- tS war of the t Revolution; which was prose- t rtsii njrf.' wa,i 1 Jl(t lei i itry. Thisr may be considered as the foun- f,yt. thjeir delegates in ongress s4h powers, as fnayjef. d;i iitni of the' title bv which the bid states laid fectualiy remove the Only obstaclt to. a final ratification ellim to t e territory which we- shall presently f articles of confederation; aid that the Legislature see was. reded, for certain purposes to the-Lni- eracy. The two great inducing caoseS which impel led these Stilts to cede tl.eir General Government, weie. in the language: of the preainbTe of the North Carolina act, ' the lands thus to the wilh various success , uatfl after the De- Vl tVtf? ff tes owig tna wasie.a iqs .n absencc f, on, the Senate, . w,lV vrmus success, until aner tne ue being unwilling td appease Mirytand, at the ptr warren Mr Edwardsf has inn of IiiifHiiendenre. without manifestimr 0 . . . . " - t , AC t i F Warren tan. cuwarusi nas . t . 1 1. .1 . 1 i.entps rti .Heir vast ann vaiiirnie numiiiu unon 1 . . ... rtnination to adout a comuSon form of Go- -7 'iJ V -lb 1, :s 1 "ri '. aigunieni, 10 sustain two . ..' , . .. e tne ubiiiriiiea nu . auueuneu rrasinim.iiie.i ' a;1;,wt ilmVLi nf .liJ Si; ni arnorKftv iiih net v es ana siren, in or i . - j-. i - y . i,- . i j i !,-- ..- ...... w. . n I 1 im a 1 m r n I - nnft.A.fr on'iln n... iu . Tlllli .-.I I lAf.i- I . . . t . . ..J..-Wi,fi, h i.ffi,ario.,slv Wielded and di J - , .1 . .' T . V' " "V". of the proceeds of .he public T3 - W reeled and. the common cause otherwise promO- ted.' I The exercise of sovereign powers, by so oi many distinct sovereignties, without a common head; threatened, to destroy all the advantages that had been gained from the pending Revolu tion. &c. and soon suggested the" formation of Resolved, Tha' the! hastening the extinguishmen the estabusning the harmony ber 1.7bO, proceeded 10 adopl uio following re solulibn. utitfhtine ills faith wiik the Slates . as lo .... - ..." .1 " . : . - . - 1 . r . the manner in which the ceded lands should bo disposed of. fcc. as an inducement for tiie. States - tt :.-. . . .11 I ' ! to reiiuqmsn itieir ciaim to tue 3me : r ?! .1.1 . f .1 itn. ...j i...,ju. . 1 . 1 ' j . , Decoroe memoers w ine.r eucmi uniun, bud uovn iuc 1 (. tfvrntnr. ir. nnf-siion were much surm ised .10 nnd ; 1..- . T : r j . 1 l ' s i -- ; .. . , , ; 1 t . . I satrfe tnrnts ot sovereignly, iretaom ana waepenuein;e, o .. ' ... of the deb's, 'and of ; l ho United I am given to understand that during lie gentleman from endeavored, in his positions taken by him ites, and distribntton Jands among l hem, viai 'first, that they were eded by .the. States to ed States, and that land, secondly, that low to distribute the among the States. Unit the Government of. the they belong absolutely to it; it would be unconstitutional n proceeds of the sales of ihenj unappropriated lands, which may As Vii tnuia, sir, ceded by far the largest and ery. and and the- this! tne I.J ...AA ... .ui;nn,.i.k.il to llia ttnil.il fitnliia hv unli I l 1" . I . .. ,l...n..nn ihe C.iiiiederatinn which was snrwernentlv made )' . " H .' ., 7. AT ' nir.st raiuaoie, portion oi wuai is now uciiuuuna- ttie v onieueration, wnicn was iiMerueniiy maoe. a tat pUMuant lo r , i , nHmmi rr.n. i i'n ...un.-,kts i.:it...rst Y..;A. i.D.....mv,i... .t-i i.. ;.r,I ted the public lands, and as the condition con- v v iiilO i x.' vr cr i -7 ivii saj vjms uoju f'rfa? Ifl 111 XS UllJ Uo V UI ucpicuiwu ini. fiutt -io tMvvv - i ' ' r - i . i 9 . . : , -. 7. -r oj J r L. -j . . I. t . J J .C oimihi ia that rf jui Qctober, 1777, the! States whiclr claimed the offbr the common benefit or ine Vnuea Stale,, .,uu naii in.ineo . in i.r oeeu oi ;. ,;?T V its deliberations' disturbed by the assertion of the 1 bus n this tf n ei t he ie was a cloar.and unequivocal knowli d linear of the rieht of ihese States to " Resolved, That the United states, in i ongress assem- ,His;in ! question, ff bv Cong ess. I f, sjr,: ight of the Congtess: to exercise a power and control over the same; in'; the following proposi tion, which was then submitted, vr : bledj shall have the sole and exclusive power to ascertain as the others &c, j J'j : 'ir t. ' L 1 o. .U..J ...V,.-. I Wilt DO eeo, iur. opeyKei, .wiau wy .wy theie was a cLar and uneauivocal uc- the Mils ion the claim! uetic other states, I will call the attention of the its considi;ration : ; or the part of the ' States, ' were .dispu iid iiCongtessJ; for successive years, pt?n .its and fix the western boundary of such states as claim to Sn firiH Ijsu ikiit lh Imirl FiAVOnd I ivilV the boundary so ascertained, iuto separate and indepen tj,o States to cede their right, and Sua ly sdopt dentjstates, from time to time, as the oqmbers.and r resolutiol Wh'ich I have just readlto you, in which w. , , . . . ,..! j jmttui-l ami Ihp ncrf-SSI V I) It ntj. rnnlunHpH III- tilVlir! HI lhl IKinllllllfl. I .. 1 '.iii : - ' , a rnt - l . . . .1 . , .w ..v.., ... . . , , "I .A,,lthmp ii iiroi.,1 i i ma nenr iilciij us iiiu wai vi 11117 liDvuiuiiwn vi , by all of the states, each c to . its aoiiity, to tne comnt king saciifices for the! general good, that these waste ; lands should not be appropriated to aiij particul , State; whiUt W the contrary,' the other Su.es held that, the lands were contained : 1 i ' : s i - -'''-'- owituin tueir ciiartered limits, and tney were as much emitted to tins portion of their territory as to any other ;- Suffice it to say. that this propo sition received only ih- votes of Maryland in its favour, which state, never id possess any of the waste lands,'; being t ounded by the old states of Virginia and Fennsylvani and thus completely shut out from the Western territory ; and it was "AH the lands, &c. so ceded to the United States, &c shall beonsidered as a common fund for the use and be nefit of such of the UnUedSlates as bave become, or shall become members of the confederation, or federal alliance of the said states, Virginia inclusive, according to. their usual respective proportions in the general charge and rwiiHiuirei and shall be f-itfully and bona.fide disito- sed of far that purpose, and no oilier use or purpose what soever, ra, states ,or rauueawonnu Upor which! alone Virginia was willing t gates from the states Maryland, Rhode laUnd territory thereby c luu.iifw jersev. in voneress, wcio lumuueu Tiiis deed most 'clearly constituted the United States a trustee of those lands, for the use and benefit of such of the United States. &c, Virg inclusive, as weie or should become members o the federal alliance. If the deed were intended to convey the lauds, absolutely to the Geneial Government, why make provision for such States as had not'joined the confederation iT and why mention Virtfinia by name ? She constituted one of the Union and yrould have participated in all the benefits that wduld have accrued from giving them to the United Stales, it the deed did not contemplate a distinct' and individual interest to the separate states hus been re marked, is not for the! benefit of the confedera tion, but for that of the' several states which com- nns the confederation, llie lunu is to ue un der the management of the confederation collec tiyely, and is so far a common fund; but it is to be managed for the use and benefit of the Stales individually, and is, so far' a separale.fuod, un der a joint manageniientw ;jMoreover, sir, this e.,nA l.v iho deed, is considered a common fund ..f iho individual Slates: Id be disposed of by illinff to relin- i iii.A c.oi.q .f.i tlifir 'hiwiffit. according onyeyq, , . , . llsUai resuective proportions in the gene i Un, Hiri not 1 1 ue no to a nan- . j j . ,i -uii i.o biih - ' . . " . , .i . . .l - i cieari v lnuivaius. ono ij - t. rat cnarEfe ana exwciiunuie , nu ! so;io amend them, as to provide "uai ine waste , - - u ..ii !ntarpt in tlia' lands: 7 L 'ia ' aia r eAm nai j . - , . .. . "'j J .u I UOn or Ilil.1 1 Willi n . i..v.- r,-; T-r-. imiiu inn nuna iiuc UI.UV9CU vi lui tun, I' " f , andcroAvo lands should be considered the coin- L. -..u.u, ..,,,., arfLiess. luiiyanu . t t .. , o. .,: tti.: . i out uia.1 anci mo uaiin.u.i. r-- -t r z. nnrl lor no oiner use yi uui uuso no nwi mon ptuiteny oi tne unitea otaies. rL -.;L' K5nk h exit?encv ofuhe i .. it .1.:. -i..At..t. iAii nf r 1 .1 ... . v , - r - . . . .1 - - 1 ir itr, iiic ivuiivui " --- - - o v - t . mnwi sir. i .1 iu nci vau uujvimiu. a a a imibv ks m mn iinna sarin Miiiva i:i:m ........ j".k.... ' . . ded to the articles rvland ; which state or iu psopuMi.o... M,iiliquisha)eut urged? Tiiis right never was Ldution was earned .0 by Congress ; neititer did the States, isl ontnbuting. according sha L.reser.tiv shew you, ever abandon ail cairn ton cf use, and alf ma- to t,,iir i U nds: V Oil the fit st M Marchl 17$ 1 J Ihe leial fTooo. that these .1 . f . !h , k 1 . - . i . j- i... . ,i... :n delegates OI iuaryianu. 111 oueuieiiir I l" j l"T structidus r.oritained in an act passed in th prece- apig jrepruary, signeu ine ainura vi nuv"(-i li jn, and thus quieted the fears and anxiejy olj tne country, and completed the Federal Unin. The State of JNefvr XorK execuieu iier ueeu ei iie...n nii 'ttm first dav of March.' 178U which the 2.0th of. Octo- ber, 1782. The most important matter for i our consideration; in this deed, is the condition here in contained, that the lands thereby ceded to the IT:.L.I iio n.eKoll Kn and unnrH for the OSfl afid ""d; nQilaP0es benfitofsuch United States as shall becorae mom confederation. - yr- : - , berS bf the federal alliance of the said StAtesl and The spuirof opposition to the rights of the for no othir use or; purpose whatsoever Next stales that claimed the -territory, did not stop , Uorr iima tceion of lands made here ; for when the; articles 01 -contederation . n J-J.L tU 1st of Ma,ch: 1784J Oie of were subumld to ihe g he seve, I ,lg04aiBe:d inhe deed of esi sir.n lland ioijiied the confederacy.! thev becamd tn tilled to their share, of these lands, which were ceded tc the Government for the common use and benefit of all the states, individually, accoru--iiig tl. their. usual repectivb prpporiions in the ge nerat clitirge and expenliiure; and that the Ge aeiai Government became bound, by the yen terms ofi the deed, that she would faithfully bona fide dispose of. them for that purpose,!' for no other use or benefit whatsoever. ; If Geni'fali Government is disposed to perforrrj contract, and considers herself bound bv. highland moral consideratfons of hbnor'integrity and justice, what becomes of the argument; that these lands belong to the General Government;' and fhatl she has the (absolute and uncontrolled disposition of tl.eni ? j. Sir, she may frrogate ro herself the power to do so ; but fn so doing she violates iier plighted f ith, is guilty of a breach, of the confidence and trust reposed in her by the . states, and is ""tolally regardless of the the very ternts and letter of the? deeds by which alone stV can assert any title to the. lands. ; The stales were and are distinct soyereiDtles', as to their domain, and he C'Cneral Government cannot interfere with the same,' unless by their' consents If, 'therefore, she should disreeardr these deeds as conveyance, &c, she is buundT to respect and observe! them as compacts or IreJ- ues, between sovereign ; an.d sovereign, Wbicu . each have the right jto enforce. and exact the; performance bf, according as tliey may be vio-; lated and disregarded by the oue or the oiher.L This, sjr, is natural! justice, which, caniiot he avoided;T except the General GoverrimentJ tin4 mindfuljpT its Obligations, and in violation jpl lfs fdiil.atid honor, by he exercise of arbitrary povvbr, lor ati appeal to superior force; shaft :Ut? ' the Gordian knot whign binds together the ttgfuV iud 'interests of the stales. " . Let us proceed with the further history 6( these lands, and we will soon perceive, tin t the arume'nt of the gentleman from Warier bc- comes weaker as we. progress, in iu .1 v,. 1 , o. Congress, in the performance of its dul y , stncCti- templated by the deeds of cession, pioncded ; to dsj)use of a pan 01 tnese lanqs, ana uiiccicu, the amount of sales to be paid inio the freastiry" of tile Ifnited States, and in .August, 1790, passed, an act, directing the proceeds of tlie sales to bo, applied towards tle sinking or discharging of the debt's of ihb United, Stales, &c. In the! year 17S7. three years after Viiginia had ceded her. landa to the General Government, upon theltoh diiidns Already mentioned,, the I Congress ojf thrta; United States, in frapiing a government lor; the very ten itorv so ceded by t irginia, ordained and. declared,- thaU the lollowipg articles sfiaij oe consideied as anicles0f compa ct between tlie uriAhal states and the people and states In the. ..... . . I ' 1. ! 11 said territory, and for ever remain unaneraoje,;. unlifsi? by common consent;" and among uie ar-. tides so formed, it is declared that " the legisla tures of these districts or( new states, ,ball.lieycr inierferrv wilh tho primary disposal of the, so.il. aDcJ? vhkh provisiimj has been adopted tintp the .V.':'i.,;nnc f nianv of the new states,! end tUIPOMlWllUl" J v - .. ' r. .Ko -nnrlltinn which is exacted from nil of. IVMlia av - iok...ii k..na iha rnmmnn nraDciir oi ait ui i.o .1... n ,tii-nmint'i.!inhn h9va in aitsniuif I e ' . . m I ailUUlU UCVWUlu w... r- , . . lilt; J Wl "luviii .i,y 1 of .confederation, except Ma- .t .- fT .-. :I -. fon0vfs. viz. I : . , i-.ua j .r,: .t,-m t vVhv 5 It . . . , r, ! t g, ,w-rv oitfies vi mo, v iuihi. . . -5 . 1 1 - ana unconuoncu uisuvsiuuh i . 1 , in the; COneress 01 iy,t - . l. . i .. , , ..,.,... i.nr4r,AA fkth . . . ' 1 . j At ;.; -r f. v . . ;. nf i XBStall tne lanaswiinin hiobii-j inmitea, ana oouna 10 umuuo -o. iuc.m ii .-: gainst the exclusive claim ot Uni( . d s .and nb feserv(K (oP or, appropriated to 1 . d t. fJr n0 Qth use or purpose iciuimi, iu M snvw ids Deiwe meoiwucu r"r7Y -r. 7 Th'n ortcr. ; r.ht7hiT ' I he V I on? their claim as beios.found- DoeaUestothe ofScers and soldiers ot a Aoencan army, wuaiavew . - -1 f r- -rr--; ...c,--v 1. -'rxj":' :'t?:-'rlv''!,';--v:.''..::-:-v .'::., .-:!; :- -"4 3.; -rV , .'?: --I- v. ; ' II . ;'..- '.', ; ;' . " "-": .!-.;',-.-1 .'.-..-' i ;. 1. ' : .';';- '": '--s.: ; : " ;; -!.-.;; - -. ;.-t ' '; - I ; ' - ' ' !'-'. -r -'? ,"'.: . r; "" '. ; : -.'If'.- Tv.-- .. ' v-, - 't.r : 3 : -1." ' V" f. .-..!' ';' .-U;; ;.---:..!" .'.i''.- ' : . -i' f . f: i - ' ' ' - ' - i , ... : .! -.:.: ; ! .. ; - - - : :- -.-.-; -.. :i ' "'lr: !; .: : ' ').: '.-j I , ..--j ',.;'-'.- -:- ' "'M-; r k'r - ..j. ; - -oi- .; ,t; '-' ::!- f ,-- -- ; --V.1-.' - -vq.': '--:v :1.- ;-.- " '. ; ji- '1 :: - :. T k-, :.:;, :.;;.: k' . : . V." ' .'-p; !v. ' " T-: .i;Pvv. :' ,.;- ? - '--.?- .-V ....;.' - - j r '" : I - i L r; . : f ".i . -f- ' " f j " " i,. ajP- i " .'.,i.-ji.i.--.Tj.i.i i" ' itic . "i ii i -1 -.--- W T ihem before they can be admitted into tne J nion. Now, air," "if these rands belonged absoluti.dy fo. ffrnl Government, these articles of com-: pact Hould Iiave been formed between it and the; people and states of the territory,' and should . nt have been iade junal ferable, unless by the mmnn consent of the original states. irral slalcs had parted with all Itieir fovrcv : . . i- t':. rt"; ; I- : t . If - r .! if .! U .- m tut W w. m ' V I;:;.', Is .. 1,1 ', . l tf, ; ' --it di I
Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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Jan. 27, 1836, edition 1
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