Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Johnston, of Louisiana: The Resolution of Mr. Foot, of Connecticut, Relative to the Public Lands, Being Under Consideration, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 30, 1830Sir, we had gained much in public Opinion. The most favorable dispositions were manifested from all quarters. Several propositions had been made, by members of different States, of great liberality.The member from Virginia [mr. Tazewell] had some time since proposed, for great political considerations, to cede the lands to the States in which they lie. This was founded on the idea of placing the new States on a footing with the old States to cut off the dependence upon the General Government to diminish the patronage of office.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.