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even 50 far IS to refer 1t to q commit tee, the House admitted what lie des- tIncuy denied-namely,. the right of Congress to appropriate the national do- main to any object specified in the res ooiIaitiea ooiIait as amended. 10 whom docs this land belong? he asked. The whole history of the matter was familiar 10 the House. On the breaking out of the revolution, the different States were differently situated with regard to the unsfanted lands within theif chartered limits. Some of the States went 10 the Pacific Ocean; other States had no angranted lands within their limits. They agreed that the dngfafit- cd lands,under certain restrictions, that should be conquered, should be for the common benefit. When the eonfede- ration mas first proposed. those States which had DO nngranted land, refused to come into il, t,Maryland, Rhode Island, &e. These Bands were afterwards put into common stock, te be secured at the common expense New York ceded her extent of territory to the west, asa common fund to carry On war, and 10 pay the debt that might be ineurred.- After the termination of the war, this domain was set apart as a security for the payment of the principal ofthe pub lie debt-other means being provided to pay the interest. The grants by Virginia, New York and North Caro- lima, were made with that express con dition.

 When the mortgage upon theselands is.paid o1, lle asked, to whom will the land belong? To the United States, whe paid the price of blood and trea- sure in the common cause. The gen. tleman, he said, spoke of those lands as having been ceded by the State of Nir- ginia. He did not wish to go into a discussion of title. But, inpoint of fact, the tract fcountry so ably represented on this floor by the honorable gentle man. belonged 10 the crown Of France till the treaty of l763. The north west line of Virginia did not include 1t, for the plain reason, that, at the time ofthe grant. and for years afterwards, il did not belong to the British crown. When t was subsequently, acquired by conquest, and confirmed to the British by treaty, itwas placed under the gov emment of New York. During the revolution, the State of Virginia did not claim fl as belonging to her terri tory. twas governed as part of the colony of New York. Sir William Johnson had charge of the whole of these vast domains at the west, which wereinhabited by the six nations, and their allies and tributaries.

 Here the SPEAKER interrupted Mfr.

 R. on account of the expiration of the hour allotted 10 resolutions.