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u The Portland E0S!ers argus mistakes the
Land Question. Member. from Oh States have
voted for Mr.. Bcntons proposition to graduate the
Public Lands ia twenty-five years down not to
81 % but to trcntg-fre cents FER acre and then To
give them away to their respective States Also
for Mr. Cslhoun's proposition to cede them out
right at once to the New States for 62b cents per
acre, To be paid as they collected II. Would they
have done this under the Distribution Law =
Clearly not Messrs jackson and Van Burcn
have maintained that they ought not 10 be regard
ed as a Srprcs Of Rerenae. Now the tune is
changed, and we would Judge from the Loco-fo occ
press and orators that the Government mus, run
ashore without tins fund and no escape.


The Argus mistake. in saying that the Manu-
facurers, as such insist on the Land Disir'bu
tion. They if they felt only as Manufacturers
would gadly give itup. hoping to secure an eihcien'
Talii, but the People say, Stand Firm 80 say
We


The Argus marvcs that we are on the side ot
this question where our convictions and efforts
have unchangcably been for the last ten wears
We DO not marvel at the position OF our friend o
the Argus for w. think he did no, study the
question in the davs when Jackson Congress
passed the Land Distribution by decisive vote.
If the Editor !, The same earnest friend Of Preiec-
tion as when we knew him, NAIVE al 4iS pc-
si,ion If not. not. How /. il