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We are glad to see North Carolina coming out,
under the high sanction of legislative action,
against those efforts put forth in Congress to Sc
cure undue. and, as we conceive, uni ust advanta-
ges, in regard to public lands, to the, States in
which those lands are situated, to the exclusion
and prejudice of the other members of the confe-
delacy. The efforts have succeeded to a great
degree, by obtaining extensive donations to the
new States for various Institutions and public
works.


10 this, we of the old States, have no ohjec-
tion provided equal donations are made to place
them the footing. But it is necessarily
urged to graduate, or, in other words, to reduce
the price of those lands to certain extent, the ef
feet of which would certainly be, to give the
States in which the lands lie, still greater advan
tages than those derived from donations, because
this measure would be so extensive in its ope-
ration, affecting at the same time the equitable
claim of the old States, and, prospectively, the
revenues of the General Government.


These attempts appear to us to be partial sell
fish, and avarcious, as we'll unjust on the part
of the new States, which, from considerations of
justice and equality, generally, and from the obi
cations we are under to Maryland by reason of
the relation we bear to her, particularly, we feel
ourseli called upon to protest against all such at


empts, and, in doing so, we feel assured of hav
ing performed duty no less imperative upon us,
than acceptable to the State in whose behalf we
act.


The public domain is the property of ALL and
they should share in proportion to their respective
federal representations In truth, if any distinc-
ton be made, it ought not to be in favor of the
new States, for most of the public lands and every
acre of some of these States, were gift from
certain old States, and now to cut them off from
even a fair and equal participation in the common
interest, would be an ungraielul return. We sim
ooro,, vpo tlrat all The ulempers Ol the Union,
whose interests would be affected, by the consum-
nation of those efforts, will follow the example
set by North Carolina in relation to this matter.