All will concede the abstract principle that the price of the public lands should be proportioned to their relative value, so far as can be accomplished without departing from the rule heretofore observed requiring fixed prices in cases of private entries.
Van Buren acknowledges the principle that land prices should reflect their relative value while maintaining fixed prices for private entries.
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