But it seems to me visionary to suppose that in this state of things claims can be allowed on tracts of country on which they have neither dwelt nor made improvements, merely because they have seen them from the mountain or passed them in the chase.
Jackson argues against recognizing land claims by those who have not settled or improved the land, viewing it as unrealistic.
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