Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-06
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ST. LoUIs, Ang. :!6.-'Ihe iiIst sale Of ,,ub
he land IN the territory of Missouri, commence
ed on tie INST Monday III August, aHd iinis!i-
ed on Saturday lass, being kept open for three
weeks. Two ranges were offered, beci,.,,ing
about 10 n,,les'west OF ST. Louis and is ok.
tending north rom tile Missouri river, TO the
mouth OF Salt rive upon the Mississippi. The
'Wo ranges comprise thirty town ships which
contain abouiI00 ,30) acres They run ihrrurh
thdt part OF ~. Charles county which il al
ready settled, and where mAay couces,iof.a
hau neeS made under The Spanish government
ana where OF course The land had been nj K pa,
Only abnnt th.rty-tice thousand acres were
sold. Tue general price was Two dollars an
acre or Il iew cents over TINT sum- La some
instances tour, five, six dollars were given:
ava under some particular circumstances a
few quarter sections went off at nine and ten
dollars tie acre. Perhaps three dollars. or a
rev Gents less, may he considered The average
pricc oil all that was sold. Many tracts OF rich
hickory land were offered at 2 dollars which
nobody would take. The same ground would
have been cried OF in The Alabama territory
al 40 OF 30 dollars an acre. The wisdom OF
Congress in refusing TO fix the minimum, price
OF public lands at d d lars the acre has there.
lore been iniIy excmplied in the Missouri
territory.
We rejoice at seeing The moderate aud rpa
sonaDie priceSat which The public lands have
been SOLE! IN this country. The excessiy G sums
10 when the! have been run mp III The south,
nave thrown The laNds OF that country INTO
The hands OF the rich alone Tie Substantial
yeomaHry coHId not take lands ior themselves
aud children II 80 dollars an acie. They nnst
look elsewhere, and the recent result at our
sales VIII show tie Missouri territory 10 be
the i''Acc To "nIch they should turB their eyes
liz auGItiO" 80 the great quantity already of
Tered tOf Sale in tuis territory, the survey Of
t:0 millions 81 acres more nave been COM
pleifd; other survey wlil he made before this
can be DISPOSED Of, and it is srOhaiilc thai the
safes viii go with it'll" inte omission for two
years 10 come, al tie rdie of thirty townships
(70O,tJ0 acres per month.
HE sale ordered AT Boous Lick in Sspteni-
Der Will nOt take place; oiru register lIav.
ing resigned, and the appointment Of another
having III consequence DeF3 SO lately made
that ne could not arrive in this country IN tia,e
To adJHiiICate upOH tie pTe.eHpiiOn claims The
decision OF which would have 10 precedc the
opCutEg OF the sales. IIr. CaTlu,. however
arrived al ST. Louis last wepk and lie and gen
Smith VIII proceed 10 Howard couhiy 10 pre-.
pare ior TIE second sale At; Blooms Lick, which
viii take place the FIRST Msnday in SoveIn.
Der.
CONSTITUTION OF ILLINOIS.
The Governor - 80 b. elected for four
yrarS--!lis salary S 1860; also, the Lieut..
Governor 10 br SgeakcF OF The Senate.
Inc Supreme Cougt consists of four
judges, who serve during good behaviour
aiieT The year 1924, their SALARY 5 1000 ::
ara Tie Judges are 10 be counsel FOR me
Governor.
The Senators are 70 be elected quadren-
nia!ly, The representatives biennialiy and
Tie Cenerai Assembly IS TO sci biennlail,
Oh The first Monday in December.
hasha>hia Is tho, seat OF government.
uu;l d permanent seat is seIec!T.
slavery 81 not admitted.
he lFst session OF tie Legislature is
10 DC held OH The first Monday IL October
next.
WASuINcTON, October 3.-|e have
copied from tie AuTora, and hom she
Maryland Censor Ca valuable weekly va
per printed 10 BaIlimore) liens oi ln,elli-
gence from Venezuela, of more interest,
as "eH az more worthy Of credit, than