The Arkansas advocate., 1831-11-30

s''ss,'y oi taxing tile people 10 raise iuhds for such building. 10 give the donation the highest possible valne> ti'ey say,seu may selectitiuguarter sec tons, any and every where, and seeurs foTty of the ehoistest ard most yalpabl,. spots in the whole Territory. ln pr17les ence to all otaer persons. an esa have your own tune, and can seIect ,S,..1 S,,''s as soon as surveyed, without u;sjlI,.o .'a 9aa. public sale, or even the approv;.l oi E TX. ss surveys. And can 1t beinlapi,,ea .,'a' ss,s forty quarter sections, tie eloiee sna. r.q' in this extensive IerritorY. is not els,s IT more than the minimum goVerpnSasa ' price; orthat # will not be worth toer's -'.s live times thatsum in five years from tl,; day 1? Let us not deceive ouisejyos ..'s tho people as 10 the value e th!s tth!.ss,. i.,, :, s or the expense of locating tslem. gg
 forty sections can be selected gsr tn s
 hundred or at most four hundred dal
 lars; and if the business is eoBild4d K
 men Of known honor, fidelity and iiisds. ment, feel assured that these lands ,s;Il
 realize, in a few years, from tWepfe | 10 fifty thousands dollars sand under firm conviction of this result. one ' to tie people of this Territofs, to Wi,t hold my approval and signature iron. the bilIreferred 10. Is the conltf, i,, ereases in population, weallh. ana con-
 nerce, lands will rise in price here as they have done in every other parf x
 the western country. We are not toes
 innate the valne of land few vca,s
 hence by its present price. l object tta
 the bill under consideration, because tbes lands to 6e transferred to Mir. Criteo. den, far exceeds in value the house a1(f
 lots to be received. The highest esti. s
 mate, in ready money, for Mir. Critten-
 dens property, would not exceed from
 six to eight thousand dollars; ard fen
 thousand dollars would be deemed a gull
 price for it on credit of one. two. three, and even four years: and I hazard the opinion with confidence, thattbe tof.
 ty quarter sections to be located on ll,e
 choice spots in this extensive Territory. would, on similar credit, bring double, if not treble that sun. Ii rnay not ba improper to remark, that some of tie
 most valuable lands in this Territory are occupied and improved hy persons nog entitled to the benefit of the late pre-
 enption law, and whether 1t will be ey-
 tended toembrace them IS q matter 0g great uncertainty. These people, io Z make sure of their homes. would 2ile much more than the minimum price. object to this bill, also, because is eontemplates the purchase of a private
 dwelling, calculated for temporary ga-
 ther than permanent use. Ne cannot presume that Congress intended suca an appropriation, for the temporary ac- eommodation of the Territorial i.asis- lature; but, for durable building, suit ed to the purposes for which a public building,.at the Seat of Government, is generally designed. If this hnd $ fairly applied to the erection of a suit Iabie building, and shall be found iasuf ticient, there is every reason to believe that Congress will afford additional aid 10 accomplish the object of the dona Ition. But, ifit is wasted for teInpor.
 " purposes, no such calculation eaIl bo
 made. Let it be applied accordngtp tp
 the letter and spirit of the act of la.
 gress, to the erection of a public build. ing at this place, which fairly implies suitable and durable State-Iouse, with court rooms, and office rooms, such < as are usually connected with the capl- tol of country. When Arkansas shall become State, Federal leurt will be established here, besides the Su- perior Court. Rooms are usually pro- yided for these Courts in the capitol For the convenience of people having business in these courts or the pubic offices, for the convenience Of suffers, jurors, witnesses, the members ot the Legislature, and the spectators ot the public proceedings of the country, is important that the capitol should Dc placed in or near the populous and setf tied parts of the town. and not infhe