Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-05-18

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REMARKS OF Mr.. KINNA1aD, /,
On the motion Of Mr.. l,oND to strike out $780,
s. 600, and insert 81 800, for scat Of Govern
inent In Wisconsin,
FalpAy, April 8, 1886.
Mr.. KrsNARD considered the sum
Of 10000 little enough for the object
to be accomplished. Unequal as had
been the appropriations for his own
state, when a territory, compared with
the sums which had been granted for
roads and purposes for seats Of govern
ment in other territories, he could not
find in that circumstance satisfactory
reason for voting to cut downthis small
appropriation. The gentleman from
Ohio Mr.. Bond) has opposed it on the
score Of economy; and had treated it
as matter Of pecuniary interest. Sir,
j have always regretted that the appro-
priatipns which have been made for the
new states and territories, seemed to
have been connected with government
speculation. l do not find faultbecause
the general government has actually
profited more than quadrnple Beyond
all that has been expended by such APP
preparations. But | would like to see
the manifestation Of anintcntion, open
and avowcd, to benefit the new sections
Of the country by affording something
like regard for their necessities; and,
at lcast, the appearance Of an cquiya-
lent for the additional value conferred
by the labor oftha settlers on the pub
III domain. But, to bring money back
'tothe treasury, to be collected of those
mcritorious people, had been, in his
opinion, too often thespurpose manifcs-
ted on subjects connected with the new
states and territories. 1t is upon this
account that speculation for the inter-
eft Of the government does appear to
me to be marked in the face Of some
acts Of Congress in broad and lcgiblc
characters. do not complain Of the
effect Of these measures in adding to
the treasury, because, although the GO
vernmcnt has too much money, that
effect is unavoidable. But we may, in
justice, complain Of policy which can
find scarcely any objects in the new.
states and territories sufficiently laud-
able and Aaaional to receive appropria-
-4is,tis. unless the general goyesnaaent,
vas to be benefited in Sa1ll greater de-
trec. Here fmeet the gentleman from ]
ohio on his own position as to the in p
crest Of the government in thisscasc.
Make liberal appropriations for all the {
sheets for which it is necessary to ex- {
BEND money in the new territory Of Is
and what will be the result? {
Hou will thereby draw public attention t
d that remote and interesting region; {
rou will induce emigration to it; ex- te
lite competition among purchasers of j
HE ptibiie lands; and the proceeds Of Iie
he sales will proportionably increas-
u In support Of this view, Mr.. X. /,
that there had been granted ]
o Indiana four sections Of land for pur- I
,oses Of seat Of government. 1t was
stipulation Of the grant that the land I
hould be selected in new, unsettled /
,art Of the state, where the public do /
main was in a. wilderness condition. '
What was the object Of this rcquisition? q
Why, to compel the state to locate her Il
seat Of government where Q
he lands had not been sold, in order f
i \ the government might sell more G
nm us e and ct o higher price, than could {
MI .ose be expected. In that parti- s
,,a a. case, the interests of the govern t
49, and Of the state were mutually L
benefited. But the intrinsic, original {
,alue Of the granted land was nothing t,
compared with the advantages confer "
ed on the United States by the i'm z
and enterprise Of the state. +
Under this view, since very little n
las been done, except forthe treasury.
d the territories, Mr.. r. would have b
referred granting to Wisconsin TO- o
100 acres; but since that had been struck
~, ne would go for the largest sum-
! mo6sy proposed; and, as II seemed :
. be- the object to make and save mo-
ley for the government, he ventured|y
q say, that in cases Of this kind, large Is
ppsopriations would be the means oil
cunning to the treasury quadruple the
which could otherwise be anti |
si Y contcided that the peop1el
y; tlls. Az 1srgltory ought to have the
" licsEa They need it. Theylo
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