Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-14
Sales in the States.
Sales in 1886,
So. NS3.ln2 19

Sales in 1886, S23,9S3,iO2 10
The sales have been immense. No one
magines that they will be so large for the
year to come. But from this immense sum
thus paid in single year, imagine what
must be the value Of that country, yet I'M
explored, west of the Mississippi Mr..
" alker, in one OF his speeches, computed
the amount of land sold the last year TO be
as Great in extent as four of the New-Eng-
land states This vast territory, it is now
proposed to give in effect TO the s1uatters,
and to keep all other citizens o.. tie United
States from purchasing it b.
WASHINGTON, Feb. /, 1887.
My letter of yesterday apprsed you OF
the waking up of Mr.. Van Wrinkle Cam
breleng, on the subject OF the appropria-
ton bills. To-day the Indian bill passed,
and the Coming bill was taken up in com
mittee.
The Land bill Wa also the theme of my
yesterdays remarks under the head Of the
Senate, and so must be to-day. 1t is quite
late while write, and have just left the
Chamber, where frequent attempts have
been vainly made TO adjourn. But the
gJme is to be played out. The bargain
made by the partisans Of this administra-
ton, with the States of yesterdays crea-
ton, 10 give them the country's property
for their votes, is to be consummated, and
probably Ueiore the date of my next letter.
Messrs. Ruggles of Maine, King of Ca,
and Morris of Ohio, stand out against this
corrupt bargain of the party, whose collar
on some occasions, 1.-TWO OF them on most
all occasions) they are wearing. Each has
taken warm ground against that portion OF
the bill which leaves the door open TO all
sorts Of fraud in the disposal of the public
domain.
Clay, Crttenden, Bayard, Preston, Cal
houn, Ewing, Webster, SC. have gone a.
gainst this most pernicious measure with all
their strength; but there are enough OF the
new States-senators, with the Bentons,
Wrights, Danas and Nileses, who are to
consummate the bargain, to effect the grand
end The bill will 90 through the Senate.
In the House it will be pushed through
by party vote in the same manner-prob-
ably by the use of the old tool, "The Pre-
vious Question"
So much for tie march of Corruption,
Bargain, Intrigue, and Log Rolling Legis-
laIion.
Mr.. [Georgial Kings speech, which in
my last mentioned as having been delv-
cred yesterday, upon this scandalous meas
ure, was worthy Of more particular no
tice. 1t was one Of the purest pieces Of
honest rebuke of degraded policy that
ever fell from the lips Of a Senator Of the
United States. Ii was mainly in reioinder
to Walker, the father of the I'LL, and COM
mented most freely and sarcaslicaly upon
his defence Of The Squatters,--that use
ll, worthy, honest, praiscworti'y, eslims-
Bile class Of citizens"
"Some people" said King, "can be as
eloquent upon one theme as another and
my friend from Mississippi [Walkerl can
even warm with enthusiasm upon the sub
ject of squatters Now, for my own part,
were wanting to work myself into par
oxysm of eloquence, would select almost
any other theme sooner than this very one
sec no moral beauty, or pathos in the sub
ject. ] should never know when bad
come to "the crying part" We are told
how useful, honorable and worthy they are.
But, sir, know as much of that class OF
people as the gentleman from Mississippi
can do: and know them TO DO villain
GUS set Of lazy, idle, yagrant outlaws,-too
lazy to build four sided pen on the lands
they squat upon, or to cut down tree to
let the sun shine upon them. They bend