Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-09-14
From the Washmg'o on Globe.
THE TERRITORIES ..-LAND BILL.
In SENATE. Aup IT, Is

In SENATE, Aug. II, l641.
Another amendment Of consd 5rabe in
! tercst, was tina, offered by Mr.. Benton,
which proposed TO put the Territories on
footing with the District of Columbia, in
coming in for small share of the pro-
ceeds of the public lands. 1t was argued
| with zeul and ability by Messrs. Benton,
Walker, Woodbury., Clay Of Alabama,
Tappan, McRobcrts, &c. We give sketch
es which have been furnished US Of the re-
marks Of Messrs. Benton, and Woodbury.,
on advocating Mr.. BIS proposition, which
will serve TO show the spirit Of the debate.
Mr. Benton spoke at large, and several
times, in support Of his motion. He de-
spiscd the bill, but if it passed, let it poss
for the benefit of all: let all have their
share, and especially those who need it the
most. The Territories need it most they
are young and have every thing 10 do
They have yet TO be set mp in lie They
pay for the public lands; then why not get
a share back Of wha. they pay in? The
District Of Columbia, which contains no
public land, which pays nothing into the
Treasury for public lands. is 10 be admit
ted to distributye share. Why not place
the Territories Of Florida, Wisconsin and
Iowa, on the same footing? 1t is bccaesc
they are absent-far off:-and the District
here 10 importunc US? Is it because they
have no Presidential votes to give? Is this
the reason they are TO be left out of the
bill! Be the reason what it nav, and no
reason is shown here, it is unjust and I'M
founded. The Territories have a RIGHT 10
be included in all the benefits ofthe bill. 4
vote has already been taken by which they
arc to be excluded from receiving a distri-
butivc portion in the general division. He
should endcavor at the propc rt;mc to reverse
that vote: al present, he insisted upon inclu-
ding them III the ten per cent preliminary
distribution which the new States receive.
Ills motion was TO give Them this ten per
centum on the sales within their limits; and
afterwards he should endeavor to give Them
share in the general Distribution
On Sabbath last, the body Of a woman
named Susan c. Smith, was found floating.
by a schooner, in the lake nearly opposite
this city. About her person was found
wallet containing a certificate of member
ship in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
dated at Schenectady, August 3,1e41 given
by S. Remington preacher in charge. 1t
also contained receipt for goods let alta
forwarding house in Buffalo, 10 be shipped,
to Milwaukee There is no doubt il vas
the body Of Mrs. William II. Smith that
was lost from the Inflated Erie.
The Erie Observer.
OuTRAGEoUs.-T night after the veto
had been received in the Senate, gang Of
bankites, who had now lost all hopes Of
gain by the establishment of the bank, col
lected IN front of the Presidents house,
rung the bell beat drums. groancd, and Kissed
so as to arouse the whole family. 1t is said
also that the President was burnt in effigy
in the city. Such conduct from call the
decency," party, is most outrageous; it
beats the rough loco focos all hollow.
The barque Detroit, condemned last sea
son and laid up in Buffalo harbor, is being
fitted up for royage orcr tie Falls Of NJ
dgdra on the 10Th Of the present month
the anniversary Of the victory in which
she was captured from the British, and is
TO be furnished with a crew Of wild beast
General rules don't apply in all cases.
We once knew q man who was so careful
not to give offence, that in speaking Of gc-
neral faults, he would qualify his remarks
by saying, present company excepted
He CHANGED TO be in company with some
ladies' and spoke Of an absent one as the
uglIeSt he ever saw, present company ca
ccPtcd.