Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-02-09

DerS M TO the l6th Jan. NO ulciHso" g :"
ihe proceedings Of The Senate Of any action
upon the bill 10 return Gen. jackson's hne.-
Since the passage Of This bill by the House o.
the Legislature Ct Indiana
has also instructed her Senator'S TO 90 TOT Y
in all nineteen States that nave ~
structed in favor Of this measafe.-i e. S'as's
On the 18th Mr.. A. G.. Dodge introduced
the following which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on Public
Lands be instructed toinquire into the exped'-
ency Of amending the act of the goth OF May
1924, entitled ian act granting TO the ccon'
ties or parishes of each State and Territory ~
which the public lands are Situated, the ''eh'
of pre.emp,ion 10 quarter sections OF iano LOT
seats OF Justice within the same;" SO a. TO at'
low 10 the said counties or parishes the P'lv''
leee to enter, at their option, either square
ouarte, section. or the quantity Of lou acfes'
in any contiguous legal Subdivisions.
Tn THE SENATE on the 9Th, the Chair Their
announced that the next thing IN orde! was Tue
Senate bill No. 80, which was accordingly Ia
ken .up. as in committee Of the whole, ior a.
amendment.
The title Of the bill is, "A bill 10 grant
certain quantity Of land to aid in the improve
ment Of The Fox and Wisconsin rivers ; CIV 81
Wisconsin.
The following arc the principal provisions
Of the bill: that there be granted for the pur.
pose Of improving the navigation of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers, in the Territory Of Wis.
consin, and Of constructing canal 10 ualte the
said rivers at navigable points, quantity Of
land equal 10 one half Of two sections in width
on each side Of The said rivers, and the lakes
through which they pass, and on each side OF
said canal, reserving each alternate section to
the United States. 10 be selected by the COM
missioner Of the General Land Office, under
the direction of the President, from the mouth
of each river, and from ore stream to the 9th.
er, a. or near the foot Of Swan lake; that where
the lands have been sold or otherwise dispo-
sed of, other lands in lieu thereof shall lie la
ken; that said canal and navigation, when
COMPLETED shall remain forever public high.
way, free of toll 10 the United States tina, the
lands, when selected, shall be offered for sale
like other public lands. at the Land Office o!
the disrict-the first tier Of sections. next the
rivers. lakes. and canal, at 50 50 per acre, and
the second tier at the Government price, 81 IS
per acre that the typographical engineers, I'M
der the control and direction of the Secretary
Of War, shall cause the said improvement and
canal 10 be constructed the entire cost to the
United States no, 10 exceed the value Of the
lands granted Tor the purpose.
The report Of the Committee on Public
Lands accompanied the bill, and set forth, in
a series of resolutions, the reasons which In
fuenced the committee in recommending thu
bill.
Mr.. Tallmadge advocated the bill. lie said
rhs loec thof Off tion
the lakes and rivers in that beautiful aid in
teresing section Of country, with the Missis-
sippi, the father Of waters, and thereby effect
ing an uninterrupted navigation from north 10
south. canal Of half mile in length would
in a great measure effect this object; /, would
connect the two rivers, the Wisconsin and Fox
rivers and he could affirm from his own in
spection of the country, and from what he had
learned there from its most most intelligen:
citizens, when on visit TO that region last
summer, that there was no public work which
could be undertaken in the Territory Of such
vast importance as this.
Ma. VAN BuREN.-An able correspondent
of the New York Evening Post. IN referring
to the coonish outcrv tina. Mr.. Van Buren, can.
not succeed in the Presidential contest, in or.
position 10 Henry Clay, after enqniriag into
the degree cf credit for sincerity which should
be conceded TO them in this matter, makes the
following commentary upon their conduct in
regard to the nomination most likely 10 be re-
solved on by the Democratic party. "Do the
Wings really believe that the man who rccei.
we'd, at the election Of 1910, over one hundred
thousand more votes than was ever before Civ.
en- for any presidential candidate. cannot now
compete with Mr.. Clay! Nonsense. They
know very well that if Mr.. Clay had heen The
antagonist candidate against Mr.. Van Buren,
IN 1910, he would have been beaten 10 lint
They know that General Harrison and John
Tyler were selected as candidates by the
Wings for their availability and non.commit.
taism on several leading questions Of policy.
on which the wing party did not, a. that time,
dare TO make an issue before the people. They
also know, that Pennsylvania. Ohio, and sew
eral other states, were at that election gained
by the wings, by means Of Democratic votes.
which states have since returned 10 the stan.
dard Of the Democratic party, and are now
prepared TO give their usual democratic major.
i,ies 10 the nominee of the Baltimore Conven.
ton. That the wing press should manifest
strong feeiiag Of hos,i!iryto Mr.. Van Buren,,
is perfectly natural. They see in him tie
steady. constant and infexible opponent Of
their party and its measures for period Of for
~ years. They know the high estimate which
the great majority Of the democratic party
place in his ability and integrity, and they feel
how impossible it is to shake their confidence
in the man. Why. then, do they constantly
repeat, that If Mr.. Van Buren, is nominated he
is sure to be beaten! Do they wish 10 raise
up more formidable antagonist against Mr..
C,,av1 That would be too absurd. Tire true
answe,. to the question is, that the wing lead.
ers begin to feel the danger and deIicacy Of
their political position. TO get another avail.
able candidate, Ike General Harrison. is i'm
possible. Mr. Clay must no% stand the haz-
ard Of tho die. Tile only hope li;st remains
TO them is. TO miRgIe in the squabbles respect
inr men in the democratic narlY-to patroniZe