Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-12-11

to taxation Sor the support Ofthtir heal 50,
eminent.
j | tccommoad the eonunuancc OF the ~
ny OF gtan,,ng p'e-t @p,ious, IN Us nos
liberal cshp,, To NIL ,hosc " no Aav. scutd
or may hereafter settle On The reb,e land.
whether sufvrv'd or un.n,vcyrd. o.
which the Iwlsn lWlc may have hrrn =,
tinguishrd nj the time of The sc,l,tptnt II
has been found Nv experience, thai IN cons
qseoes Of coaessss.sws ssd other capss y
very small Quanu,y n The public land,
when sold n, pubic sociiou, commands .
higher price than tho minimum rate ,slab
lsh"d by law The sc,lers on the pubic
lands ntr, hoWevct but rarely able to ~
cure their hon's and improve mcns al tho
the public sales at that rate because these
combinations by means Of eapnal they com
'nand, and their superior abiIiy,o putchssc.
rcra,r impossible tor the settler 10 com
pete wah them IN the market By putting
down nll compcillion. these combinations OF
capitalists spd spectators arc usually cna.
blcd To puTch ass The lands, including tho
imp o" mems of,he .cttlors,n the miu mum
price OF The government, and either turn
them out Of their homes, or cnor from
then, according 10 their ability 10 pay, dou
bic or quadruple Tho amount pad for them
to the governments - II 10 10 Tho enter.
prise and perseverance Of the hardy pioneers
OF the west, who pcocira,c the wilderness
with their families, suffer The dangers, the
prIvauons aud Tho hordships attending the
settlement OF q new country, and prepare
The way or the body Of cmigrsp,s, who IN
ha nj H.. 4.
hem, that we are in great drgrer, inhrbl
cd for the rapid extension and nggrandl1c-
mcnl oil our country.
Experience has proved that no portion of
our population are more patriotic than the
hardy and brnye men OF The lfonllet or moro
ready TO obey tho call ofthcir country, md
10 defend her rigbs and her honor, when
ever and by whatever enemy a.saiIcd They
, s. ould be protected from The grasping ,pcc
ulator, and secured a, the minimum price OF
public lands, in the humble homes which
they have improved by their labor With
this end in view, all vcxnlious or unneccssa-
saty restrictions imposed upon them by II
cAlsllng presumption laws, should be repeal
I'd or modified. II is The true policy OF the
govcrnmon, 10 afford facilities 10 it's citizens
to become the oNncrs Of small portions Of
our vas, public d0man nj low and moderate
rates.
The present system Of managing tho
mineral lands Of the United States is beli,v-
cd TO be rnllcaly defective More than
million Of acres Of the public lands, snp
posed to contain lead & other minerals have
been reserved from sale, and numerous lcas.
as upon them have been granted to indlyll
uals upon n stipulated rent The system
Of granting leases has proved TO be not only
unpr ohable TO the government but unsatis
factory 10 the citizens who have gone upon
the lands, and must, If continued lay the
foundation Of much difficulty between NC
government and the ,sfccs. According
10 the official rec ords, the amount OF t,n's
received by the governmrn, Tor the ycnrs
lS4I, 1912, ls43 and 1914, was G,3ji
"a, while the expenses Of the system du
ring the snmo period, inc luding salaries Of
supcrn,eudcEis. agents clerks, and incij,n-
tai expenses, S2G,lll 1.-The income be-
ing less than one fourth Of the expense, -
To ,hisI pccunlary loss may be nddcd the
injury sustained by the public IN consc-
quence Of the destruction Of timber aud the
careless and wust,ful manner Of working
the mines The System has given rise TO
much IHigelon between the Unnod States
and individual citizcnsI producing irnalion
and excitement in the mineral region, and
involving the government n heavy adlniou.
nl expenditures. j j. h,ljov'd hat similar
losses anl cmbarrassm, nts will continue 80
occur, while the present system Of leasing
these lands remain unchanged Thcso lands
are now under The suporlnlrndcncc and caro-
Of the War Dcpartmcnt, with the ordinary
duties Of which they have no proper OF
natural conncxion. recommend the re-
peal Of The prcsen, system, and that these
lands be placed under the superintendent
and management Of the GcncnlL1ndOHicc,
as other public lands, and be brought into
market and sold upon such terms ms Con
gress in their wisdom moy prescribe, 70
serving 10 the government an equitable per
ccntage OF The gross amount Of mineral pro-
duct, and that The pre-cmploD principle be
extended TO resident miners and srulcrs up.
on them, at The minimum price which may
be established by Congress
refer you to the accompanying report Of
tho Secrciarg OF War, for information res,
pecting the present situation Of the army,
and lis ope Tsions during the Tast year tho
state Of our offences the condition OF the
public works and our relations wnh toe
various Indian tribes within our limils OF
upon our borders. invite your attention
to tho suggestions contained in that report
in relation to these prominent Objects Of pa.
tonal interest.
Whcn orders were given during The p7s!
summer for conccntnuuga military fore"
GA he western ffoutier oil Texas oar troops
were widely dispcrscd. aud ~ small dd0th
mon,s, occupying posts remote from each
CHEZ The promR and expeditions man.
ner IN which 90 army, embracing more
/ lhtn bali our peace establishment, va.