Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-09-10
THE PUBLIC LANDS.


There were two grand schemes, affecting the
Public Lands, proposed in the last Congress -one
was project Of the West and South West, head
ed by John C. Calhoun, to grant donations of lands
for internal improvements canals, railroads, &C.. IN
the States in ,chich the lands he. This is but unoth
er name for robblng the old States, in defiance of
the deeds OF cession for The benefit Of the new
States. A bill embracing this principle passed the
Senate, but we believe was not acted upon in the
House. Another scheme was 10 reduce The price Of
the Public Lands, so as to force larger sales and
more migrations 10 the new States: bill for this
purpose was passed by each House and lost in the
other These the prominent measures of the
session upon this subject, and all failed but there
were sundry other acts passed, which we will now
name, for the especial purpose of showing Yer
monters how their lands disposed of for the ben
eft of other people, while Vermont is not suffered
to receive coppers worth of benefit, directly or
indirectly Let the feemen of Vermont never for
get that if they would not be robbed, they must
give no countenance to Locoioeosm The follow
ing are the acts to which we aude:
"An act 10 surrender to the State of Tennessee
all the tile which the United States have to lands
IN tIat state, as also lle pTOCeGuS VI lue Sule Ol
such OF said lands as may have been sold by Ten
nessee for'acccunt of the United States"
"An act granting certain lands to the Territory
| of Iowa to aid in the improvement of the naviga-
ton of the Dcs Moines river, in said Territory"
"An act to grant certain quantity of land to aid
| in the Improvement of the Fox aid Wisconsin riv-
ers, and to connect The same by canal In the Ter
ritory Of Wisconsin"
San act authorizing the inhabitants of township
one, of range thirteen east, Seneca county, Ohio,
to renquish certain lands selected for schools, and
10 obtain others in lieu OF them"
San act authorizing the trustees of Tymochtee
township, Wyandot county, Ohio, TO select lards
for schools within the Wyandot cesson.'
o. The Patriot seems bent upon intentional,
deliberate and unblushing deception in reference
to the Pollo-Brnish Tariff, In spite of the ninth
section of the bill, which offers premium or profit
of five per cent. upon goods frauduently entered
and in spite of Senator Benton's declaration that
this bill offered a reward for fraGd the Patriot still
insists that the section in question was introduced
because it was "tyrannicsl AID severe upon Brit.
ish importers. TO this effect 1t again quotes Mr.
Lews--which only proves Mr.. Lewis to be mista
ken and the Patriot knaylsh,
0}@ While the Locoioco p1pers Of Vermont arc
trying to make their readers believe that the Polko
British Tariff is protective than the Tariff o
1912, the Locotoco editors in New York city tell
different sory-thus:
From tho Democratic Review for Sept.
The Tariff law enacted by Congress az its las
session, is Of itself important, not because it actu
ally dImlnlshes, to any great extent, the taxation
upon consumable goods, but because Il renOunces III
theory OF Protection to certain branches OF industry
1t oyerthrows principle, more or less acted upo
since the formation Of the Government
From the N. Y. Globe, Sept. ..
The Wing Committee at Washington have, 1t |
said, already sent out about $4,000 document:
chiefly on the Tariff No use, gentlemen, publ
opinion is against you-the protective system
doomed to extinction 1t is money thrown away
better use 1t to increase the wages Of workmen /
the factories
The GOVERNMENT BANK differs from othe
banks in two respects having no fixed capital,