Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-06-10

good reason for this inyidious distinction be-
tween two Territories whose boundaries
were contiguous, and both of whom at the
thine were just about coming into the I'm
lion.
The improvement of the Des Moines
river. was very important TO the new State
of Iowa, and it was right TO aid her by a
grant of land: was not the canal in Wis
consin equally important TO her! Way
should she not get a grant on the same terms
with her sister Slater Uutil some good
treason should be shown for il, he hoped the
House would make no such invidious dis
ltinction between them. The liberalIfy
shown to Iowa had astonished the gentle
man from Vermont; but. did he. not well
know that ali such grants hut IN the end en-
hance the value of the public domain, aud
eventually increased our landed revenue!
The gentleman objected to the third reso-
Tuition of the convention, giving To the pur-
lchasers of the alternate sections granted Tor
the Fox river canal at double price an
equivalent in land after that project had
been abandoned.
MIR. Collamer said the gentleman was
wholly mistaken: he had not made the least
objection to it, but had admitted 1t TO be
Just.
MIR. Morse was glad he had not; nothing
could have been more just and far he
understood the gentleman TO have objected,
but graciously consented to give up his OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Collamer said he never had made
any. The only resolution he objected to
had been the fifth.
Mr.. Morse considered the reduc"on in
the price of the reserved sections, -sked
by the fifth resolution, an act OF sheer JUS
ltice to this new state: and it came with an
Especially good grace, as Wisconsin had a
greed to take this grant as part OF their
500,O 900 acres.
Mr.. Colamer said the gentleman was a
gain mistaken. Wisconsin did not propose
to do any such thing. She was willing to
take alternate sections on Rock river as part
of her 100000, but not on Fox river.
Mr.. McClernand said there was no need
of deducting the sections on Fox river from
her quota of 100000 acres, as that hal been
already provided for in the act of lS4l.
As to the change of the application ofhe
louota of land from works Of internal inn
provement the support of common schools,
Nee. presumed there could be but one opn-
ion in regard to it.
In respect to the boundary, he had not a
word to say. Three lines were proposed;
One which the convention had assented; an
other which the people of Wisconsin would
prefer; and third proposed by the gentle
man from Illinois, MIR. Smith, lie was
indifferent as between the fe.t two, but ne
hoped the House would reject the third, as
its adoption would only make trouble ana
delay.
He hoped the House would adopt such a
course as would enable Wisconsin 10 take
L. n :
hirtieM State in our glorious Coniederacy.
Mr. Rockwell, of Connecticut, Gas Mir.
ColIaner was not in the Hall ,)explained I'D
defence of the positions he had taken, and
which seemed TO have been strangely mis-
understood by the gentleman from LOUISE
ana, )Mr Morse Mr.. r.. then indicated
his purpose ar the proper time TO offer
resolution granting to Wisconsin section
No. SO in each township of the public land
to aid in support of purposes OF education.
He thought all our new States ought to have
larger grants toward this object than they
enioyed under our present land system.-
They only got one-thrty-sixth of town
ship for schools, and five per cent, OF land
sales for the construction of roads. But in
ten wears, the taxes from which United
States land was exempt, if collected 10y the
State, would amount to four times as much
as the new States now received. Probably
The indspostion of Congress to do more for
them had arisen in part from the inordinate,
unfounded claims set up 10y them on the
subject of graduation, and their intemper-
ate threats to the States This might have
made Representatives from the older States
little more sensitive than they otherwise
would have been. But the Government, as
a large landholder, was bound, by all con-
siderations Of sound policy, TO promote the
establishment of common schools III all the
new States. In the Oregon constitution one
section ont of each township had been set
apart 10 this use. IL was noble provision;
it ought to be done in each of the new
States. Not only would the State be bene-
flied, but ultimately the entire Union. In
his own State there was but one voice on
this subject. All her public lands IN the
Western Reserve had been so applied, the
consequence of which was, that she enjoy
ed this day fund Of millions of dollars for
purposes of education, and he had himself
never known a native Of Connecticut who
couId not read, nor ever heard of but two
who could not write. He was the more in
favor of literally to Wisconsin, because her
own course on tins subject had been liberal
in the highest degree. The adoption of
such course would meet the just demands
of the new States, and thereby save Us from
the outrageous projects Of graduation,
which were brought forward from time
to time, based on the falsest principles
and supported the most unfounded argu-
menfs.
Mr. r. here read his proposed amend
mend, granting No. Sc in each township for
the purpose Of public schools, with the ex-
ception of inehoate preempriOn rights.
/ Mr. Tweedy delegate from Wisconsin,
noy obtained the floor, and went al c0nsid-
cradle length into a discussion Of the gen
eraG suhiec, aud ezueciaIlv into n 20 ~ tr