New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-28

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- ore,ts . uaonooosy in bis own favor 20 a. ,
osr,o.I the great boy of settlers 70 ssy {. IN
n,1s, n.ositv Of doing worse. CsPi.siAts nay
- r sa,r.. Ill the timber snd -ster-?owsr Ia
l.yss tr,c,s o, prairie coan.ry-covering Pernsps
ooe ,c-s ia twenty Of the vfole-sn1 tnos Ieaitf
the ,assdue uninhsbitsols without pErcnaany TIE
.oscslators timber, &c. At taeit orn prices. &c
cot twenty miles 10 any direction from Chicago,
and yOar route will De across AIDS eCly grssPed
By keen sighted iPscu EticE, I'D ned vtrte ard
% ess until setIersvere or shall be vIinsto buy
them 81 an advance Of Eve hontre3 20 Eve thou
sacd per cant 80 around Milwaukee. Lafayette,
or any other point Of ns.urs. ana obviOaS impor-
lance Not one acre in twenty Of the uninProves
land. within ten miles Of any school-house remain
p1bio-sll have beep c.1scbed BY speculation AID
are held for la;ge sivaEce. Settlers Dty very
well bay such even At three prices. r1.aer tuen
plunge fer ito tysckiess and bowling Tuce'-
n,s' BIZ, .ko,t'd The GorsTnne1 sIpo'e Ihefn 70
III, hq,d alteruottre We do not lad tho answer
T. tbi. question in M. Ewings Bspor', Trough
even be seems diny aware that the MEXICAN " q,
| Boun,ies have gricvoosly increased the area O.
Lad Speculation AID Of co1rse ths insccessioih'y
| NJ publ,c Land 10 se..lens Fora brief se0on the
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| Bounty Lands may be sold as cheap Is If they
had no. been located, or even cheaper bst low
long will they Who can fail 70 see whtherto
this i. tsndngi Why 10. face the growing evil
at once
| A. TO .hs God Lands d Caliiosnis, We heartily
agree With the Secretary that they should not b.
add bat we have no faith 10 bis ides OF leasing
| them II would never piT ia own expenses.-
l SPEAK from the Pc. 80 .'~HOr OF the voV-
eminent Ia lessing Mineral Lands, with which
the Secretary is Of course familiar. Twenty thou
SAID dollars Of salaries paid 70 six thousand Of
rents received IT, il we mistake not about the beet
account current the Treasury has ever rendered Of
these leases. The mtn who makes hit 10 taking
lease may possibly pay he who loses BY it new
or will, or if he does he will never stop beseech
ingl.nd bssieging for hs money back sgain. A
good Tariff of Dates on Foreign Imports into Cali.
foynis, with q requisition tina, all gold dug in Cali
forpia shall be sen, directly to the Branch Mint
thero for coinage, and shall pay FIVE to ten per
cent for seniorsgc and coinage, will Afford Rev.
cnue from the Mines--tll that can be got, and in
our judgment all that should be. When the &C.
count. are al squared, California will prove a
he avy burthen on the Treasury, in spite Of Any
scheme of raising Revenue tsererosn that may be
devised. The Sscretsry's exposition OF the orig.
nal laws Of California with respect 70 Mines and
Mining is exceedingly interesting
AS ~ the Pacific Railroad. let us have it by
all means, and speedily. Wesr comparatively
indifferent as to the plan so that We secure the
Road aud do not run 10 debt for il.
THE NAVY
Mr.. Prestons expcis Of the operations under
tho Mail Steamship contracts il rather more lucid
IN sstisfsctory Delays failures and dissppoint-
ments in the outset Of enterPrises so vast and
novel were 10 have been expected, but we think
the reality has trsnsceudod all reasonable eypec-
tation. We believe the Seorotsrys action under
these contracts has IN the main been iudicious
and correct. Bat, while we regard many OF these
contracts 81 eyo!bittnt in their conditions II not
corrupt in their origin, wo do not entirely concur
with Mr.. Preston in oondem1ing 1.-The union OF
public and private met ans in this system Of Ocssn
Steamers" That they may lot promote the
interest Of the Navy 10 indeed possible for we
ara rot aware that there is any such interest de-
serving Of public regard. The Navy is bat
means to effect certain National ends If thsy c,n
be better cheapy effected by other iustra-
mentslities, why should "ths interos, the Navy"
90 considsredl The carrying OF Ocean Mails, es
pscislly to Chsgros, California AID Oregon, is
an object OF eminent pubic concern, although
certain 10 iavo.vS the Treasury in expense. Now
IL tho Secretary can demon strste thst this service
can be more ohcsply or efficiently performed by
the Navy than by the steamship Comp tniss, "
.b.Iis kan 80, H.,
i. possible. His Naval off ,er wen probably
consider it beneath their dignity 20 be employed
in conveying freight, passengers, &C. from New
York 10 Havana and Chsgres, and certainly tie
csrisSs OF the Malta aone would cost far more
thss their carriage as at pressnt We srs there.
fore opposed 20 an increase II the Navy with a
view to Mail service, bat if the Secretary can
Uaosge TO convert some Of his present force into
lines OF Mail Steamers without i.caripg too
much expense, we sh.l be slad 10 see him try
the experiment. II, however, he could suggest =
practical plan Of reducing the Navy by one-h.N
aud devo,iss the money thus saved 10 the supper,
and extension of our Ocean Mail Service, under
air and resscOable contracts, we think we would
about bit tie MARI.
II Mr. Prei.on can inducs Congress to give Of.
feet 20 bis recommendation that tie number Of
Naval OMcers in ihe several grades be redaoed
20 the actual wants Of the Service, we will hosor
hln a. one OF the ceuntrys treess he1efsctors-
We have 20 faith that he can, however. In that
connection, We agree heartily to the PROTEST OF BE.
tired Lns fo- supsrs1nassed or hoyslss sly invalid
Naval OriceS. We have hitherto opposed this
only on the ground that i:s adoption would
pat the County to ths additional expense OF the
Retired List while toe places of lie member,
wonld be filsG up BY new promotions. If the
Secretary will nc, replace them By pc notions,
tbs more offesrs he retires tie better be serve
the County.
The ides 81 usirg up or sailing CT the heavy
stocks Of Ship Timber aud other Nays. Stores no
accumulated, instead Of leaving them to decay /.
entirely rishs We hops TO zee il acted on BY
Congress.
Ga the whole, we Liza the Navy Raror,
WAR
Gov. Crswford's Report is q model for erevi,y
and clearness. There are aot ten pa bic men ia
thousAnd who could give so ful and clear view
Of the operations OF the War Department, for 4