The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-11
wasHrssroy, February Q, 1850.

WAsHIssroy, February o, 1850.
Donating The Public Lands- Reciprocal Trsde rin
Canads, &c.
have, In some of my former letters. alluded to Mr.
Douglssss bill for granting leo Of land TO every
actual settler Of the after the space Of four years
enclose the bill itself from which you will be able
to verify dates You will that.Mr Douglass intro
duced his bill fortnight before Seward intro
duced his sd eopand resolutions In favor Of European
refugees and that his bill while II makes distinction
between the immigrant from abroad and the native
adopted citizen Of this country, is doing the sane
amount Of good to foreign parstsss Governor Stewards
resolutions with this distinction only that Mr.. Doug
lass bill proposes general measure cal
culsted to benefit net only the immigrant bat the
country; whilst Dir. Stewards resolutions ealcu-
lated only in reference to the Popul:r, yhi1e b. him
bill right before him he should have ventured hi
resolutions enigma to be explained only BY man
other peoples labor Mr.. Douglas bill Ia the true
bill; and II foreign patriots are put on the same
led from oppression and bondage, we'll with those
Of citizens who from the social slavery OF
large settlements TO seek an independent home IN
the wilderness, they cannot am sure somplsiu II IL
ON the contrary, their settlements will receive aaii-
tionsl value from the nsighbors who will settle their
borders.
would nov direct your attention to another bill
introduced yesterday into the senate BY Mr. Douglass.
1t runs substantially and, IS far AZ can remember ex-
BIN 70 provide for IN. free psvsssn Of the River ST,
L,wrnse. and for rssprps.i trade With caaada -.
canads t sfssato duly suSorssd re
Great .s, confer .p. As s'ns the .ase
every description under the Americas Tag the privilege et
he canals sosas s. ' sSpss s..s
Nth the Atlantic oss,a lros1h river and equal
s, may ,sai.sea G Ss a.s and na, ns-
zee 1 s y s s' H. e cs. AZ 'T,s;
shs n. declaring TIA. .hs .rs
th. United States received into The psornss q
ssS Or Sy q. province Vim: .s caS.a ben. x:
. h1s ga direct. s.s h ssas ,s q fT sr s ]
province Of Canada lsns as the said arss
a n received into Canada from the Unted States Of
Gram .ss sIs.a.,ga, q Al. tnd. .nlnal, wool hide.
stone and marble buttsr cheese FRUITS vegetables
That part Of the bill relating to the free navigation
Of the river St. lawrence on this occasion for the
House Of Congress- The other portion OF the bill 10
substantially the same ~ the one introduced BY Gen.
pin e ne last session providing for r.cprocs trade
sugar, hemp stone and marble
Mr. pouslsss's rsssos for addiss thsse is this. Gen
the votes Of the Senate By sk bat BY adding TO the
above articles, and the free navigation Of the S.
r.. ,s.s may i .rSs's Pc: sou,a opposed 70
reciprocal trade with Csssda from fer that IL would
lead the way 70 annexation a.d because noss o. the
adding Of sugar (rroduced 10 both countries maple
and camel NAV reconcile Louisiana hemp and marble
Ksntucky and Missouri. and stone and marble may
satisfy Vermont The navigation Of the Sc Lawrence
and the Canada canals will undoubtedly reconcile the
whole NORTH West and the States OF the Mississippi
valley.
Mr. Douglass viii not insist on the precise terms Of
his bill presented, but Will submit 10 any
provided 10 secures the free navigation OF the ST.
Lawrence and the right II using the Canada esnsls
the same footing with the inhabitants Of Canada.
Letters from Mexico make no meutien of the pre-
t.nded grant Of $4,000 900 20 the Tehuantepec canal
The whole appears to be fabrication but parties
earnestly At work to prepare Railroad BY establishing
wagon road al fnferfrs
have heard nothing Of the tripsrtite treaty OF
England the Bited States and the Central ericsu
powers nsr 10 believe In the settlement Of this matter
IN manner either 20 the United States 70
Central America. wait III General Taylor shall have
answered Mir Douglsss's searching resolutions on the
uHect. No treaty now concluded will receive the
sncton Of two-thircs Of the Senate.
MR. p0rebAss's stLL,
Gr0nfipg one hVndrcd and sirfp aeref Of ne pHbts
tanes 70 me actual settler ho shaH reside tiersc aHd
BE enaeted BY the Senate and House Of kerreentsves
Of the United States o. Amercs in Congress sssnsd That
whenever shall ate sctusl poss>on aay tract
u ,he public lands aeoordrr 70 the css suryys end sae
dvons exceeding quarter section ana shall reside
and cultivate portion thercoff nc pence
he shall Ne ertted 10 rsttns from
Prsdent NE United states for The The
Is Any person, wishing avail himself 81 the tenes q
this sne desiring time ENABLE HIN 20 re, s house and
become acua settler, Gle with the REGISTER Of the
land once w the dstrct whore the land shall ~ situated n
application in writing sgned ~ biuself aud vertsa ~ ash
ea re the legal description Of the uas % qaaF'ez