The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-22

swamp in the south Of our State, and the Amei-
san Bottom, In front OF our city, will he proper sub
(ects for the application of this grant. Grants Of
land for our two marine railways, may he comb
IDENTIFY expected. They are not local, but national
frnprovements-links in long lines, in which the
whole Uaion has an interest. Grants may ne ex-
pected for them The old idea OF m iking reve-
nue. out of land-saving the land to sell tor money
10 put in the treasury--is pretty well exploded,
IS may be seen in the facility with which
grants are made 10 soldiers, the actual
grants to railroads, prescriptions 10 first set
tiers, formerly stgmatized as uespassers. land
robbers and land. pirates, and the ease with which
the Inundated lands were this session granted
10 the States; and the impossiblity OF obtaining
-ueh grant years ago. | moved the same grant
Above evenly years ago for Missouri and llhaols;
/ could get no support for il; il passed for all
the States, almost without ohiecuoo or inquiry
LIBERAL grants may tterrfore be looked for. both
for the st Louis and Pacific, and the II. Joseph
and llanHibai Railroads. BESIDES these grants TO
be confidently expected, there is another source
from which we have right TO claim aid. Iallude
Ia the two per cent fund accruihg 10 ne State on
The sales Of the public land, aud TO be expended in
making load 10" the Sate-to il, not towards
". No such road has been made--nona such will
be made. Ia the meantime, the money Is ia the
r. asnry, now amounting to about qsarter of a
million Of dollars, aud justly due 10 the State of
Missouri. IL l. hers, and was TO be laid out for
Der benefit. and was earned upon hard condition
the con6'ton ct not taxing the public lands with
IN her limits. This taxation would have brought
per cent fund, ano the three with il, ever has or
ever Will amount to; ana upon a Legislative relin-
quishnent TO the claim Of a road 50 to" the State,
In but Just il should he rsrned TO the State
10 make roads Of parional Importance in the State
have been Senator thirty years-a contnu-
snce 10 service more honorable 10 the people, and
"a our republican institutions, than TO me-answer-
ing, ~ il does, the noDarchi:a accusation ag INST
the hckl-Dess, and the Ingratitude, of republics.
have sometimes had To act against The precon-
ceived opinions and first Impressions of my consti.
men's; but always with full reliance upon their
Intelligence and equity-their in diligence to I'M
d. rstand me, and their equry IL do M Justice
and have never been disappointed ! valne solid
popolorty--the esteem OF good men, for good ac-
inns. ] despise the bubble popularity which is
Won without merit. aud lost without n crile (
have done some service To the State. bat | put W
no clam on that account. give up the past and
look only 10 the present, and want no change from
the issue joined before the election, aud appeal
y ON ths decision; no appeal from the appeal
have never solicited An office, and have refused
many Nv Senatorial -lec,tons n I'VE been the free
pih of the people. claim no'hiug. Bat object
To teing put down by conspiracy, ana especially
to be sold To those whom | have whipped. and
paid for in Offices which belong 10 the people.