The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-30

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lanng an me public lands in dsepute than IN Wis
consn i therefore. In obedience 10 The instructions Of
NE prss. shall dss any proposition % n
what can TO remove the price Of public lands for The
purpose Of granting them TO actual settlers
am confident that The nlmaton Of the senator from I'M
nos was hardly applicabe which was thai was psr
haps better for me TO let Illinois manage This matter for
herself must remark that there has seemed 10 me 10
be little Inconsistency in this matter In breath
told that it is national work connects Bos
ton through the ,oundaoout way q Inc lakes w.h The
spot OF earth upon thai very route called Wisconsin
Is proposed that the Congress oil the United States shall
gran. these lands and happen e D an humble member
OF branch OF her representatives here Representing
an intelligent, an enterpIising and, believe, ylr-
tuous people. consequently do not feel il my duty
os msy Uo Win
matters, yet think that in national matter OF this
kind. may have word to say. When we are
az soon as we propose to view il in national light,
and 10 prescribe the terms upon which il may be made
then becomes so local that senators must not interfere
with it. certainly say II with nvidious view, bat
the language OF the senator implied censure upon me
for meddling with the matter Now, sir, am for Civ
ing the land to Illinois. to help 10 make the
road believe il 10 be OF the greatest works in the
country Perhaps the senator from Illinois may know
thai the legislature OF my State have expressed their
Of the greatest enterprises in which this country could
engage. can think OF none greater Anything that
improves the connexion between the North and the
tude enable the OF commerce to make up his as
sorted cargo. is infinitely more important than anything
you can propose within the same parallels Of latitude
look upon it great chain 10 unite the North and
South II is enterprise oil national interest Nothing,
believe, will more advance it's prosperity am willing
give this land to this enterprise not
for The benefit 81 Illinois merely but Of Wisconsin, 81
Maine. OF New Hampshire, and Of every State upon the
great line from Maine TO Louisiana am willing to
show the builders oil this road magnanimous and
timely generosity without levyng tax upon the con.
sumers OF the foreign commerce.. upon those who are
10 pay the revenue upon which the government to be
supported You ought not 10 tax them TO make this great
horoughfae The lands OF the West should be opened
TO the agricultural population who are willing to settle
upon them. This will increase immensely the public
produce OF the West The true way contend, IS 70
dispose of them TO this agricultural population Of the
country and thus TO increase the interests Of the country
est, believe my motion to be correct and should be
gratfed If the Senate would concur with me IN this
view.
Mr. KING A great deal that has fallen from the hon
orabe senator has met my entire concurrence can
not understand. however, 1.-THE view taken BY
q s n,ss Sass ne
at any specific price We, in wisdom or which
ever it may behave, upon several occasions, changed
credit sysiem-of paying one-fourth Of the prce--at
two dollars, but finding that i was running the new
States ! wo,h aan 81 TO- Tn a a
debt, by purchasing land at 40, 80, and so dollars
an acre; il accumulated until the system was changed,
could not BY any possibility have paid Congress, in il
iberay, made provision changing il into the cash sys
tenn, and reducing the land 70 dollar and quarter an
lieved the States by transfer Of the land and got
rid of the debt The government OF the United States
received money selling their lands at one dollar and
quarter acre than they had before under the ruinous
credit system
am IN favor of having the country cultivated and set
tlet BY an agricultural population avn for giving chan
nels of communication between the North and South.
II will lead to general prosperity, not only in CONNER
cal point OF view, but it will relieve US from any preu
and
will be supplanted. hope the honorable senator will
not persist in his amendment; for these lands7now OF
which we execute, by giving portion OF the public land
for the making OF the road Is there not propreiy
in causing il to be sold at the minimum price OF W so
six, eight, dollars You give il an intrinsic value,
which il had not before by throwing open the channel OF
y an sn Q, 1sss anqs woo
therefore be rather favor than anything else 10 the actual
settler upon the lands TO authorize him to take at % So
is not offered auction, but suffered to be sold by the
government give pre-empton rights TO the settlers
upon the land, to the exclusion of all others The same
regulations might apply TO these and they who might
wish to take this land might be authorized to enter upon
it, and have presumption right hope my friend will
not insist upon an amendment which would embarrsss
Il is moi simple donation; it is not giving away the
whole OF the public land, but retains the alternate
Il now is The senator wishes the road be made SO
do l. conceive il would be OF great advantage 10 the
country and certainly to the States through which il
passes and il embarrassed at all by making these amend
mens as fear il will be- hope he will give up his OBJ
jeciions, and that the vote will be taken.
Mr.. SHIELDS. should like, in justice 10 my friend
from Wisconsin, tNr. WALKER1o be permitted to say
that did not intend TO cast the slightest upon
him but will say this, that whatever his intention
may be- the effect OF his amendment will be, II he offers
this amendment 10 his BILL 10 kill II as dead her
MIR. WALKER. II is by no means my desire to de-
sroy the bill OF the from Illinois, but this much
do say that when the bill for Wisconsin up will
make every effort before shall pass with provision in
il to increase the price OF the public lands in that Safe
have not the slightest idea that this amendment will DC
adopted but shall vote for the bill, whether II y
| The question being then taken upon the amendment
| submitted by Mr. WALKER, Il was rejected.
/ Mr. BRADBURY moved to strike out OF the second
section all after the word branches in the sixth line,
and before the word provided, in the 26th ne and 70
insert after the word and in the lth line, mot already
sold SO that the section, when amended, would grant
the alternate section OF lands within the six miles nor
ready Sold In support OF the amendment MIR b. said,
this will present the question. and hope that viii De
MI SEWARD what is the question How viii the
| section read as amended. 49,
| The VICE PRESIDENT. The Secretary will read
/ the section amended
i The section was accordingly read.
4 Mr. DAWSON Do | understand the amendment TO
mean that they shall not 20 beyond the six miles 10 pro-
cure their land and that il cannot be procured within
| that range il shall not be granted elsewherei
j Mr. BRADBURY That Is the intent OF the amend