Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-01-09

The oneTous condition shall not be attached
10 the grant, requiring the company 10 trans
port men and freghts ofall description, free
OF charge, for the general government. The
government should be willing TO take It's
profits in the increased price and sale Of It's
lands, and The increased facilities afforded
for transportation, at greatly reduced prices,
such on!y as the citizens shall have to pay.
beg leave TO call attention, us | did
Two years since. 10 my first address 10 the
Legislature, TO the question Of the right oil
the State 10 the two per cent fund.-
One OF the propositions made by The gen.
eral government, and accepted by Missouri,
upon her admission in the Union was, that
Five per cent. OF the net proceeds OF the
sales Of lands lying within the said territory
or slate, and which shall be sold by con
gress from and after The LIST day Of January,
1921, after deducline all the expenses Incl
dental TO the same, shall be reserved for
making public roads and canals, of which
three. fifths shall be applied TO those objects
within the State, under the direction IF the
legislature thereof, and the other two.fi tbs
in defraying, under the direction of Congress,
the expenses to be incurred in the making Of
road or roads, canal or canals, leadinr to
the said state" This condition, so far as it
relates to two-tifths Of tn is five per cent, has
not been fulfilled by the general government,
~ ~ u ues,rao'e on thc part OF missouri,
, ,na' " anouiu now De done. Tho introduc'
Wv" VI s,ed'u power anu us apphcation 10
oou'e anu rai'roaus' mas superseded the ne
.IesSny 'or performance o. TINS part OF the
.ne compact put IL leaves missouri with an
.qnilaoio' unu nuy suy' legal claim upon
81. HeneIoi so'crhnneh' 'or tne appropriation
'r u .:e IVY per cent iunu' lac correctness
VI MS PfInc'pie nus oeen repeatedly recog..
n+eu W Congress III the REIMBURSEMENT OF
'ne '"o per cent iuhd 10 several OF the states
unoer "a "a similar compact TO this, under
Wnlch missouri now asserts her right,
.he a'nouh' VI 'he TWO per cent. upon the
, nv pioCe1uE a VI anus soid III missouri since
l e year 1881 Is upwards OF S3oO,O0O The
i've per cent agreed 70 De PAID to and for
Tue use a'ia oeheht oi missouri was not q
eta'uitons gut; most valuable consideration
MaI gwen ny tue people oi the otnts, when
~ ~ 'ne eohVenuoh' 'hey haa caused TO assem-
ole, 10 consider TINS offer OF the general gov
e.hlneht' una oi anothef concession which
% ,tdu're re- , ., sne. as CONDITION OF the
aareeJ hu o.d;no '' ,h. INV , Inc onio' " wps
/ nitpI S,,ta, :, nI;.so,.; sLa.Il 80, l..
,nYeJ snJ aIso ,bo, u.s. so SI rouS npt W
Ina eyan,n, r-o,, ,a ~. ."o .~'u aus enou."
far ;ro 1oa ,.or i"y go p.' p ,I ""a'o.ei,
DAVIS Of saIe ,boreof Thus :, vii r0 bp 1--we
that Missouri has surrendered her land reve-
nue. for thirty years upon upwards of twenty
nine hilIions OF acres OF land, the number
m,ssions. 81 I" ho adI ons y, III. Gun
long to the general government, and unsoId
at that time; and U pom the balance of the
Iand IN Missouri, amounting to upwards of
'hlrteen millions OF acres, which, by the same
IePort,l Is shown 10 have been sold at that
lime 'ne STATE roses lis revenue, not only up
" Tue gay OF saIe' out Tor hVe years thersaf-
'sr.
lhere are other stipnla'ions IN this com.
pact out none, IN my opinlon' which, effect
nose 10 which have referred.
recommend that the Legislature make
FORMER REIMBURSEMENT TO the general govern
ment OF the rlght OF the state TO the fulfil
ment OF the compact. IN respect to the two
per cent. iund, and also &c ask mat said fund
DC relnqushed 70 the State OF missouri, anu
the state also declare its Willingness 70 &C.
cept said REIMBURSEMENT ia Tull of said fund
accrued and accruing, with this further con.
dilion, that the said two per cent fund snail
oe iaithluiy applied to the construction OF the
Joseph railrond, in such manner ns nav he