Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10


Little Rock papers, that by recent de-
cision Of the Secretary Of the lnteFioh
the title to this valuable property IS qe
clared to be in the United States 4he
"Gazette & Denocrat" hopes our delega-
ton in Congress may succeed N having
an act passed donating them to this State
'"on condition that they be sold, or leased
fox a long term Of years, and the pro-
cseds applied TO toe ereclioa ,aese, OF a
suitable Hospital for INDECENT lnvailds'
and the construction OF good roads 70
enable visiters TO gel te. taem-"
There are several claimants to this
property, all of whom will doubtless
contend with l4e Government tor the
title, which will finally be determined by
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Should the Government. however, hold
the Springs. and ultimately donate them
to this State, they should be placed be-
yond the control of the political 9packs
who congrega.e bienp;ally a: Little Rock
to patch up laws for our people, aud
seuander their treasure; for unless Con-
|'gress should expressly prohibit il, the
proceeds arising fxona their sale or lease,
would be distributed among the counties,
anG. be of little or TO benefit to the State
or to the people. The conditions which
Congress has heretofore attached to the
donations TO- ops State. have had but
little weight with our Legislature. In
making the 100000 acre donation, Cop-
gress prescribed that it Should be used
for Internal Improvement purposes. How
has it been done?' Surely Congress did
not design that it should be distributed
among the counties for that purpose. but
that it should be used as general fund
for specific object.
We received donation of 72 sections
Of land for the purpose of establishing a
seminary of learning. The land. OF the
gssatsf portion of it. has been sold at
high prices, yet we have 40 State
Seminary, and it would be as difficult TO
discover what has become of that fund.
as it would be to designate the particular
individual that struck Billy Patterson.
Congress has given the State all the
swamp lands within her borders, and
if the proceeds arising from their recla.
nation and sale do not follow the other
donations. we shall pegip to think we are
becoming more capable of managing our
own affairs. We would like to see these
Springs donated TO- the Stale, but their
donation would be valueless unless our
Legislature, by special enactmeat. would
be pEehi bited from distributing the pro-
ceeds arising from their sale or lease,
among the counties, or otherwise divert
ing it from the specific object for which
sAe donation might be MADE.
Il PROPOSITION OF THE SPANISH GOVERN
mENT RESPECTING THE CUBAN lNyAsloN.-
Mr. Webster has rejected the proposition
Of the Spanish Government made through
its Minister here, for the settlement Of
the late difficulties about Cuba, and for
a better understanding between the two
countries. The proposition was TO. the
American Government to invite the
Spanish Consul to return to New Orleans,
to bring him in national vessel. and TO-
salute the Spanish flag over him; aAd
further. 10 restore the value of the pro.
perty Of the Consul and Of the Span,
ish citi3ens of New Orleans. which
was destroyed by she rioters. In case
this proposition should be rejected the
Minister was instructed 70 demand his
passports and return.
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1t is said that insanity prevails to
fearful extent in California Nearly eve-
ry physician in the State has patients,
and hardly vessel leaves for the Allan
tic ST ss9s which does not carry away
some sufferer. The Judge of one of the
lower courts of San Francisco recently
stated that more than one hundred and
fifty cases had come under his ebseFva-
sion in that city. in less than six months
and the editor of the Courier thinks there
have been at least four huLdred victims
since the settlement Of the place by the
Americans.
3THE CABINET AND CoNGRESs.-The