The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-09

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The greatest foreign market for these manufactures il
in the East Indies 1t appears by the above statement
that the exports this year have been nearly double those
for the time last Since the LIST of June the ship
meuts have been limited.
During the present session Congress several grants
of public lands have been made TO railroad companies
TO aid the construction Of lines passing through the pub
lc domain Great dissatisfaction has been expressed re-
aive to this wholesale disposal of the public lands and
the measure has received considerable opposition in the
popular branch of Congress The cause of this is the
fact that the principle upon which the grant made
ne&
government actually avail themselves Of the rairoadst
make the public lands marketable by giving an outle
and encouraging settlers to make purchases in districts
which have hitherto been entirely neglected For IN
purpose Of placing this question before the public
in the proper light and to cfecualy all preu
dces extract from the bill granting the
right Of way, and making grant Of land the state of
Michigan in trust for constructing railroad from Sagi-
to Mac hinaw-
GRANTING PUBLIC TO RAILROAD COMPANIES
SIC. THAT the right of way through the public
lands be- and the hereby granted to the state Of
Michigan for the construction of railroad from the
Saginaw river in the county of Saginaw the straits of
Macknaw, by The way OF Grand Traverse Bay. in said
State on the route that has been may be designated
10y the Legislature thereof with the right also to take ne
ccary materials Of earth stone and timber the con
struction thereof from the public lands of the United
States adjacent TO said railroad Provided the
right of shall not exceed hundred on each
side Of the line Of said road and copy the survey of
said road made under the direction of the Legislature
tha be forwarded to the proper local land Offices repec
tiyey and to the General Land Office ut Washington
City within ninety days after the completion the same
SIC. 2-And be II further enacted That there be- and
Is hereby granted 60 the State Of Michigan the pur
pose Of aiding in making the railroad aforesaid every
alternate section Of land designated by even numbers for
Fix sections in width each side Of said road which
lands shall be held by the State Of Michigan for the usc
and purpose Aforesaid Provided That the lands hereby
4 I'D In alnafv .ltu
OF said road and SHAH be disposed Of only as the work
progresses and the shall BE- applied no other pur
pose whatsoever And provided further That any and all
lands heretofore reserved to the United states by any act
a Congress in any other by conpetent au-
thory for he purpose OF aiding in any object of
nal Improve nent on for other purpose whatsoever
be and the hereby reserved to the United states
from the operation Of this act except far it may be
found necessary 10 locate the route 81 the said railroad
through such received lands in which the right of
way only hall b. granted
SIC. 3And he il further enacted That the sections
and parts Of sections OF land which by such grant shall
renIa TO the United states within six miles side
Of sad road shall not be od for less than double the
minimum price 81 the public lands when sold
sac And 10 IT further enacted That the sail lands
hereby granted to the said state shall be subject the
drosa Of the Legislature thereof for the purpose afore
sad ana no other and The said railroad shall be and
main public highway Tor the of the government Of
the United states tree from toll or other charge upon
inc transportation OF any property or troops Of the United
States.
SIC. 5-And 10 It further cnactcd That If the said
railroad shan not b. completed within Ten years the SKID
STATE Of Michigan sha he bound to pay 10 the United
states TIE amount which may received upon The sale
81 any part Of said lands by said state the Ic Ia the
purchasers undtr aid State remaining valid: and The
titie to he r. duc Of raid lands shall rc-nse in the
United states q have and hold the same in th ,a
manner u, if this act bad not been passed
SIC o.-hnd be il further enacted, That the United
shts 1il shan al all times be transported said raj
ftad under the direction OF the Pot Once Department
at such rlice a. the Congress may by law direct
II VIII be by this that the grant only for alter
nate sections and that the government alternate
sections which to b. disposed of Ut double the price
Of public lands in other sections Of the country This
gives nm aggregate equal to what the government would
have derived from sale Of all the landthoe granted az
well as those rcservcd-at the price fixed by Congress
The construction Of these railroads brings the reserved
sections Of the government into Market and affords ia
cties for settlers TO get to and from them whereas with
out some such mode Of communication most Of these
lands would be totally inaccessible and entirely worth
ess When these grants Of public land secure the COM
petion Of railroad the government is benefited equally
with the company. 1t is mutually advantageous and
gives impetus to the growth and improvement OF the
country brought by this act Of Congress into cultivation
the railroads not constructed within ten years
then the lands revert back 70 the general
and any portion Of the lands which may been sold
are to be accounted for by the state to Congress The
line of railroad referred to in the above bill will run
through public lands which have been in market and
remain unsod, for period Of sixteen years. There IL
"o' aagie road OF any description in the whole region
OF country through which the railroad is to pass and
there was therefore, very little prospect that the lands
would ever have been sold until some mode OF comnuni
cation through the territory had been adopted. This
railroad will be Of vast Importance to the valuable mine
ralands Of Lake Superior will afford an Omen route
during the Fix months suspension Of navigation At
present, the only communication during the winter, be-
tween the copper mines Of Lake Superior and the settled
sections Of the Union lie by Of dog slcds which
skirt along the edge Of Lake Huron. We are decidedly
In favor Il all grants Of land from the public do.
main ios railroad purposes We wish there had been