Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-03-25
Mr.. Milier's Speech.

per, the speech of the Hon. JonN G. MIL
LER, the Representative in Congress from
this district, on the bill making appropria-
lions of public lands 10 this State, to aid in
the construction Of our proposed railroads,
and ask for it an attentive and careful pc
rusal, by the people of the State, assuring
all it will repay the time, and trusting it
will convince every one Of the ability and
zeal of our Representative to promote our
interests. But few new members of Con-
gress command the respect and attention of
the House that Mr.. Miller has succeeded in
obtaining. His speech is universally voted
one of the most able and convincing of the
many that have been delivered on this
subject. After again commenting it to the
careful reading and consideration of the peo-
pie, we append the following notice of it,
taken from the Washington correspondence
of the Boston .HIds:
"Publc lands in the Senate-public lands
in the House-Iowa railroad grants-Mis-
souri, railroad grantS--these have been the
subjects of debate to-day IN both Houses, al
most to the exclusion of everything else.--
The proceedings of Congress are becoming
rather uninteresting than otherwise. Hard
ly anything but public lands have been talk
ed of during the present week. 1t is dull
and heavy subject, at the best, and the end
less repetition of the same things over and
over again, with very little variety in the
form and expression, soon tires upon the
ear. Yet we may expect much more OF it,
before the session is ended. The debate
upon the Missouri grants in the House, was,
however, enlivened to-day by very able,
sensible, manly and straightforward speech
! from Mr.. Miller, new member from that
State, and withal, a staunch whole-souled
| Wing. He did himself and his State great
credit and full justice, and lis speech made
a very favorable impression upon the House.
1t was az elaborate and important statisti-
cal account Of the present condition Of Mis-
souri,, its productions and wants. He show
ed that with some forty-three millions of
acres in the State, only about twelve mil
lions had as yet been reclaimed. All the
residue, as large in extent as the whole
State of New, York were unreclamcd lands,
still in the possession of the United States.
1t was not 10 be expected that a State, in
which hardly fourth part of its territory
was available to its State government for
taxation, could make all the roads and Gre
ate all the needed means OF inter-communi-
cation through these vast tracts, SO much of
which is the property of the general govern
ment. He made very strong plea in be-
half of Missouri for aid, and left the case in
very good position Had the vote been
taken then, it would no doubt have been
much more favorable than it is now likely
to be. Those who followed Mr.. Miller
with the exception of Mr.. Moore, of La,
damaged his cause not little by their advo-
cacy. Well might the Missouri Represent
ldlihC pay " DC SdNcu OIIl SuCIl lIlCllus as
Rantoul, of Massachusetts, and Ficklin, of
Illinois. 1t was evidently the desire of both
Of these men, shown by the demagogueical
nature of their speeches, that as few cas-
tern men, especially eastern Wings, as pos
siblc, should vote for the measure. This
was for the sake of party capital in the
West. They cared less for the success of
the bill than they did for the basest partisan
ends. Indeed they would rather the bill
should be lost by Wing votes, than carried
by their means. Consequently the whole
Of their advocacy was purposely made as
offensive as possible to eastern Wings
Both Rantoul and Ficklin branched off into
free trade. Both were anti-tarif, the lat
ter Extensively SO.