The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-13


hold the in the same If his had not
- Sac, 8. And Be IL f.pth@ snacted That the United
under the drecon OF The Post Office Depa al such
price as the Congress may by law direct
at viii be by this hat the grant only alternate
sections, and that the government alternate
tons, which be disposed Of at double the price Of
cubic lands Ia other sections Of The country. This gives
an aggregate equal TO what the government would have de-
rived from sale OF oil the ands'hose granted as well as
those eservedat the price fixed by Congress. The
struciion of these railroads brings the reserved sections Of
the government into market aud affords facilities for settlers
get and from them whereas without such mode
Of communication, Of those lands would be totally
inaccessible and entirely worthless When these grants Of
pnbo land the completion OF railroad the govern
nent is benefited equally with the company IL is mutually
advantageous and gives impetus 70 the growth and inn
provenent OF the country brought by this act of Congress
into cultivation.
- II the railroads are not constructed within years
then the lands back to the general government
and any portion Of the lands which have been sold
are 10 be accounted or by The State 10 Congress Inc
line of railroad referred in the above bill will run
through public lands which have been in market and
remain unsod for period OF sixteen years There is
single road OF description, ia the whole region
oil country through which the railroad is to pass and
there was, therefore, little prospect that the lands
would have been sol until some mode Of commiin
cation through the territory had been adopted. This
railroad will be Of vast importance TO the valuable mne-
raj lands Of Lake Superior, il will afford open route,
during the six 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 Union, il by OF dog sleds, which
skirt along the edge of Lake Huron We are decidedly in
favor Of all grants OF land from the public domain for rail-
road purposes We wish there bad been dozen bills OF this
kind granted where there is The West are entitled 10
all the aid from this they require, and the Eastern
Southern members olCongress should give all such APP
pcatons their support The whole country Is
benefited by the construction OF these railroads, more or less
The Of the nom the sale Of public lands
largely augmented, emigration encouraged cultivation OF
the soil extended agricultural products increased public
works productyein fact every Interest 10 bcne
Gted in some way. The railroad companies asking these
grants Of lands, do for the general government than
the general government do for them They make market
able lands which have for years been vauoess. They
bring population into territory which meyer before haa
any habation but the rude Indian hut They carry civil
izaiion into sections where none but the wild lndiah
roaned and they extend The OF freedom where tho
Of liberty had before been heard It's perfect
y absurd talk OF favos extended 10 these companies by
Congress in granting one three millions OF acres OF
land So long the principle upon grants when
have been made adhered long the system oil
granting alternate sections is not lost sight Oft would
be well dispose Of all the public lands for railroad pur-
poses 1t would be better divide the grants into moderate
quantities, avoid all great monopoies but they cannot
gene much distributed. There are too many
sectional preudces eaousies in Congress- to insure the
greatest good 10 the greatest number II members OF Con-
gress would exhibit proper and liberal spirit and take
and satesnanke view oil the different questions as
they are presented should have less party bitterness,
less rancoy less difficulty in legisatng for the country at
argc-or the people a whole The East and ths West,
the and the South have in fact but one Interests and
that is growth, spery, and happiness OF all parties
in parts of the Union. To obtain these desirable 90
ses il is Only necessary be united and for repre-
eentayes to act like statesmen instead OF conducting
themselves peuifoggns lawyers so short-sghed and
preudiced their views that they cannot me
nnoance necessity of any measure in which their con-
suuents arc not Immediately aud directly Interested
In cunnexion with this subject cannot omit men
onine the course pursued by Senator jones' Of Iowa. ia
relation 10 the bill granting additional aid 10 the Collins
,aamers fl. vote saved the amendment and secured the
pa OF the bin through the Senate Had he been less
liberal In his ss Of a. IN hs m ,s s d
This is the spirit which should animate members Of Con.
gress from all sections OF the county. and
West will receive the aid and support of all other sections
represented Congress, in the extension of her railroad
system, and the rapid improvement Of her immense
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