Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-06-24
Missouri Land Grants-Ths Wings
Our Delegation.
A Washington CORRESPONDENT of

A Washington correspondent of the Re-
publican, after conceding to Messrs. Hall
and Phelps due credit for their efforts, says:
Whilst | cheerfully accord 10 them their due,
believe that without our Wing representation in
Congress. the bill would not have passed. Their
presence stimulated our Democratic Representa-
tves, and then they (the Whgs) felt the response
bllity resting upon them-that they were expected
TO redeem the pledges that Wing papers and speak
ers in Missouri had made for them, and nobly have
they discharged their duty in this behalf. Their
appeal to the Wings of The old States TO sustain
them. had its effective Wings, who had uniform
" voted against such bills, left their seats to OBJ
lige our Whig delegation. One Wing informed me
that he only voted for the bill to oblige John G.
Miller, and believe many others were influenced
in the same way, but lest this assertion should be
doubted, let us examine the vote. The House Of
Representatives consists of 2S3 members; these are
divided, Counting Free Soil and State Rights men
according TO position on party uuestions,) Wings
90; Democrats 143; Democratic majority So. On
the final passage of the bill the vote was:
YEAS. NAYS.
Whigs.....- ...... .... ...52 Is
Democrats ...... ..5l 60
The analysis of the vote is instructive. II
will be seen that a majority of the Demo
Gratis voted against the grant to Missouri
whilst the Wings went for it by vote Of
very nearly three TO one. We beg in this
connection to append a couple of extracts
from Washington papers, in behalf of our
own member, and Senator Geyer. The first
is from the Republic of the 29th ult., and i.
as follows:
The Senate bill granting the right of way ant
donations of land TO Missouri, TO aid in the con
struction Of railroads in that State, passed thu
! House yesterday, and now only awaits the con
currence of the Senate in regard TO amendment
| that have been introduced.
For this result the citizens of Missouri are large
" indebted to the unrelnittng efforts of the Hon
! JOHN &. MfLLER. member for the third Congress
onal District Of that State. The speech delivered
some time since by the Hon. gentleman was for
chile exposition of the right and duty of the Gov
eminent TO promote the development Of western
resources BY auxiliary grants of land; and the sue
cess of this measure Notwithstanding the recur
Srence of obstacles of no ordinary kind at ever,
stage Of its progress, may, without injustice TO 9th
ers, be in the main attributed to the tact and yea
which he has brought into play in its behalf.
The second Is from the Daily Telegraph
printed at Washington, and says:
We congratulate Senator Geyer and Mr.. j. G
Miller and others of the Missouri delegation on tn
success of the bill granting the right of way an
donations of land in aid of the construction of rail
roads in that State, which is now near its consum
nation. Senator Geyer's able speech on this sub
jet is the theme of general praise; and Mr. Mil
ler's eXertons have been earnest, jealous and emf
nenty effective. His speech was one of the mos
highly instructive and exceedingly able in advo
cacy of the principles involved, to which we eve
listened His constituents will, beyond a doubt
cheerfuly acknowledge the dobt of gratitude the,
owe him.
Mr.. Porter was absent attending sicl
family, but got Mr. OUTLAW, of North Caro-
lima to ''pair off, with him, SO that his vot
was not lost.
Who dare say what the result would hav
been, had not Geyer, Porter and Miller bee
there, and at work?