The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-26
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which will give fair play to all parts of
this territory of ours. Let the Terrific
ries stand on the same footing with the
States; and when they do that we will
have justice done 10 all the States and
Territories, and not before. hope, then,
that We shall not set the bad example of
partial legislation, by taking up one or
two bills like the present, and appropria-
ting unlimited sums of money, and that,
too, through an act of courtesy. The
gentleman from Minnesota lMr. Sibley1
is entitled to all we can give him as a
Delegate--he deserves it-but the Ter
ritorics should not receive such utpro-
priations before the adoption of general
system which would do justice to all of
the States. Unless the old States put
stop to this system Of voting to the West
ern country all the money they want, we
shall have no harbors improved, no tariff,
and no Notifications on our sea-coast. Ii
we take up these things by p;ece-meal,
this new State and that new State will
get their railroads, Gas some of them have
already got them, and the interests of the
old States will be entirely overlooked and
neglected. Such is the operation of the
present system, if it can be called sys-
tenn. The present mode Of legislating up
on this subject is partial and unjust in its
character. hope it will be abandoned,
and that we will wait until we get some
fair and general plan, which will do JUS
tice to all the States. Then will cheer
fully vote to give the Delegates of Terri
tories all they want. am willing to give
them everything reasonable, and every
thing in The way of internal improvement,
and in other matters, which they ought to
have but until we have justice done to
the old States, trust that the House will
pause in their career; that it will not pur-
sue policy that gives to one portion Of
the country lavish appropriations for in
ternal improvements: and denies it to the
others.
Mr.. Sibley. am not about to detain
the House with any remarks at this stage
OF the proceedings, as 10 the abstract right
Of Congress to make appropriations of
money for constructing roads in Terrific
ries. l take it for granted that every
gentleman here is we'll aware that such
has been the practice which obtained at
the beginning of the Government, and
has been continued from that time down
TO the present. l beg leave to state to
the gentleman from North Carolina,
Mr.. Stanly, that the Territory Of Min
nesota has never received one acre of
land, except what was given her for ed
ucational purposes. She has never ask
ed for anything which is unreasonable;
and the amount of money which is ex-
pended there has been limited indeed
We have no lighthouses. We have
never asked for the improvement OF riv-
ers but all that we have asked of Con-
gress is, that you will give US small
amount of money to enable us to build
road, by which we may be enabled 10 pass
from one part Of the Territory to another.
With this statement, and knowing that
the House will not, under any circumstan-
ces, conlound the system of internal i'm
provements in the States with these
small Territorial appropriations, l move
the previous question On the passage of
the bill.
The previous question was seconded,
and the main question ordered to be put.
The question was then taken upon the
passage Of the bill, and there were-ayes
S5, nays 93.