Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-03-25

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caafmg largely upon TIL mighty resources
OF his Sc bound isle. o the vast extent of
his rivers, an OF tie great Advantages and
fdcli.ies which they e,joyed for inland nav
igation. The reverend gentleman listened
TO him for a while, as YOU may well sup
pose, with a smile mantlirg his cheek; and
after John Bull had exhau I'd all his euio-
gies upon his own land, the reverend gem
tleman told HIM Of the length Of the Ohio;
he told him Of the length OF the mighty Mis-
sissipp; Of the length of the turbid Missou-
ri and he told him that these were the stems
Of mighty rivers, with branches larger than
all the streams of England. As you may
suppose, the eyes and mouth Of John Bull in
dicated his hesitation to believe the story
which was told by the American gentleman;
and, as the gentleman says, he believed that
he was attempting to quiz him with Mum
chauscn story, and actually cut his acquain-
tance. l know that gentleman from the
East, who look upon the map of the country,
cannot realize what it is-what that valley
possesses-what il contains-until they have
measured it by trips upon our steamboats,
from the city of Pittsburgh to the great city
of new Orleans, q distance Of more than two
thousand miles. Then, sir, let them ascend
that noble river TO the mouth of the Missou-
ri, more than twelve hundred miles: and then
let them, if YOU please, go eight hundred
miles further, to Council Bluffs; and then
let them ascend on and on FOX twelve hum
dred miles further. until they reach the
mouth of the Yellow Stone. Then only can
NJ bc ant pI bn
domain belonging to this Government.
Perhaps, Mr.. Speaker, the conceptions Of
northern gentlemen who have never visited
the West, with regard TO its extent, will be
rendered more distinct by a comparison OF
/ the area Of one State of the number of those
which fill up that great valley. Take, if YOU
please, my own State, Missouri. and COM
nare her area and extent with the six New
England States.
Area of square miles in Missouri, 6T ,3sC
Maine. .......... .....' $4,000
Vermont. ...... ...... ..'... .'..'' 5000
New Hampshire, ...... ...... ...... $500
Massach. its, 80. ...... ...,.. .... 1880
Rhode Island. ...... ...... ....,... l.2UO
Connecticut, ...''' .'...''''' '''''' 4,15O
III. .23(
Excess in Missouri over New England Of 3,l5t
Almost enough lett to make another State
as large as Connection, and more thar
enough for two like Rhode Island.
Well, Nj. $f-t.c., s .. Ia. M! ash
what o! this! / ask gentlemen, who sly
that there is a disposition TO squnndcr the
public lands. 10 joo; ii this fact in conncc
tion with anothcr. Here we have domain
of more than l.4OO.0GO,O0O of acres, o
Al. l.,
OO0,OOO Of acres sold, Ard low much
think you Mr.. Sperkcr, o' all his vas; do
main has been granted 10 he new States TO
works of Internal Improvement: ! ga'he
the facts from the rehcr, ofthc Commiss sion
er OF the Gcncr~. Land Office OF lSi9; an;
, Of this vast amount Of the public domain
owned by tins government Of more tha,
+ 400 100000 Of acres, on'y ll.CGl so
acres have been donated % lie States in tn
Mississippi va cy 'or works Of Internal i'm
provemcnf. And low does The matte
stand between lhose Slayes who have bee
the recipients o. this bounty; Illinois Ia
received 2.146OC0 acres, OHIO l,243, COO
acrur. Indiana SOS S6l acres, Mississippi
, ,049 l20 acre, and Alabama 1900
! acres; the Younger sister, Iowa, has receive
5,O7S acres and Wiscons IN e5t 400 acres
while the other States Of Missouri, Louis
ana, Michigan and Florida, have each II
ceived but soc acres. hope III;
/ Western gentlemen viii no initiate the CX
) ample Of one OF the onorabje members tror
e the State OF Ohio, Nh. S ewort. who ad
, dressed the committee OF this HOnse al a
early period OF The sesslon--a gentiema
(; who represents one of the older sisters {
: the new States-a State which has receive
G more than million of acres, and which h;
S but little of the public domain left in ht
a boundaries; and yet that gentleman appea
S to the House to do justice TO the older State
/, by dividing the land equally among ALL
$ However well this may come from gel
: tleman of the older States, it comes with
d bad grace from the Representative Of a Sta
S which has received more than double Il
$ amount of her younger sisters have receive
= which has received it for the purpose Off
: tornal Improvement, and after these young'
d States have aided her in procuring I.
/ grant. am happy to know that 1t IS II
n the spirit of gentlemen Of the West, and
1t hope it is not the spirit of gentlemen fro
k the east.
l nave spoken, MI npeaNcli sol!le " Il
IS of the vastness of the extent Of the Missi
e; sippi valley. Let me come down to poi
ID in which feel deeper interest, and spe'
Of of the vastncss of the extent OF my oV
20 State, SIS one of the number in that gre
in valley, and of the little that has been do
OF for her by this Government.
l. Look at Missouri; she has been for thir
- wears member of this coniederacy, a
S, during that period has received but 5000
n. acres Of land for works of internal improy
S, ment; and yet what is the amount OF Ia
L. within her limits? More than 100000
is of acres, of which there has been sold OIL
nc about II or 100000 Of acres, lea
he ing 3O,O0O,OO0 of acres unsold within /
k borders. ask you to compare it, gent
n men from New York, with your own Sta