The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-16

Delivered Ia he Senate, April Ia, 1852.
The Senate having under consideration the bill Is p
to grant 70 the State OF Ohio the unsod and unappfopf
ated public lands remaining in that State
MIR. CHASE said The bill now under consideration,
Mr. President is OF considerable Importance TO the
people OF Ohio. II grants TO the State the aasod residue
Of the public lands within her limits. except that portion
lying within the Virginia military district which cannot
be coded without the consent OF Virginia. The quanuty
Of land granted Is not large but II is larse enough 10
make the grant desirable 10 the State Nor is the land oil
much value but il is Of much greater value to the State
than TO the general government The principal object OF
the is to terminate federal ownership within the
limits OF the State; and think the time has arrived when
all will agree that far Ohio is concerned, the pro-
prieorshp OF the general government should come TO an
end
ask the attention OF senators 10 brief statement OF
facts, which will exhibit clearly the merits OF the bill
The quantity OF land unsold in Ohio, on the 3oth OF
September last. was only 26.070 acres The quantity
sold by the general government in Ohio up to that time,
had been 1866 900 acres Besides these large sales.
there had been granted TO the States OF Connecticut and
Virginia inducements to the cessons made by them TO
the United States 1876 100 acres and to companies and
Individuals mostly in large tracts and for resale, 1885,
564 acres; and to satisfy claims for military purposes,
i,56l997 acres, The aggregate quantity OF lands Tor
which the people OF Ohio have had have yet to pay
the government or its grantees is therefore, o4e Asa
There have been reserved for Indians and sanes
SAT acres There remain as have stated only 2607o
contributed by the United States. the propre
tor OF this immense domain, to its improvement and
preparation for sale; is only acres This IN
cludes all the grants Tor schools colleges religious pur-
poses, and internal Improvements.
The amount OF money paid BY the people OF Ohio--he
individual citizens OF Ohio-into the treasury OF the
the soil is $40 ,S5369i The paid TO the grantees
of the government for lands granted to States, com.
panes and individuals not included in the ordinary sales
estimating these lands at the minimum only, amount to
3036.96s The vast aggregate swels TO 49,, $50 66I
Make every deduction from this which any fair con-
sderaon can suggest exclude the value o. the grants 10
ind; L. N lain Glove vmun
and the Ohio Company, and the grants for military ser
vcesand still the amount paid by the people OF Ohio to
this government and ts grantees for the soil on which
they live, and from which they draw, by honest toll, the
means OF life, will greatly exceed $50 100000.
The history of the world does not afford another in
stance Of the original ownership of wild lands being &C
CURED by the Inhabitants OF any State or country al such
price.
will state somewhat particularly the grants
made to Ohio Tor education, internal improvements and
other purposes, and compare their amount with similar
grants made 10 other States.
The grants made to Ohio these
improvements ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 243,oo
For swamp lands OSaD
In 227ds3s g
The Senate will observe that have included every
grant OF every kind made to the State. The sections
sixteen, for the Of schoolsall the canal ands-a
the swamp lands-are included and the total is nearly
100000 less than the single grant TO the State oil
Illinois, aid OF her Central railroad, at the first session
Of the last Congress.
But invite attention the grants made to other States
little more in detail
There been granted the State Of Indiana
For schools colleges, 673oI
For internal improvements l,6O9,e6l
swamp land. ssIssa
Making aggregate of................. 3,so7,4eo
The grants Indiana exceedhe grants Ohio by nearly
l,00O, 900 of acres.
There have been granted to Illinois
For 70, sea1o eS ass
For public buildings ao
For swamp lands St34l2 "
For Central railroad. 21"ooo
The quantity granted TO the Central railroad is not pre-
cisely ascer,aned II is down in the official tables
224o 400 acres but these figures certainly much be-
low the real quantity In the debate on the Iowa land
BILL senators who sustained the Illinois grant stated the
quantity TO be from 2,5ooooo to 2,7ooooo; and have
reason TO believe the largest quantity outside the
truth. II appears then, that the grants to Illinois exceed
the grants to Ohio by more than 100000 acres.
There have been granted TO Missouri
For internal Improvements 100000
fof swamp i9iysf
Making aggregate ol.....".............. 32a4,s6
The grants Missouri fall short OF the grants to iii.
nos by 275oooo but exceed the grants Ohio by
nearly 100000 OF acres.
There have been granted TO Iowa
For internal Improvements eesos
For public buildings. $3.50
Mones 100000
The grants 10 Iowa. the youngest OF the land States,
exceed the grants TO Ohio, the Oldest except Tennessee
nearly 100000 acres, while they fall short OF the grants
to Illinois by 2.250,ooo
will not extend this comparison. ! will merely add,
that Alabama alone OF all the land States has not re.
ceved grants largely exceeding the quantity granted 10
Ohio that Alabama has received nearly as much, and
that there remains in that State i542e 500 acres unds-