The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-06-10
FRUITS OF JACKsoNIsM.

There are those living who followed Gen
, eral Jackson through all his crusades agains
the distribution OF public lands to whom tn,
following extracts from the Washington cor
respondence Of the Baltimore Sun may bt
particularly interesting, and we therefore com
mend them to their serious consideration as
worthy of their deliberate reflection:
"The great Central Illinois Railroad Com
pany appear to be in full tide of practical sue.
cess. The grant Of public land transferred
to them will build the road for the whole dis.
tance of 7l0 miles, and the stockholders will
own the road without paying a cent for theil
stock. 1t is donation TO them from the Gov
eminent Of seventeen millions of dollars
the estimated cost of the road-for their per.
sonal benefit. The land is already estimated
to be worth that sum, and the loans for car
rying on the work are based upon the value
OF those lands at that rate. Loans to the a.
mount of some seven or eight millions have
already been effected, and new loan of three
millions has now been called for, and will be
readily filled. @ al. NJ. n... ........
/ "The stockholders of the Southwestern
branch of the Missouri and Pacific Railroad
Company will never be obliged to pay one
dollar for that road Of $40 miles in length
The lands granted to the State by the Govern.
ment durning the late session were transfer
red by the State to the company, and they
will sell for enough to build the road. a loan
will be soon proposed for the purpose of CON-
pleting this road, and it will be based in a
! great measure on the value of the bonds. All
the western railroads. will undoubtedly give
dividends of ten per cent. on their cost, and
besides, are made at the expense of the pub
lie treasury, p-.a .-7.f..i .r -lr-. .',
1t was objected to the land distribution
system by Gen. Jackson and his partians that
it would corrupt the States, and therefore
they arrested it. Now the lands are made by
Democratic Congress, which boasts its de-
votion to,Jicksonism, the fruitful source of
profit to the railroad stockholders and land
spectators, while the old States, to whom
the territory originally belonged, are entirely
cut off from all participation in the proceeds
Of their sales.
The truth of history is therefore, but develop
ing and fulfilling the prophecies Of the il
lustrious Clay and his distinguished COM
patriots, who advocated the distribution a.
mong all the States while yet the old States
had the power to control the matter. Their
counsels were disreg gsrded, the system was
| repudiated, and we are now gathering the
fruits ofJacksonism.-Augusta (Ga) Chronicle.
These developments cannot fail to remind
the people of the Union of the efforts once
made to have the proceeds of the public lands
distributed among the States for the purpose
of public improvements and education. De-
magogues and spectators combined to defea:
this plan. Now we see the nse that is made
of the national domain. A few interested
| spectators 60 to Washington, and, by means
best known to themselves, they procure the
passage of bill granting to their company
every alternate section through some fine
territory to build road. They borrow the
money to make the road, on the pledge of the
lands, and they will sell for enough to pay all
| debts. The road is then left to half dozen
stockholders, without having coast them a
! cent, and they thus find themselves possessed
OF property worth many millions of dollars.
Look at the great central Illinois road Was
there ever such speculation in the United
! States! These things have just commenced.
\ similar projects will be urged, and other
charters equally favorable will be granted.
So go the public lands. What benefit do
Ohio and the old States receive from them!
i Why should not they realize at least a part
Of this enormous gain? Why should policy
by pursued that will pour these millions into
the Golfers Of few interested and favored
individuals, to the exclusion of the rest o.
mankind! Why should not this wealth ac-
crue to the States, and thus indirectly to the
people of the States! Can any one answer
these questions! Is it good policy to create
by law, a few milonaires, and leave the
masses TO take care of themselves! Is thi.
. the idea OF Democracy! Is this the feast to
which the people are invited! Is this the
end of their labors irA opposition to the ol.
| Wing idea of distribu,ion!
1t is well enough for our people to think o
these things, and to keep ar eye upon the
acts of our Congressman who are SO keen t.
extend the new system Of distribution to
teio instead of the many.-O. s. journal.
: Judge ELINN was right, after all, in hi
course in dischargng the gambler, SMITH
] The question was one of jurisdiction. lf the
Police Court had right to try and punisl
t SMITH, then FINN had no right to issue
, writ of hebeas corpus. But If that Court hat
r no jurisdiction, its proceedings gswere null ant
void, and habeas corpus was the proper re
NEEDY The gambling law requires the per
son arrested to be indicted, sc. This wa
t not done. The Police Court does not wal
for grand juries. 1t had no jurisdiction, ant
: its proceedings were void. We make ,h'
y correction because we copied some expires
/, sions against FLIss-from the Cincinnati pa
h pers. Whatever other matters he may b.
g guilty of, ne was right in sthis case.--O. s
y Journal. H... ..I
, IMPoRTANT TEMPERANCE MovE.-The In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, in Penn