Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-17

1o a amounted to thp eun, f Hftr thraa million
two hundred and eiyhtv-ninn tbousa.d four bnn
Jrc1 an5 five iollars
( 7 recommend the exfcrsion of the land srstam
over the Territories If Irtab and New Mrxco win
sucb notifications as their neculiarities NAV re-
ouire
Rorardinr orr nnbfc domain as chiefly valuable
to nroyida homes for the industrious and enter
prisinr am not nrenared 10 recommend any es
sent;aI b,n,ra in The land evston excant nv NOD
tfcations in favor of the actual settler and an ex
tension Of the pre emnton principle in certain ca
ses. for reasons, and on grounds, which will be
fully developed in the reports to be laid before
you,
CONGRESS. representing the proprietors of The
territorial domain. and charged especially with
mower to disDose of territory beIonono 70 the Uni
ted States, has, for lone course Of Years beoin-
ning with the administration of MI Jefferson. ex
ercised the power to construct roads within the
territories and there are so many and obvious dis
tinctions between this exercise of power and that
Of making roads within the States, that the former
has never been considered subject 70 sucb obiec
tons as apply to the latter, and such NAV now be
considered the settled construction of the mower
the federal Government unon the spb;oct
Numerous ann};cations nave becn and No doubt
will cont;nus ~ bo MI far Grants If Ina al
oft bo co,s4r,ct;on Of r,fryaEs Ttisnot boI;arad
ia ho ritn tha infont and n,aanin,, Of tbo
t;o, tLottbn ,,,vo. ~ disr,,sn nfo tlo NIL a.
n,a;, sbo,,1J ha ,,sod othorrisn han ,,;frht ~ ~
,octoJ fror, . r,r1ent ,,ronrioto. and tLeraflro
hi crants IF land to aid in rho co,str,,ot;l,r Of
rl 9Lo,,ll b ,str;otod r. casos IL, :. ,,lI
ho +ba ;ntnrast Of nronr;ator nm ler lla H.
o,s4.nooe tl,,s. n confrib,tn n tbo oo,er,,ot;,
tLoso works For tbn nract;caI onorat;on If s,,ch
Grants inns far in adv,ncna tbe interests If tho
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win oe 'u HonI "nolu'n9 oHoo"' d ,e"' 20 d Iech
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any u'Io' - ;es'.oo "'lu "''' n"H'
are ,y;rbont in many instances secnrin,r for tIe,
solves anvtbinr like an ADEQUATE reward For ma
nv interesting details upon this subject refer ION
to the appropriate reports. and especially URGE up
on Won tbecial attention the apparentIv sIirbt bnt
really important. notifications of existing laws
therein SUGGESTED.
The liberal spirit which has so Iono marked the
action of Congress in relation to the District of
Columbuia. will | have no doubt, continue to be
manifested
The erection of an ASYLUM for the insane of the
District of Columbia. and Of the army, and pavv
of the United States. has b5en somewhat retarded
by the GREAT demand for materials and labor din
ina the mast summer bnt full nrpnaration fo. the
,.ctr+ion Of oaficnts before the return Of another
winter is aniiciDated and tbere Is the best raa
son tn believe. from the plan and contemplated
ARRANGEMENTS which have been devised viii M
Iare,e experience furnished within lhelast fey. wars
in relation to the nature and treatment of the dis
ease, that it will prove an asylum indeed to this
most helpless and afflicted class of sufferers, and
stand as . noble monument of wisdom and mercy.
Under the acts of Congress of August 81. 1852,
and Of March g. 1853, designed to secure for the
cities of Washington and Georgetown an album
dant supply Of good and wholesome water it be-
came my duty to examine the report and plans of
the cnyineer who had charge of the surveys under
the act first FAMED. The best, if not the only
pIan. calculated to scC"re permanently the object
int was tbatyybich cortr,ri.tcs takino the va
rsr from, the Great Falls Of tive pot,n,ac and CON,
sroupnlIv. | cave toit NV annrovaI
For the nr0rross and nrosbnt condition of +l;
in7nortant work and for its demands 50 fan, - on,
|Drdnriaiions are concerned refer Won to tho r
mort of the Secretary If W.
The present iudiciai system Of the Trnitod Catos
has now been in onnraiion for ca Ionr, - i'm, nd
has in its General theory and so,,,,o6 If -. I.,I
bncoma So familiar 70 the country and ocon;roJ ~.
entirely fhc npbIjo confidence that # nddifed -
a,r ,s.,,a,t Il should ,I1- bo - tI, ,,;,1 -
which nav, alor. i - tI, ;,r,asI l4
|Iati,,, md 1a,..i brs;,,ss -, tI,a Tri+I -, ~
IN his reIal;G, tLa ar.rori1',;,, 81 ~,
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