New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-21
THE PUBLIC LAYDs.

The policy OF the new National Administration, as
developed il the Presidents Annual Message Reports
FROM the Heads Of Departments, and other accompa-
uyiIg Documents, appears to be substantially as fol-
lows:
!. reduction and readjustment Of the Tariff in
such mar neT 70 afford increased Protection wherever
practicable to lie grea. Manufacturing Interests (Ircn
Woolers &c) already firmly established and flourish
ing with relentless, exterminating war upon those
(of Linen, S,eel Wines, &c) which are yet in their
iufaucy and 50 liable TO be crushed st a blow;
. Loud protestations Of devotion to the Compromise
Of 1850, with liberal allotment Of Office aad Power
to its deadly iuplacable adTersaries;
8. careful abstinence from any effective nantes
tstion Of sympathy with the down-trOiden Millions Of
lie Old WoIld-or shy other.
I. Unmeasured cOmmendati0n Of that Independent
Treasury system Of Finance which not one of the
twent.six Administration States tails sieOf the Sierra
Nevada can be coaxed shamcd kicked into adopting
though they all smack their lips it aud pronounce
it excellent-for others.
s. Frank, bold and hearty hostility to any apprOPra-
ton Of Public Moneys for tie improvement Of Rivers
a1d Harbors or for any Public Works Of commercial
and general utility.
C. \ more sinister and guarded but not less deter
mined resistance to every practicable attempt to favor
and expedite the construction of the Pacific Railroad.
Z. Enlarged expenditures for the Army the Navy,
for Public Edifoes Water Works &c. in the City of
Wsshir .on for Notifications increased pay to Clerks
in the Departments and increased expenses in almost
all way u. such as conduce to National thrift growth
and prosperity
6 Hostility to the Homestead Bill, AMI to every
intended to secure Land 10 the Landess and
latOrious independence to all who willing to brave
the hardshiIs OF pioneer life
We propose at this time to consider only tie last
OF these deyslopments-that which relates to the Pub
lie Lands:
The Presidents Message afirms that
1T believed that experience has verified the wisdom
ard justice Of The present system with regard to the Pub
lie Domain, in most essential PARTICULAR.
Il points to the fact that over Twenty-Five Millions
Of Acres were slienated by the Federal Government
within tie last fiscal year Of which nearly Seventeen
Millions were snapped up by the States as Swamp
Lands Six Millions deyOurcd by Military Bounty
Warrants; One Million and Half taken By varioas
Railroads. and only little over one Million actually
bought and paid for BY settlers giving the Treasury less
than eight ants per acre for all the lands alienated
during the year. Is not this IAN intolerabe deal OF
sack for the amount of bread realized 1t certain.
ly seems so to us
But tie President exults over the fact that the Fl
raEcial aspect Of tie question is improving because
the second and third quarters of 1888 show large
increase of Receipts from this source. But why this
ircIeascl Simply because the last was short SEES.
s'on wherein Congress found no time to concoc. new
Military Bounty grants to hat h new Railroad Jobs.
Had an average share of this work been done, there
would have been no such improvement. See how it
viii be next year
Bat tie President exuts over the feet that tic Fed
esal Government since is formation. has made "nes
profit of FIny.thrce Millions aud over by landiob
biug. We deny ii. The account has not been fairly
made up. Include the cost Of such Indian Wars as
have been impe,led directly BY what sam Houston
justly characterized as our National propensity for
land stealing, and our Land account will show large
balance en- the wrong side.
But admit the correctness OF the Presidents figures
say we have averaged nearly One Million Dollars per
year-ycs make il Two Millions, ii you will-net p.oht
ty selling our wild lands, which must have lost BY
freely sllonc them in small tracts TO the Actual SET
tiers snd refusing them to all others, sill pre-
pared prove that the Treasury las gained nothing
but ott much by Land jobbing For the settlers have
paid several dollars to spectators for these Lands for
ere received at the Treasury; and this payment ex
sctcd just when they could worst afford to make IT, has
inevitably diminished for years their ability 10 buy aud
consume the imported comforts and luxurss whercoa
Duties are levied. We insist tina. our Revenue from
Customs would soon show an increase far exceeding
the loss Of the Lind Receipts If every poor nan or
vousu' who sees f; 30 do were allowed % settle
urCn ard take 10 limself quaTtersactioa free OF
charge.
Tie President el'scs with this ambiguous ani W.
vorihily iin,id paragraph;
"kogarliRg cur pablo domain q chiefly valuable to
dt hcnts fsT the Industrious ard en.sr~is.u al
rc prepared 10 rCsoanniSud estaa csslSe In tae
sIt srsit. e,Co ty neIt aiols favor 81 fae scfga
s,itg. srd usin OF lie r-ciTn9t1a pdncnla n
certain tyr and crounss whch VIII be
siy developed IN the reports TO bslsil hsfare you.
Tic " Reports thus commended arc plainly those Of
tie Secretary O. the Interior AID tie COMMISSIONS OF
tie Land CGce. to which !or further lsA. on
tie slset They sre OF course dad against The sys-
ten 81 FIRE. Land ~ The Ladies' and in favor Of ae
system az Land grants fer DE eonstracs.0a OF Rail
reads. Secretary MClelsad ssysi
Ia Tie TCrisres and rev Sia.ss uAsrs NAVY - the
lutls lsrss rssaain ios ors psrod sEsali. lAcsil
seull be ulsIs f.r thoe rrcS. hshvars WALSH 10
Csrain sNsrf. he considered L. Il r. ther oh.ric
irr tsoE-h general in tfsr Influence AM -1f ,clcdrg
ui.h hs ..Tssts - IT, Ell S.a,es Ii this Wv w.Ao-.
any Icel7ert - rany TIE Gsrtrai Govsrrn.n. can
gr My ircrease tie vslao q tie puhc ,-1sia Il D..
ltstr ua3e sues 1'rsf.el without h-- ia.lv sspsii
Tie IrIglil j. rs.irg s,tr-sf1 stclls ani stlE-
Acsc lt.sr,c3 q. dsaba re cliiaasy p.i,o Las b,c1
sgid iy xrtrircs. % r. ~; sarfsgy b reason II
Re rgos utts VIII srch Cranis iare frs-.s al
sed uas isd srs lsa waste. have bsea h7cssAs iata
rtretf ard iourl fcay sac tAc s4rv1riilg cagnfry
lss been Fcci ei she nVcrEa has been augmented hv
Re ircrcsssi carsunrisa 81 so- "A asrcA Al ss ssf
a. sis's n rasA de rraveaaess have tosa tAss mas