The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-29
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENCE.
Corr espoDdsnc6 Of the Courier and Enquirer
The fret proceeding OF interest In the House after the
resumption of bupinefs will be the presentations by Mr.
Bennett of Neg York, Of his bill for the distribution of
public lands among the States The bill has been slight
y modified siGce its passage through the House by
last Congress- 1t provides for the donation each
Slste, except Texas, Of hundred and fifty thousand
to cede to all the States except Arkansas Missouri
and Illinois, which have already received liberal grants
COO acres In addition and to the States OF Ohio and
Indiana all she public lands remaining within their
hmits All grants in the States to be applied to
the construction OF railroads; but the lands donated to
the older States may be at the discretion Of their Legsa
turef, appropriated to purposes Of education internal
improvements This apparently 'onablc re.tro.
ton as to the use made OF the donated lands y
States is feature insisted upon by the members
those States and designed to prevent the dssensons
which te grant ud occasion If less specific in terms
The plan OF Mr. Bennett in direct opposition those
applications from the States for local and
grants for rAread and other pu poses which are
before It Is calculated that the bi introduced IN the
three Aret weeks Of the session contemplate cssion
and twenty millions Of of public land The
gonism bet~een besc schemes and the equitable division
proposed BY M Bennett IL evi6snt The entire amount
of the grants proposed In his bill So 900 acres II
is the only project by which the cid States which have
paid for the original acquisition OF the lands and pay
more this ther proportion for managing them,
pect to secure any part Of the magnificent public property
which IL about to be distributed.
The statements In the papers that srons charges have
been brought seainst tho official conduct Of Col Grman
Goyernor Of Minnesota, totally nnfounded. have
heard the private aspe,ons upon his character am
satisfied that they Of nature frivolous that they
will receive attention from the President any mem
Der Of the Cabinet.
[Corresr OF the Journal Of Comnercsl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. 1853.
The Senate committee Territories have before them
bill establishing the Nebraska territory, which in
troduceo by Mr. Dodgs Of Iowa. This ID of the most
important questions Of the session. It involves the Pa
c6o Railroad question: and the slavery question, and
number OF other local questions, and questions In refe
renee to our Indian rela,on
The comm itteo have in view the project of eating
three territorial Ia the Nsbraska region
Mr. Johnson the elect but admit, ed In 70
Of that pan Tho three territories contem plated
follows:-
The Cherokee Territory the Kansas Territory the Ne
brAsha Territory.
These territores established will soon become States
powerful States free States The State o. Cherokee
the State of Kansas and the State OF Nebraska were to
my kr ovledge produced, and christened Christmas
day. There Is an old legend, reproduced Ia the Iegen
TO day. to the effect that child born Christmas
day, when Christmas happens to fall Sunday will be-
come lord The territories sonceived such day are
certainly destined to beco sovereign sates-pefhaps
EN- pire States
The committee have however, very delicste duty to
perform in regard to tho terms which the terroes
are in To revive the old Missouri controversy
not desirable. How to avoid It ID the queation The
mi,ee think that they can get 1t by placing the
territories precisely the basis with the terrific
ries OF New Mexico Uah-that H. neither excladn
admitting slavery. Climate and nature, and the No
cessar pursuits Of the people who to osoupy tho
iitories will settle the qusstioa-and thess Wi sdsotu
ally exclude slAvsfy.