Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-12-15

ia IL ehoriltS notes The Deq4Ftment has 4
hNsa eanp-sei iQ pas. for NAL service reqalr-
ea 81 RalroA Companies. ss,.ra tsns t.z..,
Thsrxhibis. 81 Ihs POst,Nasler General Of
the iae0me aai exDenlitnreSoflh lhemai steam
ers wil! be fouad p.culary ,iHsSreslihg and OF
the charsslsT 10 demsnd the inmediate action
of Conrress. 80 faa HrltH ei b. a Nt #.- A
NusSetoas ami flterAns frauds uPon .%o
Pcpsioa Bdrsau have been brought 70 light 1
vi stsn helass year. 'aal IN some instances
mested paai> i>haf.ns inflicted; but unforiuna,e-i
lr -o.Neit eaiity par,ieS have escaped. not
taroazis the wan OF satisisat evidence 70 war
rsal eJavie,ioae bIl n. .eaasvqaenss OF che pro,
visioaso ilmiNion 10 he existing laws From
the. aNilce Of lhsss claims. lhe reno'ensss Of
lhs. .r5aaAls Q pass uP9p Asm, aud INC mode
ia rhs.h,ihe p9nsG isoi necessity hfEshed.
he ten2.sGl1s 10 rrina have hsen greatly
.,,alhsl 'by The o5Yols hil;ulnes OF dstee-
'i.gr. fpe dslysls f lhe las upon iqs SUP
l~ssnrss9a?aW ami 90 '2ill % inc sl9s o.
jlsges, t5t yQpy early aeIyl rS'a9Fe% " 4 -
m1st tes.raale. staI
Jlaray .Aq pg> -dseal year, ,@qqt millions
ci h.h1adgelas aincleqn tAoafsnI tour nun
dlyil ,.n.i elayea Pcfes oil.a Pa'lh; lHnd have
be,n sgrTycl.r.ai zen yI.hoas,, thr'e nun,
dr.I, aolf.E.y .aras .bals1aI ei5h' Hpaarsa
a4rl Ijla.ya. brcuga g.o mprkei Ntalh
iyl saa,,periaI tas sa,ls by pu6he purchasers
aa4 -prra.e entry aa.ola,ed 70 ohr nilllon
e,R5v .ir,s lhoas,pds !onr huadred and nlne-
a. aces; i9eaieA uadcr Military Bg'n,y Land
Warr.als, SIX miIions one hun,lred aud 'or'y
txo ih3asaal. .hrss hupired ani Sky aeresi
los4t .aatyr o-her eeriGesles, nine lhon7aNa
fDar hdndrtd and scventyrseyen acres csdrl 70
tue Sla.es, As kRamp lands. sixteen millions SIX
handrsd aaI ei ghiv -four thousand. TWO hun
drsd aud f.ty ;hree acres: seioclCd ios rHlll oal
and o.hsr objects nader acts OF Congress, l.
42J7. $50 acres. TOTAL amount OF ani diEp9s
ed Of within the fScal yeAr 25,346.9s2 acres
whish is an increase IN quantity sold aud loc"
ted with land warrants aud grants oil zl'z9L
8I8 acres over the fiscal year immediate Pre-
ceding -..-...... ......
The qaantiiy Of land sold during the sec
onA and third quarters OF 1854, was 334,4
acres. The amount received therefore wa
635, ,673 dollars. The qutnlily sold the secon
Mad thrd qu,rters Of the year 1853. was !,
61g ai9 acres: an the amour; recived there
for ka26 e76 dollars. The whole number Q
land warrtnLs under existing laws prior to u
IdofD clmbcr last, was 1885, ,o42 acres,
which there was ou1 landing At that date opo
OI7; The quantity Of land required to saIls
these outstanding warrants is 4,780, ~
Warrant, have been issued TO the SOlh Of sc
tember last under tho Act Of February S7t
Isl1. calling for 1876 ESQ acres. Und
acts 81 SD lembor i8th, 1869, and 1851 a
March fsl. 1859, calling fol 1880 $50 acre
making total of 1880 GAO acres,
,tsisbglhtSd tIal experience has ra'ihedi !,
WISDOM 0, tGt present system IN regard 20 |
,ubGe DOMAIN Ia its most essential parucuIa
You Win perGene .by ht report Of th@ Secrr
ry Of the Interior Lbag The opInious Which la
Of on b ca ex ressed ID rela ION to'the oP rM
,f the land s,stcm not being source OF re
nu. 60 lie Federal treasury were erroneous
The neL profits irum The saio OF the public Ia
To Juoe both 1853, amounted 10 The sum
A3,299, 475 doilals. ..,a., ..
recommend The extension OF Iie land 6
ten, over the territorlies Of Eutaw aud n
Mtxco with such modl6callols as their pecl
srllirs may require. Agardng our pull
domain a. chiefly valuable 10 provide hon
IA. lhe industrious aud cnierpnsing, |
moi prepared to recommend any ESSENTIAL cha
in tbe land system except by the moi6cat
in favor Of the actual settler and an exlens
OF The pre-emplon ia certain case ior reASC
AMI on grounds which viii be fully develop
in the reports 70 be laid before your Congr,
representing the propntors OF the territorial
main aud charged especially with the pov
10 dispose Of lerrtory belonging to the Unit
States it has lor long cour'e OF yeas beg
ming wlth.lhe administration OF Mr. Jelteri
exercised the power 70 conSirAct roads will
thelertitorie,; ard there are so many o5Vo
di.tioctons between this exercise OF power
hal of makins roads within tbe States that
former liss never beeu considered as apply
tdthe lAtter; and such may now be conSlde
theseltled construction OF the powers OF
Fa1aud Go,tynucnt upon the subject
t'NgxMerous 8bpNcpti0hs lave been and
d6aP NiIl toutihuc 70 be made grants Of Ia
tdaaM az focal6clioh Of rail ways Il Is not
fsk9l d be &it,p Tie intent and meaning
ihl, thsdta,3h tts. tie power TO dispose
af,pubGc G3majh should DO used o.her,
AaN must bctxp5ctca ffdm prudent proE
lUrt 'thetr,6ie srants Of land to aid in the
s.,ue.l5u IN tUnJs should be restricted in CT
yVlcsilv oul.l d for the interest Of prol
ia obdtr l,kC circumstance 10 eontribut,
ohEcohstruc.lah oithe work For the pr
eaop,tsdoR Of such grants thus farip sd
ems The inlctest o. the Stale in which The '
SRI located and 1t the same time the cubs
GAlinteresl 6l aii The States by enhancing
value and proidodds the rapid sale Of the
lie doman lreier you to The report Of the
rotary Of The lhterior -aa
a.. A careful examination will show that
experience is the result OF just dscrimini
and will be Ear from aGofdlng eueouragel
TO a reckless or indtAcrimlnSle e1lenloR 0
wnrincipIes a
commend to your favorable consider
The men OF genius OF our country who by
inventions III science aud All have csntrit
largely TO the Improvements OF the age, wi
in many instances securing for themselves
thing like an adequate reward. For !
interesting details upon this subject refe