The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1853-12-17
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has been inflicted. ba. unfortunately, IN
others, guilty parties has escaped, not
through the want OF sufhcieE. evidence
to warrant conviction, but in consequence
of the provisions Of limitation in the ex-
listing laws, from the nature Of the claims,
the remoteness oil the tribunals TO pass
upon them, and the mode in which the
proof is of necessity furnished, tempta-
tons to crime have been greatly stlmu-
lated, by the obvious difficulties OF deteo-
tion. The defects in the law upon this
subject are SO apparent and so fatal 10 the
ends OF Justice, that your early action re-
lating TO this is most desirable.
Daring the last fiscal year, 9,Sl9,4ll
acres of the public lands have been sur
veved, and 1908 ,S9l acres brought into
market. Within the same period, the
sales BY pubic purchasers and private en-
try amounted t. | ,0S3, 400 acres, located
under military bounty land warrants,
6,l4s 800 acres, located under other GER
tifcates, g, APP acres ceded to the states
as swamp lands, l6,6Si,2J acres; Sc.
lectad for railroads and other objects,
under acts 81 Congress, Az, 40 acres.
Total amount Of lands disposed OF with
in the fiscal wear 25,3i6 1872 acres,
winch is an increase In the quantity sold
and located under land warrants and
grants Of -, 23l SIS acres over the fiscal
year Immediately preceding. The guam
tity Of land sold during the second AMI
third quarters Of 1852, was 334, 45l
acres. The amour. received therefor
was S623,6S7. The quantity sold the
second and third quarters sof the year
1853 was l,699,9l9 acres, and the a.
mount received therefor was 3 ,226 $40.
The whole number of land warrants is
sued under existing laws prior to the Goth
OF September last was 266, 042, OF which
there were outstanding at that date Co.
9i7, The amount of land required to
satisfy the outstanding warrants is AVS,
100 acres. Warrants have been issued
to the Both Sept. last under act OF the 18th
February, ISIS, calling Tor 1859 ,2S0
acres: under acts of Sept. Is, 1860 and
March D, 1852, calling for 2,505, 800
acres, making total Of l5,3si,9l0
acres.
Ii is believed that experience has mod
flied the wisdom and justice of the pres
en' system with regard TO the public do
main In the most essential particulars.
You will perceive from the report OF the
Secretary OF the Interior, that opinions
which have often been expressed in rela-
tioa TO the operation OF the Land SYSTEM,
as not being n source OF revenue to the
Federal Treasury, were erroneous
The net profits from the sale OF the Pub
lie Lands to June 30, 1853, amount to
the sum OF s4S ,2S9, i65,
1 recommend the extension of the
Land system over the territories OF Utah
and New Mexico, with such nodifica-
tons as their peculiarities may require.
Regarding our public domain as chiefly
valuable To provide homes for the indus
trlous and enterprising. | am not pre-
pared to recommend any essential change
II the Land System, except by modii-
cation IN favor Of the actual settler, and
an extentioa OF the presumption principle
In certain cases for reasons on grounds
which will be fully developed III the re-
ports laid before Congress, representing
the proprietors OF the territorial domain.
and charged with power to dispose Of ter
r!tofy belonging to tine United States, it
has, Tor a long course of years. begin
ming with the Administration of Mr.. jef-
ierson, exercised the power to construct
roads within the Territories, and there
are 50 many and obvious distinctions be-
tween this exercise OF power and tia.
of making roads within the States that
the former has never been considered
subject 10 such objections as apply TO the
latter, and, such may now be considered
the settled construction OF the Fedora
upon the subject. Numer-
Gus applications have been and no doubt,
wall continue 10 be made in aid Of the
Of highways. Il is not be-
lieved TO be within the meaning and IN
tent ol the Constitution, that the dispo.
sition Of public domain should b. other
wise, than must be expected from a pru-
lptN PEOpFietsi, anu tIfit4DTt ltlP TfaNfS
u land TO aid in the construction Of roads
should be- restricted to cases where it
would be for the interest OF the pfoplie-
.ors under like circumstances than to
% the construction Of the work.
For tae practical operation oil such grants
thus far IN Advancing the interests OF
tae State in lich the works are located,
and at the same time the substantial III
terests OF other States lu enhancing the
value and promoting tine rapid sale OF
the public domain, refer yoa to the re-
port OF the Secretary Of the Interior.
A careful examination, however, will
show that this results from wise dis
and will be far from afford
ing encouragement to a reckless or in
discriminate extension oil the principle
| recommend to your consideration the
men 81 genus 81 our country who, by
their inventions and discoveries III sell
-nce, nave contributed largely 10 the age,
without, in many instances securing lof
hemse.ecs anything Ike an adequate re-