The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-04-20

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Brown, Smith & Co.. in Philadelphia, is one Of the
stronycs, in the Union The Co." consists Of the
Jones.
PAcIFIc RAlLRoAp.-Wc Publish THIS week the
bill dng for the construction ii two Railroads be
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific. AIthoush long,
we believe it will prove interesting to our readers.
/ MINNESOTA ToRAcco.-Hon. VIM. Moot, one
Of our enerprsins farmers, has left in Of
fee, stock Of tobacco raiscd his farm this
city, which is pronounced by those who should know,
to be ripe and perfect and Of quality equal 10 tina
cultivated in Missouri. The pods containing tobacco
seeds another stock and raised the place,
are large, we'll filled, and perfectly ripe. We have
doub, but that the culture Of Tobacco in this Ter
rtory might he made profitable, IL proper attention
was paid TO the crop;-but also believe that a,
the present Time, almost any other crop would yield
d greater remuneration for the labor performed.
PUBLIC LASps.-Mr. Disney, Of Ohio, from the
Committee Public Lands, has made report to the
>, House OF Repre- sentaives adverse the b making
"a g,aat Of Public Lands to the severa! States and
Territories Of The Union for the benefit Of indgcn,
insane PERSONS" in which he assumes that Congress
granting lands COR purposes similar TO that contained
in the bill He maintains that " if the general gov
ernment possessed the power TO make grants for To-
cal purposes within the States. its action in that
spect would have limitation but such policy
necessity might impose" and that "every local OBJ
ject, for which local provision is now made would
press for support upon the general government, and
would create demands upon it beyond its power to
Il meet" 8" II either lands money, Continues the
report, could be granted for the Indignant, insane,
could they not, and ought they not, to be granted
the freezing and starving poor! Tito one meritoious
: object, why not anothcrl shall the action of
Congress in this regard he extended every useful
public and private purpose within the States! II
not where shall the line b. drawn! If the principle
. be admitted. what shalt limit its appca,onl'
The report, while it opposes the grant for local
purposes, for which provision only be constiiu-
tonally made by local authority, draws clear and
unques,ionabe line between such grants, and those
which intended to add value to the public do
man by the construction Of roads and highways
which will open the mass Of the government domain
to settlement and sale. AS landho!er, tho gov
eminent may egimatcly bear share of the burdens
imposed, to create an Improvement which will enhance
. the value of lis domain and may contribute to that
end yet its aid must be limited within the extent
which does require taxation effect it. j. may
a matter of power right. cont lbute portions Of
the public lands, Improve the value of the remain
d der
u The report then proceeds to show the advantages
which have been derived by the government, ON the
grants Of lands for Schools the grant of saiincs
+" swamp hands, &c, all Of which has resulted in en-
HANGING The value Of the domain, and secured to the
Treasury greater amount OF money in a shorter Pc
l. Rod than could have been realized from the sae Of
the whole tract, If the several grants had not been
l. made.
The public lands are looked upon by the older
l. Safes, ryhtul subject for plumber, and every
y variety of claim is urged upon Congress for grants
Tor purposes cear, local in their character for which
e Congress has authority donate lands that belong
C to The General Government. Government lands
should only he granted for Objects clearly NATIONAL and
= promising naona. compensation Tor the grants
rnadc.
- To show the various pre,ensc. under which the
= public land sought lie Obtained The committee re
" port that they II" have before them exclusive Of
the cases where there Is promise Of compensation
application for gran, OF land to establish an,. sup
. port normal schools each State to educate Young
l. women teachers; grant hand to support deaf
dumb, and unat!c lums in the State OF sconsin;
to gran, lands for the support Of common schools in
the different States grant Land each incorno a.
/, ted college and university IN the United States to
grant land 10 establish juvenile reform schools IN the
principal cities Of the Cnon; to giant, for the pur
pose Of education, the un<od lands in the respective
= States which have been in maj ket for number Of
i years to grant to the old States large portions Of the
public domain; to grant land support Protestant
r. university; grant land support private military
: schoo; grant the site Of For, Atkinson for pnrno.
ses oI education; and one party asks for grant of
. land to enable him 10 carry an iron foundry To
these may b. added the applications TO increase the
list Of soldiers whom bounty land shall he civcn
amounting in the whole to aggregate of something
like three hunded millions of acrcs--eq,r to the
whole amount of public lands which have becn sur
|, veyed since the domain has been acquired"
Our land system, says the report, has been wei and
happily devised; under it, injustice has been done to
none, but all have prospered. Ii has furnished
moderate revenue, without preventing the settlement
and Improvement Of tho domain. New States have
sprung up on it, whose prosperity the admiration
OF the world. Industry has the price of the public
ands within It's reach and the policy which made At
has caused the wilderness only 10 bud and Los<om
but to bring forth fruit. The new States have been
encouraged; the old States have had their interests
secured; the spirit Of government has been obey
ed. and its duties kept within the limits of the law
We very much regre, that want Of space prevents
the Insertion OF the repo, at length, feel salts
fed that it wond be read with deep interest and gen.
eral satisfaction.
ANoTHER EICIrEMENT.-Some fears were en-
tertained f"r d short time, that Hyneman had been
buried IN the rubbish about Philadelphia, bu his ar
. Iiyal 10 the NnIn dis,cled iI,oSo E.u.x Al