Washington telegraph., 1854-11-29


by law y4nt this may be done. the grant
ed lands ,AlectsJ. and tho public lands along
iho linc1of tile road restored to market, %
that aGual settlers may acquiie them, it is
fccsnmcndcd that the survey Of The road
ge made anYai5ptcd bc confirmed BY @
bet or Joint resolution OF the General w.
scmbly in'time to haze copy Of the st~'
Wy fled III Tile General Land Qlice and
tie proper local land ofices I&<pretire-
lErh fore the Goth day q: next nR~fh- To /
Nfo Nj. prompt action i neceSary. and
<ferelore Recommended. Tf the survey be
adoplel a: an early iay. as recommended,
il u possible that iii The lands graHd 10
cid in building TIM read, may be selected
and the number Of acres included in the
grant be ascer;nincd and reported TO the
General Assembly. before the adjournment
Uf the present session.
we ought 70 loyk well 10 securing the
lands as speedily as possible before the re-
scrration expires. The Executive earnestly
desires the carly construction Of all our rail-
roads.
10 secure and invest part Of the swamp
lands. and i'll such vay Us To have per-
petual swsr,p land fund. yielding dividends
N NJ used and applied 10 the objects fcr
which The lands were donated aud in repair
ine and keeping UP levees, il is recommend
AZ ih1t suitable provisions bc made. for in
vesting ID the way of stock in the Cairo
and Fulion railroad company. fer The bene-
II; XII tlc s~amp land fund, one million Of
acres Of swamp and overicwed lands. This
amonnt Of such land added to that granted
wv Congress 10 aiA HI building ,he Cairo and
Fulton railroad, would afford = basis for
credit. upon which means. il j. believed,
couli hc obtained to Insure tie speedy and
certain construction Of the road For the
purpose az having tho branches Of The Cairo
ana Fulton Railroad from Little Rock, one
to Fort Smith, and the other TO the Missis-
slppi river. constructed without falure-at
an early day-it IL recommenlcd that one
million Of acres Of swamp and overhowed
lands ta appropriated in ihc way Of stock.
500 600, acres III each branch road, for the
benefit Of the swamp land fund Il is also
recommended iLat 1--WE hundred thousand
acres Of such lands Dc appropriated in ta-
king stock in the Mississippi. Ouachi;a and
hed river railroad company fyr Tile benefit
os Tie swamp land fund, 70 that, that impor-
tant railroad mny also b. completed az ear
LIZ as practicable
in making arrangements 70 carry out these
Suggestions. should they meet your approha-
tiou. great care should be taken not ID rem
dcr-the State, uadof any contingency, or in
any manner liable For the purpose Of Sc
curing D permanent and perpetual swamp
land fund from. the dividends Of which.
lavees might. through future time, te kept
III repair ana preserved from destruction. i.
is not too soon to set apart and invest 2500,-
600 acres Mi tho swamp arl ovcrhowcd lands
III We defer 70 doing till they are squandered.
we will then have no fund to keep up the
levces. and what costs the State millions of
dollars. viii vanish, and scarcely an cmbank-
ment Of earth. built at the expense Of this
magnificent grant of lands. will remain to re-
mind those who see il. that there ever had
been such grant, aud that. by our improv-
iLcnca for the future. w hld suffered al The
benefits Of it TO bc lost. BY this policy we
viii save part Of the swamp lands for f1-
tire fund, secure tha lands granted by Con-
gress to aid in building ;he Cairo and Full
ton railroad and branches. and it's believed
without doubt or possibility OF failure, If pro-
perly managed. secure the speedy and cer-
tain construction Of the road and both of its,
branches. tina also cause the completion Of
The Mississippi. Ouaehita. and Red River
railroad, n Nh early day-
These objects crn w accomplished with
cut involving the State in debt. or imposing
any burden upon Ihe people, or violating the
provisions and conditions Of tie act Of Con-
grese, granting tic swamp and overhowed
lands N tile State.
Tie terminus W The branch Of the Cairo
and Fulton railroad from Little Rock 20 the
Mississippi river. must tc fixed by your au-
ihority. before The lands granted can be Sc
ccted On iha; branch Of the road. In desig-
mating thnt Point, / have confidence that your
action viii be wise and patriotic and that it
will prove your devotion TO the interests,
present and future, Of cur oic1 State and its
citizens.
In providing for inc disposition Of the
lands granted by Congress ID aid in building
the road and is branches, Your own pro-
derco Intelligence and lore Of justice will
doubtless canse you to respect and protect
the rights C. the people, the counties, and
the State.
From Tie Governor Of the State of Mis-.
sissippi, the Executive Of this State has re-
ceived and herewith transmits for your con-
sideration ard attention, joint resolutions Of
the Legislature Of Mississippi on the subject
Of railroads. ard approved by the Governor
Of that State on the "a March. 1854. One
of these resolutions requests the State of Ar
kansas ito meet the State Of Mississippi at
Helena with her central trunk line railroad
running east and west.
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