The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-12

Now it is proposed to pay the debt out OF
the National treasury, but we do not see
that Texas relinquisheS her lands to the
general government 1t strikes us that there
is something radically wrong about this
We trust there is no Galphln-
ism at the bottom of it, but it has strong.
squint that way.
The HOMESTEAD BILL.-The substitute
for the homestead bill which lately passed
the houses of Congress, extends pre-emption
rights to actual settlers who pay for the
lands, at prices from 26 cents to 81 ,23 per
acre 1t provides that States in which land
lies may take the same at the graduated
prices for the purposes of internal improve
ment, when sanctioned by an enactment Of
the legislature. This is far from being the
real homestead bill. but still it will enable
settlers to locate quarter sections of public
land on much easier terms than before.
New SLAVE SrArE.-The Tribune says, a
proposal has been make to the Cherokees,
Choctaws and Creeks, to form new State
out of their territory. The u. S. govern
ment offered to build them handsome state
house, and to bestow other privileges. The
design was evidently to form a new slave
State, as these tribes are known to hold large
numbers Of slaves. The proposal was re-
jected
A Do-NoTHlNG CoNGREss.-The Courier
and Enquirer thus happily hits the character
OF the present Congress: Congress makes
it its business to do nothing. and this bust
ness is already thoroughly disposed Of
What did it do yesterday? Nothing The
day before? Nothing. The day before that
Nothing Last week? Nothing, except
make Nothing of the Know Nothings.-
Week before last? Nothing. Last month ?
Nothing, but buy land of Mexico where
nothing grows. Month before last? Moth
ing, but turn the Missouri Compromise into
Nothing. The month before that? Moth
ing whatever
CANADA.-The Montreal Herald, one Of
the oldest. ablest and most influential papers
in the British Provinces, scouts the idea
that Canada is to be /" regalized in other
words, erected into a vice-royalty, with a
prince of the blood royal to fill the vice
regal throne. The Herald says; " If Cana
da ceases TO be Il colony, she will be a re-
pubic-whether as a member Of the United
States confederation or not, must depend
upon events over which she has no control
California, with all its wealth. has proved
costly possession to the United States
/ The rate at which it consumes the money a
the national treasury may be judged by the
fact that one bill now pending in Congress
contains appropriations to the amount O.
/ S2, ,O63 600; s2950,O0 being for suppressins
Indian hostilities, $263,00 for a custom
house and storehouse, S300,000 for surveys
of the public lands, 100000 for the ex
Ipenses Of the State government in lS49 an(
1850, and $3.50, 900 for a survey of tht
boundary line.
Nearly one-tenth of the whole revenue o
Great Britain is derived from the duty OF
tobacco. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
in introducing his recent report, said " th'
tobacco duty is a wonderful achievement
We raise five millions upon an article, will
rate of duty on something like 1900 pc
cent. and that duty is progressively improv
ing from year to year" This is truly won
derful state Of things. A revenue of fiv
millions of pounds sterling or twenty-five
millions of dollars per annum upon the sin
gle article Of tobacco
Among the novelties advertised tosak
place at Huntsville, Texas, on the 4th, was
foot race between "three boys" the oldes
of whom was born in 1875, the second il
Il7S6 and the yOnnueSt in 1898 The con