Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-04
Donations of Public Lands To-
46.72a.asI 45.167,a25

Individuals and Cofa, 6O,96I 1853
Military Services, 20167763 5,7l6,974
46723,3sI 45,167,325
Here are elk new slave States, and ak new
free States, the former having received in
round numbers forty five million acres Of pub
lie lands, the latter, forty six millions-and
yet tho Wing would have us believe that the
superior prosperity and enterprise Of these free
States are to be accounted for on the assump-
ton that the Federal Government has made
them large grants of public lands, while their
sister slave States have received none!
In CHS connection, it would be instructive to
compare these two classes Of States, rs it re-
CARDS commerce, agriculture, manufactures,
education, go, but We have time now to at
tend to hut one item--that Of railroads Ac-
cording to the Census Of 1850, the miles of
railroad completed and in progress in those
States werc as follows
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Mis-
Iowa Michigan, Wis sissippi, Louisiana, Ar
consn. kansas, Florida
2.9l3 1885 ALI 2,318
There il no avoiding the force OF such stats
tics. The explanation Of the differences in the
relative wealth, commerce, prosperity, and
population, Of these two classes OF States, is
furnished in the contcmptuous title prefxed by
the Whig to its remarks" Slave and Hireling
Stateso The People Of the Free States hire
their Labor-those Of the Slave States coerce
theirs. Labor among the former is free, ofcoursc,
intelligent, energetic versatile, hopeful; among
the latter, enslaved Of course unintelligent,
without energy, without versatility, without
hope
IL we would avail ourselves Of the forces of
| Nature, we must obey the laws Of Nature
Men can be used to most purpose, both as re-
CARDS their own interests, and the interests Of
others by treating them as men, not as brutcs
THE ISLAND OF CUBA.-Dr. Hughes, the
Roman Catholic Archbishop Of New York,
having been misrepresented, as he asserts, with
regard to his expressed opinions Of the people
and affairs Of Cuba, makes a publication, in
which he says:
al was in Cuba rs an invalid, by the advice
of INV physician in New York But whilst
there saw no signs of degradation or
aimbecilityD in the "Crcolc population On
the contrary, found them quito on par with
corresponding classes Of society in our own
and other countries through which have had
| occasion TO travel Neither did witness any
evidences of "incapacity" in those who ad-
minister the Government Of the Island. On
the contrary, I found them we'll educated, kind
and accomplished gentlcmen--highly qualified
to discharge their respective duties with honor
and ability"
liz Cuba il indeed to be annexed TO our Re-
public, we should oil rejoice that such are its
inhabitants and rulers
LAND REToRn.-Gerrit Smith, in recent
letter to Frederick Douglass Paper, sets forth
his reasons for voting against the Homestead
bill He writes =
.If my fellow land-reformcrs, with whom
have 30 long toiled for the success Of our land
reform doctrines, shall be aggricvcd by my
vote shall be sorry. Nevertheless, can never
regret INV vote. I was man before | wns a
land-reformsr. And for the sake Of no gains,
however great or however many can | con-
sent 10 ignore the claims, and even the fact it
self OF common manhood But the advan-
tares wl1Dh are sought at tho expense Of tram
ping on human rights are not gains. Such
gains nre losses even to those who get them.
The Homestead bill would have been purs
chased at too dsar rate, had II prescribed
only ono negro, or only one Indian. The curse
Of God is upon the bill, or there is no God.
There il no God il we have liberty to insult
any portion OF his children"
G5- The people Of Richmond are IN rap
lures with Jullicn's Concerts. Julien will
give Concerts in this city next week
The cashier Of one Of the Canada railroads