Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-12
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The Inteiltgsneer thus briefly and very cor
reedy describes Mr.. Cobb's Land Donation
bill, which has become alaw:
"This act Axes the price of the public lands
hereafter according to the following scale.
"Land which has been In market ten years or
upwards, enc dollar per acre If in market
fifteen years or upwards, seventy. ave cents; if
Ia marie, twenty years or upwards, fifty cents
per acre if in market twenty-five years OF
upwards, twenty-five cents per acre; if In
market thirty years or more, twelve and a
half cents per acre. - -.aF
Under this set, railroad gra ants and mineral
lasds are not TO be entered, and not more than
three hundred and twenty acres can be acquired
BY any one person. The prices fixed above
are similar to those in Mr. Hunters substitute
for the Homestead BILL" - H.. z-.,
The rame psper, discussing in another arti.
Gle me future MAE assnent Of the public lands,
says:
"Thers seems to have been singular impa.
Eonce OF late years among some Of the politi-
risns Of tae country to get rid of the public
1spds, and to remove the subject from the
halls If Congress" Why this is 20 It must
&c diAoat for plain mind to comprehend.
When the lands were cedsd by the States
Originally owning them, it was fof the pu epose
or co1stit aling them - common fund" for the
benefit Of al The Ststss."
Tao Democratic party at Baltimore in 1852
made dis.inot deoi aration against any scheme
Of distribution, insisting that the proceeds of
tie public land. were to De sssaor sdly applied
10 the purposes specified in tia Constitution"
and yet We ind Democratic msjority in the
Congress OF 1853, isboring for months upon
Pfeirof (Which fsYtuos:ely failed II become
law 20 etDs the tand auay TO: any body
citisen CT stranger, who would 60 and settle
Upon them -. 49,.
"A vast zeal has been written and spoken
against lard ~onoroitss, and the excuse for
n.akins 9ona:ions Sss that SPECTATORS and
DcnoPO'ists would get possessio On Of the greater
part vt the pupiio domain. Hence the Home
sfscd bill &C the House 10 give the lands 10
actusl settlers
Mr.. Hunters substitute, which passed the
Senate, but tailed In the House, has been
ciaimei b. nust Of the Democratic presses as
being measure Of oonsumats .Wisdom-set-
uing forever the 'vexed question Of the public
lands l. 10 uTssd that il possesses three ad-
miraoIe P,rretples-the graduation, the pro-
smptior. and the homeste2d.
Let us analyze its contents. Can that be
called q prinrspIs which depfives the old
etates, Joiot oTners Of the public domain, of
all intsrss. in the common fund except that
Which nay be derived from sales at reduced
pfiees, after deductiug the expenses of the
iAAd system, still TO be oontinued2''
Gsrs follows q synopsis Of the different sec
sians OF the bill, such a. We published month
ago, accompanied with interlocutory editorial
remarks not very favorable to its provisions;
and alss With short arguments against them,
culled from different Democratic papers
The Union discusses Senator Hunters land
bill, eontending that it meets the approx alton
OF large majority Of the Democratic party
papers, and that those who, protesting identi-
fcation with 8 the party" are mapping at the
Senator on secount Of this bill, are curly, ugly
fellows, indeed.
The Sentinel defines its political position,
se,ressly deprecatins the idea that it is q
New York Hard organ, or identified with any
party or organisation, or that any individual
whatever, other than those whose names are
at its head, have q claim to control its course
% any IN hiack