The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-04-01

that grant.
'DufnG the fiscal year ending the 3oh June last, IN
that State. there sold cash.. 2ss.S6i acrss
Located with land warrants. O9,I2O "
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'Brius about and quarter million more than all
the LANDS sold feXcdng the location Of warrants) during
the preceding fiscal year in all the land Terri
tprs. This increase would no doubt have been greater
IL the main body been In arke in the
beginning of the last iScal year, which the fact"
Tine official statement completely proves the
position that in any view i'll which this system
may Ie presented, the General Government is
the gamer by it, The Treasury is enriched,
The benefits are IGutual-thcy are threcfold
Tie General Government is bencGted-the
State Governments are benefted-:he people
are her Gifted.
J might go further were it necessary. and
prove hy these statistics that the same results
have been produced, Gas was the case long since
in Ohio.) upon The Lines of the railroads located
under the grants Of alternate sections for rail-
road purposes 20 the States of Arkansas and
Missouri. This ground Of opposition is certain
Il removed hy the facts, which cannot be ques-
toned for q moment.
Bat again. we are told that this system Is un-
Just to the Old States, and that their rights and
interests suffer by it. How suffer. Why, sir,
every barrel Of fOur-eveTy buahel Of grain
all the surplus products Of agriculture i'm that
fertile West. and the workings of those rich and
inexhaustibie mines on Lake Superior, must en-.
ter into and form part OF that great national
commerce which makes Its way to the high seas
throuSh ihe great commercial cities OF the OLD
states; hhat Is thc motive Whch induces your
capitalists and merchants Of Boston and New
York. of Philadelphia and Baltimore, to cut
down mountains and fill up valleys in the con-
-truction Of their several lines of railroads
winch penetrate mat vast region: 1t IL that
they may secure that commerce. Why. there
l0fe' may not even you the representative OF
these interests ana these Old States, in Con-
sress. cniist yourself, consistently, as the ad-
'cc"'ts oi tn's > s'eih VI gi"ht!hg iahds III aid
Of sucn works, when nothing Is lost by it to
SOuf states a9 nieihpcIs vi tne cohledefacy!
"h> Staiid o"t III oPPostion 10 IL; why This
pafsanionioas poiicy ,o"a.ds me interests OF
'ne We; ouH ~ ne yoGus states, struggling
."e nio men surround pioneer
- a. no' 80 iii''neu'a'eiy
ToiIiect'u , as 'neiIs VIA .hese improvements;
put IA ''i9 we" .. tAe c"se presents an obsta-
cie' Ie' me fein!"" sou VI amother iact which
you 700 oi'cn io,s s'' -, "ii'ur'y o'eriook. "e
votc you nhnuaiiy unions oi uoliars out OF our
Na'io"hi treasury; u Pro'rc' anu ihcihtate the
cohi'tetce III WHICH your oid states Oh the sea-
po'iM nave d'Foct: ana we put remote inter-
es'. &c SNe YOU ilili'o''e 10 SUSTAIN your Navy
TO protect 'iiat commerce. we improve your
hafnofs-"e surrey your eo's's-we make
an" your i'Sh'-poatS-"e buiio ana Keep up
your ilsh' mouse system
~ ~ "fre. nave you 10 lgnt houses 100:
MY |A"'"fi'' ieH; 'eis IL" o'' tue nof'n
EN- lahes.
rcicr PaI,cu,atiy 10" u, w. 'Ie taiitE Vi tAo
MSS, h'Ssissipp. taI la.nel oi ""teiS' nnoesel
near" u i'Eh' hrhScs 'ilci.' w, sf' our Peo'
pic' ou'y ictuo'ris iH''res'eu ,h .'eSc cAPenur
lures pay li'lf .;ilI qto'ao oi tne ,noney. II you
mean 10 deai "fh US III inc spirit OF the hiser.
thch open up your nooES ana make OUT d JUST
baiahce-Sbcet. 'feai' US WIN our proportion
ol thcSc ahh,.ai dis"urseiheh's rom the COM
Ihchcencnt "' iHc government, anu charge W
with an we nave fcceNed' ana We VIII aDide
the settemeh.;
IL is coh'ended Dy some .hat this project q
dEpoSinS oi Inc VIA ,"hos 'ehus 10 scatter QUIZ
poPnia'ioh, ana tia' 'he hoTGl Is kept toge!n'
er, the more 'ii'eillseh'' anu HAPPY, ana .,r'u.
gus inc peopie, "cahse ,ne i'fe i s:noui
anu coi'tHes Ie anu cnuitn. "G WI, .I.y IN
stiu:t Inns al ".i' t'S -, 49,.
ST. W;noa; II. ld r." n"Du nn5 o,har.
yI - 80 ro,ritor;os. a,,a Ihnn ,ho ,naon.
'"t ~ ;o", a. - =, -. ',, ", az ,'.n
~ I'M Il uo' .i.e ~ D,i ~ .,,e
ne he' INC rio1ur'' y. i'"ol' anu s"u s'itHs'peh
,nc i'aiiu NI''m WIN Tic ions noI! tne Pio"
hahaie upon thoac Hh'"t'aoie Pfa.fies over
whose unDrohen s"&rd INC herds OF deer ana
nuilalo SUI roam. lou VIII nerve tne arm OF
Inc aXeman whose energy VIII lead hlm to the
dark anu nnproken forests oil Nebraska. lou
WIZ give courage to the heart OF your brother
| VINO "ehas Ills way 10 toiI upon the 1ar-os