The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-02

Had the land granted 10 the land States and the Terri
oo2 ,a3l scresbeen sold al psee
would have amounted TO Sl53.Sis o54. The share Of
New York IN this according to representation would
have been 81 o93, S2t
II there any constitutional objection 10 The grant.
that have been made must be because they have besn
made exclusively for the benefit Of apart oil the States and
not for the benefit OF all and thereby the rights OF ,hs
old States (Which have been entirely excluded have been
not only prendiced bat so lar denied and defeated Ths
if not unconstitutional is certainly unjust But thar OBJ.
lection does not apply ia this instance The application
for all Had il been only for The benefit OF the land
States, it is probable would have met with more IA
vorable consideration. tf~N4E
The power OF Congress to make the grant applied for
cannot be denied without hrst establishing Thai the con
stuton does not what says and that the Pres
dents have approved and ths courts have enforced un
constitutional laws this subject Tor the last nty years
without defeating, ionsl and void more
than one-haf OF the legislation OF Congress in relation ia
The public lands
MAS TO rxrrDIEkcY.
This applications is for most useful and prasewortbv
purpose in which all interrstedone that appeals d.
recy TO the best sympathiss OF the human heart against
the merits OF which even its opponents say they have
sderAons. They put in q plea OF q want OF power
That has been answered They nterpose an argument,
that all manner of applications would be made ii this
were grated This hardly merits serious reply. All
manner of applications have been nade and have been
granted The lands are being squandered granted and
given away with The reckless and exiravsgsat pro-
fusion: Among all these cannot one grant be made Tor
spectators and corporaions' Besides il not Congress
competent to judge when grants should be made and
when they should be denied Are we to Tefuse proper
applications Tor fear improper ones viii be mades
The members OF this committee reporting against this
grant prepared TO report in favor OF grants for rail-
roads al this session. sufficient TO take than Is 000
600 OF Of the public ands, in addition to all before
granted Where do they find authority to make thoss
grants more than this one Yet all these grants they re-
gard az expedieni and constitutional The land oil eoes
to the proper States and for the proper purposes there
FORE the grants are constitutional They also supported
the homestead bill Was that expedieRt and constiiu
iional. upon the principles laid down in their re-
porte 56 aa
V.-As TO RAILROAD GRANTS. sP
urged these constitutional and proper, because
nothing is lost by making them. II this were irue il is
not perceived how il would affect the constitutional right
to make tbem that depends the power Of Congress
make the grants. (not whether they wisely or m
wisely made.) But nothing often and confidently
asserted was ever more Take for example,
the Illinois Central railroad. most favorable for those
relying upon this argument The grants for that road
were as follows 4
To Illinois -2,c95 05S acres
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