Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-04-10
Anti-Land Grant Meetinr.

: a mass meeting was held lately
milwaukee,, for the purdose of opposiu
the Grants of Lands to the Rock rive
Union Valley Railroad Company, an
DINER companies, which came so nea
passing Congress few days before. I
=. !. oPHAM presided, MALLORY an
GARDINER Secretaries, and host {
Vice Presidents. Meeting addresse
10y RUrus KING, Judge HuBBrLL, J. H
ITwEDr, S. M. BoorH, RANDALL an
CLEMENT. A committee was appointe
to prepare and circulate an address t
the people of Wisconsin. Proceeding
ordered published in all the papers. W
have room only for some Of the resoln
tons
Resoiced, That we cordially reiterat,
the following resolutions unanimously !
[dopted at the Democratic mass meetins
IN this city, which ratified the Demo
cratic nominations for State officers il
the fall of 1853, and which were also
passed unanimously at a Democratic
meeting in Sheboygan, Fond du Lac and
other counties in this State, to wit
Resolved, That the plan of granting
puoiic lands to incorporated companies
10 aic IN projects of internal improve
ments, has proved unequal and unsatis-
factory 10 the people, among whom #
has been tried---and that we regard il as
the settled ard sound policy of. Wiscon-
sin' to preserve its public lands ungran-
TED and unencumbered for the use Of ac-
tual settlers in limited quantities, and at
the lowest prices which will cover the
expense of surveying and selling the
same.
Resotued, That from the published
statements of the Rock River Union
Valley Railroad. Company, it appears
hat the course of that Com pan n has.
been from the beginning, such as to show
It to be unworthy of public confidence
hat by its Misrepresentation of its fis-
cal affairs in the Eastern cities and Eu-
'ope, it has impaired the credit of good
companies and injured the fair name of
Wisconsin; by its conduct at home. it
las became principally notorious for its
attempts to corrupt the politics and the
legislature of the State, while it has fan
ed to fulfill any promise in regard to the
lctual completion of its roads. That in
efuslng to donate to company of such
character, portions of the public domain
n this State, amounting in value to more
han five millions of dollars, the Con-
,ress of these United States is entitled
Q our most sincere thanks.
ResoIved, That the grateful thanks Of the
itizens of Milwaukee are eminentlv
$ was1l as to the other members Of the
ouse of Representatives, who cooper
ted with them on the floor Of Congress
or their able and successful defence of
he rights and interests Of this State, and
or their jealous, efficient and uncompro-
lising opposition to the grant Of mill
ions of acres of the public lands to
'rivate corporation, for the advance
aent of private interests, to the injury
f competing enterprises, and at the ex-
'ense of the public veal.
Resolued, That our delegates to Wash
ngton, Messrs. Walker, Noonan and
King, have we'll earned the grateful
hanks of the people Of this city and of
he state, for the industry, energy and
with which they SO success
ully accomplished the object of their
mission.
Resolued, That our Senators and Rep
-esentatives in the Legislature are here
~ requested to oppose the passage of
my memorial for grants of land in aid
If Railroads on any terms and under any
whatever.