Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-12-08

its creation, Is now, and under existing laws
must continue to be- TO no small extent, n
charge upon the general treasury. The cos,
Of null rinsp)rtation during the year end
ing June 30, 1851, exceeds the cost Of the
preceding year By four hundred and ninety
five thousand and seventy-four dollars
again call your attention to the subject Of
mail transportation By ocean steamers and
com mend the suggestion Of the Post Master
General to your elrly attention
Daring the last fiscal year eleven million
seventy thousand nine hundred AMI thirty
five acres of the public lands nave been sur
veycl, and eight million ons hundred and
ninety thousand aud seventeen acres bro Ight
into mtrkst. The number of acres sold
- seven million thirty-fve thousand seven
hundred and thlrty-livo, and the amount re-
celvel therefor nine million two hundred
AMI eIgh'y-iye th)uslnl five hundred and
thlrtv-three dollars Fhr aggregate amount
of lands sold, located under military scrip
aud Ian warrants selected rs swamp llnls
by states, an by boating under grints for
rolds, is upwards of twenty three millions
of acres.
TIE increase Of lands sold over tho prev-
Gus year. is about six millions Of acres
and the siles during the two fret quarters of
result OF five and h,lf millions sold, ex-
cceding by nearly four millions of acres the .
sales OF tn corresponding quarter Of the
last year. thus ncre ,sng to an extent un-
plralelleb during any like period IA our past .
history the Amount of revenue provided from
this source for the Federal Treasury.
The commendable policy Of the govern
ment in relation to the setting apart public .
domain for those who served their country in
time of war, is illustrated by the fact, that
siuce l760 no less than thirty millions Of a
ores have been applied to this object
The suggestion, which submitted IN my
annual message Of last year, in reference to /
grants ofland in aid of the construction Of
railways. were less fall and explicit than the
magnitude Of the subject and subsequent de
velOpenenis would seem to render proper
aud sirable. OF the sounlueis of the
principle then asserted with regard to the
limitation Of the power of Congress, en-
terrain no doubt; bat in the application II is .
not enough that the value Of the lands 10 a
plrtcuhr locality may be enhanced that,
ia fact, larger amount of money may prob
ably be recely ed IN given time, for alter
nlto sections than could have been realized
for all the sections, without the impulse an
influence # the proposed imp-o vemenis.
A prtctcll proprietor look, heyoni limit
ell sections of his domu, beyond p-esen.
results, to the utimuc effect which ptrtic
ulr I'm, of policy u likely to proluce upon
all h.s possessions aud interests The Gov
ornament. which Is trustee, IN this matter, for
the people Of thl States, Is bound 20 take Ia,
SUM WIS, anil comprehensive view. Pror
u AMI dl'nt tas lis' session Of Congress,
upwards OF thirty millions Of acres of hnl
were witnlfawn from pablie sale with
view 20 Applications for grants Of this chtric
ter psndnr before Congress. careful re-
view Of the whole subject Ted M 20 direct
that ali such orders be abrogited, and IN,
lands restored to mlrkct: and Instructions
were innsdiltsy gIycu to th1i effect The
applications at the last session contemplated
the construction Of more thiu Eve thousand
miles OF ro0l. anil grants % the amount of
nearly iventy millions OF acres ot public do
mln. Even Admitting the right on ihs part
of Congress 10 be unl fashionable, isit qute
clear tan Ia proposed grants wolla be- pro-
dliive OF god, ani MT cVils The differ
eut prii sc.s are confined, for the present. to
eleven States of this Union, aud one Ter
rtorv. The reasons assigned for the grants.
show that 1t Is proposed to put the works
speedily m process OF construction.
When we retlct thai since the commence
ment Of Va, construction Of railways IN the
United States stimulated az they have been
0y the large dylenls realized from III
earlier work, over the greit thoroughiares-
anil bstveen ths m)st important poinis OF
conn,fce AMI p'piliiion' cn;'uragei by
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