The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-18

duty of the Secretary the Territory copy Laws passed to the
Congress Of the u s. before the lt charter
passed the 4th March law present
ed for their action will officially time during this pres
emu session. important that You take such action the
suited to the feelings and accompanied
with respectful resolution trcng Delegate Congress urge upon
a orae Committees and both branches Congress
eVe to the slt eg
tc reans their repeating restoring 2s June and rein
stating the 3D. section of the Representatives.
feel the utmost confidence Congress will see that We
wron for favoe Company whatever
whom she desires grant new charter But her citizens feel that extraordinary
powers and privileges have been Corporation must materially affect
her welfare hereafter important the future state of Mime
tth she comes possession of lands other lin
that she should have secured income in pop to the
amount of money or lands by her appropriated
The estco Illinois grant her constructing Railroad and %
required the Company annually pe cent unn
the oeck thereof and Minnesota should also secure fair
interest before she parts with her title these lands
doubt that we can have the road built Company who
may have the and the Thus securing uo
Gent Territory or future State that direction h
advisable for half century toc
The question naturally arises Congress give back these lands? assure
yon that feel the utmost confidence the justice and ray present
is believed that truthful before them cannot
fail their favorable only Territory and can be the
oa owing M peculiar geographical position the conelerac
without Railroad imprisoned four months in M
Shut and shut from the markets. except
by land travel of 200 miles through ice and while the temperate
obstacle would trumphanty submitted vbctbe
other Republic propety and justice for the
care ana u inc parent government Here have
and s and three frontier Fort Smelling Ripley Rge with
five hundred troops and the munitions; mr.
lively buried far as external commerce. trade travel navigation transportation
during this point of nerrze and social
comfort of thirty thousand American citizens do not attention. and
demand their sympathy we may ask OF what service the
needed elsewhere the months of December January and March,
they channels of
are uninterrupted requires almost suerumn endurance
avoided the Government Of
500 600 of land heretofore given usfo Railroad
of the General Land Office h s,
that the Of p land to the including purchase and ex
nsaient Of Indian title cost of selling managing 20
Therefore, to acres wod
take from the Treasury of the United States grant provided
other 1000 remaining the SALE sold for less
by which the United States Treasury two millions Of
the whole had and ;,
troops property United States which 90
free of charge railroad to be built from the lands the item
s6OOOO be materially diminished commercial world
copper fertile thriving and manufacturing
Treasury t
railroad through these lands leading the West
remaining sections that the no
will into the Treasury far less remained
without such road therefore, we again appeal to the justice
the Territories of Iowa and Wisconsin acres for
improvements millions Oregon Washington and New Mexico ter
rto and wealth. ice ebouud win
and then will early day relieve the National bten
of support from to
hope shall be paonel for drawing facilities and vors
granted by the General Government other Territories BY
approved 29th September 1850 $40 of land
family of age 1.-THE
mcu borders and NV
February this magnificent 1855 and v
further privilege
roads, lighthouses and h She has additional "a
cy General for the Territory, established and ar,
public buildings Washington Territory allowed the same NM
grant $40 and 32o of land actual forward her growth
prosperity, together with appropriations for roads
lighthouses land Offices established preempon of uveyed public
lands Therefore, ng that half the population Oregon
avail themselves Of the bounty the government ten
OREGON Washington Territory If
mdat Oregon u1er tli
bounty e actual Governme
man hundred thousand dollars of which been the
beneficiary seven millions five
hundred will be oe at the
present Washington Territory give hundred thou
two million
22d July 1854 bounty to actual GET
l6O and eempon on unsrveyed lands
million will thousand dollars at 90
per thousand dollars Minnesota for the
purpose amount to 81 $50 600 Kan
hnnr for hvf tho