Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-10-11

Thus more than 100000 acres of timbercd and
pine lands were sold, and less than one fourth of
a cent an acre was required of the purchasers !!
Almost every acre of these lands passed into the
hands of spectators, and to get them the only
cash paid was g, 79l 40 of interest and 1921 rs
of principal i! The sale is on Il credit of thirty
years
The 10th section lands scarcely make better
show, as l35,704 acres were sold, on which only
Sl2,197 % of principal and $l,o4l II of inter
est were paid.
Thus the Barstow School Land Commission
crs last year sold to spectators total Of $50,
1861 acres of land for which the school fund
only received in cash l3,02S 53 principal, and
$I2,S32 "a interest, all together. This is Off
cial information, derived from their own reports
with the correct, instead of the fancifu, footings
placed at the bottom of their tables. And it is
" Instructive to remark in this connection tina;
to enable one particular speculator to get select
grab of about 10000 acres of these lands, that
commissioners with advice and consent of the
Governor, required by law on such withdrawal,
actually Withdrew all the lands in the state from
market for several weeks
Brother Farmers of Wisconsin-theSc are I'm
disputed facts Of record.
Thousands of poor emigrants seeking homes
upon our genial soil, and attracted here by the
inducements of cheap lands on long time of pay
ment have in fact been exiled from the state and
forced west OF the Mississippi To ma farms.
Thousands of actual settlers who had opened
farms here, and had a right to expect surround
ing neighbors and improvements, now find them
selves isolated by spectators desers-the growth
of that section retarded, and their property de-
preciated by this state of affairs. Yet the So
called Democratic State Convention approved
"all the acts of the BarstOw administration !!
A list of the delegates in that body shows that
more than 251e0U acres of these School Lands
were represented there, and that their votes pass
ed this resolution of endorsal
This expose, be il remembered, relates to only
two classes of public Landslide 10th section and
5o0,0 acre tract have no time now to show
the grab played on the forfeited improved farms,
or the names of those who made them. a chap
ter on that subject will be Sorth reading hercat-
ter.
Finding this report to be q mere sample OF the
others,-and that no full and reliable inforna-
ton on any subject was to be obtained from them
the Legislature, by various resolutions, applied
TO the several departments for correct informa-
ton. What was the RESULT They were met
with direct insult and refusal Seeing that no
correct information had been given, or could be
obtained, an act was passed to investigate the
condition of public affairs, and, If possible, for
once learn how the state finances and landed in
tcrests stood. Gov. Barstow having invited in
vestigation, the legislature with reason suppo-
sed he was honest in the application. They al
most unanimously passed bill for the purpose,
and he retood u,-taunting them by saying that
if they wanted information they might took TO ths
Reports-a sample OF which ] have above given
Every hope OF thus learning the condition OF PUB