Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-09-25
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Thus more than : J0,0o0 acres of timbered and
pne lands were sold, and less Haa ore t0aa3h Of
cent an acre ,c7S required Of the purchasers! Al
most every acre of these lands passed into the
hands Of spectators, and 10 get them the only
cash paid was Se,79l Is Of interest and s52i .
principa The sale IS On credit of fAigtg
years
The 9Th section lands scarcely make better
show. as I357Of acres were sold on " hich onlv
5I2,497 y OF prime pal and 81 OIL y of interest
were raii.
Thus the Earztow School Land Commissioners
last year sold 70 spectators a total of 339.4ZGg7
acres af l1ad for which the School Fund only re-
ceired IN cash l3-02s 50 principal and st2.S32
81 in crest all rogethar!i This is Official inf8r-
nation, derived from their own reror. s. with The
correct, instead Of the faHcitu footngs placed at
the bottom Of their tables And it is g instructive
TO remark" IN this connection that 10 enable one
particular Spectator to get select grab of about
10000 acres Of these lands. that commissioners
with advice and consent Of the Governor. requir-
ed 10y law on such withdrawal, actually with~
drew all the lands in the State from market for
several weeks!
Brother Farmers OF Wisconsin-these are IN
dispu-d 5tcts Of record Thousands OF poor emf
grants seeking homes mon our genial soil and
attached here by the nducernent of cheap lands
on long time of payments, have been in fact exiled
from the State and forced west of The Mississippi
to find farms. Thousands ofactual settlers who
had opened farms here and had right to expect
surrounding neighbors and improvements, now
fnd themselves isolated by Spectators deserts
The growth OF that section retarded. and their
property deprecated by this state of affairs Yet
the so called Democratic State Convention ap.
proved all the acts" of the Barstow administra-
ton :! list OF the delegates in that body shows
that more than 100000 acres of these School
Lands were represented there and that their votes
passed-tbis resolution OF endorsal
Thia expose be it remembered. relates TO only
TWO classes ofpnblic landslide 10th section and
/, 100000 acre tract | have no time now to show
the grab played on the forfeited improved farms
or tie names Of those who made them A chap
ter on that subject will be worth reading here
after
Finding his report TO be a sarnpIe of the others
and that no fail and reliable y information on
any subject was TO be obtained from them the
Legislature, by various resolutions applied TO the
several departments for correct information What
was the result7 They were met with direct
insu!t and refusal Seeing that no correct info
nation had been given. or could be obtained. an
| act was passed 10 investigate the condition Of
public ataits. and. If possible for once learn how
the State, finances and landed interests stood Gov
barsiow having invitea investigation the leg
lsiatuTe with reason supposed he was honest in
the a1olcatl0n, They almost unanimously pass
ed bill for the purpose. and he ue.ce3 u-taunt
i.g them by saying that If they wanted inforna>
lion thew might look 10 The Repog4s-a sample Of
winch have above given Every hope of thus
learning the condition Of public affairs was cut
short and by VIM. A Barstow. too
10 Yon think, farmers and laborers of Wisco3~
SIN, that Col Bashford would prohibit the Legis
iature rom investigating public affairs What
we DO know Of them is. that you must cash up
S59o-y'lo taxes this year TO pay the last wears
debts OF Gov, Barstow. Yet Our late State Con
AentlOn fRVG-saS rad -;
TsS3 listioa y
As my potatoes are doing well. Mr. Editor 7
will endeavor 10 let you hear again from me
PoTATnE PATru