The true Democrat., 1856-11-18
REPORT

! Of g'or.m.:to on laEerEa; Enproy emeHt>,
 ca ti;e 5nH act "i Transfer ai Dbnuied l La..;.s, ;o t11 Cairo .:nd !'nitoH taIlroad (nai f1E'.
 ! Zhe House loa0litiec on Iuteshal Improve | meuis, having iu charge by special reference, the subject ot rausierIin-to to the Cono and F1- ion rai'luo( company the lands donated .y Con- greSs in alA ot the construction ot .ta llnc of i raIroai, ba, leave to report
 l That they find in existence, for the prose- cUlon "f this work a corPoratou, composed ol citizens If Arkansas, of practical abiHty, en- ' joyirg public cori.dencrin high degree; ! That they find .ractcaUi" raFoad route, 1 surveyed through fine most dea.iarie asricu,Iu- raj region of the State, f".,it!c in al respects, and imperAtive,y icmauied, hot ohly by the wants of the State, but by the entire crnutry, counecing as it will, he Atlantic and Pacific States, hy conjunction with work already opera
 ting, or |! process of construction, reaching from our extreme l;mil, on either hand to either ocean
 That they .i.d at tine disposal of the Geher- al As,ainbr, donptl"u oi lands by the Gene. rai Goverjm~tt, sufficient in value, iu conucc- ton with other available resources, .o insure suce'ss to thi- c,teTii-e
 ! T hal they tul i' tiir 'e. l1liye history o; \ .iasAs. tue .r,o.d e! an attempt l." apply ! thcse .sud, {" t.e accomplishment of the trust lmP.I.d | N ur gtanf, embo..lod iu au act of the last Grici Assembly. !rot o,jng transfer to the company referred to, niou ccrtI.n cou,ii- 'ioas;
 nat they iud, with profound regret. a rc. fuSaI on the part of tie proper authorize, oi that c"inpauy, ,o accept the transfer, by reason of impossible requirements aud fatal disabilities imposed N that law;
 That they find puoc sentiment acting strong Y oil the subject, and dym,ndins in uumis- taIablr lauguaLr that tine terms oi the trust hc iH,hi,cd Lv the Central Assembly,; which sentiment has found 1t expression lu the mes ~aLt oi the Executive, recently reld lt the hear lllg c! this body, aud Co which he committee again refer;
 That they Gml Texas pushing lcr line of railroad up 10 our southern border, demanding coant ction with Us and seeking transit across our State to meet ihc long aud grand mes oi commul ication, which Illinois and NJ Mssour. are bringing down to ouI northern confines;
 Ina they find other States, and even infant territories all around Us, taking quick advan- tage Of the Iibcralty oi Congress and the ad- vances ot capitalists, and threading their almost wild regions of forest and prairie, with railroad and tele-r. ph Ines, while the State of Ar kansas has not, at this day, q rod of either;
 That they find grants ot land elsewhere similar 10 ours, turned to immediate account, as security for large loans to be expended iu works of .lublIc utility, while the grant ot lands to Arkansas is made the source of strife and the subject of iujuulcous lc.,islation, until we are almost ready to restore them to the general government, from inability to agree among our selves how to dispose of them;,
 That we n q from all experience, wherever attempted, thlt States cannot carry on with economy or success, great improvements, in- N"ivm9 professional skill, honest perseverance. ahd the disbursement of large sums of monev; "ut must, oi necessity, rely upon assoc aliors ol men M ciotneu win proper corporate powers;
 hat they deem the Ca70 ana Fulton ,o1 foot conPfny the proper depoSitarv ol the lands in question, for reasons before give,. and bp- case the lands pertain 10 its located line, oud t0 10 ot4er
 Your committee rejecting tho act of tho twelfth q JuHHly, 1855, as entirel, inadequate to any 7opA result, and, Dy ts terms, ,estrut tive oi all nope, aIi confidence ali possibility, with re-aID V thenSe ot those lands, aceo, ,,., to if, PfoFlSlonH, H0W recommend to the General As ae'hpiE to transfer 10 that company in the short est time, and most simple way, the lands tbus bestowed, Mith no restrictions on tbe r,rt uf the 5taic. except such as Congress has wisely prOVdei-Wth no conditions. eycpnt uAicio,it 10 secure good atb, and no res ervations. ex- cgpt for the securing ot rights oi settlers on the lands, which are obvious aud cluiiaile
 Iour committee submit, that the hnd, were given to be Hssi "in aW of the construc tlon" ot this road. I'o sell them uo,c, would be to 0aste them. To iolbd their sale for 4 quarter ot century, unfortunately provid- ed m tAa' nusNIory act, which has been refer red to, would place them beyond the reach of practical appilcation to ther legitimate use: be an abuse oi the gift of Congress in double sense, clog upon ihc growth of Arkansas, a bi"t upon her lame, and an imputaton upon 1 the wisdom Of her statesmen.
 The commtte would warn the Housa. that | to make these lands available to the comnapv 1 as basls CT credit, they must pass from the l hands oi the State without cloud upou them or reservation that can carry with it doub l " lthput the use of the lands as security col- lateral to mortgage bonds of the cnmnanv money cannot be had, and the work fails As well may the General Assembly refuse to grant lem al all.
 " thou. au effort n0C, wisely directed this great improvement goes no further Others Instead o rising upon Its rum, will share Its fate Tor State that thus thrusts away the cup of her prosperity, must sink in the scale and the ielroSy that wastes ter, will infect every enter prise that bears her name.
 In obedience to an earnest and inst pubic sentiment, as well us to the resolu ion of the mousse, demanding early action at the hands of the committee, bill for the purpose indicated. Is herewith respectfully submitted DANIEL GRIFFIN, Caai,uan.