Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-19

SIC, 200 for executive, legislative, anc ju
dicial purposes S25 600 for public build
ines, and $500 900 for roads.
MIR. Dunn. They have received $685.
900 more for public buildings.
Mr.. Letcher. Well. then, $4,000
for public buildings in two years. Ne
braska was organized st the same time, and
has received $72 1875 for executive Iegis-
latve and judicial purposes $50 600
for public buildings, and $50. 900 for
roads.
Now, desire to compare the expen
ditures in early years of this government
for these territorial purposes and those Of
later days. Here is the Territory of
OHIO, tn existed as Territory for pc
Rod of fifteen years, and the whole
amount of the appropriation, for all pur-
poses required, was $66, 900 for that pc
Rod of fifteen years-a little over four
thousand dollars per annum. Now, take
Nebraska Territory, which has existed for
TWO years, aud received 500 600 year
for legislative purposes $25 900 year
for public buildings, and. and $4,000 a
year for public roads I
Now, sir, take another case. Take the
case of Indiana. Her territorial existence
continued from the 4th of July, 1900, until
the 18th of December, 1916. period of
over sixteen years and she received tor
legislative purposes $117.750, with not
one cent for public buildings, and only Sc.
900 for public roads. The Territory OF IL.
linois. which bad territorial existe nee
for nine years, received $69,500 for the
first. named purposes, and $4,000 for pub
lie roads. That is abont seven thousand
dollars year for sustaining the Territory
of Illinois during her territorial existence;
while it takes So 900 year nowto NAH
age the legislative, executive, and judicial
purposes OF a Territory III 1856, with al
most the same amount for public buildings,
and an amount far large for public roads.
ask, then, il it is not time that this mat
ter should be looked into' ] ask the House
fthey are going on quietly, and without
investigation, to expend whatever IS de-
handed, without any regard to the early
practice OF the government III connection
with the Territories Why, sir, if a ter
rlorial government could be managed tor
fifteen years. in the earlier and better days
OF the government, for all appropriation Of
81 600 per anpum, is it not-even taking
INTO consideration the increased cost of
living, the exiravigance oil the present day,
and every other consideration likely to
operate--is il not, ] ask. out of all sort of
proportion, when II costs fifteen times that
amount to sustain Territory now
What sort Of light or justice is there in
the Congress o. the United States taking
money out of the public treasury for the
purpose of erecting public buildings in
those Territories, which are filling up rap
idly ever, day, and which in period OF
some eight or ten years from the time OF
their territorial organization will be asking
tor admission iuto the Union as States p
Is there any right, is there any sonsidera-
iion of justice, that can require, at the
hands OF this House, an appropriation of
money for tha. purpose Why is it that
the Territory OF ONO, that the Territory
of Tennessee. that the Territory of Mis-
souri,. all existed in territorial con-
diiion without the appropriation Of one
cent IRON Congress fer the purpose of
building roads and erecting public build
iEgs within their limits /: II they could
get along then as Territories without an
expenditure OF this sort. WHY is il that. at
the present day, the Territories how or
ganlzed cannot get along in the same way
without appropriations If these immense
amounts tor roads and public buildings;
But, sit, So iar as roads ale concerned.
il all comes under the head of appropria-
tons for ''military roads" The great
doctrine OF ouI progressive age is, that the
government eau make military roads in
the Territories. but cannot make foot Of
military road across the States to enable
US 10 get to the Territories.
| call the attention. OF the House to these
facts. | trust that members will give to
them that consideration TO which they
are entitled, and tia. gentleman will re-
flee, whether or not they ought 70 vote
these immense amounts Of the money of
their constituents for the benefit of the
Territories aud their inhabitants.
But, in addition to all his, call atten-
ton to the third clause Of the seventh sec.
ton OF the bill which was up this morning,
for the purpose eff organizing a State gov
ernmen, for the Territory Of Oregon,
which undertakes to donate to that Terri-
tory dill immense athounts Of lant!s-w hal
their value may be d. not know-lor
the purpose o. completing the public build
ings in that Territory. Thus we are to
vote them S112, 900 in money first, and
lands, which are, after all, but the repre-
senfatiyes Of The public money Of the coun.
try. l again appeal to the members OF
tins House TO look into this matter. and
decide whether they will check this thing
now, or allow it to go Oh 10 al indefinite
extent.
[From the Palmyra Whig.]
Ihe course which now pursue has not
been rashly taken II has been considered