Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-05-07
From the NY Exures

81 Distribution OF THE PUBLIC LAHDs.-The
enormous quantity of 100000 acres of land
were granted to the Territory of Minnesota by
the last Congress, and immense grants of the
Public Domain have been made to the new
States generally within the few years past.
Twelve millions of acres of land in Minnesota
arc worth as many millions of dollars to that
young territory. Virginia begins to look with
longing but natural eyes to these rich possessions
OF property, which she gave to the nation for
the common good, but which Congress is yield
ing up for. the sole advantage of the States and
Territories in which the land lies
Never, in our Judgment was more equitable
measure proposed than tho Laud Distribution
System proposed by Henry Clay. The new
States under his bill received the lions share of
tho landed property for school purposes and
for works of public Improvement, but the old
States also received back something of their
own.
If it is constitutional to give Minnesota 49,
600 OOu of acres of land, 1t is equally SO to give
portion of the same kind of property to New
York, to be expended upon schools and Intern
al improvements here. New York shares with
Virginia the honor of special surrender of her
Interests in the Northwest to the General Gov
ernment; but New York, like Virginia, has
been content, for many years, to see the bread
taken from her own lips. Before the LeeisIa-
/ tire of New York adjourned, they adopted re-
solutions, urging their Senator'S and Represen
tatives in Congress TO have an eye to the lust
claims OF this State in the distributions here
after to be made. The Americans and Wings
of Virginia, with many Democrats there, we al
so see, are urging upon the people to look a lit
tie alter their ownrights aud interests.
Ssl1DsS--
ST. l.Ouls has established the sO-called Wash
iington University, just inaugurated by an od
dress from Edward Everett, aud whcih is intend
edto be equal to the best in the United States.
Among the gifts for the so-called Practical De-
partment is land worth 100000, by Col. John
o'Fallon, and $40, 600 inmouey by otherfricnds
John Horn, OF St Louis, also has offered $780,
600 additional to purchase land, and Mr.. ORAL
Ion S27, 600 towards completing the institution.
Roy. Mr.. Eliot, in an address introducing Mr..
Everett said -
''Thesc noble gifts, together with other re-
sources will enable the university to enter upon
Its second academic year. free of debt, and with
property, all of which has baen contributed in
the course of three years, of more than 5000
600. The endowments of professorships, (cS-
cept one,l aud a general productive endowment
for university uses are yet TO be obtained
----SsGssI-s-
EDWIN BooTa.-Mr. Edwin Booth closed d
very successful engagement at the Boston Thea.
TIRE on Friday evening, when he played Sir Ed.
ward Mortimer, in the sIron Chest = to a crowd
cd and enthusiastic audience. Attached to one
of the boquets showeFed upon him was q splen-
did gold pen and pencil. Miss Matilda Heron.
who was in the managers private box, threw
him, with aforal wreath, her white kid glove.
Miss Heron makes her first appearance before 4
Boston audience to-nighs at the same theatre.
in the character Of eCamale"