Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-01-08
BELLEVUE GAZETTE.


toUS SChcIl' nuW pcllulllg ll 'ollsIt'-
under the above uamc-a scheme filed
with monstroas- fFaaas=e a iks-leafast
rights Of the settlers Of Nebraska, seri-
ously affecting ihGfI d0siAs hhd ihci6p-
ure Of this Territory. This bill, as re-
ported hy the Vupmiucc on Public Land
(enithereforc presumed To have an OIL.
cial CndorsCmcn0 provides Tor F%Ta1fng
10 eight Railroad Companies no lcss INN
tro HUNDRED and nm pnHoh facr'g Of
the public domain and according Is ,hc
computation Of some, il figures up Tic en-.
ormous amour, of Five Hundred Millions
of acres. A magnificent swihdlc, ruly!
All the vast schemes Of robbery and Pub-
lie plumber Matched IN tha, ho,.btd or cor.
ruption, Washington, Sink into insight,
canoe when compared to tbs last Grand
effort in the drama of plumber. II Wda'd
seem that the lecchcs sucking ZIG If
blood of Uncle Sam are pctot gore a,
and are determined never 70 release ihtir
hold, so long us vitality remains, ia he
shape of Public Lands,
All the lands in tho States hgyc been
absorbed, with the exception Of a small
quantity in Iowa, aud r the Lgpgry
lceches have turned their ]al,enliaa lo, qur
own beautiful Territory, aud under Tie
pretense Of giving US Railroad f]aci,iu2s,
seek to rob us Of the tolls and labor Of
years. Let us a%nalyzo this biz, and &c
what will be the position Of residents Of
Nebraska under It's PROV ions,
LIST. The bill provides for a-grqui Of
land, one mile pide, TO the 5l.r,caa..
Hannibal and ST. Joseph Roiiroal Co.
Pacific Railroad CO., of Missguri.
burlington and Missouri niser7 Rail-
road Co. po}r-5x p 7 .Hi e. r .s
Philadelphia, Fort Wayne and Plata
River Air Line. ,5.s,1 sau s. .1r ..I 10.
Mississippi and Missouri Co. , trs u
Iowa Central Air Line. sa7lo Of ..r,
Debuque and Pacific Raiiroad. ..r,r a
Northern Iowa and Minnesota Goa "a
This continuous strip of land, one mile
wide, to each Of these Companies, beghs
at the Missouri river and extends To Hort
Kearney, absorbing $4,000 acres 10 that
point |; a union is there effected, and one
main trunk road is to reach the Pacific,
with a grant Of alternate sections 20 miles
wide TO California, and g5.. .sr
End. 1t is further provided that if in
any place where the roads run, good idrd
cannot be found, the Companies may select
from the nearest lands of better qualify.
Mark that, squa,ters of Nebraska. Thore
is something for you to think about. II
is worthy of your ~profomdest reflections
II may cause You a few restless rigli,
upon your pillow, but it is necessary fol
the protection Of your farms, YOUR homes
your wife and little ones. Under tha
clause, when the Railroad reaches II,
far West, and finds inferior land on tht
route, they can hay their vampire hand
on the fne farms and rich bottom land
near the Missouri. Citizens of Nctras
ka, are You prepared for thus r. Repro
sentatives of the people now assembled
deliberate, and TO pass laws for the pro
lection of your constituents, have You n
duties to perform in the crisisl | think
hear an acknowledgements This Paci
fc Railroad scheme is worthy of legisia
tive action; and it is in the power of tn
existing Legislature 10 devise and PASS
fair, equitable and just Pacific Railroa
Bill, to the western lhnitof this Territory
The road should begin At some place q
the Missouri river, best adapted, nv I,
geographical position, FOR tho Raster
terminus, and affording the hes and mo.
practicable route Westward. Tie chm
Ger should be granted 70 rcsidcns an
Citizens Of NEBRASKA, and tic til sh.ul
be framed, in al lis provisions, to M,
he wants Of the Territory, and theyiaW
Of the people, whose Interest Il is designs
TO serve. Such . charter, With It's col
porators, could be rtooanaended to L,
General Government, ar.l a grant z
lands asked for The consroctiou of Ia
road. The detoiis Of convtyhg ~ hlaif
troops and goyernmeut stores, coalI all =
arranged as a guid pro qVo Tor me grar
of land. Such a bill, as illus propssc.
would meet with universal aprr,r.