Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-12
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i.ants, and glowing anticipation. # their future
prosperity and power. IN his iieai Inaugural
Address, which is published ia The Cincinnati
Gazette Of tho 9Th. find thsi be undertakes to
commit the Federal Government IN various pro.
positions for the benefit Of tint Territory. the
realixa,on OF which would soon place. it in the
front rank Of powerful States. aa well as be the
browning glory of lis liberal aud muniheent
Governor
Thus be first promises that the Indian title
10 large quantities of lands within the Territory
shall first be ex,inguished, $" NJ to open them
10 the rapacity and the greed of the white man
1t makes no difference how much of injustice aud
wrong TO the Indian this may involve, or how
great n sum of money il may abstract from the
Federal Treasury. TIE one does MT shock the
sensibilities of those avaricous ndventurers of
the West whose motto is ririas post nnmmos-
nor does the other impose the slightest check
upon people who consider Themselves entitled
to the special care of the Federal Government,
and ARE aggrievrd If they are not the r.endy
reoirients Of favors at its hands The fertile
hunting. grounds If the Indin constitute the
first item in the bill of benefit which the new
Governor of Kansas proposes 10 sc IRE for his
people-nor does he appear u intimate n d'u't
that the Federal Government will consent 10 the
arrangement, and dieburse the money required
for the purpose.
The next in his list of swelling promises is
grant OF public lands for bull ing mn infinite
number of railroads throughout ihe State In
introducing this subject, he alludes to The "mn
nhcent grant" which Congress mnde TO the
territory Of Minnesota at the lat session four
m half millions nf ncros which he informs
The people Z" was made IN advance of her becom-
inga state" "kansa,," he continues, us nm
doabitdiy entitled 10 grants similar I" th"se just
made To Minnesota 1t was rcareely necessary
for Governor Walker TO inform the prnpe OF this
prospect, They needed reminder Of it
They viii be among the first 10 besiego the next
Congress for grants of the pubic Iunds-and
they woul have done so without my Gub"rns.
torial encouragement. it will be fortunate If
Congress get off with four aud half millions Of
acres. We may congratuin ourselves if KIM
sas do not make Jumping business of IT. and
take the whole Of the public land IA the Tenn.
tory at a single dash A. 10 her being "un.
doubtedly entitled to il. that is different qnes
lion. Congress has long since ceased to be
noyed by any disagreahIe scruples about the
question of the tito Of the new States 10 the
public lands. Kansas is unqnestinnablv enti
tied" to them as much as Minnesota or Iowa or
Wisconsin. We suppose it has never occurred
10 Gov. Walker 10 examine into the original
question Of title 50 far as these last named
States are concerned.
His next promisc-and the mos. splendid one
Of all-is entire freedom from torss. lest we
may accidentally DO inj istice to GOV. Walker.
we quote his own language,
These grants are made by Congress not to COM
panies, bnt TO States. Nov, II Kansas, like the
State of Illinois ia granting hereafter these lands to
companies to bujla these roads, should reserve ut
least the per cent Of their gross annual re-
ceipts il is quite certain that soon rs these roads
constructed, such will be the large payments in-
70 treasury OF our State thai thru ciR be no
oesstg impose Kansas Gfy STATE tsf Bkdieuer,
pecally IL the Constitution should contain wise pro-
visions against the creation of State debts"
Thus. |. win be observed that. in addition to
checking the State with raroads from North 10
South and from East 10 West, at the expense oi
the Federal Government. it Is also proposed t,
relieve the people Of all State burdens by der
wing suficiency of annual revenue from III,
public lands! We have often heard the assump
ton of State debts by the Federal governmen
denounced by men of all parties us mon,irou
proposition-bui this is the fir-t time eve
saw it gravey proposed to make the Fedora
Government indirectly responsible for the annu
ally recurring expenses of State admins,ra
tion
In order TO make assurance douhy sure tina
the Federal Government shall drrvr .,n pos-ibl
benefit from the public lands,hi- next proposition
is q recommendation of a "homastead law" On
half the lands 10 be given to the railroad cor
poratOns. and then the reserved sections are /
be given away, as voluntary offering, TO tn
settleri His recommendation Is to reserve :.
homestead Of quarter section of land GO acres
in favor Of every actual settler. whether comm
from other States. or emigratiag tom Europs,
This proposition s,aggers us s" much that "
acknowledge our inability to say word about i,
We are unequal to the task,
The next prize in his scheme is plenty q
schools. academies and colleges all to be bull
out Of the proceeds of the lands belongin
to the Federal Government. Hea, him again:
''ifKansas receive, on coming into the Unior
all the usual grants. and use them judiciousy, sh
can not only speedily cover herself with net wor
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