Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-01

pA-We take the following from late
number of the Chicago Democrat. 1t gives
clear idea of the inestimable advantages
which the new States are receiving from
the grants of the public lands. See what
net work, perfect Spider-web, of rail.
roads is now projected in the Territory of
Minnesota, which few years ago was moth
ing but an uninhabited waste! They are
not only projected, but they have orer four
millions acres of the public lands to begin
with. BY this means, in very few years,
Minnesota will be alive throughout her
borders, with an active and vigorous popu-
IatiOn, lifting her voice in the national
councils, as potently, and more so, than
some of the old States; and perhaps, I'M
der the late Kansas-demOcrdtic,t ree-state dis
pensation Of Buchanan, Walker, &C., will
be using that voice to overpower and crush
the interests and institutions Of the older
Southern States. Men of Tennessee, con.
SlucF Tue plCJuTe!
NINNEsoTA-ITs RAILROAD LAND GRANTs.-Min-
neSota is an object of a good deal of interest
The tide of emigration for the past two or three
years has setn strongly towards her praires, and
now she presents herself with a large population,
demanding admission into the Union as member
of the confederacy of States. Although in a north-
ern latitude, and with a winter of much severity,
the character OF her soil is such that will sustain
a dense population. It's principal features are SINH
lar TO those OF the soil of the western States gen.
orally, and produces all the great staples of the
grain growing regions.
The Mississippi is at present the great channel
Of trade and transport; but lines Of railroads from
several directions pointing towards the capitol
which ere long they are destined to reach. The
liberal appropriations of land made by Congress at
its last session in aid of the construction of rail-
roads, will early secure facilities for Minnesota,
whose value will be lncaculable. These grants
amount to over four million acres, and it is pro-
posed to build the following roads: A road up
Root river, southern Minnesota, starting from La
Crescent, opposite Lacrosse, via. Target Lake to
point of junetion with the road from Winona east
of range seventeen. 1t then passes through a
beautiful section Of country, and forms junction
with the Winona road at Rochester. Still moving
onwsrd it reaches the head of the Big Sioux
south of latitude 49, This road looks to the trade
Of the whole southern and southwestern portions OF
Minnesota. Then a road starts at Winona to in
tersect with the one at Roch ester. Then a road
from Saltwater via St. Paul and St. Anthony to a
point between the foot of Big Stone Lake and the
mouth OF the Sioux Wood river, with branch via
St. Cloud and Crow Wing, to the navigable waters
Of the Red River of the north, at such points as
the Legislature shall determine. This road will
develop the northern portion of the Territory.
Then there is road running to the foot Of Big
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Minnesota. And last the great road of the grant,
from st. Paul and st. Anthony via Minneapolis, to
a convenient point Of junction west Of the Mssis-
sppi to the southern boundary of the Territory, in
the direction Of the mouth of the Big Sioux river,
with branch via Farribault TO the north line OF
the State OF Iowa, east OF range l6. These roads
will connect with roads from Dubuque, Chicago,
Green Bay, Milwaukee, Prescott &c, &C., &c,
and in time, with a grand road from st. Louis, New
Orleans aud even the Gulf of Mexico. Besides
these roads there is running from the Iowa line
to st. Paul, via St. Anthony to Lake Superior.