The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-14

within reach VI the settler wh1 hs NJ cap
ital but his industry and -nergy. Many,
anil perhaps tho moSi that corss ws'i,
have Bo other mars T. sueh, lands an
thu tools Of Their trade. 10 place then he
yond their reach "a 10 drive pcpulationsway,
or to keep il in idleress. Speculation, M
fortunately, will keep large quantity OF
lands oat OF market The Railroad CON
paDies should not aggrsya,e thl. evil already
sufficiently alarming. but should mitigate II
to the extent Of their power, by building
their roads and selling their lands al the low
est possible cost
II seerns to be taken for granted that no
difficulty will be experienced IA obtaining
all the money needed for the proposed roads.
There never was a greater mistake. J know
il 10 b. the opinion Of majority Of men 81
the class that are to furnish the money,
that II cannot be hal. ] believe it can, but
only on tbe condition that the grants go into
the hands Of parties whose preyiou. eharac-
ter il a guarantee for capacity and integrity
To make them subjects Of corrupt bargain
AMI sale, 10 load them with improyident
contracts. or 10 cucumber them in any
manner. will prove fatal to success. This
fact may rs well be understood now as six
months hence, The first question To be
asked Is, hor oan tie monsy for he roads be
oJiainsdp When this Is solved. then ii will
be time for the parties having the grants to
figure out the gains. To attempt TO pocket
them before a cent is provided for constrnc-
ton, win BE- to defeat the very thing upon
which the supposed gains are based There
are 80 or 40 different companies having grants
Of lands The greater part viii. in the next
. six months. b. in the New York market
, all camoroas for money, and oil attempting
To ou,-bid each other 4 few only viii sue.
cee aud none that cannot show clean hands
and purc motives The failures which art
inevitable viii bring discreiit upon all
so that within short time the roads having
grants Of lands will soon be al az great q
discount ~ those without them tlread,
has the disposition Of lands IN neighbornl
State been inauguraro, = "a corup, anc
lavish u4e If money which canno, hail 10 In
:. followed by immediate withdraw al of public
confidence. and speedy and certain disaster
On the other hand ia the state Of Iowa, tn
lands were conGrr,sl 10 the several eompa
ues withou, the payment Of n cent by way
Of legislative bribery. The consequence ha'
, been. that III have secured the money io'
their roads. which viii b. ,psedily built
Upon no other conditions could they have
been built Your companies must show
an equally clean record or MT penny cal
be- had for them.
ii let similar policy signali2c this mos
important era IN Your history let publ,
: spirit and prudent forecast star, Your shiI
Of State. now jus, to he launched upon it
new CAREER. The future viii then more thar
realize the bright,s, sntiripaiions II. OF
the other hand, the disposition Of youc land
> be made the subject Of corrupt bargain an,
sale, or used 10 promote individual object
= and aims, to the entire neglect OF tlw public
interests, they willproye your greatest curse
,lebauching the moral sentiment Of your leg
isla,ors aud people. defeating your roads
involving oil the affairs Of the Territory il
hopeless confusion, AMI arr'~ting carecl
which Is really the admiration and wonder
Of the world,
4 FRItND uf RAILROADS.