Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-07-14

We have heard much from Mr.. McRae, and from
the opposition who sustaining him, of the
tional Democratic party having voted away the
public lands for Railroad purposes We now assert,
and will show by the dates of the different acts that
public lands have been granted to Railroads while
the Democratic party has had control of the govern
ment. We quote from the official statement made
to Congress by the Secretary of the Interior at the
commencement of the late session of Congress: The
Illinois grant made September 20, 1850, 1885,
O53 acres; the Missouri grants June 10, 1852, and
February 9, 1853, 1885, acres; the Arkansas
grant February 9, 1858, ,465 297 acres; the Mich
igan grant June 3. 1856, 3,096 600 acres; the Wis
consin grant June g. 1856, 1,622,s0O acres; the
Iowa grant May Is, 1856, 3,456,oOn acres; the
Louisiana grant June 3, and August II, 1856, 1902,
$50 acres; the Mississippi grant August II, 1856,
0,4O0 acres; the Alabama grant May, June, and
August, 1856, 1918, 800 acres: the Florida grant
May H. 1885, 1914 400 acres; the Alabama grant
March 8, 1857, 1000 acres; and the Minnesota
grant, same date, 4,4l6,000 acres-making in all
24247 1886 acres, and s,647 miles of Railroad [See
annual Report of the Secretary of the INTERIOR 1st
session 35th Congress, page 49,
1t will be observed that during the 3lst Congress,
ending 4th March, 1851, the Illinois grant made.
Messrs. Badger and Mangum, of this State, voted
for it, and Mr.. Fillmore signed the BILL The House
of Representatives was opposed to the Democratic
party by twenty majority-Mr. Cobb having been
elected Speaker under the plurality rule," and re.
ceiving but 1O2 out of 222 votes cast.
The 32d Congress made grants to Missouri and
Arkansas. Mr.. Fillmore was President and signed
the bills, his term having expired 4th of March,
1853.
During the 33d Congress- from March, 1853, to
March, 1855, the Democrats had the President and
both branches of Congress- The pressure for grants
was immense, but the above statement shows that
not an was given. A bill making grant to
Minnesota got through in some way, but fraud
was discovered in it, and it was promptly repealed
during the same session.
The 34th Congress, from March, 1856, to March,
1857, was the memorable body in which the Know
Nothngs controlled the House Of Representatives,
Mr.. Banks being the Speaker. This Congress grant
ed to States and Territories for Railroads. 1871 $50
acres!
Such facts as these, it seems to u.s. should close
the mouths of those who constantly asserting
that the Democratic party has squandered the public
lands. But these facts will never be seen in Know
Nothing newspapers. Mark that! 1t does not sui
the purposes of those journals to give their readers
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth" on this question of the public lands.
a The last Register makes appeal to its
friends "the Wings and Americans" to rally to Mr.
McRae. In previous number it appealed to the
Dstributionsts to rally and should not be sur
pr'sed to find it calling the Democrats to support
Mr. McRae, who, the Register insists, is Democrat
The Register calls its friends" by number o
names, but we would like to know what the rea
name of the Registers party is. Is it Whig? Or il
American? Or is it Wing American? Or is i
Wing and American? Or is it American Whig
or is it American and Whig? Or is it Wing Amer
can-Dstributonist? Or is it Distribution -Ameri
can? Or is it Democratic Distribution American
or IS 1t Whig Distribution American? We confes
We would like to know. We desire to be courteou
towards our opponents, and to call them by tn
name which they themselves claim to wear {; but W
are at loss to know what that name is. The Reg
'se', we feel sure, can enlghten us on this point.