Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-12-30
The new State will also receive nearly

The new State will also receive nearly
fifty thousand acres for State Universe
ty, to difuse the arts and sciences among
the people. The act also grants 6,4O0|
acres for the purpose of erecting State
Capitol, which, if the South Platte terri
tory be included, viii probably be located.
-on-the Big Blue, or some Of Its tributa-
ries. Besides these grants, already Sc
cured, the State will have right to ex-
pect the usual FIVE hundred thousand
acres for a general school fund, In addi-
ton to the two sections in each township
is set apart in our Organic Act.
By the provisions of the law of the
last session, known as the Conference.
Bill four millions of acres of the public
land, was allowed the State of Kansas,
with their then boundaries, and we can
reasonably expect, that the addition of
South Platte to that State, would entitle
her by the same ratio, to another million
of acres, which viii be held and distrib-
uted for the general purposes of i'm
provement. How long may we ask, must
we remain as Territory before we can
count on such donation, or any part of
it, from the general government?
Two sections of land in each Township
is reserved for School purposes by the
Organic Act but they cam OF be made
available. under a Territorial organiza-
tion. The title is In abeyance and can on
ly be disposed of under State govern
ment. Hence, these grants, so impor-
tant to the veal of community, cannot be
converted into the means of education,
despite Territorial efforts to do so, until
the power to ALLEVIATE Is secured.
In country like ours, depending for
its very stability upon the general diffu-
sion of intelligence and education among
the masses, this reason why we should
seek the earliest opportunity of formiag
State government, and thus more effec-
tually secure the means of education
among US must strike every mind with nc
small force.
Wealth and capital are timid. Other
things being equal, they naturally seek
the security and stability of constitionaI
government, In preference to the uncer.
tainties and fluctuations of a Territoria
: one. 1t cannot be denied that the loose
Legislation in our Territory, and the alb
sence of wholesome and stable laws
: heretofore, have already diverted capital
wealth and enterprise in other directions
but which would have flowed In upon US
had we enjoyed the advantages of State
government. However the prospect now
of change for the better may be in thi:
regard, the reputation already obtained
despite all that may be done, will have
an influence and an effect to our disad.
vantage.
1t is however, objected that the Terri.
torial debt of Kansas incurred in the intes.
tine difficulties among her people, which
have been exaggerated to nearly one mil.
lion of dollars, if we are included within
her State boundaries, we will have to pay
our proportion of it. This fear is a rea.
sonable one, and were it true, might prop
erly deter US from submitting to so gros:
, an injustice. But we take it, that any
liabilities incurred by Territory, in ma,
king defense against foreign foe, or IL
suppressing internal rebellion or disor.
ders, growing out of the want of fedora
; protection, must be met and will be me
out Of the federal treasury. The injustice
of imposing upon the people of a terrific
: ry the expense of protecting themselves
while under federal protection and con
troll, is an absurdity which has nevel
been attempted and will not be in this in
stance. There can be no fear then, tha
the new State can be saddled with any deb
not legitimately created by the necessitie
of the Territorial government-which j
not likely to be larger in Kansas thai
: in any other Territory.
! Taxation is always regulated by tn
! people to be taxed. In State it is nc
E more, ad valorum than in a Territory
Each county, within the prescribed lin
its, fixes the amount Of the county tar
and the amount is the same whether in
Territory or State. The State tax
seldom more than the Territorial tax.
this Territory the aggregate taxation
i, believed to be more than in any State i
: the West. There can be no reasOnabl
: fear that it will be materially increase
by changing the form of our govern
mcnt.
e But were this not the case, we vet asl
v shall the paltry difference in taxa tic
in the one case or the other, influence 1
II to forego the alluring advantages insel
arabic from State organization? Wi
not these advantages speedily return th;
n difference a thousand fold?
: Besides, if this objection be valid no
: will its force be lessened a decade
IS years hence, and will it not necessari
keep US out of the Union and in territor
n al infancy forever?
d But it is said, that annex US to Kansa
lie and their School lands being all pre-em
W ted, or embraced within the Indian T
r. serves, they would come up in this Sc
h tion, and absorb great portion of our '
- cant land TO make up the deficiency.
rs To show the absurdity of this obje
te ton it is only necessary to refer to I
be Law. BY the Organic Act, the sar
at quantity of land is reserved for Scht
rs, purposes In each of the twin Territori,
n to-wit: Sections sixteen and thirty-six
an each township. BY joint resolution
To- March Sd, 1857, it is provided that
ect case either of said sections are settled