M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-09-30
Van Worries and tile Kansas
Land Grants.

speech at the Court House, declared
that the English "swinlle," as he
called it, contained an immense land
grant as JriJv to the people of Kan
sas to accept the Lecompton COnstitu'
tion. We were astonished that man
in Mr.. Van Vorhes position shonld
make an assertion so destitute oftruth,
and we now proceed to prove, by quo
ting from the English bill, the "Crit'
tenden Amendment" for which every
REPUBLICAN SENATOR VOTED, and the
Montgomery substitute, for which
EVERY REPUDLICAN IN TIE LOWER
HOUSE AND SENATE VOTED, that either
Van Vorhes stated what was untrue,
or that every man Of his own party in
Congress, voted ior the same land
grant, and offered to Kansas the same
'bribC." The grants are precisely the
same:
THE ENGLISH BILL.
BE ID enacted, de-, > = = =
That the following propositions be,
and the same are hereby offered to the
people Of Kansas for acceptance or
rejection, which, if accepted, shall be
obligatory on the United States and
upon the said State Of Kansas, to wit
First. That sections number sixteen
and thirty.six in every township Of
public lands in said State, or where
either Of said sections or any part
thereof has been sold or otherwise dis.
posed of, other lands, equivalent there.
to and as contiguous as may be, shall
be granted to said State for the use Of
schools. Second. That seventy.two
sections Of land shall be set apart
and reserved for the support Of aStato
University, to be selected by the gov.
ernor of said State, subject to the ap.
proval Of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, and to be apprO.
priated and applied in such manner
as the legislature Of SAID State may
prescribe for the purpose aforesaid,
but for no other purpose. Third
That ten entire sections Of land, TO be
selected by the governor of said State,
in legal subdivisions, shall be granted
to said State for the purpose Of com.
plctiEg the public buildings, Or for the
erection of others at the seat Of gov.
ernment, under the direction Of the
legislature thereof. Fomth. That all
salt springs within said State, not ex-
ceeding twelve in number, with six
sections of land adjoining, or as con.
tiguous as may be to each, shall be
granted to said State for its use, the
same to be selected by the governor
thereof, within one year alter the ad.
mission OF said State, and, when so
selected, to be used or disposed of on
such terms, conditions aud regula.
tions as the legislature may direct:
Provided, That no salt spring or land,
the right whereof is now vested in any
individual or individuals, Or which
may hereafter be confirmed or ad.
Judged to any individual or individu,
ais, shall by this article be granted to
said State. Fifth. That five per
centum of the net proceeds Of sales
Of all the public lands lying within
said State Which shall be sold by Con
gress after the admission of said State
into the Union, after deducting all the
expenses incident to the same, shall
be paid to said State for the purpose
of making public roads and internal
improvements, as the Legislature
shall direct: Provided, The foregoing
propositions herein offered arc on the
condition that said State of Kansas
shall never interfere with the prima,
ry disposal OF the lands Of the United
States, Or with any regulation which
Congress may find necessary for Sc,
curing the title in said soil to bona
,fde purchasers thereof; and that no
tax shall be imposed on lands belong.
ing to the United States, and that in
no case shall resident proprietors
be taxed higherthan residents. Sjrth.
And that said State shall never tax
the lands OR property of the United
States in that State.
THE CRITTENDEN AMENDMENT.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted,
That the following propositions be,
and the same are hereby, offered 10
the said people of Kansas for their
free acceptance Or rejection, which, if
accepted, shall be obligatory on the
United States and upon the said State
of Kansas, to wit: First. That Sec
tions numbered sixteen and thirty.sx
in every township of public lands in
said State, and where either of said
sections, or any part thereof, has been
sold or otherwise been disposed of,
other lands, equivalent thereto and
as contiguous as may be, shall be
granted to said State for the use of
schools. Second. That seventytwo
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