Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-29
Mr.. NIORRILL,s NM.


We give below the hill introduced into
Congress by Mr. Morrill, of Vermont f,r the
purpos, of donating lands to the several
States and Territories to promote agriculture
and the mechanic acts by founding colleges
t. he devoted to their advancement. We
observe that it is exciting considerable attcn-
ton among the special friends of agriculture.
The National Agricultural Society at Wash
iucton iayors its passage strongly. The
Agricultural Societies of this and other
States would do well to give what inlu nee
in its favor they can, by forwarding petitions
to that effect to our members in Congress.
We see that some are doing So. We confess,
for ourselves, that we have very little faith
in the bill becoming law. Tie fashion is
50 thoroughly set Of giving away the public
land, by millions on millions Of acres to
Railroad corporations at the west, that it
will b. hard t. chang it,-or to make the
Western and southern members believe that
the older States have any right to participate
within their own limits, in the proceeds Of
the public lands which lie So far away from
them However, it can do no harm to make
Ill effort for their benefit.
The bill, if it passes at all, will doubtless
undergo alterations and if it can be altered
80 rs to doJit or h,5,c the appropriation it
will be 50 much the better. If we consider
what it would give, in its present shape, to
this State, it will be found adequate to ac-
complish but very little. 100000 acres Of
wild land, lying beyond any Of the present
organized States and Territories, could hard
~ bring over $50 900, if So much, in long
timo,-a small sum indeed to accomplish
much for the purposes intended There
are some limitations in the bill which sem
- Us Of an embarrassing nature, but dis
custom in Congress will probably lead to
their removal if the bill in It's general pur-
rort m-.., with suffcian, favor t, promise
i.slarN j. any shape The bill was rc-
f @, t..a Committee on public lands
! I'LL : 3e.ns rull, Inns 70 tie several
States AL Tcrritori.s HAi.A may provide Col
!,ss IL. tho ae..,iy ii \. riculture and Mechanic
Arts
SC !. Htt ct,t:si ~ TIE Senate ani H5p,. If
Fc~,,r7. :v:' of n, T.tei SITE. II Inc-i.I, ~
& grrss t..ert..! l4at there b. grant / {, tue
...-,l -t,. .s..,i r..r,, vi. cr ~. ,,,r-C., l-
cans c.,..,i.,, ! a. -,.il,,,. .r.ra it,,'5-j I
forty iAca5l t',,lu,gJy) acres Of land, +, b. ap.
tb,u.21l (-iu..l s.r.s ~ ono. ,-t..r and i.,',.
-...--,,fy. IN &. n ,.o.s .,Ni.I -, -,r,,.
re,o,..ir,iv ,-.i.f.a arlt,,a-, T.rri,.,ry Wv
thou5aad N0nl9J
SC. .. ~. .tl, ht..- c.-,sL Tina: the land
o. r,s.. 3 .- hei-- surveyed snail be a3portiYa.d
= the s.r.-l >,ct gal Territories. in s.,tious or
subdivision ~ sections not les. than Oh. quarter Of
SECT. a; o.l wherever there aye rubIi, lands ina
STATE q I,~rI'.-v wprtl one liar and t,,eutv-fye
c4.ts per a.C. i.1 value IT said .anu- o. D.. deter
mined tv tho werner # .alI ,tll.or .-ll, w.
III au"4t..vt w.t,a.liI sta,g o- T,r#t w snail
lac..N-t '..u s.l,,.sI fl .rn sue. I4al..agitle
Secretary f. o.. -H,.i. f. hereby directed i.ue
= t.,s. stats. I'D v. 20 there arc o.. p...I. I..I,
rft.o .aiu, ut %. u ..Ilr ami tYclty-,vg cent. r.r
acre, land e..i. amount OF t.,il a.,t-gustI-e
E.a..., in ....-. u.l.. t-u i..,I.. D. o, Iii. a.t
s-t..-.ilj j.. s..I .rs.II ,t.t.5uait I-pgc,g.
t-..c.tal....lt. t... .s.saul purpose. rl.-e!u.I
indirect t.u ..r u..: c.u-c.r burmese. ,r t...-:
r t5-l, .Ia. iu no case shall alv state e- l.r.l-
tory q vl.su ..ui s-..u may b. tn, ..sei o. a.-
lowed 20 SAKE tue SAD. 'e.t j.. tscl..it. Of aay
ct-Cr -,tt., or lf any ,rtlalt.d I,r.., w Of tic
Uli.d -.l..s, but ..,.. a.-.-4.ls NAV tia. Locate
said land F..7 uu.u any o.. TIE uan1sop-IateI
loa is oi TIC In.a state, subject t. prr4t. ,nt.y
SIC. g. A.ts,t uitt,r - 81. I.'at4..t., cy.
r.. IS g .a. aa..m.ut AMI -l4.ryt.l.u e.! .liI
laa4s n.,,i les &, their .al,,.aad all expenses in
cur. ID IL. uaua.elgut ANA oisgur, .lacAt of the
7. noy. Which may Dc received tayruf.o.u, shall be-
paid Jy t., stats Z. w!. ,h they may belong. out
u tho Treasury @, said state, So that the entire
proceeds Of tho sale Of said land, shall be- applied
without any Gimiuution whatever, to the purpose.
hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. I. Aadter n.,tb,, ,,a,,,9 Tim, all money