Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-01-26

IL The amount previously authorized to
b, issued be added TO this sum, the ar-
gregate would not be less than fifteen
millions Of dollars sum sufficient 10
bankrupt, the State. Il never could be
paid, and would have led, as last resort.
10 Reputation and public disgrace. re-
commend that every act of the Legisla-
turc authorizing towns, counties and VII
lagos to loan their credit 10 Irivate cor
poratIons, where their bonds have not al
ready been sued, be at once repealed,
and that the cities be restrained from any
further loans on a similar character.
FIVE PER CENTUM.
The General Government continues 10
withhold from this State the five per CEN
tum of the proceeds of the sales of the
Government Lands lying IN THIS State
Whether Insufficient efforts have been
made by the agents of this STAT - 3ttafu
The amount due, which Is a. Ia. eesaut
time estimated at about si3J3l3, CIR
whether the payment Is delayed oil ae-
count of u pretended though uLfouniua
claim against this State growing out OF
Its connection with the Milwaukee AMI
Rock River Canal Graut, or whether il is
the settled purpose OF the Government,
for causes beyond our control, to withhold
the amount due the State, cannot with any
satisfaction be determined The atten-
uon OF our Senators and Representatives
should be called particularly to the failure
OF the Government to do do Justice by
payment Of the amount due the State
Lit should be ascertained without DELAY
whether the five per centum Is to be per-
manently TO realize any benefit from the
claim OF the State, and if 50, how SOON
Ia this time of finicial embarrassment.
while the State is engaged In theere ton
OF necessary and expensive public build
InSs, It's payment would be great relief
20 the people
FOX RIVER IMPROV ENEyT
/ have no definite information upon
which TO base any recommendation In re-
gard to the Fox and Wisconsin river I'M
provement.
1t is an enterprise Of great importance
TO the northern part OF the State, and
should Be treated Justly without regard
10 any local jealousies. No portion of
the State can prosper too much, and the
substantial prosperity of one portion
should not be looked upon with jealousy
by any other. It is the business, howev-
er, OF The Legislature TO look after the
manner IN which the work upon it is con-
Quoted, and to take care that the terms
OF the grant of land made In It's aid are
fully complied with. The State must
protect itself from being involved in any
iiaoihty on account OF transportation
OF Inc land granted, or a misapplicarion
OF the funds realized upon a sale of those
lands. 1t would be we'll to have COM
mlttee appointed to examine and report
TO the Legislature, whether the terms OF
the grant have been so far, complied witt.
III prcseclting the Improvement.
MILITIA AND STATE ARMS.
More adequate provision should be
made for the organization of the militia
system of the State. If the proper steps
are taken and exhibits made, the STATE
will be entitled to receive during the pres
ent year, arms 10 the value OF twenty-four
thousand dollars. Some safe and com
modious place ought to be provided for
dePositlng and preserving them. The
volunteer companies already organized
are an honor to themselves aud 10 the
State, and are entitled to favorable pub
lie consideration.
PACIFIC RAILROAD
The necessity OF thoroughfare by
wagon or Railroad, OF by both, in our
latitude, TO the Pacific, for the convenience
OF trade and navigation, is SO apparent
that | suggest that the Legislature Ioin In
tbs. efforts now being made for thai pur-
pose, and memorialiZe Congress on the
subject. From The head of Lake Supe-
rior 10 Puget Sound, the distance in a d.
rect line Is about fourteen hundred miles,
and by the Railroad route lately explor-
ed by Gov. Stevens about eighteen nun
dred miles. The explorations ana
surveys of the several routes-north-
ern, middle and Soulhcrn-haye resulted
III establishing the fact that the northern
route possesses advantages over all the
others Yet explored, in these particulars:
IL requires, by connecting with present
roads, less railroad tc be built, TO make a
complete Railroad communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific, by sever
al hundred miles. Ii is through u better
district of country-one capable of sus-
tanning an agricultural population nearly
the enure way. The gradients are less
S0'ai ai1ude MUCH lower. IL
furnishes a greater supply, with more
general distribution of wood, timber. coal
water, an building stone, and facilities
for supplying workmen and material in
the progress of the work. Between the
narlgable waters of the Missouri AT Fort
Benton, and the navigable waters Of the
Columbia n the mouth of the Peluse riv-
er, fifty miles above Fort Wallah. the
distance Is four hundred and fifty miles
With these md other facilities for fur-
nlshlng supplies, the work Of con,tructiner
this RI lroad can be simultaneously com.
menced, and carried forward, al Lake
Superior, Puget Sound, Fort Benton and
NaIiah. thus requiring less time for its
completion, than other routes. where tho
work must necessarily be continuous from