The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-08
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!. We cannot allow the action taken By Cor
:. eress, In refereDce % ouf Public Land systeG
q and ths Fghss Of actual eeiters thereon, 10 pas
vithout again expressing what Ne believe to b
= the unAuimoaa voice Of the West On that mos
! impoftAnt snhject. The bin giving actual Get
r tlers 90 the public domain ten years to max
q their selections and pay for their farms, hs
!. been defeated By a.raighs Democrats vote
4 and the pioneers Of the new States and Terrific
: fles are lei. as before. 70 be Numbered alter
{ nately BY SPECTATORS and Government. Beside
q this gross rong, the new Territories are, b.,
4 the came action, co0sigaed to dow, suhealthy
1 growth, scattered and iocougraous 20 3ulafion
: and . condition of andsselopmsnt and unthrif,
! which must work incalsuiable injury upon the
] future States. f sa.f5sS-s 55ss
Let rs explain hew this 10 done. The irsi
9 settlers on the public domain are required BY
/. their necessities TO select farming hands and
, nothing else. They can occupy only one hum
dred and sixty acres, oil Of which must be in
one body. They are mot permitted 70 select
eighty acres Of rich prairie, tersy Of woodland
and forty more Of coal, stone, mineral or va
, Ter power, unless oil these happen to be group
Cd together on one qasvter section. Numeric-
ally they are unable to claim more than small
fraction Of the lands embraced in any given sur
} vey, and pecunisrly they are unable to pay even
for what they have undertaken to cultivate
While they are making selections, spectators
Or their skiful agents are picking out ell the
choice farming or wooded tracts not actually
occupied, all the eligible town sites, all the va.
ter powers, all the stone quarries, all the coal
and mineral lands and all the intermediate Sec
tons or fractions between different settlements
which are likely to advance rapidly in value
with the improvements put upon the ground BY
the industrious pre-emptor. Thus the great
bulk Of the wealth Of the new survey, including
ell the secondary sources of prosperity-all ex-
ceps the antediluvian resorts OF corn growing
and cattle herding-are locked up in the pos
session Of capitalists, thousand miles distant,
Who have no interest in the Territory, except to
soil ont ultimately at large profit. When the
proclamation issues from Washington declaring
the lands ready for sale, the spectator knows
precisely what tracts are not occupied and what
sections are valuable. He knows, too, whether
any occupant Of Q valuable tract has failed in
some trifing particular to comply with the pre-
emption laws. He knows who Of the pre-emp-
| tors are able aad Who are not, to payshe mosey
| demanded BY the Land Office He uses all this
knowledge on the hundred-per cent principle,
measuring bis profits BY the limit Of the Law
| and the needs OF hs customers. The capital 1T
the command Of an experienced operator at the |
hrst land-sale in new district amounts often
to millions, hardly . dollar of which fails to |
double, treble or qusdruple. OF course every |
cent made BY the distant speculator is abstract
ed from the capital, the motive power, of the
Territory.
Nor is it merely in the sudden withdrawal of |
valuable lands from the reach of the producer, |
that the prs sent system works fatally to the |
prosperity OF the community. Population is
diffused over large areas, making it difficult to
combine the force and capital for building |
schools and supporting religious institutions; |
while socia privileges are of course out of the |
question. Thus the law sets . premium on |
heathenism, which 10 not slow in proclaiming |
ts supremacy over all our new Territorles. This |
is no fanciul picture. Hardly Q resident of |
twenty years in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa or
Minnesota, but will confirm oil and more than /
this, with bitter experiences Of the evils of our
public land system
Homestead Bill is now pending in Congress,
granting to each settler on the public domain
one hundred and sixty acres Of land on the con-
dition Of his occupying and improvingit. Doubt
less il is destined 10 share the fate of all other
measures for the benefit Of the laboring white
man, at the hands Of the pro slavery Democra-
cy. "Mudsills" have nothing in common with
the high station Of the negro breeder and the
doughface. The civilization of the boundess
West is something by all means to be discour-
aged and prevented, while the energies of the
American people are being directed into the
channels Of Cuba-stealing and slave trading
We call upon the settlers Of the new States and
Territories, which have invariably embraced
Democracy during the earlier years Of their ex
istence, to look at these things BY the light of
the facts presented in the late vote on the Ac-
tual Settlers bill, and the coming vote on the
Homestead bill.-[Chicaeo Tribune.
The Daring Robbery OF the Treasury
OF CONNECTION County.
One Of the most daring r9bberes which has
been perpetrated in the State, was that which
took place in Coshocton, on Friday night last,
which was briefly stated yesterday morning.
The facts connected with it, which are gathered
from Deputy Sheriff who arrived in this city
yesterday morning, are about as follows.
Three men had been on trial for burglary,
and about one hundred and seventy-6ve wit
nesses bad been summoned to testify in the
case. The trial was not closed until near night,
and the Court directed the County Treasurer to
remain in his office during the evening for the
purpose of paying the witnesses' fees, so that
they might return home. The Treasurer CON-
Piled, and had paid off all the certificates pre-
sen,ed before nine o'clock, but thinking that
some person might yet come in, he concluded to
remain q while longer.
About nine o'clock man called and salutng
him falniliarly by name, said as he was In town,
he would like to pay the tax upon NJ. Porter's
lot No. 3, in New Castle. The Treasurer i'm
mediately turned to his book case for the tax
list, and as he did so his visitor threw q shawl
over his head, completely muffling the upper
portion of his person. Two others who had
evidently been waiting at the door, Immediately
rushed in, and seizing him by the arms, the
three forced him to the floor, despite his strug-
gles aud put in his mouth gag some three or
four inches in length. As he shouted, the
string of the gag was drawn tighter, until his
mouth was forced 60 wide open that he found
it impossible to speak. The villains then took
q cord, and drawing him head forward, and
raising hs feet, securely bound them together,
aud then put him into large box that happen
ed to be standing in the room.
Before thrusting him into the box they took
from his pocket the keys 70 the safe Zone of
Urban, Dodd 4 Co.'S Of this city,) with which
they soon opened the strong box OF the county,
snds took $l9,5UO, all Of which was in gold,
with the exception Of three or four Thousand
dollars. With their plumber the rascals then
fed, locking the door Of the Treasurer's Office
behind them.
The unusual absence of the Treasurer from
home, caused his family some uneasness, and
his son was sent down to the Office between II
and IL o'clock. He tapped at the door, and
hearing moan inside, became frightened, and
ran for assistance. The town bell was rung
IS Tor FIRE, and large number Of citizens soon
gathered and broke open the door Of the Office
and found the Treasurer still in the box where
he had been placed by the robbers, almost
entirely exhausted, and the blood running
from his mouth. He was Immediately released,
and as soon as he was sufficiently recovered
gave history Of the affair about a. We have
related it above.
Messengers were dispatched in every direc-
ton, but up to last evening no tidings had
been received Of the thieves or the money.
A reward Of 5000 has been offered for both.
A desperate gang Of fellows appear to be
located in Coshocton county. A week ago
man riding along the road was pulled from
bis horse and robbed Of SIS. Innum. Eable
burglariss and robberies have been committed
within the past few weeks. and several persons
are now in jail awaiting trial for serious offences
against the laws.-l Cincinnati Gazette.
The Iowa City Republican Of the 26th ult..
reports that young man named Van Buren,