White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-01-06

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Government. And however the prospec
! now of change for the better may be ii
: this regard, the reputation already OBJ
tanned, despite all That may be done. vii
have an influence and effect to our disad
vantage.
/ tits, however, objected that the terri
torial debt of Kansas, incurred in the in.
testine difficulties among her people, which
have been exaggerated to nearly one mil.
lion of dollars, if we are included within
her State boundaries, viii have to pay
our proportion of it. This fear Is rea.
sonable one, and were it true, might
properly deter us from submitting to Sc
gross an injustice. But we take it, that
any liabilities incurred by a Territory, in
making defence against foreign foe, OF
in suppressing internal rebellion or disor-
ders, growing out of the want of federal
protection, must be met, and lCiH Be mel
out of the federal treasury The injustice
of imposing upen the people of terri
tory the expense Of protecting themselves,
while under federal protection and control,
is an absurdity which has never been at
tempted, and will not be in this instance.
There can be no fear, then, that the new
State can be saddled with any debt not
legitimately created by the necessities OF
the territorial government-whieh is not
likely to be largerin Kansas than in any
other Territory.
Taxation is always regulated by the
people to be taxed. In State it is not
necessarily more, adj vdlorem. than in a
Territory. Each county, within the pre-
scribed limits, fixes the amount of the
county tax, and the amount is the same
whether in Territory or a State. The
State tax is seldom more than the Terri
torial tax In this Territory the aggre-
gate taxation is believed to be larger than
in any State in the West. There can DO
no re sonable fear that it will be materi-
ally increased by changing the form Of
our government.
But were this not the case, we yet ask,
shall the paltry difference in taxation in
the one case or the other, influence us to
forego the alluring and counter balancing
advantages. inseparable from State or
ganization Will not those advantages
speedily return that difference thousand
fold a.?
Besides, If this objection be valid now
will its force be lessened decade of years
hence, and will it not necessarily keep us
out of the Union and in state of terri
torial infancy forever
But it is said. that annex us to Kansas,
and their school lands being all pre-emp-
ted or embraced within Indian reserves,
they would come up in this section. and
absorb a great portion Of our vacant land
to make up the deficiency.
To show the absurdity of this objection,
it is only necessary to refer to the law.
By the Organic Act, the same quantity
of land is reserved for school purposes in
each of the twin Territories, to-wit Sec
tions 16 and SO in each township. By
joint resolution of March Sd, 1857, it is
provided that in case either of said
sections are settled or improved prior to
the survey or occupied as q town site,
then other lands shall be selected by the
proper authorities, in lieu thereof, as
agreeable to the provisions of the Act Of
Congress, approved May Goth, 1926. By
referring to that last act, it is provided
that the said selection should be made by
''the Secretary of the Treasury, out Of
any HnappropriGted Public lands, within
the land district where the township for
which any tract is selected may be situa-
ted" I'll
Is it not demonstrabie, then, that in no
case, can the selections be made out of the
land district where the land lies And
that. were it possible to find no raednt
public land, tcithin the land district, from
which to make such school selections,
that, then any other Incorporated pub-
lie lands can be selected, and that too.
whether in the same district, or the same
State or Territory How else did the
State of Alabama, select 1000 acres OF
public land, within this very county, for
school purposes. during this very year
1t were insulting common sense to
dwell on so futile on objection. L.
The organization of the several State
governments in the valley of the Missis-
sippi, we believe in every instance has
given an additional impetus to wealth,
emigration and enterprise and judging
of the future by the past, why will it not
have similar effect on us With soil
of remarkable fertility, with unparalleled
natural advantages. with position on
the great map Of the West which iHsures
to us, sooner or later, the grand route OF
travel to the Pacific and the Indies, and
Astounding in all the material elements
for great empire only give us g place
in the American Union. as State Sow
ereignty, with its consequent security to
life and property. its spirit Of generous
enterprise, its inevitable progress and
developement; bene6cent system Of ed
ucation and intelligence, with its political
weight and influence. and its perfect guar
antes Of selfgoverument and the free ez-
ercise of the proudest privilege of an
American voice in shaping the desti-
mics Of this glorious Republic-who can
doubt but that Kansas would shine the
brightest star in the Federal galaxy, and
that the South Platte District viii be the
halo around it.. f.,-.
| For the foregoing reasons, and others
which time viii not permit Us 70 discuss,
your committee cannot avoid the convic-
Ition that it would be for the best interest
of this section, and Of the people residing