The Van Buren press., 1859-07-27

the subject a'ses
An act granting the right Of w,.
grant Of land to the States ? y Mat
sas and Missouri. to aid in tbo ~ Aa
tion of a railroad, from no;n, s0aSq
Mississippi, opposite the ,non.t@
Ohio river, via Little Rock, to III II.
boundary, near Fulton, in As's
with branches to Fort Sm;,s aaS
Mississippi rive. +
Be it enacted by the Senate and n
Representatives. Of the United S%i
Amcrica. IN Congress assembled Te',
right of way through the public ias lug
and the same is hereby granted TO ,tsss, tlsts,
of Arkansas and Missouri, for tho
tion of railroad, from point ON VTalsNr ~ n .
sissippi river, opposite the mou,h' h':
Ohio, in the State Of Missouri. r;.%%G
Rock, to the Texas boundary H.. E u
Fulton, in Arkansas, with branL, h
Little Rock in Arkansas, to the NJ NJ h
river and to Fort Smith, in said S,m S's
the right to take necessary mo,aS,Se
earth, stone, timber, ETC., for the ah oah
ton thereof, and copy of the ,n.u r~''''s
said road, made under the dir,e,;os
legislatures of the said States. sbalI y
warded to the proper local land "a; y y
spectively, and to the general land 80
Washington City, within ninety J.r'
the completion of the same. At
Sec. 2. And be Il turther ,no.,,, -
there be and is hereby grated to ,ba Si ~
of Arkansas and Missouri, resno,,;,.,A rAt
the purpose of aiding in making ,ha De h
road and branches as aforesaid, wi,b;n M ~
respective limits, every alternate sea,;s- @''
land designated by even nunber, ea' '4
sections III width or each s.4e ID .,:l
and branches but in case :; s..U
that the United States have, when III htls,
or route of said road is definitely sxoi ~ n,
the authority aforesaid, sold any par, of :.
section hereby granted, or that the rich,
pre-emption has attached to the samo y
it shall be lawful for any agent or aysn. .r'
to be appointed by the Governor Of - =.
State,to select, subject to the approval aio.
said, from the lands of the United s,,,.
most contiguous to the tier of se,t;o.
above specified so much land, in al,sn..
sections or parts of sections, as shall /.
equal to such lands as the United S,,,.
have sold, or to which the right of pre.em,
ton has attached as aforesaid, which LAM,
being equal in quantity to c-half Of !,
sections in width on each side of said ro.
the States of Arkansas and Missonr; sb,i
have and hold to and for the use and nr
pose aforesaid Procided, That the lspi
to be located shall in no casesbe further tbr
fifteen miles from the line of the road A.
Provided further, That the lands herd
granted shall be applied in the constu
tion of said road, and shall be an
posed of only as the work progresses. a,
shall be applied to no other purpose whn
soever; Ana propided FURTHER, That an
and all lands reserved to the United State
by any act of Congress, for the purpose
aiding in any object Of internal improy
ment, or in any manner for any prrpOt
whatsoever, be and the same are here5y r
served to the United States from the ope,
tion of this act, except so far as it NAV |
found necessary to locate the routes Of Ii
said railroad and branches through such r
served lands.
Sec. 3. And he 1t further enacted, Tn
the sections and parts of sections of Ian
which by such grant shall remain TO d
United States. within six miles on each ST
Of said road, shall not be sold for less tn,
lands when sold. f'-.-1 7-'' : !.
Sec. 4. And be further enacted. Tba, !,
said lands, hereby granted to the 81
States, shall be subjec to the disposaI II 4
Legislature thereof, for the purposes ,ior
said and no other, and the said railrosd !,
branches shall be and remain public ke
way for the use of the government Of ]
United States, free from toll or other char
es, upon the transportation Of any propc
ty or troops of the United States.
Sec. 5. 1nd6e 1t fisrter enacted, Tha, /
lands hereby granted 20 said States, shi
be disposed Of by said States only in ,
manner following, that is to say That
quantity of land, not exceeding one hun
red and twenty sections, and included wit
in continuous length Of twenty miles
said road, may be sold and when the Go
ernors Of said State or States sh
certify to the secretary of the inter
that twenty continuous miles of 81
road are completed, then another Ii
quantity OF land, hereby granted, may
sold and SO, from time to time, until ss
road is completed and if said road is
completed within ten years. no further sa
shall be made, and the land unsold sh
revert to the United States.
SEC. 6. And be ii further enacted, tt
the United States mail shall Mt oil times
transported on the road and branches. I
der the direction of the post office depa
ment, at such price as Congress may.
law. direct. Approved. February Q, 1858
THE PLANK BEARS. "A ship ,
wrecked sometime in the last century on
coast of Cornwall. All hands went do
save one sailor boy, who was washed on
the shore barely living. and who lay brui
and ready to perish for weeks, on a 81
bed. He was visited by a young maj
whether in or out of the pastoral office m
ters little-a young man who strove to
the sinking sailor lad to the Cross of Chr
as the anchor of the soul, sure. and ste
fast, in the storm which destroys both S
and body in hell. Suppose" said
missionary, " that when your vessel wa!
pieces rounu about you of the coast.
you felt yourself sinking, exhausted,
meath the surf-suppose that You
caught hold of plank as it loated by y
and felt that as you clutched it it bore '
weight and held you up till relief sho
some, you would thank God for that pla
would you not 20 Yes, SIR" gssped
boy and the hoy ,rnc xnado A. IS. la.sis