The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-05-10

Aud part Of MI intant'a prayer; tstrinRs.
There IL \ lutG unswept and Y harp without
There are broken vows and pieces ofrings,
And the garments she used 10 wear. is7ai -i4
There are hands thatwavc when Tie furry slcre
by the mirage ID lined III air.
Aud we sometimes hcRr, thro' the turbulent roar
Sweet voices we heard III the days gone hsf6rc,
When the wind down the river IN fair. q,
0 ! remembered for wye he the blessed isle,
All the day Of lite til night; '&f
When tho evening comes, with its beautiful sulil0
Aud our eyes aro closing IN slumher awhile,
May that Island Of Souls he In sight
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From the Daily Delta.
Important to the State Of L0ui-
stana. f...,t.
Two hills hive recently been Introduced In -
the United States Senate which, ,if adopted, as
is confidently expected. will prove of vast
benefit aid Importance To the people Of this
Su.tc. Indeed, VIC doubt If my two measures
Of equal moment and value to our people havc
been introduced since the admission Of I.ou-
isiana into the Union. '7l"' '1't "1 i"l'
The FIRST Of these Is tho bill Of Senator Sill
dell giving the Legislature Of tho State tho
right to impose tonnage duties for tho purpoao
of raising fund to drcdgc md keep open tho
mouth of the Mississippi The consent Of Con-
gress is required to enable tho Legislature to
exercise this right, and wc can not doubt but
that thnt consent will be freely given. The
great alarm and bitter opposition which all
general appropriation bills uniformly produce
IN Congress the strict dcas relative to tho
constitutional power to make such appropriA-
'tons, which arr held by the minority Of South
ern politicians, US we'll rs tho difficulty of CON-
ducting such II work VS. this by the contract
system, under thu supervision Of Federal Of
asials, has compelled the resort to this spplca.
hon for the consent OF Congress to the imposi.
tton of duties on Tonnage, to effect purpose
30 Important to tho commerce or this city, and
of tho valley Of tho Mississippi. 'i' 'A'F'7N
The Legislature Of Louisiana has, In antct-
patton Of the passage Of this BILL granted u
special charter to company called the Louls-
ANA Dredging Company We presume tito
power to collect these duties can bc delegated
to this company, and Mr. slldcll's bill conteu,-
platcs the exercise Of this power, and imposes
on 1t the duty of dredging tho bnr. All that II
necessary niter the consent of Congress- ehnll
be given, Will be for the company to organiss
on just and fair principles and proceed to per-
form the work. Ship.owners wltsnot object to
the payment Of the small sums In tho form or
tonnage duties, and tho total sum which can bo
thus collected will DO ample for the purpose.
Tho other measure before Congress IL tho bill
of Senator Benjamin to settle ind determine
forever, the innumernblc and vcxatious land
disputes which hive 80 long larasscd our pee
pie, growing out Of the injustice and Ignorance
Of the Federal authorities and courts and tho
frequent changes Of the Government In tho
early days Of this colony and State. Tho In.
Justice, injury, and oppression that have mark
cd the course of our Federal Government IN
the settlement of old land titles In this STATE.
would havc driven almost any other people to
open rebellion and revolution. Had thrae
wrongs only proceeded from the subordinate
md irresponsible officials In her Departments in
Washington, whose decisions were usually made
In favor Of the Government after very Impcr-
feet examination, and generally without my
!, knowledge Of the languages Of the respective
titles Set up by claimants, It might not have
given such just and reasonable ground Tor
complaint aud rcmonstrance; but when tho
u highest judicial tribunal In the country makes
= itself party TO these wrongs and oppressIo,s.
' tho evil becomes one of the highest magnitude,
y and the patience Of our citizens is The more re-
u marknblc and extraordinary. Thut purties who
: held titles under the old Spanish aud French
= r.;
the United Statep, in the Treaty Of Cession---
y which titles would have been perfectly good
under the old government should bc dc cprivrd
u OF the samc, and the land no held be app, o.
: printcd by the United States 10 its own use !;
that parties who acquired perfectly good titles
from government which the United States
permitted to exist within rifle shot of lis own
! territories, and never attempted to dispiacc,
u should, when by accident or treaty the country
i became part of this Union, bc driven from their
possessions on the ignoble prctext that our
u tile to the country was always goodwill
e title we never attempted to enforce.-is .
t practical wrong and injustice that can hardly
: be- parallclcd In the history Of tho despotio
governments Of the old world.
!. II Is with view OF CORRECTING these abuses.
Z and vindicating these wrongs, that Senator
Benjamin has prepared a bill, now before Con-
: grcss, creating Board Of Commissioners of
the Register and Receiver Of the Land Office
in the State OF Louisiana, whose duty 1t shall
s be to hear and determine unsettled and dis
is putcd land claims, subject to the confirmation
Of Congress. The details OF the bill, a copy OF
which we have not yet seen, are said by those
= who have examined it to be admirably adapted
to the object Of settling these old and vexatious
Il disputes, and obtaining substantial justice for
our people.
The present Congress, II it should adopt
:, these two measures Of Messrs Slidell aud Ben
II jainin, will long he remembered by our peopl,