The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-17

gifts o. the public lands. These lauds-the common
property Of all the 6tates-are the fund which 10
relies for the qualification Of hs ambition.
Will he be permitted 70 appropriate this fund 10 this
usef Can not make better Of these lands than
the purchase Of abolition votes for Wm Seward be-
Two main pianks 10 the abotioa platform are--l The
Pacific Railroad 90 the route selected by ". Curtis
Land for the andie Mr. Curts bill pro poses 10 give
70 certain named theren aud 10 other per
Sons . majority Of the persons thus named may ass,
ciste with them, sixty millions Of collars, United States
makes seventy millions, and addition thereto, con
tract for ing the mails aud troops aud munitions Of
war, at the rate Of six and half millions OF dollars per
snnum 10 perpetuty-ander pretence OF an hrausemen
with them 70 build road to the Pacidc This bill was
recommended by report Of which ATTY thousand copies
were TO be printed but which parties interested have
failed TO publish. Why have they not published ~ rne
bill proposes TO give to these parties donation vhcn
70 he distributed at the pleasure OF majority among the
persons TO be selected by them, and which, Ia niry
years will adj up 70 the sum q two hundred and sixty
i've mill OF dollars.
Be not clarified a. the magnitude OF these hgures mr.
Seward parposed 70 add as fee farms tue whole OF the
public lands waited by the foreign voters, upon whom
ne relies control the elections and regulate the future
Of this country.
Who are the nen among whom this $685. 900 900 to
DO Distributed How much 70 60 70 members OF Coo
much 70 the old arm Of seward, Weed freely How
much abolition editorsS How much 10 abolition ora
torss How much 70 hattesoo 4 Company Read tue
leve, If you can, that such possibly pass
Congress without the most barefaced corruption Ana
speakers and TO be forced through the next session OF
Congress by the previous question Can IL pass the
Senator lam told IL Will be forced through A. party
measure and by the 10 be brought bear
the Senators from the Pacific States n 10, then the
future OF this country will rest with the President
envy him the honor OF his veto Warren Davis Of South
Carolina used 70 that be could trail whole PACE OF
hounds with single crust OF bread How
many abotons,s can Hessrs seward Barlingane sum
ncr aud Curtis trail with one thousaud mill ons OF acres
OF public lands the shape OF free farms; and seventy
millions In United States i've per cent bonds, and an
M ais half In
will hundred and ninety Ave millions Of dollars
morey Such is the abolition programme. L. there suf
ncient virtue, intelligence, energy and PATRIOTISM
| 10 this county 70 defeat III
Tho p-elence is that this large subsidy is ndispen.
sable 10 enable tho parties TO construct Pacific Railroad
have before Inc pam ohlet issued by Mr. wharton,
editor OF abolition paper in New York, called the
WIDE 4,as which asserts that the Grand Trunk Rail.
road u Canada has Just beea con ,ieted at cost Of
seventy tive mons OF dollars, and that That company
have made arrangements, oy leasing lines OF American
railroads. to control the Pacific roat aud offer 70 carry
/ freghts from st. Louis Liverpool for less than
| the cost u transportation from II. Louis to New
| York. How much would the Grand Trunk
to be given BY Mr. Curts' oE WHAT guarantee have
that the purpose of the b is not 10 enable the parties
fell out TO that COMPANY they are to have the subsidy
rs net better that Congress shall make the grant TO them
direct aeduc'ng the premium which the associates may
extorr
Let me not be misuu dersood am not opposed 70 Tn,
construction OF a railroad the Pacnc so from it,
would aid the construction Of than Bat nsteac
Of giving free farms TO foreign emigraats IN purchase
pre- emptioD to the railroad panies VINO, oy bud M
railroads. will give such increased 10 the land that
build equip their road. Congress that the
construction OF q railroad doubles the value Of
viii do auch more II we assume this basis pre- emp
ton to twenty miles each sIdo OF railroad will
be worth thirty two thousand dollars per mile. This
with fair compensation for public SERVICE will gusran-
tee the completion Of more than railroad TO the Pa
cic II this be not enough, then give pre- emption to
thirty miles Ia such the government will get paid
d
States and pledged for the payment OF the public debt
Congress- cannot rghtfuy appropriate them TO Mr. Sew
ards anxious he s TO them In the purchase
OF the foreign vote The right OF pre- emption may well
be given 10 all companies constructing railroads and such
grants cannot fail be much acceptable to the
iua people cf West the purch Of abolition
votes proposed by Mr. Seward Let the s,uth unite
this measure and Mr.. seward may again sink into his
slough Of despair.
The abc.tioaisa offer Pennsylvania New Jersey and
the Northwest an increased duty iron ana coal, and
single road 10 the Pacific They have framed bill which
will them transfer that single Grand
Trunk Railroad Company Of Canada and that they may
prevent the Of any rival road aud thus ca
banoe the vRue OF the subsidy which they intend 10
through by party vote under the pressure OF
the previous questions they propose 70 condcatc the pub
foreign voters and thus reader Is mpossibe, at
time hereafter the public lands in aid OF ths extern
we give away the public land wi,hou, casrge-f 70
give free farms 70 the poor and "humole foreign
isrs cAnno. land 70 Aid in bodins raro.as. 50
much for Mr. Seward, and his plan for the future 80
much for the plan for distributing two hundred snd ninety
Ave millions OF dollars anoog 70 Loading abolcnsts
In league with the Canada Grand Trunk Railroad Com
papy, whose pnrpoec H. would seem. not only 10
troll the only route to the Pacific, bat monepozs the
principal railroads OF the West, 20 deprive the
American railroads of their share OF bust
ness 30 says Mr. Wharton, the abolition editor OF the
New York Wide Aoake Can this purpose be defeated
believe IL be- The public lands held 10 trust by
the federal government and be sold for the beoeht
OF all the States and the fund created by sales be-
longs in common TO ell They cannot be given free
farms 70 purchase abolition for Mr. Seward Toe
right Of pre- emptoa may be given 10 railroad companies
which companies well Afford 10 pay fair price there
Tor for the cousructioa Of railroads will Increase the
value Of adjacent lands that the increased price will
be much advantageous TO the actual settlers the
frontier than the giving free farms 10 the "poor" and
"humble" "toreign" paupers whom Mr.. Seward would
bring from the workhouscs OF Europe control the fu
turc elections o. ID 70 country.
Let the South nj the meet these lssuss
patriots. Let them adopt = system ~bioh, being wise
ana proper OF seH, will be popularsn West and
Northwest AID By strengthening system OF rail Ways
VIII enable people 70 and control rail.
Seward would give away the cottrol of the government
10 the poor stumble psupcrs OF Europe and tenders
all the public lands as bonus 20 pd them 10
here and sccept Of H. Surely In the fAce OF such
measure unblushnsy proclaimed, can put aside
the miserable abstraction which eoabled designing men
TO DIVIDE VI, and, BY uniting which viii
more make M one people inspire that confidence home
and abroad which In Indispensable 70 progress
the permanence Of freq institutions Az 70 the insti.
Of events rapidly demonstrating that necessity
resulting IRON the nature and condition OF man ana 10
the whole people OF this country chief
i OF their welfare and prosperity DUFF GREEN