Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-01-30
w. W. PHELPS, Editor.
THE SCHOOL LANDS.


that is too plain for argument, some Of our
conscientious Solons arc hesi,atins and are
hypocritically canting about the claims pos
terity has upon MS. No one more than
ourselves sacrcdly regards tho duty Of
legislators to promote tho advantages Of
those who succeed us, but that reasoning
the conclusion Of which il that no portion Of
the school lands should be now sold, will
hold equally as good as now for fifty years
to come, and that no school lands ever
should be put into market until all hopes
of their advancing another cent, ceases.
This argument has neither the merit OF
justice or good economy. Two sections in
every township Of the State are school Sec
tons. One-eightfenth Of the entire public
domain is withheld from settlement and i'm
provclncnt, remaining unprcductivc and re-
tarding the growth Of adjacent lands. The
prodigal gift Of the Government, intended
for the good Of tho State, instead OF benefit
becomes, at least so far as We are concerned
a positive curse. We the pioneers, who
build the roads, erect school houses and
make Improvements are deprived OF the
benefits Of the grant, at the very time We
most need and require its benefits When
VIC become able and our farms are stocked
and we'll cultivated, We can build our
school houses and pay our teachers and the
taxation for these objects will not be felt,
Now taxation is severely felt and we the
people, demand that the grant Of Congress
to us shall not be alphabetically withheld
from bonefitting us, by this postcri,y non
sense. Suppose q, farmer among us, ha.
five hundred acros Of broad rich, fertile prai
rye, which he owns in fec, and has nothing
to culsivate it with; is he, wise 10 hesitate
about selling or mortgasing or leasing a
portion in order to get the means to buy
a plough ard team and 50 ID, and make his
fertile soil. productive to him, and increas-
ing tho value Of the residue. BY so doing
nc is acting the part Of sensible man and
whilo he promotes the interests Of the com
munity in which he lives, he adopts the
means OF permanently promoting the adj
vantage ofhis posterity. Whatin this res
|pect is for the good ola single citizen would
prove equally the true policy Of the State
The only thing this hesitation to pass a
law for immediate sale proves on tho part
ct those opposing it is, that they are neither
smart or honest enough to pass guarded and
safe law for the disposition of these lands
1flegislators arc incompetent to protect
the rights Of the people, let them resign
Tor il you are afraid the present admnistra.
tionis too corrupt to entrust with any dis
cretion in regard to appra:sing such lands
that may be valuable, appoint some men Of
character appraisers. yourselves, who will
sec that the school fund is protected. In any
event it is the duty Of the legislature, BY a
we'll guarded law and by fixing . proper
minimum, to bring portion Of these lands
into market, at once,tor the purpose Of rclicy.
ing the people ola portion Of thoir oppres siyo
taxes. ii*' .t,1a4{tIi.i AioHi ,tI2jlTSs :
The idea oftaxing the people one half q
enc per cent for the support Of schools, when
the fund set apart is ample, is an outrage,
For new people, who have just oil they
can do, to live and open their Grms,s and
build roads; school houses and churches, ia
be told that they should reap no advantages
rom tho lands donated for their benefit, and
by Withholding these lands from market &C.
t'ual'y retardins their prosperity is q gross
outrage, mi. 49, 81 ;. ..c..,~z' - ),
|, The. early sale Of these lands, says the
|objeetor, has proved disastrous to the trus,
in Iowa, Wisconsin; and Illinois. It has no,
in Michigan. Adopt her system. Pay the
money resulting from the sales into the State
treasury; sell on time with annual interes,
when the character o:thc land will permit;
and tx the minimum as Michigan did, at fise
dollars per acre, and all will be we'll. The
Legislature will sha,nsfnlly neglec: its duty,
unless itsshall do this and repeal tho statute
requiring tax ofione half per cent. 70,
school purposes to'be levied. This lcgisla.
tive cant about posterity is wind, gentlemen;
mere wind, and not sense or craftsmanship
GOV. KIDDER lhet
A member holding the certificate Of cleo.
ton in Ramsey county, and a Democrat, was
voted out of his seat, to give place to a
German BY the name Of Ncsssl, a Repub'i.
can. There. is no place like Republican
Legislature TO, rcctify the mistakes Of the
people, who are SO presumpt uous7 as to elect
q Democrat. One or two, and but one OF
two IF that kind are left. True enough
they have no business to be Democrats.
,i;ilsa45 ~ q FLOYD, 80 -. IS
Late Secretary ofgNar, under Buchanan,
Is ono Of the most cowardly traitors in the
Republic He made speech At Richmond,
Virginia, the other day, and to tho shame
LOT tho American name it must DO said, he
has plotted treasonk or months-h.s secret
y sent arms to, tho South. and Otherwise
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