St. Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1861-01-11

l that the principal arising from the sales Of
such lands shall forever be preserved in
violate and .pndiminished a. sr- 1880
This pr0&sioH, the sul6stance of whct
| is found III the organic PAWS sf alltbe
! Northwestern States, is "a explicit deer
altos that Tie erant OF schoh lands istc
bssrsgafded- IS s-psspetual provision so'
Education; thus indelibly registering in
!, the tsxt,os the Constitution. the primary
/ intention OF the grant, as interpreted by
1.-The ordiaancs, Of l7S7, in that noblesi
lnAxim& political lsciencs- nFhaf Religion
Morality, and knowledge being necessary
ogood government Schools, and the Means
of Education shall forever be encourag-
LII. is tkeIadaes.aA,gsy Ag iogical. imBlisatipn o
tie Constitutional provision, that the
school lands should be administered with
q view to the permanent interests Of The
lseAool fand., tAis onlysby sdheIing to this
as q fundamental principle of legislation
by regarding the school lands not as a tenn
porary source of relief from present bur-
Isdem, bat rs a-puayision for the permanent
interests Of Education sthat.we can right
ily 'dischsfge the sacred obligations to pos.
terity which this trust imposes upon us, OF
tftlETespond to the elevated and paternal
policy Of the general Government.
There has always been disposition in
| the new states to hurry the school lands
I prematdreiy into market, partly original.
| ing in the desire of interested parties to
obtain possession of these lands at low
prices, and partly from the inpatient ca
gerness of the pioneer to realize an imme-
diate Income. therefron, for the support Of
schools. lgEhere are indeed some plausible
reasons why the pioneer should. ask that
the school lands should be, used for his
benefit. His are all the struggles and
privations incident to the early COLOMBIA.
| ton of the wilderness By the sweat OF
his brow, sre laid the foundations of that
wealth, which TO yield the future Teye-
,nues Of the State. The expense and dif
| fculty Of maintaining schools in our pres
ent sparse Iandipoor settlements, it Is spe-
ciously, alleged, arsDdersa local taxation
more bagdepsome aud Legislative aidmere
welcome poy than at any subsequent pc
Iriod. ~.
T. 1t will at once be perceived that if such
\ views were to govern the disposition ol
the school lands, the ! object; Of the
grant would be almost wholly defeated
and its prospective benefits lost; !; that in
4 fact the argument derives its whole force
from the necessary condition Of 1things'in
q stage of 81 frontier life,g when these
lands are almost whollya Falueless and
that If all their resources were exhausted
to meet the present transient emergency
fthef income would be wasted N the vain
| attemptt to anticipate the laws of progress,
and remedy tifsconvcniences which car
fiouly be 6atgrown.S 81 Z" Sa'i33s IoliA
t97g would perhaps be difficult Ito prove
that the hardships and poverty of the frs,
settlers 10 anew State are OF such a. pecu
liar characteras toeunstitute aspecial claim
to ienjoy the benefit of the school grant
to the prejudice of posterity. And it viii
not be overlooked, as against "a pfetensior
so greedy "in its motive and SO subversive
in Its Consequences of the welfare of the
State q that II the first settler .endure'
some iprivations, he also enjoys great ad
fvantayes which are denied to his sncces
sors.5 If he turns first furrow, he alst
reaps the richest harvest. He does not &C
Fcept tie rugged lot of the, pioneer as 4
personal sacrifice for the good Of the State
From which he therefore claims aspecia
bounty, but from shrewd calculation o
Fits prospective benefits to himself 'Th'
rapid rise in the value of lands which 1T
tends the first stages Of the growth o
new settlements, turns principally to tn,
advantage Or the first settler, who has hat
the choice of the best locations and tha
which he Is SO apt to claim as the tardy
-frnit Of bis own toll, more often results
without his agency, from the increase IL
population and capital around him. Witt
what justice Them scan the incoming thous
4 ands 0f men who shall complete the socia
4 snperstrGctt IRE about him, 'ahd swell Til,
i sources of HIS, prosperity, be deprived Of
the benefits OF the enhanced value which
4 they will give the school lands? ''',.''A "a "a
- NoF has this policy which would inpov
| erish the future for the benefit OF the pres
| ent, any support in the sentiment Of pa
ternal solicitude. Our children, We may b
| sure, would be any thing but grateful TO
/ the benefits of an education procured a
i the selfish sacrifice Of the noble hertag
! Of which Providence has made us TIL
| trustees for their benefit, and the benefi
1 ofall those that come after them, and viii
scarcely BUILD monuments to the menior,
o. those men,; e' Wno' 70 ENJOY an ',ninun,,. y;
from temporafy taxa.ion. ensaiied ga. treoi |.
ourden Sn the equcation OF 'neir PositeF' t'
Y ior az tili,e - q cosne; 10y ..,a q,
Ley y not pe lotgosten ,nat tne c.niure' =
VINO a hss, sas OUT 's1au s1a, are ~ Ue ur
auu oo &, q s.fsi onrt Pa..o ,aI ""
rise up ln the places now occupied py Us
ana require OF you anu INC an account IcIi 2
qpr ste8arfufihliPt y, fttillP s4,a .Y.ss IS, q.
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tnat 'l me sle scaooi ssl, 'lapus snaii ony ~ u's
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