The national Republican., 1862-03-14
LAND suavn,s y THE STATE o'

hhNSAS.
There are about iif,s millions OF acres OF un-
surveyed lands 10 kalas, besides The lands re
served for Indian 'r,bes The quantity Of land
opened to settlement by surveys Is not NOR.
| than zen or twelve millions VI acres. 1t /,
true, tina, settlers can and will occupy unsur
vsyed lends 10 some extent, under The pressure
| of necessity but The fact that lands are not sur
Snyed !; worry great ,mpcdineut 10 occupa
1 ton, aud still more 30 10 improvement Until
men know where their lines are to be, they will
Whatever policy he adopted in respect TO ou,
public lands, whether TO sell them, to donate
them as bounties to soldiers, or TO make gen.
l eral distribution Of them under the proposed
homestead laws, II IL specially desirable that
region now receiving and inviting emigration
as Kansss is, should be surveyed. The timer
are. to be sure, not propitious for expenditure
! OF any kind. but the cost OF surveying even oil
the unsurseyed lands In KunsaR, Ia triiling iu
comparison with the benefits to be gained.
Large numbers ol persons driven out OF Mis-
souri, Arkansas, and Texas, under circum-
stances o! great dN,rcs., by tho unbridled
excesscs and cruelty Of 'he rebsls, have
already ilocked into kansa- ior refuge. More
viii, follow, aud IRON other southern States IN
which society is disorganizeJ. Kansas bas a
climate warmer and more congeniol 10 these
-migrsnts, than aDy State in which slavery does
not exist, and ip view of the cause which drives
them from their old homes. their interests are
entitled " = generous national consideration
But aside altogether from generosity, or conf
passion, or Justice to individuals, there is high
public policy which demands that every poss j.
ble measure shonld be rcaorted to- TO invite and
facilitate the flow Of people into kausss. L.
was the existence and character Of the populn-
| tioo Of ttal State, which constituted the great
| est impeachment 10 the effort TO take Missouri
out of the Union, and Just 10 proportion as
liansss b-comea stronger. will the bopelessuesS
| Of q renewal Of that effort become more aI,-
parent, And furthermore, ny 1t is mainly upon
| the proximity Of Kansas that We must rely 10
| Assure freedom TO the Vast and fertile 1ndlan
Territory witch lies TO The s0ut1 II it, the only
region left dcbsteable between freedom nuv
| slavery, We shall be wanting to the plsine,t
| dictates Of duty. II ". sufier question Of dol
lars and cents to weigh for moment against
| any just measure calculated to make Ksnfas
populous and prosperous. II ia the outpost a
| reedom in the isr West, piunted upon the
thick grave, II martyrs, and maintained through
the most tragic suieriDgs, by yalur given ,t
Col and by The tsNfs aud pray egs Of those
every where who hate cruelty and inipuity. Il
Ii yacred soa in 4 s'H-e IN which no par Of
| his broad nicn j. 40, from III" AtlaDIiC 10 'ht
Pacific.
We Iepubiigh below memorial and ret9lu-
tions upon thia subrc' lrom 'tN legislature 4
Kansas;
Memorial ~ COusrsas aud concurrent rcsOiu-
tion-, regue.ting Congress to cX.ingIish car
tain Indian titles, and rpsha m sppropr',
i tou for surveys:
Whereas ia;ge number Of loyal ciii4eLs are
now settled on the Cherokee, neutral, aad Os-
4 age lands, and upon HE unsurreyed lands be-
longing 10 the uo'od states, within the sta'e q
Kansas; and
Whereas emigration from other States, con
seluent upon the existing rebellion in ,he
dsloyai States, Is directed to this Slate; and
! Whereas the surveyed portion Ct public lands
-itnutod in this State ia comparatively small
and the Cherokee, neutral, and Usage Indian
luds, comprise large extent Of the most de-
:irAbe AID fertile lands in tho State. the Longer
existence Of which ,tais Of things will inevita
bly, discourage emigration h!thsr and tend r.
direct II into new cbapne6, theiefyrc
R.soived by The House Of Representatives ot h:
Stale Of Hl1,JGs, De SeHote Gonrouring herei"
That our Scoator. aud Representative in Con
gress be- requested 10 use their most carnes'
eEdeavUrs and influence 70 procure the nec.s
s.ry appropriation to extend the lines cfthc put
lie surveys over the unturveyej portion Of the
State and to bring about. at the earliest prac
ticab:r day. The eStcgushncnt Of the Indian
title 10 the Cherokee neutrsl lands, O'agc.
FOtiawatonie kIckapoo:, Clc and Fox, Otto
was, kausas lowaa. Sac ani Fox OF the MI
souri,, and the absent Shawnee Iudian ands.
Iisso ye' That copy Of the foregoing prc
: amblG und resulutyna be transmitted by h
governor TO biz ExcelcuCy toe President Of tht
United States, the Ptcsidcni of the senate ttC
speaker OF the House Of Representatives and
70 0ur Senators md Representative in Con
, grr=1,