, 1864-08-08
a PR!KCELY D0XATlDN,
FCrE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND
ACRES OF LAND FALL TO lLLlNUtj.
How to Xsfsposc Of Them.
Important Correspondents on ttat
~ - subject

ACRES OF LAND FALL TO iLLlN0f3..
Row to X.fsposc Of Them.
Important Correspondence on that
- subject.
CHICAGO. H.. July =, 1854.
To lloA. RICHARD YA1Ea, Governor OF Illinois:
S1n. A teleerrm from, Washington, Ia the Ta1-
DUNE OF yesterday. has rec=l1ed my atteutlon to
subject to which, trust, you will permit me To
direct your owu. The telegram was that one
making reference to the donation BY Congress Of
Fat1ic lands 10 the teverbl Stctea and Territories
for the benz at of agriculture and the me.hantt arts
The act making this donation was passed IN Ju,y,
1862 fnd 1t entities eacll State aud Territory to
$1,000 acres for each Senator ard Representative.
This urder tie ceuEus of 1850. Illinois has In the
Senate and House Of Representatives, : rcpre,
scntat3on ofsIxtcen; ana she ie, accordingly, en-
titled 10 scrip for 600 acres 1t is believed that
this scrip Will sell readily enough at the Govern
InenL Efee VIZ, q u, but It will 70 of quickly at
Sp A. 'n1s m latter gnre It woad it recnirea
once realized and put out At the LEGAL rate Of In
terest, world sti0rd the handsome 1ncom. OF
81, 600. Tint, indeed, would oe princely endow
mcnt: One half OF this sum should go fos tSe
benefit Of agriculture the other half for lie benefit
oinecba1fca Certain conditions arc attached to
by their Legislatures, shall accept Of the grant md
proceed without greater delay than fye yoirs to
execute the intention Of Congress in making It,
eepsine III joln1 resolution of tic present Ieeis.
!stuIe passed At the winter session in 1862. Bat
TIE duty q providing ntnns Of converting these
80 a. to rake them Of PRACTICAL value ior The pur.
h9sss Of The ~ VII ayvoys aon thv next Lsg
tbis he b s to
Thcle cepic before the Leg stature at it's last
regular session bill-but 1t went no Mrthc- than
INTO tbe hands OF committee--thar was drawn in
z ft1a11
nEon Single branch Of S1ate indastEy. The zen.
tlsmen who were there to urge the passage OF this
nil having f3r % tee time faaed !. would be
We al know that there is in THE State another fu-
cuslrtal interest besides agriculture, which Coa.
1he mechanics should share, ii moi eaaaiys At anv
rate propoH.oaatey, in the adyantsgcs to result
from IT, DONATION. believe that a wise and lust
ettahlirhlng coleec ttF mechanics, as vcu aa
college for asr1culturIsts. It would also be pp-
parent 70 such Legislature rEst q college for
Instruction n asTsuture should be located in she
the college for tnetruction In mechanic arts
should be Ioeated 10 Chicago. where 1hat class
any difficulty here. conceive that tt WI vii be be
easy fol all who a1e inte1eatcd to agree upon a
desirable plan. II tsme Is but given ior e1slni1a-
ton, and one necessary preliminary step is
taken. Tint step recommend to be taken now.
Tie Governor Of ofMaes1chus etts-Wause Le.isla-
ture last year accepted Of sim.lar grant Of lands
uDM tIG NufDFLLnlQ[-E time since app0lt led
a Commission, at she head OF which, l bcieve,was
tho Ion. Edward E7erett, to examine the various
plans proposed for 'resiz'us the object had in
view, and report their conclusions 10 Gov. An
drcw. Before this action was taken in 3IaEsaehu-
setta, myself had sngscstsL almost exactly the
came action In this Stste In tue last days Of the
resolution which, It my reqaest. was in'rsaueed
by.arotEcr men,hcr, Tor the appointing oi Jolht
Committee Of that body to examine and report to
q oF h
q1 besinesf II WIS 1ei t,kea ~ = ths Senate
therefore rtepec fully urge that you appoint Com.
mfttee O. fire, or Of ary other number which your
judEcr eat Hay approve, 10 inquire Into this sub
ettod OF dtlposin. Of ttie property, which report
may he by on sr1,1nttted In your next Message TO
! the General Assembly. Such action would accord
preci.ely similar clsc ard won!d fully carry out
the iIea CT ms ZERO uiou which, - sid, passed
tho Eouse Of Repres eatatres unsnlmously.
ttIs sukject, you viii nlloW to say thlt III my
vicw OF pubic policy and duty. the State should
at the earliest possible ,aoules establish Chice-
60, out Of the proceed OF these }apdl, Mechnnl-
csl College or Poly tethnic Schoo!. The czceien!
training at this description OF schools. and their
marked beneficial effect upon the sk,!l and well
exist, Indicate Clearly what the influence OF this
measure woc!d be herr. and throughout the State.
! It would 50 far to put an end 70 The division Of
Fociety lnto The edEtated and the i1norlpt, The
| mechanic whn would educate his ron to he me.
chanic, could then do 90. aud be on equal footing
With The doctor who would make his eon doctor,
| or the lsWyer Who would make his son a;1wyer.
I do not need. etr, to urge anything more in be-
half oi the labornE nsses, to secure Tor this sub
| ject your immediate and earnest attention. The
State. Numbers Of intelligent and forchle men
| Of that class. know. are preparln. to demand
that fhey BE- permitted 4, to part,siPs;e themselves
in this muntecent eit. And the orph1us Of thons-
nDds Of their fellow mechanics and artisans who
destined 10 be educated In tlis proposed PoYtech-
Lie School. not to be educated at all. Another
opportunity 70 favorable as the present of doing
vii; not pzoha5ly have in fifty years.
1a.n, Sir. yort obedfent eervant,
Francis A. EAsTxAS.
EE1LT OF GOV. Gov. TATEs.
SrRcGF1ELD, ILL.,, Aug. :, 1854.
francis I. Eastman, Eeq:
DEAE Sm-Yorr letter In relation TO the cr,nt ot
lands by Cor gress 10 1inola for certain e1uc..
! tousl Iufpott-, has remained until now, on ac-
CONT CT Al unusual pfer sure OF official bus'nees.
without cemmittiby myself to any particular
| plan 1or disposinE OF these lanls IN accordance
| with the design Of Congress, I1ly approve Of
your timely sn; cestion that committee o intelE-
siGtr the subt CT ad report their conclusions. Tie
scFFioIs Of thu General Ass emily are 20 short,
ard legislation necessarily 20 hurrsd, taat tbere Is
snd iD;udieous disposition y these lands may W t.
rnece. Al my carifest convenience, will appoint
thc committee which Jous letter co ate1a2latcs.
chsnicl and arsifans OF The Stale. eymp,thize 10
| the fnNc-t extent. And a1n we'll aware OF the
great great utility Of the Poyteshnie syet;m. But II
] to determine the question. Speaking for myselt
rotb1nG would gre r1c more satisfaction than the
p5oyiding ,be ,aeekan!cs Q: The Stale; ont Of the
| soEe other way. sr!tah!e and perm .ucut COLLEGE
for he EDUCATION Of their CHILDREN In the important