The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-07-16
SHOULD BE KILLED.


SHOULD IN KllL1an. i
A month or more ago, Mr.. Donnelly
in the House bill giving
two hundred thousand acres of land tor
building lock and dam at Meekers
Island and for further improving the h
navigation Of the Mississippi river be.
tween St. Anthony's Falls and St, Paul,
Ia the Senate, Mr.. Ramsey had one
hundred thousand acres more added for
tho protection Of the Falls Of St.
Anthony. The House refused TO ecn-
cur in the amendment, and 80, q latest
accounts, thu matter ihaogs.eaT Wa hope
it may continue to hang there-unttl
dead. sbSsd tss1Es NJ t25sts4a fssE1SaS $50
- The project from the beginning 10
wrong aud unjust. 1t had its origin
10 the iusatiats greed of St. Paul and
Minneapolis, whh,h' places, % already
built up by drains upon eyeryosher part;
Of the State, continue I'd cry for;more!
moro ! No gift, no concession, satisfies
them but likes brace of young gan.
ders they squat on thesrivef bank and
stretch forth their long necks and dis.
tended bills into ovhich;othey: olamor
that every good thing shall boorammeh.
custom Houses, Post Office Buildings,
Capitols, Houses Of Refuge, State Uni
rersities aud such morsels rapidly dis
appear into the capacious maws OF these
toracious creatures, but: they are no
better satisfied than before. 1t is
about time this stuf6nx process stopped,
aud now i. just As suitable an occasion; Is
any. We are the moro Inclined to
think so, as Northern Minnesota ia to
be called upon to furnish the proven
der. 49, .,1 ,a~.,- .,s.g .s4A1aM >it'H
| 1t is a we'll known fact that the
choicest lands in tho State are in this
Land District. This il demonstrates
most forcibly by the great and coatinu'
GUS rush to this portion by immigrants
When a grant of land, is made to +ht
State for any purpose, the, officials. q
once come to the St.. Cloud ofide'aac
make their selections. Such would b
the case should the present bill pass
Northern Minnesota would be despoiled
for the benefit of St. Paul and Mime
apolis. This is unjust. We iced sou'
lands. Our part Of the State is new
3 We depend upon future settlement 70
] our growth and prosperity The home
, stoads given BY government to actus
settlers are the basis Of our wealth
| To take these lands is to rob u.s. An
f it is = wrong to the people who nee
!. them for homes. The policy Of Cor
gress, not only with regard to State,
but for the good Of the nation, shoul
be to protect the settlement Of the me-
country-to make every quarter seotio
the home Of some family, and its tile
acres the sure wealth of the governme'
and q stable source of: revenue: s::lt'
The public lands have been given Il
almost every conceivable purpose an
! with reckless hand. The total reac|
es the stupendous amount OF ~248,OoO
900 acres. In many cases these gran
= were right and necessary. But no
that the Pacific roads have lands r
served for them, amounting to <124
d, 100000 acres, would it not be veil
put final stop to any further grants
10 At least We protest againat the add
:; tional absorption, in this way, OF Il
=. public lands in Minnesota; and esp
!, cially do We protest against the passa(
- of tho present bill. It would ]
- taking lands from this section to aid
y project in which it has no interest m
from which it would derive no benef
!, Last winter when the matter was pr
# posed to the people Of Minneapolis ~
Ie St.. Anthony to issue bonds 10 Il
% amount Of $780, 900, we believe) for IL
" purpose of protecting the Falls Of S
=. Antony for manufacturing purpose
=. they refused, by very decided majo
>. ity, to do so. If they, who are vital
~ interested, decline helping themselvt
n Why should this portion Of the State
called upon to do the work for them
The improvement Of the Missiseip
- river below the Falls is doubtless
good work, but let it be done by Go
gress by q money appropriation
- which the whole country must co
>. tribute equally ~ for all other intern
y improvements-and not impose Il
= burden upon = new and: proportional
" disinterested section. ii be- :,a,i
" We trust that Congress y will Il kill y 4
Us bill IN toto.
D. THE REBELS SUITED.
n. "1'iF:1'2s> @AE :.-,S $500 A%&attzs.