The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-04-19
Cheap Farms DlsappearIng.

duu With tuc StoiltS aitcssuy ussuC tnsenC
the aggregate of public lands taken and
to be taken from the people four hun.
dred million acres-enough for twenty
States. ass sfi38 sli bs,e3asI ,las-
OF course, the railroads, canals, turn
pixies, &C., to construct which most of
these lands are given away, are located
through the best lands to be found The
projectors Of these schemes don't expect
their roads to pay, but rely wholly upon
the land grants for their profits. For
tlls reason little attention is paid to the
points to be connected or the direction
of the road, further than to see that it is
30 located as to take in the greatest
amountsof valuable land. ..lsa - liassi
Senator THURMAN has been bravely
and powerfully combating these i'm !
msnse plumber schemes, but the combina-
ton, including many members Of Con.
gress, has become almost irresistible. Z.
The men who expect their sons to find
cheap farms in the West must see these
lands accumulating in the hands Of mo-
nopolists with no power to hinder. ,aS
Captain Heihe, formerly artist o.
the Perry Japan expedition, is making
an independent survey Of the Isthmus
of Darien in the interest of q company
OF French and American capitalists. He
arrived in New Yorkless than SIX weeks
since, armed with authority from the
French Minister Of Marine to obtain
any and oil assistance from the French
naval officers whom he should meet to
further him IN his bold undertaking. =.
The United States Government also iss
ued Instructions to our naval and. con
sular forces near the Isthmus to sxtend
him all the aid in their power. He was
confident OF successful his undertaking
and e3pectedsto be In Europe again be-
fore the aIstaof May, to assume his new
station as consular clerk ins Liverpool
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ETThc Indianapolis Sentinel efWed.
ncsday says: A fifteenth amendment
applied to a candidate yesterday for e
lot of tickets, prepared for but not used
at the late primary election, and being
asked what he wanted shein for, replied
E"Why, you see, rnassa, We culled folk.
Ehab got de right TO vote, and it doe
| make me feel so good, an as Use gwin'
into de country to chap woed, i wants
| to take dem tickets along, and den IL
Hay dem down on dc log Use chapping
an when | gets tired III take one OBJ d
tickets an vote it in hollow tree
knowseob down dar. ."ai He get theftick
cts. .aeslf hits t9'nf's's~a E.aei isitas'1 :
EF- The British .bondhplders have, en-
tered fiercelyl into the Eagainst Erie
They have commenced suit against Fisk
and GouID in the United States Grcui
Court. and demand that receiver be ap
pointed. .Tbehbattlc So, iercely begun
does not appear, however, tn frighteI
the bold FISK. He seems rather to lik,
| it. 1t may be that be has already tirea
of the militia and proposes taking te
law suits for amusementasilioae Il sad,
EE BURKE said the chief end Of goot
government was to get twelve honest
impartial men in jury, box. =. since,
4 :: What kind of goyernnentis it whcr'
the chief executive packs bench o
supreme judges IN Q der to overturn for
mer decisions, and carry out his pet Jar
tisan schemes ?