The Shasta courier., 1872-09-21
OUR CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEE.

Cecono only 10 the PRESIDENTIAL contest
In Importance to us, is that of represent
ative to Congress from the Third Con-
gressional District. For this position, the
Republican S have selected our present able
member, Hon. d. NJ. Coghlan, # Solauo.
Mr.. Coghlan Was elected last year, and in
the session of last Winter, made ii most
brilliant and honorable record in the body
OF which he was a member True to all
the pledges he made while canvassiny the
District, his re nomination is herlted re
ward for duty faithfully performed In
the present condition OF National affairs.
it is OF the highest importance that Re
publican majority in the lower branch of
Congress should be chosen, and that men
OF ability and experience be elected over
the blatant, frothy demagogues who are
ready to be "all things to all men, for the
sake of political preferment
Mr.. Coghlan, while in Congress, incurr-
ed the displeasure of the Sacramento Un-
ion by not paltering to the animosiry of
that journal TO the Centrsl Pacific Railroad
Company, and it is using every means at
its command to compass his defeat in com.
mon with that of the entire Republican
Congressional ticket. 1t can find but one
vote OF Mr.. Goghlan's at which to cavil-
that upon the bill granting the use of half
of Goat Island to the entral Pacific
Railroad Company. This measure the I'm
ION stigmatzes as a " subsidy" aud the
cry is taken up and echoed by every claq-
uer of Luttrell in the district So far
from being 10 the nature Of land grant
or subsidy, the measure simply provide s
tha the Governments shall appoint Conuis-
sinners to arpraise the value of an annual
rental of one-haf OF the Island, that the
railroad company should pay to the Gov
eromeut the YEAR y rental thus appraised
the Gnverument reservipg to itself the
right of eject'ng the company at any time
it desires to do so. If this be subsidy,
we confess VIC do not understand the can
ing of the term. The Rel lutiican party
of this State declared their opposition to
further subsidies to corporations one year
ago, and their representatives in Congress,
then elected, by their votes carried out the
principle then set forth. None made a
better record on this point than Mr. Cosh-
lac who proposed, by constitutional amend
ment, to take the power OF granting land
subsidies from the hands of Congress, and
reserve the public domain of the Uni ed
States to the use of actual settlers only
This proposed amendment, introduced
Jan "a, 1872. and which will, without
doubt, be recommended for adoption at the
coming session Of Congress, was in these
words:
ARTICLE Section l. The public lands of
the United States shall not be disposed of except
to actual settlers thereon. for hom stead purposes
only, and in quantities limited by law
In support of the joint resolution propos-
ing this amendment, Mr.. Coghlau mad :
one of the best and most eloquent eeches
ever delivered on the floor of the House
of Representatives Too much ui the
public dou,ain. which should be kept as
homesr-ads for the generations which are to
succeed our own, has already heen reck-
lessly avished. and schemes aimiug It
much more wee seeking Congressional
sanction when Mr. Coghlan introduced his
resolution, which would put quietus on
every swindling scheme which Was aimed
at the public lands. To denounce the
author and advocate of Il resolution looking
to AN end such as this seeks to attain, as
an advocate of subsidies. requires the
"cheek' tf an elephant and the mendacity
of Munchausen The last House of Rep
iesentatives was anti-rallroad, recognizing
that the necessity which existed Tor land
subsidies to railroads in times gone by, n,
longer existed IL steadi refused to pass
any bill granting lands to raj ruats, Or ex-
tending the time in which lands were
granted by former acts so that the
grants could still be made available
And there Is little doubt hut Mr.. Coghl S
resolution, aud speech in advocacy Of 9
passage, had much to do with forming the
anti-railroai character Of the House.
In the Third District OF this State, more
especially in the more Northern counties
there is feeling of opposition to railway
subsldies. which, when rightly directe l.
will be productive OF much good in ouI
future legislation. 1t is an b. nest senti