, 1873-09-08
WISCONSIN,,
Gov. Washburn's Last Letter on the
: !: ST. Oroix Land-Grant
Question.
lie Does Hot; Consider tho Bond Offered by
tho Wisconsin Railway Company
ms Adequate Security.
Correction Of ,Misstatements as to the
Governors Railroad Record.

Governors Railroad Record.
From Our 0fpn Correspondent
MADISON, Wis, Sept. d, 1873. f.:
Gov Waahburn loft the Capital day OF two
after tho Republican State Convention, aud has
but to-day returned from q trip to Minneapolis
aud lacrosse, to look aftor bis business inter-
ests: HENCE copy could not DO obtained till
to-day Of -
A1ETrEn wH1ou HE WROTE
Just before leaving tho city, in response to an
offer by tho Wisconsin Railway Company to givo
Railroad, II tho laul-grant was conferred
upon It,
It will DO remembered that tho Wisconsin Rail
way Company, on tho 10th Of juno filod roso-
ton Of Its Willingness to accept tho 81. Croix &
Superior land-grant on the conditions prescribed
In the law Of last uintor giving the grant to
tho Milwaukee tS 6t. Paul Railway
Company, viz: The bnilding Of o road from st.
Croi1 to Lako Superior, ono up tho Chippowa
Valley, aud ono from Monroe to 6hullsburg. A.
correspondence ensucl between tho Hon. John
W. Cary, tho President Of tho Company, aud
Gov. Washburn, in regard to tho security re-
quirod. MIR. Cary obiocting to tho sum Of s5, 900.
. milo, as liquidAtcd damages iu caBo Of failure
to build the road according to Inv, named III tho
bond required by the Governor, as excessive md
oppressive ofrorlng general bond Of e300,000
to pay MI damages TINT tho State might sustain
from failure to complete the land-graut road as
required by Inv; provided tho title Of tho Btato
to the lnnd was oonarmed,-but uttorly object
Ing to any agreement to pny any sum per milo
us iquidated damages. On Tho 9th Of August
FLAMING D1spAronEs
wero aent from Milwaukee to tho pnpors, atat-
ing that tho Wisconsin Railway Company Ind
tendorod Gov. Washburn bond Of $125,0 900
lquidated damages that they would construct
the road according to tho requirements Of tho
s.atuto-tho bond being a confession Of judy
ment by the siguors Of the bond that thoy would
pay that nmount into tho State Treasury in caso
tho Company failed to build tho road, whether
the State got the Immigrant or not and That all
this was very satisfactory to the people general
", tho universal opinion being Expressed that
tho security waa abundant, md ought to bo ao-
dispatch, and the article Of tho Netos. on which
1t wns basotl, Toro written, no such tender had
boom made. -Four days 1ator
HoND WAS PRESENTED,
signed by J. Il. Knapp for himso]f and thirtoen
other Directors Of tho Company. In this doou-
msnt, Rftor sundry whoroaaeB, It WAS ngreed to
build GO miles tho first yaar, nnd 40 zach gubBe-
quant yoar, On tho road from st. Croi1 River to
70 forfeit s5oo for ouch milo llo not con Completed plot D Il
The time limited by law; provided, howovor,
That the Company should be at 1iborty to apply
TO tho Legislaturo for reasonable extension Of
from tho bond il tho state could not convey a
title in fee simple. The point Of liauidated
aamagos WAS yielded, but tho sum fixed was ab-
Burdly small.
GOV. wAsHnuns's RESPONSE
Ia addressed to J. Il. Knapp, of henomonee, and
dsteQ Aug. %; and in It ho says he haa carefully
examined the bond offered, and cannot accept it
Is adequate security, "though tho names signed
quote from the letter NJ follows:
While should feel compelled to accept Of such an
Undertaking o have before Indicated u M and perhes
ned With my action, Or that 1t would ncot With tho
p"S What i promised by tits bonds That your Com
pany will build 60 miles OF raitway' within one
year from the l7th Of March, 1873 md 40 mea yoar
know know and admit cannot 10 dono; md know It Cannot
H. s1,5ss @ssS 9sses security vs
AZ 1 understand, tho position of your Company Is,
that you will build this road only on the condition TINT
Or tho suIrenae Court Of tho United statca confirms
The title to the State Neither Of these events utely
sec that Tho section Of country to 10 benefited Do
greatly harmed BY waiting until the poople eau act
alous ta. H. % Wien to Iesslstuso N meets, '' It shall
indicate, b. Joint resolution, TINT hayo guarded
WtlAt 1ier tho Interests OF tho State With too
great vgor, and tha1 ought to have acceptod OF tho
SECURITY, tenderod BY your Company, I shall then
Il is i.nmntoria1 to mo who builds this road In my
arisen in regard to disposition Of the land grant,
viii be made to any but zespons!blo parties and that
toy bo required to gtYe ample security for tho con
es year ~ iii tis ts us s '' '''' 'D
e.eS siie nj bpii5 fsaassd 5y lax 50 MT yos
hsvs incurred 1erialture q only $50 oos6 very in-
grant, estimated worth from S. 900 900 to ooo
II case Congress or the Supreme Court should decide
@aeh % sgant my S u sf IT ae Question: of sesar
must insiat on ample security.
The Governor closes by protesting that
THERE IL NO FOUNDATION
for tho allegation made that ha is unfrioudly tt
Tho Chippewa Valley because, in tho discha, &C
of his duties under tho Constitution and laws
be had boen obliged to tako action contrary tt
'''si o. Ills subject for " this 'D.ausUla' season
md the contest for confirmation or extension O.
the grant by the United States will DO ronewe,
in Congress, and, for it's disposition, in tho Leg
inluturo. Tho question will figure somewhat Ii
THE GOVERNORS CANVASS FOR RE-ELEoT1oN.-
tho people generally regarding It az now eyidonc
Of bis fitness for tho place that 10 las 50 WI
pInLEottA OA1 4ukoAabto VI tAu 0taso. A1tNASA
standing TINT certnin railroad achomors and man
Rgora aro Indignant that thoy haYo not been al
lowed to holp themselves to what thoy wanted O
this rich prize, and that an attempt Ia bein
made in the Chippewa and st. Croi1 Valloys an
southwestern Wisconsin to show that he hR
Rtood in tho way Of their obtaining railroad ia
cilitiea which cortain parties hayo pretended t
be roady to provide.
TIE fn1nuNE's suggestion that Gov. WaBhbur
be accepted as
TUE ANT1-MoNopoLr CANDIDATE
IL strongly indoracd by many horeaboutu VIII
seldom Of never vote the Republican tiokot,-
who, indeed regard that tho best way to rail-
Influence to defeat two or threo candidates o
tho ticket. IL Milwaukee, however, tho Dom