The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-02
CLAINES PREV ARlCATl0NS.


imrortnnt Assertions which he Made on the
I.ar Of Congress Disprovtd by the 1nicia'
u cards OF that Body Timely Advice
WAsifiNGroN, April 50-Mr. Blaine, IN
the course Of his "vndicatlon III the II use 81
Ectrcscnt t.Nes the other day asserted most
uosiuy,Iy tnat the following was the true MS
t,r. 81 the Grant # lands to the Little Rock anu
Fort Smith II ilroed Comp NY by n-fc-@i
More than wcrtyhrcc years sgc IN HE clo gey
granted StaU ui Ara nsas some l"'',, i'',
IAN t 1Tm IN st,e Ttricss an. ~ Arkln.a.
incurpurd the Little Eoce aid for ,,ni,h r,i ="
o r,, ,T' Of hs anas It iad received frcm &c q"
Gov nmeqi 10 "d H. "' lc iiin" H he conn nv
ai 10 ra. an, i mcIE is, n ~. anl w6c
H. wrnfokc ogi "a 81 ,S o y,ays MOI 10, nl fiic
~ q, he &c sa is W" W ian "' ppT''idu.y
NJ de to the souihcn states were feeHtd IN eioss III
ihc ses lon OF is d.
This is what VIZ Blaine terms an "expl II
statement" Of the legislative history II the
rilroad. the BOMBS Of which e admits he pur-
CHASED in the summer of 1863. Now let TINS
",xplicit statement" be tested by the records
which show the facts to be as follows:
The r iroad company under the title OF the
Little Rock aud Fort smith iranch ot the iro
ard Fulton Rail Dad was chartered Sept u 1888,
under an act Of the Legislature OF Akans =,
"grintipg corporate powers for certain Iur-
y ses," approved Ian. s. 1851. Congress. by IN
act approved Feb. ., ISL entitled nan act grant
ing the light Of " and making grant OF land
To thc states of Arkansas ana Missouri To AID In
the construction ui railroad T. ON point on
the Mi-si- sinpi. opposite the mouth If the ohio
river. via Little Rock. to the Texas boundary,
near Futon, Ia Afkausa., with branch to Fort
Sulth and the Mississippi river Statutes at
Larg, Vol 10, up. 10 o.. granted To tue Sta rs OF
ArN usis nj Missouri resucciivelv. Tor the pur-
pose of aiding in making the raiiro "a and
branches AS aforesaid within their respective
limits, every ut rnafc section tf land dC-ig
mated by even numbers for Six sections IN width
on eich eide Of SAID road and branches. The
act provided expressly that these lands should
be ap he'd only IN the construction OF $ Id rnad.
hereby -fanted to the sid states shall be sub
jet to the DISPOSAL Of the Leesi tt1r's thereof
structiun of SAID road, and no other
SIMPLY A TRUST.
The Legislature of Arkansas bv an act ap-
proved Jan. ~, 1850 entitled An act liking the
Of the Giro anI Futon i afo"d, IND rafting
lands donated by Congress to the state in aid
thereof executed TIE iiust whiSn Congress
vi S ''''' '''' '''
Tn the lands within this state tArkansa along the
s% SHIT " iea y he srC ana fu,Sn E.oaa rom
act Of conress OF seiecing othtf iands h lieu Of
2en a' -t aas5 been sS ae % @ au
Sy an ,et nj SSnsr en'lsa ar .r &C. e 'T e
the g. nh IN OF the Little r. aud Fort smii Ursncl
OF the ca ~ aud Fulton Railroad 50 mat hoy nav b,
ihe Of rad.
Tn act contains certain other provision,
necss ~ to fuli ana fhithfui execution O
tne trust imposed upon tue Legislature by Con
ereS-. $500
granting these lands to the state OF Arkan-a'
Tor he purpo.es named, provided Tor the sale
OF Ger am portions e sid lands upon tie com
pletiou 81 twenty continuous miles OF sid road
ana 81 II M time 20 time until tie aid road
was conpieted' tut II SAID road was not com
picteu within ten years, no further sales were 10
be made aud the lana .nsoll should revert Ia
the United states. iLe rad, not having becn
built. tue whole of the LIMOS reverted to the
luit-d states.
4 new Z. muanv having been organized to con
struct "a Il road ~ loo. appi cation was made to
Congress Tor aresiv Of said grant. ana IN com
Il4rce with SAID requrs ~ Congr = passed IN
act. vii en- was approved july -. 1868 - atuies
al Larae. vol. a. pp. $50 renewing s4li grant
for ten wears from the passage of the ct, su -
ject 20 the USES and truss In all r spect- as
tuey were before. nj at the time siil rever.ioH
took effect" and. Ia addition thereto. q futthei
" ut III all alternate sectlp ms ana parts Of sec
tions de- ignated 10y odd numbers lying along
the cute line Of lands there tofore granted. ana
wi'hin nve miles on each side thereof provided
the wnule sh uld not eXcee tn sections for
ec milo Il r.ilfoal, excepting lands Tese. we'd
or otherwise aupropriated Dy Law, sInJcct TO the
tOdy. control. ana CONDITIONS, ana TO pe held
an disposed ~ IA the same m nner a. II m
Guided "a the ,riein gr o.. Inc second sec
tinn of this latter act provided that .rl-ss one
section Of twenty miles Of said road Mas com
pie el Hs a hr-t-cla-- 70 d WITHIN three - rs
ana the whole Of SAID road ana branches within
ten years from the passage 81 tue ct, then ~
that event al tne lands granted or we grant o
winch Wa revived Or extended, which a. th'
tune should be unpatented, should revert o tn'
United >t7tes
COMING TO CONGRESS FoR RELIEF.
The COMPANY, not having com lied with thii
proY'so Of the last named ct came az "a Ia
Congress Tor relief. ana Congress ass an az
entitled An act 10 extend the time for the Ii tl'
Roe. md FOR. i'm railroad Company to com
plete tne nrst ection of Nv MY miles OF s.ll
wnifh act wa was dspT@GyeI NJ Ap Is H. Sos
extension Of three years from Nay -, 1867, wa
granted 10 the company, win prp'isO ina
tue I.nd granted by the act thereby revived al
be sold 10 actual sc ,ilers oniy. in au-ntItcs no
III ater than one quarter of section 10 one pur
cha.er, anu for a price not exceeding 8 D
pr acre" This proviso did not seem To lnec
the approval Of tle eompauy, ana u was tepe j.
ed Nv ~ act OF Congress Az, roved March G. le1O
Statutes M Large, vol. H. .. ~.
BLAINE's CONSPICUOUS ISACCURACIEs.
Will follow MIR. Bl4lne's example, nd brief
" sumn arize' the Inaccuracies whch his " x
pnct statement contain, Ar Isl me says tn
more n1n tive nty- three years ago tue GIVeru
ment granted to the state - Arkansas son'
pubic lands vttutn it's o n limits to ne apple
to tue construction Of railroads. IN that II te
Inis lm1lies mat the grant was for Railroads Il
shat state generally.
Tue grant was. In fact, made TO the State O
Arkansas for a specified hne Of road ana Il
ufh, Gu - "iil Tue lanu' WEI 70 pe ui,poscu .
by the lie lIsl ture OF tn 4 state for ia pufpos
anu no other.
M Blaine SAYS the Legislature Of ArRansa
iuc rpurated tie Litle Rock aud For. Suit
Railroad COMPANY the zane year, and gave I
the company portion OF the Lands II nad r.
tue construction Of he road" ABOUT 5,UJO acre
~ the m,le," ne ihink-.
he f.c,s are tuat the Little Rock and For
SuItn Company n branch OF the Caro- an'
Patton Railroad COMPANY, was orEaLlz ID an
It, charler adopted sept Z, lNlj. Inc legisla
ture Of AIk us s. by all act apprcN ed a. Il
lSlj granted TIE lands within the state q
Arkansas along TIE entire lfngh Of the line II u
Ii Tie Rock ana Fort : nith branch 81 the 4 ~
sad Fdlion Railroad from Little Foes t. For
Smith to slld company, ~ execution Of m
trust created by Congress, so that tue land
ulsht be legollS apJ.ied ~ aId Of the construt
tlOp = Ia uraucn line Of road, as INTENDED b
Congress Ia the original grant.
Inc lands granted to Arknnsas having re
Vertrd, llr. Blame say " After he WI, all Ia
Rr'hia Of iaLG preyl lusiy IN lde to the SOU her
b les were renewed ia gross in the session a
lebD-Uo. he LATHE NociI ana fort Sal h Goa
pany again received grant tr.in the state, an
again tired 10 Taisc money to Uuiid tie TO4u."
Ihe truih Il That tie grants 81 and to n
Bduthefn ; ties were not renewed ~ gTu-s-ce
fanny tue grant to the Little Rock and Fol
Sutln Company was renewed Eepaiately uy Ill
Act Of July 2s l,G6, and tuat COMPANY could ut
have again received grant IRON tue state
Arkan-ds, except In the manner ia Whlrh ta
gran, was made by the ct of the Legislature
that - lie, approved Jan. 10, 800.