The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-10-03

EQUlpPRD At TIIE EXPENSE OF
THE GOVERNMENT,
aud pcrlaps not tllen. b,ughter.
llud all abiding presentlinent thai
some day or other. the people OF ihi'
whole country, irrespective Of part!
Affiliations, regardless OF scctioI,a
prejudices, and "wiiliout distincliol
Of race, color or prcsious condition
of scryitndp," would rise in their ma
jesty aud demand an outlet tor tn,
cnorinons agricultural productions 0
lihose vast and fert:.c PIKE ssrrens
drained IN the rainy season by til,
turbid St. Croix. [Great laughter.
These impressions, derived sinpl,
and solely from the 'eternal fitness o
things" were not only strengthened
by the interesting aud eloquent de
bate on this bill, to which | listened
with so much pleasure The other day
but intensified ifpossible as ] reat
over this morning the lively colloqu,
which took place on that OCCASION, a
| | find II reported IN last Fridsy'
Globe. ! will ask the indulgence o
| the house, while read o. few shor
| passages, which are sufficient, III Inl
Judgment, 10 place, =
THE MERITS OF THE GREAT ENTERPRISE
Contemplated IN the nicasureuow un
der discussion beyond all possible
coniroyersY.
! Tile honorable gentleman from
Minnesota, CIR. WilsouD WHO'LL be
lieve, Is managing this bill. IN speak
| Ing OF The character OF the country
through which this railroads. TO pass
says This: " % ~ 4.
.'We want TO laYe Tho iimbe
brought to US MS cheapIy as possible
Now, II you tie up the lahds in thi
way so that no litle can be obtainet
10 them-for no scltler will 20 ~
| these iallds, for he cannDt make'a liv
liug--yon deprive us OF tho benefit o
1 that timber"
Now, sir, wonld not have II, b,
any means, Inferred from this thatth
gentleman from Minnesota would III
sinuatc that the people out in this sec
ton desire this timber merely for ,h'
nuroos u N fencingup ihcir farms 3,
that Their stock may not wander OF
and die OF staryaiion among the bleal
hills Of the St. Croix,, r[Laughter
Iro.,, /, for M sucl purpoac. ~ A.,
MAIN no such comment on n m vself
N caro- X born,ion oftl,is statenle,,t q
,he ven,le;nan from Minnesota, [ finf
,hissestimonv. given nv the bonora
Ina gentleman RON Wiscon sin. (Mr
Ws shhurn, Sneakiny Of these snine
lands 'hs savs !. fI'f1 "
.JJnder lie bin. as ameuded By m,
friend from Minnesota nine ,enths q
the land is omen 10 actuaI settlers a q
~ 20 her acre. the remaining ono,
tenth Is nine timbercd lnnd, that |.
lnot N for settIemeut. and never vii
lie settled upon: but The timber Will
! be cul off. admit that it is the mos,
valuable portion OF the grant fol
most OF the gram ID not vaiuaoie' II
y qui.e ya,ue.sSs .s.. auu ~ !" you p"' !,
from Indiana, you may as well JUS
XII 'no o,,'.'o. ~ ,"" a"" ,.s IA ,,n;,, S
pany w, 'aA' 'n' s''"' A"u o'"'
l simply pause here 10 ask SOM
gentleman better versed IN the scienc
or'na'nema'lcs ,na. a'u " ~, .,e y,
'aa..,s,s noys'e" 7" : 'os';o,' 'a ~ - snas s..,;a,
OF country, and tasy woul,l be entire
It's vslucless without the timber tina
Is oil them, what the remainder o
tho land Ia worth which has no tim
Der on II al all? Laughter.
4 But further on | and IA most enter
tainiug aud instructive interchange u
views between tho gentleman iron
Arkansas (Mr. Bogers,) the gentle
man from Wisconsin, Mr.. Washburn
and the gentleman from Maine (MI
Peters) upon
~s, On, ,vor os r,xr |, r,.xns ornru
4 NV
II "
which a wiz tax the patence OF IN
house % read MA, K.
Z MR. hogerss-Ml'i 'ne eeh',''na' ma
M washhnr,' oflvIsconsin ca,
.. ~ "aso''"s 20
NJ Rooers.-Arc those nine land
an,irelv Worthless except for timber
!, INF Wasbhurn., Of Wisconsin.
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