Accordingly. as a means of doing this. in 1850 she ceded to the United States Government 98.380 square miles of her territory. for which the Government paid her the sum of $10.000.000. which was applied to the payment of her public debt. The balance of her public domain has gonesome of it to the veterans and the widows and children of the veterans of her war with Mexico for independence. some of it for free homes for her own people and for. Immigrants from other States. some of it for public buildings. a large part of it to railroads. and the balance to free schools. There is not a foot of unappropriated public domain in the State of Texas today. although there remains unsold a part of her school lands. Mr.
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