Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-01-21

Wbe III DIlSlDIs ana 10 FQl OUl the WllUtE AtlA
Cat the request Of the proprietary to find
whetheri il would include HRPs possession,
or not This was the desire of the claimant
---t.is was the meaning of the Court-thIs
was the understanding and expectation Of
the parties al the time. But in this attempt,
the surveyor was opposed--he was forbid
den 10 proceed-nay, he was tod, that lie
should run no lines in Bristol, and that the
| inhabitants Of the town had 50 dete ~m,ned.
Now, if this is not improper opposition to
lawful authority, it VIII be difficult TO say
| what would be.
1t is also pretended BY the above writer
/ in the Chronicle, that lie agreement Of the
| parties was merely for a survey Of The lot on
which Mr.. Hall was settled But the
! agreement of the parties had reference only
TO the person VINO was 90 make the SURVEY.
/ For as suggested above, the CourS often s.
sue orders to survey laud and run lines, up
! on the request of one of the parties. But
| enough has already been said to prove the
| perfect propriety and legality Of the conduct
| and intentions of the surveyor under this
order. And no one acquainted with Mr..
| Dld!cem would even suppose he attempted
% so beyond the orders given him by the
| Court.
In this case, then, there was nothing nov
| Ell or arbitrary in the Court, nothing hostile
1 to the rights Of the settlers-for tie survey
Of tracts Of land. or the running Of lines
| round them neither give nor strengthen the
| title OF proprietOrs Nothing improper, OF
unreasonable in the conduct Of the sUrvel or
| Yet he was opposed, threatened, and re-
| CURED TO desst from executing the order
Of the government.
have no object in view by this commu-
nication, but to give true statement Of this
unhappy affair. l wish neither 10 favor the
views Of The proprietors nor u ezagerste
| the faults Of the settlers. No doubt, some
| prOprietors have wished to take advantage
OF and to oppose the settlers-pnd II some
cases the settlers may have adopted i'm.
proper means to prevent the pruprieturs
sharing their Just CLAIMS. But in al in
stances OF dispute among the citizens, the
law should decide Ii the laws are opposed
and disregardea, equal justice and equal
rights can no longer be supported and we
| must expect alternate periods Of violence
and anarchy, OF force and oppression.
If the settlsrs have causes Of complaint,
let them he made known TO the Legislature,
| who in their wisdom will deI Sc some means
70 do them justice. II IS supposed some
thing may be done to bring the conflicting
claims Of different Propretors to decision.
50 that the settlers may know who - the
| real bona tide owner, and have a good title
upon payment Of his money. This is most
| devoutly to be wished. But it is confident
! iy asserted, t'lt some of the claimants of
land IN the county Of Lincoln, have made
proposals., which would produce this result
| n accepted by the settlers The agent for
the heirs ofTaPpan, it is said, has repe atedy
offered 70 give deed to any settler on land
| claimed by them (and claimed also BY any
other proprietary and in dispute, at a mod
! crate price secured TO be paid, and thus TO
become party in the action, giving bonds
At the same time, 10 return said security, If
the land should eventually be found 10 be.
longlnot 70 them The TaRgLaas, who claim
under BrsyVn, have made similar proposals.
So that decision may be had, az 20 the
better tile OF IaboaE and I3rozg7. /. But no
settler has yet accepted SUCH proposal, and
yet this seems to be the very thing, which
the Legislature are desired 10 do.
That some who have deeds from Dy0une or
his heirs, are within the limits Of the claim
Of Browns heirs, we understand, is true.
But Il 10 not true, that any who have deeds
from Droune have been sued by theaRelr's
of Brown. SO that the writer i'll the Chroa-
iclr Is incorrect in saying, there are settlers
who have paid two or three times for their
lands. Mr.. Hall is sued both by Tabban
! and by Noble, or Brown. But either IS rea-
dy to invest Hall with his tile, on conditions
and III the manner aforesaid. Those claim
ing under the Noble title offer To sell and 10
warrant Nor have those settled on their
lands ever paid any former proprietors.
The 6ctteymert-lazU, so called, provided for
| the repayment of money and interest, IN
case Of a second suit for the same isnd--and
! the amendment 10 that law, by which the
settlers had three TeUs for the payment Of
| his land was Justly considered AZ 4 relieI ana
q favor ~ the people or proPrietors' lands,
whence, then, TINS great uneaslness, this
discomfort, this daring opposition 70 lawful
authority ! Report says, mat some indlyid-
uls, who are pushing themselves forward
| III political lie, end who sh TO OBTAIN the
| popular favor, are at the bOtt0m Of al this
| difficulty and confusion. Hence, the order
| of Court, issued jill the usual form, IN repre-
! semed as novel, arbitrary and unCunsiluton-
al and the people are told, that ~ Olpo-
sing such orders, they are Only defending
theirJust rights anu that by perseystins,
! they VIII be secure in their posse ssions
| without paying cent for them.
| 1t Is tune these facts should be known
and that men who have Ica on the pcop.e to
the threshold Of iasurrec;iun. should &c held
up 70 public ceMsurt. II j. time iOr tie pey-
| pie 70 reject, whether their eXpcnce. &re
not greater and their situation worse fOi
listening 10 men who have deceived thtm &
cvrlfpH 10 ~ IL
ly 10 serve their own ambitious purposes
The stale Charge Ut the tcderahsts beng
ProyrietOrs and The authors OF laws to U.y-
press the settlers, h ridiculous IN tie e.
| IRENE. YetII u made aud repeated as II
tia PEOPLE we're Iguorant enough u believe
the ACQUISITION. In fact, lhQJe has ntvei
b..