The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-24

the number of inuuders ON the public land
in your district; and also whether any O
them lay, or pretend to lay, any claim L
the land.
And 1 have to request. that you would
from time to time, give Information, both :.
this department and to the officer acting a.
marshal, of any new intrusions which ma,
take place.
Should any application be made for lear
mine. or salt spring, you will be pleased u
! transmit the same to this office, together
with your opinion of the terms on which il
might be proper to lease the samer
am, Sc.
(B.)
Cohy ofa letter from the Register of the
Land-OGce, HEST Of Pearl riper, to
the Secretary offhe Treasury.
LAND OFFICE, WEST OF PEARL
| A RIVER, Aug. 10th. 1907.
SIR,
I have DELAYED acknowledging the
receip. of your letter, of the 2Sth March
covering an ACT for the prevention of settle
ment on public lands, until could nave il in
my pow'r to give Won some accountot he mea.
oures pursued in order to carry such of the
provisions OF that law into effect, as appear
TO have been partiCularlyin your view
instead oi selecting "A number OF depu-
ties, IN the. different parts of ny district,
Tor the purpose of receiving apple tiuns
aud issuing 'ermissnns l thought it the bet
ter Course To appoint Particular places along
on the front IS where could meet the peo
pie IN person, and soften, as tar as possible,
the irritation this law had excited, and to
explain away misrepresentation, it any
were atioat have just reformed from this
service, and am happy TO inform YOU, thai
IN" exper. meni has done justice 70 my ex-
Pectstions. So tar from witnessing any ir-
regularity found nothing but a disposition
t" comply promptly with The law. This is
to be attributed, not to my feeble efforts, but
to the good sense and temperance of the poo
pie, and abov all, to that QUAD republican
maxim, that law, altho' it may De deem
ed a bad one, is nevertheless, until repealed
sovereign
1t cannot, however. be denied, that they
were, and still are, alarmed at some of the
provisions of this law !; aud indeed, frou
their situation, it is impossible they should
hc otherwise. Some If those settlers COM
fnencec their improvements or 4years ago.
under an impression, that the lands would
be open for sale in a sho,ttine. They have
Continued to improve from necessity, and are
now seriously apprchensivc. that specula-
tors VIII compel them to pay tor their own
iaocr. Let 1t be recollected, that those set
TIERS were not murders in the strict sense of
the word In seating themselves on the
land, theif views were to purchase whenever
the U. States would sell, and hey have been
extremely anxious for the arrival of his
period When it is considered. that the IN
~ ooon they ask of the government, is to
pu chase for bona fde con liberation. / think
deed and 1t IS 20 be sincerely regretted
thatth little should be Withheld / sncak
with warmth m this SUB; CO, which vour
goodness VIII excuse. / have been among
nose people. In them, | see industrious
cl'lzens, homes ly AID honcrably engaged
III TIE acq ashton OF compe rnce for Their
iami''eS, and hrmly attached to the princi-
pies OF DOR government. These. sir. are
claims to public patronage. which. feel
fully persuaded, will strike you with eouaI
torce. ROBUST their tears, and out their
ahxieties AT rest, l would Respectfully sup.
gest' tha' right OF Presumption is the onig
.'ihg' under all circumstances, calculated
TO produce those happy effects.
There are number of settlers IN lands
w"'ch have been aGjudgcd by the comnis
s.oners to be antedai ed or nts
have declined gran.i,g permissions to
those settlers, until could receive ins,,uc
tiohs rom you, giving EN- assuran IS. thar
nose ms'ruciions would arrive "a time to IN.
aDle them TO comply with the law. If vnur
decision should be, hat thew are within its
putvIew. L shall leave This place the dav
after to morrow, for Richmond. to attend At
bu'rs trial; from thence l shall proceed.to
Washing City. In the mean time, shall
leave my office in charge of Mr.. parke
walton, whose knowledge of business. and
Jealous hdelity. will prevent any public in
convenience from my absence; and will en
sure a prompt obedience TO all Instructions
which may issue from the treasury.
have the honor to be.
With high consideration,
Your o1edient servant,
THOMAS II. WILLIAMS
ALBERT GALLATIN. Esq.
@ec'ry 9fMe Treasury.
(C)
I0'Fe$fondence respecting removal oTin-
n,,,"derS in 1Iadison countV, 11ississiEHi
Ierrtory, Subseguent - me Reh1rt DC
l5h Dec. 1909, ~ The House ofRchre-
SentatiUeS
Extract Of a letter from John Brohgn. Eqo.
FecetUer Of hubhc monies a. .W1shriNc.
10 me SECRETARY ofMe TREASURE, dated
20th AhrK 1910
The people of Madison county con,pI,in
very much in having to paw 80 heavy al,nd
FAX tn's year; tn" money is to be collected
Wy the lst september; and indeed many of
mem are almost unable TO pay il without
inconverE ence. The late decision Of the
supreme courI, has occasoned great deal