Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-12-22
DELINQUENT LANDS.


inst on this Subject Of gre at interes, in seye
raj parts Of the state:
4 communication was received from the
first auditor. when She subject Of the lands
returned delinquent for the non payment Of
faxes having been read,
MIR + 1UBKNER. after adverting at
souse leDgtb to the IMPORTANCE of the subject
Of that Communication 10 the Valley and
Eastern Virginia. and the necessity Of sorse
measure oil immediate relief, disclosed upon
the face Of that report itself hoped THAT the
house would act upon it without delay.
The law OF the last session upon the sub
aci Of the lands returned delinquent for the
non pavmeut OF tases, was designed m.t,nly
he hJd un iefstood, 60 su6se7ve the purpose
Of Fran 3lI.shary policy. It's provisions.
however, whether inadvertently or not had
extended i!gr renalty p. IgTnedtitr forfeiture
- large el - Of Lads ~ the V alley BE .ion
rach I've ,gts sa'islled was not the tnteli,ion Of
the hast general assembly He was not DIS
posed upon he Or sent occasion to interfere
wfi the F4voTc policy Of the west-bH he
would resist al extension Of the principles OF
that iis 10 Tire valley country
The facts disclosed in the auditors report,
exhibited thr necessity Of some immediate
iezfsiitIge provision. suspeoding the re,tod Of
iorf-t,pre. ~" had not ufatie nnt IN. lists ion
many counties east Of tn Allegbany Noun
tains. sui those .yhhh have been mate out
E5r ttse valley, iase been too recently trans
united TO -tYe any adequate notice II no a
n,pn3gIent Of tis. liw vas made, he WIS
u-if.d. from tie eases If unparalleled hard
snip aod oppression, which, he had been pre-
sentrd vifs, IN she course Of his iasestiga
4. p. E,F,
hose would .rotn With p''i'ions from every
piEt 81 tho valley applications for relief, ia
which they would not tara a daaf ear. and
whose cxarl.s alton would alone occupy the
tfn;e ~ lie bouse until lats IN tie sprung.
~" prefer ed it. ference TO a seiacj com
rnittee from the inportaace of the sIbJect,
and ,'}c us5 ncy Of the relief required
Mr. PRESTON agreed Yttb the Gentl,
ina freFa hcrk"leY, MI. fanikher,) IN the
propr,~ly OF Tive suspension Of the pesioc OF
ftieG'ifc, tut not 81 he rel, AXIS upon the
pr7ncH'Ie 81 the till tseH lie cane there IN
stra@ied t@ Ie.iataiii he pineapple of fbat law.
lie wte ofgosti 10 Every tiln;g Ike ,nterfc
ring Wilh =. HE policy Of that measure,
he cen; ndcd 10 Le so.;ad II" could net
gree VITA tac gentleman from Berkeley. on
his structures lppn the ~ as and oppressive
character OF thr law. ii there were cases
of hardship, tbe bin Itself contained proyi
siau, forcing relief
aiR WILLIAMS Of Harrison, did not
unrr'staDi tie gentleman from beEkeiey, AZ
ast.in, Cor a repeal Of the law, bat only a sis
pension OF the time of lotf,l,nFc He Wa.
himself ia favor OF q su.pcnssu oil the tiane,
and Of It's reference TO a select CO nmrtee
'Ehc irends Of that bill were not afraid Of a
re examination Of it upon prnrlPle lie be
heycd ts.@y wcr' fully prepared 10 support It.
MR. FACLk\ f,R thought lie had tx
pressed himself wIth sufficient dl,tIhctness,
and df| not perceis how the gentleman from
Montgomery MIR FresfSTl had failed to com
prctVnd the true brariag Of his remarks
The gentle Hsan from harrison, had rightly
eHdefstosl hin. He sou4 hs no repeal Of the
Iaw apon .ac present occasion He mean,
not to fcFe With tie operation Of that
law, upon toe country west OF the Allegheny
hl3uniains. Ii they ionnd the act essential
10 their prosperity, he had no WISH to disturb
them ta she enjoyment Of al the benefits
they coel'i derive from it, What he asked
i0r al present, was a postpOnement of the
time OF forfeiture, which was now near at
hand
But still he thought the operation of the
Ia" on the valley county oppressive There
II was calculated to ueSe,tte land titles TO the
SANE extent, that its Ell ct might be to settle
them IN the Trans Alies hany country II o.
peIated beaehcIaliy west of the mountains.
upon the actual oecue'ers Of the land--a class
which that act intended 10 favor In the val
ley, IT'S operation upon the actual holder and
Lc9a tlia purchaser, was harsh and oppFes
sIFe There were no large non resident ia
tenteeS M the valley, against whom 1t was
necessary TO esshte
ltr adyerted to the operation Of the law
Oh tie county of Berkeley. The list trans
united BY The auditor, and received late in
October, contained the names Of more than
100 persens charged with delinquency, and
embraced upwards Of 80 900 acres OF land. (
and near 400 lois in towns These deiinquen-
eIes had been accruiI for the last bali cen +
fury, under a most wretched and relaxed (
y stem Oh revenue laws lie was satisfied, !
.bat tuiy one bah of the deliaqlcncies might |
ne traced 10 the ifauds and mIstaKesof depu |
" sherifis, and the mistakes and neglect Of I
cleiks aud commissioners. II was imposing, |
i0r pdltry consideration, incredible labor. !
cost, and trouble upon the people.
NIX PRES ON still thought, is any Dor
'foh oi the valley conGtFy WAS aggreved hy
'he law, they had an ample remedy. and dc
SishateG eeitaia sections which he thought !
" "uM "fioid a competent relief Those pro /
visions "tie osI.Hdtod To meet the very ca
SIS ol hardshIp and oppression, aiudc, 10 b,
lac Eentieu'"n irotn Berkeley. lie. howe
YER was not opposed to - fefcFeace IL, re-
,.caied bla ehc' fni acqut, ,c,uec in 4 sn,pen
f'' ~ the 'm' ct t'uIc, out expressed IN