The Arkansas advocate., 1836-11-11
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SPLENDID LAND SPE.1.I

= D ELf-NDliJ LAND DGIhCJA3ATIDNSt5
 Such is the caption of long article in ihe N Yarl; Herald about TeAas and her eyer endless aud ever fer. tile source of discussion and of ieterest-htr lands and the settlement of them. Nnh the permission Of
 e Editor of that paper shall pIauiaIixe the said af. ttele, for really, | are believe a that has been watien and said on tho system of speculation pursued in the U, States by some companies and iadf iduals We are appfehensive that many innocent purchasers EKil become sufferers bY pefaiting themselves to he led away with Haefihg and deasVe statements of fah fEl DosadoP n iranscfpiops of .sael9p'' aud in he acquisition ol aesdeeas, t4aetiAea and of doubtful tenufe
 Il ls now time thata career of abuses commenced under weak and corrupt Mexican government sha1id De checked and that ae individuals Nha aTe feaziaa rapid and immense fortunes by desialng ftoln the sPtlt and tenor oftheif original contracts for eooaiza-
 lion Tn sslilg that which they anthozed afd el- fJoned to bestow g1us should ean 10 respect their exPess engagements and 10 admit others 10 n free partiepatlohs of those rights, of which he granees alladed 10 are only delegated administrators, andre. Eeelye compensation ln PREMlum-LANna.
 Ihese companies are selling in Nai! street N Yofk scrip al Yaots prices and ia various parcels as per following state8Hettt
 The lsio Gfaade Co. of which sias II. still8en and Isaac A Johnson are the lrusiees It's shafes sse 500 each 10 eea iIiisiii eight iiitiiiiois o acres The grant IS situated on Rio Grande river on tie borders otG9ahua and Sexas first cost 10 ilie SS.HeJs " stse tSts4e ufe II Gt9a5f3 gHe per teH per aete and i5naw selling cents per aere; that s the amount of inst cost l0oeoo and at tie seapg Pfiee Ii an1nats 10 $5g9,000. II appears that an agent has been sent to Germany 10 procure tenants for those lands; so that fl the settlement o these ex lensYe grants of Reae's should prosper We may i've 10 the west part of Texas or borders of goahala and Texas, peoped with Europeans; whilst the popu. atlon of the eastern part will be composed of Anglo Americans. Fortunately the Germans aad British are also great lovers of polea freedom; otherwise iaafe collisions might take place between them and the other settlers e Iexas. Identity Of principle will n the course o time DO doubt anaganale those topo- graphical neshbas. their interests will become com mon, and Ve uay therefore confidently look to mutual co-operaon.
 Iae Colorado company of which the stfastees are J. +. ehilds and Joseph Jessap, passes next under review. The original grant, (to J. C. BeaIes.1 con- taiaed 2e,eee sliaes o f090 aefes eaef making 20, 0o0io0o acres, which probably cost half cent. or Sloo,9e0, and ls HOW selling for 12 C andis rap- idly advancing in price.
 1 The Galveston Bay company possesses about 16 millions ot acres the tracts pot up in parcels or .s labofs" eI TT acres each; a leagues of 4446 acres each. lhe trustees or .mahagefs afe Anthony l Dey, George Curtis and Hm Ii. Summer, Esq.
 Ihs land now sells at } to oehis peracre
 The victory of San Jacnlo has let loose the flood. gates of speculation Texas lands and, as we are uniformed, transactions entered into of q doubtful character For example, correspondent wfitess 10 Us for intelligence concerning the title to tract pro- posed in the u States for sale, being situaed as fol- lows: :" 100 degrees ". Loag from G,'eeaavieh, and B degrees ". Lat on He Col09ado., The surveyors of Texas would Dc at fault searching piece of land so described.
 In making fhese remarks, we do not inteod aaght against speeuations earned fairly and agfeeably 10 contract: indeed, We rejolee to fIatwhat the Mexican naon viewed with neglect and indifference E contemplated y independent Texas with great n
 fesf Bai, Ne deem il duty 10 tic coiainu ni'y at nree against the purchase of uncertain aud vague land .titIes.