The Arkansas banner., 1843-10-28
. 1ditor of The .ArAcansas Bonner::

s,p-You will oblige the public, and par. Slarlv those interested, by the publication
 b;s communication, and the accompanying
 uments, marked A, B, c, D, E, F, and G Correspondence, the opinion of the Attor- 5E General on the decision of the Commis-
 or of the General Land-office, /" that the
 of Arkansas could not, by virtue of the
 section of the act of Congress, approved
 4th of September, 1841, locate a pre- B,on as portion of the 500,000 acres,' ,''
 ouoh the pre-emptioner should relinquish I,;ohts to the State, as provided for by an
 Inf the Legislature of this State, approved
 December, 1842, entitled 'sAn act for E benefit of such persons as have settled
 or who may hereafter settle upon public ua $. or make improvements thereon,o Sc. zfhe decision upon this question, by the
 bartment at Washington, has lessened the
 be of the donation to this State at least DO,OOO; and l suppose all the new States
 suffer in about the same proportion
 Fhe opinion of the Commissioner (marked
 seems to my mind to savor more of the tulation of dollars and cents for the Gov f,nent, than an argument in sound reason Inst the act of our Legislature. But erroneous as l consider the opinion of Commissioner, it is entitled to more of respect than the ipse dirit of the Attorney keral, which settles with dash of his pen. Ben lines, controversy in which this State Interested to the value of one-fourth of the ht
 seems to me that decent respect for his
 lon, as well as proper courtesy for the 3 authorities, should have induced him at
 to have attempted an argument on $tion of such vital interest to all the new Rs But the days of the Rodneys, the $kneys, the Bushes, and the Wirts, have
 led away, and law and government are
 administered with the force and rapidity Steam.
 l his decision of the Department has null a the act of the Legislature, and so re- 5ted all further locations by the Executive, none further will be made under the act
 1t Legislature, of 3lst December, 1S42, h the location embraces c bona fde pre-
 ion
 Bl sales which have been made, coming
 in the spirit and meaning of this decision,
 be cancelled, upon application of the knasers l shall, however, make applica-
 to the next Congress, to pass confirm E act, declaring valid all those cases of lions now depending before the Depart
 [, and rejected by this decision. the purchasers prefer, however, to can- hhe sale, they will return the certificate purchase, and their notes and papers will delivered up; and where no certificate has led, on application, the notes will be re- he'd, and the sale set aside.
 Is soon as the office can be restored to er, from the confusion which this unfor- pte decision has entailed upon it, 1 shall |n appoint, in the Helena, Batesville, Little K, and Washington land districts, com |nt agents, to proceed to locate the re- hder of the grant of 500,000 acres, under provisions of the acts of Congress, of 4th |ember, 184l, and 18th March, 1842 shall continue to make sales under the 1slons of the 9th section of the act of Legislature, approved the 3lst December,
 F, to actual settlers, or persons owning eble improvements upon lands selected fnd confirmed to, the State, by the Secre-
 of the Treasury. Any person residing public land, or owning valuable im- |ements thereon, who may from any cause De entitled to the right of pre-emption,
 secure their improvements, by applica- at this Department, or to the agents, n the quality and locality of the land will fly it.
 Fdltlonal instructions to locating agents pow under consideration, and, when com ed, will be published, for the information Il who may be interested.
 A. YELL.