True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1845-10-29
Con, ma ngcated.

1t is known that the Legislature a few years
ago, passed law for the purpose of securing
the people of the different townships against in
sol vent purchasers of the school lends. The
law provided that by the concurrence of the
people Of the township andthe purchasers the
lease should be rescinded, and the land thereby
revert back to the original owners-he people
of the township. This law was passed Tor the
express purpose of throwing off great many
bad debts, when the purchasers were known to
be insolyent, and thereby relieve the people
from an injudicious disposition of their 10th
sections.
The 10th section of township number /,
range IL, East, was leased out prior to the pas
sage of this law, to persons perfectly solvent at
about its fair value The interest accruing ON
the principal would by this time have been suf
ficient TO have scbooled every poor child in the
township, and have done great deal towards
the promotion Of education in other ways. But
the purchasers believing they could avail them
selves Of the benefit Of this law, by some man
agement obtained the consent Of the freeholders
Of the township, and by this means the labor of
the trustees of the township for years was lost
A few individuals living near the 10Th section,
and some Of those who had just obtained their
release Gas" we are inlormcd) wishing to pur-
chase the land, and believing the time auspici-
Gus for getting it cheap, induced the Judge of
Probate TO offer itagain for sale by represent
ing 10 him that il was the wish Of the freehold
ers Of the township it should be sold, and the
land was bid OF by those interested individuals
for almost nothing. This last sale was made
without the concurrence Of the freeholders of
the township, and against the will of at least
nine.tenths of them, and it is a most fragrant
imposition ON their rights, which should be
sealed with their just condemnation. The 10th
sections belong exclusively to the freeholders of
the township, to be by them applied to the edu
cation of the OrphaRS and Poor Of the town
ship, and any disposition made of them contra
ry to these lauIable designs, aud to the express
direction of the people of the township, is I'M
uSt, and will not be sustained in any Court of
Equity The Judge OF Probate by late law,
S authorized to discharge the duty of Boards |
IF Trustees in every township where there are !
lonc aud lie is bound to lease out the sixteenth /
ections when majority Of the frecholders pc.
ilion him to DO it; but if he lease them out
without this Order (but plainly, as in this case,
ontrary to their wishes, and where the sale has
,ccn brought on only to advance the selfish in
crest OLA few his acts are void But no
,lame can be attached to him as an agent for
he frecholders of the township, as he was car
wing out, as he supposed, from the representa-
ions made to him, their wishes in leasing it.
1t is to be hoped the people Of that township
will sufficiently appreciate the motives Of those
persons who had this sixteenth section sold con.
rary to their wishes, land their rig hts tramplcd
ipon) to take some speedy measures to redress
hese wrongs, and in tie mean time to recollcct
me Ct the prnc;p pal actors in this matter is now
oliciting their votes for an honorable office.
FRIEND OF JUSTICE
Fourth JUDICIAL DIsrRICT-After the