The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-08

Suppose A and ID living on adjoining mile
square tracts, as represented above, and they pro-
pose TO set apart equal portions Of their own tracts
marked as above by w Y and ~ for joint
arm, hire a manager by joint agreement, and each
one Of the partners 10 send one person, to act as
counsel, TO M; and further, to employ hands jointly
to work the farm, and divide the profits equally.
Ssy should
DO selected by them jointly, and that each partner
should send ono TO assist him.
This was agreed to.
I'd. II was then proposed that the head manager
should be bound manage said farm 70 the best of
his skill for the general welfare; and that he should
plant for enough Of provisions to support the farm,
and make much cotton he could besides; out of
which he should have salary Of g, and -
for his counsel.
Agreed to-
Sd. c then proposed that M and his counsel
shall have power to take the joint hands and funds
and clean out and bridge the river.
A and ID reject it.
4th. A proposes that M shall have power to
make ship, and keep 1t up, to defend them all from
an enemy.
Agreed 70.
5th. proposes that M and his counsel shall say
how the trade among the partners shall be carried
on.
9th. proposes that no one Of the partners shall
put any tax on boats coming through their planta-
TONS unless by the consent Of M and his counsel
Agreed 70.
7t6. It is proposed that M and his counsel may at
their discretion make roads and canals in the part
ner's plantations.
Rejected
9th. 1t is proposed that they may make canals.
Rejected.
9Th It's proposed, then, that they may establish
post-roads and post Offices.
Agreed to. IT,
lOth. B proposed tina. all the rights which A &c
and ID had before their farms, and which Is not
herein given to M and his counsel, shall be reserved
to each respectively.
Agreed to by all.
Then the contract is signed by all.
Now, in the course Of time, c builds town in
the fork Of the creek in his plantation. And does
A on the coast. And @ finds the shoal in his creek
ia the way Of boats coming up. The assistant
which he sent to help M, moves the counsel to take
into consideration the propriety Of cleaning out the
shoal for c. DIS agent says that there is shoal IN
DIS plantation, and il will do no good TO take out
both, he would concur. AS agent says that open.
ing the harbor, and putting up lighthouses, is all
they do, in his humble judgment; but il they
will agree to fix up AS harbor good, he will agree
to help to clean out the shoal in and DIS planta-
ton. ... '.-...f..s ..r.-.
BIS agent professionals M and the counsel have
no right to do The contract does net give us
that power. proposed to put that in the contract
when they made it; and the other partners rejected
it, Besides, it is not right, if We go off this way to
have made And as one-fburth or me profits belong
to o. who sent me here to watch his interest, say
it would be very unjust to take his money to fix up
your plantations. In addition to this, we have all
sworn not to do anything the contract does not
allow to do. II is in the contract though, that if
think it right, each ofthe partners can put tax
on boats coming through any of their plantations
am willing TO give my consent to that and you can
take that money clean your rivers, and fix up
your harbors. This would be carrying out prn-
cipe universally acknowledged to be just, that he
that is benefited should pay for it, as the seaman
pays for the hospital, the traveller the toll and the
patient the doctor.