The Arkansas banner., 1848-08-01
FoRPRlTEn haNDS.

Ohoef tnlo mead We nno VI tne B1ieSsiie kaHie statasut of eerzss matters whieh the editor calls "faets." knt whieh are not iruth; and which we convineed, would never have besu published by the edlisr had he not besn nisied by some one presen- ding to know, but ia reality ignorant ofthe matter; or ifknowingd desgnedly misrepssssnisdii ii From the tenor Of the article in the Eagle we would not be surprised if our friend of ts Eagle, instead of ex- aming the lsw cn the subject had derived the infOr unatioa which he published as "fscts" from some ''ssraaser not essn citises of A,ksnsas." IL is
 ue. as e~ And from the repcttoI the Audi,er, that he recommended the passage of the law donating lands to settlers. Tho editor of the Eagle was a member of the Legislature when the law wss pass ed; and yet he denosnces the law and sayshe views "ihe whole schame as a species of humbug" But 10 the point. The editor of the Eagle says. "sone interested person, psfhsps the Auditor. wrung in clause tin the law) allowing improvements io bo made without settlemebt--and instead of eon6ning an iHdivldnal to ore tract, he takes many as he rleases" and that. "ssne have taken Shy" Had the editor of the Eagle examined section three of the law he would have found rsfutatinn of ths seTion that any one may take "as many as he plea ses;' fer Ii provides lhat no individual shell Dc en-
 filled donation of the right of the State to more than one quarter section" This assertion iDcan- tiously made fails to the ground, for learn from official authority that has obtained donation to more than one quarter E. ction Of lend.
 1 The Eagle says eve will ei'e one two eases in this county. to show the monsiroeity of the law" "A stranger not even citizen of Arkansas. pays the Auditor doflar and eemiy.fUe eeais and gets
 deed to a forfeited quarter section of land d-cones here, and finds one of our most industrious citizens upon 1t and having made valuable improvements up- on ihe same, and this stranger seek to dispossess him of his homemade by his honest labor." He also says, owe advise those who have improvements upon those forfeited lands, to resist all efforts of strangers to dispossess then." Would 1t not have been far better ndyieo had the Eagle told settlers living forfeited lands without having any titles to them that by applying. they could get the lands under the donation law and that the whole cost of getting tile 10 I60 acres of land and having the deed recorded, would be sbout two dollars and fifty cents; and tha; If they neglected to pay the taxes and purchase the lands upon which they had im- provemenis and neglected to take them by donation in either of which metho!s they might save them, new comers, might take up the lands and that if these corners chose to pay the arreages of taxes and purchase these lands they would not under the laws of the State be required to pay the owners of improvements for them, but if any one got donation to improved land under this dona- ton law, against "the monstrosiy," of which the editor exclaims. the industrious chrzen is "moa- strously" treaed, and in manner in which 10 ofher iu ia ae Stote 1osld aiior for the party who gets donation to improved lands takes the the improve ment "made by honest labor" But mark: this same donation law in section three, provides 'that if any individual should obtain such donation 10 tract of improved land. he or she shall pay 10 the person owning such improvements. DOUBLE THE VALUE rHEREoF, 10 De recovered bsfore any co1t haring competent jurisdictioa ofMs matter. Now it is true that law in the State but this donation law allows the settler anything for his improvement, "made by honest labor and if 10 get double the value of his labor be monstrosiy'' sbsu is the donation law monstrous one. sfas'.
 Our friend of the Eagle is partizan whig, and the Auditor whom he has assailed in connexon with the law. is a strong and influential Democrat, bat feel Certain that the editor will not let his party prejudiees prevent him from giving publicity to these facts, through his paper. in order to counter
 act false inpress,ons which may have been made by the publication which this intended 10 correct With regard to he Auditor, can say that he has done mofe by writing letters, and sending of to all parts of the United States printed documents and laws concerning lands in Arkansas than any other man
 in the S,ate. To his exertions and labors (graiuit- ously bestowed by biml, Tn very great degree may be attributed, the spit of emigration to Arkansas which has been aroused in almost every State in the Union This we know from what We have our
 letters which ere constantly flowing in upon the Auditor from all parts of the United States. Some of these letters state that thousands of people will
 move to Arkansas from the States in which they are written, during the next six months other letters that hundreds will come 10 avail themselves of our law munifcently donating forfeited lands to set- tiers. Almost every week parties are arriving in Little Rock as forerunners to look out homes for themselves and friends. The most of the donation lands in the counties north of the Arkansas riv- CT, many in Independence, White. Lawrencs and Randolph countries. Under the donation law We believe nearly all of these forfeited lands will be ta- ken up, and to hold the lends, the dopees will be obliged to improve each uact and regularly and an- nuay pay the State and county taxes, afterwards accraiag which will greatly benefit the State and countless for many of these lands have never yielded
 cent of revenue but have lair forfeited n some ca ses, as we learn, upwards of twenty years.
 | We gre pleased to see card published in the Eagle the o very int-iliy gent citi- Of Independence county, stating that they are 'credbly informed thsts large number of families from one Of the Eastern States, design emi- grating the ensuing fail to Arkansas these gentle | men ca upon the citizens to assemble in public
 meeting in Bstesvilie the l2th August. with tho view of adopting such proceedings as will call the attention of persons desrous of settling in Arksn- sas to the agricultural, mnerai and ether resources l cf that sec lon cf country. This Is right and we were much surprised to see in the same paper that inc editor has nsSaied inc iaw dnnnting landa and