Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-10-11

northern European nations, Norway es-
pecially. where two.thirds of the disputes
are settled in the court of REORGANIZATION"
You have been disappointed in no. re-
ceiving the pay due you for military ser.
vices and sacrifices during the war. A
bill passed the Senate appropriating $780,
900, for that purpose; that bill was oalked
in the committee of the House of Repre-
sentative.. Seeing that bill was lost, less
sum of 100000 was again passed by the
Senate TO meet the most urgent and best
nscertained claims; which also was lost in
in the House Of Representatives. But, do
not despair; you will yet be paid; and be-.
lieve there are funds now at the disposal
of the President for that purposes, out of
which he may order you to be paid.
The emigranls want land they went TO
the country for land. 1t is great misfor-
tune that Congress has passed no law TO
grant it to them; but the law will come and
grants will be made, probably according to
the Oregon bill thar passed the Senate some
years ago $40 acres to each head of a
lnmily (widows and young men over 1e
being so counted. )-l6O acres to the faith
er for each child under ID, and the same
to the wife and | would advise you TO act
upon this bill Of the Senate all the pres.
ent emigrants, and all that shall arrive be.
fore Congress establishes government for
the country, and all the old settlers who
are without land; each to make his own To-
cation, taking care to avoid Interference
with one another, or with old claims con
sidered good, or even probably good, anc
making all tracts in squares and to the car
dinnl points. Avoid, if possible, law suit.
about land, above everything else The,
are moth which eats up the rop,and OF
ten the land itself. Besides, no judgmen
in land case would be valid, being pro
ceeding an rem unless agreed to by boz:
partics-decidedby arbitration, or in a cour
Of Reconciliation"
Imports which have no duties to the Uni
ted States, should pay them to you-mod
erately 80 as not to repress trace, or bui
then the consumers sky 20 per centur
on The value whence imported. Less Q
even none would be better. 80.
You nre apprsed that the question Of e,
tending African slavery to California &C
cupies al present, tho attention ofour Cor
gress. know Of nothing that yeu can i
at this time that can influence the deciso
Of that question here. When you becon
a state, the entire and absolute decision {
1t will be in your hands. In yoar preser
condition, and with your paUcity Of nur
bels, | would recommend total abstncnc
from the sgi,alion of the question. Sue
agitation might distruc: yourselves whe
you ought to be united os one man, doin
harm where you are; and no good here.
, Two years ago when the people of Or
gon were left without government, a.
dressed them letter recommending TO thet
peace and ardor among themselves, rel
; ance upon Congress, and submission I
their own voluntary government until re
placed by another: and | promised ther
eventual protection from our laws if the
SO conducted themselves. They did: on
: the promise has been fulfilled | no
make the same promise 10 you in tho nam
| of many other as well as myself; and hoF
: TO see it fulfilled on the same conditions.
S Written at Washington City, this 90,
; day of August, 1913; and sent by Col FRI
, MONT. THOMAS Fl. BENTON.