The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-17
From the Arkansas State Democr rat
Lands given away In Arxansas-Attention Emil
grants, and Everybody Else 1!

Our readers will recollect that some since pub
lands offered donations actual settlers in Arkansas
Agreeaby to our request the press generally throughout
what has already proved to so many very valuable item
OF information and much interest manifest
all over the country particulars in relation to
these landslide by which they will be held by the
grantees of the State their various locations character OF
together below relation to these matters for
the purpose Of assisting, as much in the dis
which State offers those who may be DESTROYS of
making their homes within our borders
The title which the State has in the lands she offers
to donate, i, acquired by statutes enacted various
times which PROVIDE in substance, that ali lands which
advertised and offered tor sale by the auditor for the
npayment of taxes shall not be readversed offered
public sale but the auditor is empowered dispose OF
them TO purchasers or 10 actual settlers, agreeaby
these lands may be acquired in the following
Byprchdse per son, resident of this State,
resident by application to the auditor personally or through
tracts which have been forfeited above stated pay
dos fee for drawing the deed This taxes and
DUE vary of COURSE according the number of
for which the taxes remain unpaid bur .hs average cost
fifteen dollars When thus paid for the purchaser is
State the tract tracts purchased pass immediately
Invested of all contingencies to the grantee Wy deed
signs good and valid tile, both in law and equity and
shall be received in all courts of the State evidence of
and be evidence ali things required by law to be
done make good and valid sale, done both by
collector
By Observation-Disclosures of these lands limited 100
to any person Any person wishing obtain
donation of any tract or tracts which together do
coed in quantity 100 acres, may apply personally by
agent the auditor designating the particular
his fee of one dollar and twenty five for drawing
Decd will execute conveyance OF the right of the State
the lands described, which title is rendered indeleasibe in
law which in substance are as follows: The donee file
in the office Of the auditor Wi,hn eighteen months from
constable of the township in which the land is situated,
setting forth that five acres OF the land donated to him have
been cleared fenced and placed in readiness for cutva-
ton When this certificate has been fled the deed vests
the donee title of the force and effect that ac
CURED by purchase, mentioned above.
1t is estimated that at the present time, Arkansas holds
about ha mon acres OF lahd subject to be disposed
every portion of the State embracing river bottoms prairie
plain and upland, OF every grade SO that purchasers
donees make such locations as their interest fancy
may prompt them to select
Doubtless many Of those persons who unacquainted
with the history of these lands be surprised that such
a amount of territory should be permtedto fall into
argue, that the most of it is utterly unfit Tor cultivation,
else ii would have been permitted go of the
possession Of its owners In this conclusion they
would fall into gevous error The mass of these lands
are what are commonly known as military bountes,'
and entries made by non resident spectators, in
panes or by individuals for agricultural, mining, and
anuacmring purposes and the whole, taken together,
may be considered as valuable as the same Of
land ~voud be, it selected in single body in any
portion OF the State north OF the Arkansas river Many
in portions of the Union too remote for them feel any
great interest in small an investment far off and who
concluded that ii was promising
ton pay the taxes their investments until the time
should arrive when the general and State governments
would be their pettor in The land
this State. Many others of the have died their
heirs acting doubtless the old maxim, that "a bird in
the hand worth i'm the bush' have been bnsily
engaged in attending matters at home that few tracts
of land in this 'neck of the woods" have been entirely
overlooked Most Of the mining and manufacturing Joint
stock panes formed by the capitalists of the and
SOUTH which in full blast Ton paper) in State
few wears SINCE blown up, and all of their ex
sence lost forever except their forfeited charters in the
list of private acts and their forfeited lands in list OF the
auditor.
We are pleased to learn that many of these lands are
already process OF rapid transition from their late wild
profitable cultivation, and pleasant homes Appl
for these grauities continually reachsg the
auditor from Tennessee Alabama the Caronas, Virginia
Ohio Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois fact, there is not
single State the Union for which there have been
inquiries made in relation to this subject gentleman ar
rived days since, and procured donations one
hundred and thrtysx quarter sections In ST Francis
ty for individuals residing in and about Memphis
Tennessee who will Immediately remove State and
take possession OF their locations.
We commend this subject to the attention of the empra
ting committees OF the cities the Atlantic seaboard
particular and all creation general We can accom-
MEDIATE a few millions of nha btans without being crowd
ed at all and should population yet to be too
us plenty of stretch ourselves Come along Free
men, Englishmen, lrishmen Scotchmen, Duichmen,
Frenchmen, and Honestmcn. Come along