Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-05-27
State Lands given TO Settlers.

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| State Lands given TO Settlers.
We copy from an article in the Little Rock
Democrat the following statement of the means
by which the State of Arkansas has acquired the
lands shs offers to Settlers and the terms on which
thev will be donated:
| Tbs title which the State has in the lands she
offers to donate, IS acquired bv Statutes enacted
at v,rious times, which provide, in substance.
tha, all lands which have been, and all which at
any future period may be, once advertised and Of.
fered for sale by the Auditor, for the non-pay.
nent of taxes, shall not b. re advertised or offer.
ed at public saei.bu the Auditor is empowered
to dispose of them to purchasers, or to actual sci
tiers, agreeably TO existing laws. which. in sub
stance, provide that tbe title of these lands NAV
be acquired in the following manner:
BY PHrchase.-Any person, resident in this
State, or a nonresident, by application 10 the
Auditor. personally or through an agent, may
purchase from the State any number of tracts
which have been forfeited as above stated on paw
ment OF the arrearages of taxes and costs due, and
The Auditors fee for drawing the deed. The
amount Of taxes and costs due, vary, of course,
according to the number of years for which the
taxes remain unpaid; bu, the average cost of pur-
chasing tract of l60 acres, may be set down
about fifteen dollars. When thus paid for, the
purchaser as not required TO make any Improve.
maent. All the title of the State to the tract or
tracts purchased, passes Immediately, divested of
all contingencies, to the grantee, by deed which
the laws declare shall rest in him. his heirs or as
signs. good and ralid title, both in lac and equi-
y and shall be received in all courts of the State.
as eridence Of good and ralid title in such gran
Tee, has heirs and assigns, and shall be Evidence
that all things required By lauc to be done both
By the Collector and Auditor.
By Observation-Disclosures Of those lands are
limited to l6O acres to any one person. ANY
person wishing 10 obtain donation of apy tract
or tracts which together 90 not exceed in quant-
ty lou acres, may apply personally. or by agents
TO the Auditor, designating the particular tract or
tracts for which title is desired, who upon the
payment of his fee of one dollar and twenty. five
cents for drawing the deed, will execute a con-
veyance of the right of the State 10 the lands de-
scribed, which title Is rendered ndefeasble in the
donee, by compliance with the acquisitions of
the law, which IN substance are as follows: The
donee TO file in the Office of the Auditor within
eighteen months from the date of his deed the cer-
Ilficate of Justice of the Peace, or Constable of
the township in which the land is situated, setting
forth that fire acres of the land donated to him
have been cleared, fenced, and placed in readi-
ness for cultivation. When this certificate has
been filed. the deed vests in the donee, title of
the same force and effec; as that acquired by pur-
chase. as mentioned above.
II is estimated that at the present time, Arkan.
sas holds about halt million acres of land, SUBJ
Ject 10 be disposed of as stated above. These
lands are situated in almost every portion of the
State. embracing river-bottoms, prairie, plain,
and upland of every grade, so that purchasers or
donees can make such locations, as their interest
or fancy may prompt them TO select.
LATEST FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-The
NeU Bedford Mercury has received files of the
POiynesian, of Honolulu TO Nov. %, by the whaler
Atlantic, arrived at New London.
Honolulu. Nov. 20.-The Inez, Jackson, of
New Bedford, arrived this week, brought Capt.
Deslandes and crew. of The French bark Banny,
wrecked Sept. is, on The southern point of UruP,
or Company Island. The Fanny had OF board
1000 barrels whale OIL, and $4,000 pounds bone,
which with the ship were totally lost.
About the last of April, the lnez passed through
the Sraits of Matsmo, Japan, and anchored on
each side. The japanese appeared friendly, but
wished Capt. Jackson TO leave. They offered no
violence, but inquired if he were in want of food
or water. Capt. Jackson, for an excuse for land
ing, said he was in want of food. They gave
him rice, cider, and some vegetables. He lay at
anchor three days at Niphon, and took small
whale. Capt. Jackson went on shore every day,
visited one of their temples, and endeavored 10
trade with them, but could not induce them to re-
C6lse lilliIS, hut WOuu give
but food and water. They asked for the name
of the ship and nation, and would not take it on
American paper, but desired Capt. Jackson to
write il on their paper with hair pencil. Capt.
Jackson has kindly offered US the use of his jour
nal, from which we hope TO get more partlc
details of his visit for our next. Capt. jackson
fortunate in being permitted TO land-a priv
iege rarely, if ever before, accorded at Niphon.
MAN.-Phosophers have puzzled themselves
how to define man so as to distinguish him from
other animals. Burke says /" Man is an animal
that cooks his victuals." Then," says Johnson,
the proverb just which says, there is reason in
roasting an egg" Adam Smith has hit the case;
:. Man. says be, A" is an animal that makes bar.
gains" No other animal does this-no dog ex-
changes bones with another.
EFBy the last news from Texas, we learn that
a resolution has passed the Texas House of Repre-
sentatves requesting the judge ofthe United States
District Court 10 resign-and that without quaifi-
cation. A bill has passed both Houses, establish
inc the county of Santa Fe. Two other bills have