Richmond palladium., 1848-05-31

From the Arkansas State De emocrat.
snnAS given away In Arknnsas--
1mess6sO0 EgIligr:snss, and Every
nody Essc!:
~, readers will recoIleet that some time since
.nhtishrd a letter by the auditor Of this state
,ri.tve 10 the lands Offered as donations to actn-
- ..t,iers in Arkansas. Agreeabiy to orr re-
-~s ste press generally throughout the Union
-. .svv praise W orthily aided us in circulating
-h.t has already proved to so many a very val
-.hI. item Of information; aud as much interest
.~-..s a be manifested all over the country TO
~. H. particulars in relation TO these lands
-. sennrs bv which they will he held bv the
,s,sntses Of the STATE, their various locations,
sh.,.rter Of soil, modes of obtaining title, Nc-,
s~-W. have thrown together below a few facts
<. ,~t.f;on 10 these matters, for the purpose Of
.-.;stino ~ much n in power. the disse mi
..,;a. of a correct kno~ledge Of the mnnificrnt
hoantie, which our State offers TO those who may
ne desirous Of making their homes within our
bovd-rs.
.A.,. IN donate, is acquired bv statutes enacted
II vs,ions times which provide. in substance,
that al tanis which have been, aud all which al
apv future period may be-. once advertised and
s6syed for sale by the an ltor, for the non-pav
mspt of taxes, shall not be rea' we rfisd offer
ed at public sale; but the auditor is empowered
todispose Of them TO purchasers, or 10 actual set
tiers apreeably TO existing laws which in sub
stssce provide that III. title Of thes. inis may
By pnrchase. Any person. resilient Of this
State. a resilient. BY application 10 the au-
aiior, personally or through an agent. may pur-
chase from the state auy number Of tracts which
hsve been forfeited ~ above stated on payne at
sf vlie arrearages of taxes aud costs due and The
sndifor's fee for drawing the deed. This amount
a taxes and costs due. vary. of course. accord
ing to the number Of years for which the taxes
remain unp,id: but the average cost of purchas-
jVe tract of 90 acres may BE- set down II about
k(ts.n doIlJrs. w hen Thus pail the r.
chsser is not required TO make any Improvement.
All the title Of the State to the tract tracts
purchased pass Immediately. divestcd of all con
tiuyeucips, 10 the grantee, by dred which the
laws declare shall vest in him his heirs
sons a good aud valid title, both in law and rqni-
~, and shall bs received in all courts Of the
State as evidence Of good and valid tide ia such
grantee, his heirs and assigns, and shall! be ev!-
dspce that all things required by law to be done
10 make a good and valid sale, done both BY
the collector and the auditor.
BIZ D,aaiioa.-Donations Of these LANDS are
limited to l6J acres to any one person. Any
person wishing to obtain donation OF any tract
se tracts which together do not exceed IN Juan
tity l6) acres, may apply personally, or by agent
to the auditor, designating .hc PARTICULAR tract oF
tracts for which ttle is ae<Ircd, VINO, upon the
payment of his lee Of one dollar and twenty live
cents for drawing tho deed, " i'll execute a con-
yeyance OF the right of the STAT. 10 The Ittnsa
described, which title IS rendered ndeicasabIe IN
the donec, by compliance With The reGulsitioAs
0f the law, which in substance arc as loto" So
The Gonec to ti.c III the ol!lsc 0! the aaiitor.
within eighteen nIon,hs from the date of hia
deei, the certificate .! justice oi the peace Or
constable Of the toSa~iiip ~ winch ths la.d n
siiuaicd, setting forth that fave acres OF the iina
donated TO him have brcn c!rared, fenced AM
placed in readiness for cultivation. w hrn Tins
certificate has b.cn fie,l, tic Gccd vests III thu
lnnce titln Of the force AMI ciicct - that
acquired by pnrrl isr, njcntlouc! aaa}e.
Il is cstnated ihit At The present time, Arkan-
sts hol!s aboat htlf InII.oh acres oi !lnI. SUBJ
jrct 10 be Disposed OF as stated above. These
lanls situtted IN almost every portion Of The
state, embracing river bottoms, praIrI., plaln,
and upllnd, Of every gta!e, that purchasers
or donees can make sIcl locations as their inter
est or fancy mIy pro.uPt t!ictn t. select.
Doubtless intaS ut tlo,t pvrsoas who arr un-
acqdtintrI with tte history oI these Ian - htt!
b. surprised tiIi ~ i vast amount oi tcrItior!
shou he per nIttcI to fail into the hands OF the
State authorities; an they may perhaps argue,
tho most oi It is utterly unilt tor cuItvd-
tion. els it would never have been permitted 10
so out Of l., possession o! ITS original wneTs.
In this cone usiun th - would tall iHto gfIcI-
Gus error. The mass Of thcsj lands are ,h.t
are commonly known Is '.ni!itary bnuutts, ana
entries made 10y uon-rcs!Lrnt spccalatois, N com
panIrs or by IHdIv .Ius, tor -rC dtuGa! .itinig
and manufacturing purposes; and the whole. IA
ken ies .ther, may be const.crcd Is valuable, ~
tha same amount OF .anl wouiL hc, where II !,
selected III sing ie body IN any portion ul tl.r
State north of tlls Ark river. Many ol III.
owners of these lan.s wrrc capitalists, rrsiltng
in portions of the Union too rruotc for them to
feel any great interest IA small an investment
so Tar Oii, AMI who have conclu TED that il was
not very promising speculation to pay the taN-
es their Investments until the tiHIc should
rive VIII n the general and State governments
wouli cease TO be their Competitors the Ian.
market in this State. Many others of tie own
have died aud their heirs, acting Gouht!css on
the OLD maxim, that bird IN the hand Is worth
two IN the bush,' have been SO busiiy engaged
in attending TO matters AZ home. tina; .ew tracts
OF land IA this check vi woo4s' have been en-
tirelv overlooked. Most oi the mining an! man
uiacturiag Joint stock companies formed by the
capitalists OF the east ant south, which were in
fuII blast (on paper IN our State, a few years
since, have blown up, and all traces Of their
Stcnce lost forever, except their forfeited char
ters in the list of private acts, their forfeited
lands IN the list OF the auditor
We are pleased 10 learn that many of these
Iands are already III process OF rapid transition
from their late wild state to profitable cuitva-
ton, and pleasant homes Applications for these
gratuitics continually reaching the aU,:itor
fro'n Tennessee, Alabama. the Caroinas, Virgin
Ia, Ohio. Kentucky, Indiana, ANA Illinois; IN
fact, there Is not single State IN the L ulon fer
which there hIvo not been Inquiries nae ia
iation TO this subject. a gentleman arrived here
few days since, AMI procured donatious Of onr
hundred and thirty-six quarter sections IN ST
Francis county, for iniisiduals now residing III
sui about Memphis, Tennessee. who Will iinnc-
diate'y rctnovc to our state, auI take possession
oG their locations.
We commend this subject 10 the attention #
the einigratiug committees of the cities on the
Atlantic scaboard i'll particular, ana TO all crca-
ton in general We accommodates few
millions of inhabitants without being crowded
at all aud should our population get To be
too dense for comfort, New Mexico aud Ca.Itor-
MA will afford plenty of room 70 stretch
selves. Come along Freemen. Engiishmen
freshmen, Sco,cimen, Dutchmen, Frenchnrn
asi Honestmen. Come along!