Democratic banner., 1849-04-30
COMMUNICATION.
For the Rnn,sr

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Ma. Mtsa1r.-Assidsnt b.. M. :.
my hands several copies of the two ~
papers published in Marion county. ofI-
cent date; fsen the contents Of Viii, it
sPPears thss the hungry wing Office eek
erl Of that County arenot only yeryieedy,
but very reckless in their effort, tot their
hands into "Uncle Sam's'' poet. The
Offices Of Register and Rsceiveof public
lands Is at Palmyra, appears to . most at
tractiye, and consequently tn e 'sno-Party''
Office seekers abuse our o. Gcounty-man,
Col DgDLEy,; Receiver, I'd his colleague,
Col. DAVIS, the Registr, in a way that
shows they are neither scrupulous Of the
means they employ tyssin their ends, or
the respect that is die the community BY
whom they are surrounded. It 10 ssid there
are a full score # spplicsnts for thesstvo
ohicass, shd frsn the indecent attack hsds
on the present ineumbents, in the "PaL-
myra Miig'' and the "Hdnnibol Journal"
am led to the conclusion that the Office
ssekers in Marion county, must be in great
distress. The publishers Of these papers
may be ignorant? p Of the opinion enter
tanned by the public with regard to the pres.
ent incumbents of the Palmyra Land Office,
but If they would go out and hear what
those have to say who are interested in,
aud have transacted business at that Office,
they would, if they have any moral honesty
left, change their opinion, or at least be q
little more respectful in what they have to
say. I have transacted business in that
Office for myself and others, and have new.
Ell been az satisfactorily waited on by any
other officers as l have by Col. Dudley and
Davies. Col. Dudley has lived long enough
in this county for every body to know that
he is VeH qualified for the Office he holds,
and n he isjas honest and accommodating
IS any man could be. .a-.3 - -.~
e Ash it regards Col. Davies, the Register,
nobody can deny but that he is either more
attentive TO business, or better qualified
than those who held the Office before him.
II is an nndeniable fact that since he has
been in Office, their have been more old and
unsettled claims adjusted, more difficulties
removed from titles to land purchased at
that Office, and lever contested presumption
easesfrom this county, than during the same
period Of time under any former administra-
tiop of the business of this Land District.
] have yet to hear of E single instance in
which he has involved any man in law suits,
Gas his predecessors have done by selling,
or allowing prescriptions on land, to which
the Government either had no title, or could
not make q good title for some other cause.
Il i'd well known to those who have trans.
acted business at the Land Office, that the
most difficult and important Fart is trans
acted by the Register, consequently law
suits and serious controversies among the
citizens can only be prevented BY his prop
erIy understanding and fearlessiy discharg-
ing bis duties, Thousands of do lars and
much angry feeling. if no worse consequent
ces, have resulted in years past from the
want of these ; Tie ~entangling law suits
now piled up in. our courts, are convincing
evidence Of the truth Of this assertion
But a man now having business to transact
at the Land Office, can feel an assurance
that ii, will be properly done, and that he
will not be involved in law suits. In q
word, if public opinion and the public inte-
rest we're consulted instead of party preju.
dice, or individual thirst for Office, l do not
entertain q doubt but that Col Davies and
our old friend, Col. Dudley, would long re-
main In the stations they now occupy with
90 much credit to themselves and usefulness
e. che public: "a .o2lLT@- PIKE.
~ From the ST. Louis Republican. r