The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-17

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.ne supreme oouit VI is S S "hais VIC wno'e
question was again care t a ana INA. coui
again atfned me prneipes laa down oy IL IN the case
Oh DoodIdge Us thompson anu oots, ana aihfned ihe
aagmen. rendered Dy o S. ooo 81 ONO. ru
ms question oil boundary %a forever put az rest ne
,st decision was iae IN io- ~ 'no case Vi eyhoios 10
heArtnni Y reteIss hep ha' d.ad Of ...io, - cha
Good dnd were pfonsea 10y n9 aeed o. eesslon 10 .e
virginia troops IL is notorious ae at the gooa iahos
ea Of Ladows line were exha9 ha ,%eh year, ago
hat part Oh 'he Iesefyaon TS Iy y, Janus 70
satisfy the bonnes OF the troops me lands lying between
Lndlows ana hooetts INES are, io w nos pai Oh good
quality ana some oil thetn are very ~ must De
Admitted that The establishment OF me by Judicial
decision mas deVoiVeu upon .no oeu I1 every ou'y
which would nave resulted from il' sstaDsnheht by Tue
agreement OF The parties 10 Tue agea OF cesson yet the
prohibition against the murray ciaiants making entries
OF their warrants west oil Ludlow ne remains to this day
IN M Insy dHe nbv v aePbyso o.
IL was not their iaut uat Ludlow run an erroneous ne on
under the mistaken idea that they lay within the land dis
ct ana that the SAFE OF mem was authorized by law
insy naa no dsency IA eiol Oh lese mis'aKes
ernmen can enov beneit by the mistakes Of ire agnt,
~ he n;nrv of hose for whom II held these lands in s
which il would never have had if the mistakes had moi
been committed. In such of equity would
enforce the execution OF the trust between individuals
and the plea OF mistake however might protect The pnr
chaser OF the trust und would avah me trustee nothing
II tae .susee, 9y ~ onet nau p o. tne
hene6t he would Pe conneled 70 camnensa,e his bema
In The above cases where recovery was had
a compensation was given in money, the land being
estimated in state of nature. The persons Il
whom the government officers by mistake sold the land
now In question are lar and innocent purchasers ano
AS sncn ouHn., Wisnou. uITp 70 oo qu,eea anu pro
eccu ~ he,t possI i i, n ~o'S ~ oJns.ess
fmdIow,s line we're Intended 10 protect them but IL i
equally clear that those prohibited entitled
equity indemnify. The money received from the pur
chaers and now in the treasury, will far towards Civ
ing them an indemnify II the United states took the terri
oly "a uust LOT me saosaco oi .ne pouaes promised
oy virginia ae G iT e,y nea~Gsh ine uwe
boundary of the territory, and all of these are facp
established by the Supreme Court of the United Smies
and if there is also deficiency of good lands 10 sat
siy the holders, without going beyond Lud
lows line, then these facts combined create clear eqat
able claim in favor OF the military bonnties and impose
upon the government clear moral oosaon 10 ascharse
u IN some form anu u, uhus mess your
ga rs,nedv nv the episation of Congress that verv epis
.1ion gives additional force TO the equity of yonr claim
when The appeal for justice is AIDE Congress itself
Your very obedIent servant,
SAML r. VlNION
CApwALaApER WALLACE, esq
Mr. CORWlN. | wish 10 state now, sir, in very
few words, the substance OF this claim cession OF
land was made by the State OF Virginia to the United
States comprehendng the Ve States OF the Northwest
ierory lhey reserved IN lal gram, ior Tue satSac-
lion Oh laha variants gwen 80 IetoituonaIy so'ae'S a
~ ' hl t H. , - n .s
haJ o."adnI t v on ;,s my d ;,bnr
au tI t W 10y o r NE; St ISL
sm,, t '1su a ,h ST., u Wirs; Ma iooa,3 H.;
rants under the oale OF virginia, haa located ti'e
olalls upon .hssI So anus nuItssiuos W saiaa ~
1aG Ma o S,n uIe G n.. " '' oG VI
Tue ohlteu oa'e2 10 a'd III IVY oSe1 ~ hds ueldtu upon
ne lue ihe. me ,ahus-as anyoo1y can see " iook-
my a. tue lepo. u uI WaI ;a ny ;iie
warrants a;r -, q Te, g ~ H. nd ie
Wn'o Inc H Th ii - g ,a
airy OF le western ieserVa.on Inc hoiuer OF ese war
ahls no" dsKs 10 give nun me ioI "hch