New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-26
yos Tns Tribune.
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Enpr-4nr,c Cc.trscJs-Decisi of IN
Cnar.- % Eesa.-Clalm, for IaermniIr

contracts was explained ami then proposed &
oIet exsmiHs'i'H ~ .he nights which had acc-ued
under them. Olco4rssi Z. would be inappropriate
ma newspaper Article - presen. anything more
than e. outline Of tie questions involved ard that
rather historical than srgumeatstive
Toe embarrassment n the settlement Of these
questions arise, chiefly from the change Of co..
esaneu. "a 1895, when Texas declared herself
Independent OF Mexico, sni 70 viii De essential 10
proper te-stsuilng az :. subject % refer 70 the
c ati-'o. % the Enprssar,os as the time Of the
/ a. s..ut.u o. Al. me grants were made under =
! STATE "...'4GIlE Az &C COGhUIa and Fexss
| - ass % Ns-cn a. j-25. tud mos, o. them had *
| l-s t.ti- o.sn limitation, thst s 20 say. the
| pc- % .'lis which by the tsrms Of the l,w the
specified nc mber q Coorists were - 80 intro.
t4cci had ELAPSED. No1s o. them, 50 fs- as ! am
| Informed, were "a = carried into effect H.ih the
exception Of ore ct the grants mtte - Aus;iC by
which 40 not mean the origlnsl grant inside by
he Nnxicsg Cortsz, for that was Without res,rIc-
- hrtl &C o the time within which tho settlers
scr' to ia brought in spd the territorial hmls
grtn'n " b ch he vas AZ liberty 70 cOonize-but 70
"a sgtsc 1lens grant which was made - him under
-le Co.ria. lsw ot l-15. IL worthy of remark
-.e. A. s. Historical lSct showing the crude not ons
l-,-a. lH- i1 Mexico ln regard 20 and proprietor
sa.9. ttst 'ra claim und,f WHEN Austin a-st con
encsd c' n'ziug Which Claim vss made BY the
,snish Colonial govern ucnt and slccesslveiy
,4Hrmed. by l.urniie. Sni IS the Co-tez Nbich
a-goset him, Wa understood as confirming upon
Agstin the controi OF al c;vI. judicial and mill
tary masters. rendering only 10 the Governor OF
Texas On account Of rs =. IL WEs however
-rsurcd tha' ST lie settler - om he Should
'rtoIuce sncI.t b. approved Catholics, and the
same provision Nas cOutRlred 40 the subse
qsent colonization grants How the condition
e. al have been iuldled by the settlers sent
70 that country u may be difficult - compre-
bend. when m 1896 We hnd people there
claiming 10 be Ausi)-AuerlcEns ant asserting
their claim by deierse II their rights IN smsn-
ue- not nav o-ihy Of the cousanguinIty which they
.rot-ssei. Perhaps the BsrOD de B0strOg The fret
.Asuissl0ner appointed 70 distribute titles, snf
lls successors may hsve had standard Of ortbO
Z Key BE- religion -quai - me political di'cernme7t
~ t1r govern nent they represented, or I, may De
hat Nr :. ulims. the Secretary OF Au.tus colo
A. " r1 voucn-d tor the religious qualification OF
tn- settlers Introduced by his principal, may have
al Csth)'Ic .ri; SIMPLE enough ioc Z the col
onsts tust he Wss sponsor !ur. the precedent,
whatever }. may Aavo been, IVES followed ~ other
colonies. The principal grants made ulder the
state Colon cation law were as t0ilOws-io Austin
for the set 'neDt OF 500 iaml es-to Robot L5iG-
RiCl Tor 200 families. which grant fell Iato the
hands # ei.ing &. Robertson agent Oi the Nash
vll.o Company q Tennessee both OF when were
soon after tha passage 81 the law three severs
grants In 80, 6, Be- iauin Milan, seph Web
.~in ald David q BurLet respectively each FOR
500 FAM Iies-srotner De ls-t. % LOrenzO lie "a
gSs for 500 families. The iast three were united
and form eli the capital Of the Cohesion Bay 6Hd
Terds LGrd Company, an association well Anown
Do the city 81 Ne~ York T no other grants, viz
one % Woodbury. and Nehleln IN 1925. aad another
u Beales and Grant IN 1892, we're IN Ike amer
united and made the basis OF the Rio GraHfc md
Iers, LaHd Company
llNi.! b. seen BY the dates Of these grants that
nv latg ~ ID 2 ID
their ak years had expired, with the exception o.
the last named before ihs change OF Government
Ia $50, and ~ before remarked none OF them ex
ccpt Austla's had been fulfilled considerable
eumberot c)'0lists had however been Introduced
under some Of them, aud it IS claim ed IN behalf OF
| those wlo bid become Interested 10 the graLu
.hsI the luli Imeut as prevented ty the safe VI
| the country which Tor some time previous to the
revelation was much disturbed by threatened nos
Utilities OF the MexicaDs. IL might DO supposed
equitable where sacn Cause had intervened 70
greyett the &C p.otiOn ot the CONTRACT and when
bu: for this the EmpresaT.o wouli nave Introduced
th. requisite number ihstue should DO deem-d eG
IT. Cd 70 n benefit 0t hs contract 80 tar Is be hsd
performed tina. is 10 say, that he should avearAte
able proportion OF the premium lsnds which under
the COlOnZs alton Law would have belonged 70 MIN
TIE premium it Will be recoiected was "a stated
ia former ~. .cle Eve silios eaguesj and tive a
bors the labor being the 25ih part OF league tor
each hundred families introduced by the Empires
ario at his own expense within SIX years from The
ds,e Of the contract. Inc contracts specified the
| number Of families which the EmpresNlos re-
spec;ively proposed 70 introduce, and the premium
Eas " be earned only by the Introduction OF the
uA0le number.
Batss before remarked. when the Enprsssrio
| was defeated 10 hi. undertaking oyoverwhelmiog
difficulties. such as result from state oil war,
there would seem o. be A clear equity that he
should DO entitled % his premium far as % bad
H..|t fI.f .Na n
half a some parties for the tRtUe amount which
would have been earned By a full completion Of
the contract. The pri0ciplc involved is this that
ne had right % calculate upOn toe ordinary ia
c.llies or Toe execution OF sls contract and upon
| tho protection Of tie Government against any
interference herewith, either b. Us oSo agents
| ~ By foreign enemies.
Seward difficulties have interisred with the al
lustnent OF the claims up0n either basis. In .he
lrs. place the transfer b. the Empresaro OF TIE
trust W agency which he had assumed TOR Tue
Government and which was confidential IN -
nature, 70 i0relgn spectators WAS obviously 10
conflict with the spirit OF the law. Suco trans
fer. were indeed never recognized IN Texas and
.he proceedings IN relation 70 the contracts al
says have been and still are ~ the name Of the
Empresario, although ne may have parted with
as interest IA In the case Of the Galveston Bay
ana Texas Lard Company tor the recovery Of the
premium lsnds under tie grant to Burre. re
eL,y trs1 IN the Courts OF Texas, the nominal
ylsiut.f was M Barnet, although he sold %. the
entire grant many years since.
There migut be no serious % -ction ~ the I'm
yfesariO getting the aid 81 i1reign capitalist u
aaabls MIN % complete his cOnrrsct-b1; the
wholesale disposition of his entire trust 70 persons
not recog 1lsed ty the GoyernmsBt, and the gigAn.
nc oreteusious Of some Of these ssiiconstitGted
agencies were cslcuste - excite prejudice In
sAs popular mind II Texas, and this has bad -
influence upon both the Legislature and the Courts
Bat IA addition % this Objectionable feature 10 the
Empresario Transactions, some OF the Companies
1hlch were formed for the purpose OF specaiatlng
10 these contracts proceeded 70 issue scrip repre-
.-v.!Dg acds which Ters sod IN tne City OF new
Yors aud 10 Europe a. tae rate Of from t"o -
i've sad even Tea cents sore and Ole OIL Inem
tue Galveston Bay Company actually disposed
scrip representing more tnsn SIX MINORS o.
| acres This wss doGb.y iuJariOas-in the nfst
% see from toe Vrong done % the purchaser Tor the
| r-rfo va. valuesss, ard In the next place n m
The urwarraatst assumption u proprietary rlsnt
a rs entire con zlton district. as u the apo
| ute Ownership al bean vested ia them. l. -
the more Surprising tha. Sach an experiment
| ,hoC.d have heeu trlrf, Tusl - = a. zroSn tnet
| 4 are grant - Hstden Ef@srcs 81 Al oeea re-
gosed D. The Mexican authorities upon tne SrO-nc
| nat lie r. al cisiusd this same Propuetsry ri-nt
| I'VE. lards witch had been allotted only i1r 10