New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-15

can say hat The General Land Oce has refused 10 1--WE
morn Atom 10 he form Of assignments mode Of
hentcar0n, became al the requirements 10 these parur
uir- are fully 90. ort ard printed The third psge Of
the Certcsfe But lle ilten Of The whole sint
thai me Comm sslJner refuses % append ~ blank
sfnuclis oca. cert hcates nat they regular al
n due form Ard What Is h- reason Tor the refusal lt
Is tai where ts las heretofore been done tlrl certf
care. have been treated ~ Official announcements end
vouchers M The az gnm-ls are bona lle, genuine, and
regular IN al fespecs
Now, iis not poss.bie for The Comus.ioner 20 know
from te face oi tle glrert whether Do uire W
whether rs &C. forged. or counterfeit We have abundant
.-0r IN -I mes ma rt-l srl 1nce c4nnl le placed
upon ihe acflJ~ .elf m-n ~ e execution n slrl
'Rnmeais, - certified BY officers plrporag - iske the
satli CcfiAc cafes OF acsnoiel sf EFT have q4eL
been gfarfed before the Warrants issued. Leaving il@
1ies rlnaers and names Of ne assfnees 10 blank 10 be
lr1 up AZ e pleasure o. The purchaser when he Act NJ
Congress u.erecs such proceedings By decsnrg in tx
press crls, that a. sales, MORTGAGES, powers or other
utruusrts ~ wfrg going 20 sect fae title or am ~
issue o' slcn warrant cercate shall be- nu and void
We have now oo s5olt s00 caveats cecoypc az 49,
sgnmelis A. fraudulent, AID protests are pouring 10
waning us against sparOls and cOgnir fsi fansfer-
clothed with el ne usual formaLues purp0rls have
been executed IS me soldier place from which &C.
c0rdng % be affidavit fcorroborsed By the testimony "
ohers be wa al The time more Than athOusarc miles cs
must be- obvious that the Commissioner esp have no
means Of determining whether assignment Ia private
act for which there test the public records ss
execued by tie colder himself Or by .ome one resr
ang hin, or whether It s Otherwise spurious OF fraud
With what color Of justice or prophety then. having
te COmmissiOner undertake, Ia advance. without o.
loving time FOR he appearance Of objections stamp
noFicual Shipments as valid by bis Official act~ten
mat act may operate 70 5arras. II not despo the
der Of hs right deceive subsequent holder who NAV
Ds lno1ced 10 purchase upon The faih Of such Official
Tue undersigned has sitenayey considered the obiec-
l"ns 10 me existing decisiOu but Of puzzle
10y ne seis constrained 10 adhere 10 IT, As he matter
stands them the soldiers can have possible dc1ry
'catng VIII The Certificate NJ Warrant, the land be-
en-"o 70 AZ any and Office Of the United States bli 10
"a" Certificate or Warrant passes by gnment INFO the
nanos of the latter their inter
- nN sasiy themselves on ne fairness and honesty Of
the proceedings when iu the eguar order and pro-
gfess Of basness, such Warrants Certfcaes with the
as,th-Ls anu eF lelce NJ location, slal lnaly come
before he General Land Once for IL legitimate action n
tle way " Issuing grant Tor the land The patent 10 OIL
uhmpehched cases here the papers free from
IcYh hn1 Ii74 J9ce resu ar VIII issue 70 The last
signee, a. the bona fde owner.
40 al mpesche1 cases All parties sha have notice and
ilh opportunity Oi being heard ana where the difficulty
thal be fully cleared up. patents Will emanaie accord
ingy but where the conf cry interests cal1O, be
isctouy determined here the parties vii be referred
the Cont, and MS Oce viii abide The result and govern
itsel accordingly 10 the Issuing Of the patents Very re-
j. BUTrERFIELD, Commissioner.
The above long document does not after all exactly
meet the case. The Commssionef's refusal to certify
70 the regularity and authenticity Of an assignment
may be well enough because Mr. Butterfeld cannot be-
supposed to know any more about the geDuucuess Of
the soldiers signature the assignment, than any other
person. The refusal Of information went however,
much further. The letter Of the both Aug alluded TO-
says the Department leaves purchasers 70 Judge for
themselves Ia all m0ers relating - the buying and
selling Of these Certificates" The consequence is tina,
where there is the slightest doubt IN regard 10 War
rant, the purchaser must make deduction from the
price to the rick, and in many the soldier
or bis heirs suffer the LOSE An the information re-.
qiired Of the Department s simply whether the War
rants presented for examination are apparently cor
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Department in payment for public lands This Last s
the main point, and with the Land Office rests uu
matoly, Of course ibis decision have not yet
any good reason for delaying the decision until some
poor settler has presented the Warrant at Land Office
in payment of land.