New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-18
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serf . our C1nEress Certain tneF VII tnnk nat
confscstion Of their tifes was intended. In cor
guered country Of which have ever heard 10 Europe
or Asia have the people Of the country been com2eed
% come forward and make good their titles have
heard Of no such instance and - 1--WE you Ges Of
the terror which TIE slightest approach % such pro
ceednr creates IN every community you Rave only
rscoect the gres; revolt that occurred n Cairo in Oc
tober l7-thsf most terrible revolt In the city OF isn
stics against the French who then occupied H. What
was the cause Of ths. revolt mere cal for the land
titles In order 20 register them and convert them into
lee-sirnue estates TIE grest ccrqueror intended %
benefit The landowners By giving them fees mpie Il
te 70 their lands instead Of the feudsl than
feudal titles BIZ which they held 81 TIE viii Of their
sovereign Il merely call Tor registration OF D.
tie, for the purpose Of giving them permanent and
udeeasibe title in order that they might hold the snd
without danger q being resumed q, the vii Of the
erei-u. Yet il made that most terrible Of al revolis
mention this for the purpose Of showing the terror
and CONSERVATION thst are created IN the hearts Of
people by an Interference with their titles 20 property
have now shown you. Mr.. President upon the
resfy and the law &C nsons and tne decisions OF the
Supreme Court OF the United states that such law as
tbs BIZ proposes j. violation ot them al. but the
oil goes farther. Tie fourth section provides
s. ssd b, f1-ffr mattel. Tai' every re-''a 90 t-
l-.rs or r-Pf---.;i'r-. 'i .-ra f-r'-. es ~ -
r. a-i 81 NJ g. seventh e JAY. ei-ra han-i 40
Dryer sa- -s-, osssa 81 ta- Territory tite1 oT ts
c.-s s,s,-. r-e "a uoier f- M-rl Gor-r-1r'.
r of rifon By H-l- t- Conn .s'rr rs, I- 10
es viii n. i--r-t oi tt- where f-y ~ '-
l-art~-s 70 or-nai aa.Ht1'- tl.l --. f-or.el -
r -ilt .r-i s.ri 'or;a l-f go Plr'
rcoriei a.o b. -,-i twenty-five cents of Each sub
Here Is dersignrnen. of,e required which IS TO 20
back 10 the original concession and primary disposition
Of the soil have just SD mathew Mexico was settled
ten years earlier than Virginia and put the supposi
ton again What would be the feeling II an edict
should REQUIRE every person IN that state % go before
board Of Land Commissioners sitting thousand miles
Of 20 make out chain Of titles up 10 the time OF ST
Walter Rslegh-snd not only to 20 and make out sucn
chain Of ites but 70 pay for doing i-psy ten cents
for every hundred words OF their titles copied oy sec
Rotary and twenty cents Tor every suop ana ~
be subject 20 punishmentfor doing IN What would
be the feeling OF Virginia If such law ss that had gwen
authority for this dersignment Of title q believe
speak night II ! SAID. srraignmentl AFTER producing
this long chain OF tile and paving Tor H. NJ gsns notn
ing but appearing the suppsnt before strange egs
lstve body three thousand miles Oh. We may De
strong enough - enforce this inquity in New Mexico
and California bat could not enforce Il 10 virginia
or Kentucky. And against what people is such bill TO
be enforced Against ignorant Indians, and mixed
breeds for Of such is the greater part Of these people,
who csnno, read word, and Do not know shether
paper In their hands Il deed for land or bill present
ed sFsiust them by their baker or butcher.
have shown that what we propose T. do = in VIOLA
ton Of the Mexican Treaty, in violation OF the "A" d
nations, in violation Of the decisions OF the supreme
Court ! now wish 20 show, Mir. President, that what
We propose 10 do between man ard man. between We
individuals II California aud New Mexico. il violation
of law which has sied long without chsnge-or six
hundred years IN Spain and OF her colonies Since they
had coonies)-which mas been law, and approved las"
since the time Of AlonzO the Wise. The law OF pre-
scrpton, As called Ia the civil lsw-ihe statute OF LIN
itsiions call It, This IL the law Of prescription
Iiu Par, srFrosl Peron receive m m arc
TIER good fafi mmorsoe urz 'l "a estate -ner ny
pl,csse or efclanEe. or a. - eEacy or any oef an,
De country fcsns sh h-ss' oltof ~ sch person
@ ton hs received Tie true ornsr sad iencri'fe'rt
be- shall not - t-i % answer foo 20 sy nan aso h- 'houn
hs could prove that he Nas ne true owner Of r.
Th. was the Spanish law in the 18th century and has
never been chsnRed and applies both 20 spain and to
Spanish America l. wise Law tor the settlement not
for disturbance Of eststes II has remsined without
change Al least six hundred years-from the time Of
Aonzo the Wise-in Spsin-and 10 her Colonies syer
since she had Colonies People were safe under II in
California and NevMexcO but II this bill passes, there
is an end Of their peace snd security.
What have read was the prescription where the &C
auistion was IN good faith there was farther provi
zion where 1t In bad faith and all intended to quiet
titles and 10 give peace and security to po'ses'or'
Thsis Il.
gained ne aoors neaoaet p-f Of go az 'ssa,y ar
- we .Her o. iL- p''e'. ,a 80 90 , 80 ' M s,
should ~ .aeof he 'dsr.s ge-ss-- q, p.,ia ., ~
fsn-8 fss Hus PsrfisaI rue -, .ari D., l', a.
Thus possession even In bad faith was to be valid
after thirty years bat we respect no time. We 90
back seventy years In California, and Two hundred ana
- he, .hs sr,e a'1 all sna ha, claims lrsnf under
pt'erti. grants o'a-'.' t' a. o[i-i, oi ..i'- -. t
srre actually maize rn nus io ne ,-'-uu ~ r.,-
ir-i ard forts IL vaen military io.se-on o. ~ lsIt'op
p.
on coaston sns bow ir those oon ions have zen compiled
VITA aai iefrei ifon ~ N ,a-l %, a III, ~
l, .s Ga . arc a1i valid. shall confirm them Frored
ssh oorirn,ion .a only operate ra-- Of any interest shh
rtts of ifd -rols. nj rrari'f I hey shl pr ave pr
.se asists, 90 6, -lc-ei 40 but all .ah ease.
II r~sr . testimony With their opnons, % d. s-eay OF NJ
Treasury 90 ai before Colsrss for is determination
One error begets another. Start wrong aud you
must 20 on wrong 20 of this bin IL assumes All land
titles in NewM Mexico and California to be bad u cal'
upon everybody to come in and prove up theif u,e'.
This Is extraordinary power Il Is inquisitorsl II Is
holding an InQuison upon property and requiring te
owner TO appear aud make good his claim Inc reqIl'
s,ion would be nugatory il there was not power 10 IN
force his attendance, and therefore this power gwen
10 the Commissioners Hereits:
The hereby authorized 70 ainn'ef oath 'o
compel ih- a'tslianc- a slin-s-s Y ih- 'l -'' -.l .
retain, Nd pnilton ol slcl testimony T. mas b "iai- % m
ft neas by ii- Imprisonment, ~ uoih &" tlei nay
deem poq-r lie sane extent ihai courts % az are -
v bs 6s,- lec- 70 Ill paper. r-ror. % puddle Nature re-
lre any ani titles stha sai lernon, al a-inof9 % maze
,,y sr-.. attending uas,r au ' foE he Conn.,. $3.50.
u -.i travel % be- pai by - Pifiy suraniol.ls him.
This power over the person is TO enforce the exercise
OF power over property People are 10 oe suhinoneu
10 attend the Commissioners snd pay tor being sum
moned-to bring Witne secs and ply d0Ar ior every
DAYS attendance and every twenty miles raVel, ana
Tor not coming not answering they are subject % DC
punished by hne or imprisonment or both 10" Conl-
mssioners may nrict punishment upon theh UPON 'u'
whole population OF toe Territories ana tnus 20
sustain an nquisiton into titles contrary to the treaty
IN the aw of nations the decisions OF the supreme
Court contrary the law Of prescription, ana 70 az
iustice power i given 10 these Commissioners over
the persons Of the lsni-Owners-power 70 innict pun
shrent upon them me them without stlnL and "
Inprison them as long 81 the Board may continue
Following up the scheme OF the bill-ihe power 70
disturb and destroy eyerything-to decide ana hh'h
po,hiug-the section which read provides Tor
putting the claims into four classes. and sendng ns
10 Congress for sd Indication OF each class here - me
section;
80 fsf b. nfsrftr fasfei That rss "a r-or pr a-ii
~ of fl~ lf-aslya ne 'e-'
-rs .-sl ssr1raie r clr-s tsss A. iNi ~
H. rt. I'll compete ttr. than 40 res ~at IN --f
r .hors Combined cl A part t~o, ih-- oi A- lutf
,t.r sra orll sllld BE- rejected Cas- D. par Or
49,. -osf. tt- DC fhaa l1lo rhsh sholh BE- cl
s-.f. a. rar teo llss a t- i-ecr nf Nl -ll- =
"a. rsrf those cas rolln1E over lle acres
.-r- a tier opl1 hey sustained 81 proof as - PA
- 49, I'll. n. Of character sll 1at slst-i ~ ffl
~ 49,. Id a t1s- c.e- li-r-fsllrs eEst 9-tFs-n s,nsl
an N-tag grants
Now will Congress ever do this work ever unravel
th-.a csssesi ever 90 through this complication Of
claims No. Never never, never u mas not YET
Soished the Loui.sns claims which were close oy and
,xnirb have had Delegates Representatives. and -ens
AZ. 10 attend 10 them for forty years Forty years
80. no, .ufFeed for Congress % finish the Louisiana
eIsin. With All these advantages will one hundred
vesr. BE- enough for New Mexico and California
The bill. fundamentally wrsnz-~rony even u M
~ al gettine a, its otec The object 10 % Ind
os, the vacant and For this purpose knowledge Of
III orvinal rrAnt. i. sufficient but this oil must know
al The pre.ent po.sessors. II there sre thousand