New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-22

'"o rs utOes on those points. in the enjoy
testing them, aud he shall use mo Other ns.ns ~
reducing them 10 civilization bat those of ,a.s
and friendly ints rcourse, and not hostile tb.,n I.
any way without previously obtaining aptbo,i,1
from Government
TLiTd: The land granted To him cop.i,,. NJ
eierrn sguGre leagues, tSitios de Granada M.tor.
comprehe nded IN the extent DESIGNATED ia the p !,
which accompanies the EIpedeaie wsh,at a.
Guiding the lanes inundsted by the impulse s.d
current Of the rivers lis boundaries being sG fAs
Moth b. the three peaks and lAttituda 3J' a i5>
North, OF the East the margin OF the River e los
PlUnas; on the South, latitude % 40 - 80 IN
The w est tie River Sacramento. f
FcHTiA When this grant shall be confirmed, he
vii ask the respective Magistrate FOR posiessoa Of
tie land in order that i. may be measured accord
ing q law. the surplus being left for the bensis u
The Natnn; ior the uses which niay be required.
therefore command ihst holding tas title 70 be
fam and vsiid record Dc made in the correspo ID
lng books, End tie EsygdeHfs be forwarded ~ tue
most excellent Departmental Junia. THUS !. JUAN
b. ALyARADO, Cons itutonsl Governor Of the De-
paI,men;, have lmmanded and sigloi. whereof
give testimony. Monterey, June Is, lsil
Recorded at the second page Of folio four. Seal
third two Reals.
Qualified Professionally by the Msrstine Custom
House of the Port Of Monterey, in the Department
Of the CALIFORNIA;, for the years is4O- Al:
SsisneSI HlMERo.
- l. the undersigned do hereby certify
CUSTOM the foregoing to be a faithful translation
} sgM of the papers respecting the grant made
49, by Governor Alverado. TO Mr. j. A Sat
ter record in the Secretary Of States Oaice. at
this place. Monterey. July II. ls4e.
esigDeoJ hE.P. HARTwELI. Cow Transistor.
These, then, are all the papers on record con-
corning Mr. Suffers title. But Spectators said
here, and contend yet, that he has others giving
him fuller and better title. Let US consider how
this title first came tolight in this city. The Squnt
tiers and antsquatters, having had some dispute
concerning certain lots occupied by the former
and claimed by the latter those contending they
Rad right TO q portion Of what they supposed
Public Lands, and these denying that they were
Public Lands; and to prove their assertions sent
TO Monterey for a copy Of the above document.
Bot this did not settle matters the parties are
now, if possible, more fierce than ever; for the
Squatters, or Settlers, they pleased to call
Themselves seem to be now convinced that this is
the only title Capt Suffer has, else why nor show
another aud that this is no title at al. Because,
say they. it granted Tor himself and bis colo
nifts," they being the eleven other families spoken
of in the request and those families have never
anything of them not even Mr.. Suffer- SO that Mr..
Suffer can, even if this title be good, claim oay
one. twelfth of the grant for it is plain that the
lsnd-wss not granted to Mr. s. alone, bur to the
twelve ia miles. and if it granted to Mr. s. it
was on certain conditions. none, or at any rate
the most important of which have not been CON-
piled with. The trelce families haze not been es.
toblishe d the Mexican Government have not ap.
proved the respective Magistrate has not given
posses sion the land has not been measured &C.
cordin to law. Because he did not request, and
the rant szciudes 1.-The lands inundated by the
mpu lse and current Of the rivers" and no one who
was here during the food this season, will deny
that the site Of this city. where the disputed lands
mostly lie, is subject to inundation by that same
impulse and current" IT. then, this so called title
were title, Mr. s. could hardly claim the site of
his city, and if all its conditions had been complied
with, Mr. & would be entitled to one square league
of land but because its legality has not been re-
,ognizsd its conditions fulfilled, he claims not
'nly e'eren square leagues but nearly ELEVEN |
LEAGUES sQUARxl
lie. it be remembered then, even should this So |
,alled claim be recognized, that Capt Suffer claims
10 land southoflat 3ss AZ 3Y north bu. that all hi,
.ains lie north of this and according to Col. Ere
nonts own observations Sacramento City, or this |
disputed land, is in at 3s0 81 42y, several miles
outh of any claim Mr.. Suffer has yet set up
copy the following on this subject:
LAND TILES ~. sQUATTERs
, 49,, SAcRAnESIo CITY, Jan %, 1850.
fet ra 'vof a1iHr Let Justce Be done though Hes
SIN. Esaling n das- n,arast In ,h. r.o..o.,.- e - -,
hope shall DO deemed impeTtineut in srbmitting
remarks 10 reference to subject which more TO do
With lie present aud prospective condition than any other
need hard that alude the exciting question OF
lie TO lots II so happens that my residence for several
on the spot where the city Of Dubuque Iowa
stands Ths rapidly with which that place Increased
as 40 great hs considerable town mad sSsung up there
efofe The surveyors had run single secnon line in
bch the ova stood was covered by Spanish grant, and
oyeng hls again, was The preempuon claim Of cne OF
.. This person fenced and cultivated farm Of much
reater extent than would have secured to him unde. or
may circumstances Ond all question the right TO nave
entered" quarter section Of Land 81 81 IS per acre; and
used his best exerons TO do In the present Instance
nder these circumstances the citizens Of The applied
Congress for specials securing justice to all persons
ieresied
Accordingly law passed, under the pro7.sous of
hich the following resUts had l. One mile square
laid out 10 lots Every occupant Of ous OF these
is as allowed TO enter IT, ct price merely nominal
All lots remaining unclaimed by occupants we're sold
d the proceeds applied to the improvement TOT the streets
lrbor. &c Of the town The aw referred 10 epbrarej
veal other t0uns in Iowa and Wisconsin, similarly cir
mstsnced, excepting that 10 Spanish CLAIM mentioned
lvered those OF Dubuque and Pelu
This claim has been urged upon Government ia every
1ssble wsv backed BY powerful interests and unlimited
psnces for the last twenty years thsreabcu but so
7 10 vain.
But compare the OF Dubuque with that Of orr
NJ city. II appears iha; Congress not only refused 20
nfrm the alleged Spanish grant, bui directly violated the
ter Of all former prtempiOn laws, in refusing 70 allow
individual who had srs fenced cultivated and resided
lon The lane TO enter single foot Of It farm ground
Ut In violating the letter Of the law hey preserved he
nit The average value Of single fovn lot was .sgard
equivalent 10 hat Of quarter section Of wild f.yp
nd, and a. the genius ofour Democratic recog
zes no privileged classes snoug American citlzsps
gress ayailed sef the hrs opportunity which circum
had sfoFded OF practically Illustrating its dis
siron 10 secure 20 every resident Of vi1oe ST.
tied upon Public Land, 10 less than the husbandman
hie farm kis Home, Hos1c IL IA therefore with
cry confidence Of our Ultimate success respectfully
ggest my felOw.czens ihe expedency and propnsy
Immediately asking Congress 10 pass law applying ID
Of In fha