New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-14
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o0ffe'pV'o WARRINGTON, F,idsy Oc, IL
o.,..t,,v OF ,be iotedor has about com.
~ w. r.c4.ssry arrangements to enable nis
Pc 10 Commence issning the cert doates
iYy.,,snts 10 all tboaa who entitled TO the
" .st. IT the Ac, Of Congress- Of Sep. 28, 1850
Dol 1 ,.bo had been il the military service of the
49, rA states Ios,esd of i'soin6 printed ctr:i8
o .,n. "a under me Mexican Bounty Law, and
"Iioh were readily countedeited, the secretary
49,. xiseiy determined 20 cave tbs n engraved and
:" manner that will etfeosuslly guard against
,r.oda OF this kind. 1t required snree different
Liza. enc for 100 acres, another for go screa and
III third for 40 acres; onder the pr1visious Of
49, iste lAw there three clasEsa Of clainaats,
sr,;.lsd respectively to the aooye dliierea. quaint!
&c NJ land These plgtcs were ak once put late
.hs hands Of two Of the most extensive engraving
s,ma In the City Of Philadelphia and will be ready
Inv use in the whole OF next week
In order to carry 0at ths pledge in mis- circular
m the country, the Secretary OF toe Interior sal
oresnze ne " division il the General Land
Ofjce, composed Of a. iaoreesed clerical force,
wbose exclusive provlace II shall be to lssue she
patents upon lbe new warrants that are located,
|s,t ss they are returned TO the General Land
Office. This will DO no injussce to tbo,e who have
located Mexican Bounty Land Warraots, as the
name force that il now 1t york IN pitentlng them
will be continued without dimiBuson. Wnile the
effect will be 10 make shs Warrants onter th9 ate
law more valuable than those undee the old law
ap0 for tsa reason, 20 showed 10 formaf letter,
tbera ave now about forty thousand W arca1ts in
the Land Office tbs. have been reurnad and are
ready for being patented II wil require fifteen
months with tae present ioico 70 patent them, 10
that 10 w arranI subsequently 9csted can Do
patented under eighteen mouths Or Two years
Thoae toet are located under this aat act OF Don
sress will be patented taat "a they are returned
10 she General Laud Office if the Secretary of the
Interior carries out his present purposes 80 that
the person entitled 70 patent under the lAaI 'aW
viii get it from one to tz1 years sooner thsn soose
who have located lsnds win Warrants under mo
old laR, Although there may apparently DO an
inconsistency ard injustice IN ths, yet when
rightly understood, there il II fact none
Under the late act the Soldier cannot derive any
benefit from the bounty awarded him by Gongreeh
until fer tho Patent hss b5eD actually ssaod oy
the Government; while under the previous AcE, me
moment soldier who nerved III tte 3e&can var
sets MS Certificate or Warrant, ne can soil H. Ems,
In nine OF ten instances ia done 90 shss tina question
OF priority Ia the Issuing Of Palout, VIII be, 90
tween the Spectator upon the necessltles oil the
Soldier in tho one instance and the soldier himself
In the last instance. And from the course already
taken by the President and tho Secretary OF the
Interior there can be no doubt, but what all the
action and eympashes OF the Administration will
be with the aodiers, and not with the spectators
am thus picit in this matter, 10 counterfeit the
Ialae impression gotten up In certain quarter Tor
the purpose OF enhancing the marketyalue OF NICK
lean Bounty Land Warrants, that under tho late
ACT of Congress, it will require some two ysars
before party interested can avail himself Of the
benefits Of the Act. The Secretary of the Interior
In his circular, which was fully sanctioned by the
President has given pledge thst tho so der ahal
not be delayed in realizing the advantages OF the
lazy passed for his benefit; and that pledge will be
redeemed to the country, whether 1t will take ten
or City additional CLERKS to do it.
There is good deal OF aoiclsude fels on the part
OF Mr. GRAHAM az 10 the success OF hts appll-
cation for the Judg eahip Of California and although
his testimonials MS 10 his legal qualifications are OF
the highest order STILL there political considera
tions which may reluctantly compel the President
TO beptow the appointment. somewhere e'se. In
the event OF DR.. FooTE returning from Bogote, 1t
il by no means improbable that the hon. JOHN Y.
CLARKE will take his place IN which event. JOHN
A. COLLIER, Esq may be offered and doubtless
would accept the Boicltorshp OF the Treasury
Mr. CLARKE's health is by no means good, and q
Mace of the character of that filled az present by
Dr. FoorE, you'd BIO highly beneficial TO him, while
no more competent gentleman could DO selected
80 the successor to Dr. gO0TE.
Ilearn, that in consequence of the increasing in.
dizpoaitjop of Col MCCLANEAN, who 10 at the head
of the Astronomical Corps connected with the Mex
can Boundary Survey, it has been found necessary
to relieve him from duty, and that his place Will IN
all probability be filed by Col. GRAHAM OF the
n Army. Newly oRKER