Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-14
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
C0tfespondence Of the Baltimore sun.
WARRINGTON, Ocr. 2, 1850.
The Bounty Land Bill in Full Force
Land bounty yClaims-U. S. Geolc
gist s Report, Sc. ss..-

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The Boanty Land Bill in Full Force
Land bounty yClaims-U S. Geolo-
gist' Report, Sc. ss.-
Ehs Secretary of the lnterier was en-.
gagged this morning in drawing up ins.ruc.
tionsrelative to the execution OF the gen.
sfal land bounty bill. The official copy
Of tho act has not yet been communicated
to the Pension Office, and tbs numerous
applicants were informed tha, nothing
would be done in the business to-day
noticed statement in the Baltimore pa
pers, that the President had suspended the
execution Of the net, until the meeting of
Congress; bm this is not SO. The Presi-
den,signed the act on Saturday night. He
might, il is true, have pocketed the act,
and have given his reasons at the session
for his course But this he did not do,
and the act 10 in full force, and will take
effect as soon a. constructions and instruc.
,ions are devised and promulgated The
clerical omission OF certain words, which
wassupposed to remeseall restrictions on
assignments Of land warrants or claims for
warrants, cannot, upon fair construc-
strictions Such construction will be
givensozthe fourth section as will carry ou.
the intentions Of Congress, and, besides, if
the second clause Of the 4.h section be re-,
ferred to, il will be seen that the restriction
is there fully enforced. There is, there
fore, no way in which persons can legally
ALLEVIATE their claims; To- land bounty, and
they must wal, iill they get the patent for
the land sbefors they can deprive tnen,.
selves Of any interest in it. If they are
disposed to be improsident Of their bounty,
they must show it after and not before they
e, the patent. How those who are from
the sent of government, and those who are
poor; and iililerate and unacquainteG with
their rights or the mode Of proving service,
especially Iyhere the discharge has been
los, can establish their claims 10 land
warrant, without employing an agent, docs
not appear. |, does not appear, however,
thatabey cannot, in consideration of any
such service, give lien upon their claim
or warrant. ..sst5) sl1ssi g .s4fsfs1 8
The government,as i: depriyes the claim.
ant ofthe usual means Of awaiting himself
Of his rights, ought to sprivide that every
officer and soldier, who is legally entitled
10 warrant under the act should be hunt
cd by government agents, al public ex-
psnse, and affirmed his lnnd patent, or its
vnlussto the United States in money But
to one halfo Of the persons interested, the
offer of government bounty, under this act,
10 mere mockery. sd g rs ,e=ss =
| am sladsto see ethat the third auditor,
Mr.. Gailaber, has refused all applications
for g partial promdlgation of the names Of
theseaicsrs and soldiers entitled under The
=ak. saLet the government give the infor.
NATION 10 everybody or 10 nobody.
notice that the land bounty claims un.
der the actiof February, s47. are officinl.
ly estimated to number lO0, 600, Of which
63, 600, have been presented. This would
show how clean the agents have swep. the
platter. Thisgase anop,inn to the soldier
Of a Iteasury certificate Of $l00. But,
genesslty, the patents were nbovei that
xains - snerkes, and only 2,229 certii.
Gates Tor 500 eachawere issued, only two
and q quarter per cent. on the mass of |
clains. This would dsmonsrate the vast
demand for public lands and the folly of