New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-04
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.

Tar MILEAGE BUsISFss-Mr. SwEFTsrR-' Pc
tomsc, in the Baltimore Patriot. perpetrates the
following budget Of bunders
"The House consumed YESTERDAY discussing the sub
let Of Mileage and Did nothing There incident rea
i've 10 this Mileage business worth relating year ego M
Greeley YOU know published In his paper the Neo OK
Iy,ne an expose Of he eIces Of the mileage winch the
Members of the ast Congress had taken what the sw
allowed them computed by the nearest mail routes Mf
D1ncsn Of ne Columbus iOhio District Of those
sbon a. having taken mileage computed by the
which ne travelled He vas candidate i0f feeiec
non His competitor Mr. Sg1eetse went the District
and made he mileage with the Greeley Wing eIpo
hand al every point on Mr. Duncan and by that means
beat him. Now II 80 happens that TINS same Mf sweetser
Ne on the Mileage Committee which made the report yesier
DAY under discussion" &C. &c
Surely, Potomac should have known that
our Mileage Expose was made IN December lS45
while Mr. Sweetser had beaten Duncan m the
OctoJer previous before we had ever made any
sir about Mileage THIS little anachronism com
pleioiy upsets Potomacs story
It's very true that Mr. Duncan was run out by
Mr. Sweotser, and we have always understood
that the Mileage charged by the former had some
thing 10 do with that result AS we heard the
story Mr. Duncan began the game by stamping
the District and showing up Gen. Cass 5 Extras OF
various kinds which TO people who get their living
by hard knocks at dollar less per day did have
an ueiy look Mr.. Sweetser 50 the story went
retlrted by procuring from Washington transcript
Of Mr. Duncans own tskings ia the way OF Mileage
especially which completely turned the tables ON
the Hon. Member. and extingushed him. But
note from Mr. Sweetser given below, assures as
thai the truth was Otherwise, aud we correct our
impression accordingly. II was probably derived
from something That occurred IN the next Distric,
where DR. Edison Is Odds run out DR. Edwards
under similar circumstances But the Greeley
Wing expose had nothing To do with the result IN
either case not having appeared TIL thee months
aiterwsrd Enough on hat head Here is Mr.
sweeiscr's note
Horsr OF RrpRrssNTArIvrs. Jan. u. 1850.
UtNrLnNsN see In The Tribune OF Jan. 80 thai you
have committed two errors, which desire corrected
si | an not The Chairman Of the Committee Mileage,
q. Fitch of lndiano is The Chairman
ID My election not consequent upon the excess OF
mileage taken by my predecessor
never made that question in the The facls
published and circulated in Licking County his place
of residence, two or three days before the election
had agency In the matter whatever do believe
possession Of the facts in due time TO have made the point
upon him. Il would doubtless have brought down all ndg
na vote upon his head speak OF the subject Win dell
cacy inasmuch as Mr. Duncan Is deceased.
eel anxious 10 have the abuses under the old law which
abuses by construction reformed
shall introduce Bill To amend the old law before the
session closes should be pleased you would publish
les correction and regard The Report In the Globe OF the
. and nh and 3ls OF Jan as my true position In regard
10 the question Please accept ny 9ssI wls I ,so
Mess'' GSrTItS GMcELEiTI, Editors. sc.
The Manoriai Lands.
The Attorney General in his report to the Legis
lature upon this subject gives the history of an
sction commenced by the state, involving the titie
10 large tract of land in Western New York,
known as the Gorhem and Phelps tract, which may
not be without interes, b. our readers We quote
from the Courier the progress of the claim
Massachusetts originally claimed presumpuye title to
this aud the claim was comprised between Massachu-
ses and New York The boundaries OF the tract were de
heed by Joint Commission IN 1893 Soon after, Massa
chuse sold her ineres in this large tract To Phelps and
0ohsn who soon conveyed 10 Robert Morris OF fha'
depha About this Time, MIR Williamson Scotch gen
uemsn 10 America, and ser becoming nsiuraized
Ook convey OF the whole tract 20 himself from Mr.
Morris In secret trust for Sir William Pul,ny alien and
therefore Incapable OF holding real estate IN this country
siSre and procured he passsgeois law To enable aliens
10 purchase and hold real estate within This state This
tore expired Williamson conveyed the whole tract to
Sir William Pultney, for whom he was supposed 10 have
held l. previously Ia secret trust
"Sr William died IN 1898 nleslsle leaving Henrle,ie
Laura funey better known as Countess OF BAH ms only
hv She died m lSVS without Issue ana lnsss.e A. 20 le
es estate leaving Sir John Lowiher tombstone her heir
In 1907 passed BY the Legislature explanatory Of
The &C, of 1893 securing the estate to the heirs ard eeysees
oi The aliens who could purchase and hold under that act
Sg John died 1871 without issue but Is said thai he
made deed Of disposition IN Scotland and VIII IN Lon
don dcysng this Pultney estate In fee To Ernest Augustus
pake Of Cumberland, Maserton IRE aud Andrew Lahcart
lord Anows IN trust nrs TO pay and discharge the deo's
and membranes his estates In scotland Ri TO pay and
discharge the debts and Membranes on hss English estates
sne ID TO purchase eopyd estates to ms estates
Scotland and directed Ms trustees To sell The lands ana
Nearly half a century has elapsed and tho not
vet closed The lands sull unsold Oi the old
trustees the King OF Hanover and Maserton IRE sal 1--we
ND eraw nom his estate yearly income of over o0ooo
Who the The other ussieSs Is unknown
The whole estate Is valued Ss0c0o-three~ o0Tths
which draws sn interest OF seven per cent annually toe
estates have been trchcd III value within ew years pas
oy The construction OF railroads canals SC yet the ON aers
81 have contributed single dollar OF the means by
which this has been accomplished
The State contests the clam 10 tins estate. the
following grounds, as stated by the Attorney Gen
eral
It's suhme and these are some OF the poiu,s III gated
by the State that The heirs Ion Lowther Johnsone
any exist, are all resident Nens and Incapable Of
raerung holdiue res estate here MOUNTAINEERING The
statutes 81 i7ss and iS7 thar /, /. probable The family /.
rNnnCtni all events We have knowledge OF the exist
sacs Of ANY heir thai the trus, created by Johpson was
vod thai SIR William Pui,Bey Nss himself Ssfsi ss
asL and purchased the estate N funds and died
slssss. because he power pass the estate by
VA hal LADY Ban tld no, devise ,hs estate becsase
wssa uus estate ana she sere ee.in. ss' Tas with ony
no sfer Sir William thai the estate AFTER her
sealh took another direction ard descended
-in lSsi the LeSisnfure aowe The agep Of The Pulney
10 examine certain parties and 10 prove by pSrol
certain facts which strictly proyshse only by fecords
ssa th-se deposions declared 10 De- pisa 's eN
ssnee Of the facts contained M them The Slate Is thus
enpesd dsprOve. hai the agent ~ toe estate saoad
lave bccn required prove; and the Attorney Genera
avs thai IN order DO this Is proposed ina me hng N
hanover. MsSerton Vre aud john Gordon DO siccceea
Lord Allow Az trustee be eNamincJ ey commission, src
eea be made Of the rrcons IN the proper
S1ces IN London and EdnbuFgh; and sn appropriation Is
s<ed for the purpose insiitating such al inquiry
AAssacuvsErrs-IlA C0Hgrosstoaaf District
The returns OF the seventh tial, as exam
NED BY the Governor and Council show the
NaO~ing result Whole number of votes, io,40o
Necessary cor choice. 5,s04 Benjamin Thomp
son had 4e2s ]. g. Palrey. 3,9s7 Freder
* Robinson, 1909 and al others ~. The Gov
sr's,F has appointed Monday, March T. Tor another
n NeoLkS MILL BURSr.-The wcOlen mil at
cseAvlle, In Palmer Mas heltasiDe Ia Tfnas Bond