Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-25

a,sht wears aad he saw 10 reason Why ho sn.,. !,
GIiow ,hsir example and he didnt care VINO A' al
me- III ne cabinet ascertalned what was passns
~ =. rors mind THIN they conceded as ui!' III
-. r;we Congress about 10 iiiee anu e .le. |
Is changed their tactlcs no , nnoed in the two hou-
"n ,r e cabinet showed their hand ihcy unto wi'
hc atolitionisrs in opposing any pian saw NV %
suggested through the President VIZ ~ a Observation-Disclosures,
go, win all her imperlecuons ana u'.I
10 a. becoming State, and lei I'll the other quesuohs
e care OF themselves. In other words 10 ea'e mem open
~ ,al f,r the next Presidential campaen or hes saw,
a. 81 ,r;c men as Clay Cass, md the other lea
the Two old parties could settle all the vexeo cues
lions The political chances OF Cen "ouiu DC a. an
- n 1 cnurse The old parties would rally unoer lnelr oo
enc, a. ~ ,,te nm again their favure leaders More re-
Gently they got rid of the old and tred eaor OF he 10
make room for men, VINO woua auoi au e' f-o o'
rely and which Mr. Bull would not consent 10 CO. 10
ct,rr,,ally oppose Mr. Chys Bill OF COMPROMISE WINCH
u for The cabinet would have passed weeks ago they en-
,e into open alliance with the aboonsis and Tree SOIL
-s ~ he North who in favor oil The admission oil
alf,nin by herself il would be gam 10 their cause
hui who and deadly opposed 10 Inc forming oi new
o prefer that the territories should not be made I'M
der any circumstances but be left open 10 keep up
abolition and free soil agitation nj Inc NORM io Soie TINE
to come.
The Alabama Journal contains the following decision IN
an important in that State against trespassers on pubic
lands who steal the public timber To the energy oil our
friend A. G. Southa ESQ., the government is much ndebt-
Of valuable timber is doubtless unawfuy taken from the
public lands year. As We learn from the hepuohc inc
District Attorney of Michigan recently reported to the So
cilo OF the Treasury Tint he had authorised the marshal 10
size some twelve millions of feet Of lumber sawed and In
tie op living al different awmls in the State, all taken
hy trespassers from Uncle Sans land.
TRESpASSERS ON THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Tur U,7Ep STATES United States District Court May
rs Term, 1850, held in the city Of
DANIEL GoREE, Montgomery, his honor John
OfTuskaoosa county. Gayle presiding
Judgment after fall hearing before the court and Jury re-
suns fine Of $500 for the cutting OF our huhoeo pine
trees, and imprisonment ,.,r
The ndicien; was for cutting pine timber on the puphc
lands in Tuscaloosa county The action was Drought under
the direction of Nh Souta who was acng as 1 Special
anent of The Government for this State some hfee years
since He had the land surveyed, proposed compromise
which was acceded by the defendant and sun was con-
sruuently brought The has been pending over TWO
y.aTs With The exception Of Mr. SouthaI, the witnesses
were from the region where the respass was made Inc
ruf Of the timber proved by the witnesses
The case ably and defended the best part OIL
two days being occupied in its consideration.
The following points were decided 80
ls That the cutting removing from the public lands
any timber of any description ndciabe and punishable
by fne and imprisonment
3D. That the entry Of the lands by the espasser after lhe
teespass, is no bar 10 the Indictment
3d. That the statute OF limitations docs no, oeSh 10 run
iii five years after The lrespass
The Imprisonment in the above case was, by the Jucge
made merely nominal the suggestion of the United States
district attorney.
The Judgment the above is strengthened and con-
irmrd decision OF the Supreme CouIt OF the
United States nj Washington city, on an appeal rom the
ni,ed States circuit court for the district OF llchisal
fine United Supreme Court in that oecsiun saws:
THE cutting and using oak and hickory trees Is noc'a
Die: and cutting and using any other description Of
timber trees from the public lands would be equally nacla
bic, ard being So the punishment, By fine and imprisonment
must follow in all cuses."