Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-06-07


ded by appliances from Iowa that he OBJ
sfinately persisted in his error, and
SOLD TIHENIYPITE THOU
SIND .aCRES Of The lands aboue
the Forks" tb I.
The Board protested agains, the sale
of those lands, in August '4s, but the
commissioner persisted. Our Senators
and Representatives protested in January
last, but he still persisted, nor did he de-
sist when appealed from, as the least
regard TO prudence, honor, equity or
lac, should haze dictafed!' Iaf
II is clear from this locofoco autlori-
~, that the Locos had sold twenty i've
thousand acres of this river land above
the Forks. Now we defy them, with all
their cunning in publishing parts of a cor
respondence, to show that the wings, or
any wing officer, has sold or caused to
10 be sold ONE acre of this grant, either
above or below the Forks. They have
not sold one acre, and yet Loco papers,
leaders and the Board atthis place, have
done little else for the last few weeks
but heap reproaches upon the wings for
robbing the improvement of large por-
ton Of the grant. They have no, only
sold twenty-five thousand acres of the
grant; but their bungling, tardy course.
in conducting the work, their pocketing a
large sum of money; and the enormous
and unexplained bill of contingencies.
amounting over $l3,000-has nearly
ruined the prospects Of the work, and
has brought them TO the disgraceful al
tentative of stopping the Improvement,
or issuing $4,000 of worthless Shin
Pfasfers. The latter course they have
chosen, and the Hard currency, Bank-ha-
ting Locofocos OF Iowa-who think it
high treason to advocate the establish
ment of sound, specie.paying Banks,--
have flooded the Des Moines Valley
with $4,000 dollars worth of s'promi-
SEES TO pays" which we are told, are al
ready 20 per cent below par.
But il is said that Sec'y. Ewing took
up and reversed the decision of Sec'y.
Walker. Mr.. Young had gone on and
sold twenty-five thousand acres of the
grant The Board demonstrated against
this sale. and the matter was referred to
Sec'y. Walker just before he went out
of Office; he gave il as his opinion, that
the grant extended TO the source of The
river. When Mr.. Bulterfeld came into
Office, he found that his locofoco prede-
cessor had sold a large portion Of the
land above the Forks. He referred the
matter to Mr.. Ewing, for his opinion,
knowing him to be an eminent lawyer.
After a full examination of the matter,
DIR. Ewing informs Mr.. Buuerfeld that
it is his opinion that The act of Congress
extends the grant only 10 the Rackoon
Forks; but at the same time recommends
that the lands be withheld from sale by
the United States, until such time as
Congress can act in the matter, and make
known lis real intention in relation to the
extent Of the grant. Now, is this, we
ask in all candor, robbing the improve
ment, as is falsely charged! Is it even
recommending the sale of one acre of the
lands! No! The Lccos have taken
twenty five thousant, acres from the i'm
provement--which is dead loss to it,
and to cover up this act, and cali off
public Indignation from their miserable,
expensive and ruinous course in conduct
ing the Improvement, and from their de-
falcations in contingencies and direct
pocketing, they have raised the cry of
robbery against whig officer; hoping
by this shallow and wicked trick 10 es-
cape for the present, that political deg
radiation and defeat which they know
awaits them. gFa
II they are sincere IN their declara-
tons of attachment to the interests OF
this improvement, let them now set to
work In earnest and undo what evil they
have done, by joining the wings in an
endeayor to get lands in place of those
they have seld. Let them give up the
money for which the late Treasurer is
defaulter; explain the $4,000 81 bill OF
contingencies; and do all they can with
their Locofoco Senators and Representa-
lives and a loco Congress, to carry out
the recommendations Of Mr.. Ewing,
"that an explanatory act be passed def
ming the extent of the grant," Let them
do this and the land will be appropriated
to the improvement of the river; that is,
provided, the locos do not pocket too
much OF the money, and make out too