The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-08-08

claimed "wlih how little wisdom Il
world is governedr' he undoubtedly bl
/ in his minds eye some such State pluc
ing operation as that Of John w. Allen an
the governors and Legislature that q
sumo 10 take charge Of the interests I
tho State. Mr.. Allen is caulion'
keen, pleasant, and, judging from lhl
transaction, not over scrupulous Yankee
who inIlabiis the city Of Cleyelond, an
Is the personal friend Of Ex-Gov. Ford
and is, possibly, also Of Gov. Wood
though be is Of opposite political pre-
fessions TO the present Governor Thi
Allen draws up resolution and gels
through Tho Legislature, the members 0
which never understood its design o
dreamed Of jis effect, authorizing Gov
ernor Ford 10 make such a bargain g
getting the claims Of the State 10 dis
puied lands allowed by the United States
provided that no draft was made on th,
Treasury for the service rendered, Ant
with this proviso the sagacious wisdom
Of the Legislators doubtless thought the
interests Of the State invulnerable, es
peciully when guarded by the Argus
vigilance of Gov. Ford. In all this there
was premedilated mistake. Ford who
appears to have been guided by the same
easy confidence in Allen as the Legisla-
iure had in his own capacity TO serve the
State in bargaining for its Interests, allow
ed Allen TO make his own barga in, at The
Ssate's expense. II was ,ha, he should
have one-third Of all the land he got al
lowed to the State! The way this was
accomplished 'is said 10 have been by
means of the notorious james Watson
Riley, who was clerk in one Of the
public Offices, assuring tho credulous
Governor that there were no lands be.
longing to Ohio TO be got from the
United States. Riley being then as now
Aliens Agent, and probably bis accom-
phce in the fraud to be practiced against
n
the State. The bargain struck, Allen
slid off 10 Washington, got an allowance
OF 10000 acres, an assurance Cf title 10
land that The State had held and sold
years before Of so or 80, 900 acres more,
and about the title 10 which there was no
real doubt--gets up in doing this ques-
iion Of title showing the States. defect Of
title to several thousand acres already in
possession; and for these services we
learn he modesily claims Is or 10000
acres of land, and his choice at that: and
Riley is now riding round the country 10
pick out all the best lands in the North
west for this would be huge landed
leviathan who is to be PATRON and lord
over the Northwest, in person, and by his
descendants, (if all this goes on as swim.
mingly as hisherto,) for ten generations to
come. n
We hear Il stated, though we cannot
believe il, that Governor Wood, without
'eferring the matter 10 the Legislature
,r in any way resisting such fraudulent
md deceptive bargain, consents 10 ra,ify
he swindle. We trust there is mistake
bout this, that il is not true, or that
he facts are grossly exaggerated. The
Of such landed monopoly
n one man, evidently grasping and tun-
would be drawback on the
Northwest, The effects Of which would be
elt century hence. The Western
Reserve was allowed to keep,heir school
ands out Of market until less than year
lgo. The State Legislature only within
he last four years abandoned its Midas.
wisdom of holding the State lands out
il market to secure higher prices for
hem, and now comes this prospect Of
ross land monopoly, more pernicious by
ar Than would be the establishment Of
wenty banks among us, and we are ex-
ected to submit quietly aud thankfully
0 multiplied wrong and plumber, We
rust that in this instance tho matter is
exaggerated. There is limit to pa
ience and submission. Under the new
Constitution the Northwest will have
oice in the State, and while loyal 10 the |
est interests ofthe State, will resist and
esent wrongs upon this section come
rom what source it may. We do not
now that this matter touches Putnam
ounty directly, but if the facts are as
tated this county cannot escape tho in
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