The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-07-12

nom the treasury department upon the same
subject 1t u said "lf tie party does not choose
to purchase the tract because the lines do not
suit his convenience, he has not the most dis
tart night TO complain, since he knew when he
made hls settlement, that the land would be
surveyed into sections, by north aud south and
east and west lines, and that nothing was prom
i,ed to Ian. The law has now granted 10 him
what the laws Of the United States have granted
nowhere else, VIZ preference to purchase ci.
ther quarter, half or entir. section, including
his Improvement. and the Law Is represented as
impr1cicablu or unjust, because it does not Der.
nit the purity to whom that privilege ia granted
TO select IN particular manner, the land he
would prefer, aud because it does not set aside
for h' sake the general system of surreyiug"-
ib G9i
This language q peculiarly applicable 70 the
present case. The state of Illinois, bv tie act Of
lsfS, granted 10 the owners Of Improvements on
canal Mna', what she had never granted before.
when Scott made Ii. Improvement, he knew that
noihng was Iiomiscd lin, and that the u.arter
section upon which he made it, was viG'in the
city Of Chicago and that The laws REQUIRED il
should b.. laid off into town lots if suitable
therefor. Ee has not therefore the leas. r..,G. 10
complain.
1t has been urged ne reason why the trustees
had not the row,.r :, .,bdi,i5, tho lon,j ,,,.
tion into town lot, tba. tLs oy..e,ra Sf saL
power would yare .y.-y ,,ro ,n,tior q, tho ,.,or
cy Of the trustees ne bv iayipr rf,, a 80, ari
dcdicaiiny IN. land rnor ,irI i. H., ,,,..,.,a..
were si,,Istod "a s,,,. ,,,Ili, ,,' ',I
totally desrroy Isrilt ,,rr,Iayo "oT,'
cient answer to tls pryrmart 70 ,la,
ord pr.sents M epcb cose onl ;,rAl la .;S,
enough To- determine vyLs,lor tLa ,rrs...o, a',,
be restrained in te exercise If ,bair roy.ers
when they atin,pt,t ia obusay whom, p,,,Lo 60,
thata mower NAV ha ,,lrsed is M, ,r,r,,,,,o, =,
prove its non existence. If i, were il I'D NO.
be liflcult +, rr.y. tl,t ,la ,,s,,.,a 49,, Nv,
the p.wcr TO Inv ant n town in ans, ir.,,,,o, e.
If tie bower EXISTS il NAV Ia s,yI .L,, Z, ,,a,.
be abused by dpdj,,,jnf, IN tho MIL, e. st,a.;,
and SQUARES nine trptl9 of all tI. I,rs ,b,. Io;J
out and vet who ever doubted ,be nower Df ',l ,Ie
trustees TO nv ont t,,vus at suii,IJ! ,,;,,s
the route of the cepul
The act Of lsi8 did not confer rnon Scott, =
righ, Of yro e1nutjop In a scr,ior rr,r,,r vs.
lion or any other definite ouan,itv Il IanG. no,
did il rive him nm i,n,raliit. ,t, ., ,,r,L'a ~,
he wa. counelaI to wal, tiI ,Ea co, ,r,,,,'
should urocarJ ppdrr .ba law IN bnys tho Isr,I.
or such of tIe,o os tLe, ,trrJ ,I,i,l, -
divided aprrai..d and br,ro,I,, ,,,,r ,rn,,i.,, l.
was not in hi. ,,y,or o. h ,.,o,, ,i,,;. 80 -
""S HJ' j" us power 70 hasteh 'her action nor
'ru'' ue prevent Tue legislature WIN the assent
~ VIC "Ua'eu' iloH' PosIP'n''g H. Ihe canal
was s'e"t "Vt" upon Wh'Gh The state had e&-
lands were IoolnI ,o ,s =, s,,. - ,.,-I.," ,,','"'
I''''1' W "IN'g 10 "s source 10 1!schafSe =
"'S' I"'' '' '.'' uro'.
,''S'l.THe U''' 'he i'sisature IN tile Oesto"ai
VI mere u"o0 intended To change Its settled
'"'' j" i'''''nce 10 Tue SUBDIVISION and sale oi
..-y H-' or ,'''es' 'I'e !e'iP,en' OF ITS bonn
y WIN l"e power 10 prevent such future lcgi.la-
'.'h concerning lhe same as the interests Of the
'''' ''u '"e canal u''tut require would be TO
"y 'I''i,o'Is o' 'ie general assembly OF
u" "',t Ue'I, s'tuck win h'i'e less than
"'..'"i "'''UN. III uhe language o! the Su
''''e ~"I'' "a inc ,n'ed states III the case OF
" .''.H q. o"N",'n' !" le'. oI4' "He cannot sup
i' '"'' '"'7 bounty was designed to he extend
Z, '' "' 't Sa'FN'e OF pNoui establishments oE
Wv ~, '"'V o' ere", P'o"' interests
""N"7 ~ PethpH'h' conferred up
w. ,',,,! "''! Nt,,ou 'an"" was l"t hsH' merely
T., g. Ile "lI'"''e''e"' 'he '"hu7 "H"
.I..,.Ii ",'a- |'' improvements "htn he!
,r,,,,,,- o't', . 80 '"'' over u'e time 'i
.i.., w. ,. ",' "' avs l's,''"ed loF UhhGlnE
,.,,r,,,, 80 W. Su"'o'' on 'hv
h. srI' '',,n,,.,' I,'r. s', T'le ",5'''''
N, in visw III. f,c, ,ho, ,.'o' ~ 'I,,v T'I NSrp
,s1rri,., 'I o,' i,r, ,"e "t' W "Itl . 1oeo'
be- n.J eF ,,,c wv" ''"' o"v"S' ~