Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

feet cube of these dimensions would be twentyseven
thousand solid feet and place of tolesble richness be
found industrious may say bis fortune Is made If
he SELLS he may take another permit and work till he makes
another good discovery and either sell this exhaust it, and
till be is satisfied, the mining exhausted Wherever
he may plant his stake exclusive possession guaranteed to
the MINER long he works his mining lot TO his as
gaee sod bis heirs ia the event OF his DEATH All
that he finds is to be his There tax to be paid
per centum-no fifth, tenth, or twentieth to the Gov
eminent; no officer stand over and require him to eEe
of all he nds and surrender up part to the
Government.
For the extended operations machinery, the dmen
sons Of the parcel of mining ground fixed BY this bill are
two hundred and ten feet square, about one acre. In
mineral country eputed be of such extraordinary richness
these dimensions considered large enough for the mine
ITSELF and for temporary buildings in the beginning Of opera
ons Hereafter, when the mineral districts shall be better
known, and the localities of the odes veins precisely
marked out probable that large contiguous spaces should
be granted for the construction Of the buildings necessary for
extensive works. In the time, should be remember
ed that these veins will in tracts Of ground rich IN loose
god and that all the advantages attending permit to work
placer apply the permit 10 work mine OF which the
perca about foy-our thousand feet and thirty
feet depth Of which would be million three hundred and
twenty thousand solid feet
The bill contains beneficial provisions in favor Of
DISCOVERIES they have double quantity without the
payment of any fee, and with the privilege of
RIGHT. This would furnish inducements prosecute
searches which would result in great benefit to the country
and the dscoverer Of placer or Of new mine will have
q full reward for bis enterprise.
Upon the principle of sales of the public lands five per
Of the proceeds from the sales Of the permits
the State Of California be expended in opening communi
cations throughout the country.
The mode Of taking effect of the system equitable and
proper going into effect when the agent arrives district
and promugates the law, without any interruption to work
going on, without any shock existing operations, any
troactive operation.
As already stated the leading purpose Of the bill is to
and fair chance in all the benefits
Of the mines to exclude the idea of Government revenue
from them and especially to avoid any system that would
espionage BY Government agents into the amount OF
any mans earnings. Wh0us intending
any one proper for say that every other plan,
far as know, for the regulation working Of the mines,
which has been recommended either to in Congress- must
have operated the Of the objects which proposed
Most all the different plans suggested have contemplated
first the advantage Of the Government either n per centage
the gold extracted in sales Of the mining regions lots
after ascertaning their comparative values by scientific exam
naon finally by establishing Government bokershops to
which every should be compelled to bring the gold he
should extract sell at fixed price and nearly the only OBJ
ections urged to the bill which introduced and the reason
that its friends did succeed in getting taken up in the
House of Representatives wee that proposed too much for
the miners and little for the Government From these
facts my fellowczens who engaged in mining opera
ons will better understand the real condition of their interests
at Washington and the alternatives likely be left to their
representatives there
believe it very important to the interests of this State
that the determination of the General Government in regard
the mines should be speedily known, and the and
conditions which they to be permanently worked re-
eved Of the uncertainty and doubt that unhsppy check
expensive enterprise think that rights in the mines ought
to be assured and not depend longer upon chance and
the contingencies Of legislative caprice consequently
my endeavor anticipate less favorable legislation, (Which
believe is be apprehended) by initiating and compromng
the Government the support Of system having for its
object the interests Of the miner but any better plan
proposed for accomplishing the end, and likely to be
favoraby received by Congress- should with increased sat-
isfacion, substitute it for what have proposed.
Tbolo of tho il
to quiet the country, and to this great object its details are
carefully directed
The bill proposes Board of Commissioners, whose bus
ness it would be to collect evidence and decide briefly
and without the techncaiies of legal proceedings, the
great of which should before them They
required travel through the country and carry justice
and quetude to every mans door, Cases involving really
any doubt any question Of law would go to the district
Of the United Staes with appeal in the event of
decision against the claimant to the Supreme Court at
ngton The great Of cases. therefore, would be decided
here and speedily.
The purpose Of this BILL shall state frankly was to pro-
the speedes cheapest and least troublesome mode that
likely receive the appreciation OF Congress- for the set
Element Of questions Of title and the separation OF private
lands from the public domain The pupose of the bill was to
quiet titles, not to disturb them to ascertain and guaranty
the of property destroy them to prevent not
promote litigation make every owner OF property or VINO
contemplated owning property secure In the tenure by which
he should hold The only objections urged in Congress
against the bill those very features that think ought
recommend the bill itself the people of the State and to
every who has regard for its honor and welfare The
sole objections urged those provisions which conem
plated ascertanment and of titles, by m
bunas the ground and nearly the sole amendments offer
ed for the proongaon Of the questions which
much interfere with the harmony and prosperity Of the
try and for their removal Washington. The these
propositions obviousso plainly for the purpose Of levy
ing mail the property Of this State for individual benefit in
the Eastern Sateso secure Short fat fees to the lawyers
who congegate at Washngonto compel the people here
part their heritage with the promoters Of litigation abroad
the object Of all propositions this kind is obvious and
the monstrous injustice and hardship Of sending the great
miles off, by people acquainted with the language
in which they written, and the disastrous effect such de-
lays must have the improvement of the country,
striking, that cannot suppose any advocate them
whose interests and affections elsewhere than with the
honor dignity, and welfare If this State
The bill is framed in its general character in conformity
with the customary Legislation of Governments but with
important notifications ooAng to the main object already
developed of speedy and cheap rendering of justice and
establishment Of quiet The principal Of these notifications
consists in making the awards of the Board Of Commissioners
and of the local Federal na when in favor of the claim
ant and in making the Law Of prescription foundation for
title to be respected.
The law Of prescription, more just and equitable than our
statute of limitations ought in justice to he recognised in
adiudicating upon titles whith were acquired under it.
So the United States ough be concluded by the decisions
Of its law officers Ihey their judges, their
arbators and oughto be concluded by the first de-
con against hem and mol have three chances at the same
mans property. Neither ought the people to be made to
spend their substance and their lives in contendng at law
with the Government for their homes.
am in of and shall gladly adopt any modification OF
the bill ntroduced or arN other plan that be devised