The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-04-05
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that ease j. Irpsting ni the supreme (i."ft
.s the nitei State. and Will h~ reached
ia u lew DAYS, IN u writ of error from the
Snrr,n. I cunt eli the State 81 Texas, u,
which ARE involved some very impe,iao,
lu--iions, podcr the Constitution Of the
tuitrd states. The I MON saws:
It seem. tha, the late Republic Of Texas
constituted rerisin boards OF lind rommis.
singers Ia d.eid. upon the claims al CERTAIN
prisons. generally euigrsnis during the
NeSicsn dominion, to rights called " head.
night certificates" for about four thousand
fnas hundred snd hty acres oi land each :
that so,ne Of these board. were alleged Ia
hay. granted y large number Of these Ger.
iificaies wrone'u'l, tia, the Republic ct
ve,a~ iu 1910, n id afterwards hy the State
Constitution IN 1878, d-tarcd these eefiin.
Gates Ia he null aud ,uid aud OF no tpree
whatever. and r"w tie holders of them
com" orwa,d aud rfrs-n' them. and ash 10
have thein confirmed aud ear i.''i ou rs M
dieidi dcrres. in ,h,>r times pi nullifca.
ton. agitation. and di.tu hasse. tbs ease
presents some very essential AID ip.po. tant
qnesiions. which we may hope TO ~ deri.
dcd according Ia tl. great wlUr lies oi
constitutional law which i,ase Tor several
wear, pat governed that high aud en,aht
rned liihnnal. The Ws~in qucs'ion Arising
u. whether laws. ar State constitutional
provisions like these which are alleged To
vn.lslr The rlause of the f.deial Con-liiu'
/ ton which prohibits the enactment OF laws
'n'psnins the obligation ol raniracts, cnn
be sustained The dcri.iop of the Supreme
Court will have u mos, salutar, operation,
We hope on the legislature al the respect.
i,c State of the Mon in which such acts
have been passed ar ATE medithted
II would seem from the foregoing that the
Editor Of the Washington nion would be-
very glad that these fraudulent had ce'tiIi.
Gates were allowed, aud that he thinks such
a decision. d" in these times Of nullihrarion,
agitation. ard disturbance would have n
most silni,ry Effect "n H., legislation ri
the respective state ol til, luion." Per.
[ haps thr editor had other reasons for i, sir.
nag such decision but whether lee bad or
not, be has been disappointed The follow.
~ repo of the dcci.ion ID gu, s,ion, We
I ii al IN TIE \u,ti (lcxasl STATE Gazette .
! IMPORTANT Dsois,o> or fnn tNilED
+ Sra,r~ SrrRtuxt orRg We llra~.d
Ia be able to give III. follow iug bette IN cr
rfcncc Ia a suhjprt ri deep Interest To- the
state:
% The great rryas fraudulent certificate
~ Thomas ". lcnguc, t"i bnltimue, !
plaintiff IL error, rs. John De Nuunr. = 0i..
deirndiuts in rri or va. dismissed hv the
sapreme Cont "l the nilcd States un the
2bih III Il, ci,ilns ut the ~upr.nr
on oi the state Of fr,a- upon til, and
other similar vases stand IN effect niliru.I.
The case was gigu,d un he pant ri
the pl ripd,h 10 r,lof. hs aco. " pul. Eva.
"f New York city. aud OVID T. Joluson.
Esq. formerly ktlurnrv Gener. OF the
state of I,nns, lNlnia aud. an the pat ol
the defendants IL error. hV lain " Hnffi.
,.sn., late \t'o, iev General Of the state ri
rrSa-. who WAS rmpnyrd tn attend Ia the
>ni' IN behalf al the Suite ibc Argument
nu both sidrs was condurtrd With au nhili
~ worth, 81 the reputation of the di,liu
guishcd cnuosrl employed Nr HAMS
s'gnneui, IN particular, WINS regarded MS u
-irgulnrl, l.lciious nt,d hle ,iudicaiiun o
Me- tights 81 the STATE 81 Texas.
We congratulate the State that her
public d"uain is now rescued from spolia.
ton"
~ relation To- these Fraudulent certificates
the Gazette sninc time ago remarked
II thi. stupendon- fraud is sus,aind, the
State viii not only re stripped oi her do
main. bOf her citizens will he involved il,
litigation 10 au exlrnt bitbe, to unknuwn.
certificates "f head.tisi,i i.sncd in N.
gr"ss.,t violation Of law. and of every of.
hrial duly. were manuidrtu ed an sold hy
the b0sl,ei 10 different 40 tious of the State
aud many oi these "es. fiird upeu L,r.l
which has since been located and patented
10 others. aud has i'~coMse their yer, home.
stead The "irrmtian ~ a~.'s.i"n s,.-
ssi.iag th~~s issviaI-m c-itiacass'a, will hc
~ cmhsrrsss ,l,~m with vcxs,ious law salts,
II mt ultimately 10 drive them from their
Lnn,~s Aud this will h. bu, the beginning.
i..r thu same l,isr'IAe which en'..fe.s .her
validity, eytrnd.d IN their application,
will validate every grant that has been
sssss~ nv i've Govrvn,,eat of Mexico, wheih.
81 IT eleven nr thur hundred l.asnes /. aud
,a,noas ss IL would new prove. I" affirm
even such ~ are known to ex,st, tie evil
would not stop there: thousands never
heard If l,e(ose, would make their appear
ancc. aud the result w"uld Ia, that If our
whole s,st"n ii land titles. searcel, nne
stone wonld liz let, upon another, aud ii,iyn
si"n aud c""snsi"n aud ruin h. brought
t.s,x,s, .rs.v,. sAs.rti..u ..f th.. St.ta