The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-25

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,h, have been so easily avoided by either sending your
vsr 10 the post office sending IN search OF us BY he
hIe messenger which the law allows to your depart.
snil we proceed TO another, much more grave. and OF
bi,h The correction under your eyes while falling
"a The serious mistake which gives character 10 your
hos answer You that our letter is to protect
nber merchants aud timber scculaors having no resi-
oc, or interest in the country (paTaphrased IN the ~d
NAL which appears usher 10 your answer into timber
a.,,0 in their depredalions upon the public property.
d moi for the protection OF settlers residing on the
oond and while assuming Tor the administration the
sr Of fsvong the resident settlers and restraining IN
sye depredators. and attrbuing TO us The dement, Of
vorng aepredaiors and inufng settlers. your answer
sry gravey inquiries OF us whether II is our wish that
he administration should reverse this policy and
.come--ior that 10 The meaning OF the words
ssihe protectors OF the roaming depreda,ors and
M oppressos Of the settlers This, sir is mistake.
n which the correction was under your eyes al The time
ou were committing It Tor II so happens ina, our whole
tier ia strictly confined to settlers and that lumber
srcbants timber Spectators and depredaiors are not
nce referred by nor IN any way taken under our
ars or notice The words Settlers" resident" re
Wing ..ocalon," "pre empions." 'homes,"" fences,
houses" "bridges," improvements" "farms" and
ther equivalent terms, implying actual residence ana
Intention TO procure prescription rights as soon as the
nds surveyed, occur about twenty umes IN our lei
q and these actual settlers stated BY us at about
vsny thousand people, and is for them and Tor them
lone that our letter TO you asks the usual timber prvl-
Eyes which have been enjoyed BY other redemption
{.iers and that Mey--these resident settlers-may be
longer haassed by The execution OF orders from your
snyment. by which The marshal seizes the logs and
aoks cut for the purpose OF improving their farms,
skng roads and bridges and brings suits against them
cutting timber for these purposes These sir, the
inss and the only things, OF which complained
Od Tor which sought redress by asking you TO d.
marshal to cease these seizures and cease these
M against these 900 actual settlers the Menom-
We never once mentioned lumber merchants. lumber
epredaiors. timber sealers but since these ephets
r. brought up by you. must be permitted to say that
resident settler may sell timber, either in the form OF
=, OF lumber, without being depredator on public
nbe for ii SO happens that the first thing that settler
the wilderness has 10 do is to clear field to raise
Fop; and in doing that he cuts down much timber,
|hich when there is market for it, is rolled into
Ire og. heaps, with great labor and toll, and then burnt
"a tedious process account of the wet and green
a,e Of the wood II, under these circumstances. any
tler can find market for this timber instead OF burn
it. we hold him jushabe in carrying it to market
ID selling it; and the marshal has no more right TO
lie il OF to sue him than he would have to seize the
bes or bring suit upon ashes if the timber had been
m on the ground, instead OF being sold in market.
But after all you promise remedy; and the remedyis
atyou will cause specific instructions TO issue to the
snha in Wisconsin to permit actual settlers to take
psoaabe amount OF timber TOR their 0lrn use or for pub
improvements This Is the remedy for the grievance
the settlers, Tor whom we asked redress; and it seems
Us 10 be new and dangerous remedy, and as incon-
uen and impractcable as il is partial and unjust 1t
Institutes the marshal inquisitor, and authorizes
10 hold double inquisiiion, and permanent inqul-
ion, every settler, and to decide, OF himself with
Judge or jury, two different questions, in both OF
brh be has a moneyed interest in deciding against the
bier In the first place. he is 10 decide whether he is
fds settler a temporary depredaor. II the latter,
10 get his mileage and all the fees OF federal law
t. and so is not disin!eres,ed or impartial Judge.
nthe next place, he is to Judge how much timber ls
souable supply 10 each settler; and here besides the
noyance TO the settler 10 have federal officer stand
him to Judge his wants. and the endless time II
ud take TO make these Inspections there would still
the danger OF an interested decision; for in every
Of such inspection the marshal is interested 10 the
an ntath faaa arArp ,pI ae,I
settler. and suing him for taking more timber THAI
reasonable
This not the remedy we applied for, and we object
ii IN toto No such inquistion ever before al
pied TO be established over settlers on the pablo
-not in those earlier times when such settlers
agmaized as land pirates" In those early times
ss were sometimes driven off by the military, or sued
lass; but no degrading interested, partial, or illegal
nation was held over themselves or their timber BY
ta officer. But even these practices have long since
ed Ever since the pre- tmpton policy was vDdIcaied
established, and made permanent part OF our land
em--a policy which received its consummaion in the
oi General Jackson and by the labos OF democratic
neB OF Congess-ever since that Time settlers on
public land, with view to obtain pre-. empton rights,
been considered merlorious citizens, entitled 10 the
and protection of government, and to the priv.
Of taking as much timber as they could use-a privi-
which they required no guardianship from the led.
from abusing; orevery settler fell, the necessity Of
g The timber on his own (expected) quarter section,
he injustice OF taking i of OF his neighbours lex.
ei) quarter section This has been the course towards
settlers on the public lands for many years past. We
une il is still the in the other States and Ter
les in which there public lands and object 10
H the settlers on the Menominee purchase made an
Fpuon TO the manner in which other settlers
ed, and therefore request that the marshal
lsconsin be directed TO cease seizng the logs and
Of the settlers, and suing them for taking
er for their fences, houses, and bridges and also
sllha, the nqusilions ordered TO be held by the in
ted marshal on the settlers and their timber be stop
and that the new specific instructions issued from
department. 10 that effect may be rescnded.
lowing the example you have SET us, we send this
nunicaion and all the papers which belong to the
the public press, where we hope il will reach you
our letter reached us, and without any editorial
nsni or paraphrases from us.
ny respectfully, SIR your obedien servants,
HENRY DODGE,
J. p WALKER.
the Hon Mr.. STUART