The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-11

who ha piece OF land must 10 up and defend it. What
is to become OF the focks Of the country and the cutva-
lion OF the country, and what 10 happen to the country
when every piece OF land in California is subjected to
lawsuit on the same day say there has been nothing
like this before on God Amighy's earth There never
has been instance in which every landholder in the
country was 10 be sued the daywhee every
was required to come up and defend himself with his
naked hands against the power OF government repre-
senlsd by lawyer who may be the most distinguished
70 De found say there never was anything like upon
God Almghtys earth There has been such thing q
general forfeiture OF the landed property OF conquered
countries in barbarian times but there such
thing that OF every land claimant country being
qured to come up at given day, and there fight for his
possessions with hls naked hands against lawyer rep
yet appeared upon the face of the earth.
And who are to cultivate the lands while the people
are all up there defending their lands' Certainly the
people will give up one years cultivation when the
question is whether they shall lose their lands forever
The senator from California. in providing what this
board shall take into consideration. provides for their
taking into consideration the principles. as far
applicable which recognised in act Of Congress,
approved May Is, 1928. entitled an act supplementary to
land claims in Arkansas and Florida He provides that
the principles so far as applicable which were taken
into consideration in settling land claims in Florida shall
be considered in settling the claims in California Now,
the Florida land titles far they derived from
Spain, came under the system OF intendant general
which received ts final and most perfect form by the
in the introduction TO that ordnance the Caifornians
were exempted from its operation Yes, sir by the spe-
cal provision IN the preliminary clauses IN that great or
dnancs OF l7s6, the Californans were exempted from
these provisions. and exempted for the purpose of
ma king more facile distribution of the lands. Dis
tributon was the word used II was put under the
OF the Western Internal Provinces, whose resi-
dence at Chihuahua His business was to dis
tribute the lands in California, in order TO carry out
the general system, and to give order and quiet to the
country So much for bringing up the settlement of
land claims in Florida to bear upon the question of the
settlement OF land claims in California. That is only
oc pkr tha ,,ffh
Sir. did not Great Britain hold the Flordas for long
time, and had she not system OF laws relating to land
da law have regard both to the laws Of Great Britain and
to those OF Spain And are we 10 subject the people Of
California to the double operation OF the ordinance OF
The land system OF Great Britain in the two flordas,
which they heard Of! Yet that is the effect Of
the introduction OF this Florida act OF 1928 into the sub
sate bill. Then comes IN the pDysion :" that in all
cases OF rejection confirmation OF any clam by
the board OF commissioners, il may be lawful for the
United States or the claimant TO present petition
who have claims, the perfect well as the i'm
perfect present petition to the district court setting
forth the nature of the claims This il certainly in con
formy with the constitution Of the United States; the
right OF petioning in favor OF his property is granted,
perhaps TO him who has held his land for three genera
lions in straight line. This is certainly constitutional
provision, that he may petition. l apprehend ne would
consider It small prvilsgea very aenualed exercise
Of great privilege, that be should be to peli-
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s ~ r. nr,a;naI and nrasent ca;mants And .fter
,h. ~ ~ Iii IL s On 70 naaLs nrn~;s;on which mns,
read for would to stale except in its own
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Of and Of the papers on which was found
and shall hefenpon, and at the next ensuing term Of
the district aforesaid be the duty OF tho said court to
render Judgment and, upon me sPpcnton Of ,he parry
whom ludsmen. Is rrnaessa, gram an appsss G %
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.' shall hercupon and at the next ensuing OF the
district aforesaid be the duty of said court to render
judgment"
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Well, sir this is rapid work And suppose u y soou
first term at which suits are brought before u 70 render
judgment The bill does not say on which SIDE ths
Judgment shall be rendered II ought TO do mat
would be more perfect II II fixed the side on which the
iudgmen, should be rendered 20 that the party could
Judgment g % al The fir. term the parties ready or not ready
sick not sick, wife dying or not dying the pare pres
ent not present. the Judge ~ TO render Judxmen'
tbereupon at the hrs term' And the whole OF mem
amounting perhsp: TO OF cases All mus ps sc,so