The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-08

The whole community" II IL in this spirit that in
woke The action Of the government OF the United States
towards the people OF California,
Without claiming more than ordinary familiarity with
the details OF practice IN courts may be permitted
TO say thai experience derived from an intimate &C
quainlance with private land titles in different States OF
this Union dafng the last twenty i've yeare aud from
careful study OF the laws and judicial decisions bearing
upon them, that the prescribed IN
the bill now before the Senate vii achieve rapid and
satisfactory adjustment OF all our land titles alike honor
able and just both 10 the claimants and TO the United
States.
TO examine them in liberal and benehcen spirit, and
confirm all that are just We ask the interpretation OF
board collect the evidence and then the right bring
our titles before our courts Then final resort,
and forever to settle the question. claim right Of
appeal that power al Washington (which has neither
guards. nor palaces, nor treasure Il is neither sur
rounded by clerks overloaded with records 1t has
for It's only truth and wisdom Its magnfcence
consists in lis JUSTICE and in the publicity Of its acts"
This power is the Supreme Court OF the United States
utay operation OF the bill before this body,
tured into law, every honest claimant will have his
land actually surveyed, his equity will be drawn into a
simple ite in the form OF patent from the United
States private rights will thus be judciousy separated
from the public domain the government surveys will
soon prepare the latter for donation and sale TO the peo
pie OF California, 10 be converted by them into pema-
nent homes, resting upon indeeasibe titles from the
government
The effect of such will be to quicken the ele
mens OF activity and prosperity in all the concerns OF e
In magnanmous spirit, let the Congress OF the United
States discharge duty, only by settling and quiet
ing titles al and forever. but in promoting. by
generous policy the interests of the youngest member of
the conederacy Let this be done by donations of pub
lie lands TO the pioneer settlers by grants Tor schools.
colleges, semnaes OF learning Tor roads and canals.
and by liberal expenditures for lighthouses oItitica-
tons, and navy yards, and other pubic Then Cali
orniathe thirty fret of the American
now beamng upon the Of the Pacifc-will shine
with lase not ecpsed by any of her sister lights in
the political armament. Our State rich IN the preciou,
metals, and with exhaustess in other respects
will be among the foremost in the march of civilization
The God of Nature has given her geographical position
which places her in attitude 10 contend for The rich
trade of the East She overooks the Polynesan islands
and the Chinese and Indian empires. By the power of
steam she is brought in rapid intercourse with the OF
the Union and with the world And even the faces
of the tawny Asiatcs almost as familiar to people
as the Europeans to the citizens OF the Atlantic
States She will draw within her golden gates the treas
OF the East and under The impulse of The spirit OF
enterprise tculiar TO human sagacity cannot
agnation OF man predict the grandeur OF her destiny