New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-08

hsen IN attendance on the Board from It's fir; org an
zalon and until recently has had undouotng ia.h IN
getting an awardtha' would make amends Tor the loi
ard ANXIETY of this prosecution. 1--WE hunlred tou-
sand dollars would Be the fair thing. but i the Com,
missioners should allow halftha; sum il would sil
/ he accepted "a a moderate remunera'!oh- but NJ
thanks 10 their nlggardly bouniy-bui now mere are
hints ,ha; the claim may no, be allowed TO all eIsh
result will be scarcely less oppressive man .'e
breaking I'D by the casualties Of business OF 10Y
tune already realized
Into what pt thou seest
From what hight fallen,
aut,y express the enhanced disaster OF the i~l. Dy
the greatness Of the hight. and 1t matters i''e
whether such elevation be imaginary or real.
Afew individuals wear a look Of grim comp.acei-
cy indicating that they have obtained All tney soun
but that II had been BY hard appliance 1 ne nS'ei
face-vyith the Jaded. look ana ltcAlustet W, ~
evidence OF lators pro,racted 10 an unseAsoaao!e
hour OF the night. and therefore requiring 70 De 81
tanned BY powerful aids, slich a. are supput d. ~,
National fiOtel and other resorts OF Hl>'hgI>hc'
ouesfs There IS al the same time repose OF n an
Her which Is evidence that they kno" thlng "
two which Is not vet published 70 the rest Oh M
world The secret of Their satisfaction cannon %
70, AZ until the awards shall be made public when IN
The list thew know VIII be found t~o iof up"trd o.
foDr hundred thousand dDidrs tdcs, winch hOl p'is
involved in Texas affairs, but growing out OIL tdI,
ac,,ons IN me interior OF Mexico known only 70 Ger
tam intelligent citizens of that country Uhose kt''
edge IS Ike the IF dseP D''1e, ne Mp,t ~ ~,
oonreribIe bv Of IT'S r,chness lior V!ue MAY
,ncasured nv results as well as by intrinsic WORTH
could be proved up 20 the satisfaction OF tle Oo'
missloners, thus enabling them 70 dispose oi COZ,
siderable part of the indemnity fund which would
otherwise have been left Incorporated. IL was IN
incident worth noting that one OF these claims came
before the Board after the expiration OF the latest
limit OF time which had been hXed by them loi til'
reception of claims.
The Galveston Bay Company, with liz t"o sets OF
Trustees claiming adversely 10 each other. anu ~
ramlfcations or offshoots, the TRINITY am mon
Land ornpanles furnish formidable array OF anx-
lOus expeciantS Eight hundred thousand uoAIdis
would be about fair award IN the first at these cases
according 10 the estimate OF the claimants Dut aer
many months of dellbera,On the Board Stlil remain
nexpllcablv silent and though the parties nave as
siduOuSly and confdenty pressed their cidlm' yet
now. like Napoeons soldiers IN the afternoon OIL
June IS. ISIS they first begin 10 doubt OF trium-
phant result The real difficulty Will be seen when
they shall come 10 examine the list of awards-'hey
will perhaps conclude that Texas Is prescribed DIS
trlct Yet they viii have occasion 10 Acknowledge
a small douceur of fifty thousand dollars which the
Commissioners of their own "espec,di grace certdm
knolriedgcand mere notion" according to the form OF
the English ROYAL grants. IN which all idea OF any
consideration moving from or any right OIL claim; on
the part of the grantee. Is excluded) nave awarded
but upon what principle cannot be conectured, I'M
less ii be to paw the expenses OF prosecuting claim
which. in the Judgment of the Commissioners. the
parties were not entitled TO recover.
The claim of the y. w. Association for me de-
structOn OF property belonging to citizens OF New
York, was one of the cases IN which a re-hearng
had been granted. " Has there been a decision =.
asked one of the parties. " / have not examined
the case" answered the Commissioner 10 whom the
other commissioners" The same question Is asked
OF the sitting member first above -mentlOned-"l eS,
far | am concerned. II Is decided the case
made the rc-hearng j. different from the one first
presented, which j. never allowed IN any cour.
"To-be-surc" said the claimant II Is different IN
tins, that additional proofs have been produced 10
obylae the misapprehension of the Commissioners
as TO the facts, which the very OBJECT OF the re-
hearing, and would be allowable IN all events
The Commissioner persisted IN his objection. The
other member of the Board * st to be seen, but he
is IN private room up stairs, and cannot grant an
interview TIL next day. finally II Is settled that
the matter shall come up when the Board first con
venc in the morning. AZ the time appointed the
Commissioners, being all IN their places II Is, after
some conversation. announced that the case is MT
decidsd and viii be taken up AS soon as they get
through with some other matters which are partly
finished. Inquiry l. then made for the papcrS-none
OF the Commissioners had them-thc Secretary of
the Board knows nothing of them-an order - dis
patched TO the Clerk who has the keeping of the pa
perS below but IN the meantime, pursuant TO pre-
VOlS order all The contents of the have boon
turned out Of their Pigcon-holc~ and piled into
chaoftc mass for transmission to the office of the
Secretary of State. Search is made IN VAN Tor the
missing documents q" This Is damned farce. sud
the Clerk why the case was decided two months
ago" True" replied the party "bu II Is farce
that must be acted out Therefore, be 20 good
when YOU have found the papers, rs 10 send them up
10 the Commissioners.
The day closed IN a confusion sOmewha like that
following a College commencement, with the nj de-
movement of a " blow out" The succeeding morning
the OMNIBUS record 10y which three and quarter mil
hons of dollars transferred from the pubhc urea
sury 10 the individuals designated IN the record Is on
file III the State Department, and tins tribunal 10
which Was committed the final dcclslon without APP
peal of the rights of our citizens which had for many
wears been the subject of negotiation between our
Government and Mexico had ceased to exist.
{. VI. GLossOGRArHUs.