Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-02-12
HOLLY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY FEBRUARY l2 1852

for his compensation and the ratifica-
tjon of his acts. Satisfied OF your
qualifications to perform your duty, |
would give you the appointmentif |
had the power.
Ii, however, you are disposed to go
on upon the same terms as those speci-
fed by Gov. Quitman, and which |
have mentioned above, to Gen. Ray
burn, YOU are hereby authorized to do
so, and you will correspond on the sub
iect with this Office.
Very Respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
JNQ. I. GUlON,
ArGng .Goue,nor.
Afterwards, on the aeth of March
last, Gov. Guion addressed a letter to
Mr.. Ravhura, ia>1ztlicT he uses thcfol-
lowing lauguages
"Y cur faovr OF the 18th INST, infor-
ming me that youhad received a letter
from my predecessor, Governor Quit
man, dated Sd February, 1851, in
which he has rendered me (you) the
appointment of Commissioner, under
the late act of Congress, TO locate land
for the State, for internal improve
ment purposes" has been received.
Upon entering upon the discharge OF
the Executive duties, was informed
by Gov. Quitman's letter-book OF his
action on this subject, and shortly
thereafter received from Mr.. Bryant.
to whom you refer in your letter. an
application for an agency for locating
i informed him that the Legislature
had not provided by law for the ap-
pointmeat Of any such agent, but that
as Governor Quitman had deemed the
subject of sufficient importance to au-
thorize you to act ia the matter, and
proceed to locate the lands, provided
you would only rely for your compen.
saton on thefutures action OF the leg.
islature, and as | was satisfied OF hi;
qualifications, he might proceed to ac
on the same terms and conditions a:
those proposed to you by Governor
Guitman.
Since that time have examined tht
act of Congress Of the 2Slh OF Sept.
1850, on this subject, and the instruc
tons from the Commissioners Of tht
General Land Office to the Register
in tais State, and am satisfied that i
would be premature for the State 10 ap
point agents to locate the lands unit
the list of swamp lands shall have beel
furnished 10 this Department by th
Registers; those lists and field nefes Q
1.-THE surveys will furnish tolerably goo'
fevidence of the quantity, OF land EN-
braced in the terms OF the grant, and
it should be necessary to do so, the,
may be corrected by the mode pointed
out by the act, aad the Instructions {,
the Registers. In the absence of an.
legislation on the subject. after an ex
animation of the act OF Congress, an,
mature reflection, 1 decline appointin:
any locating agent OF agents.
In regard to the trespass committee
on the State lands, by the cutting AM
carrying away the timber from them
/ would be glad to have the beneli, 0
yeur experience and suggestions as #
the best mode of putting a stop Il
thenl-all attempts heretofore made
to prevent trespasses and punish the OF
tenders have, believe, been abortiVe
and re- ulted in nothing but expense t
the State"
Gov. Whitfield, in his annual mes
tcooo raforr;,,o TO 4baCa at,noip I'm n (
OF Messrs. Rayburn and Bryant, says
"these gentlemen have been engaged i
: locating since that time, and have trans
mitted to this department an elabor
ate report of their progress" The re
port referred to by Gov. Whitfield, wa
sen: TO the two houses of the Legisla
ture, by Gov. Whitfield, as one OF tn
official documents accompanying hi
regular message. Not having yet en-
ioyed an opportunity of examining i
| am not prepared to offer any view
| in relation 10 the same.
The official acts of Messrs Raybur
and Bryant appear 10 me 10 have, {
present, no validity or binding fore
: whatever; however meri.erious the
, proceedings may have been. 1t wi
be for the Legislature to determine ho'
! far it may be ezpedient to impaEt the
sanction to these acts and thus rende
: them valid and authoritative.
Upon the whole, | feel bound to re-
! ommend to the Legislature the early ;
) dopfion of some. suitable legislation !
:. a nature to give full effectto,th act {
. Congress, under which tne swamp IN
inundated lands within our limits b
came vested in the State of Mississippi
and TO secure to the State the emo,
ment OF all the advantages likely 10
riseiTom the iudicieus management
the same HENRY 5. sFOOIE.
John J. RRae, Immediately aft
j General Downs finished his speech {
Foote's Compromise Resolutions. m,
we'd an adjournment, which entitl
him 10 the floor when the quest.e
! again comes up. Dir. NIRae is a
4 tive Mississippian, and during his bri
J. stay at the City of Washington, v
! predict for him a bright career. 3
6 stands among the most distinguish,
7 men of hrs native State, is worthy
Q ali honor, and viii do great credit
: himseIf and the position to which Go
Whitfield appointed bim.- Koscias
q Chronicle. ~
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