Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1852-02-12
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SPECIAL MESSAGE


Il retsiN 10 iisc TeSeiouo8 OF lfle
Horse, requesting me 20 communicate
~zav correspondence which may have
taken place between the Secretary of
the interior and the authorities of this
State or other States, If in my posses
sea. n relation 10 the grant OF wanp
Lands 10 this State, by act of Con-
cress Of September 2S, 1850, and es-
pecsaiiy as 30 the necessity of the ap-
E pointment Of special agents to aid in
. Ire location Of these lands, and how
E fsr their acts are valid and binding
-znd. generally, such information as, in
my opinion, viii enable you 10 act aa-
zzsesiv thereto ga
/ have the honor to state Is follows
4 IhaTe not been ableto ascertain that
.any special correspondence has taken
place between the Secretary of the In
terror and the Authorities Of the State
.of Mississippi, IN relation TO the grant
0f lands referred 10 in your resolution;
ino- do ] know that any coTrespOn-
|dence On this subject has occurred be-
tween the Secretary Of the Interior
and TIE authorities Of any other State;
though information Of a somewhat du-
t5ous nature has reached me, that
correspondence has recently been car
T5ed on, Of 4 highly important charae-
Ter, touching this grant, between the
Secretary q the Interior and the Ex-
e-utiVe Of the State of Alabama.
shah lose no time in ascertaining
whether such correspondence has ac-
t8allv occurred, and if such be the
fact, ! snail take pleasure in promptly
supplying YOU with all the information
touching the same that / may be able
.hGs 10 obtain
DO not al al doubt the propriety
.oF providing for the appointment OF
|Cue or more special agents 10 aid in
tae location Of the lands in question.
The first section Of the act Of Con-
eress, hy which these lands were gran
ted, vested IN the State OF Mississippi
The wicle Of the swamp aad overflow
: q lands made unit, thereby, for cult
, rzs1on- (which remained unSeld at the
rrzrsoa Of its passage" The second
Secr5on provides that "it shall he the
6uzv u the Secretary of the interior,
* soon ss may be practicable" &c,
e. $50 MAKE uB1 an accurate list and
pats q the lands described as aiere-
Sasd. and transmit the same 10 the Co
ve-ucr,- &c, land at the request cf
szIs GcveInor, cause a patent 10 be is-
s1e1 5as-esor- The third section Of
! ne 90 provides that, .'in making out
: s5S5 and p3aJs of the lands aforesaid.
a. ieEsl Subdivisions, the quarter part
e q wA5ch a vet and unfit for cJIltiva-
e 5lon, shall be Included in said list and
e rlstS-~ &c Now IL is most obvious
+ sazz stis zt present uncertain what por-
- Fsan Of these lands are rendered unfit
sor cultivation. IN consequence Of their
+ beng subject 10 overflow nor viii
b. ze Transmission of the ~liSt and plats''
3 7esa=red TO be furnished, be sufficient
g Sc eaan.e the Government Of this : tate
= - &sce-taia with precision the full ex-
tent of TIE grant intended 10 be made:
= taere being. Il Is supposed, large quan-
= r5s5es o. sl.csc lands which were actu-
= aGv subject 10 overflow at the period ot
= Ire pszSs1gc ef the act referred TO.
which Weue recognized as free from
Overflow al The time of the origina
/, sorgev- This = evidently the view o.
= lie zu5. eci which RS been taken In
n NssEiaCton, and, accordingly, specia
3 Instructions were transmitted bv the
4 Commissioner OF the General Land
E. 0sEce. 20 the Registers Of the Lana
4 0lHces IA tins Stale. as earlv as the
= month at Noxeraber, 1850, a portion
= q vi1ich Is IS foliawS:
. ~ThFs zct clearly and unequivocally
grants toThe several States those lands
sSaicl- from beng swanpy or subjec
70 overflow, are unfit for cultivation
Il this ci2SS is included, also, al land:
gsiascll, thoagh dry part offhe year. art
: sas.oci 20 iaandaIion al the planting
growing, or harvesting season, so as
. destroy the crop, and therefore are
EEn9Sf sor cultivation. taxing the average
oz the seasons for a reasonable mum
ber q years. as the rule OF deterni
nation
~lca vii please make out a list O
, a. the la.sds thus granted to the State
! designating those which have been solo
y otheTWise disposed of since the pas
: szse II Inc law, assd the price for thea
: gS.sea parchzsea-
The only resiabie data in your pos
session from which these lists can bs
zsss1e cut. are TIE field. or descriptive
-otss cf she surveys on file in Your of,
1ces and If the authorities Of the Stat.
= z-e Wiling 70 adopt these rs the bash
y = those lists. you will 50 regard them
i 1o1- and those authorities furnisl
goa satisfactory evidence that an,
azza1s are q the character embraced B,
she grant yoa VIII 50 report them.
= lac following general principle
lA VA goTern VOC n making up ihes,
= sssss- 20 Wit =
- -Mhea the field notes are the basis
y ard TIE intersections OF the lines @
; T1e swamp or overflow with those G
| fae public surveys alone are given
a shoSe intersections may be correciel
i b ss-zsgh; lines. and all legal subdi
| vfsscns od the greater part of whicl
o. are shown by these lines TO be within
sas swamp Or overflow. viii be certife.
. the State. the balance viii relnail
tie property Of the Government.
= When the State authorities ma
e. rc1rscie 70 have the surveys made t
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