The daily union., 1852-08-04


lots held under the Spanish regulations vi 1913, 1851.
and 1871. The other provisions OF that act will extend
equal security to every settled four hundred lot, be-
ing OF about twenty and three quarters and
those Of less extent held under the regulations Of Gov
enor Figueron, in 1884, for secularzing the missions
the fifth article of which allowed every individual
head cf family and all those above twenty one years.
although they have no family. lot OF land. whether ir-
gabe or otherwise, OF not exceeding four hundred
lands OF the missions All equitable claims OF greater or
less extent that may have had their origin under the de-
lons Of 1928 for coonizng The territories OF the repub-
lie, which may have otherwise lawfully originated
under the authority Of Spain Mexico uAsrs The bosad-
aries Of The same haze been fired and easbi'Aed and
sDere they haze been reduced fuH possession Geordng
to these boundes and that possession kept up BY the
claimant or those lawfully holding under him. will be
IVY projected and secured under hia law N every acre
BY. right administration. then, Of the net Of 81
March 1871 every title or claim Of The classes men.
toned will be confirmed. surveyed forever separated
from the public lands. and included in patent carrying
full legal title from the government of The United
States TO whom the fee had passed virtue Of the
Of cesson Should there be failure OF the board or Of
the courts 10 recognise confirm any mertorious or
equitable claim because of the failure Of tho owners 10
BILE, shall feel bound, long as hold place in the
public councils, to seek the iuterpositon Of Congress
give efficacy any such claim BY special legislative
acmenI.
From the report already referred to- dated March st,
lS49 OF the secretary OF State OF California 10 shown,
from the documents and laws which he had referred,
(Ex Doc. IT, ls session, 3ls Congress- House OF Reps,
page 1881 that the lands granted to Indians
y for the OF themselves and their descendants that
they could In way dispose Of them; but when aban
doned, they reverted to government"
will again call the atlention Of the Senate TO the fact,
which have already mentioned that the white popula-
lon OF Upper California, IN the year 1881, including the
inhabitants in the free towns of Los Angeiss, San Jose,
and Bancefore, and in the several mssions under the
Presdios OF San Francisco. Monterey. Santa Barbara.
the in 1881 and that the aggregate grain pro-
duced for the year about bushels and
will appear that II the governors oil Spain and Mexico,
instead OF giving only the heads fas<s m agricultu
raj lot, usrte. had given every white inhabant
woman. and childa lot 400 square, or about
273 acres the quantity OF land thus distributed for agr
cultural purposes would not exceed $4,000 acres.
Taking The, population of ls4a at 7.ooot whites and
supposng like grant to each, the whole area would be
les han 200, 900 and if take. exclusive OF In
dians, the whole population ol California ut the end OF
the year lSl7. to wit 10000 native, white. and mixed
boods and 1000 Americans, English, and French, and
give each lo Of that extent, the whole quantity Of
lanl conceded would have been about 444 600 acres.
As have already shown, the equitable title 10 every
town-lo farmlot, pasture-ot, every four hundred
lot and all other Of greater less which
fixed in boundaries and held in full possession, and
which have originated under the laws. DEGREES. regu
aiions OF Spain Mexico, will be fully protected and
secured by The act OF 80 March, 1851.
But there is another class OF titles wholly different from
being Mexican grants or concessions Tor tracts Of
as high eleven leagues, 4S, ,7OS each, aud
others of less extent These sics de gsnsdo mayor."
which literally place for large cattle" used
already alluded to as being particularly treated Of in the
Official report dated si Of March, ls49 Of the secretary
Iesenlaiives Ist sess sst Congress. page i2s,
large number of land titles in California" which are
being SO many sios" erisdtros (placs for breed
ing cate) SC, Lying between certain bills. streams,
&C. as shown by rough sketches attached 10 the petit
TONS" these sketches frequently containing double
the amour, OF land included in the gran,s Of which
grants "even now" very few have been surveyed, or
heir boundaries de6nitvey fixed These are the tracts
Id. n ed .
evea confined to the precise quantities OF land specified
the grants but where doubled in quantity in the rough
sketches. stated in the official report alluded to- would
give the largest Of this class something less than 100 900
acres each.
There hundred and sixty odd claims OF this
classout OF little over two hundred-hat have been
brought before the board OF land commissioners which
in the aggregate call for more than three millions OF
acres; and the estimate OF the law agent be correct that
there from fifteen hundred to two thousand claims,
and The residue should bear anything like the same RATIO
shall have from twenty-five thiriy.fve millions OF
of most valuable agricultural aads covered by
these cattle range concessons-snd that too. for white
population. at the charge of government OF sixteen
thousand souls including about four thousand American,
English, and French who there about the period
| oil the revolutionary movement SO here we have
actual native white population in California nj the charge
of government OF about twelve thousand persons-eQual
to, say two thousand heads OF families-whom we
called upon to regard as the grantees from Mexico OF
millions upon millions OF OF land, the choicest,
finest, richest the world, both agricultural and min
eral-and with the Official statements have read 10 the
Senae impcaching these claims, We arc eQHred to re-
gard them as perfect" and exclude from settlement on
the lands thus claimed the hall million OF hardy enter
prsing settlers. the most energetic, brave. and enter
pT-ing people in the world. who have shaken Oft the
political and social etharEy Of from this land, and
bus,ly engaged by their industry TO make its
deserts blossom the and laying broad and deep the
foundations OF republican institutions the shores OF
the Pacific.
IL there any man now prepared TO lace the Senate OF
the United Staes and 10 stand up before the enlightened
people OF California and with record before him OF
the coionzng policy OF both Spain and Mexico and their
practice OF limiting The settlement tracts to small guam
showing The and conditions OF their pastoral
conc maintain that these incomplete cattle
range concessions should be held in absolute right OF
property. and that population OF but little 6fth OF
the inhabitants OF the present city Of San Francisco.
should be the lords absolute fee OF The greater portion
OF the richest soil in California, capable Of maintaining
millions OF people s there any with the facts spr cad
ou, before him 40 blinded by gambling, reckless, dis
honest speculation who is willing TO dare public Intelll-
gence confess either his diocy corruption and depav
iy, by maintaining that there anything in the cooni
zing policy of the government that have passed away
which would Justify such assumptions sanction such
a state OF things as this
The voice OF the country through its councils, will
respond that American valor conended, and American
blood she'd for such booess prize A. this. bot for
of millions Of our countrymen The policy Of Congress
fixed and established by general and special egs-
laioo and the duties ga,lons Of government,
under treaties by which acquired the former provinces
OF Louisiana and Florida, written out too distinc,ly
upon statute books to be mistaken and those dutes
az shown in the eDactments OF Congress, have been
expounded. and enforced bV the