The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-14

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This great hw snit a. ~ Iesyuftom ~ I.sh
scnvIlis kePxAhceM1 insolsiai fhs titIe = ~
whole penineuia Of Florida, AID denend5n~ ~.
principles in great part dmjav - tho,. s..elps
in Tho grant 70 Count Punon Ro.aro -hs.h -
ers the residue OF the State f,om ~. 49,
grant, on the east, 10 the western hornd..s
Florida on the west, was tried At 81 Arc..,;..
in the United Safes district court for H. AZ
triet, commencing on Monday the l0tb. ,nd -. -.
minatiug on Monday the Gath OF AIav '0''
The form OF the suit wss an action Of .;..t
ment. brought in the name Of the pre.ent own.
eF OF the grant, against Joseph A. Braden
Parchaser from the United 6tates For ths
thompson, and McQaeen Mcintosh. ESQ Z ~ ~.
State. For the defendant, Hon. n Z VAL.
George w. Call. and C. G. Young. aso. ~.
ployed by the United States. ''A'
After the introduction. on hoth s;d.s ~
great deal OF documentary evidence ~. co..
proceeded 10 instruct the jury that the 81 -
1897 was applicable TO the case-thst nI.;r,;e.
had failed TO show recognition of ths;, o"s..
by Congress, and therefore could not m.;n,-;.
an action of ejectment '~'''a"
The court further charged the ;,,v H.. 70
they believed the Spanish laws were .nch
had been read to them, then this w. : $50.
upon conditions and, the Duke Of AIsgon.
having failed TO comply with these cond;tjon.
the grant had Become void
That the sale of Huckey was in violation ~
Spanish law, and the lands became forfeited ~
the king. S'0'sa %
That the Annu'ment of this grant by the king
and Cortes wAs good annnlment in S,.;n 80
that the grant would not have been re,o,r; IA
by Spanish tribunals and, by the trsstv NJ
grants were good against the United Statas sv
cePt In 80 far as they would have been pood
against Spain. ~"
upon I'll these points, the court drec' ed tha
Jury TO IND general verdict for defendant
Inc jury accordingly returned verdict for
defendant and the plaintiffs excepted 10 the
charge OF the court--carrying up the case. bv
writ OF error, to the Supreme Court Of tha INK
ted States SAVANNAH Republic.
The board of visitors met at the m;l;t.rv
academy, West Point. on the Let instant. when
the following gentlemen answered to Their
names Hon. Joel Eastman, Of New Ham.
shire; Prof A. Caswel, Rhode Island: I. Il
Delano, Vermont; j. P. Jackson, New Jsrsey
J. I. Cornegya, Delaware Hon. W. l. Coo,
gin. Virginia; Col. M. C. M. Hammond. 8 =.
N. Wolf, Ky; Gen. L j. Polk, Tenn: Prof r
Mills, Ind; Rev. 8. NJ. Worthing.on. IN. Wills
L. Williams, Missouri; w. A. Howard Mich !.
T. Fnrrelly, Ark; Gen. NJ. Hunt, Texas. m,
delegate from California had not vet arrived. but
It IS sad ne was in the vicinity, and probable
would soon be present
Inc board organized by the appointment Of
Coi. hammond. President, and Prof Caswen.
secretary, ana were immediately introduced to
the superintendent, officers, professors and !,
structors generally, and under their escort d.vn
ted several hours to visiting and examining tha
various interesting edifices and import nj places
at this comprehensive and complete military
post, all of which exhibited an order. elcaano,
and fitness, highly creditable to those entrusted
with It's care and honorable to our government
The mornings duties were closed with brilliant
parade by the cadets, and a review by the az.
amirers, after which fine collation. wss se,vad
at the house of the superintendent.
On the "a, the board having appointed their
several committees on instruction. administers
ton, discipline, police and fiscal affairs. entered
tulfy into the examination of the cadets, which
was conducted by the professors and instrnc.
tors, in the spacious and superb library room
under the supervision of the examiners.
The CALTFoRNIA Mans AND STEAmrRs W.
learn officially, from the post office department
that the statement that the schedule of the Nau,
York and California line had been changed from
the 9Th and Gath to the 9th and goth Of each
u'o"'''' 40 VIC udys OF departure from New York
are premature. II is true that, on the applica-
aion OF The mail contractors, conditional order
for such change has been made. and also fnr
the mails to be conveyed direct betwaan Na,,
Orleans ana AspinwaIl, instead of via Havana.
but a letter was on Thursday received from NJ
Law, in which he says that. upon the terms and
conditions prescribed in the letters from the
post office aid navy departn ents, re does not
consider it compatible with the interests Of h;s
company to carry out the proposed arran cement.
The California mails, therefore, will continue to
be dispatched from New York on the 9th and
Gath, until official public notice to the contra
shall be ven. They will also be forwarded a.
at present, by the direct stealr err, of the 9Th
and 2Oth, provided assurance is given that thew
will go on from Aspinwal and Panama without
delay, and without additional expense to the de-
partment.